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Purchased 2010 Aveo Sedan: New Member and my project car / Daily Driver.
Hey all:
My name is Rich Dufresne, and I am from Barre, Vermont. Purchased my Aveo a year and a 4 months ago. Was toooo chicken to join the forum, fearing other members would think I am crazy with all the stuff I am doing to my Aveo. When I purchased it I put new tires on the 15 inch rims and a 10" red stripe down the hood and trunk. Well then I thought that looked silly. I then saw on Youtube many videos of what people have done to the Aveo. I started to look for parts and tinker with mine. When I first got the car it had a shimmy that was only noticeable at 45 mph and over. So I replaced the brakes and rotors. NOPE. Since then I have replaced the tie rods, steering rods, had an alignment done, and replaced the shocks and struts. ...and guess what?? ...the shimmy is still there!! I've also had 2 sets of rims on it,one set 17x7s, with new mounted and balanced tires on all. It looks like I may have to do the brake calipers, and or the CV shaft. I'm redoing brakes and rotors in 2 months. My right front tire from last summer was worn on the inside tread. As you can see the car is a work in progress. The hood scoop is functional (ram air), and the left heat vent is functional. No turbo as of yet. I may not bother. I just want a car that is fun to drive, and looks cool. I will paint it in the spring after I finish the body work. I'm going to paint it purple with a lime green 14" stripe down the hood. The front is lowered with LO lowering springs with SenSen shocks. I'm going to widen the stance just a bit come this spring. I will also be changing plus and wires, and a few other things. I found this group a little while ago and enjoyed seeing other rides. A few how toos helped with stuff I wasn't sure about. Oh and the exhaust from the underside cat is now 2 1/2 going into a N1 muffler. I hope I can learn some stuff here, as well as teach others from what I've done. My brother Chris and I are car nuts, coming from a dad who raced back in the 50s and 60s.Attachment 10872
