1984 Buick Grand National coming back to life!

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Aug 27, 2013

• #1

I love the look of the Grand National, this car needs some TLC, and I started taking some steps to get the front end back in order. Next will get the rad support and put in a spare already painted up and then move onto the fender, doors, etc till I make my way around to the other side. Then I need to get into the floor pans to get them cut in.











new aftermarket header panel getting ready to be blocked, notice no hole to fill in!!



the header panel that was on the car was repainted black, it was blue underneath. This tells me why there was a 3.8 turbo hood ornament on it

 

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Aug 28, 2013

• #2

GN header panel under primer and blocked

 

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Sep 1, 2013

• #3

more work done this weekend, got the fenders off, the front end dissembled and the engine removed. Now we can start putting it back together after the bumper fillers and sheet metal gets some paint.

 

AlamoCity210

Greasemonkey

Mar 15, 2012

175

0

16

San Antonio, Tx

• Oct 16, 2013

• #4

How'd you clean the inner fenders and core support. Seems as if your doing with ease lol. Usin a paint stripper? I did my core Support but by grinding. There has to be an easier way. Wish I had a sand blaster

 

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Oct 16, 2013

• #5

AlamoCity210 said:

How'd you clean the inner fenders and core support. Seems as if your doing with ease lol. Usin a paint stripper? I did my core Support but by grinding. There has to be an easier way. Wish I had a sand blaster

Click to expand...

Paint thinner and lots of elbow grease.!

 

L.A.X-RATED

Royal Smart Person

Aug 25, 2010

1,381

385

83

• Oct 16, 2013

• #6

lookin good toby 8) how did you separate the inner fender from the out skin?

 

RUDE DOG

Apprentice

Oct 1, 2012

92

0

6

47

• Oct 16, 2013

• #7

Looks like you have a nice build on your hands and judging from the work I've seen on your 442 thread id say this one will have a great outcome.
Im definately subscribed!

 

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Oct 16, 2013

• #8

L.A.X-RATED said:

lookin good toby 8) how did you separate the inner fender from the out skin?

Click to expand...

You can take them apart, all cutty and regals have the inner fender to them. They take 10mm bolts all around it, then it seperates.

 

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Oct 16, 2013

• #9

RUDE DOG said:

Looks like you have a nice build on your hands and judging from the work I've seen on your 442 thread id say this one will have a great outcome.
Im definately subscribed!

Click to expand...

Thanks!

You will see it when you come to pick up your doors, maybe by then Ill have the roof off of it , rebuilding it. The engine is almost ready to go back in as well. Ill post pics later.

 

tobyp

Royal Smart Person

Jun 12, 2011

1,708

40

48

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Oct 17, 2013

• #10

Some pics of the turbo motor on the stand getting ready to go to the engine bay next week.

 

Attachments

• 
  image.jpg

  776.3 KB · Views: 3,218
• 
  image.jpg

  642.2 KB · Views: 3,196
• 
  image.jpg

  759.7 KB · Views: 3,181
• 
  image.jpg

  725 KB · Views: 3,218

• 

Reactions: BuickLove