I just came across a 93 Grand prix special edition it's an automatic and has a 3.1L in it. the tranny is sliping and theres a dent on both fenders.
the interior is worn. the engine has 180000 on it but has no smoke or miss. it has gold lace rims. the guy wants $500 for it. is it worth it? I like the look of the car alot.
I've always wanted a 5-speed so I don't care that the tranny is bad. my dad says the dents will come out. my thoughts are to convert it to a turbo 5-speed. I have my old turbo chip and I found a turbo engine online for $300 so all thats taken care of. how hard is the 5-speed swap? what do I need? I figure for the price I could get my money back from selling the parts if nothing else.
marcus
The 5-speed swap can be done if you are good with tools. If you are a weekend shade-tree mechanic...don't bother. You will need the manual shifter and cables, clutch slave cylinder and all partaining linkage, the 5-Speed tranny and BOTH Half-shafts ALL FROM A W-BODY CAR. I used a 1989 GP SE with a 2.8l as a donor car for my 5-speed swap into a 1990 TGP. Everything will bolt up and there is a little bit of cutting you will need to do in the firewall for the slave cylinder and shift cables to mount, but all in all if you are a good to an average mechanic you shouldn't have much trouble at all... 8)