Limit one (1) rebate form per tire purchase, per envelope. Limit one (1) mail-in or online rebate per qualifying purchase, per visit. But the project has begun.Mail-in or online rebate for a Goodyear Visa Prepaid Card or Virtual Card valid on purchases made from to. We've got a lot of measuring and thinking and planning to do before we start pulling parts. I have no idea how safe they are, but they're cool. Built in air compressor, rear air, ABS, roof rack, electric sliding door, and built in booster seats (in the two remaining rear seats). ShawneeCreek vacuumed and I put in the replacement driver's door handle that the previous owner so kindly left in the door pocket.
Then we spent some time cleaning up the APV. We'll do some more in-depth diagnostics later. But the interior is in good shape and the glass is all good to be sold to get money back into the budget.Īfter we put the serpentine belt back on and gave the battery a charge we were able to test start the GTP. The front frame of the car took most of the damage and protected the engine and transmission. Beyond the broken front knuckle and bent tie rod, both front air bags deployed, the front fenders, hood, front and rear bumpers, and the entire driver's side of the car were damaged in the accident. Shawnee Creek and I spent this afternoon tearing into the GTP to see what we had gotten. It also didn't help that the tie rod end was most definitely bent.
We had some trouble getting the GTP to roll into the garage because the right front knuckle broke above the lower ball joint during the accident. (Ignore the University of Michigan colors on the walls, I haven't finished painting over them.) This should be fun.Īfter a day's worth of driving the GTP is now sharing garage space with the APV. And even if the soccer mom class doesn't pan out due to any SCCA / Martin Sports Car Club rollover regulations this will end up as my daily driver. We’ll see how the measurements work out after we get the two in the garage together.
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But I’d really like to swap in the suspension and electronics to upgrade from the solid rear axle that the van has now. The current plan is to swap over at least the engine and transmission into the van. This morning we won the auction, via a broker, for ~$900 (plus $300 in fees). It also has a cold air intake, so it might have some other performance goodies.Įven better, the GTP was located a mere 4 ½ hours away from me in Lexington, KY. Luckily I found this one on Copart with some front end damage, but still able to run.
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Compound that with the fact that the manual transmission versions were pretty rare. But, being only 8-9 years old I would need to find a wrecked one to get it in budget. They came with a 3.9L V6 with 240 hp and the option for a 6-speed manual transmission. Additional research discovered the 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 GTP. ShawaneeCreek had requested that the van have a manual transmission (have I mentioned how much I love this woman?). The original idea was a supercharged 3800, but they all came with automatic transmissions. Now we needed a donor vehicle for more power. But this was a luxury model, complete with electric sliding door (yes, in a ’96). I’ll get some better pictures later when we clean it up and give it a good looking over. We secured a tow dolly from U-Haul and got it home. That happened to set a record for the salesman: Cheapest Car he's ever sold. For a mere $275 (plus $50.25 in taxes and fees) the van is mine. I do a brief test drive around the lot to find any more issues and then get to the paperwork. The look of surprise on the salesman’s face was priceless. He agrees and sure enough, it starts right up. I ask the salesman if we can try jump-starting it to see if it’s just a dead battery. It’s rusty, but fixable and most of the components are there. And the asking price of $275 was hard to beat. Called them and they said it didn't run "it just clicks when you turn the key." Ok, we really only need the chassis. It was listed as a "Mechanics Special" because it was brought in under one of those "push it, pull it, drag it" trade in deals. I did some digging online and found this van for sale 3 hours away near Flint, MI. We figured that this would lead to an easy swap to a supercharged variant from Buick Park Avenue Ultra, Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, etc. Who am I to argue with that? :-) We did some research and decided that we liked the GM "dustbuster" minivans from the early '90s for their small size and available 3800-series engine. We are starting NOW to avoid scrambling last minute to finish.The minivan competition sounded like fun.We've purchased the major components for our $2016 Challenge - Soccer Mom class entry.
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