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G Hot Rod Total posts: 541
Sal2004 Grand Prix GTP CompG Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Location: Western New York Age: 76 |
 Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome,
I thought only old people and the Chinese drove Buicks.
I am old and I have a Buick, but why do you young people drive Buicks?
I do have a Grand Prix and an Oldsmobile and a Chevy.
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| corvettecrazy Total posts: 40
Rob2000 Other Car Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Location: ROC Age: 37 |
| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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I thought that too, until someone was kind enough to total my bonneville while I was stopped at a red light. And being under my parents insurance meant that they kept the money and I got the handed down car, while they got a new one.
6 more months....and it will either get replaced or moved to true winter beater status. |
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| Grand Prix Fever Total posts: 789
Galen Vent2000 Grand Prix GTP Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Webster, NY/ Englewood, Florida Age: 37 |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:06 am Post subject: |
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| G Hot Rod wrote: | I am old and I have a Buick, but why do you young people drive Buicks?
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I drive a buick.....But I do have osteoarthritus in my left hip and have to have a hip replacement within the next few months at 23 years old..............does that count as a good excuse??? 
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| beyondprecision03 Total posts: 411
Sam2004 Regal GS Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: Utica NY Age: 37 |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:37 am Post subject: |
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i drive a buick hehehe
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| mguzzo Total posts: 2863
Michael Guzzo1998 Grand Prix GTP Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Location: in front of you Age: 58 |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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no judgement here. watch the LIM gasket, it was failure prone if you haven't already changed it.
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Bone stock unicorn
1998 True Green Metallic GTP Coupe
Pullied, cammed, intercooled. With a kiddie seat. It once ran a 13 flat.
1998 True Green Metallic GTP Sedan (retired)
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| corvettecrazy Total posts: 40
Rob2000 Other Car Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Location: ROC Age: 37 |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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| mguzzo wrote: | | no judgement here. watch the LIM gasket, it was failure prone if you haven't already changed it. |
Been there done that. What a PITA. I'll do a motor swap before I go through that crap again. I do think it is still leaking though. 
I've done my fair share of 3800 UIM/LIM gasket changes and I would rather do 5 of them vs 1 3100 LIM gasket change. I'd probably finish faster with the 5 3800 changes also. |
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| beyondprecision03 Total posts: 411
Sam2004 Regal GS Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: Utica NY Age: 37 |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| 60 degree motor FTL |
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| Mike H Total posts: 4243
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Location: Roch, NY |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome!
Gotta be one of the cleanest Centuries around.
So many of us here don't even have GPs any more. Some (brad) never did!
Don't worry about only having a 3.1L. My poor little car only has a 3.0. And it's not even a V6!
Beer and wings... mmmmm! |
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| Grand Prix Fever Total posts: 789
Galen Vent2000 Grand Prix GTP Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Webster, NY/ Englewood, Florida Age: 37 |
| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| corvettecrazy wrote: | | mguzzo wrote: | | no judgement here. watch the LIM gasket, it was failure prone if you haven't already changed it. |
Been there done that. What a PITA. I'll do a motor swap before I go through that crap again. I do think it is still leaking though.
I've done my fair share of 3800 UIM/LIM gasket changes and I would rather do 5 of them vs 1 3100 LIM gasket change. I'd probably finish faster with the 5 3800 changes also. |
Truth.......I had a 1996 Lumina w/ the 3100 a few years ago and I will never touch one of those motors again......It was a bitch to work on...but properly maintained they do last a long time. My best friend I sold that Lumina to still has it to this day and just rolled 100K w/ it and the only thing that he's had to replace in the car is both front hubs and the gas tank. |
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| maybe_memories Total posts: 192
Justin1998 Other Car Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: West Seneca(Buffalo),NY Age: 41 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I drive a buick, 98 lesabre as my winter beater, and its got the 3800!!!!! Woot! Anywayz, welcome and nice clean car. |
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| corvettecrazy Total posts: 40
Rob2000 Other Car Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Location: ROC Age: 37 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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100k on a 96...damn. When my car was passed into my family in '06 it has about 35k on it. I'll be rolling 135k in the next week or two.
I've done both front hubs on mine too, no gas tank but only because it is plastic.
It gets from A to B and takes the beatings I throw at it, I can't complain too much. |
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| beyondprecision03 Total posts: 411
Sam2004 Regal GS Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: Utica NY Age: 37 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| question my dude with the century... were you at a car show in utica like a year ago? |
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| corvettecrazy Total posts: 40
Rob2000 Other Car Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Location: ROC Age: 37 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| beyondprecision03 wrote: | | question my dude with the century... were you at a car show in utica like a year ago? |
You know...now that you mention it, I am pretty sure I did go to a car show sometime mid/late summer 2008. Parked out in a grass field behind some bar/restaurant? There were a few regals there as I recall. |
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| PalermoCorey90 Total posts: 811
2007 Grand Prix GT Joined: 16 Jan 2009 |
| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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| i had a 98 regal, and i liked it a lot better then my 08 |
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| beyondprecision03 Total posts: 411
Sam2004 Regal GS Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Location: Utica NY Age: 37 |
| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| it was definitely you, i talked to you for a few minits. you told me how you were on the regal forum and i was like yea me2 and then you told me about how you had a century haha |
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