97 GTP oddities

[Prixer97]

97s arent that much different than the rest just a few parts here and there that are different.
And I hear you about finding Grand Prixs up here that arent beat to **** or have 200k+ miles on them.

Yeah they're few and far. Most that are nice, go for 5.5-7k. I looked everywhere for about 6 months for a 2dr gtp. When I found her I was ecstatic. I paid 3,500 and it had 146k w/ missing exh tips, cracked windshield, and some nasty purple tint. But I was in love haha.

If the rockers have rust and the rear strut towers inside the trunk have rust, then its not worth it to paint it. If those are fine or you fix them, then have at it.

The wheel wells have undercoat which preserved the shock towers nicely. However it was a country car. When I first got it, I cleaned out 20+ lbs of mud from under the body rockers. The rockers themselves where solid, but the body rocker/kit attachment frame was completely rotted to pieces. Im hoping rocker repair would be cheap considering they're covered by the plastic rockers. The RR fender is chipped and pealing, and the LR has a dime sized spot that's just starting to bubble. Id post pics but can't figure out how to upload from my phone.

Im more interested in its shortcomings and what can and can't be changed/swapped. Id like to get a laptop and HP tunner to experiment b4 I do any serious mods. Not sure how limited the 97 is for adjustment and or parameters/interface. Is there anything special about the trans/diff or valve body? I've never tuned efi b4. Im a carb and dizzy kinda guy.

Btw, nice meeting ya neighbors.