The countdown begins...GN update

Wakko · August 12, 2005, 10:25:15 PM

Well, I finally got off my duff and had the GN shipped off to the body shop. I had to recharge the battery, put the steering wheel back in it (it was in the Charger) and disturb the bugs that built little nests in my car cover. The body shop looked at the Charger and said they can pop out the two dings and fix my rust spot no problem...and adjusting the doors shouldnt' be hard either. Seeing the car again makes me want to park the Charger and drive the GN!!! Soon...soon.

Wakko · August 12, 2005, 10:29:27 PM

Oh, and here's the Charger related content.

General_01 · August 12, 2005, 11:13:04 PM

That's great Ian. When the GN gets done you can sell it to pay for your GL paint job.

(j/k)

That's cool it's in the shop now. You'll be roarin' down the road in it soon.

Silver R/T · August 12, 2005, 11:17:07 PM

well itll be fixed and everything will be back to normal

Charger_Fan · August 13, 2005, 10:56:47 AM

That will sure be good to have it up & running again. Hopefully the car runs & drives the same when they're done.

TruckDriver · August 13, 2005, 11:37:05 AM

Cool!

SuBLimE 69 · August 13, 2005, 12:55:21 PM

Slow as Buick....LoL I'd have told that wrecker driver just to take that POS Buick off my hands !

Wakko · August 13, 2005, 01:05:01 PM

Heh heh, I might take a road trip to Georgia the second week of September. If I do, we'll line em up and see, Doug!

I think I'll have to take the Drag Radials off for a road trip though...

SuBLimE 69 · August 13, 2005, 02:03:27 PM

Ya, Line em up...Just bring some cash please.... Gimmie a hollar when you get up here...we need to get a few beers...

Wakko · August 13, 2005, 10:10:27 PM

Count on it...and I buy the first round.

Lostsheep · August 13, 2005, 11:12:31 PM

Quote from: Wakko on August 13, 2005, 10:10:27 PM
Count on it...and I buy the first round.

Thats nice since he might end up paying for the next round.

8WHEELER · August 14, 2005, 12:58:49 AM

Sell the Charger to someone who wants it and keep the GN

Dan

Wakko · August 14, 2005, 01:01:16 AM

Quote from: 8WHEELER on August 14, 2005, 12:58:49 AM
Sell the Charger to someone who wants it and keep the GN

Dan

Who said I didn't want it?!? After waiting 20 years to buy the car I'm sure not gonna sell it unless it's for a big fat wad of cash.

8WHEELER · August 14, 2005, 01:09:44 AM

Just the way your first post read, ''makes you want to park the Charger''

sounds to me like
you would rather have the GN............

Dan

Wakko · August 14, 2005, 01:13:03 AM

There are pros and cons of each car. Since it literally rains every day and is about 90-95 degrees lately, the Charger is horribly impractical and can be a real nuisance to drive. The GN is extremely practical and comfortable (and won't leave me smelling like exhaust and sweat!). On the other hand, when it's cool out and the weather is good, you can't beat rowing through a 440 and feeling that engine rumble. Once the GN is back I'll park the Charger for a couple weeks so I can focus on the GN, then it'll be whatever mood I'm in or whatever girl I'm taking out that night.

694spdRT · August 14, 2005, 09:05:31 AM

Yesterday I got a Nitrous bottle filled from a guy that runs 2 GN's. His daily driver street car runs mid 11's without the nitrous and his street/strip GN runs low 10's on the spray.

He also has another 3.8 on the engine stand that makes around 1100 horsepower.(I am not sure if that is with NOS or not)

Regardless, it is amazing what they get out of those little engines.

RD · August 14, 2005, 10:49:47 AM

its amazing how your door got unscathed from that wreck.

dkn1997 · August 14, 2005, 11:01:14 AM

grand nationals are cool....and bring back your old sig animation-the one with old lady getting kicked off the chair. I giggle my ass off just thinking about it....

472 R/T SE · August 14, 2005, 02:04:22 PM

Quote from: Wakko on August 13, 2005, 10:10:27 PM
Count on it...and I buy the first round.

With you two, that would have to be donuts.

Lostsheep · August 14, 2005, 04:19:41 PM

Quote from: AllBlueRT on August 14, 2005, 02:04:22 PM
Quote from: Wakko on August 13, 2005, 10:10:27 PM
Count on it...and I buy the first round.

With you two, that would have to be donuts.

wetfeetmi · August 14, 2005, 04:46:54 PM

I like Grand Nationals too! I know what you mean about sweat and exhaust! Unless it is cool (under 80 degrees), I can't even get my wife and daughter to get in my car.
Good luck with repairs! Turbos are fascinating devices. Rick

SuBLimE 69 · August 14, 2005, 07:29:27 PM

Quote from: AllBlueRT on August 14, 2005, 02:04:22 PM
Quote from: Wakko on August 13, 2005, 10:10:27 PM
Count on it...and I buy the first round.

With you two, that would have to be donuts.

Aight...that was funny. LMAO

ya the GNs are fast. We used to always have the age old shootout around here between the GN and the 5.0 cars. Those were some of the best damn races I had seen. I remeber seeing the a GN for the first time and thinking....Hey look some kid put a muffler on mom's cutlass...then he took off. The guy still has that car and runs mid 8's with some f'ed up looking Twin turbo set up.
Doughnuts.....damn smart ass...LoL

Wakko · August 15, 2005, 12:42:16 AM

Donuts....so funny.

8s with twin turbo? That would be Chris Chow. One of the fastest GNs in the world:

http://www.bgnra.org/Chris_Chow_Dyno_Burn.htm

RD, both doors are fine, the front lip on the driver's side has some minor contact damage, but that's it. The hood and pass fender are savable too.

RTPTRON · August 15, 2005, 01:00:34 AM

It is great to hear that you are getting your GN back on the road. I love my Charger too but, you're right, the GN is a way more user friendly with AC, good gas miledge and fast as hell. But they don't have that rumble and torque like the 440.

Keep us up to date on your progress.

SuBLimE 69 · August 15, 2005, 06:34:48 AM

Holly shet Wakko....thats a bad mofo. Thats not the same fella.....but damn thats a bad GN....

Nice Charger RIPTRON. I'd like somemore pics if you have'em.

mustanghater · August 15, 2005, 09:30:03 AM

didn't somone else have a GN on the site ?

Wakko · August 15, 2005, 10:55:03 AM

Yeah, Slow or something like that.

79JON · August 15, 2005, 11:02:49 AM

Man, I hate that for ya on the Grand National. Hopefully it will be back on the road real soon. I love my 68 Coronet but sometimes I have T TYPE withdrawls. HAHA. I really miss my old 87 T TYPE. Somebody mentioned that a 440 charger sounds better than a T TYPE, but I used to have a Y pipe Cutout on my 3" downpipe, and BOY that thing sounded like a all out drag car.

Wakko · August 15, 2005, 11:16:40 AM

The one time a Turbo 6 rivals the sound of a muscle car is at full boost. All you hear is the scream of the turbo and a contast rush of fast moving air. Sounds like a fighter jet racing by at Mach 2. Soooooo hot.

SirNik73 · August 15, 2005, 01:09:27 PM

On my Turbo Diese Mercedes I installed high flow exhaust and took off the factory air cleaner. the factory had a 180 degree bend going into a huge airbox that was ment to silence the turbo. with all the factory stuff taken off witha cone filter installed and the new exhause you can slap it into second at around 30MPH and stand on it you get the engine up to around 4000rpm and all you hear is the screaming turbo. i love doing that. i'll find a bunch of guys in a parking lot looking at some guys car and then i'll punch the Benz like that and all their heads turn... i think its funny because the car is so... plain jane looking

I love that jet fighter sound

wetfeetmi · August 15, 2005, 05:02:29 PM

My small drill rig has the 6.0 litre Powerstroke with a stack. It is whisper quiet except for the turbo. That is all you can hear thru the exhaust system and it sounds fantastic.
I am still considering a 3.0 litre Mercedes 5 cyl. turbo diesel for my Daytona clone. Fuel prices jumped to $2.76 locally today. WOW..it might hit $3.00 before the end of summer just as they predicted

Lostsheep · August 16, 2005, 12:10:56 AM

Hey Riptorn is that a Jackalope at the front of your car?

Wakko · August 16, 2005, 03:04:27 AM

They had all KINDS of colors. I liked burgundy and rosewood (almost a pink, but cool) and in blue they had a bright electric blue that was gorgeous.

Here's production numbers, but not of colors. Those I don't know how to get.

http://www.gnttype.org/general/product.html

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RTPTRON · August 16, 2005, 10:36:28 AM

Quote from: Lostsheep on August 16, 2005, 12:10:56 AM
Hey Riptorn is that a Jackalope at the front of your car?

Ya, something like that, it is our Aussee Shepard checking out the car. The picture was taken the first day I brought it home.

Charger_Fan · August 16, 2005, 11:08:06 AM

I just got my September(?) issue of Popular Hotrodding...there's a small article in there of a proposed 2008 GNX. Have you guys heard of that yet?

Oh & yes, it's a 2-door.

79JON · August 16, 2005, 11:30:21 AM

Yeah, my ole White T Type was pretty rare because it had a Factory Moonroof. They didnt make many of those. Speaking of the different colors, whats great about that is they look like regular regals driving around and i beat many cars. Total sleeper.

Wakko · August 16, 2005, 11:38:19 AM

:::nods::: Yep, total. Moonroof = SWEET.

I don't think we'll ever see that car and honestly I expect Buick to go the way of Oldsmobile soon.

Charger_Fan · August 16, 2005, 01:39:41 PM

Quote from: Wakko on August 16, 2005, 11:38:19 AM
I expect Buick to go the way of Oldsmobile soon.

You're probably right, that sux. I wish Kia or Scion or Daewoo or...would go bye, bye indtead.

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