Grand Am off topic thread

I used to race every weekend, but sold all of my bad ass karts :shakehead
Thats what married with children will do for ya :crying:

YA my cousin is going! no way out of it! :grinno:
But he is smart, and will be wearing your typical riot gear w/shield. Oh and non lethal bullets, in real guns :confused:


Since I've been broke and needing something to do in the evenings, started extracting a 425 Rocket (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/xeroinfinity/Crap%20II/66425Rocket.jpg) from a 66' Olds Dynamic 88 I've been sitting on.
Got a bunch done tonight , Hoping to pullit tomarrow night.
Heres some extraction (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/xeroinfinity/Crap%20II/66extraction.gif).

Jeez XI, how may cars do you have? One for everyday of the week!:lol: Are you gonna restore that olds, or scrapping it? It looked to be in decent shape, probably needs a lot of work though. I need more time for a projects like that. hell i haven't done anythign with my 88 that i've been wanting to.

I have my eyes on a car right now... I probably won't get it but it's nice to fantasize. I saw a Fiero at this VW auto repair place. It looks in good shape and i think it's a GT so it may have the turbo engine it, and if not pull the motor and put something a little more beefier in it. He's had some nice cars there that he sold such as a triumph and a 65 mustang, various VW's. So for now I'll look from the road when i pass by.

I wished I had a different one to drive everyday. The old bodys not bad for a 66' that was driven daily in the city and never garaged :(
The only thing wrong is the rear traling are busted loose from the frame mount, Frames history in the rear with rust!

The last time the engine was started was 3-4 yrs ago, it would probly fire up with a battery and some fuel. I'm jsut junking the car for scrap, the motor will get a complete rebuild and then I'll decide what to stick it in. Maybe a 65-66 Nova :lol:
I couldnt imagine how that 425 would perform in a small car.... ........ picking myself outta the ditch probly :lol:

Its good to look a dream Paul. Thats what got me started, about 23-24 yrs ago :)
And really longer than that, probly was 8-10 when I was doing brakes, alternators, starters etc etc.

When you find something you really like, and hav the money and time, its a great feeling fixing up stuff.
And all you hav in it is part money not shop costs. :grinyes:

Was bored today and I called a friend who lives in Las Vegas :rolleyes: He sent me a link to some cornyass vids him and his buds done around town, kinda funny maybe not work or kid friendly, guess they wouldnt be up on Youtube if they were to faul :)

He's the one with the Hat and red goatee.

Las Vegas makes you crazy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCDnEiXFEYw)

The ones by SaintCancer are thiers, some others they are messing with people in Hotels, they arent even staying in :lol:
I need to go visit my friend, havnt seen him in 4-5yrs .
He works at Las Vegas Motor speedway, whata punk! :grinyes:

First I'm going to start on a serious note....

I wish everyone the strength and ability to remember and never forget this tragic day 5 years ago. always hold this day as a reminder of what we stand for as a nation of people and what we were founded on. NEVER let anyone tell you otherwise! BE PROUD AND MAKE SURE YOUR AMERICAN FLAGS ARE DISPLAYED. For all of those that may have lost or almost lost loved ones, stand proud and honor them, not for what happened but for who they are!

Now on to a more playful discussion. Sorry about the previous post, i had to put a tribute out there...

xi, i love to dream, that's what make me who i am. unfortunetly i have a hard time making dreams into reality, but that's a different problem. I started at a young age as well. but for me it was trying to hook up my wagon, bike, early verison of power wheels just without the power, and the BIG wheel. I loved being a kid.... nothing like terrorizing the dog in the backyard with these things... hahaha
when i get home i'll have to check out his vid clips, since i don't have flash on my computer at work. I'll have to see what he does to the hotel people... you see a lok of crazy stuff working in a hotel. Like for instance we have a approx 4foot by 3 foot battleship in our lobby right now from a sailor group this past weekend. :screwy: LOL Well i better jet, since mngt is starting to arrive.

Later

Ok lets not talk about 9/11 ! :grinno:
thank u

I usually dream Really Really big,
that way when I fail, I hav the excuse that I bit off more than I could chew :D

Wagons to the bike... sounds dangerous and fun :D
I used to do stuff like that I guess.
Turned a Giant Tonka dump truck into a skate board because my parents thought they were to dangerous.
Dont know how many times my head bounced off the road trying to stand on that Tonka truck frame :lol:

My friend in Vegas is a crazy MF !
He'll just start talking to strangers and asking them very odd or extremly rude questions about anything and everything, not shy thats for sure!

You guys will like thier vids(skits) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Ok lets not talk about 9/11 ! :grinno:
thank u

I usually dream Really Really big,
that way when I fail, I hav the excuse that I bit off more than I could chew :D

Wagons to the bike... sounds dangerous and fun :D
I used to do stuff like that I guess.
Turned a Giant Tonka dump truck into a skate board because my parents thought they were to dangerous.
Dont know how many times my head bounced off the road trying to stand on that Tonka truck frame :lol:

My friend in Vegas is a crazy MF !
He'll just start talking to strangers and asking them very odd or extremly rude questions about anything and everything, not shy thats for sure!

You guys will like thier vids(skits) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I prefer not to talk about it myself...

ANYWAYS!
What kids didn't use a tonka dump truck as a skate board. Hell i repainted mine red, broke the yellowing plastic glass windows out, and hauled ass down the sidewalk, until you hit the tinyest pebble and went flying...

at least you try to make your dreams come true, mine don't get out of the dream stage!!!

I prefer not to talk about it myself...

ANYWAYS!
What kids didn't use a tonka dump truck as a skate board. Hell i repainted mine red, broke the yellowing plastic glass windows out, and hauled ass down the sidewalk, until you hit the tinyest pebble and went flying...

at least you try to make your dreams come true, mine don't get out of the dream stage!!!

:rofl: = pebbles
Even the slightest crack in the side walk and you'd crash !

My dream of being a rocket scientist, well its not gonna happen :grinno: :lol:

Tonka skateboards... Wow, that brings back memories. Memories of riding one down a hill, stitches, skinned knees, being yelled at for doing it in the first place. Then I got older and rode a matco creeper down a hill on a dare. Never hang around mechanics when you are drunk.

Tonka skateboards... Wow, that brings back memories. Memories of riding one down a hill, stitches, skinned knees, being yelled at for doing it in the first place. Then I got older and rode a matco creeper down a hill on a dare. Never hang around mechanics when you are drunk

:rofl: :lol:

Creepers are dangerous :eek:
So are those Pallet Jack (http://www.abtec.com/pt-cp1.jpg)

Used to hav a couple of them in my shop,
not no more :nono:
Took out a $300 tail light !! :eek7:

Guess what,

Insurance doesnt cover horse play :shakehead

Oh ya, an update on the 425 extraction, its been delayed, again.
Had to spend a day fixing a dirt bike for my kids and now my mower has a rod knocking, so it'll wait.
I was having trouble getting the front end and body disassembled, I was trying to save it for someone and now It looks like its time for the Plasma cutter :D

Enjoy your week everyone !

Pallet jacks.. I have 2 electric ones at work, along with an electric fork lift. Talk about the potential for trouble... Have fun with that plasma cutter xero, it's amazing what you can chop up with one.

....Have fun with that plasma cutter xero, it's amazing what you can chop up with one.


thats what scars me , knowing my luck it'll be a finger or two :lol:

It'll only hurt for a little while. Like a week or two.

It'll only hurt for a little while. Like a week or two.

:uhoh: I think it will hurt much longer then that :grinyes:

Pallet jacks are so much fun to mess around with! Nothing like pallet jack races! I used to have fun with the fork lift as well, after i got my "license" to drive a forklift... WATCH OUT! HAHAHAH. I worked for office depot at the time, well they had to destroy a quite of few filling cabinets... :iceslolan I couldn't help it though they got in my way!

Watch out for those plasma cutters, don't cut off more then you want! like a finger or two. LOL

Have a good day guys

I watched someone race across a backroom on a pallet jack, tried to cut it across the loading dock to slow it down, instead it slid right out the door. He jumped off before it went out, but it was interesting listening to the explanation he gave the boss.

:rofl:

I would Hate to have to buy one of those pallet jacks,
they arent cheap these days.

no idea what you guys are talkin about :dunno: lol oh well

no idea what you guys are talkin about lol oh well

Oh you are missing out :lol:
heres one
http://www.abtec.com/pt-cp1.jpg

Like a skate board, but with a steering wheel that drives like a big truck :D

wtf?... :spit: :lol:

Oh man Gir you are missing out!

those pallet jackets are very expensive, and they aren't real cheap to fix when the hydraulics go, or if a wheel breaks. I would have loved to see someone go off the loading dock, that would have been a good laugh as long as it wasn't me doing it! HAHAHAH I think the worst i've done with one is damage some displays... oh did the managers get pissed when we road them though... ahhh... the good old days.

they can be rough on teeth going out dock doors :yikes:

But funny to watch :eek7: :D

Can't say I've ever done this one on a pallet jack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t6ARJoxtFQ).

Can't say I've ever done this one on a pallet jack.

:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

that looks like how the light got busted at my place ,
damn concretes slick ! :grinyes:

For people to use the electric jacks where I work they have to be 18, no restrictions on hand jacks. The floor machine operator only needs to be 16. Had a kid emptying the floor machine out the back door, he backed it up a little too far, right off the dock, landed upside down, batteries shorted out and it caught fire. Try explaining that one to the boss.

batteries are dangerous :yikes:

Would hav loved to get that on tape :thumbsup:

Unfortunately it was before the outside cameras were installed, the only video was of it doing the fatal plunge. You could see smoke, but not the machine burning, it's a four foot drop and it landed right off the dock:shakehead

That would hav been a pricless Youtube video!

I hav seen stupid people drive fork trucks out Dock doors :rofl: Thats hillarious :lol:

Hope everyones having a great week and enjoying this cool weather :D

Been getting some great runs in the SE this week ..... up and down the streets :shakehead
Sure loves these cool temps :ylsuper:

yea going to work is awsome (4:30am), lovin every second of it :D

then I get there and sleep because I get no calls lol

Good sleeping weather too. The walls outside are brick, they soak up the sun and it gets hot in here. Last night was the first night in a while with no ac on, felt great. Supposed to be around 30 tonight, that should be nice for sleeping.

yea going to work is awsome (4:30am), lovin every second of it

then I get there and sleep because I get no calls lol

:rofl:
Whats the # we'll call ya :D
Thats wabout what time I get outa bed, and I'm working by 5:30-6am :uhoh: thats early!

Good sleeping weather too. The walls outside are brick, they soak up the sun and it gets hot in here. Last night was the first night in a while with no ac on, felt great. Supposed to be around 30 tonight, that should be nice for sleeping.


I never sleep no matter what the temps are:shakehead
30 is mighty chilly! Damn it could snow thier :eek:

:rofl:
Whats the # we'll call ya :D
Thats wabout what time I get outa bed, and I'm working by 5:30-6am :uhoh: thats early!
I never sleep no matter what the temps are:shakehead
30 is mighty chilly! Damn it could snow thier :eek:



1800-777-7328 ... have fun, might not always get me :) the only michael here heh...

1800-777-7328 ... have fun, might not always get me the only michael here heh...


:rofl:
I was just kidding !

But since I hav the 800# :p

What service do you do thier, I forgot....

:rofl:
I was just kidding !

But since I hav the 800# :p

What service do you do thier, I forgot....

we actually have more phone#s than that... but w/ that one u could probly bs some card# and just find a way to get to the 'report ur card lost/stolen' and you'll more than likely talk with somebody lol :lol2:

I get some odd ball calls these days.. :uhoh:

I see, tech service for credit cards :thumbsup:

So What kind of strangness you been hearing ?

Ya If I lost mine I would be calling someone ASAP to get that mother canceled :angryfire

Just did a Google on those mufflers Gir!
http://motors.search.ebay.com/flowmaster-80-series_Parts-Accessories_W0QQcatrefZC6QQfromZR4QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1 QQsacatZ6028QQssPageNameZRC0022
Under $100 free shipping !!!!

ehhhh e-bay.... bleh lol

was looking for an actual site maybe, of retail .. dont mind something like $140, im in no hurry to get it done but it will be in the next month or so

thier was a whole sale place on that Ebay list...

US $96.61 free shipping , they only hav 4-5 left!

Lansing MI , thats really close to me so I'm probly going to get couple for that price :ylsuper:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FLOWMASTER-80-SERIES-CROSSFLOW-MUFFLER-2-5-O-D_W0QQitemZ170030426367QQihZ007QQcategoryZ33636QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They seem legit..

Heres the Peddlers ebay store (http://stores.ebay.com/Performance-Peddler)

eh :dunno: Ill take a look after my next paycheck lol see where I stand :D about it all...
:eek: I scraped pipe on a weird incline (very steep point), must be taken care of soon....

Edit: 2.5" is lowest size, lol oh well :D
- Question, do you think a muffler shop would be able to fab up a flange? My original on the piping is rusted to shit :grinno: They're going to have to drill thru the bolts to get it out and probly knock it w/ a hammer lol...

***Thinking about just waiting longer and buying raw S&S Headers & High-flo Cat :eek: getting them piece by piece

Most shops can take care of the flange by either a torch or plasma cuttr :D
If they cant, they shouldnt be doin exhaust work :gay:

You can buy stuff like I did, most the big stuff any way. Unless youre rich, with credit card galore :p

but that crazy at 24% monthly :shakehead

well it happened lol, I was leaving a friend's house about to get onto the highway and *PLOP!* right after the stock flange where the first cut is made to where my straight pipe muffler sits, it just slid off and was dragging against the ground, lucky me I wasnt even going that fast so it just bounced around... pulled into a parking lot and tried to work my magic of getting it back on.... no luck, the other side was rusted shut so there was no use in moving it...

PLUS, cat + muffler + excess piping = very effin heavy VS, one of my arms and the other trying to tighten the bolts...

anyways, Im going to order up the 80 series tonight on e-bay and try my luck wasting gas untill next paycheck till I can get a mufflar job done.

to fix my road side problem, I called up a friend and told him to bring his hacksaw if worse came to worse... it did lol, my car wasnt high enough off of the ground to pull the pipe out so we saw'd that bitch and now im only on my CAT ... and its LOOOOOOUUUUDDDDD like... the whole interior of my car SHAKES, not rattles.. shakes... like an earthquake under my ass lol

I think the cause of it was:
1. not welded *shrug
2. it moved back on it's own from just exhaust leaving, had of been

other than bumps making it loose, and the above lol

do I make note to the muffler shop to make a flange because I want to replace the OEM cat-conv?

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=trudgy

Guy has a 99GASE supercharged runnin on the track, pretty cool vid collection on youtube

Gir that sucks that your exhaust finally let loose, but now you can have some fun setting off car alarms four blocks before you get to them, maybe a few business alarms.... LOL I guess you have to get that taken care of sooner then you thought. I need to get brakes done before I slam into someone.

This past weekend i went away to come home to find out that my mom was in a car accident. Now keep in mind she drives a 2004 fully loaded saturn vue... it's a lot of fun to drive. I find out that some ass opened his door as she was driving by into the side of her passenger side Door and she ripped his door off. his brand new VW toureag well his door wasn't able to shut any more, and my moms saturn.. well just a scratch along the doors which rubs right off, and the back quarter which is cracked and popped out but can be buffed out as well:rofl:. the worst part was the stupid cop was trying to give my mom tickets for careless driving, leaving the scene of an accident etc... and blaming her for the accident. Some cops are just plain asses, and all because he knew the other driver. Just wait until the insurance finds out they are gonna be pissed at the cop!

Damn Gir !
You didnt hav that exhaust clamped up ?

Cops will love your exhaust man :eek:

grfnkl, at least you werent involved :thumbsup:
And no one was hurt, just the VW.
I about took out a door over the weekend myself, people are idiots !:grinyes: didnt even look, just threw it open.

If I had been in the GT I might hav just hit it to get them to buy my a new front bumper :D :lol:

it was clamped up, just a matter of time tho.... I looked at it today, the other side that exits is clamped nice and firm, all rusted shut =p not coming off w/o a fight kinda thing... the other side... ehhhhhh can slide on/off at ease lol oh well

I think, my brand new 2 day old next door neighbor has a window issue in his/her newer year pretty arctic white 4cylc GA...

Should I offer advice? Dont want any rain in that clean interior lol

Its the front passenger window =o

Those youtube were kickass Gir, thankxxx !
Did you guys see the idiot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwPmO712NgU&mode=related&search=)gets hit by the car burning out ? :rofl:

That white 4cly braket racer was pretty quick :grinyes:

If you get your exhaust work done make sure its stainless steal and welded.

OR send your neighbor here to AF before they go to some other crapy site :D

Check out the SE interior (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/xeroinfinity/AUTOMOBILES/SEDone1.jpg), its POPIN !

Heres a new pic , GM Power (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/xeroinfinity/AUTOMOBILES/GMPower.jpg).

Those youtube were kickass Gir, thankxxx !
Did you guys see the idiot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwPmO712NgU&mode=related&search=)gets hit by the car burning out ? :rofl:

That white 4cly braket racer was pretty quick :grinyes:

If you get your exhaust work done make sure its stainless steal and welded.

OR send your neighbor here to AF before they go to some other crapy site :D

Check out the SE interior (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/xeroinfinity/AUTOMOBILES/SEDone1.jpg), its POPIN !

Heres a new pic , GM Power (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/xeroinfinity/AUTOMOBILES/GMPower.jpg).

yea I was planning on getting stainless done, would it cost more?????

At the moment I was told by the 'only' shop in my town that can do such a task he guessed 200-ish .. Im hoping 200-or less .. really tight on money at the moment, considering gas usage b/c of no muffler =p andddd, need another 100 towards insurance/rent

lol, dont you mean GE Power as in General Electric? hahaha, I once played around in one of those places and it might as well killed me :nono:

Hey Xi, how do you see the gauges with the sun in your eyes like that? LOL. Seriously though, they came out really nice.... plus the box of candy in the useless side compartment, caught my attention... ( im so hungry right now... since white castle didn't fill me up)

Gir, definetly help out a fellow g/a owner! We gotta look out for each other! Stainless steal probably will cost you a little more, but will last a lot long then a regular exhaust. On the newer cars they only come with the stainless steal ( i think) , and normally it's the welds that break down first before the actual system.

At the moment I was told by the 'only' shop in my town that can do such a task he guessed 200-ish .. Im hoping 200-or less .. really tight on money at the moment, considering gas usage b/c of no muffler =p andddd, need another 100 towards insurance/rent

lol, dont you mean GE Power as in General Electric? hahaha, I once played around in one of those places and it might as well killed me


$200 is a steal for your area :thumbsup:
For the few extra bucks stainless is worth not having to mess with it for a longlong time .

Actually its PSI(Cinergy) .
When I was a kid we lived next to one of those. Lost many baseballs, footballs, and bats in thier :crying: THey make a nice humming sound too. :eek7:

Hey Xi, how do you see the gauges with the sun in your eyes like that? LOL. Seriously though, they came out really nice.... plus the box of candy in the useless side compartment, caught my attention... ( im so hungry right now... since white castle didn't fill me up)

:D Its not that bad, tho I dont do alot of driving in the day.
Can see how fast your going really well :grinyes:
It'll look realy nice when I get some white face gauges.

I think your hunger was decieving you.... Ok maybe you see the yello package in the garagedoor opener compartment, that would be Juicy fruit, since I quit smoking I chew lots of gum. But I'm saving thousands a year.
Thats most likly napkins from Mcd's or some other FFood joint in the door pocket.
Gotta be prepaired for those unexpected spills :shakehead
Needs new carpet anyway, what a pain that'll be :rolleyes:

Was over on 3400 swap site and came acrossed this, a GA GTO ??
http://www.3400swap.com/gto.html (http://www.3400swap.com/gto.html)

Was over on 3400 swap site and came acrossed this, a GA GTO ??
http://www.3400swap.com/gto.html (http://www.3400swap.com/gto.html)


Looks old tho... even the article w/ pics... maybe back in the day it was a dream lol but even tho 200hp and an alright 1/4 time lol, it'd be sure fun to build on :D

Ya Gir that was back in 94' :)
I worked at a GM dealer back then,
thiers a lot of stuff I missed somewhere along the line. Must hav been in a drunken stuper those days :bloated:

I was trying to find the site that has the 3.8/4t65E swap from the GP or GTP :D
Might as well do twin turbo's too :grinyes:

hey xero. I was looking at your CarDomain. Howd you paint the Hvac knobs in your car? It looks killer too...the green is pretty excellent.

hey xero. I was looking at your CarDomain. Howd you paint the Hvac knobs in your car? It looks killer too...the green is pretty excellent.

Thankx!
The knobs pull off(if you didnt know), they will need cleaned realy realy good.
The first time I painted them thier was still finger grease or something soaked into that grey rubber coating, so I had to strip them and repaint them.

I just used the Dupli color touch up paint that matched the body color, two coats.
And after that dried for about 8hrs I hit it with a few coats clearcoat.
When it gets up in the 100 degre range outside, they do still feel a little sticky tho.
But they do look kickass :thumbsup:

I would hav liked to do All the interior with the body color, that would be awsome. :ylsuper:

soooo I got my muffler in lol .. wow

I can just about fit my hand in the O/D of this thing lol ... I think 3" is overkill after looking at the size of this monster

and like ... I was thinking of how it should be positioned... like
I think in the borla kit the inlet is outward towards the bumper and the 2 outlets come around and out... eh.. eff it gotta get a pic lol...

http://www.pfyc.com/mm5/graphics/new/ga5001.jpg

LIKE THAT!

or just flip it and have the weld be a tight left into the muffler....

personally I think the way that borla does that would make it more snug in there and easier for the hangers....

what the hell was that Grand Am GTO thing? and they used an SE to be a GTO with some crappy looking "aero" body kit added on! Some days' i'm truely amazed of the creations that they come up with and some days i'm extremely appalled :disappoin .

here's a good one for everyone. I gave the Owner to the hotel i work at a ride the other day in my G/A, not that he's truely worthy of being in my car... but had no choice. Anyways, he was holding on pretty tight to the door handle as i blasted up the highway at a nice 80+/- mph...( in a 55-65 zone, with construction :naughty: ) I could see him trying to peer over to see how fast i was going... so he tried to be slick instead and say "oh does your car tell you when to change your oil?" all cause he could see my change oil light on, and SVS light as well. So I hyped my car up over his camry that he drives... not like he probably gives a damn or if he paid any attention to me... but it was just the thrill of making him hold on to dear life that i enjoyed! hahahahh :lol: :lol: