It is currently Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:39 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 1222 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 ... 62  Next
Author Message
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:36 am 
Offline
SSE Member
SSE Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:53 am
Posts: 145
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Year and Trim: 2003 SSEi
Last night I:

- Started the Camaro for the first time in over a month. Running great aside from the exhaust leak. Need new gaskets at the header to y-pipe connections. Also put in the new embroidered "CAMARO" floor mats. They look great and were a long time coming.

- Cleaned out the last of the stuff I wanted to keep from the Jetta. Took apart the dash, removed the broken Pioneer head unit, put the dash back together. Disassembled the entire unit thinking that a CD had been stuck in there when it died. Surprise! It was empty. Lol. And into the trash it goes. Also put a new Chinese-made shift knob/boot on the car and kept the incorrect one I had spent the majority of my driving time using. Keeping it as a memento. Car will be towed to the scrap yard shortly although I should probably part it out instead. No time though.

- Put a new Gates supercharger belt on the Bonneville as the last one had slipped a little and run half-off the pulleys for at least a full day. I'll keep it as an emergency spare, but I wanted a fresh one on there. Also my reset button SUDDENLY works now. Must have been a temperature thing. I ordered a new button cluster from Haro and everything, but oh well. Now I have a spare one of those too. I wanted to change the fog light bulbs, but it was pouring rain and I didn't feel like getting soaked in my driveway. Hopefully I can swap those soon for the whiter bulbs I bought from RockAuto.

_________________
2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi (L67) - Galaxy Silver Metallic
1996 Chevrolet Camaro (L36) - Sebring Silver


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:20 pm 
Offline
SSE Member
SSE Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:53 am
Posts: 145
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Year and Trim: 2003 SSEi
- Started the Camaro for the first time in over a month. Running great aside from the exhaust leak. Need new gaskets at the header to y-pipe connections.

Deja Vu...Lol. I really need to start firing it up every two weeks at the most. I let it run for a while though and the idle sounded good by the time I turned it off.

- No more Jetta. Got towed away to a parts yard for a few dollar in my pocket. Didn't have the time and energy to deal with anything more than that in the middle of a frigid winter.

- Put the GXP strut tower brace on my SSEi Bonneville today. A little trial and error, and it seems to be clearing the Alternator well now. Honestly if it weren't for the Alternator issue, it would have been a 20 minute install. So easy!

_________________
2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi (L67) - Galaxy Silver Metallic
1996 Chevrolet Camaro (L36) - Sebring Silver


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:38 pm 
Offline
Posts like a Northstar
Posts like a Northstar

Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:11 pm
Posts: 1813
Location: Ontario, Canada
Year and Trim: 2000 Bonniville SSEi L67
put air in tire - rim leak and glued washer tube pieces together with dollar store contact cement - it stays pliable.

_________________
poverty forces one to do unorthodox things

2000 SSEi
past rides:
1996 SSEi
1992 GTP
1987 Grand Am


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:37 pm 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 6:11 pm
Posts: 9491
Location: Chicago, IL
Year and Trim: 2003 SLE
Hosed it down at the car wash. Can't wait to clean it up properly when the weather improves.

_________________
-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 12:35 am 
Offline
Resident Gearhead
Resident Gearhead

Joined: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:11 pm
Posts: 2594
Location: Alberta, Canada
Year and Trim: 2004 GXP, 2008 STS, 2020 XT6
I admired it :P

_________________
Image

Bose Luxury Sound System w/Touch Screen Navigation, Addition of Factory XM, 2005 MY Antenna, OnStar Upgrade (3G),
RainSense Wipers, Backup Camera, '00 Style Door Panel Courtesy Lights, Heated Washer Solvent, 2X Remote Trunk Release,
Turn Signal Mirrors, Center Console Courtesy Lamp, Rear Outboard Heated Seats, PVD Chrome 18" Factory Rims, Upgraded
Carbon Fibre Appearance Interior Trim, Highly Modified Main Body Harness, Instrument Panel, Door, Door Panel & Headliner
Wiring Harnesses, Custom Fuse Box & Tire and Loading Information Decals, Additional Acoustic Insulation


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:01 pm 
Offline
Posts like an L67
Posts like an L67
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:15 pm
Posts: 1472
Location: Palm Bay, FL
Year and Trim: 1999 Buick Lesabre Custom
Did some maintenance on the G over the weekend. Oil change (sent a sample out to blackstone since this was the 2nd change since owning it), 3x drain and refill on the transmission fluid, replaced a broken exhaust hanger (rubber was broken by previous owner hitting something), and then proceeded to watch nature piss pollen all over it. there's no point washing it yet because pollen season is so bad here right now. Can't wait to have a useable garage again in a few weeks!

_________________
Image


Joseph

Current: 2013 Infiniti G37 Journey
1999 Infiniti G20T - Sold
1999 Buick Lesabre - Race Couch - gone but not forgotten


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:03 pm 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 6:11 pm
Posts: 9491
Location: Chicago, IL
Year and Trim: 2003 SLE
Pollen > salt :(

_________________
-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:08 am 
Offline
Posts like an L67
Posts like an L67
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:15 pm
Posts: 1472
Location: Palm Bay, FL
Year and Trim: 1999 Buick Lesabre Custom
nos4blood70 wrote:
Pollen > salt :(


This is very, very true!

_________________
Image


Joseph

Current: 2013 Infiniti G37 Journey
1999 Infiniti G20T - Sold
1999 Buick Lesabre - Race Couch - gone but not forgotten


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:04 am 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
Posts: 4759
Location: SE Michigan
Year and Trim: '99 Montana
'04 Dirtymax
'97 Camaro
'92 Trofeo
Yesterday I had to change the alternator on the '89 Buick in the parking lot at work. In the rain. Bearing on it was smoked, and something caused it to stop putting out power and get hot enough to melt the coating on the windings. At least it's only 3 bolts and a battery negative that have to come off to do the job. Shout-out to Ryan for helping out (couldn't exactly drive my car to the parts store). At least I had this huge umbrella that kept us dry.

_________________
Boost addict
Image

The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:09 am 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
Posts: 4759
Location: SE Michigan
Year and Trim: '99 Montana
'04 Dirtymax
'97 Camaro
'92 Trofeo
I discovered that one of the wheels on the winter beater is flopping around. Seems like the rear wheel bearing disintegrated. Will have to check it out this weekend. I might be changing back to the Camaro sooner than I'd planned...

_________________
Boost addict
Image

The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 7:51 am 
Offline
SLE Member
SLE Member

Joined: Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:18 pm
Posts: 52
Location: Alberta, Canada
Year and Trim: 96 Bonneville SSEi
What a laundry list...

On the SSEi over the past few days I have:
-Replaced the starter. It would freeze and jam and free spin in anything below freezing and would take several attempts to catch. That was about $100 for a new reman starter.
-Replaced the belt tensioner and did a coolant flush. It was leaking on the lower elbow because it cracked. After replacing that, only to find the water pump was also part of the leak as the bearing was shot and you could see the pulley wobbling. So I had the worst time of my life doing the water pump. New belt tensioner ran $140 and a new water pump was $65.
-Also replaced the alternator, as the bearing was squeaking on the original. Alternator ran me $140 for a reman.
-Replaced the PCV valve, $8.

On the beater SE:
- Had to replace the left rear wheel hub. I had a broken stud and a stripped stud. It was easier to just replace the whole hub and installed new brake shoes while I was in there. Got a used hub for $55 and new shoes were $40.
-Tried to figure out why the dome lights won't turn off. Tried everything from playing with the headlight switch to looking at the door handle actuators and the fuses. So I said screw it and just unplugged all the bulbs lol.


All in all that was a total of roughly $600 in new and used parts and jugs of coolant between both cars. But that was only $40 more than what my previous monthly car payment and insurance costs used to be....

Next week will be the oil pan gasket on the SSEi, a front wheel hub and an input shaft seal.

_________________
'96 Bonneville SSEi - White on Teal - ZZP Stage 1 Kit, 3.6" Modular pulley, ZZP ported TB w/spacer, L3 short ram intake w/K&N filter, ZZP Power Log, ZZP DP w/high flow cat & 97+ manifold, ZZP SC coupler, ZZP HV ignition coils w/10.5mm plug wires, 16" Gold crosslaces w/Yokohama Avid tires, Olds LSS T-handle, Sony HU.

2000 Buick LeSabre Custom - Daily - Sony double DIN headunit, ZZP plug wires, ZZP TB spacer, L3 short ram intake - Dark Bronzemist Metallic on taupe


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 12:55 am 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
Posts: 4759
Location: SE Michigan
Year and Trim: '99 Montana
'04 Dirtymax
'97 Camaro
'92 Trofeo
Had to borrow the battery from the '89 beater to get the Camaro de-winter-ized. Camaro fired right up like it had never been sitting. Winter isn't 100% over I'm sure, but the salt is off the roads and it's going to be too warm for the winter tires on the Buick for the next few days. And, as rattly as it is, I miss it.

_________________
Boost addict
Image

The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 1:23 pm 
Offline
Posts like a Northstar
Posts like a Northstar
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 22, 2008 11:38 pm
Posts: 1935
Location: Lincoln Park, Mi
Year and Trim: 2004 GTO
The other day I had to put my summer wheels on the Passat because a pothole caused a nice lump in one of the snow tires.

_________________
Image
-Ryan
2004 GTO....LS1, LSA supercharged 525whp, 6MT
96 SSEi...September 2010 COTM........GONE
04 GTP comp G.... December 2015 COTM........GONE
2013 Audi Allroad Quattro

yourgrandma wrote:
Hi.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 5:53 pm 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 10, 2010 6:11 pm
Posts: 9491
Location: Chicago, IL
Year and Trim: 2003 SLE
Another wash and vacuum for Penny.

The S2000 got a wax job and a full tank of gas!

_________________
-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 98k miles
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:34 am 
Offline
Certified Bonneville Nut
Certified Bonneville Nut
User avatar

Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
Posts: 4759
Location: SE Michigan
Year and Trim: '99 Montana
'04 Dirtymax
'97 Camaro
'92 Trofeo
Had to replace the blower motor and resistor on the '89 last night. The second highest setting resistor had gotten so hot it had uncoiled and started to smell worse than burnt DC electronics; it smoked the entire interior with that rank, dear God that's a smell that takes days to go away. The old blower motor bearings were on the way out, a little hard to turn, and the cage was broken causing it to vibrate.

Then I attempted to fix the clunk in the new rear suspension. Turns out the 21mm rear sway bar was too much for the end link bracket, it broke the bracket in two on the left side. I'll have to use the welder and make some re-inforcement bracing on it to prevent it from happening again, and that's not happening until it warms up again.

_________________
Boost addict
Image

The Fleet:
'93 SSEi - Twincharged + manual Build thread
'97 Camaro - Top swap
'05 STS - V8, AWD, her DD
'92 Trofeo - Fair weather DD
'99 Montana - top swap 3800
'04 Sierra 2500HD - LLY Duramax

Current project:
Something cool, trust me.

Upcoming projects:
'92 Bonneville SSE
'87 LeSabre T-type
'67 LeSabre

Gone to greener pastures:
'84 Sierra Classic - Twin turbo 3800
'97 LeSabre - Top swap

RIP:
'86 LeSabre - pictures
'93 SE - L67


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:12 pm 
Offline
SSE Member
SSE Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:53 am
Posts: 145
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Year and Trim: 2003 SSEi
Did an oil change and replaced the PCV valve on the Bonneville over the weekend. I had limited time so I opted not to do the spark plugs and motor mount yet. It's developed a very pronounced shake at 110-120km/hr. I'm hoping it's just a wheel or tire balance issue that will no longer be a problem come the spring time.

_________________
2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi (L67) - Galaxy Silver Metallic
1996 Chevrolet Camaro (L36) - Sebring Silver


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:20 pm 
Offline
Posts like an LN3
Posts like an LN3
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:15 am
Posts: 522
Location: Isanti, MN
Year and Trim: 2000 SLE Saved from the scrapyard.
Prepping for my trip at the end of the month to Texas from MN. Don't need anything breaking on me because I neglected it on a trip like that. Need to get the front end aligned, it's pulling left, and I want to get the new tires mounted on my full set of swoopies for the trip too, if possible.

_________________
A temporary fix does not exist. It becomes a solution until it needs to be fixed again.
Image
https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOYkkevV0gKTHc_8Cstuy8yS1Qyx6SiIKeTzuHy


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 5:38 pm 
Offline
SSE Member
SSE Member

Joined: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:00 pm
Posts: 133
Year and Trim: 2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSEI
F-Body Brakes...painted ready to install, when the rest of the parts come in.

Image

_________________
2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSEI
3.8L V6 SC, 180*T (Drilled),
Custom PCM w/Perf Shift,
SLP Ceramic Coated Headers,
Thrasher Cold Air Intake,
GXP Tails, Interior Door handles, Trim pieces etc.
40th Aniv Grand Prix GTP Wheels (Very Shiny & Very Annoying :pukeleft: )


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:33 pm 
Offline
Posts like a Northstar
Posts like a Northstar
User avatar

Joined: Thu May 22, 2008 11:38 pm
Posts: 1935
Location: Lincoln Park, Mi
Year and Trim: 2004 GTO
I went and got the GTO out today. Had a flat tire and one of the hids was out. Going to get the tire fixed tomorrow and also ordering some LED headlight bulbs to try. I’ve had too many hid failures to keep replacing things.

_________________
Image
-Ryan
2004 GTO....LS1, LSA supercharged 525whp, 6MT
96 SSEi...September 2010 COTM........GONE
04 GTP comp G.... December 2015 COTM........GONE
2013 Audi Allroad Quattro

yourgrandma wrote:
Hi.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 2:09 pm 
Offline
Posts like a Northstar
Posts like a Northstar

Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:11 pm
Posts: 1813
Location: Ontario, Canada
Year and Trim: 2000 Bonniville SSEi L67
found that I still have a pesky vacuum leak but fuel trims are going down

_________________
poverty forces one to do unorthodox things

2000 SSEi
past rides:
1996 SSEi
1992 GTP
1987 Grand Am


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 1222 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 ... 62  Next

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Related topics
 Topics   Author   Replies   Views   Last post 
There are no new unread posts for this topic. Big Day TODAY

Rusgreim

4

3972

Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:39 pm

LeSabre in Buffalo View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. I got something new today

myfirstbonnie

2

3799

Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:02 pm

00Beast View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. 21* KR today

LeSabre in Buffalo

11

2854

Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:34 pm

Jrs3800 View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. What did you do to your car today?

[ Go to pageGo to page: 1, 2 ]

LeSabre in Buffalo

22

5055

Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:05 am

John Deere Boy View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. where is this car today?

Gumball

16

3360

Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:51 am

CMNTMXR57 View the latest post

 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group


phpBB SEO