Grand National project

[qnitro]

Hows it going guy, Ive started a new project, and wanted to share on here.. It was a 1986 Grand National with 76k mikes, had a little of a built motor and has ran 11's in the 1/4(not me the previous owner. Well being a guy who cant leave crap alone I decided to rip her apart. I have bought a LT1 motor, a LT4 Blower, have a Texas Speed cam kit, a Wegner front Accessory drive, a built TR6060 with a 4th gen Fbody tail housing. I have some pics of what she looked like and will start with those. I have CCW's 18x9 front and 18x11.5 rear,(255 front and 315 rear) full Baer brakes, Quick Performance rear end. Im smoothing the firewall, pulling spare tire bump, adding Vintage air.. I notched the frame and added a ton of reinforcing, and boxed the frame, the frame is over at powder coating. I have a full QA1 coilover suspension, AGR steering box, aluminum bumper mounts, Griffen Radiator, Im adding a Dakota Digital dash, doing a PSI Harness, tore/tearing out all wiring and adding a american autowire kit, bought a GNX flare fit, and adding the GNX fender vents to help with keeping motor cooler., doing the Corbeau seats that look almost factory to a GN.. Car should be awesome. Shooting for 700 rwhp.. I blame this on Don Hutton, as Im in a holding pattern with paint(he is a popular guy) and I bore easily...EDIT... bleww LT1 up.. bought a Built LT4 from LME..

[raustinss]

Wow

[dhutton]

“I blame this on Don Hutton, as I’m in a holding pattern with paint”

LOL, did your wife buy that story? I told my wife the 57 Caballero purchase was your fault because you bought my 69 Camaro project.

Your garage is a mess, I’ve never seen it looking like that.

Don

[SSLance]

Very nice! Looking forward to following along. What are you going to do for a fuel tank and pump?

[qnitro]

yeah, Im project heavy right now, garage is kinda clean now.... and my wife doesnt buy it either... I dont know how this showed up

“I blame this on Don Hutton, as I’m in a holding pattern with paint”

LOL, did your wife buy that story? I told my wife the 57 Caballero purchase was your fault because you bought my 69 Camaro project.

Your garage is a mess, I’ve never seen it looking like that.

Don

[qnitro]

Very nice! Looking forward to following along. What are you going to do for a fuel tank and pump?

Im gonna do the stock tank with upgraded pumps.. the good thing lots of options for a GN

[jlcustomz]

Looks like a good start with the framework. I see you're going with the GN flares now. What size wheels you end up settling for?

[qnitro]

Looks like a good start with the framework. I see you're going with the GN flares now. What size wheels you end up settling for?

18x11.5 and 18x9 with a 255 and 315

[Streetbu]

Looks like a great project and one helluva start! You can easily fit 275/35/18 on the front. I'm running four of those on my 78 Malibu

[andrewb70]

I like where this is going!

Andrew

[qnitro]

got the motor back from refresh with Texas Speed cam and DOD/AFAM delete, new head gaskets, all the goodies, its a LT1 and I added the LT4 DI pump and Injectors. Put the Wegner Acessory drive on, with the Holley pan and Speed Engeering headers for a Gbody(limited vendors) Frame comes back tomorrow from Powder coating, than start assembly. Mocked up the CCW's for some motivation..Also worked on my TA I bought over from Lateral-G.. had a small mishap with a rear end and not a that of a womans rear end either

[andrewb70]

Ouch...what did you do to (presumably) your head?!

[qnitro]

Ouch...what did you do to (presumably) your head?!

I was working on the trans am, and the Ford (inch slipped off the jack stand as I was under it..

[rking]

Love it! After sitting for 15 years, Im finally putting my GN back together.

Quick question, would you have been able to squeeze 335s on the rear?

Im hoping to, mini tubbed the frame as far as I could, but the body is off right now at another shop and Im trying to measure and hoping that these 335 BFGs I have here will fit under mine.

[qnitro]

I get the frame back today/tomorrow morning, once I assemble I will have a realistic answer for you, the 315 I have no will definitely need a tub, and Im just not sure there is enough frame to "notch" you would have to move frame rails like others have done..

Love it! After sitting for 15 years, Im finally putting my GN back together.

Quick question, would you have been able to squeeze 335s on the rear?

Im hoping to, mini tubbed the frame as far as I could, but the body is off right now at another shop and Im trying to measure and hoping that these 335 BFGs I have here will fit under mine.

[rking]

Thanks.

I notched as much as I could, but without my body back yet, not sure I’ll be able to squeeze them without having to massage the quarters...

These are just 275s as rollers.

[qnitro]

What’s the wheel spec, those 275 are close to frame, I got 18x10 with a 285 on with no notch and some extra room before

Thanks.

I notched as much as I could, but without my body back yet, not sure I’ll be able to squeeze them without having to massage the quarters...

These are just 275s as rollers.

[jlcustomz]

Good thing that was you head the rear hit, if that was your arm or something it might of really hurt.

Thank god for skulls.
Probably got a mark just like that on mine right now, it's under my hair, which is a good ways back.

[rking]

What’s the wheel spec, those 275 are close to frame, I got 18x10 with a 285 on with no notch and some extra room before

These are just some Gen 5 Camaro wheels to roll the frame around right now. Didn't have anything else that cleared the brakes.

Just have these to mock up clearance, seeing how close is too close and then working out from there. Once I get the body back, I can measure, but figured Id ask you since your mini tub looks similar ;).

[qnitro]

Well now the fun starts... frame is back





Side note , my stock Trans Am steering wheel, redone in Alcatara...