My Ram Air Grand Am GT Rebuild

[sleepyalero]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

What size are the tires?

245/x r17

[3800L67GAM]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

You can get a custom setup that will last longer than the car for 1/2 the price.... I guess I don't see the point on putting $700+ into an exhaust system when there are so many other places where that money is better spent (headers, for example).

I would never spend that type of money on an exhaust system I got mine for free.

[3800L67GAM]

Originally Posted by Gtomike72

I did some work to the car over the weekend...

I bought some new black housing headlights, although wondering if I can take these apart and tint the corners? Anyone know?



Bought a new header panel to replace the broken one I discovered when painting the car...



Ouch...



Most of the exterior is done, just need the front bumper emblem and rear reverse lights installed and a good detail! Still need to put a couple shims on the bumper to header panel mount. The hood to light and fender gap is gone!!



Cant tell in the picture but I installed the lower grill inserts. I still need to tweek the hood ones to fit right and the upper grill ones I want to sit behind the silver border insert so going to play around with that as well

the 17inch Kv5 sport edition chrome rims would look great on your car they have them on tire rack?

[TDavis]

Originally Posted by 3800L67GAM

the 17inch Kv5 sport edition chrome rims would look great on your car they have them on tire rack?

Meh I'd rather him have the Silver painted ones. Those are the rims I was first going to get but they decided to not make them available in 18s anymore.

[DrFabulous]

Eagle 077's would look nice on that ride... (keep in mind this set is reaallly dull in this picture)

[TDavis]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

Eagle 077's would look nice on that ride... (keep in mind this set is reaallly dull in this picture)

Yeah if you can actually find those damn wheels now a days. Even if I could find those I wouldn't get them just because they are so overplayed on GAs. Yes they look clean but I'd rather have a different set of clean rims and not be like alot of other people with the same car I have.

Hense why I'm getting the rims I'm getting

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by TDavis

Yeah if you can actually find those damn wheels now a days. Even if I could find those I wouldn't get them just because they are so overplayed on GAs. Yes they look clean but I'd rather have a different set of clean rims and not be like alot of other people with the same car I have.

Hense why I'm getting the rims I'm getting

They aren't THAT hard to find.... I had 2 sets for a while, sold them pretty cheap to a member on here in MN.

As much as I like unique rims (see: my last GA and my Saab), I still can't deny how great 077's look on GA's. In my 8-9 years of living around Minneapolis and keeping an eye on GA's, I have seen probably 3 sets total.... so they may not be something new on here, but they probably will be wherever the OP lives.

[Gtomike72]

Anyone want to photoshop some for me?

[Gtomike72]

Originally Posted by bricooper78

black out the indents next to the fog lights, that will look good, especially with the two tone thing you're doing. i'll find a pic of mine, they were off of custom ga .com i think, or grafxwerks, one or the other, cheap little thing, 5 minute "install" (wet and stick--that's what she said) and it's a subtle little thing that looks good.

Lol ordering some now!! I wanted the "Pontiac" inserts but they are just stickers it looks like. I had some plastic ones for my camaro ss

[bricooper78]

forgot about the pic

and even so, the sticker for the pontiac arrowhead would be cool. hell carbon fiber may look ok, but i myself would be okay laying a vinyl black sticker in that dent and seeing what it looks like before really deciding

[Gtomike72]

Has anyone actually opened those scoops up and maybe put like a black mesh insert behind?

[bricooper78]

yea, i've seen a couple cut out, which was honestly probably just as easy as the stickers

i think the couple i saw were on gaoc tho, don't remember seeing them here

[Gtomike72]

Granted the mod is purposeless but rather be real than "simulated"

[DrFabulous]

Much easier to just put something over the scoop than cutting it out and installing mesh... you're not going to get much for airflow in there anyways.

[Gtomike72]

SC/T spoiler arrived last night. It's plastic dipped black which I test fit on the car and actually doesn't look too bad black. Although I would repaint it a gloss or semi gloss black along with the hood scoops. Also thinking of doing the lower section of the rear bumper black (or would that just be too much black?) don't want to look overdone. Plus I want black Pontiac letters for the front and rear bumpers and I think I will call it a day bodywise

Pics this afternoon when I get on works computer!

[sleepyalero]

i think a gloss black would be better since theres really no matte black on the car.

[young gun]

Originally Posted by Gtomike72

SC/T spoiler arrived last night. It's plastic dipped black which I test fit on the car and actually doesn't look too bad black. Although I would repaint it a gloss or semi gloss black along with the hood scoops. Also thinking of doing the lower section of the rear bumper black (or would that just be too much black?) don't want to look overdone. Plus I want black Pontiac letters for the front and rear bumpers and I think I will call it a day bodywise

Pics this afternoon when I get on works computer!

#1 black spoiler on non black car...



#2 Are you going with a SC/T kit? if so I think it would change your ideas on somethings

#3 Black lettering? cool.

#4 Do the bottom portion of the GT rear bumper black if your not going SC/T. Very subtle but looks good. A few on here have done it. One i'm thinking of is red and lives in Arizona

#5 personally I hate the hood scoops painted at all. Just add a accent coloring to the scoops grill. Less is more.

#6 still jealous

#7 I found this and thought of you fabs..



#8 I'm done

#9 time for halo4



#Halo4, #hashtagsaregay

[Gtomike72]

Some pics as promised...yep...was installing this in the rain!

[TDavis]

Meh. Still not a fan of the different colored spoiler, paint it body color. Keep that with the old school chargers and challengers, doesn't fit the GA.

[Shade2012]

You might, MIGHT, be able to pull it off with tinted tails and those hood accents you were talking about. Oh, and a two toned sc/t kit.