I know its not far off from a grand national but im currently swapping a freshly rebuilt 1987 intercooled motor with new je pistons and all other brand new parts into my daily driven 86 oldsmobile cutlass supreme. Now its running a 1972 olds 350 as a run around motor. It has GNX fender vents, a GN hood, a hotchkis two inch lowering kit with tubular upper control arms, boxed lower rear arms with adjustable upper rear arms. Triple gauge pods on the A piller with oil pressure, water temp, and tach. A fresh rebuild on the GN rear an BRF trans with upgraded internals to support big boost...later on. once motor and trans are in I get to do a complete dash swap and rewire the entire car (lucky me). The car is currently in all primer but when I race people and they lose, nothing like rubbing it in there face that they jost lost to a primer POS. If only honda owners new what was in store.
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hungerbuhler1
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Sounds cool post pics
Squid4life
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X2, def need to see pics!
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Click "quick reply", then click "go advanced", click "manage attachments", search and select the pic you want to load, then click "upload". Should be about it. :biggrin:
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I like it. Would be a crazy sleeper! Keep us posted on progress!
just plain john
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I've done the dash swap in my similar project., Well, still in the works. Anyway, the passenger side A/C ducting wouldn't work so I changed it out to the Buick piece. I don't know, yours might work but mine was square at the exit. A couple of U nuts have to be relocated on the firewall. It's easy. The speed sensor is needed for some ECU functions. It's attatched to the back of the speedo head. You'll need one, or an equivalent aftermarket piece. Did you install the engine harness yet?
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ive never seen the pie tin on an olds...looks like a mopar piece..unless im having some mental slippage
You would be correct, I had the original Rochester up top but started leaking nd not working to well so I pulled it to rebuild it but instead just put my dads edelbrock nd air cleaner on top since he switched to a real AAR 6 pack setup on on his 72 340 dart.
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i couldnt see the number and i was thinking it said 440 but then i remembered those said Magnum instead of four barrel.
just plain john
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What's the deal with the GNX vents? Are they functional? Who made them? Seems like a good idea to get rid of some underhood heat
They were on the car when I got it and they are functional also. I dont know how they were put in but they are in there tight so Im not gonna question it. They are level so im thinking they were professionally installed or the previous owner actually took there time doing this one.
I dig the sleeper look. Those vents and hood aren't so sleeper-esque... LOL! I like the multiple colors of primer. I think you could actually do a "camo" look with various shades of matte gray.
I am putting a 1985 turbo in my Astra Panel. That should turn some ricers heads when they get their doors blown off...
Sleepers rock!
I am putting a 1985 turbo in my Astra Panel. That should turn some ricers heads when they get their doors blown off...
Sleepers rock!
just plain john
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Does it have anything like this on the inside of the fender? Just wondering what it takes for functional louvers. 1986 1987 Buick Regal Grand National Turbo T T-Type GNX GNX SENSOR BRACKETS (2) and INNER FENDER LOUVER BEZELS (2) KIT #7117
Well currently the car is under about a foot of snow with a nice two feet around it so as soon as it melts and I can get to it ill take a look and let you know.:biggrin:
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