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Year:1987 Mileage:141286 Color: Stock exterior with T
Location:

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Up for sale is a 1987 Buick Grand National. It has 141k miles but is in very good condition given the mileage. It has factory T-Tops and power locks and windows. It is in good, rust free condition but has small scratches and paint chips. The car spent most of its life in Florida, then North Carolina, which is where I bought it from.  It looks good, but I would consider it to be a 5-10 footer. I planned on getting it painted to bring it to "show quality" condition but given my current priorities, I won't be able to do that for a long time, which is why I'm selling it. I will miss it dearly.

It is in good mechanical condition and has been well maintained. It runs perfectly, is a comfortable cruiser and is fast too! I had the air conditioning serviced/charged last year and it worked great, but after sitting, it's not cooling again, so it must have a slow leak. There are a host of new or newer performance upgrades (listed below) that were chosen to improve the performance without affecting normal drivability in any way.

I've included some photos, I can take more if you'd like. I will include everything below plus a big box of stock parts.  

-----I will be adding more photos in the next day or two-----

Body / Exterior
Stock exterior with T-Tops
Rear X braces
Tinted windows

Engine / Transmission
Stock 3.8 liter V6 engine
60 lb/hr fuel injectors
TurboTweak chip
Comp Cams 980 valve springs
RJC Power Plate
H&R PartsNstuff motor mounts
Precision Stock Location Intercooler
Walbro high pressure in-tank fuel pump with rewire kit
Accufab rising rate fuel pressure regulator
Hallman ES manual boost controller
AlkyControl progressive alcohol injection system using a Coolingmist VC-II Controller
LS1 Mass Airflow Sensor & MAF Translator
K&N air filter with 3" intake pipe
Precision TE-44 Turbocharger
GBodyParts.com 3" downpipe.
2.5" Hooker cat-back exhaust system
Custom flanged off-road pipe
Rebuilt transmission with shift improver kit
PTC 10 inch 2800rpm lockup torque converter
B&M Supercooler transmission cooler
Metco driveshaft loop
Stock, rebuilt posi-traction rear differential
New F-body radiator, 160 degree thermostat radiator hoses and G-Body parts silicone coolant hoses
Many other small maintenance items like brakes, spark plugs, fuel filter, new vacuum lines, valve cover gaskets, etc.

Interior
ScanMaster 2.1
Innovate wideband O2 sensor
Coolingmist VC-II digital progressive alcohol injection controller/boost gauge

Wheels/Tires Suspension
16x8 American Racing "GNX style" black mesh/chrome wheels
Kuhmo ECSTA Tires
KYB shocks
2" drop front spindles
UMI Performance upper and lower rear control arms
Also have stock GN wheels with new street tires in the front and new Mickey Thompson Drag Radials in the rear (see pictures)

Thanks for viewing and let me know if you have any questions.


On Aug-05-14 at 14:32:15 PDT, seller added the following information:

New photos taken and added on 8/5/14.  

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