Continuing on from the earlier post, the car had a factory air ride leveling package, it was basically an air pump under the hood that was powered by engine vacume, I think it was on the passenger side under the hood tucked in on top front of the front wheel well, I had taken the center consel out to make more room in the car (dumb move, later found out I could have gotten $500 for the ashtray alone) The torque that the 455 HO was at the time "unbelievable" I think it was over 500 ft. lbs.
I graduated from High School in 1977, I went to work at a local factory in my hometown, the following spring of 1978 I had found an add in a bigger nearby town tor a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model SJ, I called on the add and set up to meet with the owner. I bought the car for $1350, it had 62,000 miles on it. To make a long story short, at my young age with my first car I was pretty hard on it and I basically wrecked it. I wish I would have listened to older friends at the time and kept it nice:(
my first car back in the mid eighties was a 1969 j grand prix- i loved that car and would love to have another some day- tough to find parts for- good luck with it!!
@patwregan - It is a very hard to find parts for it, thankfully dad has been able to save parts over the years. He's had the car since he was a teenager. It's a great car. Even after sitting 20+ years, she still starts right up.
Good luck on this project, I have seen these cars in mint condition that can't be touched any where between $60,000- $110,000
28yogy4todd 5 months ago
Continuing on from the earlier post, the car had a factory air ride leveling package, it was basically an air pump under the hood that was powered by engine vacume, I think it was on the passenger side under the hood tucked in on top front of the front wheel well, I had taken the center consel out to make more room in the car (dumb move, later found out I could have gotten $500 for the ashtray alone) The torque that the 455 HO was at the time "unbelievable" I think it was over 500 ft. lbs.
28yogy4todd 5 months ago
I graduated from High School in 1977, I went to work at a local factory in my hometown, the following spring of 1978 I had found an add in a bigger nearby town tor a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model SJ, I called on the add and set up to meet with the owner. I bought the car for $1350, it had 62,000 miles on it. To make a long story short, at my young age with my first car I was pretty hard on it and I basically wrecked it. I wish I would have listened to older friends at the time and kept it nice:(
28yogy4todd 5 months ago
my first car back in the mid eighties was a 1969 j grand prix- i loved that car and would love to have another some day- tough to find parts for- good luck with it!!
patwregan 1 year ago
@patwregan - It is a very hard to find parts for it, thankfully dad has been able to save parts over the years. He's had the car since he was a teenager. It's a great car. Even after sitting 20+ years, she still starts right up.
ahubbard117 1 year ago