I have been lurking around this board for what seems to the past 2 or 3 years and finally made a account 8-12 months ago. I have always wanted a GN but could never find the right one within my budget at any given time. Well Dec comes around and I keep seeing a add for a 1987 Regal Limited T-Type, within an hour of my house. Someone selling a car like this in MI in Dec is definitely a motivated seller, so I took a friend of mine out there who has owned a few and knew where to look at for the problem areas, knew how they run and what to expect out of it. The car had not been plated for 3 years and I doubt had been driven much lately if at all.We test drove it, my buddy said it was slightly faster than a stock on, but I expected that because it only had a fuel pump, hot-wire kit, 93 chip of unknown make, and blue top injectors (36 lbs?), and a fuel pressure gauge by the rails. Shifted better than any TR my buddy has ever driven, so that was nice. The car came with 4 volumes of service manuals, all original paperwork, including the window sticker (looks like it was on paper from the 1800s and still had one suction cup and holder), and ever single receipt for all work done to the car (i.e. replaced parts, warranty info, performance parts, the whole nine yards).
Its not perfect by any means, but it is nice. Its going to need some interior pieces replaced, and a new vinyl top (cracked and sun faded) put on but other than it looks pretty good. I just wanted to know what you guys thought about these and if it had any kind of rarity to it? I'm kind of digging the car now and kind of like the fact that no one notices it at all. Let me know what you guys think about it. I'm going to address mods and what not over winter, would like to make it a low 11 car, but not if I'm destroying something rarer than I think it might be or not realistic for a column shifted car. I feel like I'm taking out grandpas car every time I hit the road.
On a side note, I have a feeling/know that I have some vacuum issues. The HVAC only blows vent, don't have a high setting on it either, cruise doesn't work, and sometimes when it starts it goes up to 3-3.5k then back down to something normal. I know I'm going to have go though it and am prepared to do so, those are just some little things that need to get sorted out.
Thanks for your input and support,
Nick
Its not perfect by any means, but it is nice. Its going to need some interior pieces replaced, and a new vinyl top (cracked and sun faded) put on but other than it looks pretty good. I just wanted to know what you guys thought about these and if it had any kind of rarity to it? I'm kind of digging the car now and kind of like the fact that no one notices it at all. Let me know what you guys think about it. I'm going to address mods and what not over winter, would like to make it a low 11 car, but not if I'm destroying something rarer than I think it might be or not realistic for a column shifted car. I feel like I'm taking out grandpas car every time I hit the road.
On a side note, I have a feeling/know that I have some vacuum issues. The HVAC only blows vent, don't have a high setting on it either, cruise doesn't work, and sometimes when it starts it goes up to 3-3.5k then back down to something normal. I know I'm going to have go though it and am prepared to do so, those are just some little things that need to get sorted out.
Thanks for your input and support,
Nick
How many miles are on it & how much did you get her for? (if you don't mind sharing)
