News Portal – A 1987 Buick Grand National appeared at the SEMA show in black, nicknamed the “Dark Knight”, fully restored. This car belongs to American artist Kevin Hart, who is famous for owning many modified classic cars.
The Buick Grand National is distinguished by its unique modifications by the “Salvaggio” team, which began the work of rebuilding the car to obtain a unique version in the original condition, with a V6 engine instead of the LS V8 engines, like the restored cars , to preserve the original spirit of the car.
movement system in 1987 Buick Grand National
Buick Grand National got a LF4 V6 engine with a capacity of 3.6 biturbo from Cadillac. The engine in the standard version provides 464 horsepower with 603 Newton meters of torque, but the engine has received some modifications from the “Gearhead” team, starting with cleaning of the engine compartment from all the wires for a coordinated look.
One of the engine’s turbines was also removed and given an advanced turbocharger, resulting in the car generating 650 horsepower on the dyno using 103-octane fuel, so modifications were limited to this point, as the engine got high performance camshafts.
After the addition of new sport camshafts, the car’s output can reach 700 horsepower when running on race fuel, and the engine is linked to an 8-speed automatic transmission from Cadillac that transfers power to the rear-wheel drive system .
To enhance the movement system, the car has obtained a Brembo sports braking system, with a sports suspension system that increases the stability of the car, and an iron protective cage that connects with the bodywork to maintain the sturdiness of the structure and not affected by the power of the engine.
appearance 1987 Buick Grand National
The exterior body has been completely refurbished with all original parts and high quality spare parts, with the car getting a black color, to become the car according to its basic vision, which is to appear with a dark and strong character, to obtain the title of the “Dark Knight”.
The car is equipped with 19-inch sports wheels, with many external and internal parts in carbon fiber, such as the bonnet, rear air diffuser, side mirrors and many pieces inside the cabin, which appear in a very coherent design with elegant sports seats to maintain comfort while driving.
