My Black Beauty 87' Buick Grand National

[Azrial89]

the murdered out look is my favourite. hard to find these with the original motors still in them. going to look at one with a 400 sbc in it soon

Ugh, I **** when people take the original motor out. I mean to each is own, but that was 90% of the cool factor to that car, a 3.8 liter 6 cylinder that ran the piss out of the Corvette. Though there are some pretty gnarly V-8 swaps out there!

[dubs&boost]

the murdered out look is my favourite. hard to find these with the original motors still in them. going to look at one with a 400 sbc in it soon

[Azrial89]

somehow I think GN's need to have 'murdered out' look with big fat black nascar wheels
But I admit, that has been done before. And on the other hand these wheels suit the car very well too

I agree, I have always loved the flat or glossy black steelies with big ol' tires.



But yeah, like you said it has been done and I kind of want to explore the possibilities of the "off the wall" wheels for this car down the line. All the GN owners either do the standard 5 spoke chrome or the Buick GNX wheels. Which looks great, but they all have the same style.



These WCI MD1 wheels I think could look good, that is if i won the lottery haha

[loekaaz]

somehow I think GN's need to have 'murdered out' look with big fat black nascar wheels
But I admit, that has been done before. And on the other hand these wheels suit the car very well too

[Azrial89]

I've always loved Grand Nationals. It's a shame you don't see them more often. I really like the wheels. They fit the car very well. Engine bay looks very clean as well. Great job so far man.

It really is a shame... There are not many of us left who own them, and a lot of the people who own them just store them away and rarely drive them, which sucks because I absolutely love to drive mine and get all the attention!! More than likely the motor will be coming out for a much needed refresh (burning some serious oil) that will give me an excuse to clean up/rearrange things to get it all a bit more sanitary under there. I love those wheels and got a killer deal from my buddy on them. Im tossing around the idea of painting the grey inlays black, but im not sure if it will look as good as i think ha.

great build!

Thanks!

LOVE this! I used to have a T-Type...poor mans Grand National but still cool

Thank you!! I love the T-Types! I would kill for a rosewood colored one! The nice thing about T's is that its not sacralige to customize them. Im going to try and keep the GN somewhat stock looking just out of respect to the legend it is but still put my own flavor on it!

[DriftGirl]

LOVE this! I used to have a T-Type...poor mans Grand National but still cool

[frink84]

great build!

[BuiltforSin]

I've always loved Grand Nationals. It's a shame you don't see them more often. I really like the wheels. They fit the car very well. Engine bay looks very clean as well. Great job so far man.

[Azrial89]

Got some more pictures, not under a cover?

Looks great keep it up!

I love this car! What kind of numbers does that motor put down? Any engine bay pics?

some more pictures and engine bay pictures.



Since this photo, the sticker has been removed.



Taken after the DP install






Cars In The Park Show Prep

[Azrial89]

Please post burnouts in this I think these were the best thing to come out of america in 80s.

I actually do not have any burnout videos, I didnt even realize it till you said something!! I will have to get one when i head back home!

Got some more pictures, not under a cover?

Looks great keep it up!

I do have some more pictures, I will post them after this post. Thank you sir!

I love this car! What kind of numbers does that motor put down? Any engine bay pics?

Thank you sir!! On the conservative junk tune it has in it at 15 psi (stock is 18). Cant wait for E-85 and new tuning goodies!!!

[Azrial89]

Alright, So I have been off the grid for a minute clearly. I do have some things to update. So since the last time I was on here, I have gotten out of the military, rented out my house, drove the Buick up to my parents house in Minnesota and moved to Hawaii. SO... with all that being said here is my life now haha. My girlfriend is a traveling Physical Therapist and landed a gig here in Hawaii, and we will be here for three months, obviously the cost didnt make sense to ship the Buick out here with us due to the short term of being here (though dammit that would have been fun!!), so I had to drive it back to my parents house up in Minnesota and will likely be leaving it there for the next couple of years while we travel the country. As much as I would love to take it everywhere we go, we already have 2 cars and 2 dogs we are going to have to schlep all around the way it is, so that was my only real option.

Here she was all loaded up ready for the 1,800 mile journey



My copilot on our way to pick up mom!!



This was my life for 2 and a half days and 1,800 miles...



When we finally made it!



Cant complain about our view in Hawaii from the apartment!



Even here in Hawaii the G-Body stands as a testament to mans accomplishments



If more things happen I will be sure to update everyone on it and hopefully I can get back to my parents house more often to work on it. Until then, thank you everyone for the kind words and interest in my car, its really cool to find out how much everyone else likes it!!

[dubs&boost]

I love this car! What kind of numbers does that motor put down? Any engine bay pics?

[AllGo'N'Show]

Got some more pictures, not under a cover?

Looks great keep it up!

[mrg7243]

I love it! Makes me want to get the qa1 coils for mine.

[eatthen1ght]

Please post burnouts in this I think these were the best thing to come out of america in 80s.