Everything wrong with my cheap Buick Grand National, and finding previous accident damage?
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I knew a guy who worked at his family’s restaurant all through school. He was never paid, but the deal was that when he turned 16, he would get a car. He turned 16 in 1987. Got a Grand National just like that one.
@notfiveo doesn’t sound cheap to me !
Hoovie also worked at a restaurant, got paid, bought cars, wife took everything
@@Can_ada_y_ou_tube is that why he had to sell everything?
@@Can_ada_y_ou_tube 😮
@@Can_ada_y_ou_tube wait really?
Having Wizard drive the cars now might be the play... he'll fall in love with one enough that he'll want it for himself, and Hoovie gets another "store credit!" 🤣
TBH, I just want to see them stuff Magic Mike into the trunk...
Here's some good news, pat's driveline is from Calgary Alberta, we only started using salt in the road a few years ago, so Alberta xars usually aren't rusty. Pat's is also a very good shop making custom drive shafts and are usually considered high quality work!
I had suspected it was from Calgary when I saw the 1988 Calgary Olympic decal on the rear quarter window!
@@chrisgudz7867 OH, I didn't see that!
FYI Pat's is in Alberta and B.C they have more then 1 shop. There are 3 in Edmonton alone.
@@shazbotnanu7037 also some in ontario
There's one in Mississauga that I've seen a few times
Anyone else miss the Hoovie's Garage theme song? It always brought a smile to my face when it came on.
You know Wizard is a true friend when he just laughs at you when you hurt yourself!
that's how we roll......even while we're driving you to the hospital lol....
Only a true buddy can laugh at you rolling on the ground in pain after smashing your freshly snipped sack into a car door!! LOL
A true friend would have offered to kiss it better! Lol 😂
Sarcasm applied here!
Word
The drag race with the Countach was pretty epic.
Absolutely EPIC! And true!
@@JT-sl3ui sure... Lambo is lighter, more powerfull and faster.. Specs doesnt lies..
@@forhill25 yep and got smoked by a Buick 36 years ago and today! 💨 Smoked! 💨
How to scratch a piano by hoovie
That's ok, it's the ex's 😂
@@twinchargedmr2cmon man.
It's been ceramic coated last week after I tuned it.
It's a Yamaha. Nobody cares unless it's a Steinway.
@@twinchargedmr2ex?
Previous accident damage in a car built in 1987 would not be unusual. That was a long time ago. Here is hoping it was repaired properly.
Is there any chance the owner was buddies with his mechanic and squeezed the insurance company for $10K worth of damages, but then only paid for a minor dent repair/respray and pocketed the rest? :)
Or it could have just needed something like glass and rims?
Well he did say in the last video it had been in an minor accident. So I wouldn’t be surprised lol
Yeah it’s no problem on that car.
@@dizzy2020 Yes, I have a 2012 Maxima, that I love that about a year after I bought it in 2016 I hit a parked pick up truck on the side of the road. (I was being ignorant, and drove into the sun with a mostly fogged windshield blinding me.) It took out the right front suspension and the passenger side fender and front valence. I hauled to a body and fender man I trusted for a lot of restoration work he had done on my vintage Buicks. By the time he was done with the repair on the Maxima which was covered by insurance, even I couldn't tell where the damage had occurred and I knew where to look. It will probably show up on a Car Fax report if I ever sell the car, but that is a non-issue for me.
@@dizzy2020 If by "Every single", you mean "about 40%", you are correct.
your video has got me even more on a mission to find my grandmother's 86 regal limited my Uncle decided to be an a** and he got it when she. Passed against her wishes and then sold it without telling anyone in the family. She loved this car loved it my dad got my grandfather's truck he paid for it. I have the engine and transmission that was the favorite part of that truck to him. He loved the power that that truck had and I want the car to put that engine in transmission back in. I think that would be the ultimate combination of a lifelong vehicle you give me a mission
fine mission my dude i wish you luck with it
Good luck with that 🤞❤️
My dad had a white regal T-type which had the same engine as the grand national but with more options, colors and chrome bumpers! Loved driving this car as a teenager and working on it. I actually replaced the coil pack(its one whole coil pack) multiple times on my dads as its fairly common on those engines. I would love to see this car get detailed and come out looking brand new like it deserves. Thanks for showing us this Hoovie! Beautiful car! Sell it to me! :)
OMG this brings back some memories. The paint on the upper surfaces cracked due to bad primer. Check the exhaust manifolds, they all crack. I would highly suggest that you check both the oil supply and return lines for the turbo just to make sure everything is clean and flowing oil. If any of that goes bad it runs metal through both the motor and the turbo. I would also suggest replacing the hoses on the intercooler and intake pipe, those were not very good and had a tendency to blow off easy under boost. I do miss mine. I hope you keep it, so I can continue to enjoy the stroll down memory lane!
Nice one Tyler! Pat’s driveline does great work, I have brought a few driveshafts to them.
That hit on the "knee" I felt that one.😢
I think we all unconsciously crossed our legs after that
Me too! Probably hurt even worse with the recent vasectomy!
@@jeremybelcher1727fixed twice
Hoovie your channel never fails to put a smile on my face. Just keepin it real doing your thing. Quality content.
Seconded!
Well said
You recoverd well from your little accident and the Buick is in good condition well done
I worked in the parts industry on Canadas west coast for a number of years. Dealt with the crew at Pat’s many times. Good people over there, and they do good work.
Hoovie hit the 1.5 MIL!
Nice that you found what appears to be a "no issues car", Congratulations! - Take Care! - Enjoy!
That car does NOT have the factory HD 8.5" rear axle and appears to have the standard 7.5" axle. The driveshaft being new and paint marker on the tube tells me it has been swapped. The cast iron fangs on the bottom of the housing instead of square corners are a clear indicator that it has been swapped to the inferior rear axle.
Yep. Square cover too. Get that out of there hoovie. Easy to find them though.
So maybe that was part6 of the 10k repairs , front , and rear axle assembly ,, i bet they drove over something, rooted the diff
I dont recall those 7.5 being able to hold up to allot of power
@@richardbutton1179 with some decent axles and a spool they took a little beating but nothing crazy.
It all looks the same age though ,,
this was an era of just gorgeous buicks
Man, the simple banter, and hanging out with Wizard is when you BOTH make your best content. Absolutely love it. Whenever I see you are futured in one of his videos, i click every time.
That dramatic fall was spectacular Tyler good job keep it up love it
Favorite test drive I ever took was in one of these but sadly only had a one car budget and GN did not deserve salty Ottawa winters but watching those turbo leds dance brought smiles to all 3 of us in the car. Hope your crotch heals soon!
Looks like it's safe to assume that whoever repaired the damage it had, Did a really good job
Speedometers back in the day topped at 85 saved me bigger speeding ticket when I told cop “idk how fast I was going, speedometer tops out at 85”
I’ve loved this car since I first saw a Grand National in high school in the mid 80’s. A beautiful Buick Regal blacked out with a beefed up engine. A dream come true. They truly don’t make them like THIS any more.
I am so glad she is in good shape. I am sure you are really going to enjoy driving her.
Having had a Regal in the past, the main issue with the front end is that the entire front forward of the hood is fiberglass and plastic aside from the bumper. If you tap something or clip it on something even a little bit, it simply disintegrates and is 100% non-repairable. The entire front piece has to be replaced. It's also flimsy enough that it provides zero impact protection, so a 5 or 10mph oops in a parking lot is the front fenders, radiator, and front end/grille all having to be looked at. Almost every one of these old cars has had the front rebuilt as it's very common to destroy them. One a special model like this, finding the proper front grille... not cheap.
I had a 87 T Type and yes, the front clip was fiberglass and the trim below the clip was color matched vinyl. However, the bumpers were pretty solid and could be straightened, but more commonly, the bumper shocks were what failed in light impact collisions. The ease of repairing these front ends was epically easy. If you found parts of the same color you could fix in less than 2hrs time. The rubber strip on bumper was probably the most annoying cause it didn’t take much to mar that thing up. $35 at the dealership (in 1987 that is). This vehicle was an awesome find.
This was the car that always made me *super* interested in fiddling with my car radio every time one pulled up next to me at a red light👻 My shiny new 1988 Mustang GT 5.0 was quick in its day but stock for stock the GN could have its way with just about anything on the road!
if I'm not mistaken, your 'stang had 225 hp right? There was lots you could do to it to up that number (polishing the intake plenum was popular) but off the rip not a lot compared to the grand nash. A co-worker had a pic of his doing a wheelie at the drag strip.
@@muskokamike127 Yep. Power adders and aftermarket heads were just coming on line back then. Eventually 5.0 world figured out that above 500 HP the stock 302 blocks would sort of split in two. IDK. Back then I was doing good to make car and insurance payments at age 21, I needed that car to stay trouble free. Besides, I had just put my 429 police engine swapped 1972 Mach 1 together, I wanted to save the mods for it. (As a side note: Installing a set of Hooker two piece long tube headers on a 429 in a ‘72 Mustang is an exercise that added a rich variety of four letter words to my vocabulary!)
@@F9FCJ429 As for the mach 1, oddly enough that's not the first time I heard that tale of woe haha. Didn't the mach 1 come with an optional 429 though from the factory?
The 5.0 mustang was kick of the hill for a while with 225 hp. then GM came along with the Grand nash and said "hold my beer". I think the iroc had 225 but it was a much bigger car so it was moot.
The 300 lb/ft of torque is what really made the 5.0 so much fun.
Love your genuine honesty and your obvious upmost respect for these legendary machines of the automotive world! Thank You
Just got my life changing procedure done today.... I physically felt your pain.
I haven't had a vasectomy, but I felt that! 😮😮😮😮😢
You are literally busting your balls for us.
Hope you get better soon.
Really like this car, its a keeper!!
I was in high school when these came out and remembered the mistique that surrounded them. Every car guy at the time respected these, and its cool that they still do.. Out of knowwhere GM came out wth these, the cyclone amd the typhoon.. They havent really done anything to shake up the car industry since then. They passed the torch to Dodge..
C8 corvette has entered the chat.
GR8 PL8 on the Grand Nat'l, Tyler. Hope you can get it registered in Kansas.
Also, congratulations on 1.5M subs! That should hopefully ease the pain in your sore nards.
Congratulations on the new milestone.
Hello Hoovie! Steve Mags here. I like your Grand National look-see! I remember when you bought it at the recent Barrett-Jackson West Palm auction and seeing you parking it at the hotel! One nifty detail about that dash....one of the idiot lights on the right bank is marked "POWER INJECTION" but you'll NEVER SEE it unless you shine a powerful flashlight onto the lens face! Its a "dormant gene" left over from a dead-ended 1984-up Buick water injection system that never entered production. Obviously nobody told the dash lens contract manufacturer to scrub the "POWER INJECTION" marking / lens from the dash fascia before vehicle installation began! Grab a bright light and shine it 2/3 of the way down the R.H. idiot light stack. A nifty Easter egg from Buick! Love your channel, and you are a BIG influence on me and my Junkyard Crawl series. See you in Las Vegas. -Steve Magnante
After all these years from being a little kid to now an adult the Grand National is still on the top of the dream car list close second being a clean black 5speed 4WS Prelude but at this point I'd take any sub model of both of them👌
Hoovie is the real OG. He smashes his wedding vegetables and grins through the pain for CONTENT
"IN THE PLUMSSS!!!!!" -- Clarkson
No, he had a vasectomy a few weeks ago and is making the worlds biggest deal of it
Loved this video. It felt like an old-school Hoovie & Wizard video!
Nice to see another Buick on the channel
My friend had a modified 87 Grand National back in the 90s. That car was so much fun! I know he wishes that he had held on to it.
The Wizard laughs at you laying on the ground in pain and then immediates states that he's worried about you. Green wicking Loctite is also a great product for sealing up porous castings and pinhole leaks. It wicks into the casting and then dries hard as a rock. Better than silly cone. What it's primarily made for is wicking into threads on bolts that are already tight and then becoming very hard like normal green loctite.
It is called "schodenfreuden" and is an understandable trait!
@@stephcooper5998 Understandable, yes, but desirable? I think not. If I take pleasure in another's pain it means I'm without empathy. I suppose this is why it's commonly said that 'men are wolves to men'. Homo Homini Lupus.
Hoovie and the Car Wizard are the best!
off the script is the best. And never delete the 1st take. looks like you learned that. Love it bub!
I would definitely put GNX style wheels on it. Those basket style black wheels are legendary 😊
Ehh, nothing worse than a poser car and trying to make it look more like a GNX just hurts the overall vibe of a car that’s already incredibly cool on its own.
Fuck that! The chrome steelies are iconic!
Glad to see you getting your mojo back 🍻
My favorite hooptie out of all the recent hoopties. 80's Regals are amazing and that's the granddaddy of them all.
I like how you actually drive your cars Hoovie.
Having gone through the same operation nearly 35 years ago, I can still remember the post op trauma. You have my sympathy.
if i may ask, why someone do this operation?
@@tsoupakis because they're sexual deviants
@@tsoupakis So you can have sex without having kids.
Always the great content man!
But doesn't anyone else miss the private sessions, when Wizard bends Hoovie over and has his way with Tyler's wallet?!? Wizard is always so dominating, but somehow gentle at the same time...
I had a 1989 buick skylark with almost that same interior, Bad ass car, thanks for this video
Always enjoy your videos, Wizard is great. Keep up the good work! Congratulations on a good buy!
Hoovie, watch out and take care of yourself. We worry about you and want you to be safe.
He got snipped lol. It was a deliberate surgery to not have any more children. He's hurting for the moment but he'll be just fine.
@@robwaters8848 and he is getting divorced and selling house / cars etc. He won't be "just fine" ...
@@waynepantry7023 He will be ok. He has money, income streams, adoring fans, more cars to be had and he will pull through I’m sure
@@waynepantry7023 can you confirm this said divorce?
@@divin3kag3242 There are his papers in the Kansas Courts. It’s one of those things you have to pay to see but someone did and posted it in the Reddit threads.
David's a great friend... makes sure you're okay...then proceeds to laugh
I love the center high mounted brake light. It is obviously a manufacturer add-on prior to the light being integrated into the body. Bought a '65 Corvair from a guy who had one of these. Beautiful cars!
I just love this car. Do a video of it getting detailed & polished!
Lovely car. I hope your knackers are ok. You took it like a man! 😩
Wizard inspections are my favorite content. Although I wish he’d post videos of doing the repairs.
Good luck, Hoovie! 🙃
Now I definitely want to stop and see the shop again on the way home! G bodies are a favorite, GN's being the best of the bunch. I had 4 Monte Carlo's. 20 yrs ago I saw a GNX for sale in Gatlinburg but being on my honeymoon, I couldn't convince the wife to let me buy it and drive it back to Wisconsin. Love the car, hope the frozen pee's helped
Tyler PLEASE read this. These cars absolutely, hands down, need a GN specialist. Have a GN guy look it over and give it a spring cleaning. Vortex Buicks is a great site if you want Wizard to do it. Will help him with the absolute Rubics Cube these are.
They really aren't even rubix cube hard, they just have some quirks. It's easy enough to study on that it hurts to watch people just...not. leaning on it with audible detonation will work out well I'm sure.
@@HSTvids357 What I was trying to get across was these are cars that a standard mechanic will start diving into and make things worse. Wizard likely doesn’t have the time to learn the “GN quirks” and it would make good content to bring it to a specialist and film it.
@@I-Teee there are a few great ones it would be great to get to see more exposure of, I agree
Been watching since before you had the one car stolen and ditched in the woods. Internet hugs and hope you’re ok man.
Oof, I hope it heals quick, cheers Hoovie!
Great video! Looking forward to the plans with this car!
in the garage im sure
def garage. I would not try and track that one. its very rare
Depending where in Canada, $10,000 in damage could have been a hail storm. I had a car that saw nearly $15,000 in hail damage while living in Alberta. I was $1200 away from getting my car replaced entirely. That would be all panel damage and no structural. Maybe?
That would explain the new paint job.
You could have argued the extra 1200 quite easily
Pat's drive line is in Calgary and we've had some epic hail storms the last couple of years.
I would have the undercarriage dry ice blasted and have it sprayed with cosmoline it’ll look like brand new, paint correction and ceramic coating. But then I’d be afraid to drive it haha. Great purchase Hoovie!
I love that stuff but hate the smell
I remember those olympic side window stickers!!! My grandparents Pontiac 6000 had the same one
My grandmother had one of these, and later sold it to my folks. It was beige in color, though. Those long ass doors always stood out to me.
I miss that car, at times.
you and car wizard are a great duo. love the test drives. freakin hilarious!!
Best Hoovies video in a while he was actually funny and smiling today!
Yeah. He appears to be on some sort of painkiller
When Hoovie squared himself on the car door after his vasectomy was 😂😂😂😂😂 too funny! Priceless!!!.
My first actual CAR was a 1984 Buick Regal LTD. Black with maroon interior. Digital dash, Digital climate control. I absolutely loved it. Sadly I sold it.. twice lol
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...
Your first “actual” car?
My first car was a 79 regal Limited with the 5.0L motor. That was back when I lived in Florida, bought it from a retired couple, and the car was immaculate. Brought it back to New York, raced everybody with that thing, for some reason I could drive that car so fast. Oversteer monster. God I want a Grand National😍
Those cars are a headache to own nowadays. They’re old. If you find one in good condition, there’s no guarantee how long it will work, and it would be super expensive.
@@doublezero7852 prob had trucks
This car is beautiful just needs a little love like the rest
Awesome video. And a very appropriate sponsorship. Cheers. Ice those cherries 🍒
I love wizards with his juke. That was the best car I ever owned.
Upgrade the turbo and exhaust and its all set, amazing car overall
You bumped your head pal.
Twenty plus years of addiction says otherwise.
By far my only Dream car. I've wanted this car since I was a teenager in the 90s. So jealous. Great buy. Congrats.
Nice grand National I have a 84 grand National myself. Hot air car but fun as hell. Nice cars. Old but fun. On the hesitation check the EGR valve they are notorious for have problems. And if you disconnect them sometimes they will cause pinging really bad.
I love the G Body GM cars. I had an '86 Olds 442 and an '87 Old Cutlass Supreme both with T-Tops. I really miss T-Tops.
I had an 85 Monte SS with T-Tops. Miss the car. Don't miss the T-Tops. LOL!
I own a 1984 camaro AND BOY DO I WISH I'D BOUGHT ONE WITHOUT THE FUCKING LEAK-TOPS
I guess I was fortunate with mine. No rust in the channels and never leaked a drop.
It will need a new rear main seal if the original is still on it. Kirban's Performance sells an improved design, best have one on hand because they will all eventually leak. Nice score, driving my 5th since 1985.
Sorry you narf'ed your giblets there Tyler. Good work keeping the camera rolling though, shows your dedication to content.
We love GN's and we love you Hoovie.
Lucky for Hoovie, turbo Buicks come equipped with a crotch vent. Can chill those jewels all the way home.
As mentioned, that doesn't appear to be the original 8.5 rear.
As for driveshaft, Pat's could likely look it up for you
Hoovie you never learn ... so we keep watching!
Had my vasectomy when my kids were little and used to jumping on my lap. I feel your pain!
Hoovie, the reason you have a aftermarket drive shift is because the rear in the car is not the factory rear. The rear in your car looks to be a 7.5 from a Monte Carlo or a cutlass. Where is the grand nationals should have an 8.5 inch rear. The smaller rear requires a longer drive shaft. I’m a Buick youtuber, I would know.
He paid for a new drive shaft to use a wimpy rear end that's leaking - sounds like a bunch of poor decisions there.
@@andoletube The 7.5 rear is about 5/8 " shorter than the CORRECT GN 8.5. They HAD to get a new driveshaft.
The Cutlass 442 got a 8.5" rearend too but with 3.73s. The Grand National got 3.42s.
@@stevencovington4715 I realise that, but imagine swapping that leaky old diff to go with your brand new drive shaft - and a smaller, weaker diff at that. Not decisions I would make.
I had the same 87 Canadian car with t-tops. Couldn’t get rid of the pigging under hard acceleration. Sold it around 2005 with 50k on it
I like those T - Tops. Bring back lots of memories. Remember Wizard, 93 kph is 55 mph.
I once owned (waaay back now) a '78 Buick Regal with a Turbo V6. A previous owner swapped the engine out for a 305 V8 at some point -- I guess the Turbo V6 blew itself up?. I'd love to own one of these Grand Nationals -- they're awesome.
At the start I was kinda worried that Hoovies Garage would now be Hvies garage 🙃
4:30 back to... studio
junk yard markings on the rear axle (rear side by left shock) might tell you why the driveshaft was replaced. someone probably blew up the rear end and twisted the driveshaft.
Ive never laughed so hard at a youtube intro! Ive done that a few times . I too fell and was at mercy of the pain. Sorry hoov glad to see you walking again 😂
That was fun to watch. Thanks
I suspect if you look very closely, you will find out that the car got "front clipped". The front of the car (including the frame rails) is in much better shape than the rest. I think if you check, the "clean" is going to stop right around the subframe connectors. They likely bolted back on the original suspension and all to save a bit, but the parts are about 2k and about 8 to 10 hours work, plus body panels and paint, and you can make it to 10k without effort.
The 1987 Buick Regal (Grand National's base) was a full perimeter frame car, not a unit-body with subframe.
I actually thought this car was going to turn into a complete turd bomb, nice to see a recent purchase turn out for once.
Your Wizard knows doors are ball breakers hope your family keeps growing!
My grandpa would have made those shocks back then. That's so cool...he passed away about 9 years ago.
This may sound weird but I think I actually know this car. I believe it may have traded a few hands over the time that I've seen it though when I first saw it was in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada and looking at that drive shaft. The shop that did it was in Edmonton Alberta
A real *knee* slapper of an episode
This joke is destined to be a hit!
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