ArcticGT's '01 GT

[arcticgt]

Well its my first time posting on this message board, so I thought I would share my car with everyone. Its a 2001 Bright White GAGT Coupe. You may have seen it on cardomain before
HERE (www.cardomain.com/id/arcticgt)

Freeway Shot of My Car in Action
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_88_full.jpg

[arcticgt]

Ground Shot
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_72_full.jpg

Front Garage Shot, shows SD Ram Air Hood lines really well
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_64_full.jpg

[arcticgt]

Interior with white face gauges and pillar pod
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_59_full.jpg

Engine Bay with cone filter and TPS
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_86_full.jpg

Last one, rear of car with Borla Exhaust
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_53_full.jpg

[arcticgt]

Modifications
-SD Ram Air Hood
-SD Hood Meshing Painted Black
-SD Hood Closed Extractor Indention Painted Black
-Borla Cat Back Exhaust
-7" Cone K&N Filter
-Casper Throttle Postion Sensor Enhanser
-NR White Face Gauges
-Llyod Floormats with Grand Am Logo
-Grand Am GT Fleece Seat Belt Pads
-Pilot Racing Pedals
-Lotek A-pillar Gauge Pod
-Autometer Phantom Oil Pressure Gauge
-Autometer Phantom Trans Temperature Gauge
-IAT Override
-Chrome Grand Am License Plate Frame
-Wagner Red 94 Bulb Lighting
-GM Chrome Wheel Locks

[Ghostgt]

Sweet car, love the hood!! :P

[arcticgt]

Thanks for the compliment. The hood really added a nice element to the car.

[OhioGrandAm]

Great Hood...Does it fuctional or is it for show..

Love the ground shot.

[99GrandAMSE]

Nice car!!! I like the hood and the gauges blend the exterior color in with the interior ... cool!!!

[ferran586]

Looks great!! :thumbup2:

Originally posted by OhioGrandAm
Great Hood...Does it fuctional or is it for show..

Love the ground shot.

By the looks of the hood I would say it is. Look at the engine bay pic you will notice a hole on the right underside of the hood.

[Spoonya]

Hi, my name is Angie, and I'm an SD Ram Hood addict :agree:

[Gravey]

:agree: I'm starting to see SC/T ram air hoods all over the place now, and that SD hood is really starting to take a hold on me.... And I completely agree with kelly :thumbup2: The gauges in the pod and the cluster blend the whole interior/exterior very nicely!


PS when the hell is PFYC going to start making metric gauges? for us canadian customers?!? oh well... no use ranting here...

BTW very sweet, clean GA!! I love it and if there was a voting box for GAOTW i'd be casting my vote right now, (and a few extras LOL)

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by OhioGrandAm
Great Hood...Does it fuctional or is it for show..


To answer your question, the hood is sort of functional. There is air ducting from the front two heat extractors that run to the air box area. Someone had mentioned the hole cut out on the underside of the hood and they were correct in that it was. The current problem is that the air box needs to be modified to meet up directly with the hood.

Here is a better shot of the underside of the hood for those interested.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_69_full.jpg

The piece you see on the right hand side there is a water catch for the passenger rear heat extractor. I decided that closing that heat extractor completely would be best, since the car is driven daily year round in Michigan weather. The rear drivers side heat extractor comes completely closed already, such water and other elements do not leak into the air box.

PFYC.com has claimed that they were working on an air box, but it doesn't take two year to do this. I have an idea of what I might do, but I am not sure if it is worth the hastle, since it would involve removing the drivers side front quarter panel to do it correctly. As to see how the air box was butting up to the top of the hood when it is shut.

But overall the hood is a great purchase and offers a great weight reduction. Closing a stock hood comparitive to the SD ram air hood is a considerable difference due to the light weight fiberglass.

Here is an overhead shot of the hood for those interested in what the complete hood looks like.


http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_65_full.jpg

[Spoonya]

Wow, thanks for posting the hood shots...... very helpful.....

[arcticgt]

Thanks again for all the compliments. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask and I will provide answers as best I can. Thanks again.

[ferran586]

I love your hood!! I love my 95 and all but there are times I definately wish I had a 99-03.:)

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by ferran586
I love your hood!! I love my 95 and all but there are times I definately wish I had a 99-03.:)

Yeah they are nice cars, but they lack the 5-6 six speed that would push it over the top:)

[Y2KGAGT]

Your engine bay is IMMACULATE!! Nice work :thumbup:

[TA^Guy]

You don't have to remove the fender to check the clearance between the hood and airbox.
Just use some modeling clay or something simular.
Wrap it in plastic or wax paper and place a few chunks of it on the air box and close the hood.
When you reopen the hood the clay should be the proper height.

BTW, nice car.

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by TA^Guy
You don't have to remove the fender to check the clearance between the hood and airbox.
Just use some modeling clay or something simular.
Wrap it in plastic or wax paper and place a few chunks of it on the air box and close the hood.
When you reopen the hood the clay should be the proper height.

BTW, nice car.

Great idea, thanks!

[Corey96SE]

What you can't see on that white car is where I creamed when I saw it. :P

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by Corey96SE
What you can't see on that white car is where I creamed when I saw it. :P

Thanks, I think:P

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by Y2KGAGT
Your engine bay is IMMACULATE!! Nice work :thumbup:

Thanks. The local GA joke is that I must be eating off of it to keep it that clean. A friend of mine specifically brought his GA over for me to clean it for GAP2003, MikeNT.

[antirice]

Originally posted by arcticgt
Thanks. The local GA joke is that I must be eating off of it to keep it that clean. A friend of mine specifically brought his GA over for me to clean it for GAP2003, MikeNT.

sweet ride! if Hadji's ride looks anything close to that it'll get big thumbs up

[DJCobol]

Well that settles the debate on whether to get the SC/T or the SD hood! I love how the hood lines flow with the car! Awesome looking car. I wish I was going to the GAP so I could see it in person.

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by antirice
sweet ride! if Hadji's ride looks anything close to that it'll get big thumbs up

Hadji's car got the full SC/T kit on there and he's thrown a load of money into his car recently. He's definately into modding his car out more then I am at the moment, as I am saving to build myself a house. But if you're going to GAP then Hadji's car wont disappoint you in the looks category, but I keep hastling him on the perfomance end:)

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by DJCobol
Well that settles the debate on whether to get the SC/T or the SD hood! I love how the hood lines flow with the car! Awesome looking car. I wish I was going to the GAP so I could see it in person.

I will not be at GAP this year myself, I have to work both friday and saturday this weekend, so paying to go just for thursday was not worth the fee.

I noticed your from Michigan. We sometimes hang out in downtown Plymouth, there are about three or four GAs and a variety of other cars that are usual down there. If you wanna come check out our stuff, just send me an email with a specific title so that I know its not junk mail! We'd love to have you one night!

[DJCobol]

I'll have to check that out in a few weeks. Plymouth is a little bit of a hike from Grand Rapids, but I'm all about crusing.

[antirice]

Originally posted by DJCobol
I'll have to check that out in a few weeks. Plymouth is a little bit of a hike from Grand Rapids, but I'm all about crusing. wanna stop by Battle Creek on the way???? :D

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by antirice
wanna stop by Battle Creek on the way???? :D

If I was going to Chicago, I would be tempted to stop on through, but I don't see that happening in the near future.

[SCGA1]

A clean, mean machine that quietly seduces.:thumbup: :thumbup:

[arcticgt]

Originally posted by SCGA1
A clean, mean machine that quietly seduces.:thumbup: :thumbup:

Nicely put:thanks:

[arcticgt]

Finally got a decent interior shot of my car, which includes embroidered floor mats, embroidered seat belt pads, white face gauges, A-pillar pod with autometer phantom gauges, and pilot racing pedals.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/252000-252999/252724_95_full.jpg