Operation 2001 SS
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ITS ALIVE !!!3/16/13 5:35 PM Eastern time !! The Beast is reborn Code name "Bumble" Woo Hoo !! Its off to the alignment shop and then some Exhaust mods , As it turns out it has a Borla system on it(bonus) going to make some fit and finish mods to the system , Once back from that a few days of shake down then off to body and paint !! Ill try to sen Keith a short walk around vid before she goes for cosmetics...
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Great project! Going through many of the same small fixes with my '00 V6, how long did you spend on the headlights? I buffed out mine as well but yours look phenomenal!! any particular headlight restoration system?
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Thanks guys !on the headlights I wet sand them with 800 then 1200 then 1800 then buffed them out with presta compound and then swirl remover , on the engine I don't know I can't imagine other than they had hit and run over a curb and bent the subframe may have damaged the oil pump ? Never know ,, 74k n the miles sorry on the rims but they are going to good use 
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Verdad Gallardo Thanks guys !on the headlights I wet sand them with 800 then 1200 then 1800 then buffed them out with presta compound and then swirl remover , on the engine I don't know I can't imagine other than they had hit and run over a curb and bent the subframe may have damaged the oil pump ? Never know ,, 74k n the miles sorry on the rims but they are going to good use
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Presta is Awesome but you have to follow the steps and buffer rpm to a "T" and use the correct pad with the corresponding compound/sealer/wax Follow the steps and the results can be spectacular !! you are correct Dark colors can be the hardest but the system works.
Holy moly - Nice job Bob! I hadn't seen you (in person or on the forums) in a long while and I was thinking I recognized your screen name from the 3800 days and then I put two and two together with Murph being active here too. I have the red 96 Z you did a bunch of body work on 2-3 summers ago up at Portsmouth Ford (I think).
What are you up to these days? What a great present for the wife!
Brian
What are you up to these days? What a great present for the wife!
Brian
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Hey Brian good to hear from you ! Your car is what got me started thinking about doing this for her when the time came . Bumble is coming together quite nicely new engine and subframe fixed the big issues its almost done at the exhaust shop then off to the glass shop then across the street to body and paint the vet motor sounds quite healthy with the exhaust I was told its Borla I think it's loud mouth either way has a awesome sound !! I'm in Lawence mass now at Coadys towing still have my Monte as well
Hey Brian , Pat popped in this thread earlier too all kinds of NE Pontiac guys in here now
2 1st gen f bodies (68 bird , 69 hugger orange big block SS clone)
easily in the 20's on 2nd gens ( got 1 now) mostly 70's Trans AM's , couple Z28's
only 3 3rd gens
and so far 4 4th gens
Bob , have you tried at all to post pics again ? I know you still show as no posts , weird as you have several just in this thread lol
well here it is seeing the light of day , it looks like it needs a good wheeling but I imagine your trying to keep all waxes/silicones away from it where its off to the bodyshop soon lol
and a couple pics of the top side of the short block
did that thing eat too much mexican food ? looks like it lol
mmm guocamole
well here it is seeing the light of day , it looks like it needs a good wheeling but I imagine your trying to keep all waxes/silicones away from it where its off to the bodyshop soon lol
and a couple pics of the top side of the short block
did that thing eat too much mexican food ? looks like it lol
mmm guocamole
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Down to a few things on the punch list the off to paint anyone know a fix for why the rear of the car is one inch off l to r rr is one inch lower than drivers side found a ton of posts on this no one has offered a solution
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I have checked everything I think I have disconnected every thing on the rawr axle shocks/sway bar/ lateral bar /new springs / and put a heater hose on only the drivers side still one inch off I have seen a ton of speculation on why this is from too many fat chicks to designed to level on tork load any Ideas ?