chasin_shadowz Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I saw an ad on CL here in milwaukee for a TGP for $500. It's rough, but the windshield and master were both good. I ended up buying it 400, definitely worth it. I think it may be the one that was listed one on CL last fall that the guy claimed it had a 3.4 with a 3.1 turbo intake. Someone swapped a 5speed into it. There are some definite hacks on it, I'll look into it better when the whether gets warmer. Pics are to follow soon. It goes pretty good, but it smokes bad after it warms up. I'm thinking the turbo. I'm thinking that I might drop the subframe, part out what I can off the car, rebuild the engine and maybe the trans and when its done, swap it under my driver. I've heard that the 5speeds don't hold up well. My auto in my driver is slipping right now and it felt like the synchros were going on the manual. I think that the auto will hold out until mid summer or so. What do you guys think? Also, does anybody know any reputable places in the Milwaukee area that could rebuild the trans, either the auto or manual? Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 This Kenny's old car? With the smashed up RF corner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 This Kenny's old car? With the smashed up RF corner? definitely sounds like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 $400 is a good deal then for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasin_shadowz Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Sounds like it could be Kenny's. It's smashed up in the front. There's no intake hose, just totally exposed inlet right to the turbo. Sorry if I offend Kenny, I know he is a bit of a TGP guru around here. If it is his, maybe the 5speed might be set up right. I be able to get a better look at it once it warms up and I'm not shivering so bad that I can't see straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Pretty sure that is Kenny's old car. He 5spd swapped that car like 7-8 years ago and hasn't owned it since 2006. After he sold it, I know it went through SEVERAL different owners that beat the piss out of it(as every time I saw it again, it looked 10x worse). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedponty Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 i saw that one on cL it caught my eye looked pretty ruff first thing that caught my eye was that the turbo had no filter kinda scared me away good seal for 400 tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasin_shadowz Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Here's the pics of the 5speed I just bought. Yeah, a little scary with no intake filter. Interior is...OK. At least it's mostly all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasin_shadowz Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Here's the daily driver 89 TGP that got me into the TGP's. I had a blow out on the front right, so I didn't take a pic of the passenger's front. Gotta get a new set of tires. Any suggestions for an all season tire? Driver's side seat it still pretty nice, even with over 140,000. Interior's a little messy...time to do a little spring cleaning and lighten it up for all of the clutter I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 looks aright exept for the right front, and the missing valence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeZ34 Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Poor car.. I miss it so much. I bought the car from Kenny sometime in 2002ish I think. Owned it for a few years until my exwife made me sell it. I regret doing that more than anything right now. The 5 speed swap is right, don't worry about that. Kenny did a hell of a job when he did the swap. After I sold it back to him, he re-tuned the chip and brought a LOT more life out of it. I got a chance to drive it after he redid the chip and it was MUCH faster than when I owned it. My guess on the smoking is the turbo too.. it did that occasionally when I owned it as well. Funny to see that the power inverter is still in the rear console, the "pontiac" sticker is still on the back bumper, and that the Pioneer CD player is still in there. Figured that stuff would have been long gone now. I'll attach some pictures of what it looked like when I owned it. It's definitely had a rough life since then. Welcome to the boards, and I hope you give that car the TLC it needs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake91 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 ^ please make it look like that again please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted To Boost Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Poor car. Seems like every time I see it, she's in worse and worse shape. Please fix it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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