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mrmike · 07-08-2012, 03:17 PM

2010:

Mods:
Hella Supertone horns, these will make you jump haha

Projector headlights, used OEM DC2 integra projectors because they were non HID and cheap. I made my own turn signal buckets out of cupholder ashtrays.

Modified the front bumper cover to make an upper grill. Required removing lots of plastic, and the headlight panel needed to be re-enforced. This opened up a large area that leads straight to the top of the rad.

This was the point of no return:

I didn't think I could make a good looking front lip, so I went to the local junkyard and walked around. I found a 1989 cavalier (4 door, 1988-1994)

and it had this perfectly shaped lip that was approximately the same width and length as the Alero front end. For $40 it was mine and after some cutting it was a pretty good fit. It was miles ahead of what I could have made myself, plus it was made of OEM material so it was strong and flexible.

I realized that the Alero front end looked horrible mainly due to the soft round lines of the lower bumper cover, so I cut all that out. I extended the center section upwards past the molded body line. In the center I removed the lower part of the plastic bumper so that it wouldn't show through.

I made some side canards out of lexan and started modifying a set of foldable DC2-intergra power mirrors to go on there. I also threw on a set of s13 side markers on there to keep me legal as my headlights had no place for reflectors anymore

other mods:
Grand Am GT muffler
Pretty sure around this time I did a full re-install of my stereo.

2011:
Didn't take a lot of pictures this year.

Mods:
Did a lot of grinding, cutting and painting with POR-15 to stop the rust.
Painted my supertones dark blue so they didn't stand out so much.

Corvette front brakes. Painted em florescent snot green just for the lulz

Removed the spoiler --> definitely a good choice

made some new side canards, and made some grill fins for the center section.

I generally worked on finishing up all these separate projects. The car was looking pretty sad though, with burnt out lights (my turn signal buckets melted), I lost one canard to a snowy parking lot and the suspension was on its last leg. The front lip was sagging in the middle due to it being mounted without being attached to the wheelwell plastic. Once I bolted everything down it curled in the middle.

07-08-2012, 03:17 PM	#3
mrmike GL Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 644	2010: Mods: Hella Supertone horns, these will make you jump haha Projector headlights, used OEM DC2 integra projectors because they were non HID and cheap. I made my own turn signal buckets out of cupholder ashtrays. Modified the front bumper cover to make an upper grill. Required removing lots of plastic, and the headlight panel needed to be re-enforced. This opened up a large area that leads straight to the top of the rad. This was the point of no return: I didn't think I could make a good looking front lip, so I went to the local junkyard and walked around. I found a 1989 cavalier (4 door, 1988-1994) and it had this perfectly shaped lip that was approximately the same width and length as the Alero front end. For $40 it was mine and after some cutting it was a pretty good fit. It was miles ahead of what I could have made myself, plus it was made of OEM material so it was strong and flexible. I realized that the Alero front end looked horrible mainly due to the soft round lines of the lower bumper cover, so I cut all that out. I extended the center section upwards past the molded body line. In the center I removed the lower part of the plastic bumper so that it wouldn't show through. I made some side canards out of lexan and started modifying a set of foldable DC2-intergra power mirrors to go on there. I also threw on a set of s13 side markers on there to keep me legal as my headlights had no place for reflectors anymore other mods: Grand Am GT muffler Pretty sure around this time I did a full re-install of my stereo. 2011: Didn't take a lot of pictures this year. Mods: Did a lot of grinding, cutting and painting with POR-15 to stop the rust. Painted my supertones dark blue so they didn't stand out so much. Corvette front brakes. Painted em florescent snot green just for the lulz Removed the spoiler --> definitely a good choice made some new side canards, and made some grill fins for the center section. I generally worked on finishing up all these separate projects. The car was looking pretty sad though, with burnt out lights (my turn signal buckets melted), I lost one canard to a snowy parking lot and the suspension was on its last leg. The front lip was sagging in the middle due to it being mounted without being attached to the wheelwell plastic. Once I bolted everything down it curled in the middle. __________________ Last edited by mrmike : 07-13-2012 at 04:55 AM.