There has been a lot of talk recently about revitalizing the forum. One of the items that came up was the structure of the forum topics (eg: mechanical, 92-99, etc...). How would you like to see things arranged on here? Nows yours chance to speak up! Please be as specific as possible when listing it out.

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Owner / Admin

1995 SSEi / 2002 SSEi / 2001 Sierra C3 DENALI

Maybe say 92-99 then click on the link then it takes you to a list of things such as mechanical, electrical, trNsmissiona so on...

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1995 se
128,101
custom FWI
rt-95 rims look kinda like crosslaces
6000k hids
f- body muffler dual output
96-99 headlight conversion, clear markers

IMO:

Maintenance
Tech Info
'00+
'87-'99
classics
Other 3800/Northstar (non-H-body)

Gatherings:
National meets
Local-meets

Everything else seems okay.

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Boost addict


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

In the tech area, you need to keep a 3800 and N* section.

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Limited: Mommy's new RGC
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Kids new RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Sold to neighbor
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500: Doeskin Tan - 8.1L Big Block... new plow truck
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Maybe a specific subsection for drivetrain related issues, but how many other differences are there between the GXP and the rest?

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Boost addict


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

I don't see any need at all for more then one meets section. There is maybe five meets on this forum a year, big and small meets can be thrown into the same section. It took a full year to even get enough threads in the Eastern meets section to fill one page. Only two threads (for posts total) in the last year in the Western meets section. The National / Regional section had two threads in the last year and that's it. Do we really need two extra sections for four topics?

Combine the audio and everything electronic sections, I feel it only causes confusion and topics are often put in one place that could easily go to both or posted in the wrong one all together. IMHO everything electronic includes audio and aftermarket electronics. That or just eliminate the electrical sections and merge them with the appropriate year sections.

The GXP is a 2000+ I don't see a need for it to have it's entire own section, it should be combined with the rest of the 2000+ crowd. Other Northstar powered vehicle problems would go into the Your Other Rides section.

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Ryan

2003 Bonneville SSEi - The Black Mirror SOLD!
2002 Bonneville SE - The Mutt Complete 2004 SLE interior, drivetrain, and body harness swap, ECC swap, HUD swap, black GXP wheels, GXP headlights and tinted tails - SOLD
2003 BMW 540i M Sport, 2001 BMW X5 4.4i, 2010 GMC Acadia, 2017 Grand Design Imagine 3150BH
1982 Cutlass Supreme - The fun one

Lounge
General
Your 3800 powered ride
Your Other rides
Performance Brainstorming
Audio/Electronics
Appearance
87-91
92-99
00+
Classics


I thin the tech section for other vehicles as well as forced induction, and on the road can be collapsed into General chat.

Move Vendors to the Buy/Sell section

Collapse to one Meets section

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-Aaron-

1986 Monte Carlo SS- The Toy
2002 Nissan Maxima - The Daily Beater
2010 VW CC - The Wife's

By definition, we're supposed to post electrical problems in Everything Electrical and Electronic - which isn't broken down by year. Most people end up posting in the their year's section anyway, and for the same reason I feel EE&E doesn't get very much attention. So I'll echo what Ryan said:

- Audio/Electronics being geared towards in-car entertainment and gadgetry
- Electrical problems posted by generation in mechanical/maintenance
- Agreed on consolidating Meets

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Jerry /// Past: 95 SSEi (June 2010 COTM) -- 04 GXP (July 2011 COTM)
91 Honda Civic Wagon DX 2WD (fuelly) -- 208,000km -- 92hp -- Autocross Warrior
09 Lexus LS460 AWD -- 94,000km -- Daily Driver
09 White Hot G8 GT -- 155,000km (fuelly) -- LS3 Cam -- GM LS3 CNC Ported Heads -- Kooks 1 3/4" Long Tube Headers -- Solo Catback Midsection -- Hooker Maxflow Mufflers -- Pat G Tune -- Rotofab Intake -- Tein S-Tech Springs -- GXP FE3 Dampers -- BMR Subframe Cradle Inserts -- BMR Subframe Connectors -- Forgestar F14 Gold 18x9 +40 -- Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/45/18 -- Maverick Man Carbon Fiber Spoiler

It is a 2000+, but it's engine, trans, PCM, Network (2005's are CAN), are all different. The rest of the car, yes. But the powertrain, like Matt eludes to, is a completely different animal. And the others are Northstar offspring, so they're ok.

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Limited: Mommy's new RGC
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Kids new RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Sold to neighbor
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500: Doeskin Tan - 8.1L Big Block... new plow truck
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Could we have an add-on Northstar engine section, and leave the rest in 00+?

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Lets take this a few chunks at a time.

1) Should the 3 meet categories be grouped into one?

2) Should the Bonneville Gear & More section be dissolved into the other 3 buy/sell/trade sections?

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Owner / Admin

1995 SSEi / 2002 SSEi / 2001 Sierra C3 DENALI

1.) Yes.

2.) Make it a subforum of For Sale/Trade?

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

I say yes to both questions.

I know that consolidating these sections will lead to a much smaller looking forum, but I also believe it will lead to less overall confusion as well as make it easier for people to find and get help with what they need.

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Ryan

2003 Bonneville SSEi - The Black Mirror SOLD!
2002 Bonneville SE - The Mutt Complete 2004 SLE interior, drivetrain, and body harness swap, ECC swap, HUD swap, black GXP wheels, GXP headlights and tinted tails - SOLD
2003 BMW 540i M Sport, 2001 BMW X5 4.4i, 2010 GMC Acadia, 2017 Grand Design Imagine 3150BH
1982 Cutlass Supreme - The fun one

I have noticed that I have to page down 4 times to see the whole forum.

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Owner / Admin

1995 SSEi / 2002 SSEi / 2001 Sierra C3 DENALI

We can't all be cool like you and make 15 different admin only pages that only you have access to so you can talk to yourself

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Ryan

2003 Bonneville SSEi - The Black Mirror SOLD!
2002 Bonneville SE - The Mutt Complete 2004 SLE interior, drivetrain, and body harness swap, ECC swap, HUD swap, black GXP wheels, GXP headlights and tinted tails - SOLD
2003 BMW 540i M Sport, 2001 BMW X5 4.4i, 2010 GMC Acadia, 2017 Grand Design Imagine 3150BH
1982 Cutlass Supreme - The fun one

In for access to said admin pages... :D

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Limited: Mommy's new RGC
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Kids new RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Sold to neighbor
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500: Doeskin Tan - 8.1L Big Block... new plow truck
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

More like 5... lol Maybe I just need a higher resolution than 1600 x 900

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Owner / Admin

1995 SSEi / 2002 SSEi / 2001 Sierra C3 DENALI

Yes for both options

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Boost addict


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

Meets have been consolidated.

As for the Bonneville Gear section, it appears we just need to weed thru the posts and throw them into the appropriate sections (wanter, for sale, general, etc...)

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Owner / Admin

1995 SSEi / 2002 SSEi / 2001 Sierra C3 DENALI

I like this. A problem can often be electrical or mechanical depending on the system (take the ECC problems so popular with the 92-99's for instance)...so where do you post? Mechanical section or electrical? With the suggestion above you post pretty much all your 92-99 car problems in the 92-99 section. Easy.

And consolidate all meet topics under one heading...good.

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Resident Tightwad

Screw you, Photobucket.