Just a personal thing, to keep me motivated. and keep track.
because none of my vehicles are NEVER 100% the way i want them. Always a work in progress. I ride this car hard, so I have to keep up with ****.

If you guys got advice, anything thing that can help. Post up !
Also any leads or links to new/used headlights and exhaust is nice.

Work that needs to get done

End links and lower ball joints ( suspected of alot of my front end issues im having )
THIS weekend hopefully

Rear defog doesnt work.
All fuses and relays work fine, suspect a broken wire somewhere. Probably going to re-wire it. Just splice and replace front to back.

Exhaust leak
Will hopefully get after market header/down pipe - stock header i believe is leaking

New Front headlights ( or new used )
Tint new headlights

Front breaks grind
2 month old pads, suspect rotors possibly? or i bent something during the job. No obvious signs of wear, have to look deeper.

Rear break shoes
Take the time to get those rear **** drums off. Tried once, drunk for 5 minutes - gave up.

2 New front winter tires

Power locks
Dont work from inside the car, the remote works them fine...

Shifter lights
my girlfriend says they used to work.. I dont remember, but not working none the less

Body work
Paint chips around all wheel wells & entire car for that matter, cracked rear bumper, paint?
Might not ever do this, but it would be nice.

Driver site strut - maybe
previous owner replaced passanger side after hitting a curb and blowing it




Work done

Fuel Filter
Ail filter
Spark plugs
Throttle body taken off and cleaned
Remove resinator
Tranny pan
Tranny Filter + fluid
Driver side wheel bearing
Timming chain tensioner
Blower motor + resistor
Smoke rear tail lights + bulb replacement
Front break Pads
Other things like : motor oil flush, injector cleaner, ETC

Other things done by previous owner

Passanger side strut
tint windows
magnaflow muffler
stereo system
others, unknown

 

End links done. Was definatly my problem, loose as fawk and make noise

Ball joints another day

 

I flush brake fluid every 30k, and coolant at 50-60k. Change oil at 25-30% life, changed manual trans fluid at 50k, plugs at 60k, lube SS endlinks every tire rotation. At 77K MY L61 still runs like a champ...

 

Shifter light bulb is easy. Just pull apart the center console trim and shifter.

Thread here: https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-...matics-178638/

Also gives the bulb number.

 

Add on to : work done

Headgasket got replaced. Motor cleaned , gaskets all the way around ( i dont feel bad about dumping more money into her after this. Inside that motor was in good shape + its all cleaned now )
Water pump and t-stat
Cat gutted
New wipers
A few bulbs
End links
Exhaust leak fixed, new one aroused - **** me off

Top of my to-do list

Rear defog
Driver side strut
Really wanting to do body work and touch ups
2 new winter tires
Then the small stuff and header / dp
New humming noise, suspect its the meaty winter tires i switched to the front, noise was never there before
Annnd buy some used headlights to customize. This will happen when i can find a used set for $80 and under


Late update on my part, most was done awhile ago, some recently. Just like keepig it organized

 

Bank 1 o2 sensor replaced
Now the only code i get is p0420, reminding me my cat is not there

Broke my stock antenna, so ordering a shorty ASAP

 

Just a personal thing, to keep me motivated. and keep track.
because none of my vehicles are NEVER 100% the way i want them. Always a work in progress. I ride this car hard, so I have to keep up with ****.

If you guys got advice, anything thing that can help. Post up !

Work that needs to get done
Kind of in order i want them done

Ignition recall.
As soon as parts arrive shes going in.

Hids
Very soon

Suspension
Compete overhaul comming summer time. FE5 struts, rear FE5 shocks, FE5 lower control arms with ball joints, bushing. End links will also be needed. Rear break shoes at the same time NEEDED

Wipers
Bought some, didnt last 2 months in our harsh ass winter

Rims
Been on the look out for factory aluminum 4x100 rims. PITA

steering rack
worse then ever, fix or forget? Its been done by previous owner too.

Body work
Paint chips around all wheel wells & entire car for that matter, paint?
Might not ever do this, but it would be nice.

Speakers
Would be nice to get new speakers all the way around to go with the subs.

Rear defog doesnt work.
All fuses and relays work fine, suspect a broken wire somewhere. Probably going to re-wire it. Just splice and replace front to back.

Power locks
Dont work from inside the car, the remote works them fine... Tried looking into it, suspect a faulty lock switch.

Shifter lights
my girlfriend says they used to work.. I dont remember, but not working none the less

Side note : Burns oil
But what gm economy car with 200k + kms doesnt? fawk it.



Work done
Roughly 45k Kms put on since i bought it.

Fuel Filter
Ail filter
Spark plugs
Throttle body taken off and cleaned
Tranny pan
Tranny Filter + fluid
Driver side wheel bearing
Timming chain tensioner
Blower motor + resistor
Smoke rear tail lights + bulb replacement
Front break Pads
End Links
Bank 1 o2 sensor
Water Pump
Thermostat
Wipers
Intake/exhaust manifold gaskets
Shorty Antenna
Depo Headlights
Add Cherry bomb before muffler - NO MORE EXHAUST LEAKS - Best shes ever sounded is now
Some body work, more to come
Motor Flush
Rad Flush
Seat covers. The interior was lookin nasty lol, terrible beige interior choice GM !
Electrical problems came up, found corroded out wires under the driver seat. fixed ofc
Window came off tracks, took that apart
Other small things

Other things done by previous owner

Passanger side strut
tint windows
magnaflow muffler
stereo system - subs/amp/deck
others, unknown


thats lots of love for a base model lol. no wonder my girlfriend gives me **** sometimes. oh well, i love this car