the 2014 pontiac parisienne thread

buickestate wrote:

on a side note, WTH is the remote for? I can reach the radio controls just fine with my arms so I just tossed the little remote in the glove box and left it there, then retrieved it from the wreck, and now it sits in my kitchen's junk drawer.

I know.  Some cars ride like cr@p and you actually need the remote to turn up the volume or change the station.  If you try to touch the actual radio controls while driving...you keep bumping the wrong buttons.  

I was in a buddy's car the other day and got pissed when I tried to work the radio by hand. Laughed when he handed me a remote...thought of your post.

brokecello wrote:

I was in a buddy's car the other day and got pissed when I tried to work the radio by hand.  Laughed when he handed me a remote...thought of your post.

The truck i,m driving these days has the radio in the overhead console in the center of the cab above the windshield,.,.i keep the remote right next to my seat in the drink holder,.

Superior Finish wrote:

I wonder how long it will be before the 3D printers can make 3D printers....

Now.

Google "Rep Rap" and "Boots Industries" for starters. Or even just "self replicating 3d printers".

Pat where are you going to put those emblems? Tail gate?

Very cool!

-Mike

81X11 wrote:

Pat where are you going to put those emblems?   Tail gate?  

Very cool!

-Mike

those are just my positives for making my molds

This project never ends....just keeps evolving! Nice work.

you can't stop evolution

buickwagon wrote:

Superior Finish wrote:

I wonder how long it will be before the 3D printers can make 3D printers....

Now.

Google "Rep Rap" and "Boots Industries" for starters. Or even just "self replicating 3d printers".

Yup my buddy sells 3d printers and parts, he has built a few printers with parts he made on a 3d printers.

This thread is half way down the page what no new mods????????????

How about a TA hood scoop,just found the hood and scoop from a 79 for 200 dollars.

wow cant believe they go for that much now. hen i was a kid they where cheap. oh so long ago

mtrhead79 wrote:

wow cant believe they go for that much now. hen i was a kid they where cheap. oh so long ago

I was thinking 200 is cheap and I am older than you are!LOL

Whats new Pat?!?! Or are you keeping it secret until WFNY?

mtrhead79 wrote:

wow cant believe they go for that much now. hen i was a kid they where cheap. oh so long ago

The G8 hood is $985. And that is without the plastic scoops.

for the past week I've been busy with my mom being in the hospital, seems that certain drugs interact with other drugs, that causes other things, that can lead to blood pressure drops and fainting spells. it's not good to faint when standing on a concrete patio, She spent the week in the hospital while they changed all her meds and balanced them. she is home now.

things on the wagon are on hold til I swap the transmission, hardly have any reverse gear left, and it slips baddly in forward gears.

oh and despite it's transmission issues it did pass it's etest two weeks ago

Sorry to hear about your mom Pat,good that she's back home where they are usually happiest.

Glad she's ok.

My mom had the same exact issue memorial weekend. She was in and out of the hospital just like your mom. You would think these Dr that prescribe med's would know what interacts with the other med's they are taking.

well did the big mod today, got the old tired transmission replaced, got tired of the groaning shuddering slipping, and waitting for reverse to engage. she was done

I swapped in a used transmission I bought from Goldie on the other forum, came out of a 96 impala ss that was in a wreck with low miles.

My wagon now runs out nice, shifts well no shuddering no noises, smooth as glass, and I can back up whenever I want to, no more waitting for the transmission to catch on that it was put in reverse!

my wallet is a lighter now though

my wallet is a lighter now though
its funny how the wagon gets better but our wallets get beaten up

I feel like medication therapy management needs to catch on, Its a process where a Pharmacist reviews the medications that a person is on, including over the counter drugs, and makes sure there is going to be no interactions or ill side effects. I've heard of people going from 12 drugs to 4 with a MASSIVE improvement in the quality of their life.

I did this last week

the rear differential came out of Big Daddy Derek's old 93 roadmaster wagon, and it started to leak at the wheel seals and it's front seal.

so I changed all the seals, the wheel bearings looked good as did the shaft bearing surfaces

As a result of the rear axle seal leaks, I had to rebuilt the rear brakes, the drums were in really good shape, diff oil lubricates the brake shoes and protects the drums like nothing else,,,

So I cleaned up the drums and tossed them in the oven to dry, then while hot I powder coated them







the wagon stops a lot better now!

I still think those wheels should have been painted DGGM

Love that new grille! The neon drums are wild...will you do the front calipers to match?

Superior Finish wrote:

I still think those wheels should have been painted DGGM

I agree!

I like the grill a lot!

Aree that grille looks completely factory and 100% Pontiac. Now as for the lettering on wheel caps that says power disc brakes when clearly the neon green drums tells me otherwise tsk-tsk

sprocket that's in referance to the front brakes, and I baked those too and had them turned

eeew,.....

They would go great with orange.

silverfox103 wrote:

They would go great with orange.

Bwahahahaha....   

so if you remember last month or so I got some emblems 3D printed



I'm impressed with how they came out of the printer, but they are far from useable, I cleaned them up and used them as masters. I then made a mold from the masters, then made a secound mold



then I made a few emblems





I then picked through them and picked out a full set for the wagon



then I chromed the raised surface

Making your own emblems is really cool,.

but i think you should make the car a STRATOCHIEF

Glad you chromed them...I was worried they would end up neon green.

Those look OEM   

ideas are floating in my head

G8 hood?

81X11 wrote:

G8 hood?

Yup...... and it looks familiar   

I say yes, but only if you delete the hood ornament.

stewzer55 wrote:

I say yes, but only if you delete the hood ornament.

that's a given, and will happen reguardless

buickestate wrote:

stewzer55 wrote:

I say yes, but only if you delete the hood ornament.

that's a given, and will happen reguardless

Can we expect any changes to the headlights?