as some of you know was was looking at getting a 79 3 speed elco it was a pretty rare beast being a manual and no power options at all manual steering AM radio. just rally gauges and sport mirrors well the guy backed out at the last minute after i even gave a down payment to hold the car. i was pissed.... ok really pissed. not form the fact that it sold but that he said he would hold the car for me. but any way on to happier things!
i was talking to a friend about this we have traded cars back and forth for a wile his dad is a really big pontiac fan he basically has a Pontiac junk yard as his front back and side yard. he even had a 1979 regal drag car powered by a 455 poncho that ran 11's back int he early 90's. back in november he listed a bunch of cars for sale (including the regal and the grand am) at the time didnt have the funds to facilitate another project and just thought it was a 350 lemans.
i am not that bright of a man thinking this was a lemans
i mean really
fast forward to the elco fiasco friend reminds me his dad still had the car for sale. this is when he informed me it was a Grand Am. what a grand am? you mean the shitty GM FWD? actually no to my amazement the grand am was actually a respectable car. then he hit me
factory 455 car with factory 3.42 posi (the best rear gear that was offered) well then
then he said moonroof.
what?
yes
but factory 455 surely that must be gone by now replaced with a chevy
oh well then
so i made an offer and now i am the proud owner 455 powered grand am. actually it;s kind of need original color of the car was a dark green with a white landua top with 2 tone black white interior. bakck dash carpet center console every thing else white.....
except some one in the past had the bright idea to "paint" the interior soooo now it;s back and "oh dear god by ass is black now"
driver seat might give you a disease if you stare to long...
does have a nifty blue door and the nifty door has a blue panel
the rest of the exterior is not that bad
the majority of the car is there just..... some assembly is required
even has spares,. extra tail lights
good news is rear window is leak free!!!!
same with the moon roof
now the pecs on the 455 is 9.25:1 compretion 68 intake manifold, ram air exhaust manifolds, 6X heads (these good? i do not know pontiac i am an olds guy) and a cran cams 270H and topped with a 850 Q-jet. has a 2400 stall converter and THM400
main goal is to get it running and driving then i will worry about the pretty.
now if the grand prix would just sell so i can get it to my house
i was talking to a friend about this we have traded cars back and forth for a wile his dad is a really big pontiac fan he basically has a Pontiac junk yard as his front back and side yard. he even had a 1979 regal drag car powered by a 455 poncho that ran 11's back int he early 90's. back in november he listed a bunch of cars for sale (including the regal and the grand am) at the time didnt have the funds to facilitate another project and just thought it was a 350 lemans.
i am not that bright of a man thinking this was a lemans
i mean really
fast forward to the elco fiasco friend reminds me his dad still had the car for sale. this is when he informed me it was a Grand Am. what a grand am? you mean the shitty GM FWD? actually no to my amazement the grand am was actually a respectable car. then he hit me
factory 455 car with factory 3.42 posi (the best rear gear that was offered) well then
then he said moonroof.
what?
yes
but factory 455 surely that must be gone by now replaced with a chevy
oh well then
so i made an offer and now i am the proud owner 455 powered grand am. actually it;s kind of need original color of the car was a dark green with a white landua top with 2 tone black white interior. bakck dash carpet center console every thing else white.....
except some one in the past had the bright idea to "paint" the interior soooo now it;s back and "oh dear god by ass is black now"
driver seat might give you a disease if you stare to long...
does have a nifty blue door and the nifty door has a blue panel
the rest of the exterior is not that bad
the majority of the car is there just..... some assembly is required
even has spares,. extra tail lights
good news is rear window is leak free!!!!
same with the moon roof
now the pecs on the 455 is 9.25:1 compretion 68 intake manifold, ram air exhaust manifolds, 6X heads (these good? i do not know pontiac i am an olds guy) and a cran cams 270H and topped with a 850 Q-jet. has a 2400 stall converter and THM400
main goal is to get it running and driving then i will worry about the pretty.
now if the grand prix would just sell so i can get it to my house
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