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tipnitty 10-24-2014 07:07 AM

Why the hell is this the first I'm seeing this project? What a crazy build.

AaronGTR 10-24-2014 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blckgagt (Post 1255885)
Have you been hiding under a rock??? He's been working on this for over 3 years.

See thread here......
http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/sh...hlight=pontiac


First thing I've ever seen of it as well....

Not all of us are members on that site, or care to be. ;) So how would we know if he never posted it over here?

TruGreenGAGT 10-24-2014 08:41 AM

pretty sure sleepy don't use GAOC

sassyness77 10-24-2014 08:51 AM

I guess i never noticed i didn't post anything over here...just usually watch whatever unfolds on this site, seems more entertaining over here... :lol: got the weekend off here so maybe I'll make a thread over hear also!

blckgagt 10-24-2014 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AaronGTR (Post 1255890)
First thing I've ever seen of it as well....

Not all of us are members on that site, or care to be. ;) So how would we know if he never posted it over here?

I can understand the sentiment.
I prefer this site, but i still enjoy keeping up with other projects and news from gaownersclub.

sleepyalero 10-24-2014 10:04 AM

I have an account there just never pop in. But it is sweet.

blckgagt 10-24-2014 05:42 PM

http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/...ps220357f1.jpg

She's still alive...

I either need a new camera or gotta mess with the settings some more. I'm using a Galaxy S4.

AaronGTR 10-24-2014 07:19 PM

I've got an account over on ForeverPontiac too, but almost never pop in there. I just don't have time for multiple forums right now. I spend too much time on the internet as it is. :)

ItsMeScottG 10-24-2014 07:24 PM

I'm 21 as of today, let the fun begin!!! Lol

tipnitty 10-24-2014 07:34 PM

http://i.imgur.com/qOGeNuz.jpg

Edit: Holy huge picture of a dirty ass car batman! lol

sleepyalero 10-24-2014 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blckgagt (Post 1255904)
http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/...ps220357f1.jpg

She's still alive...

I either need a new camera or gotta mess with the settings some more. I'm using a Galaxy S4.


It should be better then that no settings needed.

TDavis 10-24-2014 10:59 PM

Did a little photoshoot with me and my friends SHO. I'll upload more later, trying to watch Netflix while uploading 23123 pictures makes it slow.



https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/...2e0e0eff_h.jpg016
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/...97bf555c_h.jpg015
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/...3f3f1d39_h.jpg022
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3947/...31db0e3c_h.jpg018

crazywinston01 10-25-2014 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDavis (Post 1255914)
Did a little photoshoot with me and my friends SHO. I'll upload more later, trying to watch Netflix while uploading 23123 pictures makes it slow.



https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/...3f3f1d39_h.jpg022

why are your parking lights out?

just curious.

awesome pics btw.

TDavis 10-25-2014 07:28 AM

They're literally out. I took them out so my headlights could get enough ventilation. There is a little hole for a vent behind the reflector side but that wasn't big enough so my headlights would fog up a little on a 40-50 degree night after my headlights have been on. There is virtually no other way besides that to get more ventilation, drilling another hole would get shavings inside the housing and I can't take off the lens so yeah. Regular reflector black housings never fogged but they also had more room inside the housing(no projector) and less heat without a projector.

Worked though, not fogging up at all anymore, I can "officially" keep my headlights in without taking them out multiple times a month. Didn't matter much anyway, those are a useless running lights that never did anything. Not to mention the LEDs that where in there where a darker orange then my LED turn signals also they didn't reflect out much light anyway. Think it looks better TBH. I know there are supposed to be lights there and yet it doesn't bother me which says alot since im anal and OCD

If I could take the lens off I'd paint that area flat black but yeah, lol

Fixed alot of things last week, no more fogging headlights, sway bar noise is gone, and headlights get power from the battery rather then relying on the cars harness which would fail to power up the passenger side every now and then.

mfuller 10-25-2014 08:23 AM

Love the old SHO's. Hope it's a 5-speed. The Wilwood front brakes are awesome.
And the Grand Am looks good too.

AaronGTR 10-25-2014 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDavis (Post 1255918)
They're literally out. I took them out so my headlights could get enough ventilation. There is a little hole for a vent behind the reflector side but that wasn't big enough so my headlights would fog up a little on a 40-50 degree night after my headlights have been on. There is virtually no other way besides that to get more ventilation, drilling another hole would get shavings inside the housing and I can't take off the lens so yeah. Regular reflector black housings never fogged but they also had more room inside the housing(no projector) and less heat without a projector.

Worked though, not fogging up at all anymore, I can "officially" keep my headlights in without taking them out multiple times a month. Didn't matter much anyway, those are a useless running lights that never did anything. Not to mention the LEDs that where in there where a darker orange then my LED turn signals also they didn't reflect out much light anyway. Think it looks better TBH. I know there are supposed to be lights there and yet it doesn't bother me which says alot since im anal and OCD

If I could take the lens off I'd paint that area flat black but yeah, lol

Fixed alot of things last week, no more fogging headlights, sway bar noise is gone, and headlights get power from the battery rather then relying on the cars harness which would fail to power up the passenger side every now and then.


My projectors never fog. You probably didn't have them sealed up properly, letting moisture get in. There shouldn't be ANY holes going into the housing. If you let moisture get in there, then the lights heat it up, it makes the chrome peal off. If you had them sealed before and they were getting moisture in, you probably had a leak somewhere. Possibly the rubber/foam gaskets around the bulb sockets are getting old/loose and need to be replaced. Or the lens wasn't sealed well enough?

Pontiac_guy99 10-25-2014 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfuller (Post 1255919)
Love the old SHO's. Hope it's a 5-speed. The Wilwood front brakes are awesome.

I agree - the boxy SHO's were nice. Wasn't really a fan of the 96-99 SHOs though.

TDavis 10-25-2014 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AaronGTR (Post 1255920)
My projectors never fog. You probably didn't have them sealed up properly, letting moisture get in. There shouldn't be ANY holes going into the housing. If you let moisture get in there, then the lights heat it up, it makes the chrome peal off. If you had them sealed before and they were getting moisture in, you probably had a leak somewhere. Possibly the rubber/foam gaskets around the bulb sockets are getting old/loose and need to be replaced. Or the lens wasn't sealed well enough?

Trust me I've been through it all. Taken the lights out literally 5 different times to re seal them. Bulb seals are fine. Headlights used to fog up after facing the sun after washing the car. Made a breather hole and that quit happening. Same with fogging up with 40-50 degree dry weather with the lights on. Removed that bulb and made a breather tube and now no more fog.

crazywinston01 10-25-2014 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDavis (Post 1255923)
Trust me I've been through it all. Taken the lights out literally 5 different times to re seal them. Bulb seals are fine. Headlights used to fog up after facing the sun after washing the car. Made a breather hole and that quit happening. Same with fogging up with 40-50 degree dry weather with the lights on. Removed that bulb and made a breather tube and now no more fog.

Yeah,

I dont have my parking lights in either thats kinda why I asked. I use to have those anzo projector headlights or whatever and I cut off the bulb harness (for the halo sht). Now I have black housing regular headlights with original protective tape covering up that hole. My problem now is after about a year with them the driver side is gettin water fog all over the lens inside. :/ idk.

Besides that I'm waiting for china to ship my ddm, so I gotta not have this fog maybe the tape fell off!

tipnitty 10-25-2014 03:48 PM

Went on a cruise with the SW Trans Am group. About 10 miles before we got to this spot, noticed my oil pressure was strangely low. Looked under the car and there was bit puddles of oil under the oil filter and down the bottom of the car. Thinking the gasket on the oil filter is shot and it pissed oil everywhere. I'll look at it when it cools off. But was a great time. More pictures later.

http://i.imgur.com/UXrKPuS.png

TDavis 10-25-2014 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazywinston01 (Post 1255925)
Yeah,

I dont have my parking lights in either thats kinda why I asked. I use to have those anzo projector headlights or whatever and I cut off the bulb harness (for the halo sht). Now I have black housing regular headlights with original protective tape covering up that hole. My problem now is after about a year with them the driver side is gettin water fog all over the lens inside. :/ idk.

Besides that I'm waiting for china to ship my ddm, so I gotta not have this fog maybe the tape fell off!

My regular black housings never fogged up, the little sticker they have on it is a breathable type sticker.

tipnitty 10-25-2014 08:56 PM

http://i.imgur.com/F9wMDV5.png

EJ01GAGT 10-26-2014 04:52 PM

Washed all three of our cars my wife's rogue the ga and the civic
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/...68D7B4435B.jpg
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/...B8C9C6C144.jpg
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/...28A79970F8.jpg

tipnitty 10-28-2014 03:23 PM

Side markers and 3rd brake light are now tinted. Diff fluid is changed and diff cover painted black.

http://i.imgur.com/62UMXBs.png
http://i.imgur.com/mnRUzmP.png

TruGreenGAGT 10-28-2014 04:50 PM

I approve. Looks awesome man

AleroB888 10-28-2014 06:15 PM

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps462ed424.jpg

TDavis 10-29-2014 11:31 AM

It lives on


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7462/...87c2dd6c_h.jpg001



Quote:

Originally Posted by tipnitty (Post 1255979)
Side markers and 3rd brake light are now tinted. Diff fluid is changed and diff cover painted black.

Looks MUCH better with the red 3rd tinted, that threw the clear tails way off. Now you just need a silver or clear bird

tipnitty 10-29-2014 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TDavis (Post 1255997)
Looks MUCH better with the red 3rd tinted, that threw the clear tails way off. Now you just need a silver or clear bird

There is a guy that is making light up ones. Waiting to hear of a price before I promise one. But I would rather doubt it. I'll probably do a silver one, or no bird at all.

blckgagt 10-29-2014 02:12 PM

How hard was it to tint the border on your tails? I haven't experimented with tint before, but i have a set of A E D tails that I would like to put together.

tipnitty 10-29-2014 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blckgagt (Post 1256000)
How hard was it to tint the border on your tails? I haven't experimented with tint before, but i have a set of A E D tails that I would like to put together.

It was pretty simple. I used some adhesion promoter and did a few light coats before I put 2 heavier coats down.

mfuller 10-29-2014 03:42 PM

Before parking it for the winter.

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/u...psgzxsztkv.jpg

young gun 10-29-2014 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfuller (Post 1256003)

Favorite alero by far. Sorry sleepy :P

sleepyalero 10-29-2014 06:42 PM

Our cars are basically the same! How can you not like them equally!

Smithkid21 10-29-2014 06:53 PM

Because he doesn't change his wheels every other month lol

TDavis 10-29-2014 06:57 PM

Test drove my friends R6 for him he just bought. Fun as hell, I can see why they say do not start on a 600 but as long as you're smart you should be fine.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3934/...3f919237_h.jpg20141029_181917

AaronGTR 10-29-2014 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepyalero (Post 1256008)
Our cars are basically the same! How can you not like them equally!

Not really...

sleepyalero 10-29-2014 08:12 PM

First time i rode a 600 (r6), i went WOT to 120. lol they are decent.


Racing seats, big brakes, 6 speed, lol black, 4 door, GLS series.

TruGreenGAGT 10-29-2014 09:14 PM

I agree matts looks way better

sleepyalero 10-29-2014 10:28 PM

Done

TruGreenGAGT 10-29-2014 11:49 PM

Don't cry Nathan


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