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1987 Buick Grand National (10,813 Original Miles) Mechanical Excellent Condition on 2040-cars

US $11,500.00
Year:1987 Mileage:20000 Color: T
Location:

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida, United States
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Up for auction is one of the best Grand Nationals I have ever owned.  I have had about 6 of these including a WE4 and a GNX which I sold in a pinch for $32K.  Seems like every time money gets tight the first thing to go is the Grand National.  This time it’s a 1987 Buick Grand National.  Highly optioned car including power seats, concert sound, (all power everything works), Posi rear end etc.  This car has close to 90 RPO codes on the trunk label.  It is a highly optioned, body by Fisher 1987 GN.  This car's mechanicals have less than 11,000 miles on them.  This engine which is very well broken in now is like new.  Suspension like new.  Drives like a newer car.  

 

Over the years I have just come to terms that any Grand National with 75K miles on it needs certain things done.  Especially if the car has been abused at all.  This car came to me from a NJ guy that moved to Florida.  I bought the car from him after he threw a ton of money into it.  He did the entire suspension and undercarriage as well as the mechanicals so the car would drive like new for his wife.  It was her driver here in South Florida.  I bought it as a driver too.  I drive it in 100 degree weather with the AC blasting and it runs between 167-182 all day – even in traffic.  The oil pressure is super strong since the car has a high volume oil pump.  Oil pressure stays North of 35lbs at idle while hot and usually stays above 50lbs driving around at 1500 rpm.  It can be as high as 75lbs when it’s cold.   There are more than $8,000.00 in high performance parts just from the rebuild.  There is far more than $10,000 under the hood.   So that is basically what I will take for the car.  The car is basically free you are just paying for the engine and engine work done to the car.

 

The brakes have been converted/upgraded for safety from powermaster (Death Trap) to Kirban’s Hydroboost vacuum operated system.  Also done by trackside performance here in South Florida.

 

Car is a highly optioned car. 

C60   AIR CONDITIONING

D35   SPORT MIRROR DRIVER-REMOTE, PASS-MANUAL

D55   FULL LENGTH CONSOLE

GU6   FACTORY POSI CAR WITH 8.5” Ring

LC2   3.8 L SFI TURBO WITH INTERCOOLER

US7   Concert Sound Stereo

MXO   2OO-4R AUTO TRANS

QYZ   TIRE -- BLACKWALL  P215/65R16

B19   STEERING WHEEL HORN CAP EMBLEM

BY4   I/P NAMEPLATE APPLIQUE   "GRAND NATIONAL"

W11   T TYPE PACKAGE

GM19  BLACK EXTERIOR COLOR

T43   REAR SPOILER

BX1   EXTERIOR ORNAMENTATION FRT END SPL

VH6   BAR -- RR IMPACT (BLACK)

C49   DEFOGGER-ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW

D64   Lighted Vanity Mirror

D68   REMOTE CONTROL MIRRORS

D91   DOOR EDGE GUARDS

A01   GLASS-SOFT RAY TINTED

G80   LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL

TT5   HEADLAMPS- TUNGSTEN HALOGEN

T63   HEADLAMPS ON WARNING CHIME

T83   SPECIAL HEADLAMPS

VK3   LICENSE PLATE FRT MOUNTING

N33   STEERING COLUMN- TILT

CD4   2 SPEED WINDSHIELD WITH DELAY

K34   ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL

UA1   HEAVY DUTY BATTERY

UA6   THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM - STARTER INTERRUPT

US7   POWER ANTENNA

ETC. ETC. Very highly optioned car. I have only listed about half of the close to 90 RPO codes on this car. Go try to find a more optioned 1987 Grand National.

 

Comprehensive rebuild done in 2013.

JW Flywheel

TCI Dampener

42lb injectors

Larger (than the Garrett) Eastern Performance Intercooler

Precision E57MM Turbo

Terry Houston 3” Downpipe

Comp Cam 212/212 cam

JE forged pistons

JE Rings

Transmission done by Dynotech  2004R

Kirban Suspension incl. bushings

Rear seat brace by Kirban’s performance

Under hood brace kit by Kirban performance

Bilstein Shocks

Car weighs 3,280

Transmission cooler

Walboro Fuel Pump 340 w/hotwire kit

New Gas tank

Casper Chip

ATR Pitbull Mufflers and Exhaust

28 stall speed converter

3:42 rear end: Factory Posi Car  GU 6 Code 8.5”

Larger sway bars

ATR coil springs

4 Core aluminum radiator with dual electric fans

Etc. Etc. 

I probably forgot something so feel free to email me with questions.

 

Jeff Rodick- Trackside Performance (google him – Jeff Rodick Trackside Performance) did the work on the car and has been taking care of the car for the past 2 years.  He runs a Buick Grand National race and tuning shop in South Florida.  His car was into the low 10’s before it was stolen in Bowling Green at the Buick National a couple of years ago.  He built this car’s mechanicals.  It is rock solid. (lots of receipts provided with sale):

 

GN1 Steel Crank

SCAT Connecting Rods

New Main Bearings Set

Cometic Head Gasket

Replaced Timing valve cover – High Volume

JE Pistons and Rings

Tranny filter kit – Shifts very strong

Pit Bull Exhaust

Upgraded fuel injectors

Entire block was hot tanked, line honed, complete valve job, internally balanced, blueprinted

Entire rotation was measured, weighted and balanced

Bobweight total 811.77 and reciprocating total 901

People say their engine has been balanced and blueprinted.  This one actually has at a cost of over $10,000 under the hood.

Alignment  

Custom EGR plate   

High Volume oil pressure pump

All work performed by one of the best in the business

Machined heads    

Performance intake

New camshaft position sensor

New Ignition Module and Ignition Control Unit

Ignition module Multilayer head gasket

High AMP alternator

All new hardware – Studs, Stainless Steel bolts for headers.

 

Dyno runs after the build…. Engine produced 385hp at the wheels and 431 torque at 10 lbs of boostin the Florida heat 92 degrees outside.    Any low mileage GN for sale, over 100k miles, is going to need all this work done in short order due to tremendous under-hood heat that wears out components and quality of OEM parts. This car is a driver but it also a modified performance car. It can be driven anywhere with the AC on, wipers running, windows functioning, radio and cassette playing.  It drives like a new car down the highway.  No shakes, rattles or leak issues.  This car is beyond tight.

 

I run Mobil 1 synthetic + Zinc Additive(every 3500 miles) and engine idles smoothly and rumbles (has a great sound of course) at 30-45 psi oil pressure hot.   Also as a bonus, this car comes with an appraisal completed in 2008 by Auto Appraisal Group.  The car appraised at that time for $18,000.00 for insurance purposes based on a “sound” determination by the appraiser which means the car is daily driven. The only difference is that the car is mechanically much stronger now, with safer braking system thanks to Kirban’s and the bumper inserts need to be replaced.   This car is basically a resto-mod without the body restored.  The suspension and the mechanicals are done.  (The hard part).  You can finish the body to your liking.

 

In addition to the appraisal, this car comes with all of its original paperwork from day 1.  Even the bill of sale and finance contract, long expired warranty paperwork etc.  No surprises with this car.  No gremlins.   I took pictures of this car to feature its shortcomings (which are body), nothing mechanical is listed in the car’s shortcomings.  It needs cosmetics but I would not hesitate to drive this car coast to coast to coast and back right now.   It loves the highway although it will run 11’s as it sits.  I baby it though.  I am too old for headaches and have spent a lot of hard earned money making it mechanically sound and a beast (a fine balance).  Had it built special so it would never give me any problems- not overpowered like some cars.  Car is sold as is and where is and the buy it now is very close to the reserve.  If the car does not meet the reserve I will not sell it.  There is $10,000 easy under the hood.  Like I said before, the car is basically free.   So as is, where is.  No warranties expressed or implied.  Happy bidding. Car comes with all its original paperwork since birth with even the GM warranty card.  Too much to list here.  It also comes with a clean Florida title.   Heck, it even has a factory alarm. 

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