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Torbinator's G6
Hey guys, my name is Torbinator (But you can call me Torb). Currently 17 yro, got my license a year ago. I've had this G6 since June 2019. Its been in our family since 2007. The day I got the car, I knew I had to start doing something with it. Being a poor boy working at a fast food place Ive only had the money to do small things to the car but I personally enjoy it and thats all that matters. Its my daily driver, ive put on 9,000 miles since I got it in June. And living down a gravel driveway with a black paint job... Unless you're going 5mph you will be covered in dust lol
2006 Pontiac G6 3.5L 165,000 miles
Her name is Esmeralda.
Modifications done:
Plasti-dipped wheels
Red interior
Red side stripe
Speedometer swap
Pioneer aftermarket radio
Neon spoiler
Mods I want to do in the future:
Lowering springs
Magnaflow Exhaust (Trying to figure out how this'll work with Kentuckys laws...)
Tinted taillights (A light tint so that I dont have many problems with the cops)
Paint the headlight chrome piece black
New emblems
CAI (Too bad Lampoon doesnt make these anymore...)
STB
GXP hood (Mom owns a G8. Im jealous of her hood lol)
This is when I first got the car. Everything about the car is fine, until you see the front end.
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I started work on it right away. I replaced the bumper, grills, and spark plugs right away.
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All fixed up
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After that was all done the car was left alone for about a month, then I had to actually start doing some stuff to it. I found a tutorial on the forums about taking interior pieces out to paint them. Although my camera makes it look orange (Dang iPhone 5 camera) they are indeed a bright apple red. They look great with the speedometer and my aftermarket radio (And the seat covers... I dont even know why I havent taken them out yet...)
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Also found a tutorial on speedometer swap. I love this speedometer in the dark, looks so much better than the old one. (Dont mind the paint crack on that piece, im going to fix that one soon... The one failed piece)
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I went to a junkyard a few weeks ago, found a Dodge Neon spoiler... Might have swapped them just because I wanted a change. Dont worry, ive already decided that I have wrecked this car lol
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Ive also plasti dipped the wheels black, ive thrown a red stripe on the side, and have painted the spoiler black.
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Debadged rear end, and filled the holes from the previous spoiler with epoxy glued pennys on the bottom for support with body filler on the top. Waiting to see how it does in the weather before color matching it.
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Sorry if this thread seems to be all over the place. Just wanted to throw my car out there so I can get opinions on what I should change or do in the future. I would love to have someone elses opinion on what I should do next to it. Many thanks for checking out my car! This car still needs a ton of work to look atleast half decent, cant wait to see what I can do in 2020. Happy new years!
2006 Pontiac G6 3.5L 165,000 miles
Her name is Esmeralda.
Modifications done:
Plasti-dipped wheels
Red interior
Red side stripe
Speedometer swap
Pioneer aftermarket radio
Neon spoiler
Mods I want to do in the future:
Lowering springs
Magnaflow Exhaust (Trying to figure out how this'll work with Kentuckys laws...)
Tinted taillights (A light tint so that I dont have many problems with the cops)
Paint the headlight chrome piece black
New emblems
CAI (Too bad Lampoon doesnt make these anymore...)
STB
GXP hood (Mom owns a G8. Im jealous of her hood lol)
This is when I first got the car. Everything about the car is fine, until you see the front end.
I started work on it right away. I replaced the bumper, grills, and spark plugs right away.
All fixed up
After that was all done the car was left alone for about a month, then I had to actually start doing some stuff to it. I found a tutorial on the forums about taking interior pieces out to paint them. Although my camera makes it look orange (Dang iPhone 5 camera) they are indeed a bright apple red. They look great with the speedometer and my aftermarket radio (And the seat covers... I dont even know why I havent taken them out yet...)
Also found a tutorial on speedometer swap. I love this speedometer in the dark, looks so much better than the old one. (Dont mind the paint crack on that piece, im going to fix that one soon... The one failed piece)
I went to a junkyard a few weeks ago, found a Dodge Neon spoiler... Might have swapped them just because I wanted a change. Dont worry, ive already decided that I have wrecked this car lol
Ive also plasti dipped the wheels black, ive thrown a red stripe on the side, and have painted the spoiler black.
Debadged rear end, and filled the holes from the previous spoiler with epoxy glued pennys on the bottom for support with body filler on the top. Waiting to see how it does in the weather before color matching it.
Sorry if this thread seems to be all over the place. Just wanted to throw my car out there so I can get opinions on what I should change or do in the future. I would love to have someone elses opinion on what I should do next to it. Many thanks for checking out my car! This car still needs a ton of work to look atleast half decent, cant wait to see what I can do in 2020. Happy new years!
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Thanks! Well currently the G6 has been garaged. I bought a 2001 Jimmy and decided to garage the G6 for a year or two until I have a better paying job that can keep up with its issues. I really love this car, but it can really be a pain to keep up with sometimes. 166k miles so its not really that suprising that im having a few things go out. But from my research its like $1200 for the full power steering fix and $400 for a new catalytic converter. I work for minimum wage, so I bought a Jimmy and am now having fun learning manual.
Although I havent posted lately I got some punisher badges for the G6 and have done some carbon fiber wrapping. I dont have any pictures but im sure nobody really cares anyways since this car is gonna disappear for awhile
My problem being, Kentucky has laws against modifying your exhaust to amplify the sound of an exhaust. I dont know how much it would do that but I may wait til Im out of Kentucky to do that. And im not sure quite yet, but I do know that its shown symptoms of one going out soon enough.
I dearly hope so, I may just need to find a way to get a manual transmission in it. Im loving the Jimmy. Driving a manual will be hard to turn away from. In my current situation it just isnt worth bringing the G6 back to life, its up at 166k and has had the transmission hard shifting for nearly 4 months now. I fear that I may fix these problems then have a transmission blow sometime soon. I feel like while im still working for minimum wage to drive a cheaper to insure car for now. The Jimmy is 70$ cheaper a MONTH to insure. We'll see what happens. Life changes constantly, maybe something will come up thatll solve some of my problems(Or make them worse...)
Although this doesnt mean I still cant mod the G6 while its down. Its still not "dead", just I bought the new vehicle to make sure when the motor goes out im not stuck out somewhere needing a tow. Now I got a vehicle that can tow my G6 around
Indeed, they are fun cars, but my dream car still awaits. I await a 350z. But I do hope to get this thing running whether I get a couple thousand more miles out of it or someone in my family. Would hate to see it leave... I dont ever plan on selling it, just running it til it falls to the ground then keep it around for a future project car. Think about it, the longer we stray from the time Pontiac died, the less you'll see these on the road. Yes we still have a ton on the road right now, but in like 20 years im sure these cars will be gems. But I could be totally wrong.Lol, fair enough. I bought my G6 for mostly the oposite reason. I have a nearly stock 2010 f150 that is/was my daily driver. I only changed the exhaust and some seating. But, I bought the G6 specifically to be my fun car that I will add stuff to like new radio, cluster swap, exhaust fix for convertibles, tune etc. I am gifted with a pretty well off paying job to fund it all, but i definitely remember the times when all i had was the truck and minimum wage to carry me through it all. I plan to do a post about the car on the forum at some point after i put the dash back together probably. or maybe after i source the dang cluster i want.... ugh
BUT, don't let life get you down. Enjoy the Jimmy, Have fun with the G6, and, don't worry, she probably has more miles in her than you'd think. Mine is at 203k and seems fine
For my problem if I were to pay a mechanic itll be about $1200 or do it myself for $700. I did not have the time to have a vehicle down since I work Mon-Sat.
What are you talking about here? I bought that cheap stuff on amazon for like $20, have had them working perfectly fine for over a year now without any issues. And no it does not blind any drivers on the road, ive tested it
The car still exists. Just been sitting around the driveway. Randomly came across this so just had to say something lol
Currently still rocking the Blazer with a 4/5.5 drop and nearly as low as the 6. Just havent had the interest to mess with it since... My sister may be taking over the car. Im just trying to look around for a G6 with a manual trans. That would most certainly peak my interest, otherwise Im just gonna settle with the vehicle with more cabin room haha
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Currently still rocking the Blazer with a 4/5.5 drop and nearly as low as the 6. Just havent had the interest to mess with it since... My sister may be taking over the car. Im just trying to look around for a G6 with a manual trans. That would most certainly peak my interest, otherwise Im just gonna settle with the vehicle with more cabin room haha
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