New summer toy

[keytonic]

Finally picked my new alero up on Friday night. The guy said he thought the cams were bad so I planned on dropping a new engine in it but after he said what it was doing it sounds like a timing issue so I'm checking the timing belt first. anyway here's picks of the project car. As you can see the headlights are out right now getting cleared. going to do the typicals, drop, cai, duals etc more pics when I get it running

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[JLw7123]

nice looks in good condition how many miles on it.

[keytonic]

150k got it for 500 not a spot of rust on it

[JLw7123]

not bad at all

[That01Olds]

Hey you can't go wrong for $500. Looks nice.

[BlackJack]

um....hate to throw a wrench in the program, but certain keywords got my attention:

"cams" as in plural? not in a 3400. Single cam, pushrod setup.
"timing belt"? again, not in a 3400. Timing chain/gears on the 3400.

[Nate's Alero]

does it run? as blackjack said, if it runs, not a timing issue, because either the chain breaks, or it's enough, that the car can still compensate

mine has 165K, orig, timing setup, still perfect, chain looks new...

[Alerojester]

[QUOTE=keytonic;526124] As you can see the headlights are out right now getting cleared. QUOTE]

as in having someone else doing it or doing it yourself? cause honestly i don't think i would feel comfortable doing the clear corners myself i mean i probably could just have to take sometime and not try to get it done fast......

[Nate's Alero]

clearing is SO easy....

[Alerojester]

well Nate i will take your word for it ik i still have yet to get it done on mine, i wonder what they would look like with a different colored painted bezel???????

[clutch1]

Yup, pop em in the oven at like 200 for 10 minutes, take them out and pry with a screwdriver or something.. easy!

How about ya give us a little FYI about what exactly it's doing? Running rough or something?

[Alerojester]

200 degrees. i would have to pull the bulbs out and all the wiring right? including the plug on the back side of the housing correct?????

[heineck]

d00d look it up its been done a million times b4,
and at OP nice alero

[Nate's Alero]

d00d look it up its been done a million times b4,
and at OP nice alero

good proj

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

well Nate i will take your word for it ik i still have yet to get it done on mine, i wonder what they would look like with a different colored painted bezel???????
honestly, unless you go black or smoke, don't paint them on a silver car. Dark colors can get away with matching, or going to a color-scheme matching metallic, but white and light colors just look bad. :)

[keytonic]

Yup, pop em in the oven at like 200 for 10 minutes, take them out and pry with a screwdriver or something.. easy!

How about ya give us a little FYI about what exactly it's doing? Running rough or something?


I don't have it running yet battery is dead have it on a charger right now. But the guy I bought it off of said it sounded like a lawn mower and wouldn't really move. Yes I meant cam just a typo and for the chain I couldn't remember if it was a belt or chain but now that that's clear where to start :)

[clutch1]

Lawnmower eh? LOL, so basically it sounded like a Honda with a fartpipe?? Around here that means maaad performance dawggg :laugh:

At 200* you DONT have to remove the wiring... just pull the bulbs out and take off the rubber drain tubes. I baked my Buick headlights at 200* with a rubber trim strip on them, and it was uneffected... 200* isn't too much, so it'll only gently heat the goo that holds them together.

[keytonic]

[quote=keytonic;526124] As you can see the headlights are out right now getting cleared. QUOTE]

as in having someone else doing it or doing it yourself? cause honestly i don't think i would feel comfortable doing the clear corners myself i mean i probably could just have to take sometime and not try to get it done fast......

If you don't like the bake idea you can use a heat gun or even hairdryer and warm spots up and slowly pry it apart that way. That the way I did it, it's very simple then for the chrome piece I warmed it up and used a utility knife and cut the5 (I think it's 5) connectors. Pull the amber piece off clean all the gunk use a clear silicone and bam clear corners are done :)

[hok666]

its a great find, I want a sun roof with my next alero when I find one