Bought it in December for $700. With some help from the kids upstairs, I decided to name it "Sonic".

107K miles



Needs a fender and a bumper cover. The rest of the body is in restorable condition (can't wait to polish it this spring)









Now the interior. You ready?





Ahhh!



The rest is fine though





And here, I believe, is the culprit



So, buying a car in December in Massachusetts means slow progress. But I have gotten quite a bit of work done. Replaced some vac lines and cured an EVAP code, and replaced the 2-6 coil to fix a nasty miss. Also replaced ALL of the brake lines.

I had a lot of parts from my old 96 SSEi so I have hardly had to spend any money. Power antenna, AC compressor (old one was getting ready to seize), some pulleys, vac lines, my ZZP wires, FWI, some other mods from that car, door lights, etc. So here's some progress pics:





All 3 Bonnevilles, before the green one left



My work space





Laying down in the rain to finish the front brake lines. !@$# $*!! brake lines.



Ahhhh first wash! it's still dirty. But it runs and drives GREAT!







Now I will do a bunch of maintenance before getting to the body work and combing junkyards for interior parts.

To-Do List:

Tires

Trans lines and new cooler

LIM gaskets/ coolant elbows

SC coupler/ oil change

Trans filter

Mod To-Do list:

Tips

Stock F-body muffler (sounds the best imo)

3.5 pulley

P-log from the other car

Install the HS rockers from the other car

And that's it! So far not bad for a $700 car. Thankfully the tan leather is very common, but I do not have high hopes for the driver's seat... I'll be happy to just find a headrest and a rear driver door panel. Which shouldn't be hard. More to come next time I get some nice weather!

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- Rachael

Nice score! Did I miss the part about the light up center tail or did it come with that?

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Glenn
1990 LE 215k L67 starter, Delco Ignition (sold and gone to a new home)
1995 SE 259k Stock for now (Sold and gone to a new home)
1999 SLE 70k Stock for now
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/593472

I bet she moved it from her Teal SSEi.

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~Randall~


1993 Buick Park Avenue - 197k - Some odds and ends done - Simply won't die
1994 Buick Regal - 78k - Bone stock - Always ready for a good kicking
1990 Oldsmobile 88 - Gone to a better place

Body looks pretty clean, rust wise. And with the low miles it should last ya a long time. Great find!

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Good to see progress on this!

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95 SLE... a keeper. 241k miles. Low and Slow.
97 BMW 528i
98 Infiniti vq35'd i30: 13.3@104mph, 30MPG Hwy (RIP)
02 Jag X-type
03 BMW M5
05 Chevy Cobalt LS
07 Infiniti G35s 6MT (Sold)
07 Ducati Monster S2R 800 with DS1000 swap
83 Yamaha IT175K
72 Yamaha DS7: '74 RD250 swap, JL chambers

Info on dropping a 92-99: Here.

I love it Rachael! I've always loved the center tail...

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Will
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
02 Bonneville SSEi | 171k mi | Black w/Neutral Int. | Backup and road trip car
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 165K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

Nice looker!

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Nice score!!! I'm sure it will be gorgeous by the time you're done with it, I'm excited to see!

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*Chris*

15 Nissan Altima 2.5SL/2004 Honda Shadow 750 Aero
Previous, 07 GP SE, 06 GP GXP, 97 SSE 40th, 96 LeSabre Custom, 93 SLE, 90 LeSabre Custom

Thanks guys! Going junkyarding this weekend, hope I get lucky with some interior parts.



Yes, the center tail was painstakingly made by Bill Boost with a Dremel!! I am lucky to have it.

It was green What ever happened to that "Majestic Teal is a girly color" smiley?

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- Rachael

Rotting in my photobucket, as always!

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~Randall~


1993 Buick Park Avenue - 197k - Some odds and ends done - Simply won't die
1994 Buick Regal - 78k - Bone stock - Always ready for a good kicking
1990 Oldsmobile 88 - Gone to a better place

Good transformation so far and I know it will only get better from here

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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 remember this! Lol

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Will
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
02 Bonneville SSEi | 171k mi | Black w/Neutral Int. | Backup and road trip car
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 165K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

HAHA YES!!

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- Rachael

Love those 2000 swoops! It's a keeper.

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2000 SSEi - SilverBullet - 78,000 kms, 4" "straight shot" custom headlight ram air inlet, TOGs, 1.9's, Lsd, 2.9-3.4"MPS 10-15 psi, Ported GenV, EGR eliminated, OR pushrods, oil volume kit, trani cooler & shift kit, Titanium retainers, 90 lb springs, 160 Stat, 42# injectors, Fuel pump voltage increase, Wideband O2, 3" to dual 2 1/2" Magnaflows, Snow Meth/water injection, after SC temp gauge, 255/50WR17, timing commander set 15-18*@WOT, 2 speed Fan over-ride, disabled DRL, Solid motor mount, Meziere Electric water pump, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Drilled & slotted rotors/ceramics, GXP sway bars and STB, Upgraded and rebuilt transmission with ZZP 2500 rpm stall TC, Pioneer Bluetooth stereo with sub and 800 W amps, PB 13.5 quarter, (April 2014 car of the month)

Stopped by a junkyard today because they had a fender they described as "silver", "beige", and "tan". So I was pretty sure I had found my color.

Not only is it the right color, but it's an SSEi. and it's in decent shape. and it has AL7's that are in better shape than mine. and tan leather. I was practically giggling when I left.

so I see some very fun and satisfying projects in my future! :D

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- Rachael

Good find at the yards!

Can't wait to see more progress pics.

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-Car Guy Carl
"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 250k Miles
"Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 101k miles

You were lucky to find that. Salvage as much as you can. It won't last long.

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2000 SSEi - SilverBullet - 78,000 kms, 4" "straight shot" custom headlight ram air inlet, TOGs, 1.9's, Lsd, 2.9-3.4"MPS 10-15 psi, Ported GenV, EGR eliminated, OR pushrods, oil volume kit, trani cooler & shift kit, Titanium retainers, 90 lb springs, 160 Stat, 42# injectors, Fuel pump voltage increase, Wideband O2, 3" to dual 2 1/2" Magnaflows, Snow Meth/water injection, after SC temp gauge, 255/50WR17, timing commander set 15-18*@WOT, 2 speed Fan over-ride, disabled DRL, Solid motor mount, Meziere Electric water pump, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Drilled & slotted rotors/ceramics, GXP sway bars and STB, Upgraded and rebuilt transmission with ZZP 2500 rpm stall TC, Pioneer Bluetooth stereo with sub and 800 W amps, PB 13.5 quarter, (April 2014 car of the month)

Awesome find and great work! Its projects like this that can be so rewarding...in another year you can look back and be proud of all youve done!

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2004 Bonneville SLE "Bonnie the Ghosthawk" or the 4dr Firebird...Gone but not forgotten


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WOW!!! Great work! Nothing like restoring a Bonneville back to "like" new. Can't wait to see the finished "product"! - BC

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In Memory of Brad - 1/21/1977 .. 10/23/2013 ...... Aaron - 1977 .. 2017 .....
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport ..... 1992 Bonneville SSE 1SB 170 HP L27 4T60E retired/sold to MattStrike ..... 2005 Bonneville SE 1SC 205 HP L36 4T65E - retired/salvage yard ..... PBCF user 2321

I will need to swap the cladding from my old fender to the new one. Any tips for removing it without breaking those clips? Or the cladding itself? From the looks of it I undo the phillips screws and then gently wiggle/ pry... I'm scared something's gonna break.

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- Rachael