Liberty Blue '69 Grand Prix SJ 428HO 4-Speed
 

I just returned home yesterday from a road trip to West Chester, Ohio to work on my friend Scott's newly acquired GP. This car was restored in 1990 and shows extremely well for it's age. Kudos to KV, the previous owner who took great care of it all of those years!

The plan was to sort out some things, mainly under the hood. Correct numbered & dated components needed were sourced and then sent out for restoration prior to my arrival. Carb, alternator, starter and master cylinder were all replaced. NOS parts installed included both radiator hoses, distributor "R" cap & rotor, points & condenser. Reproduction parts included air cleaner & engine tune decals, dated plug wires, heater hoses, dated hose clamps, molded hood insulation pad, battery cables and battery.

I also restored a set of correct '69 "JK" code Rally II's just prior to leaving home for Ohio. Scott had a brand new set of the "bias look" redline radials waiting for them. Several other little things were addressed as well. It was fun to be a part of taking this car to the next level. And I must say, she runs very strong and drives great!

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NOS dated voltage regulator and reproduction belts as well.

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Interior.

Geezzz Grant,

I wish you would come to my place and sort my cars. 🙄

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And a video link... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAGkCpn0z1o

----Grant,,,Love this 69! What a great color for a GP, and probably the 1st GP I've seen that looked this great to me without a vinyl top. I'm wondering where the air shock pump is, am I just not seeing it?.....Bill S

Bill... it's the very last photo, but it posted sideways.

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I missed these with the lamps lit up.

----Thanks, Grant! I'm not sure if it was posted yet. Anyway,,,I knew if you had anything to do with this piece of artwork that it would be there!!! Are you joining us at MCACN this year? Buy you a beer if so.....Bill S

I've seen your cars, they are well sorted!

That is gorgeous!!

I hadn't planned for it, but I'll look you up for that beer if I do!

Very nice!!:headbang:

very nice job! great car, not many without ac i bet, did they ever have a factory tach?

I like that a lot!

Super nice GP! Well done.

Stunning

There is so much to like about this 69 GP SJ.

Just one of the details I appreciate is the engine paint finish.
You see so many engines with a heavy thick paint job and this car has a light spray like the factory would have done, nice.

Thanks for sharing your friends car.

Yes, an in dash tach was optional. Hood tach was dealer installed only on GP's.

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For those of you that may remember Morris Restorations, that's who did this car back in 1990. Bob was well known for quality restorations and paint/body work.

I agree. And the black finishes on the core support, inner fender wells, firewall and under hood are very close to factory as well.

Wow! Stunning! Gorgeous!

I've always been a huge fan of GPs and this one is awesome!

----There was only a bit of surface rust on my SJ's radiator support down low on one side. That whole peice is dip painted. I have the original runs to prove it, so I chose to just do the affected areas and leave the rest alone. There were a few minor spots on top of the support right above the battery probably from battery acid but I felt strongly that I shouldn't redo the upper side of the support. The runs are still there!....Bill S

Yep, that's how they did them. That paint was very durable and shines up easily if in good condition. Great that you could preserve it.

Beautiful GP!! Love the attention to detail! - Bill W

Absolutely beautiful car! Brings back memories, I had a 69 GP SJ 428-370 HP (turbo 400 auto), back nearly 50 years ago. Interesting though, mine had a twin snorkel air cleaner.

Me too!!

The dual snorkel air cleaner was a $9.48 option on all 1969 Grand Prix's.

A lot of guys added dual snorkel air cleaners from GTO's back in the day. I did it too.

Really? I've never seen or heard of this, is it shown on the order form?

Oh, I see what you're referring to now... UPC code K45, HD Dual Stage Air Cleaner. This was just a heavy duty element with additional oiled foam around the paper element.

Here's a photo of the HD instruction label from one of my old '69 GP's.

It was listed under sale code 731 UPC K45 as "Air Cleaner Dual Stage HD $9.48" I've seen at least half a dozen Grand Prix PHS's over the last few years the have it listed. The few I've seen this one had the dual snorkel air cleaner, maybe the owners added it then? They sure look better than singles that's for sure.

https://www.xr793.com/wp-content/upl...er-Booklet.pdf

----The K45 dual stage air-cleaner was included in the Y88 basic group which is probably why we have seen quite a few on 69 GP's. My 69 has the Y88 option with the dual snorkel!.....Bill S

Can I have it ?

Bill... K45/731 had nothing to do with a dual snorkel air cleaner, it was the element only as I mentioned above and could be had with either the small single snorkel 400 air cleaner or the larger single snorkel used on 428 engines. Not to say that the factory "never" installed a dual snorkel or one slipped through on a '69 GP. Here's a few more photos of the Model J 400 that I referenced above.

Me first!

I'd take it too, but I'd rather have Scott's Espresso Brown SJ.

Yep, hard to beat a 13K mile survivor with three pedals.

Quite the pair...

Great shots, thanks for posting them Grant.