[GR8ONE68]

Scarebird,

I love the build! I don't know if you recognize the name, I've been off the board for a long time. I got rid of my '68 gto 6 years ago. I wanted a '67 to retire with, but the way the market has erupted the last 5+ years, that idea is gone. I refuse to pay $50k for a decent, not great, condition car. The first new car I bought was an '83 Grand Prix. I've always liked that G Body style. I'm going to pick up an '81 to '87 Grand Prix and I'm going to do an LS swap on it. It's already a corporate motor, so to me, it's fair game. I've been doing a lot of research and this is what I have planned so far. I'm going to go with an LS3. I'm going to bore it .010" and stroke it with a 4.1" crank. That will give me 428 cubic inches, I'm nostalgic, what can I say. I'm going to put old '67 to '69 428 bags on it, see attached. I'm going to go with a mild cam upgrade, I don't want a lopey cam. The rest of the motor will be stock LS3. I should be in the 525 - 550 hp range. My goal right now is to go with a 6L80e trans. I think I'm leaning towards a Ford 8.8" rear. Converter and rear gear ratio will be determined after I finalize on the cam. I'm going with Year One 17" x 9" Rally II wheels with 275 x 40 x 17 tires in the back and 17" x 8" Rally II's with 225 x 50 x 17 tires up front. Aside from the 17" wheels, it should give me a stock appearing profile. That is what I'm after. I want a stock appearing, mild mannered, sleeper.

I may be hitting you up when I get into the project.