1980 Pontiac Grand Prix on 2040-cars
Wyoming, Michigan, United States
This is a 1980 GP LJ. Originally it had the 231V-6 and 10bolt. My Dad bought this car brand new in 1980 so it's been in the family for almost 35 years. I bought it in 1992. This is what was done to the car.
I took the V-6 and drive-line out and I upgraded. I bought a Summit Racing 355CI crate engine withcorvette aluminum heads. Advertised HP is 325HP. It has hooker headers, Edlebrock Performer RPM intake with Holly 4barrel. It has aluminum rocker covers and chrome down to the oil pan. It has a built TH350 trans with a shift kit and a custom made drive shaft. The rear end is a Moser 9inch with 3:70's and a posi. The posi clutch pack needs a rebuild as I forgot to put the posi additive in it when I had it built. 4 wheel disk brakes with Hocthkiss tubular upper A arms with Camaro 11inch rotors. 11inch rotors in the back also. It also has a Accel Dist and coil. The car was painted back in 1995 so it has a couple of nicks and chips. The car is stock 1980 white with all the chrome and body molding shaved. It also had the door handles filled with electric actuators. It has an Aqua pin strip down the side of the car with 15x8 Torque Thrust in the rear and 15x7's in the front. The tail lights were replaced with 1979 model years. I liked the look better than the 1980's version. The interior seat were all re-upholstered and new carpet. It has a Hurst Shifter-no console. It has an original 1980's moon roof also and it doesnt leak! The Engine and drive line only has 3500 miles on it. It needs to be driven. There are only a few issues with the car that need to be taken care of. It only needs a bit of TLC. But over-all, the car drives straight and sounds really good through its custom FlowMaster exhaust. Its a fun car to drive. Here are some links to some pics via Imgur.com |
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GM doing fine at retaining Pontiac owners
Fri, 28 Oct 2011This isn't the first time we've reported positive news about General Motors retaining former Pontiac owners. Get a few more stories like this latest report from Edmund's Auto Observer, and it will mark an ongoing positive trend for GM. Edmunds.com crunched the numbers to see how well the General is hanging on to customers after shutting out the lights at Pontiac, and it found that nearly 40 percent of Pontiac owners stayed with a vehicle from a General Motors brand.
The numbers are a little lower than an earlier R.L. Polk & Company study, but Edmunds says General Motors is keeping more former Pontiac buyers than it has since 2007. Most are turning to vehicles from Chevrolet, especially during January and February of 2011, when GM incentivized Pontiac owners to stay under the umbrella. Those moves seem to have worked, and 28.1 percent of Pontiac owners trading up made the jump into a Bowtie.
Buyers that have gone elsewhere have largely stayed loyal to Domestic automakers, with Ford picking up the most conquests from Pontiac, with 9.4 percent switching. Toyota and Honda picked up 7.4 percent of the pool of former Pontiac drivers. The numbers are defying any predictions that Pontiac buyers would completely exit the General Motors fold, and have climbed up closer to parity with the retention figures of other GM brands from a 2009 low of only 16 percent retention.
Lutz says GM was working on 5th-gen Pontiac GTO
Thu, 08 Aug 2013Bob Lutz was one of the forces behind bringing the Holden Monaro to the United States, as the ill-fated Pontiac GTO in 2004. And while that car received critical acclaim, it was a sales disappointment. Now, Road & Track is reporting that our suspicions were correct - Pontiac was working on a two-door, G8-based coupe before it was shuttered.
In that R&T article, which is no longer available online, Lutz explained that the new GTO would solve many of the issues found in the original. Car Advice speculates that the new model would have look like a rebadged version of the Holden Coupe 60 Concept from 2008, a conclusion we also came to.
That car would have been a big departure from the 2004 to 2006 GTO. It has an extremely long hood and short rear deck, with an almost fastback roofline and a wide greenhouse with a tall beltline. The wheel arches were very pronounced, and the chin and rocker panel splitters gave it a race-ready look. Would it have been enough to make the GTO work in the US? We think it might of, but it looks like we'll never know.
GM recalling over 40,000 Chevy, Pontiac and Saturn models over fuel pump woes
Mon, 01 Oct 2012The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall for a number of General Motors cars and crossovers bought or currently registered in the hot-climate states of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas. As many as 40,859 units consisting of the 2007 Chevrolet Equinox, Pontiac Torrent and Saturn Ion and the 2007-2009 Chevrolet Cobalt (shown) and its Pontiac G5 twin are being recalled for potential fuel leaks.
This recall is being issued due to potentially faulty fuel pump components that can crack and cause gasoline to leak from the return or supply ports and possibly cause a fire. NHTSA has not indicated how many fuel leaks or vehicle fires have been reported. As a fix, GM will replace the fuel pump modules on all affected vehicles free of charge. Since Pontiac and Saturn have been shuttered, owners will be able to go to another GM-brand dealership to have their vehicles repaired.
While the list of affected cars and crossovers varies by state and model year, if you own any of these models and live in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, Oklahoma or Texas, be sure to check the official notice below for more details.