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  1. #1 98 SE 3800 Body conversion/final stages 
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    So I'm finally in the final stages "FINALLY" LOL of my body conversion. I have everything primed and ready to paint. I got the front bumper which is gonna get 2 colors, white and black metallic. I bought and reprimed 2 new fenders to get rid of the old ones which are primed n ready to be painted white. I also scored some side skirts n door panels from the junk yard. They were in ok shape but not good enough so i got some bondo n went to town! Just finished priming all of them. Decided that panels will be white n skirts will be black metallic. I decided umm leave the rear bumper that's on there cause i like the look bein able to see the mufflers better plus its alot lighter n the bottom trim line will end up bein black metallic n actually looked pretty dang good during mock up. Soon here i figured id start a thread since i havnt seen to many conversion threads. OOHHH i forgot, definitely made sure i got the skirt brackets as well. I couldn't find any the hadn't rusted thru on both sides so i found 2 decent ones and cut them down to 35 in. Welded any bad spots on them and wire wheeled um up then sprayed um black. They came out pretty good. Ill share pics of my progress here soon but I dont wanna use photo bucket. What else can I use to post progress photos when I start a thread? Any help with that would be appreciated. Cant wait for this thing to be done so it looks just that much better��
    98 Grand prix SE to GTP conversion( in works). Full body conversion in works, drilled n slotted rotors, ceramics, all new suspension, custom CAI, NGK wires/Vpower plugs, SD headers, 180 Tstat, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PAINT BABY!! Tuned by E&J performance.
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    What exactly are you converting the body into?
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    Well it was an SE with the original style bumper no door panels or skirts. So I bought a new GTP bumper and new fenders since one side was messed up and I basicly got 2 for the price of one. Then I got door panels n skirts off of an 02 GTP and cleaned them all up. If I can figure out a WA to add photos besides photo bucket, ill post them on a new thread or just start putting them on this one.
    98 Grand prix SE to GTP conversion( in works). Full body conversion in works, drilled n slotted rotors, ceramics, all new suspension, custom CAI, NGK wires/Vpower plugs, SD headers, 180 Tstat, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PAINT BABY!! Tuned by E&J performance.
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    mite as well supercharge it
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    Did you see his sig? The body is the last thing he's doing, he's already got the L67 swapped in.

    I've seen Flikr used on here.

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    Well I'm almost there with boosting it. I had an issue with finding a decent set of heads and had a few deals fall thru with complete swap kits. After about a hundred trips to the yard and Craigslist along with this site I'm almost there now, but like I said above I've bee trin to do everything on this car at once with limited time now but its coming along. Lots of good info on this site about the 3800 platform
    98 Grand prix SE to GTP conversion( in works). Full body conversion in works, drilled n slotted rotors, ceramics, all new suspension, custom CAI, NGK wires/Vpower plugs, SD headers, 180 Tstat, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PAINT BABY!! Tuned by E&J performance.
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    In the end it'll end up bein L36 bottom end, ported Gen III w/ pnp L67 TB, LS6 springs n 1.9 rockers. Heads n cam are the only thing ill leave stock
    98 Grand prix SE to GTP conversion( in works). Full body conversion in works, drilled n slotted rotors, ceramics, all new suspension, custom CAI, NGK wires/Vpower plugs, SD headers, 180 Tstat, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PAINT BABY!! Tuned by E&J performance.
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    I've also got a meth kit from my buddy that I might use as well. I know it might not be as efficient as intercooling but I got it for free
    98 Grand prix SE to GTP conversion( in works). Full body conversion in works, drilled n slotted rotors, ceramics, all new suspension, custom CAI, NGK wires/Vpower plugs, SD headers, 180 Tstat, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF PAINT BABY!! Tuned by E&J performance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WarStryker13 View Post
    Did you see his sig? The body is the last thing he's doing, he's already got the L67 swapped in.

    I've seen Flikr used on here.
    for some reason on my comp on this site the sigs never show up
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