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Did you take your GP further than expected?

My car has been down since july, and all winter. I just wanted a decent car that had some jam to it , now its getting extremely ported heads, big custom ground cam and a t67 turbo with all custom stainless piping tig welded by myself.
 


It's still fall... Maybe i missed the memo about it being Winter already ? But no i planned on going cam with my car but i'm only to the rocker stage presently. Not sure if i'll get to the cam stage or not...I'm kinda wanting a LSX mobile after having my GP for 6 years.
 
Well, I bought my car with a lot of the mods I wanted so no...

I will say the suspension/tranny is what ate up all the money. I did just buy some roller rockers, probably getting a wideband and replacing struts/brakes in the spring...Other than that, some paint correction and tires and oil will hopefully be all she needs.

Pending a good job soon, I'll be saving up for something different. Right now though, this car is still awesome IMO
 
do fbodys for brakes...after finally upgrading i find no reason anyone should have the stock stoppers. you can upgrade for around the cost of a good brake job
 
Logan541 said:
Was just keeping it stock I am original owner its 97 GT. Then a deer committed suicide on my hood and fender got the fender from a yard, could not find a hood ended up getting one from stinger fiberglass. Well may as well make the ram air functional since its there, then the GM dealer set fire to my engine so since I had to replace stuff to find the issue might as well use MSD coil packs (I know stockers are better found out after I bought them) K&N Cone, 8 mmwires, Ahh hell may as well paint it all up under that hood. Damn need brakes ok Slotted Rotors it is. 295,000 on the suspension may as well go with all moog parts LCA, Tie rods,KYB Struts, aw hell somebody just posted a article on analog to digital conversion why not, cd in radio stopped working may as well get something with Bluetooth, Dam leds inside would look nice, hmm head lights are shot why not get clear corners while I have them out. Ummmmmmmmmm that answer your question?
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lol, thats how i was partially. mine needed a lil work done when bought it and i guess that's where "project grand prix" started. and these forums didnt make it better, cuz i kept lookin and saying "ooh, i need that" lol
 


twol8uluz said:
Most of my upgrades come under "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule. If something breaks I replace it with better/mods. Waiting for my exhaust to break so I can get headers, then pulley, then tune. Waiting for my headlights to take a **** so I can get retrofits. Etc, etc. So im sure it will all come in time, just waiting for **** to break! Lol
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lol, i like that way of thinking
 
Ok well if we are talking GP....my GTP never ran. bought it and then parted it out as it had a blown motor. #4 was all over the oil pan

my first and current obsession is my Z34. when i bought it back in 2001 while in school i didnt think i would do anything to it. then my stereo kept locking... so instead of paying the dealer to unlock it i dropped in a JVC that i still have. there were two triggers for me to begin my modding. the first was brakes. in the 1st year i spent $1500 on brakes at a shop. at that point i made the decision to either learn to do the work myself or sell the car.

the next i guess is just time. i have had the car for 10 years. i have done a mix of upgrade when broke and "I want that!!!" I never dreamed it would come this far. i would be bored in class and jot down a dream wish list for my car if money and time werent a factor. then years later i would find it and discover hey! i have done this entire list... and then make a new one.

the dream list had stuff like:
-port bore and polish the entire DOHC top end. did that Maf to heads
-Trany gear swap. 2 rebuilds and the last with higher stall converter shift kit 3.73 gears
-exhaust custom 2.5" from the DP back
- i was one of the first to build a FWI on a 5th gen monte without relocating the battery
-wheels, spoiler, suspension
-then TUNING..... then Wideband....

Now its got the engine swapped to a 3800 this was a far out dream but it is RUNNING

the topswap just needs to go on.


i'll just go and post my dream list of things i dont think i will do but will like to:
-TEP trany with all the goodies
-cam
-IC
-aluminum heads
-twin charge
 
Im gonna say compared to when i bought it day one, I have taken it further but for the good. For the first year i had this i didnt wanna really put too much mods into it. I started off with a KN drop in filter and magnaflow cat.Got bored quick. Then i found this forum and here i am. $800 worth of mods later and much better car ill say. I still wanna take it further near future plans include cam, custom tune and a few lil things. Keep it N/A for a lil bit then top swap once i have the time and money.
 
nope, mine is still stock even down to the airbox. i have other projects and too little money to spend it on my gp. my exhaust is getting rotted though, and i need to replace some suspension parts soon as well. ill probably upgrade those things
 


wpbboy81 said:
lol, thats how i was partially. mine needed a lil work done when bought it and i guess that's where "project grand prix" started. and these forums didnt make it better, cuz i kept lookin and saying "ooh, i need that" lol
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I agree this forum sucks you in just when you think your done someone posts something and I go hmmm that seems cool and that usually leads to "can I modify it to make it more unique.
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wpbboy81 said:
lol, i like that way of thinking
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Lol, yeah I've found after MANY cars and tens of thousands of $'s later, its the best, smartest, and most effective way to conserve the time and money........IF you have the will power to not impulse buy mods and upgrades.......which I think alot of ppl don't have! Lol
 
I just bought my 99 GTP really for the wife. I found the forum and it has help me a great deal. The car runs like a champ now. I was hoping the wife would get in it and say I don't like this car as I promised her if she didn't like it I would get her something else. The plan was for her not to like it and then I would mod it. Guess that plan went out the window as she loves the car and now I am not even allowed to move the seat to drive it. It is all hers and I will just do what needs to be done and keep it a reliable clean daily driver for her.
 
1999BLKGTP said:
I just bought my 99 GTP really for the wife. I found the forum and it has help me a great deal. The car runs like a champ now. I was hoping the wife would get in it and say I don't like this car as I promised her if she didn't like it I would get her something else. The plan was for her not to like it and then I would mod it. Guess that plan went out the window as she loves the car and now I am not even allowed to move the seat to drive it. It is all hers and I will just do what needs to be done and keep it a reliable clean daily driver for her.
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Buy another as a toy, so you have one as a test/parts car?
They're dirt cheap.
 
when i first joined this forum and went through some threads i had lots of dreams and idea's for the car but never thought i'd get there. feb will be my 3rd year with this car and i can't believe how much money i've pumped into it.

so to the OP yea i had dreams, now it's reality and an expensive hobby. but now i actually budget and plan my next mod, just have no idea when it'll actually stop.
 


I only have an open cone and some exhaust. I did do some painting on the interior pieces but my mod list will be broken out after college is out, though some will be accomplished during the summer.
 
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