Thread: Subway's GT: Time to close my legs, it smells everywhere

As suggested by CrazyGuy03, I'm gonna make a thread of my car. Here are some pics of it:


These are of it today as it sits. (used to sit)






Some pics of it before the accident and with the stock rims:








Those untouched back seats lol.


Engine Bay.


The accident.









After the accident.









So those are some pics of the beast. As you can see, the car is still dented on the fender. There's a noticeable gap between the bumper and fender (it's not clipped in), but doesn't look bad. But need I remind you I payed $0 for the fender work. I bent it with my hands. I only payed like $40 for a new head light. So I kept over $1700 for a still decent looking GP.

Let's see, some repairs that have been done are metal coolant elbows, new UIM, DEX-COOL flushed out, front valve cover gasket replaced. I plan on doing a LIM gasket change soon and while I'm at it, change the rear valve cover gasket. I've also dumped a whole bottle of Lucas Transmission Fix in it too. I bought new tails at a junk yard. What a lucky find! Almost mint condition. Dudes at the desk knew exactly which car I got them from too lol. Got the PAIR for $50. Steal! I tried doing a new fuel filter, but failed lol. I'll give that another go sometime sooner or later. I've also replaced almost every door panel clip too.

Mods include:
Strut tower brace (front only)
17" Bullitt rims
OnStar accessories gone: antenna and module
Rear PONTIAC inlay
Engine cover removed
Engine hood insulator removed
GT emblem on the grille
Not a lot of mods. I was going for looks rather than performance as I'm not dumping a lot of money into this car.

The car is fully loaded, but did not come with the Bose speakers. 124xxx miles on it. Bought it with 119xxx miles and it hasn't even been a year yet lol. Only one little rust spot under the driver side door handle and at the hinges in the doors. It's barely noticeable, you have to look for it to see it. But the door hinge rust is surface and isn't bad.

I think that's all. I will update this thread every so often if I do a repair or mod to it.

Here are the pics of my LIM gasket change:

Here's the alternator removed lol.



Fuel injectors removed.



UIM removed.







LIM removed.




Old gaskets. Weren't in the worst shape, but certainly not in the best shape either.







In all it took around 7 hours, and remind you, This is the biggest repair I've done myself. The closest thing I did was a front VC gasket. I only needed help with getting the tensioner assembly off. Those coolant elbows were in there good. But I'm proud of myself for getting all this done. Except for the few problems I ran into at the end lol.

Originally Posted by 01Grand PrixGT

Here are the pics of my LIM gasket change:

Here's the alternator removed lol.



Fuel injectors removed.



UIM removed.







LIM removed.




Old gaskets. Weren't in the best shape, but certainly not in the best shape either.







In all it took around 7 hours, and remind you, This is the biggest repair I've done myself. The closest thing I did was a front VC gasket. I only needed help with getting the tensioner assembly off. Those coolant elbows were in there good. But I'm proud of myself for getting all this done. Except for the few problems I ran into at the end lol.

The pic of the LIM sitting on the ground was not the best position as most of its weight was on the coolant temperature sensor. Luckily it didn't break.

Some new lug nuts:

Before



After

With how dirty they are?

Ford

Well they did used to say Ford on them, but I realized that emblem was glued on so I just pulled it off. For a good month I had those rims and they said Ford lol.

Get different center caps. If you take the wheel off..those center pieces push out.

I know, I popped one off and tried Plast-Dipping it, but it looked tacky. I don't think they look bad.

FORD!

Should I put Nissan caps on ?

Dave has a Ranger.. he is a Subway loving Ford driving kinda guy

Doesn't Dave like Nissan?

Oh...he's also the Nissan master.. who

When you work on a Sentra...you're gonna have a bad time bill

I drove the real Nissanz

Originally Posted by Smurf Diddler

When you work on a Sentra...you're gonna have a bad time bill

I drove the real Nissanz

My realistic dream car is a 300ZX Twin Turbo. '94 or '95 are the two best years after asking on the 300ZX forums. Sure it'll be a collector car by the time I have enough money to buy it, but I think they're awesome.

Good luck working on the motor. Should come with a shoehorn in the glovebox

Yeah those engines are very difficult to work on. That's why I'll buy one with a rebuild already done to it. A good $8000 to $9000 for a decent one.