TLC day for Jolene the Sunbird.

Kinja'd!!! "mazda616" (mazda616)
10/27/2018 at 17:15 • Filed to: Pontiac

Kinja'd!!!7 Kinja'd!!! 8

New serpentine belt, new A/C belt, oil change, and a quick detail. Tomorrow, she goes to her first cruise-in car show. 56,660 miles now.

Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!! Kinja'd!!!

The factory amplifier is bad, meaning my left rear speaker doesn’t work (tried three different speakers) and I have to have the volume maxed to even be able to hear the radio at all. I did get the cassette (!) player working, though. The amp, the front struts, an alignment after the struts, and tinted windows are all that’s left on my “to-do” list.


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > mazda616
10/27/2018 at 17:21

Kinja'd!!!0

LT5 swap time. 


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > mazda616
10/27/2018 at 17:25

Kinja'd!!!4

How could anyone NOT like this car? It is so shiny!


Kinja'd!!! mazda616 > PS9
10/27/2018 at 18:12

Kinja'd!!!0

My mechanic friend mentioned today that it needs an L67.


Kinja'd!!! Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > mazda616
10/27/2018 at 21:24

Kinja'd!!!0

Your mechanic friend is suicidal. The J chassis cannot handle the L67 without turning into a pretzel.

Besides, the correct engine would be the LT3 with 5 speed manual.


Kinja'd!!! mazda616 > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks
10/27/2018 at 22:11

Kinja'd!!!0

I’ve seen some L67 Js online. Most get 3400s, though, if anything.


Kinja'd!!! Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > mazda616
10/28/2018 at 00:00

Kinja'd!!!0

“Just because you can, doesn’t mean it isn’t incredibly fucking stupid. ”
-Me. Approximately every ... 30 minutes, honestly.

Remember that I owned a J body. If the Citanion was made of tissue paper, the J body only improved it to 2 ply. Also: there is no manual transmission for the Buick V6 pattern. The LT3 was manual transmission by default.

And seriously, does this LOOK like a unibody design that can actually take any more stress? Car versus tree at approximately 30MPH:

Kinja'd!!!


Kinja'd!!! ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > mazda616
10/28/2018 at 00:03

Kinja'd!!!0

Nice work!  


Kinja'd!!! ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > mazda616
10/28/2018 at 00:30

Kinja'd!!!0

Don’t know if you already have a source, but these guys are pretty well known in the C4 Vette community for knowing their stuff about GM factory audio from that era . I used them to repair the Bose control data module my Vette after a jug of water spilled in the trunk and ran down to the compatment where it was housed.

http://carstereohelp.com