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Here is the sleeve nut that is out for quote.

…still love the fact that the 87 GN with a V6 made the Corvette folks take note.

Can never get too many photos. 🙂

The sleeve nut would be relatively easy to make. Start with 4140 hex stock, drill and tap the ID threads, turn down most of the outside to a proper sized diameter to leave a hex head on the top and heat treat to ~35 HRC (the last part I could take care of, I know some folks...). On a bar stock feeder, this would be easy to make. Wish I had one of those. There is a place in Juneau that specializes items such as this, I will make a model and send it to them. The challenge these days is that machine shops are so busy.

I had them quote at 2" overall and 1.5" sleeve length. The sleeve length will probably need to be adjusted based on final stack up.

I tried to do that on my laptop but I couldn't get my Etch-a-Sketch brand representing three dimensions. Probably operator error.😖 Interesting about the OEM vs aftermarket, thanks.

Not the OEM ones, those were not gas charged from what I have read. The Monroe 71966 were gas charged.

@alchemist: it is not… it is a NOS GM part; hydraulic strut. … two things: 1. only have one 2. since it was mfg in 2004 and sitting on a shelf in NE since then, it is unknown if it is good. not sure how one would test a hydraulic strut @ home…

Oh my gosh, is that a fresh Monroe 71966 in the background? If so, worth its weight in gold.

Correct. combination support and bump stop. …they are a PIA to put together

This view shows how the red rubber part locks into the notch in the steel part (blue arrow) to hold the dust guard in place.

These are some photos I took when I had mine off. The red rubber part locks the dust guard in place on mine. Not sure if that is true on all models. Note, the top rubber busing isn't shown in the last two photos. I think I left it in place on the top of the mount. Hope this helps.

I suspect emissions and the ability to get the O2 sensor and cat. hot immediately may have had something to do with turbocharging fading a bit into the 90's and 00's? Need that heat for the O2 and catalyst, so supercharging became the go to power adder. Once they figured out how to integrate and close couple the turbine, everything is a candidate if designed in. Two hp and 2.4 lb/ft of torque per cubic inch, on 87 octane, with a warranty, is pretty impressive and common today.

Teves are not difficult to work on, section 5E in the FSM will tell you more than you wanted to know. GM used a lot of Teves so parts are common. Relay is most common failure. Be glad you do mot have an Allante with Bosch ABS. Be very glad.

And the brakes are a common reason why Reattas get parked. The Teves brake system is good, but lots of mechanics have no idea how to work on them. Again, the ROJ forums and the extensive “How to” section will be great resources for you.