The cat is out of the bag

[1oldman]

she is back near where she was born. Ren

Born In Wentzville, MO November 1991. The Wentzville sticker is still on the windshield. - BC

[BonnieBoy08]

LSx...

No way he will stray from a 3800!

[BonnieBoy08]

I'm thrilled you made this happen, the car definitely deserved to be saved and I cannot wait to see it in person in June. I'm excited to see your plans for it and I'm happy to hear you and your dad made the trip safely. A few intense moments are to be expected on any long cross country journey.

[BonnieBoy08]

LSx...

No way he will stray from a 3800!

On 2nd thought, he may possibly go V8 here. He has a GXP in his yard. He always said he would build a bulletproof Northstar someday with a turbo. That’s the prediction I’ll go with (and hope for).

[retroren]

1oldman: I stand corrected. Born in MO, conceived in MI, probably Warren. I grew up 3 miles from GM's Warren Tech Center. My dad and brother worked in the Dodge Ram truck plant a mile away.

MattStrike: Great story. Maybe I'll get a chance to see your project when she is ready. Reading your story made me recall my 1000 mile odyssey when I coaxed my brother to drive me to Pittsburgh to buy a 1990 Jaguar XJ6. I started the car in his garage and paid the man his money. He asked if I wanted to test drive it first to which I replied, "That's what the next 500 miles are for" and off I went. I loved that car and did a lot of work to it like having an entire interior trucked from Seattle to Detroit. I would still have it had not a 125 year old oak tree decided to lay down on it. That reminds me of another possible discussion thread......bad things that happened to our cars because we didn't listen to our significant others. Great job Matt, you made life long memories with your Dad and you got a great car too!

[ga93sle]

Already said it on Facebook, but I'm so glad you ended up with this car, it would have been a shame to see this one go to the boneyard...

[nos4blood70]

Inb4 twincharged/6 speed transplant.

That leaves the 93 to get an AWD system..

[SSEiMan01]

I have my fingers crossed for a turbo N* myself. Lol

[CMNTMXR57]

Turbo LSx motor...

[crash93ssei]

LSx...

No way he will stray from a 3800!

On 2nd thought, he may possibly go V8 here. He has a GXP in his yard. He always said he would build a bulletproof Northstar someday with a turbo. That’s the prediction I’ll go with (and hope for).

This is 100% my thought as well.

[Merrillspontiac]

I must ask. How does it run as it is right now?

[1oldman]

I must ask. How does it run as it is right now?

I will chime in here, and hope Matt puts in his "2 cents". Runs good for a car that ate coolant through the TB for 3 months and has 305,147 original miles on the powertrain. I think it may have caused a valve to stick, but I'm no mechanic and had several that weren't bad mechanics non-committal. The transmission shifts much better than the 4T65E in my '05 SE with 100,000 miles. Has lots of fluid leaks, oil pan gasket, I think a PS hose is leaking (PS leak 0- bad). - BC

[MattStrike]

I haven't done a downtown investigation on it. But it starts and doesn't make any odd noises and idles smooth.

[00Beast]

I wanna see Matt make the rear-steer work...

[1oldman]

As far as powerplants go, if there is a decision by committee, I vote twin turbo L-26. - BC

[Merrillspontiac]

I think it would be cool to see how many more miles that drivetrain could go before it dies.

[zuper8]

Just seeing this, very happy to see such a clean Bonneville go to a true enthusiast! There aren't many of us, it's a lucky car!

[1oldman]

Since photobucket turned stingy and we can’t see Matt’s photos anymore, I thought I’s post what I have.















I really miss the old car. Bought it new for the wife, Thanksgiving week 1991. It makes me happy Matt has the car. It has a better home than I can give it since my “in house” mechanic isn’t here anymore. - BC

[MattStrike]

I've put it off for far too long - I can't wait to get started on this!