Gearing up for Spring 14'
 

Well, I'm bored at work. and figured why not make a pointless thread? sounds great right, yeah okay.

so as most of you know, the car is being stored this winter (again) and now i am going to be "fixing" her up with some small issues, while also adding a few new things.

first off, the car is on jack stands, no wheels on it at all. been up in the air for about 2 weeks now. my 18s are still for sale. with one bite but who knows how it will go. once the rims sell i will be removing the tires off them and using them on my new wheels, right now i have 2 new wheels... still need 2 more, but they are still a secret, probably until spring when i can actually get the car out of the garage.


next up, get stock tails. i sold my led tails and now im in need of some new stockers. so thats on the list. and they arent easy to find.


also, remove both front axles and take them in to an axle shop. the outter CV boots are ripped on both driver side and passanger side (driver side is worse) i dont know what caused it. but they leaked axle grease all over my wheels last summer. and im just now getting to it. really dont want new wheels covered in axle grease, (especially because they arent cheap) and ive been meaning to get this taken care of. depending on weather, they might get removed tomorrow. then quoted for boot replacement.

I will also have to go to GM for some trans fluid to replace whats lost when pulling the axles out.

still have some other things for sale too that im trying to push along to help fund this stuff.


plan on cleaning up my brake calipers as well as the wheels are off, gives me the advantage. and whenever i hit 200k miles the car will get an oil change as well, but its only been out twice since ive put it away for the winter. (weather permitting) but now the car is not drivable... i mean unless i dont care to have tail lights. :lol:



thats it for now, i dont think ill be fixing anything else for the time being, the car is in pretty solid shape still (which is good) just the pesky CV boots need done. :)



Oh ans cant forget finish tuning with paul. But that wont be till the car is out of hibernation.

Let's see...
Car is currently at the shop having the old motor ripped out and the new motor installed. Tuning shortly thereafter.
Installing Quaife limited-slip differential.
Installing NGK AFX wideband O2.
New water pump, tensioner, and serpentine belt.
Power steering pump being sent to Turn One for a rebuild. New all-metal power steering pump pulley.
Installing the rear STB/V-brace that I got from jabartram some time ago.

Hopefully will sell my old Kosei K-1 wheels sooner rather than later. But if not, I'll ditch the old rubber, re-finish them and wrap them in Hoosier road race rubber for track days. :)

Matt. Id just trash the rubber and use them as drag wheels. Im very interested to see track times on that motor. So please go asap.

Need stock tails? Maybe I'll part out/scrap my red car. I'm feeling lazy and don't know if I want to get it running again.

Yeah I need a full set! Dont want ones that are dull, scratched or leaky!

Rubber around them cool too? If you sold the set... how much?

technically anyone can post in here on what they are doing to get ready for the non snow season. so post up. :)


honestly, i shouldnt have put this in LA1 section.

Glad to see I'm not the only one with a winter to do list... only problem is my shed is burried in snow and frozen solid, so until it thaws a bit, I'm not getting anything done!!
-install suspension
-install front sway bar
-redo entire stereo
-pull motor for cam, heads, drtc install
-fix rust spots
-finishing osv
-paint

Aiming for the long weekend in May up here to have her all done and on the road after 18 months of storage...

As for the 5 speed, I have a list there too...
-install rocker covers
-finish grand am interior swap
-install headers and idi cover (whenever i get it ;) )
-change out suspension and drop it :)

Lots to do in a short time... sometimes i wish i was unemployed to play lmao!! Wouldn't give up my job for anything though!!

Tim, if you make the May deadline, you are cutting it close for its debut for homecoming 2014. :)

IT MUST COME.

Since my car is parked for the winter and with school I don’t have too much time to get vehicle work done. But here are the plans before April:

-Get the new valve cover installed
-Install the 250A alternator
-Find a driver side tweeter pod (screwed up my last one)
-install the other Crescendo FT1 Super Tweeter
-find some passive crossovers
-finish up the trunk with vinyl, carpet, suede
-add some custom amp mounts
-get more 12 gauge, 4 gauge and wire everything up

Try not to hit anything else... Figure out why my ses and trac off lights are on and why am I suddenly getting like 15mpg? Get the car detailed professionally. Get my new tails done and installed, hopefully get a spring touch up in the paint again?

nothing but system work, nice.



and those are alot of questions ryan, not liking that.

Hey Brandon, i have a set of factory tweeter pods if you need them... also the extra radio bezel if you still need it too... let's work out a deal for that battery and get it done haha!!! :)

I need to find a better radio bezel when I get done kicking my cars ass.

Hahaha

Bwahahaha.... i might another extra one lol... i don't know what all i have in the shed anymore!!! And with it being buried in snow i wont know til spring at this rate!!! :p

I don't need the radio bezel anymore since the in-dash tablet plan is no more, but I would be interested in the tweeter pods.

ok sounds good... as soon as I can dig out the shed, I can get them... damn winter! supposed to warm up over the weekend, so here's hoping I can get in there!!

SLP Lid and a 85mm MAF going into mine as soon as the MAF gets here. Not much this winter, but at least its something! LOL
Having it sitting in the garage is making me crazy!!! In all the years I had the Grand Am, and all the work I did, never once did I park it... this sucks! I don't know how you guys park the rides for winter, I'm loosing my mind here!!!!!!!!