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#136519 - 07/20/09 05:22 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
palsut Offline
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Originally posted by palsut:
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Tim: It is on my living room. My car never move since May 25th. I don't want my 18" wheel get dirty so I put old wheel back.
lol. You need help, dude. [/b]
On May 25th, I removed valve covers, upper intake manifold, air box, coil pack, alt, coolant line, unhook the wires crap, and some random parts.

After May 25th, busy busy busy busy....

Finally, Day 2 working on the engine yesterday first time since May 25th. Yesterday, I removed steering wheel pump, fuel line, remove 6 bolts out of lower intake manifold. I need buy small 10mm socket to get 2 bolts out of lower intake manifold. I can't find small one. I guess I lost it or it might somewhere in my car trunk "buried" between backseat and trunk area. I decide stop and start roof rail & black arrowhead project. Believe me I'm fine. Just no time to work during working 40-60 hours including Saturday work. All I need help for remove the pushrod but I haven't gone yet. Still need find 10mm socket first.
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#136520 - 07/31/09 09:44 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Since I'm on 1 week vacation this week. It is my final day for my vacation today. Bummer... So I decide to working on interior project.

From what I did... I removed the old carpet out.



I cut the bigger hole for new fold down backseat.


I placed the new carpet on top of my old carpet for easy cut.


Install new black carpet with new floor mats



Install the new leather door panel with silver window bezel & tint door light (mine don't come with light)

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#136521 - 07/31/09 09:46 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Test the door piller where carpet tuck in as example (didn't install it anyway) Look good.


What my car look like with door closed.


Install dashboard cover (yes need paint it someday), shift area cover and smoking tray


Strut bar. I was planning install the trunk area but I can't find Don Rome's important paper info. Gotta find it somewhere in filing cabinet.


I actually plan have dashboard (big one) and door panels dye as black. What do you think right now in this pictures? Leave it alone or just dye it black as silver/black theme? The door piller will paint as galaxy silver someday later. I would say this interior project is about 80% finish. Gosh it is feel good to have everything back together. My car have driver seat only since Fall season. Kind like drag car with weight loss lol

So interior look great but shame it is not driving yet. In 3 days, it was raining so I can't working on it. So far I spend 1 day on the engine. I removed lower intake manifold, fuel line, and random parts block that way. Engine look clean for 106K mileage. I always change oil every 3000 mileage. Not bad.


Hopefully, I will install it back this weekend if weather is good. Nothing much exciting for the engine. Just a normal blown 3100 gasket repair job.

So what you think of new interior look? I like it very much. Some neighbors are trying take a peek inside of my car for what I'm doing inside :rolleyes: lol
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#136522 - 07/31/09 11:33 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Palsut, Your car is gonna look beast!
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#136523 - 08/01/09 04:24 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Thank jorgs_7

I put some goodies on my car today.

Install lower steering wheel (under steering wheel piece) & money tray (on shift cover)


What my new backseat look like with new cut hole. Not bad. Much better than old seat have tiny space. It should help for load the bigger item. Maybe spare front or rear bumper? lol



The trunk area is 100% completed. I know you will disagree with that because I need cool loud music box but duh I'm deaf lol... I would like have trunk liner but they don't make it anymore. W-body store actually have one for like 2 weeks then it is gone? Way short to sell and gone again lol... Oh I have trunk mat cover but I'm not going to put it on because I have engine parts in the boxes so I will put it back after engine install back. I kind want black mat carpet cover but I'm glad it is same stock carpet because it will match my backseat color. Not bad. See example of my trunk mat cover on my winter car last year.


Install Strut Tower Brace with Don Rome's bracket. I also cut small hole on trunk carpet. Then I slide the STB inside the carpet first then I put the bolt in. It does look good.



That's was my orignal plan from someone's car picture. Got black carpet already. So far 3 more left for paint big shift area, dashboard cover & door pillar as galaxy silver that will look good on black carpet. After I installed everything yesterday. It keep me change my mind about dashboard and door panel as black in my original plan. My dad think it look great and leave it alone like 2 tone color between black carpet and dashboard color. What do you think?
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#136524 - 08/01/09 09:59 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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looks great!! where did u get the carpets??
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#136525 - 08/01/09 10:47 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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looks great!! where did u get the carpets??
Thank you. Blackarrow gave me that link last year. It is still on the bookmark since last year. I don't need it anymore on my bookmark for now lol

http://www.auto-interior.com/pontiac12.htm#about

Mine is 801 Black. The floor mat that I brought from pfyc.com. The black color is surprise match. The picture look like it show white letter but it is really silver letter.

It wasn't bad install job as it is my 1st time yesterday. I took some time and patient to make it go smooth. I'm really glad I did that. wink
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#136526 - 08/02/09 08:04 AM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Looks good man! Coming along really well.
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#136527 - 08/02/09 09:03 AM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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lookin good palsut

you should take your mainfolds down to milzy so he can port them and then put a 3400 throttle body on it laugh
milzy is higher than the WOT manifold set tho :p
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#136528 - 08/02/09 07:21 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Thanks Igor & Andrew383.

I wish but I have no $$$ for that. I would like to make engine look neat but I use lot of simple green to clean the engine off. It look much better than my dirty engine. I will try put it together this weekend. I didn't do that yesterday and today. I just want to have a final good rest before I'm going back to work tomorrow. Not looking forward that to back work after 10 days vacation lol
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#136529 - 08/03/09 09:45 AM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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you gonna paint the upper manifold?
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#136530 - 08/03/09 04:02 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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Nice, I wish I could do all of that. Have to wait until I pay my car off first.
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#136531 - 08/03/09 04:12 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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I like those seats down... would work good for a subwoofer setup...
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#136532 - 08/03/09 06:41 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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i think palsut forgot to post a pic of something he got polished ...... hhmmmmmmm? lol
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#136533 - 08/03/09 10:43 PM Re: palsut's car 2009 project (56K) *update 11/2*
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you gonna paint the upper manifold?
No. I told you all my engine parts is stay the way as it is. No powedercoating or polish. I wish but I'm currently fixing the blown gasket. Like I say I have no cash for that. Someday in 2010 or 2011.


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Nice, I wish I could do all of that. Have to wait until I pay my car off first.
That's why I'm waiting for my car pay off first. After zero payment on that car then time torn her off and make new project. If I did that in middle of car payment then I don't want bank take all the stuffs like aftermarket spoiler, hood and etc. stuffs. That's why I have to wait. You are smart to wait until pay off wink

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I like those seats down... would work good for a subwoofer setup...
I like it very much. Way much better than like 2 feet in old seat fold down. Kind stupid lol

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i think palsut forgot to post a pic of something he got polished ...... hhmmmmmmm?
you again? lol again NO POLISH parts on my engine. It is for metal gasket repair job only. No goodies on my engine.

I will work on my engine at my boss house garage. I'm working on that engine during hot sunny is really kill me. My boss will let me use his garage and finish it off on Saturday and Sunday. That's really nice of him. He knew I miss my car so he let me finish it off this or next weekend lol

That car was tow like 2 hours ago.



He says my car is very dirty so he will wash it for me tomorrow morning. Cool boss ever! laugh
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