[71ModelJ]

Got the Grand Prix running real good yesterday. Took it for it's first hard run. For a motor that was seized and has 130K it pulled real good. Doesn't smoke and sounds great out the exhaust. Going to register it in the a.m. and have fun friday on my day off. Gotta love an old pontiac.

[Old Goat 67]

Good feeling Huh?

[71ModelJ]

Big time!

[mrrat1]

way to go........smiles ear to ear I bet.......Dave K.

[2002Z4CSS]

I bet that ride felt good.

[Earl74GP]

Originally Posted by 71ModelJ

Got the Grand Prix running real good yesterday. Took it for it's first hard run. For a motor that was seized and has 130K it pulled real good. Doesn't smoke and sounds great out the exhaust. Going to register it in the a.m. and have fun friday on my day off. Gotta love an old pontiac.

Congrats!!
Hope to be doing the same shortly.
Finishing up a timing set change.
I am about 140 miles from you.
Rumford, Me

[david400]

Way to Go

[71ModelJ]

Originally Posted by Earl74GP

Congrats!!
Hope to be doing the same shortly.
Finishing up a timing set change.
I am about 140 miles from you.
Rumford, Me

Good luck with your 74! I've put 400 miles on the old girl. A/C is nice and cold too. Gonna take it to a show as a survivor.

[rons71]

I'd really like to hear the story on this one.

[muscle_collector]

and pictures please

[71ModelJ]

Pictures of it are on my profile. Lot's of stories on this old girl. It was headed to a scrapyard in Wisconsin. It's quite a car.

[rons71]

Checked out your pic's, that is a nice car! Good job saving her! Is the story somewhere on this site?

[71ModelJ]

Originally Posted by rons71

Checked out your pic's, that is a nice car! Good job saving her! Is the story somewhere on this site?

There is somewhere but long story short, the original owner died last year and had the car in his insulated garage for 30 yrs. Shut it off in the garage Jan 1980 and never touched it again( I have the Wisc. 1980 plates off the car. Anyways I love G.P's and saw it last Sept. on the Pontiac/Oakland website. His son was in charge of it and thought it was in very poor cond. and offered it to someone if interested or it was going to the recycler. Called him right away and offered him $200 recycling weight and he said O.K. Called a trucking co. right away and had it sent to me in N.H. When it arrived it was nasty and grimy and the engine was seized. Unlocked the engine in two days and we pulled and scrubbed the interior. I shined up like a new penny. With some work it's been a great car and still goes like hell. I take it to shows as a survivor. Have a quarter panel being donted to me too! Been great on hot summer days with the cold A/C. I love it and it loves me back!