Beautiful GN restoration.

[SuperSix]

I posted this in Tech - because there's over 1100 photos at this link - great, visual reference material.

I want to contact the owner and see if they will send the pics zipped to me...

http://www.americanrestomods.com/1987-buick-grand-national-restoration/

[motorhead]

Beautiful restoration. But stock is sooooo boring.

[SuperSix]

I like it as an archive. Amazing the work that went into that car.

[motorhead]

When was you looked archived old porn? Sure it was hot back in the day, but take today's spiced up porn... betcha can't look away.

[SuperSix]

Hahaha... Touche

[earlbrown]

I sometimes go back to vintage porn. Sometimes it's nice. ESP when some good looking star get's all shot out with fake tits and stupid ink


I was skimming the thumbnails thinking how relaxing it much have been to just take a car apart, paint it, then put it back together...   No finding out bolt on parts don't bolt on, never have to talk 5 hours worth of work apart to do an "unnecessary" 30 second mod...


Then I noticed this (along with the Alpine FM modulator changer)


Is this to offset driver weight, inject the intake stream with free hydrogen gas from the battery, or is the "MAF heat conducting device" a top secret power secret?

[Scott87]

Weird photo..  That looks like a frugal build?

I could imagine the thought process.  Don't have what I need but have this chromed 180 kicking around..

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[Shimy87]

I sometimes go back to vintage porn. Sometimes it's nice. ESP when some good looking star get's all shot out with fake tits and stupid ink


I was skimming the thumbnails thinking how relaxing it much have been to just take a car apart, paint it, then put it back together...   No finding out bolt on parts don't bolt on, never have to talk 5 hours worth of work apart to do an "unnecessary" 30 second mod...


Then I noticed this (along with the Alpine FM modulator changer)


Is this to offset driver weight, inject the intake stream with free hydrogen gas from the battery, or is the "MAF heat conducting device" a top secret power secret?

I saw that also, cook the MAF, and good luck adjusting the wastegate rod at the track

[SuperSix]

What is that redesign making room for? Maybe if the battery was trunk mounted - and the MAF was further away from the turbo.

I wonder of there's harmonics issues having the MAF bolted to a turbo like that.

[earlbrown]

I guess it was worth it to extend the wiring harness to show off the charcoal cannister.





wait, I recall seeing some pics of the stock airbox being painted. Someone went through all the trouble to prep and paint the stock setup and then ditched it with the kit from ricers-R-us???

[gbsean]

that is a ton of labor and $$$$ in that

[SuperSix]

that is a ton of labor and $$$$ in that

That's what I thought. Amazing attention and expense.

[motorhead]

There is just something really funny about heatsoaking the IAT and sucking in hot air off that side of the engine. No wait... not funny, sad. Yes. That's the word I was looking for: sad.

[daveismissing]

Well apparently  this car is perfect:

http://www.theredstonerocket.com/content/car-enthusiast-wins-national-meet-perfect-score

[firebird_1252]

i talked to them on fb the other day. i'm highly considering sending mine to them.