First off, I want to say that I never thought I would see that thing again, and I'm saddened to see the condition. I was part of the engineering team that worked on the GNX program in 85-87. I also worked on the redesign of the engine for the 89 model that appeared in the 30th edition Trans Am. The vehicle you have originally was powered by a crate gnX engine. I'm sure you have read about the lucky 547' that made their way into gnX vehicles, but there were 585 complete gnX engines from ASC after production was complete. 26 of which were crated up by GM and stored. The 12 remaining engines were used by us for future research. In 1988, we had 4 complete engines left, still in the foam. Doug ***** (the owner of the blue cherokee) talked his was into getting one of the engines for himself. Instead of just putting the engine in as its stock form, he decided to dismantle it and add the options we were not allowed to do due to GM power/emissions concerns for the general release. The heads you see on your engine are from the first run 1989 20th edition Trans Am, And they were modified. I do not remember the work done to them. The cam was reworked (I do not remember the specs, but it was cross drilled) but even the stock cams could handle a LOT of abuse. With the cam work, we had to put in a high volume oil pump, we also used flat topped forged pistons. We also put on some very large injectors, and a very over sized fuel pump It took Doug a couple years to perfect the jeep, and when he was done with it, he of course took it to the dyno. It yielded just over 360 HP at the rear wheels. One issue it did have was wheel hop. I'm not sure if he ever put in bars to prevent that or not. In four wheel drive, it was turning 13 second times at the dragway. Oh the history with that jeep. I have photos of the build in my storage facility, I may drive down to get them so you can see what it looked like when we were done with it. But more importantly, I would like to come look at it before you sell it. If this would have popped up for sale 5 or 6 years ago, I would want to purchase it, and restore it. Arthritis has taken its toll on me, and I cannot use my hands like I used to. I'm going to pass this auction on to the others who helped work on it, and hopefully one of them can pick it up. If you get a chance, please call me at 248-851-**** because I would love to come take a look at that beast.
... Nice reading... Do you have more on this? Not all the people here are ASSHOLES.. sorry you had to meet so many today....
