Punisher Bass
He who drives a Buick
I had this idea after a conversation on IRC the other night.
We all have a list of cars we'd like to own, and most of us will never have the coin to own any of them. But this isn't another "Oh what are your top 5 dream cars?" thread. This is about a car you would like to build one day or maybe have been working on in your garage for the last 6 years. A clone, a tribute, a kit, a restomod, a restoration. It doesn't matter. Name a car you'd like to someday build and why. What kind of custom touches or improvments you'd make or if you'd keep it totally stock ect. This is your dream and anything goes.
I'll start things off.
Car: A 1987 Buick GNX clone.
https://pic.armedcats.net/2008/01/30/1987BUICKREGALGNX.jpg
Build type: Clone/Resomod.
I'd start off by getting my hands on a normal GN (Gran National) and then take it down to a bare frame. The frame would be sandblasted, fully boxed, and then powder coated satin black. It would get a whole new aftermarket suspension from some place like Hotchkis and a 12 bolt rear end from Moser with a limited slip.
I'd take the stock turbo 3.8 and set it aside for something else down the road. In its place I'd put in one of these beauties from TA Performance. http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/buick_v6_turbo_block/index.html . It's an all aluminum version of the 3.8 that's been stroked and given twin turbos. I'm not sure what transmission I'd use, probably a Richmond 5 speed.
When it came to the body I'd have it painted two tone split at the beltline. Silver up top and black on the bottom. I'd also want somekind of custom interior made up since the inside of cars from that era will give you nightmares.
There is more to it but end result would be a 700hp GNX clone with vast improvments and custom touches that wouldn't scream just how much of a monster it is from a block away (I hope).
So what is your dream build?
We all have a list of cars we'd like to own, and most of us will never have the coin to own any of them. But this isn't another "Oh what are your top 5 dream cars?" thread. This is about a car you would like to build one day or maybe have been working on in your garage for the last 6 years. A clone, a tribute, a kit, a restomod, a restoration. It doesn't matter. Name a car you'd like to someday build and why. What kind of custom touches or improvments you'd make or if you'd keep it totally stock ect. This is your dream and anything goes.
I'll start things off.
Car: A 1987 Buick GNX clone.
https://pic.armedcats.net/2008/01/30/1987BUICKREGALGNX.jpg
Build type: Clone/Resomod.
I'd start off by getting my hands on a normal GN (Gran National) and then take it down to a bare frame. The frame would be sandblasted, fully boxed, and then powder coated satin black. It would get a whole new aftermarket suspension from some place like Hotchkis and a 12 bolt rear end from Moser with a limited slip.
I'd take the stock turbo 3.8 and set it aside for something else down the road. In its place I'd put in one of these beauties from TA Performance. http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/buick_v6_turbo_block/index.html . It's an all aluminum version of the 3.8 that's been stroked and given twin turbos. I'm not sure what transmission I'd use, probably a Richmond 5 speed.
When it came to the body I'd have it painted two tone split at the beltline. Silver up top and black on the bottom. I'd also want somekind of custom interior made up since the inside of cars from that era will give you nightmares.
There is more to it but end result would be a 700hp GNX clone with vast improvments and custom touches that wouldn't scream just how much of a monster it is from a block away (I hope).
So what is your dream build?
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