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86 GN T top in SC

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87GNSteve

Just another pretty face....
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Here it is basically a mid range restoration, I bought this car as a roller, swung my 18K mile short block from my car so I could have a high performance build.
Has this work and or items done to the car.

Body:
Soda Blast Strip to bare metal
Old window tint removed
Paint base/clear
New front fillers (Fiberglass)
New Rear fillers (ABS)
New GM Air Dams
New GM Amber parking lights (L& R)
New GM power 6 wheel centers (4)
New Headlights (4)
New Headlight bezels (L& R)
New Corner markers (L& R)
New GM Grand National emblems (3)
NOS GM Front Bumper Rub Strip (discontinued)
New Door, TTop weather strip & window sweeps
All exterior bulbs
4 New Tires
Drilled and slotted front rotors w/
Carbon metallic brake pads
Stock Aluminum drums in Rear

Interior:
Floor treated with POR-15
Complete DYNA MAT
New carpet
New seat covers
NOS GM dash top/speaker panel (discontinued)
New Headliner
Recovered upper door panels
New GM shifter handle
All new power switches (Windows, locks)

Powertrain/Underhood:
3.8 109 short block
*.030 TRW forged, STD/STD crank, balanced,
204/214 cam* w/ 18k miles.
Rebuilt 8445 heads 0 miles.
Reconditioned Intake o miles
RJC plenum plate
BRF trans w/ fresh rebuild and shift kit (mild)
Reman Beck Arnley Alternator
Reman Starter
New AC Delco A/C compressor
New accumulator drier & Orifice tube
R134 conversion
All new heater and vacuum hoses
New Radiator Hoses
New Blower Motor
NOS GM Coolant Reservior
NOS GM Windshield Washer Reservior
Accel 10mm ignition wires
Polished Aluminum Air inlet
Nickel plated Up pipe
Open element air filter
Reman Vacuum brake system
Tuned and detailed for performance & appearance
Runs strong!

Fuel System:
New Fuel Tank
New Delphi Fuel Pump
New Fuel Sender
New 42.5 Inj (flow tested)
New Fuel filter
Turbo tweak 93 octane chip v5.6

The bad:
Stock radio doesn't work.
Valve train is noisier than a stock GN
ABS rear fillers have terrible fitment
Needs shock absorbers.
Couple of dings in the body that was missed from poor communication when the car went in for paint, nothing a dent wizard couldn't take care of. The camera does not pick them up well but they are 4 or 5.
No posi from the factory


The car is very solid and rust free.
Has 60,000 miles on the odometer and carfax indicates such. Except where one owner in Virginia in 1995 gets emissions testing at 48k miles; ONE month later a title/registration in Virginia it shows 148,000! And the owner didn't dispute this!
Lets do the math.... to get 100,000 miles in one month; one must drive 24 hours a day for 30 days at 134 MPH. So judging on the condition of the car, common sense, and the mathematical probability that this 100k wasn't achieved this GN appears to me to be a 60,000 mile car I mean the car still has the factory exhaust and its in goods shape!.
ASKING $14,000.

I will have a lot more pictures the car still needs to have the front seats put in and some misc trim maybe a few hours to complete.
Here are the pics I have and more will be added as the car gets detailed.
 

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This is the car with the ttop weather strip removed as you can see there is NO RUST, as what some owners have discovered to their horror when the top trim and weatherstrip is removed. Its common to have rust holes and massive corrosion. The texture you see is from the sticky glue residue that wasn't to easy to get off (Even w/ brake cleaner).
 

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Yes South Carolina; Beaufort to be exact.
:)

and here is a pic of the drilled and slotted rotors and the engine when it was first dropped in..
 

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