Guidance/Opinions

[jshilli1]

Currently have an 87 GN that needs a lot of sheetmetal. The body is good, but it was a northern car and was not treated well by the salt let us say. Motor, trans, rearend all in excellent shape.

I found an 87 Turbo T / Limited V8 for sale locally at an awesome price. No rust, looks like a well treated car. Would it be a terrible thing to swap interior, wiring, and drivetrain into this car and make my own LC2 turbo T limited, then sell of the roller or perhaps restore it starting with the bare bones. I'm just looking to get a nice driver out of the deal, maybe something to mess around with at the track twice or three times a year.

Looking for guidance and opinion. I'm not shy about swapping the whole thing, sounds like it would be a great oppurtunity to go over everything with a fine tooth comb.

 

[SFITurbo]

Do it! Paint it black and salvage what you can from the GN if its really bad cancer. Any bodywork is time consuming and a PITA unless you know what you are doing. Rust has already taken a chunk of future GN buyers away and dramatically decreases it's value. Build something you can drive and enjoy without the constant worry about whats going to "rot off" next. Look at the GN with a "buyers eye" and make your decision and don't look back.

 

[kh440]

swap the powertrain and build the sucker exactly the way you want it. be willing to bet the GN will wind up needing a frame when it's all said and done (lots of nooks and crannies for rust to build up......called my last car the ss rust-oleum" for good reason)
besides, turbo limited's make better sleepers.

 

[Red Regal T]

You have a perfect opportunity to have a real nice turbo car. Take it!