My 96 GASE

[luczjasp]

Here's my whip. A '96 Grand Am. I've had her since '01, and I don't think I'll ever get rid of her. I did just put $620 into the engine for repairs, (blew a head gasket) but other than that I have had no complaints. I do want to get a new vehicle sometime, but still keep this. I would like to get a body kit for it sometime but that will have to wait. Most of it is stock...I just painted the mirrors red as well as the pastic under the wippers. I also Painted the interior red but I can't find the pics of it. Nothing real special but I love her...customization at the price of a few cans paint.

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/8290/dscn072421yn.jpg

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/9584/mygrandam2tt.jpg

[Big Joe]

Looks pretty good. Painted mirrors are great.

[red98grandamse]

looks good to me... my only pet peeve about the SE's is the chrome around the windows... WHen I first got my SE, i blacked out that chrome with vinyl, and I think it looks 100X better, but thats just a personal thing on my part. Overall she looks good.. which engine is in her, the 4 or 6 cyl? Im guesing 6cyl because the head gasket seems to be more of an issue on them.

[luczjasp]

Yeah...she's got the 6 cyl. 3.1
I finally paid her off a few months ago. My girl wants me to get a new car by the end of next year but I'm not sure I can part with my car. I'm going to re-paint all the parts this spring, and get a new grill. Hopefully I can get into some engine work also. Anyone have some low cost ideas to get a little more performace out of her?

[ga5speed02]

looks great :thumbup2: :)

[luczjasp]

Thanks guys. I know there isn't much done to it, hopefully when I get some more cash (college loans and house payments are a bitch) I'll be able to do more.

[Prospeeder]

Well it has V6 on the fender... but yea nice car, painted mirrors are nice, i wish i had em, i like the chrome trim, it goes with the car, but what ever you like

[born4drivn]

nice looking ride, your should get some 17 or 18's on her, and a couple strut bars, she'll ride so much better. Take turns smoother, etc.

[Chain]

Very nice.. I like it , to bad you have to have that dang tag in the front.

[InsaneSkippy]

Looks good

[mrjoecanadian]

Nice ride now I gotta paint my mirrors this summer and tint my windows.

[khanley8604]

nice car. that tint is so dark i love it.

[luczjasp]

thanks guys.
khanley8604...This pic was taken last summer and I got a ticket towards the end of the summer because it was to dark (5% limo)...it registered 3% on the cops meter! Now I have 30% limo tint on...not as dark but still dark. I think this summer I'm gonna put the 5% limo tint back on.

[red98grandamse]

Oops. didnt even notice the v6 badging.... and agreed.. to each their own on the chrome trim, it just never appealed to me, so I ditched it rather quickly:)

[skateswitch97]

nice ride. congradulation for the ga of the week, i agree with you about the chrome paul, ive decided to keep my se kit so im just going to paint the chrome stripes on the bumpers red to match might be able to do it this weekend

[red98grandamse]

Yea, congrats on GAOTW... nice to see another red 4th gen get it:)

[ga5speed02]

congrats on GAOTW :thumbup2: :woot:

[luczjasp]

Thanks everyone! Once the snow melts and it warms up...I plan on doing a few more mods to her. I'll post more pics then. Thanks again!

[born4drivn]

congrats also bro, you have one nice ride there....

[03GT-SC/T]

Congrats on GAOTW, well deserved!

[DontPassTheFence]

Ah excellent, another 4th gen-er :D It looks damn good with the all red and dark tint :thumbup:


and Paul - how did you do the black vinyl over the chrome strip? the black rubber/plastic coating BS is starting to peel on the driver's side door on my GT :( Damn AZ sun has destroyed it!!!

[03grandam]

Congrats on GAOTW. Nice clean ride, looks good, nice job.

[XoticGA]

Originally posted by 03GT-SC/T
Congrats on GAOTW, well deserved!

:agree: :woot:

[nice96gt]

Congrats on GAOTW!!