^^ This sounds very, very tempting.... lawls!

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Gonna bump this up since it's been a while and I totally forgot to update it in quite a while.
I have to say I missed driving this car. I got to drive it this past weekend and it's nice to drive a manual but still have a nice rumble to the exhaust note and some low end grunt that makes my GTI feel like a slug.

As far as changes go, not much has happened to the car, but it needs some TLC in the rust treatment department. Rockers are getting nasty but the strut towers are still A-Ok from what I can see so that's a plus. So hopefully this spring it can get some needed appearance work and fix a couple things here and there, add the HUD and finally tweak the tune since it's currently running on the rich side but still netting up to 35 MPG on the highway, city mileage isn't anything to write home about though so hopefully some tweaking will bump that up.

So anyhow, the one thing that has been done to the car was the lower motor mount which I changed out in July I think. The original hydraulic one was toast so I put in a solid rubber one. Nice not having the engine not feel like it wants to jump out of the bay during every shift especially when the torque converter locks up.



We still have a taillight sitting in the backseat to replace the leaking and delaminated one, but sadly after months of having it I still haven't gotten around to tinting it and putting it on.

Just for fun though since everyone loves pics, here some HDR's and an artsy pic of the grills from last winter plus a pic of some GPONA swag.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

needs moar L26 UIM

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DIY intake-HV3-3" catless dp-180 tsat-DIY shift kit-murphy custom tune

Needs moar top swap but then it would probably blow up the 4T60

Those HDR pics are pretty old since that washer bottle is now gone. I might have to get some more recent shots of the car sometime.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

4t65 swap dooo eet

also i have a rocker panel brand new do not need as the 97 is relitvly rust free except one spot

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92 LeBaron Convert: Turbo 3L 97 Grand Prix GT 4dr "Frankenstein": L67 4t65 swap
97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater

not sure how a gtp pcm would act with having an n/a motor, but you need it for the 4t65 swap.. and it was a success in my car, we have determined it down to a mechanical issue not related to the swap.

i have basicly everything for a top swap btw..

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

Haha, wish I had the money laying around for a top swap and 4t65 swap and new rocker panels Hopefully this summer something will happen though.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

well you could top swap and fix the rockers now then worry about the trans later... i know that works.... ask me how... although i didnt have to fuss with rockers.

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

dode all i want for the panle is shipping. it does me no good sitting in my garage


and a GTP PCM will run a L36 just need to delete the boost by pass solinoid codes and flash a GT file on it

the N/A and supercharged 97 cars use the same PCM part number

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92 LeBaron Convert: Turbo 3L 97 Grand Prix GT 4dr "Frankenstein": L67 4t65 swap
97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater

And Jaclyn in her GPONA shirt?

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'05 WRX STi - COBB Stage 2|Invidia DP|3" Borla XR-1|Coilovers|Camber Plates|Swaybars|Endlinks|Bushings|Braces|Anti Lift Kit|DBA4000s|SS lines|
Sold: 06 Cobalt SS/SC, 99 GTP 245WHP/326 Ft-lbs, 06 R6

how long did it take you to change the mounts ?

About 30 minutes if I had to guess. Don't quite remember though since I did the brakes at the same time. It really isn't that bad, just don't be an idiot like I was and forgot to unbolt the upper dogbones then start jacking the engine up. Whoops "Why the heck isn't the engine going up anymore?!?!?!?!" Stand up and see the dogbones say "F you!!!!!" Didn't break them though thankfully.


So predictable

I might have to take you up on that Tom.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

I'm surprised it wasn't a request for jaclyn with no shirt rofl.

Matt you must be whipped pretty bad man, you're still working on your ex's car.... heck I don't even do that! haha

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Gt2256v, FMIC, Port & Polish Head, Stage 2 Colt Cam. Rosten Rods, PD150 Pistons, Oil Cooler, Fuel Cooler, Diablo W/M kit, Built 5 speed with LSD
I work on enough GP's to know I don't want to own one =P

just let me know

only have one i used parts of the other on the merc

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92 LeBaron Convert: Turbo 3L 97 Grand Prix GT 4dr "Frankenstein": L67 4t65 swap
97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater

Matt, we could probably bribe him to let oyu have the panel for free if we give him some head work..... bahahah

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Gt2256v, FMIC, Port & Polish Head, Stage 2 Colt Cam. Rosten Rods, PD150 Pistons, Oil Cooler, Fuel Cooler, Diablo W/M kit, Built 5 speed with LSD
I work on enough GP's to know I don't want to own one =P

Will do Tom.

And I haven't really worked on the GP that much Mike. The tie rod end was about the only thing I've done to it in the past 6 months, but I guess I have to do something with it so I can drive it home every other weekend
She's the one that's going to be whipped if she really wants that Tiguan.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

hahaha touche

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Gt2256v, FMIC, Port & Polish Head, Stage 2 Colt Cam. Rosten Rods, PD150 Pistons, Oil Cooler, Fuel Cooler, Diablo W/M kit, Built 5 speed with LSD
I work on enough GP's to know I don't want to own one =P

lol alri , i might be doin it on a lift is it hard to reach i need to change trans and engine everytime i get outta park to reverse all you hear is a Loud Clunk noise

ZOMG!!! An update!!!!!

Not much has been going on with the car since Jaclyn has been DDing it everyday. I did recently finish up Tinted Taillights Volume II. The first set of VHT tinted ones were fading/turning purple and were having huge moisture problems, but what a shock that is So I hit up Pull-A-Part for the past couple months in order to find 2 good taillights on the cheap. I resealed them just to take a little extra caution against mouisture/delamination problems and then used Rustoleum Lens Tint followed by lots of clear coat and of course some crazy sanding and buffing to make them look buttery smooth. Pretty happy with the results, not perfect by any means but I did admittedly rush them a little since the old tails were getting so bad.


Today Jaclyn and I washed the car, used rubbing compound on the hood to remove the heavy oxidation, waxed with Collinite 845, RainXed all glass, detailed the interior, and resanded the exhaust tips since they were brown. Car looks the best it has in years even with tons of swirl marks, deep scratches, faded paint, and rusted quarter panel haha.


Now that Jaclyn has the summer free, the car should have more downtime for some TLC. Currently it's making a terrible creaking noise whenever you turn the wheel or go over bumps. I first thought strut/mount, but after checking it out tonight it seems like passenger side halfshaft, so the front end is getting some work very shortly. Then it will be getting some body work and treating the rocker panel rust. No engine mods on the way but the tune will be getting some tweaking very shortly as well.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

Looking very nice. Definitely looking forward to the rocker rust repair, as it's something I'll have to be combating relatively soon on my gtp :p Just out of curiosity, any plans for the quarter panel rust in the future?

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http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3934864/1999-pontiac-grand-prix-gtp-coupe-2d My GTP
Mods:Ubend Del, FW Intake, GTX Tips, HID Headlights, Euro Tail Lights, Shift Kit, Cat Del, XplOd Head unit, amp, and 12" sub
00 GT99 Silverado05 Malibu
99 Avenger00 Express Van

Thanks and yeah I'm going to fix the quarter as well. When she bought the car there was a 6" hole right underneath the fuel door. I fixed it hastily the first week she had the car but I just used bondo since it was quick and easy, so to do it right and actually fix it instead of just fill it I'm going to cut out that section fix it the "correct" way haha. The strut towers are still solid thankfully, but just as a precaution I'm going to POR15 them when I do the rockers. Then maybe get a halfway decent paint job on the car or at least fix the current paint. Trying to keep all costs to a minimum as much as possible.


I also edited the first post on page 1 since some of the pic links were dead. Should be good now.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

still have the rocker panel. also i have a caravan if you want some big flat sections fo sheet metal that is fairly rust free (the van only had 70k befor eit died)

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92 LeBaron Convert: Turbo 3L 97 Grand Prix GT 4dr "Frankenstein": L67 4t65 swap
97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater