as the title says, my cruise control stopped working,
I've taken it to the shop to see what he could do,
he told me he would have to rip the whole thing apart cuz
the wiring seemed fine, fuses, relays, tells me it'll be close to
1000 dollars, that's kinda ridiculous in my opinion,
but what really ...

i dont, it was just a thought, i found a few unpainted ssei covers on a website for a couple hundred bucks, now i just gotta see who can paint it while im home on leave!


see post about wtb bumper cover!

so i found an SE bumper cover on a parts website,
would it fit up to my ssei? i cant remember.

yea but i dont wanna blow it up, again.. ha.. hrmm..

i figured, im gonna see how much mr tim would do it up for, and go from there.

01bonneSC wrote:

MadMike wrote:
very true about the trans tho, so i mean i might as well go with the 80e regardless, if i can find one.

IIRC, the 4TH80 is a N* only trans.

a buddy of mine knows how to match them up, i have no idea how it would work, but he claims it can be done!

ive considered twin charging, just for the badass effect, but that seems like way to much tuning work..

very true about the trans tho, so i mean i might as well go with the 80e regardless, if i can find one.

my buddy locally can help with the install, hes a master at building 3800's

the only ...

i watched those.. i know, im sad now. but it doesnt mean its still not a good idea!

cuz its either

genV/ic/e85/building stock tranny

-or-

L26/36 uim/turbo kit/e85/80e

short term the turbo kit will be more expensive, but itll make more power in the long run.

if i can find either setup tho for ...

i know about all the GP's and all that, regals, etc, but never seen a bonneville. thats what i ment.

either way, its a build that would probably produce the most power for time/money spent.

just tossing the idea out there, i have yet to ever see anyone try to turbo a bonne,
whether it be not cost effective, or just because its alot of modifying. but ive been thinkin,
if i would be to give this a shot, and my info is right,
id be the first one to do it. and set some mean records!

like ...

success! the car is tip top now!
i cleaned out alot of coolant from the egr, its dry now.
changed the oil, ran motor flush too.
it ended up we just turned the crank like 50 times, and it started.
oh the insane sounds and smells it made when we got it goin,
but now it sounds great, no funny colored ...

well i think the plugs might be fried, there kinda burnt up,
and every time i pull em out they have black all over em,
im gonna replace them all,
and check over all the battery cables,
and the starter will be here tomorrow

also im considering,
that i might have just not flushed out
all the ...

yes

yes
yes
and 89lbs like the instructions said,

but one of the bolts didnt seat right in the bottom, it ripped out one or two layers of threads, idk why, the oem bolt was all corroded, so i guess thats what the issue was cuz thats where it was leaking, theres no leak anymore, i took the whole thing ...

your saying i should try it? or that i did it and shouldnt have?

the tb spacer is for when i do the n* conversion.

the tb gasket was leaking when i turned the car over after installation

why? cuz i wanted too

24mm! haha bought 5 different sizes, then returned the rest.

ok so i turned it like 3 full rotations, alot dribbled out,
then i kicked it over twice with the plugs out,
a bunch shot out, and a little fuel along with it,
i then replaced the plugs, and wires, and went to start it up,
it went to ...

Mechanical Mike wrote:You can put a ratchet on the crank bolt or even on the alternator.

what size ratchet and or socket?

how would i turn it by hand? take the belts off and all that?

i was gonna grab new plugs anyway cuz these ones look burnt up a little, about 3000 miles on em only tho.

took all 6 plugs out, coolant on all of em, how do i get the coolant out of there? this is gonna suck i know it.