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You are bidding on a well-cared for 1987 Buick Grand National. It has been stored without driving for the last 3 years. It was professionally rebuilt in June 2001 by Calloway Performance, Sarasota Fl. See the photos for proof. I bought it in 2003 and it still runs like a bear. I hit the drag strip with it only twice on grudge match day, and pulled a 12.75 and 12.82. That is with the street tires and a less than professional driver (me). She burns rubber when changing gears. This car is loaded up with performance goodies. See the photo of the work sheet.

The Good:

The engine was balanced and blueprinted, heads ported and polished with stainless valves. Hot fuel kit, Kenne Bell Chip, Pilar post gauges, 3:41 Rear End. Transmission kit with HP Torque Converter. 2 1/2 “ Stainless Steel Exhausts with headers, and NO catalytic converter. Just straight dual exhausts. New brakes, slotted rotors with ceramic pads. New rear shoes and spring kit. New front driver seat cover. I have the passenger seat cover, but did not install it. The interior is in GREAT condition. I took it to Ron’s Automotive in New Jersey 6 years ago for a tune up and once over.

The Bad:

T-Tops leak (so what else is new?). Got wet in storage and the water sat on the DRIVER side floor and now will need a floor pan exactly where your feet sit. Floor pan kit available for about $110. You will also need to fix the rust where the front of the T-Tops meet the windshield. That is also available on eBay for about $400.

The Ugly:

The exterior is RUST FREE. But it will need a few scrapes fixed and a new paint job. Still looks good from afar. Up close, a lot of blemishes and paint chips. The engine still runs like a bear, but you can hear a vacuum leak somewhere under the dash when you get on it. I will continue to try to figure this out, since it was just taken out of storage. The engine leaks a very small couple of drops of oil onto the Exhaust manifold on the left side. It may be just the valve cover gasket. I installed a radio 3 or four year ago and didn’t have the correct adapter, so I wired it myself. Unfortunately, I did a bad job. The radio works most of the time, but if you hit a hard bump, the radio cuts out. The car has a remote starter/security system that was installed in 04. It needs to be replaced. The security lights and headlights flash on and off occasionally. Other than these nuisances, the car runs great and even gets respectable gas mileage.

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