An average man's mild Grand National Build- Revision 2

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I wanted to share my build, so I’ll start with a recap of what’s been done to the car, along with what’s happening next.
I purchased this project back in 2001 from Kirban Performance in PA. I wanted a muscle car but I knew I couldn’t take on a rust bucket project. So, I was browsing the web and below was the first look I got of the car.


Shortly after that I brought the car home.





Kirban had already added the front and rear frame bracing, the frame bushing that only the GNX’s got from the factory, and a Hooker stock location exhaust to the car. Otherwise, the car was stock with 107k miles on it. The paint was far from perfect but the car was in overall good condition and seemed pretty tight. My initial plan was to keep it mostly stock and just do some basic maintenance items including replacing the injectors, installing a high flow Walbro fuel pump and upgraded fuel pump harness, adjustable fuel regulator, a mild chip for the computer, and slightly larger tires. Shortly after that we all know how the story goes…..I started looking for more power AND handling.
So, Revision 1 of my plans for the car had started and I put together a plan in my mind of developing a “Jack of all trades” build. You see, I grew up an American muscle car guy…..I enjoyed going to Atco Dragway to watch some drag racing. But, back when I was in college (Clemson) I was introduced to auto-xing and eventually became the president of the college’s sports car club. Nobody was running big American cars at those events. So, years later when I decided to build the GN I knew I wanted it to handle.