no0b! 12sec Gbody Grand Prix
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no0b! 12sec Gbody Grand Prix
hey Everyone,
I know Limey over from the GBodyForum, he told me to check this place out, so I signed up!
I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I don't own an A-body, but know lots about them. My brother has owned 3 Skylark GSs, and my buddy's been building his 69 Cutlass since he was 17, now has a 455 4spd M22 rock crusher.
my car is a 1983 Grand Prix, blue with grey interior. Here are some details:
Drivetrain:
sbc 4bolt 350, bored .030 over
Holley 750 Double Pumper, 72/82 jets
Hurricane/Victor Jr. Intake, gasket matched to heads
L98 aluminum heads, professionally port matched to AFR clones
- larger 2.0" intake, 1.55" exhaust
Crane valve springs
Self aligning 1.5 rockers
Comp Cams .495 lift, .236 dur @ 0.050 solid tap cam
TRW forged flat top pistons
Crank machined 10/20, fully balanced rotation assembly
Merlin high pressure oil pump with 7qrt oil pan
Flowtech headers
3" full dual exhaust and Dynomax mufflers
3 core rad, with dual electric fans on thermo switch
700R4, stage 2 kit, corvette servo
3000rpm stall converter
B&M Quick Silver shifter
balanced and shortened driveshaft
rebuilt 8.5 GN rear, with 3.42 gears rapped in a Eaton posi unit
-aluminum stud girdle
Suspension:
all Polyurethane bushings
5/8" rear sway bar
boxed control arms
front fender-to-radsupport bracing
front engine crossmember bracing
rear inside-trunk bracing
16" IROC wheels with 245/50R16 BFG KDW tires
27x10-15 Hoosier Slicks
line lock
brake proportioning valve
Interior:
new trans temp, engine temp, oil pressure guages
new tac-meter and vacuum guage, mounted on steering column
10" Grant Classic series steering wheel
B&M Quick Silver shifter
black pleather summit racing seats
crapy stereo, new speakers, 2 rear, 2 under dash, 2 doors
alarm system, lights cutoff switch (for those "need to hide" moments)
original clock
all else in original condition
best ET of 12.9 @ 108mph (on slicks), 13.7 @ 102 on tires
top speed 245km/hr
cruising 2000rpm at 100km/hr
330 rwhp, 400 hp at flywheel
I'm still a beginner and I bought the car like this. I've learned alot from it, I enjoy it, beat on it, but I take care of it.
check out my photobucket for some pictures:
https://s885.photobucket.com/home/khan0165
videos:
taken by previous owner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAk8gL07MTw
I ran the car on slicks last year, but didn't have much luck due to a valvetrain issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJCSP0fUkM
some trips to the strip, 2010:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ua94EMUNpc
https://s885.photobucket.com/albums/ac51/khan0165/Luskville%20Oct%202010/?action=view¤t=Pix150.mp4
There's my car in a jist...
let's hear some comments!
I know Limey over from the GBodyForum, he told me to check this place out, so I signed up!
I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
I don't own an A-body, but know lots about them. My brother has owned 3 Skylark GSs, and my buddy's been building his 69 Cutlass since he was 17, now has a 455 4spd M22 rock crusher.
my car is a 1983 Grand Prix, blue with grey interior. Here are some details:
Drivetrain:
sbc 4bolt 350, bored .030 over
Holley 750 Double Pumper, 72/82 jets
Hurricane/Victor Jr. Intake, gasket matched to heads
L98 aluminum heads, professionally port matched to AFR clones
- larger 2.0" intake, 1.55" exhaust
Crane valve springs
Self aligning 1.5 rockers
Comp Cams .495 lift, .236 dur @ 0.050 solid tap cam
TRW forged flat top pistons
Crank machined 10/20, fully balanced rotation assembly
Merlin high pressure oil pump with 7qrt oil pan
Flowtech headers
3" full dual exhaust and Dynomax mufflers
3 core rad, with dual electric fans on thermo switch
700R4, stage 2 kit, corvette servo
3000rpm stall converter
B&M Quick Silver shifter
balanced and shortened driveshaft
rebuilt 8.5 GN rear, with 3.42 gears rapped in a Eaton posi unit
-aluminum stud girdle
Suspension:
all Polyurethane bushings
5/8" rear sway bar
boxed control arms
front fender-to-radsupport bracing
front engine crossmember bracing
rear inside-trunk bracing
16" IROC wheels with 245/50R16 BFG KDW tires
27x10-15 Hoosier Slicks
line lock
brake proportioning valve
Interior:
new trans temp, engine temp, oil pressure guages
new tac-meter and vacuum guage, mounted on steering column
10" Grant Classic series steering wheel
B&M Quick Silver shifter
black pleather summit racing seats
crapy stereo, new speakers, 2 rear, 2 under dash, 2 doors
alarm system, lights cutoff switch (for those "need to hide" moments)
original clock
all else in original condition
best ET of 12.9 @ 108mph (on slicks), 13.7 @ 102 on tires
top speed 245km/hr
cruising 2000rpm at 100km/hr
330 rwhp, 400 hp at flywheel
I'm still a beginner and I bought the car like this. I've learned alot from it, I enjoy it, beat on it, but I take care of it.
check out my photobucket for some pictures:
https://s885.photobucket.com/home/khan0165
videos:
taken by previous owner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAk8gL07MTw
I ran the car on slicks last year, but didn't have much luck due to a valvetrain issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sJCSP0fUkM
some trips to the strip, 2010:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ua94EMUNpc
https://s885.photobucket.com/albums/ac51/khan0165/Luskville%20Oct%202010/?action=view¤t=Pix150.mp4
There's my car in a jist...
let's hear some comments!
khan0165- G3GM Newbie
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Re: no0b! 12sec Gbody Grand Prix
HEY welcome aboard Khan glad you made it we have a part for you at the bottom of main page here for your specific years aka GBodies
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1977 Chevelle SE x2
One Mild original
one Wild NON original
Anthony
Limey SE- Management
- Street Cred : 97
Re: no0b! 12sec Gbody Grand Prix
Nice car, welcome Khan. I used to have an Oldsmobile very simular to that and my daughter spun out and hit a guardrail on the xway one rainy night. She sat there and stared as a car bore down on her and hit the left front wheel doing about 40 or 50 MPH. JB
JB2wheeler- G3GM Fanatic
- Street Cred : 28
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