2010 Plans Thread

[supertrick_05]

Ok, making a thread about what your plans/goals are with doing to your W-Body for the year of 2010.

 

Mine are:

1. getting it running better and keeping up on maintenance

2. getting all body work done and getting it painted

3. replacing carpet and fixing a few interior pieces

 

Who's next?

[Night Fury]

If I am keeping the 04:

 

Front bumper cover, other stuff up front

Fix other body damage

New carpet, possibly seats

factory remote start, ECC

more

 

89:

get the trans working properly

rack up lots of dd miles on it

[Crazy K]

burn all my running cars to the ground and replace them with new ones that break down.

[Twenty]

1. Finish the exterior, except for a full respray.

2. Continue working on the chassis.

3. Finish the interior, as far as my current plans are concerned.

[94 olds vert]

2010 summer plans

 

1.Paint (probably just the bumper and hood)

2. HUD install?????

3. Enjoy

[WhatTheFehl]

1. Replace my mirror

2. New mufflers

3. Eurolights/HID conversion

4. Transmission fluid/filter replacement

5. Get the sunroof working

6. Take off the body cladding and repair the rust damage beneath, then put it back on

7. New radio and speakers

[3.1cutlass]

Get motor built and in RWD TGP.

Fix door and fender on the cutlass

Sway bars on cutlass

Find a cutlass vert

[1990lumina]

Take the Lumina to the farm and let it sit all summer...drive TSX and do normal servicing to it lol...Actually it's gonna need tires in the spring the summers are worn down to 0/32" in spots.

[Jonpro03]

Put a 3500 in the tgp

[AL]

91, if it doesnt sell:

Start putting parts on it that are laying around waiting to be installed

 

03:

Stop putting so many miles on it and finish my little project with it

 

GA:

New DD so the 91 and 03 can be worked on more often

 

99:

Replace 3100 with the 3100 I have sitting in the garage (Somehow, the car is in Ohio and the motor is in Nebraska.)

[GOT2B GM]

Fiero, fix AC and cruise control. Drive it this year.

 

TGP, put my exhaust on, door sills, tubular a-arms, trans fluid exchange, walbro 255, PM3 accumulator

 

Z34, maybe 96 top end swap, maybe recover my Recaro's and install, better interior speakers, door sills

 

Cutty, fix the dents, new mufflers, fix angry PM3, trans fluid exchange, new RR wheel bearing, new rear struts and mounts.

 

STS, corsa exhaust, new drivers heated seat elements, HIDs in fogs, roll on 20's

 

 

 

 

[jake91]

replace top

obd1 swap- hope

re-time engine to -6/6 -hope

recaros

remove cat

tune up

relocate battery

repaint engine

port & polish intake-hope

port maf-hope

hud-mabey

stereo-mabey

dynamat trunk

replace temp sensor

ect

 

[Octavarium454]

Put motor and trans in the 95 GTP

 

Put motor in 97 GTP and sell the car

 

Buy a Corvette using the money from my 97.

[digitaloutsider]

Since I think I'm a pretty reasonable guy..

 

Regal:

Park it somewhere and not think about it.

 

Grand Prix:

Put the new motor and turbocharger in. Drive. Weekend car.

 

Lumina Z34:

Put door panel on driver's door. Fix transmission mount and torque strut. Throw Intrax and Birchmount stuff on. Daily drive.

[Night Fury]

You have a Lumi?

[tdvs]

Based on work schedule and money availability.

 

1. Complete oil and volt gauge installation and have gauge cluster bezel, top of console, and outer steering column collar painted tan to match rest of interior.

 

2. Have scrapes in paint on right door and quarter (no dents, fortunately) from large black UFO that came from the direction of a truck that hit on the toll road this past summer touched up.

 

3. Halo mini quads and install Candlepower Toshiba 9011 bulbs.

 

4. Install visible (individual lights showing) LEDs in front parking/turn signals and circle of LEDs in taillights centered on the rocket emblem ala Infiniti taillights.

 

[GnatGoSplat]

89 Cutlass - Wash it. Think about doing the body work it needs, but then procrastinating more (procrastinated 6 years and counting). Wish that I had the heart to get rid of it.

88 Cutlass - Get rid of it.

90 Grand Prix - Get rid of it.

94 Cutlass - Get rid of it.

 

[RobertISaar]

passenger fender and door for the MC(along with any other misc body work)... then start gathering the parts i'll need for the end-result: Turbo 3900 6-speed MC...

[slick]

Regal- Drive it, fix what is needed.

 

Firebird- Finish up a few things, drive and sell.

 

Miata- Drive, fix whatever is needed. Maybe start to fix (body) and modify (Brakes and Suspension first) if the Firebird go's and Rachel gets another car.

 

Hopefully going to be picking up Rachel something newer this year, so I will finally takeover possession of the Regal as DD status.

[radman3120]

Z34 - get it back to normal and clean it up:

Brakes repair (intermittently disappear lol)

Cold starting repair (needs high rev as if it were carbureted - only happens after days of sitting)

Rust repair (fender wells)

Full detailing

Poly control arm bushings

Poly front sway bar bushings

¾†Rear sway bar with poly bushings (monte bar has been sitting in the garage for a while)

Cold air intake

Replace gas door spring (door swings open and closed when i turn lol)

Install black hood vents that I've had for years

Debating about removing pin striping

Attend W-Body meets

 

S-10:

Drive it.

Hopefully repaint it myself (will be my first attempt at a full paint job)

 

CBR:

900RR rear wheel

Paint

Other odds and ends

 

[White93z34]

Z34

New exhaust - still need to pick out mufflers and tips

get a good buffing done to it

maybe "factory correct" style spark plug wires

 

TGP

Put new trans in it, fix the mountain of broken stuff on it and enjoy.

[supersniperkilla]

1. fix all rust

2. Re-do exhaust

3. Radiator drain and refill

4. get new tires for 18's (as well as refinish them)

5. full detail

6. a-pillar gauges

7. replace rear bumper cover

8. replace turn signal switch (havta pull back on it a little bit like youre putting your brights on inorder for the brake lights to work)

9. Replace drivers side outside door handle

10. figure out why interior lights stay on even when door is closed (took fuse out for now and doesnt bother me all that much not having them)

11. LED gauge mod

12. under dash leds

13. hopefully eventually get the car repainted...might not be 2010 but maybe next year

14. ???...not sure yet. my list keeps growing

 

[ss427]

On My Z34 -

Add mechanical oil pressure gauge underdash

Replace rear monoleaf

Finish (start) putting lower dash pieces back on car

Fix sticking parking brake mechanism on LH RR caliper

[96oldsmobubble]

Things to be done at the next oil change in 900 miles or whenever the weather warms up and I feel like getting my other car out to drive:

1. oil level sending unit (check oil light coming on alot lately)

2. transmission mount (solid rubber)

3. engine mount (solid rubber)

4. fuel filter

 

Things I would like to complete this year:

1. find out what is up with the ABS system

2. transmission fluid and filter change

3. new tires

4. spark plugs and wires

[z34mightymachine]

Things to do:

 

1. Get my white Z34 running again. Change the tranny in April and struts and other parts

2. Get my 2001 Ford Focus Zts sold and buy either a truck or a Grand Prix.

3. enjoy the Z34

4. Hopefully attend some meets.