Archive for the 'Grand National' Category

The Grand National Experiment Continues

Ok, we last left off with me finding some more of that fun rust. Basically there was nothing to salvage out of the frame and body from this car. I gave Brian a call at http://gbodyparts.com/. I have dealt with him before getting some of those hard to find parts and some performance parts and [...]

My GN Part 3

The saga continues…So, I bring my baby to my buddy’s shop, thinking I’m gonna do some body work over the winter and have it back on the road by spring. Ha ha…right! First off, this was a Midwest car. If anybody out there has ever worked on an old Midwest car, they know what to [...]

My GN Part 2

Ok, so I stole this car away from a bonehead. After about 4 years, I decided it needed to be faster, so I buddy of mine and me yanked the engine, and I brought it to a local shop and had it rebuilt. Had it bored .30 over, ported the heads, upgraded crank, cam, and [...]

My GN

It’s time to talk about my pride and joy. My 1986 Buick Grand National. For those of you asking yourself “what in the world is a Grand National?” I’m gonna give you the scoop. Buick decided to do something a little different to the Regals between 1984 and 1987. First off, all the Grand Nationals [...]