A few questions - Page 2

gbsean · 07-08-2008, 01:21 PM

when you say the motor needs to be rebuilt....why? that in itself can cost $$$ then all the work that needs to be done to it....I can see sinking 10k into it easy just to replace and fix all the damaged stuff....is that moisure I see in the windows...how was the interior...floor...trunk...rockers...etc.....

Just a Six?? · 07-08-2008, 01:36 PM

As a restoration like Sean said (more or less) its a Stinkin Money Pit!!

But for $500 you can scrounge the parts to pay for it & then some if your capable of stripping it? Need the time, space, tools & knowledge but should be worth your while.

tony moore · 07-08-2008, 03:26 PM

BUY IT!!! my car was rough when i bought it,solid with no rust but needed alot of work. for that money if it's not worth fixing you can part it out and make money on it.

turbofish38 · 07-08-2008, 05:15 PM

After staring at those pics I can see the motor is stock with just the crappy red plug wires. And like I said "rough cobb". That car looks like a typical FL car. By that I mean the car is rusting from the roof down. No bumper fillers and I see the front of the hood is rusted away. You know just about every car I've seen down here in FL that has a cancered out hood like that car also has a ton of cancer in the roof rail area. I bet the trunk lid has holes along the lip too. If there are no holes in the roof than the floor pan is probably(and that's a big if) in one piece. You know if it was me and the floor didn't need any sheet metal and the roof had no holes than I'd do a restomod on it in a heartbeat. It's not everyday you find a TR that has 99% of it's stock parts. Most of the stuff that needs to be replaced can be had rather easily although it will be expensive to do it. Just do it all at once. I've seen many a project go by the wayside because of a lack of money and time. Yep who ever coined the term Money Pit was spot on as far as Turbo Regals go.

ULYCYC · 07-08-2008, 05:37 PM

Depending on how much work you can do yourself you have a 8k-12k project there. When done it could sell for 15K+. You could also buy one today for 15K and be ready tomorrow for a cruise.

More_Boost!! · 07-08-2008, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbsean

when you say the motor needs to be rebuilt....why? that in itself can cost $$$ then all the work that needs to be done to it....I can see sinking 10k into it easy just to replace and fix all the damaged stuff....is that moisure I see in the windows...how was the interior...floor...trunk...rockers...etc.....

Looks like Crappy Tint in the Rear window, Not condensation.

That poor GN

robk46 · 07-09-2008, 08:40 PM

If you need help getting it running, my son and I fished our '86 GN from the side on the original owners house after it sat for 7 years. It was just as bad. We got it for $750. We wet sanded and buffed it several times. Touched up lot of areas with cheap single stage black paint. It's a good driver now. Runs good, and I have a LOT less than 12k in it. More like 3k. Still needs an interior to be nice, but we're proud it. I have a spreadsheet you can use that has probably the same parts listed that you're going to need. It helps you stay on track.

07-08-2008, 01:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
gbsean 1 of 64,000,000 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Flanders, N.J. Posts: 10,656	when you say the motor needs to be rebuilt....why? that in itself can cost $$$ then all the work that needs to be done to it....I can see sinking 10k into it easy just to replace and fix all the damaged stuff....is that moisure I see in the windows...how was the interior...floor...trunk...rockers...etc..... __________________ 11.599 @ 119.91 eat that Ferret Joe and JoeNational Tuning in Progress Sean Ryder Buick Performance Group Vice-Chairman www.buickperformancegroup.com see thread for Engine Specs http://www.turbobuicks.com/forums/wa...tml#post680751 happy now Rich

07-08-2008, 01:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
Just a Six?? I Buried Beachbum Here! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,812	As a restoration like Sean said (more or less) its a Stinkin Money Pit!! But for $500 you can scrounge the parts to pay for it & then some if your capable of stripping it? Need the time, space, tools & knowledge but should be worth your while. __________________ 87 LTD. Purchased May 88 Doeskin leather, coach lites, moonroof & carpeted trunk. No Factory Hood Ornament! Special order by the VP of GM Canada! Not another like it! Lots of Go Fast goodies! 11.5 is as Fast as I go! Thats what the track told me! It's a Small World, but I wouldn't want to Paint It!!

07-08-2008, 03:26 PM	#18 (permalink)
tony moore old skool Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South carolina Posts: 3,718	BUY IT!!! my car was rough when i bought it,solid with no rust but needed alot of work. for that money if it's not worth fixing you can part it out and make money on it. __________________ 86 grand national 2nd owner t tops, digital dash and few other options. bone stock no mods(yet!!) brought back from the dead. new paint and interior 85 regal t type clone, blue in and out , carb. turbo stock engine , no ecm, msd btm,holley blue fuel pump, 650 holley double pump carb. 3.73 gear with mini spool,all the gauges, stock trans and conv. slow but fun!!

07-08-2008, 05:15 PM	#19 (permalink)
turbofish38 Turbocharged BrunoStachel Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Deltona,FL,USA Posts: 4,756	After staring at those pics I can see the motor is stock with just the crappy red plug wires. And like I said "rough cobb". That car looks like a typical FL car. By that I mean the car is rusting from the roof down. No bumper fillers and I see the front of the hood is rusted away. You know just about every car I've seen down here in FL that has a cancered out hood like that car also has a ton of cancer in the roof rail area. I bet the trunk lid has holes along the lip too. If there are no holes in the roof than the floor pan is probably(and that's a big if) in one piece. You know if it was me and the floor didn't need any sheet metal and the roof had no holes than I'd do a restomod on it in a heartbeat. It's not everyday you find a TR that has 99% of it's stock parts. Most of the stuff that needs to be replaced can be had rather easily although it will be expensive to do it. Just do it all at once. I've seen many a project go by the wayside because of a lack of money and time. Yep who ever coined the term Money Pit was spot on as far as Turbo Regals go. __________________ Eric Fisher OEM Parts Specialist www.gbodyparts.com 252-332-8787 e-mail me at turbofish38@hotmail.com 86 GN 11.80@115 TA49,60# Mototrons,TT chip and stock intercooler SCCA Regional Champion. Nebraska Region 1997 1986 Buick Grand National E/StreetPrepared Stay Boosted My Friends

07-08-2008, 05:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
ULYCYC Fuhgeddaboudit Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 16,721	Depending on how much work you can do yourself you have a 8k-12k project there. When done it could sell for 15K+. You could also buy one today for 15K and be ready tomorrow for a cruise. __________________ ED BAKER 87-T, Maplight equipped rear view mirror.. 93 PARK AVE"SUPERCHARGED" BPG#1458 My Photo Page buickperformancegroup.com "As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."---H.L. Mencken 1927

07-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
robk46 Still learning Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hobe Sound, Fl. Posts: 508	If you need help getting it running, my son and I fished our '86 GN from the side on the original owners house after it sat for 7 years. It was just as bad. We got it for $750. We wet sanded and buffed it several times. Touched up lot of areas with cheap single stage black paint. It's a good driver now. Runs good, and I have a LOT less than 12k in it. More like 3k. Still needs an interior to be nice, but we're proud it. I have a spreadsheet you can use that has probably the same parts listed that you're going to need. It helps you stay on track. __________________ Bringing an '86 GN back from the dead, one part at a time. WalBro 340, Racetronix hotwire kit, stock turbo/injectors, 237 regulator, Qboost controller, no cat, Turbotweak 93 octane chip. 83k original miles, RJC Powerplate, Pypes stainless exhaust, 204/214 cam.

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