i own 2 gp's. a black 98 and a black 77. i stopped driving the 77 because it costed me $150 to fill the tank (it has a 650 horse 455 h/o) but about my venting: i realized with gas, food, insurance, taxes, etc going up and me not being able to afford to beef up my car as much as i want, i realized its never going to be perfect from the members rides on here, to the ones on ctgp club, cardomain, and clubgp. ive seen some nice gp's and im debating on quitting the beef up process of my car because i know ill never get it to the way i want it to compete with the 77 or even go to carshows, at least the pontiac/oakland ones so i can get at least 50% respect. so far ive done a full frontal grill job with matching rear, hotchkiss suspension/steering, true dual exhaust, cold air k/n intake, extensive dash work, and just plain waxing, claybarring, glazing and just trying to keep it nice. what i really wanna do is ws6 hood, turbo setup, l67, xp cam setup, dumpers, rear window louvers like the older t/a's have (i seen one with them and i thought i looked too cool), performance shift kit, hud, targa roof (yes i have seen a white one and i almost **** my pants when i saw it), black housed lights and rear, and just run a 12 at least. currently it runs high 14 but i do weigh 310lbs but i have lost 135lbs in 5yrs and ive had the car for 7. but, any nice ppl out there to give me some insight or any place where gp parts are dirt friggin cheap, id love to chat. enclosed are pix of my car i took last month just 15min after the claybar, waxjob used with mothers only (chip foose recommended) thx members and i hope to get to know some of you very soon!
-fabz-

naugatuck, ct

the car looks nice man. and just remember rome wasent built in a day. it will all come in due time.

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white 04 comg G gtp. wizair and pacesetters
personal best 14.1 97mph 2.1 60"

Yea, look at my ride. Deffinatly not where I want to be. Been working on her for a long while. Spend a few dollars here and there. Save up for the big stuff. That's what I am doing know. Saving up to start buying engine parts. Then I will build it. Won't be anytime soon, especially with a wife and two kids. Theeir needs before my own. Time patience and money. It just takes longer for the money part. Don't give up your dream. It will all come together eventually.

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97 GTP~K&N Cold Air Intake~3.4" S/C Pulley~Cat Back Exhaust~MSD Blaster Coil Packs~MSD 8.5mm Wires~NGK TR55IX Plugs~More To Come

thanx for the imput everybody! ya from afar it looks sweet. but i got aways got to go with it.

Been working on mine for 6 years and i'm still not done yet. Take you time, do it right...

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Shawn W. Larsen


'99 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP ___ '00 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP ___ '07 Chevy Trailblazer SS

thanx i appreciate it. the road just seems so long with what i wanna do. i guess it just seems that with my 77 taking me my whole highschool 4yrs to do.)

I just bought mine a few months back, and I'm right there with you. The road looks so long, but when I see the other gp's on here I get inspired to get mine the way I want it. I think for now I'm just going to do the 3.4 pully with necissary mods, and some body and call it good until I'm ready to put some more money in it for a smaller pulley and real motor work. At least your ahead of me..

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"True measure of a man's strength is his self control in time of great stress" - ME
2002 GTP: U-Bend and Resonator Delete; Mufflers Modded; K&N Short Ram Air; WS6 Ram Air Hood

i feel ya des and fabz like blowfish siad Rome wasnt built in a day take your time.

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99 DARK BRONZEMIST METALLIC GTP SUPERCHARGED SEDAN. --MODS-- FWI, 104 plugs MSD coils and wires, 180 t-stat, dual thrush exhaust, Kenwood complete system 10' Sub ported, raised spoiler, red calis, D/S Baer rotors, Hawk Pads.

thanx for all the replies i appreciate it. it just felt like sucha short process when i built 77 which was only 4yrs of highschool. ive had the 98 for 7yrs and theres waaay less to do to on that than my 77 b/c my 77 is done. (maybe because i work and theres just not enough time during the day, i dunno)

That's about right. Not much time after working all day. Back when I was in school, I had a 72 Chavelle and it gat built alot faster than the GP. They're alot simpler to build though because there's no pcm to deal with and parts are alot cheaper.

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97 GTP~K&N Cold Air Intake~3.4" S/C Pulley~Cat Back Exhaust~MSD Blaster Coil Packs~MSD 8.5mm Wires~NGK TR55IX Plugs~More To Come