another " newbie"

[maddmax]

hi all

-joined again after being off this GA forum for a very long time.........i probably have one of the oldest GA'S on this forum !!!

-it's a 1991 , and yes , STILL on the road , believe it or not........

cheers
:)

[mikekanzler]

welcome nice ride i love the late 80s early 90s grand ams :)

[amazingamse]

Welcome back!!

[maddmax]

thanks for the warm welcome.....................

-sorry , picture is a scan , and a older shot ( forgot to mention )..........sorry , no " mods" or anyhing major like that..........not yet anyway.......

-at this rate , i'll probably be buried in the car when i die , cause i plan to have it that long! lol

cheers

[Pascal]

:welcome:

Very nice GA you got there!!

One of mine is a 86, so you dont have the oldest here :D
But it is not on the road anymore. I retired it this winter and it is awaiting restoration.

[maddmax]

you got me there ( on the age ) !!!!

-you sure have a nice looking car , and looks like great color too !!!

maybe we can both sell to a museum for a good price ??? .............LOL

:)

[Pascal]

you got me there ( on the age ) !!!!

-you sure have a nice looking car , and looks like great color too !!!

maybe we can both sell to a museum for a good price ??? .............LOL

:)

Thanks!
Both of my car are not for sale ;)

As for the color of my '86, i never saw it on another Grand Am of this era... dont know if it's very rare. It has been repainted in the 90's with a color near the original, but it is a two tone originally.

[maddmax]

well-

regardless of if was repainted.....sure looks great from the pic............

-hope all goes well with the restoration etc..........

[ga5speed02]

:welcome: love the GA

[rainbowbriteboy]

Welcome :)

[Pascal]

well-

regardless of if was repainted.....sure looks great from the pic............

-hope all goes well with the restoration etc..........


Thanks!!! The pic was taken in 2000 when i bought my GT. The car looked better then... :(


Right now i'm collecting part for the future restoration. Can you beleive it is easier to find part for my father's Maverick than my Grand Am!!

[maddmax]

yes, i CAN believe.............

i have trouble finding parts for my 1991 grand am.............


NO trouble rebuilding my Delorean~~~

*** hopefully when the delorean is done , i can GO BACK in time and pick up parts for my grand am..........i'll keep you all posted!!!! ****


cheers
cm

[Pascal]

yes, i CAN believe.............

i have trouble finding parts for my 1991 grand am.............


NO trouble rebuilding my Delorean~~~

*** hopefully when the delorean is done , i can GO BACK in time and pick up parts for my grand am..........i'll keep you all posted!!!! ****


cheers
cm


:lol:
Bring back parts for my car too!! :D

Take a look, you might be interested:

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/pts/739231342.html

http://nashville.craigslist.org/pts/738564173.html

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/pts/742408705.html

[maddmax]

hello

- here's some more helpful info:

there is a company called " VINTAGE PARTS , LLC"

loctaed in " beaver dam , WI , USA zip 53916


they specialize in buying a billion of dis-continued parts from GM NORTH AMERICA , then re-selling them to you and me!

- items are usually NOS ( new old stock).


i recently just rec'd a box of several items for my grand am , discontinued many years ago by GM ........all i rec'd were in " brand new" condition !!!

HOWEVER

- you will no doubt have to go through your local GM dealer's parts department on this .......from what i have learned , they DO NOT deal with the public directly.


- put together some items you are looking for , and present them to your " parts guy" ........IF the parts are available through " VINTAGE'........he / she should see it prompt on the computer..........


- some common versions / sayings that some parts people use are " VI " , " GM VINTAGE " or just " vintage"............



hope this helps in some way !!!!


cheers


cm

[GA_mayne]

ha I thought that NOS meant "nice old sh!t" haha

nice ride :cool:

[Pascal]

Unfortunatly, the "part guy" at my dealer wont take the extra time to check what you are saying.

All i have is "the part is discontinuated" and that's about it.. :(

[maddmax]

sorry to hear that......

IF there is a part # or #'s etc you can provide , i might be able to check on my end

just a thought anyway

thanks

[Pascal]

Thanks!!!

This one could help a lot:
http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89666


Which part are you looking for your Grand Am?

[maddmax]

hello

i probably missed this info somewhere........, so that's why i'm asking...............


is the car you're looking for the " shift" cable a auto trans or " manual ?????


thanks

[Pascal]

The shift cable i'm looking for is for a auto trans. The 3.0L never came with a manual.

:)

[the_grandam]

welcome back! =)
so my first ga may have only been a 99 and my 'new' one might only be a baby 04...but my ta is a 77 =P although this IS a ga forum haha

[Pascal]

T/A 77.. :drool:

[Shadow-D]

:welcome:
It's not that often to see older GAs. Very nice :)

[the_grandam]

best year, 77 in my opinion.
love that car...
needs a little tlc thanks to parents temporary lack of judgment (getting it painted at maaco!?!?)

[eric99gt]

For the love of god give your son a haircut lol (guessing he's your son). Awesome GA btw. Those old ones had some flair as well.