project: 2001 Park Avenue Ultra

[crzydmnd72]

You're mighty tough to work on this when its 20 deg out.

The shot with the trunklid open, some of that is leaves I can tell, but is there any rust there?

[RJolly87]

Dang, I am catching myself eying this one already, but I know it would never work out...

[00Beast]

I was wondering why it looked like there were huge gaps over the headlights. Looks to be decent overall, though.

[Gumball]

I stared at it for a while, I couldnt see the dent, then I went back to your first pic. is it sitting high on the quarter? about 16 inches long?

otherwise, nice looking car. best of luck for the flip.

[harofreak00]

Yup thats it... can only see it if you are looking at it in the right light. It not horrible, but its not a simple cheap fix.

[BlackHawk99]

The broken controls bezel for the seats is very common. When I was looking for a PAU last fall, everyone had a broken bezel.

[labonnevillastrangiato]

Can't wait to see how this one develops. Good luck, Andrew.
What are your estimates so far for fix up?

Adam

[harofreak00]

I hope to put less than a grand into it, and sell for $4k+

Progress is slow since I am a full-time student now. I haven't done anything yet except work on locating an engine.

[harofreak00]

Found an engine! http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 97#p182497

I'll be getting a lot done this coming week, its spring break for me!

[RJolly87]

I couldn't help but laugh. Only Haro would buy a car to flip another one, not to mention a whole 'nother parts car too. Way to go!

[harofreak00]

Just finished up parting out the Regal today. Had the car picked up for scrap this afternoon.




Here is the engine I pulled out of it.





LIM gaskets were recently done.


Then I got the PAU ready for surgery. Removed the hood and drained the oil and coolant. Sadly, the oil was brand new. Since the starter would not turn over the engine, I tried turning it over with a breaker bar on the crank pulley. I was not able to move it forward, but when I backed it up, I heard metal parts drop into the pan. I'm interested what I will find when I tear it open.

Notice how the rear wheel is stuck in the "sagging" position? The strut was seized in that position. When I removed the strut the control arm slammed back down.


Here is the seized strut on the left, and the newly painted used replacement on the right.

[RJolly87]

I have never heard of a strut seizing like that. Does explain a number of things though. Thankfully the leveling arm is on the passenger side and it wasn't trying to constantly air.

[harofreak00]

Leveling is on the drivers side, and it was constantly airing.

[RJolly87]

Heh, must have moved it then over the years. Mine is on the passenger side.

[ga93sle]

Hey, I might try and buy that from you when you get done.

[olblueeyesbonne]

Hey, I might try and buy that from you when you get done.

Pardon me, but when did you move to Milbank and what're you there for?

[ga93sle]

Hey, I might try and buy that from you when you get done.

Pardon me, but when did you move to Milbank and what're you there for?

Moved here about a month ago to be closer to my family. How far are you from me?

[olblueeyesbonne]

Hey, I might try and buy that from you when you get done.

Pardon me, but when did you move to Milbank and what're you there for?

Moved here about a month ago to be closer to my family. How far are you from me?

Well, Sauk Centre is about 120 miles and Andrew is another 30 miles north, but his dad isn't very far from you.

[ga93sle]

Pardon me, but when did you move to Milbank and what're you there for?

Moved here about a month ago to be closer to my family. How far are you from me?

Well, Sauk Centre is about 120 miles and Andrew is another 30 miles north, but his dad isn't very far from you.

That's cool, I google mapped you guys and it doesn't look like you're very far from St. Cloud, where my dad lives. I actually stayed there for about a month before we moved over here.

[harofreak00]

Stay on topic please!

I worked on the car so much today, its kind of a blur. This morning I started working on pulling the engine out of the PAU, that didn't take long at all.





Here is the engine out.


Then I spent a few hours swapping over everything that needed to be changed: wiring harness, oil pan, oil pickup tube, oil filter adapter, AC bracket, rear exhaust manifold, SC tensioner/coil bracket, coolant temp sensor, valve cover gaskets, new spark plugs and wires, blah blah blah, it seemed never ending.

When I got the oil pan off, this is what I found.



Here are all the new parts swapped onto the new engine.



and going in...


finishing up the wiring...


and shes done....


Here is the first startup video…


Then I started doing a bit of maintenance. The front brake pads were done, so I did them.


Lifetime pads from O’Reilly’s


And a new fuel filter


Here she is



Engine has great oil pressure, but does seem to have a little bit of a lifter tick, hopefully that settles out after a few miles on the road.


Noticed the ECC will need some bulb replacement.