My 1984 Grand Prix

[disconovaro]

My car is a 1984 Pontiac Grand Prix Brougham. I found this car in a barn out in Wisconsin and it say in there for 15 years. Currently it only has a 305 v8 in it but I am working on getting a 350 for it. It has the rally tuned suspension in it. The transmission is a th350 as the original tranny went out shortly after I got it. I have had this car for only 1 year so I don't have a lot done yet but I am working on it.

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Where at in MN?

[disconovaro]

I currently live in Farmington

[Fivefingerdeathpunch]

Ah, the other far end of the cities.

[disconovaro]

yea, it like 30-45 min south of the cities. when I first got the car I lived in south St.paul

[idrivejunk]

Cool ride! At least it has an original SBC setup so all the goodies just bolt in. The only advice I can offer is to firm up that rear suspension and resolve any rearend issues (gear ratio, limited slip) before adding gobs of power. They wheel hop like crazy.

[disconovaro]

Thanks for the advice. I am already planning on getting better gears because the ones in it now are really low, they are like highway cruising gears. Also I need to get new shocks, mine are starting to wear out.

[J57ltr]

I actually think I still have a LSD with a set of 3.08's on them for a stock 7.5". You can find some G-bodies (Cutlass?) with the F-51 (or was it FE3?) suspension package that has a lot of good parts. I use polygraphite bushings and Global west trailing arms upper and lower. You can also upgrade to 12" disc brakes from a 1LE if you do upper control arms on front. I never had wheel hop issues with my GMC Diabo and I put many many track passes on it, then again it was a 14s bracket car that I drove daily. Sad that my Tbird SC was faster than the V8 but it was virtually stock with a goodwrench motor in it.

Jeff