[tommy vercetti]

lil bit of maintenance in these days, cleaned for good some of the grounds in the engine bay. runs smoother now, windows are faster and so on. gonna change engine oil and filter soon.

267500km on it now, still my DD

 

[94formularebuild]

How did your rear brake pad issue turn out? I don’t remember seeing if you solved the problem. Going to have a really nice car!

 

[tommy vercetti]

How did your rear brake pad issue turn out? I don’t remember seeing if you solved the problem. Going to have a really nice car!

you are right, i changed the break caliper a couple of weeks ago and i forgot to post updates. looks like it's running fine now. having much more voltage helped the brake light to stay off, and abs is now working properly.
too bad my tech 2 scan tool got lost somewhere during shipping (got refunded though).

 

[tommy vercetti]

new oil and filter, usual 10w40
267700km
and washed it

 

[tommy vercetti]

today I've been driving this Pontiac for 3 years as a DD. drove about 20000 miles. the idea is to keep as a DD "for life".
the only weak spots i find are the car being so big compared to European cars which means i constantly get bashed in parking lots, and finding a parking spot is pretty hard. also, not having a rear wiper makes things harder.

 

[tommy vercetti]

and i have a fully working antenna that i love!

 

[tommy vercetti]

hi all,
smaller updates:
1) installed the zzp alternator wire, got a lil bump in voltage (not as much as i expected );
2)finally adjusted the driver door window, way less water entering my car now, pretty happy about it. i'll do the pass side too.

270k km on it today, engine is burning an insane amount of oil and it's smoking very badly. sooner or later it's gonna need to be rebuilt.

 

[tommy vercetti]

i adjusted the passenger window and t-top too, there are only a few drops of water that are getting into the car now. it ain't perfect, but it's so much better than what it was.
also the zzp alternator wiring it's actually not bad. gauge won't show any more voltage, but electric stuff works better now. windows are much faster for example.

 

[ZumpTA]

Keep up the good work tommy. On the oil issue, I think sooner is cheaper than later. If you have big plans for the rebuild, I say drive it harder and more frequently. ...which I guess is still sooner.

 

[tommy vercetti]

hi all, lil more maintenance yesterday :
maf , iat , air intake screen, air filter and iac are now super clean and properly operating. car seems to be running way smoother now.

found engine oil into the air intake though...

 

[tommy vercetti]

just installed this t-top sticker. yup, it's upside down, i like it more this way because the wing covers my face from the sun.

 

[tommy vercetti]

my spark plugs look really bad again,
just placed the order for mahle valve seals and i'm gonna attempt to change them with the heads still bolted in...
it simply smokes too much from the exhaust from burned oil.

 

[ZumpTA]

NASTY! Good luck with the seals, I'm sure you'll get through it just fine though. I considered doing the same thing but I'm not confident enough in my skills and I don't burn that much oil. ...yet.

 

[tommy vercetti]

Thanks zump, i'm now checking compression before anything else. i tested 3 ports so far and i have 160 psi on the lowest and 175 psi with the highest which ain't that bad i think. gonna test the other 3 as soon as i can, ain't easy with this engine.

 

[tommy vercetti]

hi all,
after changing valve seals: fouled spark plugs on driver side bank

i'm now trying to measure how much oil is eating. stick is at the third dot and speedo shows 270620 km.

also, i already got the lim kit and upper plenum.

 

[tommy vercetti]

hey all,
long time no see.

i had been super busy in order to race my jeep in a drag racing event:

pontiac is still my awesome DD

 

[tommy vercetti]

ok, since the jeep is now working super fine (fingers crossed), i'm starting to work on the pontiac again.
i have some major repairs/issues:
-rust, i hate rust
-front suspension needs to be redone
-interiors need to be restored

will keep you updated

 

[tommy vercetti]

started to tear the front suspensions apart




rust is bad-ish

it's gonna be a real pita to restore everything

any advice?

 

[tommy vercetti]

first steps

 

[tommy vercetti]

pita, this took long enough .


all new bushings and hardware, new lower ball joint, removed all the rust from the components and from the dome suspension and greased everything.
i know that's a cheap shock but i'm low on budget so that's gonna have to wait.