1971 Pontiac Grand Prix Base 6.6l on 2040-cars
Barberton, Ohio, United States
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After long consideration I am forced to part with my 1971 pontiac Grand Prix that has entailed a three year restoration to bring it to its present glory. For those who are not familiar with this model year, GM was in the midst of a strike entering the redesign of the Grand Prix for 1971 which led to the lowest production number of just under 54,000 units made.
This particular Grand Prix is a model J equipped with the original 400 engine and transmission. The car was originally white with a full dark blue vinyl top and blue interior. The vinyl top differs from most GP's as it does not carry the reveal around the window areas as most, but it is original to the car, possibly a dealer install package as I have only seen roughly a handful of GP's that have this top design. I was able to secure the current vinyl top in the same grain pattern and color as the original which was installed this summer. I am not a big fan of white cars and decided to do a base / clear coat paint job in pontiac lucern blue to compliment the car. The engine received a standard overhaul with only modification from factory spec is a Melling camshaft with a profile very similar to ram-air specs, a Holley 4175 carb with vacuum secondaries and electronic ignition. Still maintains a very good idle and vacuum for the accessories but exhaust note lets you know its ready. The suspension during restoration was upgraded to tubular control arms both front and rear and upper and lower, all steering components were replaced with new components along with all brake pieces, only reman components are the front brake calipers. All metal lines and hoses, both fuel and brake are new supplied through inline tube and have the correct armor shielding on the metal lines where applicable. While there is no body mount bushing kit available for this year GP, I found replacement rubber mounts from Goodmark that have the correct metal sleeving and washers as the originals and work perfectly. As for the interior the only thing replaced was the carpet and padding which was challenging to get the correct color but was able to secure. The interior was in great shape and did not want to alter to stay original. The only crack I have found is on the drivers seat on the side between the plastic backer and the seat face, its about a inch and a quarter long but hardly noticeable. I did treat the seats during restoration and are incredibly soft and pliable. The factory am-fm radio was still functioning when I got the car but has since retired functioning along with the clock. All other equipment is still in good working order. I can only insert a few images here but I have a photo sight for viewing images you can see at http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/wrenchn4u/library/ There are multiple images that cover every detail of the car that is well worth viewing. I will also be posting a video shortly. Please contact me with any questions or to arrange an inspection if in the area. |
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