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The grommet with hose doesn't attach to anything inside the manifold, however the inner flange of the grommet is now missing, so that's inside. I would guess others will disagree, but I wouldn't worry about it. It will be pulverized by the pulsing inside the manifold and there are no supper tight clearances inside the cylinders. Pieces could hold a valve open momentarily causing a miss, but the engine will eat that piece. The alternative is to pull the intake manifold and renew the intake gaskets as well as cleanup the EGR valve and gaskets.

I had codes but not related to low voltage or cruise. Loss of data. Last night just before I turned off the car the red warning for low charge came on and the CRT read 10.9 volts. Doesn't matter now as I have the one in there that I took off the Black before I sold it. Looks like I guessed wrong as to which alternator to be in the Black before I let it go...

Very impressive. The former owner of the company is a good friend to have with all his skills. Perhaps he could cast new knuckles for a Reatta that would bolt up to a strut like the Regal without the need to modify the strut. Probably not enough demand for that to make sense. However, the thought of that makes me wonder if the Regal knuckle could be used on the rear of our Reattas. The suspension design is similar. Just a thought...

@alchemist I think that price point is spot on….

I have all of the tools either at home or in our maintenance shop at work. Much of my inspiration comes from the former owner of our company who has a hobby foundry in his back yard and can pour gray iron, ductile iron, steel aluminum and copper alloys (two 200# induction furnaces, an airset mixer for molds and an 80kW generator to power it all). He is an adjunct professor at University of Michigan and teaches metal casting engineering. Now that he is somewhat retired, he has found a niche in making castings for antique cars that you cannot get anymore. Cool story you can see here https://www.joyworksstudio.com/

I would certainly be interested at that price if mine weren't nearly new. But who knows? All of us are just one pothole away from needing one even if they are new. I hope this works out and you continue to offer them for sale.

Well, I got permission from my wife and spent some of my first communion money. Bought 5 sets of Monroe 71831's and will remove all the brackets, paint, add the pinch bolt dimple (will require a hydraulic press) and attach the sway bar adapters. Thinking $240 per pair plus shipping, will see how the first few go. Reasonable? Will post pictures when the first set is complete. PM me if interested in a set, pending prototypes.

Some of you may understand this next statement. I am as happy as Steve Martin when he saw his name in the phone book in the movie 'The Jerk'. Ordered a set of 1990 Regal rear struts, Monroe-Matics as they were on closeout. Took me 15 minutes from when I opened the box until I had a bare strut, ready for dimples and painting. The right tools makes this a very easy job. Bet I could get it down to 10 minutes... Anyone want to buy a set of rear struts? I think I could do this on the side; modify, add dimples, add clamp on sway bar mounts. Sell complete.