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Just a photoshop for now, but I did order some of these off ebay. I've always thought it would be fun to run these, kinda mimic the '88 Cutlass convertible pace car. The red version of these are easier to find but didn't think they'd look right on my car!

I will find myself in this exact situation, come the spring I need to get the subframe out to do clean up, replace the exhaust pipe flange fasteners, replace the PS lines for good measure. Going to the GM Nationals this year ( missed it too many times for problems that sneek up & get in the way). 1st gen Grand Prix's don't make appearances very often.

Yes! Good point. I always assume everyone remembers this

Beautiful car. I think it will look great with the black center caps on it.

For 3.1,3.4, 3.xx manual is the way to go

I usually get closer to 22 to 24, but I’m sure having a five speed definitely helps. Your mileage may vary, pun intended!

The idea is not use the rear lifting eye at all, the sling bypasses the eye entirely, the ends of the sling go directly to the lifting hook.

I average 15-19mpg. Highway pretty consistent with 24mpg. Lets put this into perspective. History: 1995 LQ1 sedan, swapped 3800 for LQ1. Kept the LQ1 transmission. Averaged highway 24ish mpg. Took out the LQ1 trans and used regal 3:29FDR trans. Automatically went up to 26-27mpg. LQ1 trans is HD 3:41 FDR. Awesome for getting the engine into its peak performance quickly. There is a cost to that. I can tell you there was a definate performance trade off. If you want more performance the LQ1 FDR is a good upgrade. or Gas mileage then... you got it

just be careful of how much, if at all you apply lateral force to the rear hook point. I've seen way too many LQ1s with a broken tang off the timing cover due to that.

Theres a bit more confidence then, I appreciate that tip. Bracket on the front, wrap around on the rear, thats the way I`ll go about it. It probably looks like Ive put more work than needed into this but I`m putting in all new hoses, gaskets, o-rings etc along the way to keep this car going well into the future. Many thanks to the PO for keeping an old car like this up all those years, shes here to stay.