why is the back window like that

[melloelky]

grand national heads must of had a heart attack seeing this one lol

all the more reason to do it..

 

[565bbchevy]

Turbo1dr, as I recall
http://www.turbomalibu.com/

He did a nice job on that conversion.

 

[UNGN]

grand national heads must of had a heart attack seeing this one lol

I thought it was a T-top car that the top was all rusted and needed to be replaced or the car was going to be parted out, anyway, It's been years. I could be confused.

Before the aerocars, Buick actually did very good in NASCAR, so they could have used an Aerocoupe version.

 

[Longroof79]

I was going to mention the GN/ aerocoupe conversion on Maliburacing. You guys have it covered. That car was coming together very nicely. I thought it was very cool and unique...certainly a one-off.

 

[pontiacgp]

I imagine that glass window would add weight to the car but with a G body adding a bit of weight to the rear isn't a bad thing. Does anyone know what the weight of the Aerocoup is compared to an SS.

 

[565bbchevy]

Considering that the GN was the only Gbody with power you would think they would have done an Aero version but I suppose along with that they would have to make some changes on the front nose also and probably make the grill smaller.

 

[UNGN]

I imagine that glass window would add weight to the car but with a G body adding a bit of weight to the rear isn't a bad thing. Does anyone know what the weight of the Aerocoup is compared to an SS.

The Car&Driver article from 1986 listed the Weight distribution for the 2+2 and MCSS aerocoupes @ 57% Front, 43% Rear with 3626 curb weight for the 2+2 and 3522 for the MCSS. At least 50lbs of the difference between the two cars was AL wheels on the MCSS and Steel wheels on the 2+2, the rest is probably options, since the 2+2 stickered for $2,000 more than the MCSS aerocoupe tested.

Here is the article:

Superspeedway Siblings

The lighter motored/heavier rear axle GN would have had great weight distribution as an aerocoupe. Stock weight distribution was 55% Front / 45% Rear for an '86 GN

 

[pontiacgp]

The Car&Driver article from 1986 listed the Weight distribution for the 2+2 and MCSS aerocoupes @ 57% Front, 43% Rear with 3626 curb weight for the 2+2 and 3522 for the MCSS. At least 50lbs of the difference between the two cars was AL wheels on the MCSS and Steel wheels on the 2+2, the rest is probably options, since the 2+2 stickered for $2,000 more than the MCSS aerocoupe tested.

Here is the article:

Superspeedway Siblings

The lighter motored/heavier rear axle GN would have had great weight distribution as an aerocoupe. Stock weight distribution was 55% Front / 45% Rear for an '86 GN
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Thanks, the reason I asked abut the SS version is that the SS had the same front end as the Aerocoup whereas the 2+2 had a different front end than the GP. I have cut some of the GP front end out of it and the weight of the upper bumper along with the reinforcement metal behind it between the two bumperets was close to 40lbs. The 2+2 has a nice front end on it which looks like it would be noticeably lighter than the stock GP bumper.