JUNKYARD RESCUE TO THE STREET! Driving the SCRAP NATIONAL!
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2022
- I drive the rescued Buick Grand National for the very first time and have a blast! So much work and time invested and this drive has proven it was all worth it!
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This Grand National was scraped at a Pull-A-Part yard and being saved by Classic Gbody Garage to drive another day. Pull-A-Part is a self-service salvage company in the US with 25 yards in 12 states. You bring your own tools and pull your own parts. They buy old cars, sell used auto parts and sell used cars.
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hi Brian I did you get to see the last grand national sold i think it was Barrett Jackson this last GN was built December 11 1987 it sold for 500 k it had 30 miles on the odometer the owner had it stored in one of his rooms in his house I remember seeing his car in the black air documentary and I own a buick regal facts and figures book his story in that book this car is an piece of history
@@Daniellopez-tx5xq Yeah I watched it too and knew about the car as well. Really cool piece of automotive history.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage yup car was signed off too with all the line workers under trunk lid underbelly rear diff etc and made it collectable same here with all the cars made 50s and 60s only cars like vettes mustangs cudas were collectable back then otherwise its buy a new car use it a year then trade up for new car....
@@ClassicGBodyGarage there was a mag article ran in Dec 1988 about the last GN
G body when ever you get this
What's funny to me is that I can TOTALLY understand why someone whom DOESN'T understand the passion of the Grand National faithful, would think this car is junk, and yet I still understand that the very reason for this video, is that there are people in this world whom worship these G-Body's. Me, being one of them. Kudos and thumbs up.........
Thanks my man. The story is really amazing and definitely happy to have had the chance to bring this Gbody back to life.
The Grand National and the GNX were the hottest thing on the street at the time. We even had a couple of cops with them in Louisville cruising the Interstate
@BwayneAnnaLee yup the NYSP ran these cars on the NY Thruway and had the ones with the turbo but no badging etc real screamers, local GSA auction wod get them used up and buddy did restos and got a brand new turbo unit out of warrenty somehow imagine silver car with red gut and a shotgun rack behind seat and a mini console
local buick dealer had on in 1996 stil on showrom floor and sold it for insane obscene money even back then
I experienced the assembly of all the G Bodys Grand National,T Type Cutlass 442 Supreme Monte SS, Luxury Sport and Regal.I have 3 Cutlasses and one Pontiac Grand Prix.I would love to have a GNX and Cutlass 442 to add to my stable!
So glad you saved another classic from the crusher.
This was an excellent series. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
If you do more work to her, you need to keep us updated with videos. Even after the TLC you will do later, it would be great to see how the car is doing.
Yeah for sure. Glad you enjoyed the series.
Nothing better than a survivor my friend
Agree!
Literally the perfect car
THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE GRAND NATIONAL NEW LIFE!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!
Thanks for watching and for your support!
Loved watching this revival. You lucked out on this one. Good job
Thanks for watching.
Nice shake down cruise. Amazing job on the Scrap National. I am sure you will get the suspension and check engine light lined out.
Appreciate your support and you will see more of it.
I have a big smile on my face from thinking about how much I wanted one of these back in the early 90s, one bad ride. I've had 5 different G body's when I was younger, sure miss them.
My buddy scored the engine out of a wrecked GN years ago he put it in a S10 Blazer that truck was damn fast and definitely hurt some feelings stop light to stop light.
Haha that's a sleepe
That’s a cool swap. My El Camino has the complete drivetrain from my theft recovered 86 Regal T-type.
Nice car, I’m glad you got her up and running again. Nice little burnout at the end.
Thanks man. Definitely has more in it. Took it easy its first time out.
What a save Brian, love that GN. Another Classic G Body saved by the G Body Whisperer! 🏁
Ty for saving that car that's one of my favorite classics even built the model of that car been a fan since my 79 buick regal sport coupe it was also 3.8 turbo charged but not a fast as yours lol that car out ran the vette that year in a drag race the hp was rated at 245 the vette was 250 but GM didn't want that car to have more hp than the vette
thank you for watching!
I was born 1985 and man Buick had a gem 💎 with them grand nationals … Only car I love more over Monte Carlo SS gbody family 💯
i knew you wouldnt be able to resist a burn out
Gotta in a GN
Cool this GN is back great job on the GN Brian this is a jem of all G bodies
Thank you! Yeah this one needed to be saved!
So awesome! It sounds pretty good. That upper control arm bushing near the downpipe may be roasted. Kirban Performance sold a heat shield that you can install after you replace it.
Good to know. Will check it out.
Dennis kirban great to deal with. Even though I'm in Ontario, Canada I always deal with Kirban Performance
Keep going with this car. Just try not to think about how awesome this car would be with an axle service and suspension/brake upgrade.
Great series Brian . Looking forward for more great content on the Channel . I miss my G- body cutlass . So I enjoy watching what you do . Thanks
Thank you. Much more to come
@@ClassicGBodyGarage these g bodys were so hot from 81 to 87 my neighbor bought a 84 cutlass we spec a posi rear sway bar radio delete and a gauge package all for 6 k a runner fer sure
Good work!! Your excitement is contagious. Even the headliner isn't hanging around your shoulders. :)
Thanks. Pull A Part had the headliner changed when they had it painted
Very few of those old cars don't have a sagging headliner.
nice job rescuing this beast GN
Thanks for a great journey!!!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for following along!
What an awesome car. Thank you for saving it!
Thanks for your support!
This car had a high stall torque convertor from the factory.I was glad to see the white letter tires and original GN wheels. The rear body mounts may need replacing deteorated possibly.I would put 89 octane or higher in her and some berryman chem tool to the gas to clean her out. I used it twice and really improved acceleration on my cutlass with the regular 3.8 v6 which is a a Buick Engine. I was glad to see the the improvements you made.Take good care of her and give lots of love to her she deserves it.
Thanks for watching! Yeah I like the lettered tires on these cars. Breaks up the all black look. Not a fan of black walls. It needs blown out more and I have been doing so. LOL
@@ClassicGBodyGarage While working at Pontiac G Car Assy I was very observant .The Grand Nationals, Monte Carlo SS and the Cutlass 442's all seemed to come with white letter tires.I thought I was the only one who didnt like blackwalls LOL. If you got pin stripes they were painted on and not tape.The only exception was the Monte SS had decals and maybe the 442 had a tape stripe treatment.Before you said in the throttle position sensor video replacement how did I know it was a 442 before you said it? By the tape stripe treatment on the front bumper! The 442 has 180 hp and a special cam I believe.The Grand national had 235hp.When the Grand Nationals were coming out there was a chip you could get maybe still available today and you had to put in a cooler T Stat I was told.
@@markchwala2913 Very cool you worked on the line! Must have been a great time to be employed by GM.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage I was glad to be a part of its history and I didnt think so much of it at the time but until much later.History was being made on a daily basis back then and never to be repeated again. Please keep on with your pursuit of the G Bodies I can see it is in your blood!
This my all time favorite car
Great Video as usual Brian. Nice job recessitating that Beast!
Appreciate you watching!
YESSSS. LONG WAITED FOR THIS DRIVE!!
Hope you liked the video
Nice rescue! My first car was a 81 Cutlass, so I love these cars. I was looking at a T Type in 87, but bought my 87 Mustang 5.0 LX instead which served me well over 24 years and 306k miles. But I'd still like to have a turbo Regal or GN! Great job!
Damn you drove the hell outta that Mustang!
@@ClassicGBodyGarage thanks. I'd probably still be driving it f the crank didn't break. But it should be back on the road hopefully this year after a 10 year vacation!
A stock 5.0 LX mustang was clocked at 13.90 in the quarter at 99mph by some magazine (Car life?) That's as fast as a GN, and you haven't even voided your warranty!
Awesome!!! It's a survivor.
Man I so WISH I had this car, in any stage…One day.
Man I'm glad this car didn't end up crushed. I know it's been years of agony to work on a turbo Buick that much, but you've knocked it out of the park. They aren't making any more of them.
Might grab a scanmaster used cheap off somebody just so you can watch stuff when you lean on it harder.
Yeah so true. Very happy to have had the opportunity to revive this beauty. So much potential!
Hey what's happening now that's awesome Buick G.N after saving it please make sure you purchase a wheel locked device thanks & thanks for sharing your videos with me 🖐👍🙂💞
This is the inspiration I needed to get back to work on my GN. Thanks!
Go for it!
So glad to see new videos on the channel!! I just noticed you were posting again! Love the vids man.
More to come! Appreciate you coming back to my channel and hope you enjoy the content!
Love this channel an g bodys
Thank you
Awesome video man keep it up.
Thanks man!
I’ve been watching this build since you first started it. I picked up my 87’ from a storage lot in 2009 and unfortunately it has been sitting since 2015 due to moving around so much. This gives me so much hope to finally finishing mine one day!
Love to hear this! Would love to hear about the progress on it.
Outstanding!!! And Welcome to the Famous V6T world renowned power. So much fun to drive. I own an 86 and have s few modified goodies under the hood. Just an suggestion, if it hasn't been done...change the mass airflow... common issues, but quick results!
Enjoy and can't wait to see it at the show this year!
#gbodyornobody
Thank you!
The resurrection has been a long time coming, well done. Door should be an easy fix Mikesmontes has good pins available. Please fix those emblems lol
Thanks man. It's actually the latch that has an issue and not worn hinge pins but appreciate the parts lead. Almost affraid to pull the emblems and Fox but may try with some fishing wire. I was pissed when I saw they put them on wrong. LOL
Lucky to not get one with a open rear axle .that rear differential probably worth 2 or 3 grand today
epic resto
Thank you!
Man, I always want one for too long. Hopefully, soon. Keep it up, man.
Thanks! Will do!
Surprised that this is the FINAL video. Still got some work to do on the suspension and bushings (min). Hopefully, there will be some updates down the road. Congrats on getting it back on the road!
Final video of the revival series. It has taken long enough to get to this point. I will be posting more how to on it. thanks for watching!
Great Job on saving the Grand National. Watch the videos from start bro finish.
Really appreciate your support from the beginning! More to come on this one and more!
I look forward to more videos
Bad ass
20:21 Brian excited
HEY!!!!!!! I'LL BUY THAT 78 MALIBU RIGHT NOW. I AM DEAD SERIOUS.
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very nice. These cars are awesome. Very intimidating for those who are not familiar how to work on them. I've got a project 87 Turbo T that's in need of alot of body &!chassis work and popping the hood shows an ugly LC2 motor but it runs strong. i try avoid driving it since it is a bit of a safety hazard how it is right now. Last time I drove it I was fun. Unexpected, I had a guy in a new F150 next to me at I light and when it went green i heard him get on it so i decided why not, I hit boost and i was gone. not even close .. Love these cars
Yeah no doubt! I have never worked on one prior to this. Had to get some advice from experienced friends to finally get it figured out after I stepped away from it for a while. Thanks for watching.
Dude, I’m so stoked for this car. I hope you show us more of it on IG after the tuneup.
He'll be cashing in on this one.
@@chrismay2298 nah this one is a keeper. Never owned one.
Oh I will have much more on this car.
This may have come from a junkyard but this was more like a barn find. That thing was in amazing condition when get got it, worth at least 7k.
Yeah I agree.
Well said. These cars are worth plenty now. My 87 is a 30K car. 61K on it...that's kms since I'm in Canada. Third owner full history. Had mine for 21 years. Never seen rain. These cars are creeping up in value and are highly desirable to collector's.
Gotta be worth much more than that . For $7K I'd buy it right now.
@@boosted_red8294 I mean BEFORE he started working on it. It was worth 7k as it sat in the junkyard. I'd redo the paint job/body work, restore weather stripping and interior: basically drop another 7-10k on it. It'd be a 35-45k car then. It's probably 25-30k as it sits.
Damn good work. I don't know anything about car stuff. I just drive my 87 GN and let my mechanic break his head with this car and its quirks. Well thanks to you and watching this video, guess I'm gonna keep mine now. It's the laying rubber that never gets old. Dennis Kirban said I should advertise wiith him if I wanted to sell. But looks like a keeper. Thank you for the series on this amazing car. 👍
Glad you liked the video. Check out the entire series as well and keep your car. They are getting more popular and more expensive and all I hear is regret when people sell their Gbody.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage that's what EVERYONE says. A HellKitty is what I am thinking 😁😁. Thank you again Brian. Stay safe and healthy. Cheers from Kingston Ontario Canada.
@@zeusandathena4094 you too!
Make sure you keep this car forever 🤣🥺
No plans to get rid of it
I had 87 gn after I graduated 🎓
We need updates on those cutlasses
Def more to come!
Did you put a new fuel filter in this yet?...I'd change it drive it for a few weeks and change it again...hell you know what your doing...can't wait to see what's next!...good score!
Oh yeah and has an entire new fuel system from the pump to the injectors. Thanks for watching!
Love to see you change the oil temp and water temp sense if possible doing a 85 monte 4.3 and Im doing a electric gauge swap and could use some help on it
Looks great sounds great! I'm hoping the next gbody I get is from you. I really want a GN. But I'm still working on it budget wise. I want to know what cause that engine light on too
Another Gbody save is coming up on the channel.
I hsve a felling of what this next save could be:)
I had a question about the cornering light on a 79 cutlass calias I know you had a gold one and was doing the wireing on it see I have a cutlass that also has them but mine dont work and I was going to ask you if you had a wireing diagram or photos on how then work .
wtf.... pick a part. All right man I'm invested in the progress of this GN now. I am hurtin though ahhaha how in the heck. This might even be fun to fix up!
Check back on the entire series on how I got to get it going again! Thanks for watching!
💯👉The cars had a idle dip when they were brand new, so you're never really going to have a perfect idle when you come to a stop, sometimes they would even stall.
Yeah I am learning they are very temperamental.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage that car should Bang into second gear and cook the tires, stock... if you still have the original valve body in that transmission it's precious, is required for it the bang into second gear the way it should, specific to the Grand National and surprisingly the 442s... and adjust that transmission cable near the throttle body, push in the detent and slide it out two notches towards the radiator👍 ... and put new vacuum hoses underneath the turbo, that noise is most likely dry-rotted control arm bushings from the downpipe.
@@SHADOWBLACKs650 That GN came equipped with a D-4 ( maybe D-5 ) converter in the trans. Flame hardened or something. I did rebuild mine because of just being beat on before i got it. (Rubber on the rear quarter panel and exhaust) I believe there was an extra solenoid in the trans as well. I'm not a transmission wrench turner. But my Vin 7 always brought a smile to my face when under boost.
Beautiful car. I hope you keep it and don't sell it.
It's your trophy, but on the business side, I also think it helps establish good credibility for your channel & business to potentially attract more audience/clients.
The scrap national is a huge accomplishment, it cannot be overstated. 👍🏼
Well said and really appreciate you watching and your comment. Thanks for your support and no I won't sell it. Plan to do much more on it now that it is running and driving.
Quick question for you..
How many factory V8 4-speed 4 doors have you ever came across?
Thanks again for another great video. I have a 84 calais with 17*8 yearone rims and 235 45 17 all around. I'm considering going 255 40 17 for the rear. Will it work?
Thanks for watching! 255 may only work on the rear, might rub the fronts.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage thanks for the response and the the videos.
Scene you bought it from Pull a part it has a scrap title on it now correct?
Working through that.
Do u guys have the grand national for sale?
How do you install grill for a 82 Buick Regal limited
bolt in from back side
Any updates on the GN. Any way you'd sell it?
I post updates on the Classic Gbody Garage Instagram and Facebook pages. I take it out here and there and will have in out in a few months once the salt is off the roads. I can make a few video shorts since thats a thing now on UA-cam. I have no plans to sell it.
Hey could u do a video on how to take the side mirrors of a gbody
Yeah for sure!
@@ClassicGBodyGarage thanks I appreciate it
CGBG going to the NO Name Nationals?
Dont know what you mean
Hey Brian, I'm still in search of some Gbody seatbelts. I have a 78 Lemans with a front bench seat. Do you have anything available?
Not for a front bench in good shape, all the plastics are busted, hard to find anything nice because the plastic becomes brittle.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage ok Thanks Man
💯👉Take the ugly exhaust off ,it's wrong for the car, empty the turbo out into the fender well, it won't be that loud
Yeah it's the Monte SS style.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage back then we used the hooker ceramic-coated they sounded nice or just dump it out onto the front right wheel but you got to cut a hole in that inner fender
Hi does anyone know where I can find the black rubber strips ( 2) that push into the rear chrome bumper 1979 Pontiac GP. Thanks
There are GP groups on Facebook where you can ask.
Why did you not fix the HydroBoost?
Didnt want to. Still have it all and may have it rebuilt eventually. This was a quick fix that works well.
I'll give you a crispy thousand dollar bill for that g body brother lol
🤝
Give my 30 of those and you can have my mint 87 with a mere 61 thousand kms..forty two thousand something miles since I'm Canada 👍👍🤣🤣
Grand Nationals were never good at burnouts. A stock 5spd mustang or camaro would embarrass them off the line, then the turbo kicks and the the GN wins the race. Now I knew a guy back in the day with a 50shot on his GN. That car could lay a couple of black streaks on the pavement!
A quality converter should be the next mod. Or maybe a 50-shot!
Cool car.
What??? LOL, I used to go to drag strip all the time in late 80s early 90s, the Grand Nationals hook up way better than Mustang 5.0s, the GNs destroyed the stangs, especially in Cold NY where turbo cars run faster, the GNs had 60 foot times of 1.6-1.7…my favorite memory of Leicester New York drag strip was me being there on Mustang night with 50 Mustangs alone with my 1988 SS then all of a sudden a turbo Buick club rolled in and mustang guys were fuc king destroyed, the looks on their faces were priceless. Saying a GN is not good at burnouts is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read, they are amazing at burnouts and the sound the tires makes as they are being shredded is nasty! If a Mustang hooks up so much better how come zero to 60 times for GNs were fastest American production car in 86 and 87 and not Mustang? You must have been smoking some good stuff tonight!
The GNs had a 2500 converter stock.
@@jordanwiley4582 That is very surprising as 2500 rpm can really affect city mpg. I thought it was closer to 1800-2000. Can you actually footbrake a stock GN to 2500?
@@charlieb308This is my experience, not magazine articles. All the mustangs I hung around hooked hard. Most were in the mid 13s (some 12s). My 350hp 4spd vette was a high 13 car (1.8 60' with 295 50 BFGs and 3.55s) and I got beat on the drag strip all the time by those little 5.0s. I only raced a GN once, outside College Station, TX from a roll on the highway leaving town. It had 17" billet wheels on it, Very cool back then. (1990?) I was pulling him into triple digits. I let off first (no OD), and I still remember how that turbo sounded as he pushed through.
Sorry to hear about that '88 SS.
@@CrankAddict no bone stock Mustangs beat a stock turbo Buick off the line, I was there at drag strip when these cars were a few years old…if you think a 1986 5.0 or 87 could beat a grand national you are crazy! It’s much easier to launch a automatic car at drag strip. When you said a grand national couldn’t do a burnout that was really funny.
The Grand National was the fastest US production car in 1986 and 1987! Fastest zero to 60 than most European cars except the top Ferrari’s…a Buick GNX was 4.7 second to 60 MPH. You are fucking clueless
How?? Where? Why not me
electronic brakes? didn't think they were advanced like that.. i have a 86 ss.
Well they were electric boost but hydraulic, called hydroboost.
Vacuum Brake booster on a GN ?????
Dont be surprised. Way more common than you think.
Hydro prone to big time failures and NOT STOPPING. And really expensive to repair or replace. So people convert to vacuum brakes...
no junk title disrespecting
Watch the series and see
I wish I could drive my G Body but my state of NY is a crap hole and has a million tons of salt on the roads.
In ohio here and filmed this last july.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage there’s a Mustang guy in comments who said a GN can’t do a burnout and we’re killed by mustangs in 80s LOL ha ha. My favorite memory was seeing my first GNs at drag strip, they destroyed the 5.0 club, 60 foot times of 1.6-1.7 and this guy says off the line a 5.0 wins ha ha
Sell it to me 🙏🏼
Please work on the car in a time lapse and tell all the details intermittently
How does a interior of a car get that trashed? I’ve owned 20 cars and many had 200,000 miles and I’ve never once broken a steering wheel or ruined an interior, many guys are losers who can’t take care of a car.
Most GNs we're ridden hard and put away wet and left to rot.
I have seen much worse. This isnt bad at all to me.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage the one on JunkyardDigs channel was a turd. Over 200k miles on that one.
@@ClassicGBodyGarage but what to guys do to cars? Savages, I’ve seen so many classic cars guys just destroy the inside. How does a guy break a steering wheel? lol
@@jordanwiley4582 that Junkyard digs guy is a moron. He works on the worst GN on the planet then claims all buick turbo cars are junk. That car was destroyed, my neighbor has a GN and bought it new, has 50,000 miles, zero problems, he’s a top mechanic not some junkyard clown who doesn’t know how to take care of a car.
Ill give you 10k for it right now
What would you pay for a non running one? T-top 86
I'm not selling it
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