Lost and forgotten at the auction for five years
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2023
- How long do cars sit at the auction? On average about two months, but this 2004 Pontiac Grand Am GT is far beyond average. It was sitting at the auction for a month shy of five years. Had the auction not been moving locations, it would have likely sat even longer. It was not wrecked, has a clear title and doesn't run. Let's see if we can figure out the history and get it running again.
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You def don't have friends because your kindof a dickhead
“Kind of” is two words, little keyboard warrior. 😂
It takes one to know one meat stick!
Congrats, Scott. You found your door stop, and about as smart as one too.
LOL I would be glad to dont have Friends like you
Its not your, its you're and apparently you're the dick head. If you don't have anything good to say leave it alone.
This channel is a no BS zone. No pulling cars out of barns after sitting for 137 years. No obnoxious music. No juvenile jokes. No made up drama. Just real situations and real work with some entertainment. Car rebuilding for grownups. Thank you.
AMEN!!!
Fuel-make-happiner…
Some may disagree on the juvenile jokes 😂
@@vehcor I enjoy your sarcasm. The juvenile stuff I’m talking about on other channels is like a bunch of High School boys who have no girlfriends telling tired old one liners.
And no talking for 10 minutes holding the camera, showing 3 minutes of work and talking some more describing what he's gonna do next and splitting the video in a thousand different parts
Scott, thanks again for getting me through another round of chemo. Your humor and knowledge is awesome.
Prayers for Manny
Keep going King, you got ths
Hope the chemo is successful & you recover from it quickly.
Keep up the fight, you're going to be victorious
Stay strong you'll get through it
I wouldn't call that car a beater. It looks great and someone is going to get a nice car that will last for thousands of miles if they take care of it. It's also a 19 year old car and looks like it has minimal rust especially by upper Midwest standards. I'm glad this car was saved and not otherwise scrapped and wasted.
You are the guru of the GM tupperware car era. The GM stand up comedy jokes are hilarious. Keep them coming
This is MY kind of video! Excellent to watch Scott perform the diagnosis and assessment.
So many hurdles! 😂
@@vehcor With great repairing power comes great responsibility. Don't forget to save the hater's tears; there's a water shortage ya know.
Those lil Grand Ams were a fun car, kinda sporty, and fun to drive! I worked at a Pontiac dealer back then.
Given the amount of work and parts in this, and going with the "got it at the right money" aspect of this build, I'm betting dollar for dollar, hour for hour, this is one of the best builds you've done.
your level of sarcasm in only surpassed by your lever of expertise, keep these great videos coming!
Vehcor: Saving the Pontiac GrandAm one car at a time.
Nothing wrong with a good Grand Am! Nice little cars. Keep 'em on the road Scott! Great work!
Is the platform shared with Mailbu and Alero?
@@htimsid I know its the same as the Alero not sure about the Malibu but they both use 60 degree V6 3100 and 3400 with a lot of swappable parts.
@@htimsid
I think the Impala is what’s part of this platform. Including the Monte Carlo
@@Lunar_Capital No, the Impala is the W platform with the grand prix, century regal etc. This is the N body which is Malibu, Alero and Grand Am.
@@htimsid Malibu, Alero and Grand Am are N body cars. Basically the same car with different skin and seats etc. Mechanically identical.
Saving someone from a newer car with a plastic engine. Thanks.
I know you've done a lot of work on these cars, but this video really exemplifies just how skilled you are. Every movement is performed with a confidence and speed that only very few true experts and craftsmen can equal. It's a unique skill set to have, but everyone has to be good at something and you have picked Pontiac Grand Ams.
Edit after finishing: I love the casual flex at the end. "yeah, I just swapped the engine, pulled the dash and replaced the heater core in less than 8 hours".
As a young(er) rebuilder myself, I always say that any car that is lovable is definitely rebuildable or restorable, includin this Pontiac Grand Am, NO MATTER how much it is worth or how long it has been sittin.
It was in my watch list for five years, it was only a matter of time before it became mine! 😂
@@vehcor you are singlehandedly bringing Pontiac back!!!
I'm waiting on you to bring back an old Bonneville
Or a maybe score an Laurentian?
@@clevelandmaker386 I had a baby blue Bonnie that was a very comfortable ride. Well till some crackheads stole it and trashed it. Then wrecked it. Great car though. The GM 3800 is a pretty good motor.
@@clevelandmaker386 LOVE the mid to late 90's bonneville's. so comfortable compared to today's cars.
@@rezmedic57 you know whats a rare car on the rise?
Those ASC McLaren Grand Prixs!!!
I had a Olds alero basicly a grand am loved it. It's always good to see this platform on the road. I always wanted to swap a series 2 or 3 3800 supercharged v6 from a park ave or grand prix into one of these to make a sleeper out of one.
I never get tired of watching Pontiac cars get repaired. Please keep them coming!
Nice, weird to see a non wrecked grand am getting repaired. With all the parts you have it makes sense to fix it. I scrapped a lot of 3100/3400 cars for customers back in the day because of the forbidden milkshake so it's nice to see one get a reprieve to run again. These are surprisingly good transportation and are relatively easy on the wallet since it takes a lot to actually make them unable to drive.
3100 is a tough V6, the 3400 though what a time bomb
@@smirage22the 3800 v6’s were nice before these but I’ve had the 3400 in a 05 Malibu had close to 300k before got rid of it ran like a top only got wix filters an new oil every 5k miles looked damn near new oil every oil change.
@@smirage22 gm made more than one 3.4 v6. The dohc 3.4 is a bastardized 3.1 that I wouldn't own if you don't know anything about vehicles. This 3.4 is basically a punched out 3.1 from the 90's.
@@CoryRwtfyt I had a 3.1 1994 Lumina. The 3.4 was garbage
Totally appreciate how you almost never cut corners on these builds! Even on some of these older/winter type of cars...kudos to you...If I lived near you I would DEFINATELY come to you for such cars!!!
Never had any love for these Grand Am when I was younger, but I appreciate you keeping them alive.
You are the Grand Am Guru. I love watching your Grand Am content. Even the single cab GMC Sierra videos were really good. I don't think there's one guy in the country that knows more about these cars than you.
I'm really happy you are doing a good deed here and keeping these little Grand Ams on the road. I always liked them when they were out and thought it was a shame when Pontiac bellied up (with a lot of help from GM) Recycling a nice car (and I really felt like when you finished it it was much better than a beater) like this one keeps them from the shredder and in the hands of someone that needs a car that is decent or even really good. Thanks for your work, glad you made a few bucks and again appreciate saving this little Pontiac from the shredder!
Absolutely love your channel, enjoy watching you
I don’t even question it when you say that you removed and replaced the engine in two hours your like so fast at this stuff I guess it’s from working on so many keep doing you my man
Seeing this grand am makes me miss my silver 02 gt I had. I don’t miss the electrical issues I had. Great job fixing up that grand am.
How you keep finding those cars is amazing. I never see them anymore. I can appreciate sticking with a car/platform you know. Too bad Pontiac is no more.
They’re still all over the place in Fla lol
Surprising how many Pontiacs I still see and how many of them are still quite beautiful. I own three Pontiacs myself. One is a solstice GXP convertible 😍
I still see quite a few Grand Ams in the Ohio Valley, and there are many Pontiacs in general still riding around the Midwest.
Just watching this, made me realize how much I missed my old Grand Am and how much fun it was to drive.
@Rick Marshall, I agree with you. When I 1st saw this vid I commented b4 I read any of the comments bcz I was surprised to see someone working on these cars. I have one exactly like the one he was working on, same color, same model, same yr. I was fortunate enough to get mine from a friend's relative with only minor little issues. I drive it every day and some one does ask regularly do I want to sell it. No dice, no way, perfect little 2nd car.
Was glad to see a new video from you was posted. I enjoy watching your skills, the sarcastic jokes. Geez one of these times the pizza lady has to deliver doesn't she? Love the custom installation tools (bumper, belt moulding, etc) as well as the wrenches that identify as torque wrenches. Quality work! Thanks for sharing
I'm so happy to see you work on this vehicle. I absolutely love Pontiac and enjoy watching people restore and fix them
I always loved those Grand Am's. Nice to see that one back on the road. Personally I think that was a nice car and not a beater..
Great content Scott your a great all around car man.. Thanks for sharing !!
Makes me feel old that an 04 Grand Am is 19 years old now. Nothing against the cars, but considering the age and that it's worth salvaging is even more interesting. 19 years ago, a 19 year old car was either expensive or rotted to pieces or beat beyond being worth salvaging. Still no complaints about you fixing more Grand Ams. You working on these things is like me working on certain Fords. We know the tricks, pitfalls, etc. and can roll through them quickly and easily and we both have a stockpile of parts everyone else threw away years ago to fix them.
Just stumbled upon your channel. Enjoy the no thrills, no frills and commentary. These Grand Am’s were new when I was in high school and I always wanted one. Would love to find one in that fusion orange color.
Great video and can't believe I haven't found your channel before. You remind me of some of my favourite creators, M539 Restorations and NoNonsenseKnowHow, no frills or BS, just straight to the point. Subbed.
Love your channel and really appreciate your step by step no bs repairs.
Thanks 👍
Who is coming for this man? He's great. The humour, the wit, the willingness to work on a Pontiac. We love to see it.
Scott ... what were you thinking? Instead of running back and forth to keep it running (at first, with "throttle in a can"), why didn't you get one of your long tubes from cavity wax and use that? You could have sat in the seat and just sprayed it from there! I'm sure you MUST have a few of those laying around someplace :o) (Because this is the internet, please understand ... this was meant tongue-in-cheek ... I was actually quite impressed you were able to get there after getting it started to keep it running.)
Hi Scott. Great build. Thank you. Have a good weekend.
Great work Scott! You make it look too easy!!!!
Just found this channel and really enjoy the content . I have no idea why it’s hasn’t popped up before, considering all I watch are rebuild videos . I like the no nonsense approach to working on the cars. I like that you work on normal cars just like me and many people do looking forward to your future videos.
Glad to have you with us!
Great job. It takes knowledge and skil to get a car running after 5 years. Who knows what the non start problem is in today's complex cars? If I had gotten that otherwise nice looking car going as soon as he did, I'd be very happy. Excellent diagnosis. I also like the humor . Starting fluid = throttle in a can.
yup "any damage done is already done" words to live by
If I was keeping it, I would have just slapped in new gaskets and see how far it would go.
Thanks Scott. I always enjoy your videos.
I had a 98 GT sport, loved that car. Had to trade it off, I couldn't keep up will all the maintenance. Love seeing someone bring them back to life
Really love it when you rebuild those Grand Am GT's! Always thought they were a decent vehicle, despite all there 'quirks'.
I just want to personally thank you for this video specifically but also all the others that you make. Definitely helps us diy'ers to be brave enough to jump into some fixes that we might not have otherwise taken on. With this video, my brother and I were able to replace his 2001 Grand Am GT rear window regulator for < $50 doing it ourselves. He had the other side done at Midas about 7 years ago and it cost him nearly $800. He bought his 2001 in 2006 with roughly 40K miles on it. He's got just over 100K miles on it now and its still going strong.
Nice build Scott. My daughter had a Grand Am almost like this one. Personally I really like em. Nice job !
Great build Scott, really enjoyed it as always.👍👍
I heard "pop" and hoped you were in MN. That was a surprisingly interesting video. I'd definitely buy one of these cars from you after seeing all the work you do. That's some great transparency. Nice work!
Scott. it's great that you saved a car where most would have and apparently did give up on this one. You are easy to understand and give hope to those who still have these GM cars and can't otherwise afford a new vehicle. Thank you!
i have to avoid these types of cars/gramp's-car's as i get myself 🚓in trouble with these, my grampa had one looked like this vin 🤔 ?? , wonder how it was at the lot for over a year? and no one complained? seams unlikely given actions/business like profits unlike personal car's that yes can sit for decades of neglect
my mother thought this is the perfect car ( technicality my first is a lifted/ect 80's K1500 ( 1/2 behaving but i have to remember/reminded to behave ) and 2007 buick le cross aka basically the same ish car in the video ) for me lol nope id do something stupid with it like street racing or let's see the max MPH it can get to, my 60's 383+ci charger ( or corvettes or RX... ect ) she thought was the death-car for me ( she still doesn't like me having it in 2023 ect ) in 2000-07/teenager-years she was way wrong i actually behave myself better in my "hot-car"/"cop-magnet"/classic's that i got after graduation/18-21YO , and no my mindset/aging hasn't changed vs me as a teen as far as gramp's car's there just to tempting for me to do something dumb ect
Reminds me of my in-laws Pontiac Torrent that "mysteriously" started having overheating issues at just under 100,000 miles and was losing oil between changes. The Brain Trust in the Service Department at the local Pontiac Dealer acted like they couldn't figure out the issue and did things like changing the thermostat and flushing the cooling system. (Like this 3400 wasn't like every 3400 ever made and wasn't suffering from a head gasket issue.)
The water pumps were quite prone to failure, but the testing for failing head gasket is extremely fast, pressurize your overflow cap, cap off the overflow line, open the oil fill, if air is heard or pressure drops then you are the proud owner of an oil and coolant exchanger 😂. 99 percent of the time too you can smell oil in the overflow and see it in the coolant. Gm was sued several times over this with the 3000 series engines. Always get a 3800, always.
I like when you work on these cars instead of the newer ones, gets me nostalgic
great job, mechanic wise, camera wise, editing and elplaination. love the pontiacs. i will watch more, now I am out looking for a good used pontiac Gr Am or Gr Prix
I love your videos. You make them not only informative and interesting, but funny too. I love when you beat up on the haters….lol
Awesome Show! Good Job!!
I got a similar car that sat a while. It only had 56thousand miles a 2002. I paid $50. Once I got my new car a 2022, I felt like I got my vision corrected. The new style lights are awesome. My friend has the old car now. She says it's old, but the miles don't lie. Enjoy your videos.
Great video. You're a good teacher, your thoughts on the why's and how's lay out like a blueprint. Subbed!
Just discovered this channel and have subscribed so sick of VGG etc, this guy knows what he's doing and does it. Love the presentation and editing. Learned a lot and what's more got some confidence to work on my own car a bit more! Thanks!
Glad to have you with us!
I do like VGG when he drives home some crapball 600 miles. I don't care for the race car builds etc though. But I guess to each their own.
I like watching you rebuild cars because I know they will be mint when done.
Scott, I really enjoy your videos and dry comedy. I always watch them the day they come out.
Scott- Keep the video and the commentary coming! We don’t care who you offend absolutely love it!
That's an INCREDIBLE amount of work -- that car was totally rotted out. You truly gave that car a new lease on life. I'm a BIT dubious of only 8 hours of work though -- especially when you throw in an engine replacement and heater core job.
Great video Scott, Thank you
All these vids looks doable. I was inspired.
Then spent good half of my day trying to unscrew/unpop without breaking some plastic covers from my sienna seat to take a look why seat heater is not working. :)
vehcor, if only more.. a lot more people had your work ethic We wouldn't Need to go for car repairs every other day,week and month.
Always enjoy watching your No half measures doing any task.
Thank you from across🇬🇧 the pond.
I never get tired of you working on grand am cars,I've learned alot from you buddy.
I see what you've done here. I like this format. Let's see more of it.
Just found your channel today. So far i very much enjoy it.
Glad to have you with us!
Scott I was so wanting to help you out I was reaching out from here in Ireland to spray the throttle cleaner for you, great post
That was a great project Scott. Thanks for filming!
nice "rebuild" Scott. Love your vids on what you do to get these vehicles back on the road in respectable shape.
Scott, Your a very skilled man. My wife loves these model of Grand AMs. We bought three new ones and I keep finding good ones for her to still drive. I have got pretty good at working the known problem things on them. They have been good affordable vehicles for my family. I am glad your making money salvaging reasonably priced cars for people to enjoy driving.
Just a question, why does it sound like you are always replacing them?
@@snoopdogie187 We live in a rural area. So we put 25-30K miles each year. Plus winter weather means SALT. So the power trains wear out and the body rusts out. This happens on any car here and I would rather have that deprecation happen on an older cheaper car.
Most of the cars we have had get sold around 200K as someone's first car or a work beater.
The fact that you said that you got an engine out and then one out and the new/used one in in less that a couple of hours makes you my hero.
Awesome show my friend.
8 hours including replacing the engine !...Genius
Great work as usual.
I love these longer videos full builds I’m sure they’re a total pia to edit. But this was a good one. Man that car had all kinds of issues. Great video. Also where can I pick up a a set of “flea market. Brand” speakers haha😂. 👍🏼
The best place for “flea market” brand is eBay… the on line flea market! 😂
Thank you for this Video. Keep it going.
always love the grand-am content
Another great job !!
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a friend of mines brother had one of these in high school and i always liked it. the GT package made it looks way better.
This is a real channel, love the content!
Great video ! Great Job!
These vids are my favorite. Would love to see an Alero done sometime. The Grand Ams sister car and my personal favorite of the N’s. I’ve owned four of them now.
Done quite a few of these working at a GM dealership for twenty years. Brings back memories of when GM quality was slipping away. When these cars were new the first recall was for broken coil springs, too bad because they were actually nice cars.
Nice car, Thanks for sharing Scott.
The car must have been nearly a giveaway to put that much work in . But as you said you needed a winter car and video footage .And as always watching you rebuild it is always entertaining .
Sadly neglected, but good on you for bringing that ole girl back.
you can hear the experts and the buckets of tears...........great job, regards Doug.
Love your channel very informative
i really like the running commentary it makes it easy for ppl that dont have any idea what is happening
I have a galaxy silver 01 ram air gt with a full sc/t kit and it only has 31,052 miles on it. I don’t drive it much if a couple times a year but there fun cars. I’m bigger into w bodies because the aftermarket platforms still there for them, these cars you have to find the stuff. This one’s pretty clean and at least in my area there falling apart or wrecked. Great video!
Nice to see a good independent mechanic, you sure know what you're doing.
And as for you Scott don’t ever fn change bc this shit you say and the timing is perfect…exactly what the people need to see and here to know what everyday work is for us…and how to keep it funny at the same time…the only way to get through the nightmares…
Great video, sir 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I have a vehicle that I need to do done work on, and it's a GM product also.
What you did to this car is what I would have done if I had a place to do that kind of work.
I like the fact that you replaced the engine. And I think you might have repaired the other engine to have another spare laying around for another Grad Am build.
Nice save, well done again.
First video I ever watched on your channel since it showed up randomly, and I've got to say, great work and your sense of humor is killing me XD. I died of laughter at 12:12 and basically throughout the whole video you made a ton of funny comments that made the video extremely enjoyable to watch, "Annnnnd going to need a window regulator because......Grand AM" lol.
I love the sarcasm. I’m learning things and laughing. Thank you. I’m glad I found this channel
Nice work! Love the channel
Hey Scott, another way to swing the cat would be to turn off the fuel pump and connect a can of Echlin to the fuel rail and she'll run on that for a few minutes.