Punisher Bass
He who drives a Buick
This is a different version of my Park Avenue build. In some ways I'm more in favor of it since it would be far more practial and leave more of the original car when all was said and done. It would be more along the lines of a rebuild with some improvments with a goal of making a really nice daily driver that I could have some fun with.
Once again it would be totally taken apart and stripped. Instead of a RWD conversion I'd want somekind of AWD system rigged up leaving the engine and transmission in the stock transverse configuration. I guess it'd be something along the lines of how an Evo or Lancer or one of those tiny AWD rally cars are setup.
The engine would be pulled and be totally rebuilt, along with being stroked from a 3.8 to a 4.1, blueprinted, everything port matched, and all that other fancy stuff. Uptop I'd get a new 5th gen Eaton blower with a smaller pulley and have an intercooler system made up. The goal would be around 350hp. It would also get a nice custom dual exhaust to replace the 1 to 2 that's in there right now.
The 4 speed auto would be tossed out and a new 6 speed auto from GM would go in its place. If that wouldn't work then it would be made to work or I'd go with another 6 speed auto that would allow the AWD system to work. And no I'm not crazy, I do want an automatic for this.
For the suspension I'd want some company to build a custom setup that would offer a slightly firmer ride yet still be very comfortable.
I'd go one of a few ways on the body. It would be stripped and smoothed out no matter what, but I'm not sure about changes. I could leave it mostly stock with a few tweaks here and there, or call in Chip Foose and see what kind of ideas he would have. I like the second option the best since we could share input and probably come up with something really nice. One change no matter what would be the inclusion of ventiports on the front fenders.
https://pic.armedcats.net/2008/02/23/ventiports.JPG
They wouldn't be that style, but you get the idea. Each side would get 4, even though the car only has a V6. I justify it getting 4 per side instead of 3 because the power will be going to all 4 wheels.
The paint would once again be black, the roof would be silver, and a white/silver pinstripe at the beltline.
The interior would be all new, like a combonation of the stock setup and the new CTS. I want someone to look at it and wonder if it could have rolled out of the factory with it. That being I want it to keep Buick touches.
When all is said and done I would have a very nice daily driver with serious improvments all while leaving the spirit of the car intact.
Once again it would be totally taken apart and stripped. Instead of a RWD conversion I'd want somekind of AWD system rigged up leaving the engine and transmission in the stock transverse configuration. I guess it'd be something along the lines of how an Evo or Lancer or one of those tiny AWD rally cars are setup.
The engine would be pulled and be totally rebuilt, along with being stroked from a 3.8 to a 4.1, blueprinted, everything port matched, and all that other fancy stuff. Uptop I'd get a new 5th gen Eaton blower with a smaller pulley and have an intercooler system made up. The goal would be around 350hp. It would also get a nice custom dual exhaust to replace the 1 to 2 that's in there right now.
The 4 speed auto would be tossed out and a new 6 speed auto from GM would go in its place. If that wouldn't work then it would be made to work or I'd go with another 6 speed auto that would allow the AWD system to work. And no I'm not crazy, I do want an automatic for this.
For the suspension I'd want some company to build a custom setup that would offer a slightly firmer ride yet still be very comfortable.
I'd go one of a few ways on the body. It would be stripped and smoothed out no matter what, but I'm not sure about changes. I could leave it mostly stock with a few tweaks here and there, or call in Chip Foose and see what kind of ideas he would have. I like the second option the best since we could share input and probably come up with something really nice. One change no matter what would be the inclusion of ventiports on the front fenders.
https://pic.armedcats.net/2008/02/23/ventiports.JPG
They wouldn't be that style, but you get the idea. Each side would get 4, even though the car only has a V6. I justify it getting 4 per side instead of 3 because the power will be going to all 4 wheels.
The paint would once again be black, the roof would be silver, and a white/silver pinstripe at the beltline.
The interior would be all new, like a combonation of the stock setup and the new CTS. I want someone to look at it and wonder if it could have rolled out of the factory with it. That being I want it to keep Buick touches.
When all is said and done I would have a very nice daily driver with serious improvments all while leaving the spirit of the car intact.