Turbo Grand Prix? What???

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blk7gxn

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Going by JUST THE PICTURES, looks like someone had a donor 1978/79 turbo engine out of a Buick. In 1980 GM used an in car CCC system to control detonation and spark knock, only 78/79 got the crude fan shroud mounted detonation knock sensor computer. The Red air snorkeler was used 1978-81, and chrome for 1982 and 1983. But being this has a red air snorkel and the fan shroud computer system, this is a 78/79 engine swap, NOT factory at all for the GP. I like the ingenuity and it automatically gets a A++ just for not LS swapping it!!!!
 
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MrSony

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There is a 5.7 diesel 81 GP for 3500 near me...
He accepts trades. But not an 06 Saturn with twenty eight thousand miles. Pffft.
 

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There is a 5.7 diesel 81 GP for 3500 near me...
He accepts trades. But not an 06 Saturn with twenty eight thousand miles. Pffft.

Ooooh, I've been looking for one of those. There's An 83 Cutty Diesel near me but been sitting Yrs... Owner doesn't want to go out and take pics instead insists me on coming to look at it.
Bet the Eng is locked up. lol.
 

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Ooooh, I've been looking for one of those. There's An 83 Cutty Diesel near me but been sitting Yrs... Owner doesn't want to go out and take pics instead insists me on coming to look at it.
Bet the Eng is locked up. lol.
 
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TURNA

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Is the emblem one piece?

Wonder what it is off.......

gpforsale1-jpg.148784
 
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Is the emblem one piece?

Wonder what it is off.......

gpforsale1-jpg.148784
I think they just knicked the bottom of the monte badge.
 
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