Category Archives: 1986 Buick Grand National

Slow progress, but progress none the less! Recently, I’ve measured and purchased a bunch of stainless hardware to replace most of the old upper engine hardware, and today I pressed in the new throttle body seals using a 4 inch … Continue reading →

I revised my original GN dash design because I wasn’t happy with how the indicators I had looked. The revised version adds some depth to the dash and in my opinion really makes it stand out and look a lot … Continue reading →

Just a little GN engine project update. The heads are now on, and block, heads, and pan are painted. The upper intake and valve covers are coated in Eastwood’s “almost chrome;” pretty sweet if you ask me. The cam should be in soon, … Continue reading →

This is the first of the major GN updates since this project is now at the top of the queue, not counting any daily driver problems that might pop up. First, check out the carnage. Then, here’s where things stand so far: … Continue reading →

This is a precursor to all the upcoming GN project updates, and what I found upon tearing apart the engine in the summer of 2011. Below gives you an idea of how bad things were, click here to see the … Continue reading →

It took lots of measuring, test fitting, and hacking of the plastic behind the dash, but the new aluminum dash is in … it needs a speedo cable, water temp sender, and wideband and then it’ll be totally done. But … Continue reading →

The GN’s stock dash hasn’t really worked since we’ve had the car. The fuel gauge is way off, the speedo bounces everywhere, and the LED RPM and boost gauges are useless. So I’m designing a new dash/gauge panel to replace … Continue reading →

When the Powermaster started shooting fluid out the back of the motor area, we decided to swap over to vacuum brakes rather than mess around with it. New Powermaster system: $600 vs. new vac. booster and master cylinder from Napa: … Continue reading →

All new front suspension: upper control arms, ball joints, sway bar bushings and end links, tie rod ends, lower control arm bushings, shocks, springs, powdercoated end links, powdercoated lower arms.