GNX Clone

[IfYaGot3Yards]

The GNX wheel thread brought this to mind:


Take a pristine original GN, est. value of 20-24K.


Add the GNX rear from Kirban. Add GNX emblems.

Add an upgraded turbo beneath an original or repro GNX turbo-shield.

Add the repro fender louvers, sensor brackets, & the inner fender pieces.

Add an original & correct GNX dash assembly, & the GNX numbered plate.

Add GNX-style dual exhaust. Add recently repro'd GNX trunk brace.

Add fender flares w/correct welting. Add GNX IC decal to upgraded IC.

Add repro'd correctly-offset T/A--> GNX wheels.


Assume all of the above was done beautifully to the highest standards.


The first question is:

What have you done to the value of the car?


Think it over & let's hear from you!! ----

[Project TNX]

You took a 20-24k car and turned it into an 18-20k car after spending $8-10k

My humble opinion of course, and I don't agree that it should be like that, but we've started into the 'stock is more' phase of ownership.

[TurboGNNN]

I don't know how much it's worth. But if you can why not make the car look like a GNX? Havn't you guys ever heard of HEMI, YENKO, SS 427 or 454 CLONES non matching numbers cars. In this case if you can do it why not? It's one thing to own a clean GN but another thing to own a clone of the Elite 547.

[Gothmog]

Originally Posted by Project TNX

You took a 20-24k car and turned it into an 18-20k car after spending $8-10k

My humble opinion of course, and I don't agree that it should be like that, but we've started into the 'stock is more' phase of ownership.

x2

[tony moore]

i don't know about the gnx's but a cloned ss chevelle will bring more money than a malibu. that has happened in the last five to ten years.

[Zap's Master and Superior]

Originally Posted by IfYaGot3Yards

The GNX wheel thread brought this to mind:


Take a pristine original GN, est. value of 20-24K.


Add the GNX rear from Kirban. Add GNX emblems.

Add an upgraded turbo beneath an original or repro GNX turbo-shield.

Add the repro fender louvers, sensor brackets, & the inner fender pieces.

Add an original & correct GNX dash assembly, & the GNX numbered plate.

Add GNX-style dual exhaust. Add recently repro'd GNX trunk brace.

Add fender flares w/correct welting. Add GNX IC decal to upgraded IC.

Add repro'd correctly-offset T/A--> GNX wheels.


Assume all of the above was done beautifully to the highest standards.


The first question is:

What have you done to the value of the car?


Think it over & let's hear from you!! ----

You would hurt the value of that car ONLY for someone looking for an all original car.

[turbofish38]

Okay I'm going to bust you ballz on this thread too. Why the fake number plate? I'm assuming you would have number 555 or 999 and not one of the 547. I'm sure 547 GNX owners wouldn't be sending you Christmas cards this year if you did. If you want to know how successful you are than you'd have to put it up for sale at Barrett-Jackson or one of the other circus' that cater to people who dont know chit about cars. I agree with every one else. A nice way to spend some money and have nothing to show for it.

Hey here's a better idea. Take that same money and buy the cheapest POS GNX you can find and restore it. Thats what I would do.

[Zap's Master and Superior]

Originally Posted by turbofish38

Hey here's a better idea. Take that same money and buy the cheapest POS GNX you can find and restore it. Thats what I would do.

Then you'd have a REAL GNX that you wouldn't want to drive the ever-living shiit out of. That would be STUPID.

[IfYaGot3Yards]

Originally Posted by turbofish38

1.) Okay I'm going to bust you ballz on this thread too.


2. I agree with every one else.


3.) A nice way to spend some money
and have nothing to show for it.

1.) Really? You're "bustin' my ballz??"
Had not noticed. Flaming the thread,
maybe, but a long long way
from "bustin' my ballz".


2.) No, Eric...you're agreeing with
only those who share
your opinion.

And, not every one does.

That's why the thread. That's why the question.

To hear a variety
of thoughts & opinions from a variety of posters,
from a variety of perspectives. I do not
claim to know "the one true" way,
(on anything except politics ) and do
not hesitate to ask for input/ideas from others.


3.) Nothing to show for it? As stated earlier,
a nicely done clone can be more fun
than the VIN-correct car. (NCRS-perfect
Bloomington Gold Corvettes stay on trailers.)

I'd have the smile on my face from seeing
a GNX-tribute car in the drive, & from
talking with nice folks along the highways
who have never heard of a GNX, much less
seen one. Never to pass it off as a real one,
rather more of a rolling "show & tell".

As also stated earlier, I'd feel the same way
if a '65 Z-16, '63 Z-11, '64 Thunderbolt,
Hemi-Dart, or any other of many dream cars
magically appeared in my garage. I do not
expect to own any of these w/correct VINs,
but I can aspire to doing a well-researched
clone/replica/tribute of one or more of these cars.

Even a dogged-out VIN-correct GNX is out of my range,
& restoring a dogged-out car gets even more costly.

A friend has a 1966 SS 396 replica/clone/tribute car.
Mechanicals & cosmetics done to showroom accuracy,
with an assortment of period-correct hot rod add-ons.
Except, his VIN begins with "135", not with "138".

Does that matter when he goes on the Hot Rod Power Tour
every year, and puts at least 8000 miles on it annually,
slamming gears, boiling tires, & smiling all the way?


HTH-------------------------------------------

[IfYaGot3Yards]

Originally Posted by Zap's Master and Superior

Then you'd have a REAL GNX that you
wouldn't want to drive the ever-living shiit out of.

That would be STUPID.

LOLOLOL-----

[salvageV6]

Start with a 13K to 18K car do the mods. undo the previous owners mods. and you're gonna have to paint it anyways.

Nothing wrong with clones.

I'd never build one, Stock GNX's are too slow.

Then again I probably would never spend money on paint that wasn't in a spray can, or POR15 can anyways.

Interesting more for the show driver then garaged crowd one would think.

I don't think you could daily drive a decent condition GNX anymore in the USA these days.

[IfYaGot3Yards]

Originally Posted by TurboGNNN

I don't know how much it's worth. But if you can
why not make the car look like a GNX?

Havn't you guys ever heard of HEMI, YENKO,
SS 427 or 454 CLONES non matching numbers cars.

In this case if you can do it why not?

It's one thing to own a clean GN but
another thing to own a clone of the Elite 547.

Thanks very much for sharing your perspective

as a VIN-correct GNX owner!! ---

[IfYaGot3Yards]

Originally Posted by salvageV6

Nothing wrong with clones.

I don't think you could daily drive a decent condition
GNX anymore in the USA these days.

It's getting harder & harder to drive anything
in decent shape anywhere any more.

Is everyone stoned and/or on a cell phone?

[87GTA-turbo]

Why are you asking about value if it doesnt matter to you?
Alot of guys here gave their opinions and I agree-- it will hurt/hinder value.
But if you want a clone driver and dont care about value why ask:
"What have you done to the value of the car?"

[87natty]

I think the biggest question for me is how much is a car worth after all the money you invest and you don't use it as intended? And let's say you have 500 horsepower or so, if you never go down past 50% throttle, are you getting you moneys worth out of the motor/car?