oldgoat69

Very nice, this should be a pants full of fun.

Envy

Hard to call a GN a sleeper, but this thing is just down right nasty.

tdishon

One step closer. All accessories on and everything fitting good.

slowbu

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what wheels are going to run?

tdishon

I have had a set of Simmons made. 18x8.5 front and 18X11 in the rear.
Always loved these wheels on GN's.

reedld

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Wow! That looks great!

You went all out. A 4000 mile GN, LSA..I wish I could see this in person!

tdishon

I get some flack for using a low mile GN, but I really wanted a good starting point that was unmolested, rust free and just new. I figured if I bought one with 70-90k miles, I would be doing so many other little projects to get it mint that it would end up costing about the same in the end.

reedld

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You won't get any disrespect from me. Good for you! Car will haul! I'm sure some of the GNX guys will hate the GNX only features..I think it looks awesome! I wish I had deeper pockets.....Im just drooling over that powerplant!

Mike@Diablosport

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Man, I'm guessing this build is not very popular on the GN boards, but I love it!

Can't wait to see it run, good luck.

Project GatTagO

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Any info on this?

Andrew

BudRacing

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I guess it would be more true-to-form if it were a turbo car, but the LSA setup is a nice package without a bunch of pipe routing and other fab work.

tdishon

It will have a turbo(s) in the factory location(might be twins). The turbo(s) will be in upper pass position. Both will have water to air intercoolers.

tdishon

The mounts attached to the engine are F-body mounts and the frame brackets are spohn. It actually bolted right in with a G-Force 4L80E crossmember. Just had to do the frame notch for the A/C compressor. I need the compressor mounted lower due to the location of the turbo(s) will be on the upper pass side.
http://www.spohn.net/shop/1982-1992-...ng-Stands.html
http://www.spohn.net/shop/1982-1992-...Clamshell.html

BudRacing

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Huh? It's going to have turbos before the SC?

tdishon

Yes, either small twins or a single turbo before the supercharger. Forced Induction Tuning here in Phoenix has been doing the combination for years with amazing results. Zero lag and about 950hp/tq. I would prefer about 750hp/tq due to what I can transfer to the ground...

Mercier

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MAN I always wanted a GN(still do). Long nose, short deck, all business but beautifully angular/muscular at the same time. And black, of course. This is going to be a sweet ride. Hell, it's cooler than anything I have before you even get it finished!

So are the guys on the GN forums wanting to murder you for cutting on a 4600 mile car?

Jimbo1367

***** the GN forum members. They should of bought this car first then. I say hats off to the OP for going all out and doing a bad *** build.

GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!

tdishon

Thx guys.
Some of the guys like the build at the turbo buick forum and other have other opinions too. I figure why not do what I want to it. I graduated high school in 1987 and the GN was "the" car with the whoa factor back then. I guess this car always stuck in my head and now I'm in my midelife... lol

Mercier

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@Jimbo agreed. It's humorous how bent out of shape those guys get though which is why I asked. You might get me a bit bothered if you started hacking the body up significantly but I say as long as you retain the "soul" of the original then go nuts.

I'm a little behind you but give me 6-10 years and I'm sure I'll be back in here asking you guys how to mate the LS9 to the AWD setup in a Cyclone or Typhoon. Yep, I am sure it's already out there and I don't want to know where...yet. I need that 6-10 to save some $$ before I start drooling over my next project.

wayfastwhitey08

COMPOUND BOOST FTW!!!


I like where this is going, but would like it even more if it involved a bigger blower and turbos that are almost too big for it