1987 Grand National
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mikeg
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The trans went out after 200 miles after the guy said it was rebuilt, which it might have, but they obviously screwed it up. It says 15k on the odometer. I don't know much about it, it was fast and rode nice. It has 3 chips (stock, 93 octane @ 18#, and 110 @ 20#), rebuilt turbo, scanmaster, 3 inch downpipe and hardened wheel studs, so it was raced at one time.
r6rider2002
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how much floorpan work does it need? the car looks to be pretty clean how is the body? dents rust?
mikeg
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If it doesn't sell, I am going to replace the pans. Water sat in them from the t-top seals being bad, so they are pretty weak but have a patch over them. There are 3 small rust areas and one that would need a patch. The rust bubbles are on the trunk lid, over the drivers side fender and behind the pass. t-top. The worst spot is on the passenger door where someone fixed a dent with bondo and it rusted behind it. I pulled the bondo back to see how bad it was. Other than the door, I can not find bondo or any dents on the car. The header pannel was replaced at one time and looks pretty crappy. Looks like they painted it black over a bunch of rock chips. The main parts of the body is straight and solid, the tunk floor is solid, even where the spare tire is. If I can't get $6500 out of it, I will keep it and fix what's wrong with it. It was fast, the posi worked good, and it drove nice. If I end up keeping it, it will be a nice car when spring hits.
Here's some pics of the rust.
mikeg
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This is why I am selling it cheap. It does need work, and if it doesn't sell in a month or so, I will keep it and put a little time and money into it. I got it as a project and I am offering it to someone who maybe can't afford the 15k for one that is done or wants to build it their own way. If someone drops another 2 grand into it, it will be a bad ass ride by spring.
This car was someones pride and joy at one time. It has had some time and money put into it with go-fast parts and custom tuning. I couldn't even find out it's full potential because the trans went out on it after 3 days / 200 miles of driving it. I know I will kick myself for getting rid of this car because I have always wanted an 87 T-top turbo car. I loved driving it, I put more miles on it in 3 days than I did with my old car in a month.
If I still have it when my taxes come back I know of 2 places where I can get the parts it needs. I will drop my own 2g's into it and have a bad ass turbo car. But I just have some other options on other cars that I can get if I sell this one. So it isn't a must sell deal, just an offer for someone looking for a cool project.
And as for the Dexcool, I would have used the green stuff, but it is what was in it. I don't have a plastic intake for it to eat and if my heat goes off in my garage, it won't pop the freeze plugs, so I am happy with it right now.