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    Quote Originally Posted by TEBO View Post
    I thought i'd answer some of the super easy questions. Your car does have the 3.8l V6, without a supercharger. When you do ur trip, your going to be in it for rotors and calipers, do them both at the same time so something doesn't screw something else up. My step mom had the same problem in her 02 GT because my dad had cheap cheap rotors put on it. Needless to say he ended up paying for it like 1.5 year later.

    P.s. Are these car's known for bad A.C. compressors? Because that's the first thing i had to take out of my car.
    I just had to replace my AC compressor last week.......98 GTP 103k miles...


    Good luck with the fixes. Also swaybars are relatively inexpensive to buy original gm parts or gmpp.......I got mine delivered for $85.00 and that included new bushings. If your sway bar is shot, please look at the bushings......you get new ones if you order a new sway bar, or you can just get new bushings if you want to save a little money and get a used swaybar from the junkyard. These are very easy to install........literally a ten minute job or so. I would also just get new brake pads for sure. Have some place that turns rotors inspect them. If they are too warped, then they cannot turn them and you will have to get different ones(don't cheap out on rotors as it will cost you in the long run and they will warp easier and just not work as well.) If they can be saved they will turn(resurface) your existing rotors-costs around $10/rotor around here. As long as calipers are not leaking and look to be in good mechanical condition they should be fine to reuse. Do your own struts and save a lot of money....I am sure you can get your AC recharged for less if you look around. When they do it, have them add dye to it just in case you have a leak somewhere and then you will be able to pinpoint it for sure. If you have any more questions.......let us know.
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    Thanks for the tips everyone. Also the AC is the three knob system (Speaking of which, one of the knobs is missing so that's another thing I need to get).

    I talked to a junk yard and could get front strut assemblies for $50 each, and $75 for front sway bar with links. If I can save $1000 by doing it myself, I don't care if it takes me a week to figure it out. I think I'm going to wait until I move to buy the parts, I want to save most of my money in case anything breaks on the trip. I'm sure I can find a Grand Prix for parts in Vegas (Where I'm moving too). Also I realized there was just something blocking the center vent, so all of the vents blow fine now, it's just hot air coming out. If it comes down to it I'll just keep the windows down most of the trip, but it would be nice to have cold air in Vegas. Should I bite the bullet and take a chance recharging it? Will Autozone let me use a tool to check for leaks, or will I have to buy a vacuum/let a shop check it out?

    Thanks again for the help everyone.
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