I picked this car up last fall and have been slowly bringing it back to life. This was my favorite grand am when a previous owner had it so when the opportunity came up to purchase it, I jumped on the opportunity. This will be a progress thread so keep checking back for updates. I need to snap some more recent pics when I get back into town. Hope you guys like it so far...

pics of what it looked like when I brought it home:








































I rewired the entire car to a 2000 cavalier for tuning purposes. This will allow me to run the GM supercharger flash on the computer with my 2 bar map sensor. I decided to sound dampen the car while I had everything out. These pics are from a couple months ago:










































And a couple of the motor that is going in. I also have a NVG-550 transmission with a team green lsd insert to replace the isuzu trans.

i will be watching this, nice work

aren't u from wi?



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02_redbadged wrote:aren't u from wi?

nope....I live on the border of MI and WI so basically yeah, but technically no haha.

some work ahead of you, but you have a nice start.
i would def like to put some of that fat mat/dynomat around my doors so if you got some leftover shoot me a pm!

Thanks everyone for the compliments! They keep me going haha. Here are a couple more

I sprayed the engine bay and wheel wells with chassis saver paint from Magnetic paints. It is very similar to POR-15 but supposedly works better. The paint is resistant to scratching and liquids like oil, gasoline, and other lubricants while it prevents rust from spreading. It is a pretty cool product and not too expensive.














who needs abs??? not me!






I had to modify the dash a bit to fit the 2000+ Sunfire gauge cluster. The GA and sunfire clusters are very close to being the same minus the size difference between the two, mounting points, and wiring. General shape is the same though.

Not exactly a platform I'd expect to like...but Hell yeah for the work! keep posting.

small update...

hahaha
i've never seen a nice grand am!




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Wow nice sunfire guage cluster in the Grand am,

alot of nice work going on here, looking forward to seeing this completed!



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I'm digging the dash.

awesome, good to see ppl rockin fast GrandAms besides spyhunter

awsome work so far. love it!

wow very impressive work





RIP JESSE GERARD.....Youll always be in my thoughts and prayers...

Watchin this one










~2014 New Z under the knife, same heart different body~
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WHITECAVY no more
2012 numbers - 4SPD AUTOMATIC!!
328 HP
306 TQ

updates:

I broke the engine down b/c I thought I had spun a bearing but it turned out to be normal startup after an engine rebuild. I have to install arp studs and headbolts anyways and I want to do the 2.3 oil pump swap so I doubt the car will be back together this summer unless I hit the lottery.











Today was a pretty sad day. I sent my first baby to the bone yard. I have owned this car since I was 17 and I had been through alot with it but it's time for a change and I think this was the right move.












And the new girl sits inplace of the old girl.

lol at seeing the old car roll out. I really like the switch man. I can't wait to see all of this in person.

Some good work going on.
Question though. Since the gauge cluster you put in is a 2000+. Wint it be looking for a signal from a BCM? I KNOW your car doesnt have one of those
Either way, keep working at it.

Very nice project build! I always liked that body ga, and loving all the detail going into it.

Crazy ass top mount mani as well!! Get the motor back in and some numbers!

gtpsunfire wrote:Some good work going on.
Question though. Since the gauge cluster you put in is a 2000+. Wint it be looking for a signal from a BCM? I KNOW your car doesnt have one of those
Either way, keep working at it.

you are right, thats why I stripped a 2000 cavalier of it's wiring and re-wired the grand am to a Jbody haha. This way I can run the GM supercharger reflash as a base tune to work with.

I like what you got going on here. I will be following this thread.



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Well, I guess I should update this for you guys. I just got the panels back from paint and they look awesome thanks to my buddy Matt. He had to rebuild a few corners on the side skirts and door panels due to cracks in the gelcoat and fiberglass. Everything is reinforced now so I am pretty happy with everything.

My only only gripe here (seriously..nice f-ing work) is the series tires. They're just too small. looks wrong on the car.

Big improvement.

looks great, keep u the good work