Thread: Kaizerz Karz - New GTP!

Not too impressed with those Amazon christmas tree replacement clips for the door panels..., had to take my passenger one off and all but two broke right off. I guess they're only good for one time use...

Painted the "Pontiac" in the license plate holder I got, put that on, finished putting my interior back together. Got a new code, P0140, doesn't like my lack of cat and no O2 back there, lol. Anyway I can get rid of this code permanently?

Still gotta try and straighten my exhaust out somehow, the driver's side hangs half an inch too low and sticks out a half an inch too far....

Gauge cluster is still being weird..., has a mind of its own. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Think it's time to find a replacement one at the JY. New MAF with proper # on it came, gonna swap those Monday. Took her though a car wash, snapped a few photos.
Hoping too to figure out how to log with the Torque app and my BT OBDII plug-in, see if I've got any KR, ect.

Besides the weird dislike of year-proper MAFs the GTP been running good, just need to get a gauge cluster with close mileage.

Worked on the '04 today, bloody cold outside with the wind hollowing. Got it in the shop and used a block of wood, some chains, chain binders, hammers, right angle grinder, and the wire feed and got it pretty good. Started to clean up the repair area and rust around the rad support and battery tray, got some of it primed, should get it painted and done within the next few days. Also, gotta figure out how the rest of the intake box comes out. Then, to find some color-matched parts... happy the hood latch on the 6th and 7th gens are the same, had one of those.

So you decided NOT to part it out after all huh?

It really wasn't that bad, lol.

Originally Posted by Kaiser Pontiac

It really wasn't that bad, lol.

If you can still say that when its properly aligned and has headlights aimed and has been legally daily driven a couple weeks with no issues, its a win if you can still profit. People don't care about much except how perfect the paint is lol.

Originally Posted by idrivejunk

If you can still say that when its properly aligned and has headlights aimed and has been legally daily driven a couple weeks with no issues, its a win if you can still profit. People don't care about much except how perfect the paint is lol.

This is true, also true - and for a MN 205kish mileage vehicle the paint it really great overall. Also, further inspection looks like she got new front struts within the last couple hundred miles, win!

Originally Posted by Kaiser Pontiac

It really wasn't that bad, lol.

Let me know so I can say "told ya so!"

Originally Posted by CrazyGuy03

Let me know so I can say "told ya so!"

Will do, haha!

Well, hopped around Minnesota from 7 till 7:30.... Three stops and $400 later and I got a bumper, bumper foam, hood, header panel, both headlights, right fender in black, SPO tips (me and the kid spent almost an hour and a half taking these dumb things off), SPO spoiler in black, engine cover, metal pull tab things for behind the headlights, engine braces, and rear cup holder. Have to bondo some dents out of the hood - then the bumper and hood will need to be painted. Overall very happy with the amount I got into it. Need to get some nickel SPO grills for cheap now, lol.

Good luck finding nickel ones cheap lol, I had a hell of a time just finding black ones. I reeeeeeally want some SPO tips, though! I'm gonna have to get a pair when I run my new exhaust

There's so much better lookkng tips out there then the spo's

I love how they look like they belong there though. I don't want anything big or anything that stands out too much. That's the reason I'll never get an Inferno hood or lower it too much lol

Originally Posted by PaintChips97

Good luck finding nickel ones cheap lol, I had a hell of a time just finding black ones. I reeeeeeally want some SPO tips, though! I'm gonna have to get a pair when I run my new exhaust

Yeah, no kidding, lol. Might end up just getting a black set.

Originally Posted by PaintChips97

I love how they look like they belong there though. I don't want anything big or anything that stands out too much.

Agreed, it being N/A I don't want anything flashy - sorta was going for the fully loaded GT2 OEM-look. If it was S/C I'd probably want something bigger like my '99 has though.

Originally Posted by Kaiser Pontiac

Well, hopped around Minnesota from 7 till 7:30.... Three stops and $400 later and I got a bumper, bumper foam, hood, header panel, both headlights, right fender in black, SPO tips (me and the kid spent almost an hour and a half taking these dumb things off), SPO spoiler in black, engine cover, metal pull tab things for behind the headlights, engine braces, and rear cup holder. Have to bondo some dents out of the hood - then the bumper and hood will need to be painted. Overall very happy with the amount I got into it. Need to get some nickel SPO grills for cheap now, lol.

I've got the same Craftsman tool set xD.

Originally Posted by SubwayGuy

I've got the same Craftsman tool set xD.

We got like three of that one, lol.

Originally Posted by Kaiser Pontiac

We got like three of that one, lol.

Haha, it's my first "real" tool set. Don't like how all the deep tickets are 1/4" drive :/. I have to get a 3/8 to 1/4" drive extension thing.

Sanded my bumper, filled in the chips and missing parts - gonna let it cure overnight and sand it tomorrow.

Well...., sold the GTP - kinda sad, but it was time to cut losses before I had too much invested into her. Certainly never seen so many 20s (125) in my life, lol.
Worked on the '04 a bit, hoping to paint this week.