Ive owned the car since 2010 with intentions of doing a top swap or turbo. I bought it in Austin TX with a rod knock and hauled it back home so as far as I know the car has never seen snow or salt since I garaged it til a month ago. I picked up a used 08 buick lucern motor from Shipman auto parts in Brainerd MN with maybe 50k on it (Ill see if I can find the paperwork). Around Dec 2010 I put the motor in, painted some parts, got it running, and started hiding some of the wires. I also deleted the AC, Evap, and EGR in the process (needs a tuner to delete the codes). Fast forward to a month ago I finally had time to put it on the road. I pulled the radiator, PS pump, and upper mounts from the GTP and put them on. So far Ive put maybe 20 miles on the car up and down my road and let it idle for awhile to check it over. As far as I can tell the only issues are a small PS leak and it needs a FPR hose. Im not sure if the pump or rack is leaking, or heck it could be residual fluid from the swap. Id like to say its 100% rust free but brand new cars have rust so Ill say 98%. It does have a couple dings in the body that Ill get pics of
So thats the story on my ownership of the GT. As far as the GTP goes Ive owned it since 08ish and it was a good car. It ran and drove before I parked it but the suspension was loose as a goose and the body rotted out thats why its a parts car now.
99GT 2Dr157k mile body, 50k 08 L26 motor, Trans unknown but looked original
AC ,EVAP, and EGR delete
Accel 8.5mm custom fit wires
Other than that its stock
98GTP 4DrOver 200k body, motor was replaced with a used one and the trans was refreshed at the same time around 150k (no proof)
3.4 pulley
ZZP PCM
Speed daddy headers
Parts to go with
Scanmaster gauge
NIB 3.4 pulley
Extra M90
original motor with rod knock (looks like they redid the heads)L26 alum intake, exhaust manifolds, ect
Glow shift gauges (boost, trans temp, and oil pressure)And a few other odds and ends floating around
I basically lost interest in building this car and Id like to see it go to someone who will do something with it. I have two other cars ahead of this one on top of the honey do list. Ive looked around and I feel $3500 for everything listed is where it should be at with a little bit of room to move. If you feel this is out of line either keep it to yourself or make a reasonable offer. I dont need to sell
