This was my first car, a 1991 Grand Prix 3.1 SE that I picked up in August of 99. She was good to me up until April of 06 when the timing chain snapped and bent half the valves. I took it upon myself to pull the motor out and rebuild it from the bottom up, new gaskets, new heads, timing set, cleaned it up, and painted it. I tore it all the way down to just the cam, crank left in the block. I'd never done anything like that before and it was a killer learning experience! I got it back on the road in October 2006. Unfortunately, the oil pan gasket didn't seal correctly due to a mistake on my part and before I realized this had happened, the oil ran out and developed a tick. I fixed the leak, checked the rod bearings and the lifters (thought one had collapsed to cause the tick) but could not find anything out of the ordinary. I put it back together with the tick still occurring. It came to an end on Christmas Eve coming back from Rockford when the tick quickly turned into a loud rattling knock and that was the last that the car was driven. It sat until earlier this year when I moved into my own house and pulled it into the garage. The "fully assembled" pics below are from years ago and then there's a couple recent "in progress" teasers. Enjoy!
Its got 17" Limited Alloy 800s, custom built hood with a fiberglass 67 Stingray scoop molded to the steel hood (yes functional), various audio upgrades, exhaust, tints, and various other odds and ends.
Its got 17" Limited Alloy 800s, custom built hood with a fiberglass 67 Stingray scoop molded to the steel hood (yes functional), various audio upgrades, exhaust, tints, and various other odds and ends.
Who show's a Regal? Only at AARP meetings
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