04-05-2012, 11:24 PM
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636 whp
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: AZ
Posts: 11,876
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Originally Posted by happyisthealero
seriously can you deliver it?
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You coming to ASS or what? For the huge amount of Michigan members recently registered, hardly any (if any) are registered to show up... |
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04-06-2012, 04:44 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 330
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Originally Posted by kwhauck
Damn why can't something like that pop up here locally!! It is even the right color!! I need everything behind the doors of a coupe. DAMNIT!!
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Just bought a running silver coupe a couple weeks ago for $800. I only needed the front end, however I'm pretty sure I have a buyer for both cars now. |
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04-06-2012, 07:55 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 23
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got the trunk lid and hood switched over. Didn't realize there was a change between the two years where they did away with the hood struts and put in a prop rod. No problem though, just drilled out the spot welds holding the strut brackets on the hail hood and welded them onto the new hood. Since the front of the hood has a little surface rust, I'll dress the whole mess up later.
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04-09-2012, 01:40 PM
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2Screwy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 13,238
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Originally Posted by SouthDakotAlero
Just bought a running silver coupe a couple weeks ago for $800. I only needed the front end, however I'm pretty sure I have a buyer for both cars now.
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You son of a *$&%)($&)*($!!!! Here local? or over by you in Omaha..... |
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04-09-2012, 04:41 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Montgomery,Al
Posts: 308
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Originally Posted by GBodyFreak
got the trunk lid and hood switched over. Didn't realize there was a change between the two years where they did away with the hood struts and put in a prop rod.
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Gm started to get cheap around 2001. Like they did away with foot lights in 01.
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Originally Posted by xXManwhoreXx
I could never actually get rid of the alero as much as I hate it some times
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Baby Sandy: 2001 2.4 Grand Am se 1.5 (auto) 32k-119k : Sept.2002-Aug.2010 
Mickey: 2001 Alero GL 2.4 5-speed (Nov. 2010) 109k-??? 
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04-09-2012, 05:06 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 330
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Originally Posted by kwhauck
You son of a *$&%)($&)*($!!!! Here local? or over by you in Omaha.....
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Close to Omaha. 204k miles on the ticker. |
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04-09-2012, 06:53 PM
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GL Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Midland, mi
Posts: 291
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Originally Posted by rocketfast321
Gm started to get cheap around 2001. Like they did away with foot lights in 01.
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foot lights?!? on the door? |
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04-10-2012, 06:37 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rocketfast321
Gm started to get cheap around 2001. Like they did away with foot lights in 01.
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Did they do the same thing with the Grand Ams? Figured it might've been right after the phase-out announcement and was an Olds only thing. |
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04-10-2012, 10:50 AM
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2Screwy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 13,238
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Originally Posted by SouthDakotAlero
Close to Omaha. 204k miles on the ticker.
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eh that doesn't make me feel bad then, I got a gagt with 86k on the ticker with minimal front end damage for $600...... |
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05-07-2012, 07:29 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 23
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Small update: One of my little brothers needs a more fuel efficient car so another brother is going to swap in a better 3.4L and fix up the rough parts. Looks like it's going to be back on the road! It managed to get up on the trailer yesterday under it's own power, knock and all.
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05-07-2012, 09:49 AM
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GL Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Montgomery,Al
Posts: 308
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GBodyFreak
Did they do the same thing with the Grand Ams? Figured it might've been right after the phase-out announcement and was an Olds only thing.
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Yep. It was small things too.
Like my 01 had a removable cup holder in the center consul. Later ones had a non removable one.
The 02+ or 03+ did not say Grand Am Se on the side.
Traction control was not standard in like 03.
Ribs went away in 02.
03 had mickey mouse mirrors
I did not know that later alero's did not have fog lights.
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Originally Posted by xXManwhoreXx
I could never actually get rid of the alero as much as I hate it some times
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Baby Sandy: 2001 2.4 Grand Am se 1.5 (auto) 32k-119k : Sept.2002-Aug.2010
Mickey: 2001 Alero GL 2.4 5-speed (Nov. 2010) 109k-???
Last edited by rocketfast321 : 05-07-2012 at 10:00 AM.
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05-17-2012, 06:35 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
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UPDATE: The little coupe lives on to run another day! My little bro found a 3.4L short block out of a Buick Rendezvous for $200, swapped all the parts to it from the bad engine and got it up and running again. It turns out that the original engine had a bunch of new parts on it, most likely from misdiagnosing problems. So with new window regulators, a general decontamination of the interior (yes, there were maggots and cat poop found) it's running like new!
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05-17-2012, 07:51 AM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Howard, KS
Posts: 1,848
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congrats, glad to hear you were able to salvage it.
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1969 Chevrolet Biscayne 2d
1963 VW Beetle
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05-17-2012, 12:29 PM
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3500 DONE!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 5,915
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Originally Posted by GBodyFreak
yes, there were maggots and cat poop found!
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ewwwwwwww......lol.....glad to hear its all good now! How many miles on the new engine?
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more 
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05-17-2012, 02:00 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 23
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Originally Posted by billytheman1188
ewwwwwwww......lol.....glad to hear its all good now! How many miles on the new engine?
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It was a very gross person I got the car from. My little bro claimed he could back track the guy's work history from all the paperwork and pay stubs (SSN numbers all over it!) he found in there. It's a wonder he cleaned it up without gagging. I want to say it was less than 50K on the engine. |
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05-17-2012, 02:03 PM
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3500 DONE!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 5,915
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Nice! Get some pics up
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2002 3400 & 3500 GL "Ruby"-->R.I.P. 163k. My first car. Put 130k on her.
2000 3500 GLS "Robin"-->Intake,Headers,Exhaust,H&R springs,KYB AGX,Sway bars,Strut bars and more
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07-20-2012, 10:35 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 23
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More updates if you can believe it! They're trying to patch up the hail damaged hood and trunk on the car. It's got new bodywork in the front and the sideswipe is getting repaired too:
The new engine
smoothing the hood acne
Sideswipe
trunk |
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07-21-2012, 02:04 AM
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Premier V.I.P. Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ferdinand Indiana
Posts: 2,742
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project car? nice!
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3rd alero- 02 GX 2.2 5sp coupe. drove for 3 years 55,000 miles. Sold for a kids first car, and missed
01 Intrigue GX
2016 Chevy SS, Jet Black
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07-21-2012, 09:24 AM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 23
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I guess so, it's still a DD. They're taking the repairs much farther than I figured they would. It was supposed to be just a cheap car to run around in. It's going rustoleum red when they respray it. That should be interesting to see.
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07-26-2012, 05:46 PM
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GX Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Kentucky
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