LET'S SEE SOME GRAND PRIXS!!!!!!!!!
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I built a tilt/cruise column for it so I retained the factory cruise. The color is off it's just some hardware store red. When I have all the plastic I'll get a factory tint made and shoot everything at once. I'd love to have the original wheel leather wrapped but no one want to do it. It's not worth the labor they say so I'm using an extra Trans Am wheel I had laying around. I actually like the smaller diameter to be honest.
I had to make a custom shifter since i made a shift block to move the shifter forward an extra inch. I used the factory stuff which is sloppy but it was a prototype/proof of concept thing. Now I'll get a good shifter with the pivot height for the Hurst stick tobahorten the throws and give a good positive feel then modify it to fit my tail housing set up.
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1986 Grand Prix LE
All options but T-Tops
Bought with 53k miles from the original owner that Ordered it that way. (Picture the proverbial "found it in Grandma's Garage in the middle of nowhere - that's it). Just turned 60k.
Original Window Sticker
Build sheet with the original owners name on it
All maintenance records for its entire life from the dealership it was bought from
$2k
All Ive done to it is got rid of the stock steering wheel for a Grant, tach on the A-Pillar, put a stereo system in it (600W, single 10" sub for a little thump, nothing hoopdie), Tires since they were date coded 1994, Suspension components since they were bad from sitting for... well, decades.. Shocks, idler arm, pittman arm, center link, all 4 tie rods, couplers.. complete tune up and complete fluid change.
Plans: Headers, Duals, Flowmaster 40's off of a G-Body that went from SBC to BBC.. Edelbrock performer intake (with EGR).. all already purchased. Just looking for someone to put the exhaust on.. I'm not playing with manifold bolts that have been in place for 33 years. They can deal with it if they snap one... or two... or 10
Going to put posi in it with more splines, but undecided on the ratio. I loved 3.73's in my 1978 6.6L Trans Am, but it was taching high on the highway, altho it had a TH350 3 speed, and I have the 200-R4 4 Speed... maybe 3.42 or 3.55..
No reason not to run it the way it is (OBD1 included). I'm not a power junkie... the 305 4bbl is fine. However, if the 305 goes t*ts up, I'm contemplating a 383 stroker, 400, or just going all out with a LQ9.. Building the 200-R4 if I go 383/400.. LQ9 would be bought with a trans..
-Gonz
All options but T-Tops
Bought with 53k miles from the original owner that Ordered it that way. (Picture the proverbial "found it in Grandma's Garage in the middle of nowhere - that's it). Just turned 60k.
Original Window Sticker
Build sheet with the original owners name on it
All maintenance records for its entire life from the dealership it was bought from
$2k
All Ive done to it is got rid of the stock steering wheel for a Grant, tach on the A-Pillar, put a stereo system in it (600W, single 10" sub for a little thump, nothing hoopdie), Tires since they were date coded 1994, Suspension components since they were bad from sitting for... well, decades.. Shocks, idler arm, pittman arm, center link, all 4 tie rods, couplers.. complete tune up and complete fluid change.
Plans: Headers, Duals, Flowmaster 40's off of a G-Body that went from SBC to BBC.. Edelbrock performer intake (with EGR).. all already purchased. Just looking for someone to put the exhaust on.. I'm not playing with manifold bolts that have been in place for 33 years. They can deal with it if they snap one... or two... or 10
Going to put posi in it with more splines, but undecided on the ratio. I loved 3.73's in my 1978 6.6L Trans Am, but it was taching high on the highway, altho it had a TH350 3 speed, and I have the 200-R4 4 Speed... maybe 3.42 or 3.55..No reason not to run it the way it is (OBD1 included). I'm not a power junkie... the 305 4bbl is fine. However, if the 305 goes t*ts up, I'm contemplating a 383 stroker, 400, or just going all out with a LQ9.. Building the 200-R4 if I go 383/400.. LQ9 would be bought with a trans..
-Gonz
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