Need Advice on my 91 Bonnie
 

Hello all, im new to these forums. i have a 1991 bonneville sse. i have had it for about 1 1/2 years now. the front fender is damaged, and the frame has a hole on the front passenger side near the back of the front tire. i was wondering if it is worth it to patch the frame, and restore the car. or am i better off buying another bonnie with a non damaged frame and rebuilding that one? thank you for any help you guys can give.



if you dont mind, send your info / suggestions to " joey.fumo @ gmail.com" ( without the spaces ).


thx again guys.

Is the frame hole from rust or ??? A picture would help. Where is the car ?

I was checking out engine cradles a couple of weeks ago and I found a couple for US $100-150. Not a bad price, but it's labor intesive.

not worried about the labour or cost, i can weld it easily, thing is im worried it will give out too soon. the hole is about 5 cm by 5 cm.

i just bought 600$ worth of dynamat actualy, gonna post pics of me installing it ( doors, under carpet, roof, trunk, firewall...) , might as well post a step by step tutorial on welding a frame while im at it.


on a side note, changing the map sensor and the memcal really as hard as it looks? i know the steps to do it, but ive heard nothing but horror stories about it so far.

I dynamatted (is that really a word?) with two layers, and it made a world of difference. It was a lot harder than I thought.

I think just getting a used cradle would probably hold up better in the long term. Besides I weld like a retarted ape on drugs.

I changed out my memcal couple of years ago. Not tough at all. The ECM is a little rough to get to, but not impossible. Not sure on the MAP.

Changing a MAP is impossible because it is not there, the "C" 3800 has a MAF (it is easy to change - three screwws (don't drop) and a connector.

If this is the floor pan you are talking about.. you are in trouble. Since our cars only have a subframe, they are pretty much entirely supported by the body. If it's not the floor pan you are talking about.. then I would need more info.

Changing the MAF sensor is so easy, I think a 3 year old could do it. it's a rectangular box just to the right of the TB. It is connected directly to the TB, and it's called the MAF Body. Just remove the three screws, disconnect the connector, and pull out. Easy as that.

Getting the ECU out would be difficult. Remove your glovebox [not just drop it, it's like 5 screws or something]. The ECU is about right dead in the center, then up right above the glovebox opening. You may want to remove the DIC module [if equiped] to aid better access.


-justin

I don't know what you are talking about, but my glovebox is out, and all I have to do is look up and there is the ECU/DIC module.


-justin

ECU.

The kickpanel thing is what has me confused. Mine doesn't have anything in the way, more than the glovebox.


-justin