I'm a local and a newbie to this thread. I've followed these posts from the beginning and it never ceases to amaze me how the kindness of strangers can be so overwhelming and life changing. As a graduate of Frazee High School, I can assure all of you that you are going to feel very welcome here and the forecast is for highs in the 40's (+20 above average)! I would like to offer whatever you may need in the line of misc. parts for the build this weekend. I have the NAPA parts store in Perham (10 miles from Frazee) and would be happy to furnish any type of undercar/underhood/lighting/fuses/sensors, etc. parts - gratis. Don't have a lot of paint and body materials, just the basics. Dave & Karen have my number so just give me a call and if I have the part, I can have it to you in minutes. Hey Synthesis, how you comin' on that caliper?
"You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you"....John Wooden
Thank you so much, and welcome to the greatest car forum in the world! I ended up doing all four brakes with new calipers/rotors/pads, at the same time that I did the struts/shocks all the way around...
Since you are willing to help us out with lights and the like, I'd like to reserve a gallon of antifreeze (50/50 mix is fine), the necessary bulbs to do a full vehicle light replacement on all markers/license plate/tail-turn lamps.
I don't know if it would make sense to replace the oil pressure sending unit and the O2 sensor since we are already into the engine... But that is something we can figure out at that time.
Again, thank you so much! We are really pumped to be doing this!
Don't forget to check the 'little things" as well. Ash tray bulbs-foot well/courtesy bulbs-front compartment light. You'd be surprised how much diff it makes and how many people never even realize they have those options. Wish I had one of those PFF pine tree air freshner things some one made up a couple of years ago to send.
Speaking of which--anyone have a PFF decal to take?
Thank you so much, and welcome to the greatest car forum in the world! I ended up doing all four brakes with new calipers/rotors/pads, at the same time that I did the struts/shocks all the way around...
Since you are willing to help us out with lights and the like, I'd like to reserve a gallon of antifreeze (50/50 mix is fine), the necessary bulbs to do a full vehicle light replacement on all markers/license plate/tail-turn lamps.
I don't know if it would make sense to replace the oil pressure sending unit and the O2 sensor since we are already into the engine... But that is something we can figure out at that time.
Again, thank you so much! We are really pumped to be doing this!
Consider it done on the antifreeze and bulbs all around. I'll make sure the sensors are available.
Originally posted by napajohnny: Consider it done on the antifreeze and bulbs all around. I'll make sure the sensors are available.
Last thing...
Need a tensioner assembly (the entire tensioner body and pulley) for a 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix SE with the 3100V6.
The Gates is fine, other brands are good too... Since that is a pricey part, we have some funds left to help with the cost on it. Let me know. My phone number is listed in the first post on the thread if you want to give me a call before 11AM tomorrow morning. After 11, I will be out and wandering with the boss and a fellow IT lackey.
Myself and DIY_Stu are staying on a hotel near the airport on Thursday night, and leaving around 8:30 am to head to Frazee. If you are close to there, you could possibly stop by and drop the stuff off. We are staying at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis. You could probably even drop it off at the front desk sooner if need be, and tell them it is for someone checking in on Thursday night, as well will not get to the hotel till probably midnight.
You can PM me, or call my cell at 561 23 six 702 four. You can call up till 1am any night.
Thanks! If it's not looking good for me to drive up to Frazee, I'll try to give you a shout on Thursday. What time do you get into Mpls? Do you need a ride to the hotel or are you renting a car?
Hulki your in luck mabey. The 2 yard im visiting tomorrow have fieros's with the aero package. If the supports are qany good ill grab them.
From what I saw on the previous page, fierox shipped out the supports, but it doesn't hurt to get them just in case.
I was contacted by Boyd Huppert from KARE-TV in Minneapolis last night. He asked me some questions and wants to do a video interview on the build day. The more publicity we can get on this for Tyler, the better. Tyler, I can't wait to see your car when it's finished. Pink/purple paint scheme and all.
napajohnny, I already had your location stored in my GPS and my Cell, but since you're on here order up a Distributor with pickup coil. I'm pretty sure you already have the pickup in stock. The dizzy is just in case the old one won't come apart. He's got a stubborn miss. As do I mine is the pickup giving out so I'm going to be looking at his.
To all. Who's bringing the 87 Factory Service Manual?
It would be cool to unveil this thing Overhaulin' style, Tyler could come in eyes closed, or we could have it covered with a big sheet and pull it off for the reveal moment. For the sound system we could turn it on and have that Overhaulin theme they pay in the cars during a reveal.
It would be cool to unveil this thing Overhaulin' style, Tyler could come in eyes closed, or we could have it covered with a big sheet and pull it off for the reveal moment. For the sound system we could turn it on and have that Overhaulin theme they pay in the cars during a reveal.
This is getting pretty exciting!
The reveal is going to be at the local high school in one of the garages. We are getting the garage door opener in advance, and will be pulling the car out of the garage at the school for the big reveal on Sunday at 9:30AM. Edit: Since I have a flair for the dramatic, I am working on something...
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on the big reveal thats gonna be on sunday in the morning are we going to have the car completed by then i thought we were going to work on it saturday and sunday both? anyways thats pretty sweet that theres a station from the cities that want to cover the story also. idk if i already mentioned on here or not but i did get a picture of the front bumper picture mailed to my phone and wow it looks good dave does such a great job on painting. the color looks just phenomenal. Today i got to bring my 22 mag rifle i just bought into dl to a gunsmith to get the trigger lightened up kinda pulls hard and need it more accurate lol then when im all done there im going back to frazee and meeting my two friends (joe and Nathan you ll get to meet them at build there great guys) and we re going to go down to FAB and hopefully they ll be around so i can check out the painted body parts in person ill take some pictures but i guess i cant show you cause then it will give the color away lol Well ill talk to you guys later in the day
Tyler Shipman
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on the big reveal thats gonna be on sunday in the morning are we going to have the car completed by then i thought we were going to work on it saturday and sunday both? anyways thats pretty sweet that theres a station from the cities that want to cover the story also. idk if i already mentioned on here or not but i did get a picture of the front bumper picture mailed to my phone and wow it looks good dave does such a great job on painting. the color looks just phenomenal. Today i got to bring my 22 mag rifle i just bought into dl to a gunsmith to get the trigger lightened up kinda pulls hard and need it more accurate lol then when im all done there im going back to frazee and meeting my two friends (joe and Nathan you ll get to meet them at build there great guys) and we re going to go down to FAB and hopefully they ll be around so i can check out the painted body parts in person ill take some pictures but i guess i cant show you cause then it will give the color away lol Well ill talk to you guys later in the day
Tyler Shipman
Tyler,
With all the work that has been done so far, I have a good feeling that we will be finished with it on Saturday night, so we can give you the keys on Sunday morning.
90% of the work we have to do should be finished by the early afternoon, and we can start looking into reassembling the rest of the car at that time.
We have a LOT of people on hand, so I have a great feeling that we will be able to do everything we need... Plus, with the support of John from Napa, and Wayne at Hedahl's, and the towns people, we will be fully covered in the event of an emergency.
Updated first post. I am also receiving payments for other items unrelated to the project, so I am doing my best to keep things isolated from each other.
I'm getting to leave work at 2pm instead of 4pm on Friday to get up there. I'll be on the road by NO later then 3pm so were there by 6pm! I can't wait to get up there and get my hands dirty!
Should i bring my shirt and tie for the camera crew.. LOL
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I'm getting to leave work at 2pm instead of 4pm on Friday to get up there. I'll be on the road by NO later then 3pm so were there by 6pm! I can't wait to get up there and get my hands dirty!
Should i bring my shirt and tie for the camera crew.. LOL
Nope.. We are car guys.. We get dirty, they can live with it.
Wisconsin John is coming over tonight so I will be out in the shop.
No, I did not. I was going to email you a few moments ago and see if you were up for it.. I'd like to find my way over there this evening. Should not take long to build with some screws and liquid nail.
It would be cool to unveil this thing Overhaulin' style, Tyler could come in eyes closed, or we could have it covered with a big sheet and pull it off for the reveal moment. For the sound system we could turn it on and have that Overhaulin theme they pay in the cars during a reveal.
This is getting pretty exciting!
Just asking, but will there be a problem with some copyright infringement by playing the "Overhaulin'" theme and it being televised by a news crew from some city? Not trying to put a damper on anything. Later, Kenny
Need a tensioner assembly (the entire tensioner body and pulley) for a 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix SE with the 3100V6.
The Gates is fine, other brands are good too... Since that is a pricey part, we have some funds left to help with the cost on it. Let me know. My phone number is listed in the first post on the thread if you want to give me a call before 11AM tomorrow morning. After 11, I will be out and wandering with the boss and a fellow IT lackey.
I have that tensioner assy. in stock and can provide it N/C.
napajohnny, I already had your location stored in my GPS and my Cell, but since you're on here order up a Distributor with pickup coil. I'm pretty sure you already have the pickup in stock. The dizzy is just in case the old one won't come apart. He's got a stubborn miss. As do I mine is the pickup giving out so I'm going to be looking at his.
To all. Who's bringing the 87 Factory Service Manual?
I have the pickup in stock and I see 87antuzzi has a dizzy but I'll order one in just in case. Most of the interior and dash lights are a 194 bulb so I'll bring a box of 10...How about LED's for the sidemarkers & back-ups? LazerBlue headlights?
Hello everyone, Tracey talked with Andrew, I believe from Forest Lake? Sounds like he and 3 others from that area will be staying with us for the build weekend. If anyone else, absolutely needs a place to stay, please let us know and we will see what we can come up with. We don’t want anyone sleeping in their cars, we can figure something out. For the meet/greet at Billy’s Fri. night, should we bring some name tags or something? Let me know, as I think we have some left over from the benefit. Hope everyone has safe travels…see you soon.
Barry
P.S. Maybe we should haul your 4 wheeler into the shop Ty, so you can get it painted that same sweet pink color.
Originally posted by Tinman: For the meet/greet at Billy’s Fri. night, should we bring some name tags or something? Let me know, as I think we have some left over from the benefit. Hope everyone has safe travels…see you soon.
Barry
Not a bad idea either way, I only know most people here by their screen names, and I forget names fast.
hope we do .... that would be awful to forget !!!!
