1975 Pontiac Grand Am Base Coupe 2-door 6.6l on 2040-cars
Lodi, Wisconsin, United States
I recently bought this
car to restore. Recent changes have taken this dream away. The reason I
purchased this was because of the lack of rust. I looked at quite a few Grand
Am vehicles and none came close to this on as far as the condition of the body
is concerned. The inside of the
doors & door seams look close to new as does the inside of the rear
quarters, front fenders & hood. The quarters and front fenders look very
good from the outside also. Very minimal surface rust on right rear quarter
behind the wheel well. The trunk floor is rock solid with very little
surface rust inside. The front and back bumpers are very solid with minimal
surface rust. The trunk lid had some rust at the rear but I had a body shop fix
it correctly. The floor is solid except for two small areas of rust from the
inside of the front drivers and
passengers pans. The underneath of the pans look good except for those two
small spots. This car was rust-proofed when new. The rest of the inside of the
car is virtually rust free. The seats have been
re-upholstered but it looks like they were dome very inexpensively. I think
they just sewed new material onto the existing front. They should be re-done
correctly. The door panels look good The headliner is good except in the front
where it came off the taping that holds it in place. I think it can be
re-taped. Both power windows work. The
carpet is like new. As far as I can tell all electrical works fine. The sill
plates are missing I know very little
about the engine and driveline. I confirmed that it is matching # engine 400
2BBL. It did start right up cold at 10 degrees when I took it off the trailer.
I drove it a couple times and it ran and shifted well. I only went a couple
blocks as I do not have it licensed.
Both Exhaust manifolds have leaks. The previous owner decided he wanted
headers on the car and attempted to take off the passenger side manifold
without using heat. He busted three of the bolts before giving up. I can feel
the bolt ends so they should come off with heat when the manifold is taken off.
There is some surface rust in the engine compartment but not too bad. It is
where the original rust-proofing on the wheel wells let go. The air
conditioning compressor is gone. Other than that it all looks stock. The nose
piece is fiberglass (not the original Rubber) and needs some fiberglass repair
in one small spot but good other than that. The front grill are included but
not on the car. The Wheels are original and look good, the trim rings are nice
and the tires are new. The spare is original and the jack is included. That is about all I
can tell you as I have not had a chance to drive this car much. To address the
exhaust manifold leaks, you will probably need to pull the intake and heads. I think this car could go to paint with very
little body work needed. The interior, engine compartment and trunk
areas would be very easy to make nice too. |
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