Time to pull a Haro

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 3:29 pm

Well the 88 needs a new drivers seat so i got these..

And while i'm at it the carpet is getting pulled and washed and I need to figure out why my sub doesn't turn on anymore.

Seats out and very dirty floor

Not related but I saw this in my shed today and had totally forgot I had it

LS4 from my friends GP GXP....this one seized because he didn't get it tuned soon enough after we put different lifters in to remove DoD. Still need to tear it apart to be sure of cause then rebuild it for a sandrail :D....thats a winter project though

SSEiMan01 · Post by **SSEiMan01** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:01 pm

Are those seats teal or black? If they're black and in that good a shape I'll be jealous!

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:09 pm

They are teal actually, not the exact color i wanted but they were the best ones at the yard and I want the 88 drivable again. I Would love black, but I think they will look alright since I don't have the stock gray interior anymore.

The drivers seat is a bit worn, but not torn anywhere I just need to clean and condition really well, the back of the back seat has one tear otherwise It's really good.

nos4blood70 · Post by **nos4blood70** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:11 pm

Teal seats? :O

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:37 pm

Exactly! perfect for a maroon car with black and gray interior right........right?

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:42 pm

But seriously for now it doesn't matter to me. the car looks like crap on the outside and the other option was a single red seat from an 88 that was pretty rough. Eventually I will probably get them recovered, but this way I can drive it and get rear cupholders.

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:23 pm

Got the trim and carpet out for cleaning and my sister is helping with that right now. I have to run a wire that was installed with my alarm in the proper place. the audio shop that installed it just tucked it up under the trim and it has never stayed.

naughty wire

The new seats bolt up the same as the 88's did. The power plug is also the same between my 88 and the 97 SSE the seats came from.

My plug

Seat plug

These seatbelt clips aren't needed for the 88 since it has an independent mount.

This rivet and bolt come off and the bracket is free from the seat.

Thats all for now, next I have to run power for the passenger seat. I'm just going to splice off the drivers and make my own plug for it since I didn't think to cut the one out of the doner car.

SSEiMan01 · Post by **SSEiMan01** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:48 pm

nos4blood70 wrote:Teal seats? :O

They were optional on Majestic Teal (girly color) 96-99s.

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:54 pm

Did that have a Teal pearlescent paint too? Thats what the car had but I wasn't sure if it was a stock color, It looked amazing though

Also I have learned that I am a fatass and have cracked the mounts for the seats.

Time to break out the welder...

SSEiMan01 · Post by **SSEiMan01** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:59 pm

It was a metallic, If I remember right.

Interior:

Exterior:

nos4blood70 · Post by **nos4blood70** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:38 pm

I have found a new favorite color combo.

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:51 pm

I agree the car looked cool, but it was smashed on one side.

SSEiMan01 · Post by **SSEiMan01** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:16 pm

nos4blood70 wrote:I have found a new favorite color combo.

That exact car is on eBay right now. 96, about 140-60k miles.

I think it's in Iowa.

wjcollier07 · Post by **wjcollier07** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:02 am

Pulling a haro around here used to involve moving violations...

Anywho...I probably need to do this....2 years old or not, over 70k on my car probably means there's something to vacuum under there.

Those seats work perfectly in that gen! Good fit!

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:40 am

Zeik75 wrote:Exactly! perfect for a maroon car with black and gray interior right........right?

I think the color combination works!

Don't forget to clean up that rust on the seat mounting brackets

I really envy you guys with garages. Moving these heavy seats back and forth inside the vehicle is a pain.

00Beast · Post by **00Beast** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:45 am

wjcollier07 wrote:Pulling a haro around here used to involve moving violations...

Anywho...I probably need to do this....2 years old or not, over 70k on my car probably means there's something to vacuum under there.

Those seats work perfectly in that gen! Good fit!

Sheesh, I thought my 09 had a lot of miles...

Looks good Zeik! Interesting about your buddy's motor. I take it you didn't remove the AFM solenoids and stuff too, and it destroyed the lifters when they lost oil?

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:52 pm

wjcollier07: The moving violation has now been changed to a Cody, and the Haro can be many things. http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 39718.html

Dean: I had mocked up the back seat yesterday to see what hooks my car uses and what to cut off but with the color mixing my car already has the teal looked really good. I was kinda suprised.

00Beast: I know with the motor He was the one who had done the research and had the plan layed out. We were removing DoD and putting on an Ls6 intake. I was over to help when I could so I wasn't involved with everything, but I never heard mention of AFM solenoids. What we believe happened was that the engine was trying to run in 4 cylinder mode and the non DoD lifters we put in didn't provide oil to the cylinders that were off. the day after we put It back together he called me and said it seized on his way to get it tuned. All is well now because he took it to a guy in town to put in a low milage SS impala motor that is now cammed, ported heads, LS6 intake, and a few other goodies. It makes 457 hp at the crank and 354 hp at the wheels now with a TEP transmission to hold up to the power.

Anyway back on topic, I think my next door neighbor will be able to help me weld the seat mount as he is a professional welder and has a MIG whereas I haven't welded much and have a stick that I have never used. for now though I'm off to get my amp tested and crossing my fingers that it isn't bad.

00Beast · Post by **00Beast** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:09 pm

Crazy.

Good luck with the project. I'd say those seat mounts broke more of 20 years of wear than any one person's weight, lol.

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:02 pm

thanks!

I agree on the wear but about two years ago I had it apart to put in new carpet and they weren't broke then. It's probably a combination of age, me sitting all the way back, and when I get in I usually push back against the seat to adjust so I've just stressed the crap out of the mount. Should be easy to fix though and Im glad I caught it now before It really broke.

Zeik75 · Post by **Zeik75** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:34 pm

Well I finished up last night and it looks pretty good. I still need to adjust some things and do something different with the seatbelts but for now it is functional.

All was well till I started it an pulled it out of the garage, then the engine developed a knock...

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