bought our 22 year old Son a mint 86 GN

[flyingn]

Our friend restored this rare 1986 Grand National to perfection. Factory moon roof car and almost every option. Our Son has been after it for years and we surprised him with it Friday after work.. Hes in heaven, have to pass the torch to the young guys, thanks goodness hes not into Hondas.

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[Crush]

That is awesome! Congratulations!

[four5four]

Very nice, congratualations. Like it stock, Goodyear Eagle GT's , PowerMaster, etc.

[mockingbird812]

That is a CLEAN machine! Glad to see the young fella appreciates the "old" iron!!!

[Xplantdad]

Way to go Frank! Thanks for sharing...

[old5.0]

Looks just like I remember them back in the day. Awesome.

[RPOLS3]

Very nice!

[markinnaples]

That's a really sharp GN, congrats.

[flyingn]

thanks everyone..

[RPOLS3]

Do yourself and your son a favor - if those are the original 1987 vintage Eagle GT's, replace them with a set of repo's from Rusty here (goes by Smallhurst on this site) and make sure your son understands how the boost comes on in those cars. If you are not used to that feel it can get you into trouble quickly. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif

Great car and nice restoration - have fun with it.

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPOLS3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do yourself and your son a favor - if those are the original 1987 vintage Eagle GT's, replace them with a set of repo's from Rusty here (goes by Smallhurst on this site) and make sure your son understands how the boost comes on in those cars. If you are not used to that feel it can get you into trouble quickly. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif

Great car and nice restoration - have fun with it.</div></div>

Damn straight -- the turbo Buicks are real &quot;peaky&quot; and when you hammer them if you are not ready or not used to the turbo-lag it will get away from you in a heart beat. With that being said, take the young man out to a large open area (parking lot as an example) and let him get used to the feel of this beast. Just sayin' ... TAZ <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif

[flyingn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPOLS3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do yourself and your son a favor - if those are the original 1987 vintage Eagle GT's, replace them with a set of repo's from Rusty here (goes by Smallhurst on this site) and make sure your son understands how the boost comes on in those cars. If you are not used to that feel it can get you into trouble quickly. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif

Great car and nice restoration - have fun with it. </div></div>

Yup. They are 30 year old Eagle gt's. I am purchasing new repro ones. Ill contact smallhurst. Thanks. I was gonna get em from Summit who had the best price and no shipping cost
Our Son knows all about how to drive a GN. I brought back from the hospital when he was born in one. He totally respects the power and drives it like he should.. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[flyingn]

I spoke to Rusty today. Great guys. Will be buying them from him real soon, thanks

[RPOLS3]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyingn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I spoke to Rusty today. Great guys. Will be buying them from him real soon, thanks </div></div>

You should really notice an improvement in ride and traction. We had 25 year old Eagle GT+4's we replaced with the repro Eagle GT's and were surprised at the difference.

[flyingn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPOLS3</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyingn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I spoke to Rusty today. Great guys. Will be buying them from him real soon, thanks </div></div>

You should really notice an improvement in ride and traction. We had 25 year old Eagle GT+4's we replaced with the repro Eagle GT's and were surprised at the difference. </div></div>

Can't wait

[Paul_S]

Beautiful GN. Save those old tires to stay with the car. Store in black garbage bags.

Paul

[flyingn]

Yea i probably will, thanks

[ScottG]

WOW , If my Dad gave me that GN I probably would have pissed myself !!Nice car!!

[flyingn]

thanks!

[70-SS/RS-L78]

Frank that is Absolutly Gorgeous!! Has the car been repainted or is that the factory Dispersion Lacquer?
Most of the GN and GNX's had a terrible finish from the factory. I remember stripping and repainting a bunch
of them due to customer complaints to GM. I miss my GNX but I do not miss trying to keep it Clean...
Mark

[flyingn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 70-SS/RS-L78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Frank that is Absolutly Gorgeous!! Has the car been repainted or is that the factory Dispersion Lacquer?
Most of the GN and GNX's had a terrible finish from the factory. I remember stripping and repainting a bunch
of them due to customer complaints to GM. I miss my GNX but I do not miss trying to keep it Clean...
Mark </div></div>

Mark, its been painted.. A while back though. Paint is about 15 years old.

[Billohio]

I had an 86 in the early 90s and it had already been repainted. I heard it wasn't uncommon

[flyingn]

he grabbed a top 10 award yesterday at a Huge Buick event too!

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[JRC99]

Can confirm the paint is garbage on them from the factory. My grandfather's was stored in a barn, cloudy as hell (May be from storage) and riddled with orange peel. It had to be repaired on the lower driver's side, which is cracking badly. It's only got 30,000 miles, but it looks like it's got 5x that.

[bashton]

That's awesome! Congrats to the new owner!

Bashton

[flyingn]

thanks Bob <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[MikeM]

Has he wrecked it yet? At that age, I would have.

[70LS6454]

That is very cool. I Love those cars. Your son is very lucky.

Ray