Stacey

Excellent reply, as i too saw that it was going to be held in Detroit, where I was from and wondered who decided that? Not where I would have picked for that kind of gathering as there are many other nice suburbs in the area outside of metro Detroit that could and would have been acceptible. I asked my wife yesterday want to go? got that look, and a big NO!!!

Really like the look of that car, maybe one day I too will find one and squeeze it in next to the 91 convertable. Thanks for the photos and description of the drive. By the way, I live at 5400 feet up here.

Footer, maybe you worked for me when I ran the Mercedes body shop, we used to do the exact same thing, stick someone into the trunk and wet the whole top and rear down and find the leak. Seemed to always work.

Cruising days was on Gratiot, then if we pooled enough money for gas took the long drive to Woodward, but not took often. Grew up in Roseville so stayed close to home. When I eventually moved to Birmingham then cruised Woodward. Got my share of tickets and when the car insurance rates balloned to almost $300 a year i slowed down...Just got the yearly insurance bill for the 3 cars, motorhome and home, almost 6 grand, things have sure changed.

Taylor-Tucky, yep lived there too for about a year when I worked at the Metro Airport as the Damage Manager for Avis rent a car. Was responsible to estimate any damage the renters caused to the car, vend the car to a body shop, inspect the car once returned and then if approved get back out on the rental line. If it was totaled, get to the auction and deal with the bids so we could get it off the books. And yes, I was VERY busy as the renters didn't seem to drive very well back then. Probably many still don't.

Aardvark, we must know each other (big grin) I grew up just outside Detroit, had a job working downtown the day after the riots ended, and your correct, no way do we want to return. Attended many car shows at the COBO hall when I had my business but sold and left the state in 2002. At one time it was a nice place.

Just asking if your in Park, maybe a neutral safety switch not allowing it to start?

Wow, sure seems like you did it correctly. Doing what you did can you guesstimate the amount of hours involved for that job? Thanks for posting and explaining the work involved.

Hard to think that any auto parts store that carries Dorman parts would not have that piece. Has to be something that would fail every so often and a generic made part would work? At least that is where I would check second, the dealer that sells GM products first.

On my 91 I have 2 buttons inside the console. One for the gas door, one for the trunk release.

Oh Please give us more information. I don't own one of those years but think they are something I may end up with in my future.

Looks like an excellent job and now it is all set to drive and enjoy.

It is but we get that white stuff in the winter so we head out to warmer places. Normally gone for 4 or 5 months. leave the Avanti all covered up in the warm garage.

I too live in Az now, up in Prescott, where are you living?

Wives are like that, our/her 91 convert started out as mine, but now is her's. She does let me keep it clean and filled with gas, and if anything acts funny or doesn't work, then its mine. Wishing you a great summer of cruising in "her" car...