LETS SEE SOME GRAND PRIX'S

[gp355]

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[pontiacgp]

I'll post some in soon as I throw some paint on it...I'm waiting till I finish puttin a 355 vortec engine together and dropping in a T5 WC behind it and then I'll toss some color on it....black saphire I think..

 

[adumb]

love those GPs!! ive had a couple of them but its been a few years. i think i have a pic of my bros old 85 Gp but its on another computer.

adumb, ive never been a fan of the 78-80 GP but yours is changing my mind. SWEET!!!

wooo!! thanks.

i was never a fan of the grand prix until i found mine. i dont know if its the paint scheme or what but i absolutely LOVE it.

 

[grant's prix]

1980 Grand Prix LJ

I have posted on another thread, here is mine again. 1980 LJ, 400 Pontiac, #62 heads, TH400, 2 1/2 dual ex, repro RAIII exhaust manifolds, performer rpm intake, holley 650 double, 3.73 7.5 (finishing a 8.5 3.42 to put in it). Options include t-tops, pwr seats, recliner, pwr trunck, pwr windows, ac climate control. I also own 2 79 4 speed cars I will post pics of one day, they are rough and one was converted to an auto.

 

[shotgun]

Nice car!

Ok, I'll bite, what's a "Hurst GP"?

 

[GP403]

If it was a factory 3/4-speed manual then its got a Hurst shifter in it. Thats how they came, Simple as that.

Not to be confused with the '70-ish Hurst SSJ or anything....

 

[pontiacgp]

I'm wondering if that 79 GP Hurst was originally from Canada since it has a 301 in it. A friend of mine purchased a new trans am in 79 and the largest engine he could get in Canada with a manual transmission was the 301. With the US version you could still get the larger engines....

 

[GP403]

nope, in '79 the biggest pontiac engine in the GP/GA was the 301. The last year for the 400 was '77 in the old body style... The 301/4spd combo was available in the US.

 

[84GP455]

Nice car!

Ok, I'll bite, what's a "Hurst GP"?

Wow...i'm really surprised that you didn't know what a Hurst GP was shotgun. I thought you were the Pontiac man! I guess you aren't as old as i thought you were. :wink:

 

[shotgun]

"nope, in '79 the biggest pontiac engine in the GP/GA was the 301. The last year for the 400 was '77 in the old body style... The 301/4spd combo was available in the US."

Yep that is correct. What is scary is the 265/301 made it into the BIG 77 cars. I think that's part of what gave 265/301 it's bad rep. Imagine driving a 265/301 powered 4200# land yacht, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. No wonder the cranks gave up!!!

I was wondering if there was some trim package or maybe a dealer installed deal like the Gran Prix GT or the Canadian Olympic Grand Ams.