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[96Z71ECSB]

My two hoopties...

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I gotta get my '69 GTO done.

 

[VorTecxas]

Post your GMT400 with a classic car, truck, van, suv, bike, boat, aircraft etc. Anything awesome and classic.


I'll start. How about a Rolls Royce...

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This is the real deal, not a kit.

Isn't that a Gazelle?

 

[SixSpeedSS]

Here's a better shot of the two of them. Was working in the garage today so had to pull both up my driveway...

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[SixSpeedSS]

I gotta get my '69 GTO done.

How far along is it?

 

[96Z71ECSB]

Engine and chassis done.
Body is down to bare metal with all the sheet metal done. I need to start laying down a little filler to get it arrow strait.
After that, primer, then shoot the original Palladium Silver color on, then shoot some clear. I have two gallons of clear and I plan on using all of it.
It's actually a little further along than when this picture was taken.

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[sewlow]

Got a friend that is walking encyclopedia on GTO's. He's restored many to 100 point perfection. Had a shop for 15 years in Northern Cali. restoring nothing but GTO's. Sent more than a few to the GTO nationals in Pontiac Michigan that scored in the upper 90's.
Watched him restore a '66 that was 5 minutes away from being on it's way to getting a blower, 20's & some stupid color-change paint job, before it was turned over to him. He saved it from a becoming a cartoon. Working by himself for 2.5 years, at nights after his day job, he stripped it down to the frame & then put it all back together, properly. Correctly.
The details he knows about these cars is unbelievable!
Like the inspection marks on the chassis & it's components. According to him, the colors aren't the important part. It's the combination of the colors. On a given shift at the plant. Bill, Fred, & Jim are all on the same one. Bill uses a red marker, Fred uses green, & Jim, yellow. On the next shift, 3 more inspectors would use colors different from the other shift. But it's their combo of colors that have to match when restoring. Who would know this stuff? Who would care? But, it's important when being judged.
Other things such as how the trunk gets painted. Most restorers stand at the back of the car & go to it. Sure, they missed the same areas as done at the factory. Overspray in all the right places, too. But...It's wrong! Most people wouldn't notice, including judges at the local show. Why is it wrong? The factory painted the trunks from INSIDE the car, from the front of the trunk back, before the interior is installed, working around the braces between the interior & trunk. How can you tell if it's right? Look at the direction of the splatter in the colors. Judges at The Nationals pick up on stuff like that, & that means points lost!
Don't know what direction you're taking with your GTO, or even if stuff like this matters to you.
Most GTO's that my buddy has restored are trailer queens. Restored to the point of virtual perfection. Take 'em off the trailer & drive 'em around the block, & they go from being a #1 to a #2. To me, that's not what I would want. Cars are meant to be driven, & that's when they look the best!

 

[phule]

Here's a better shot of the two of them. Was working in the garage today so had to pull both up my driveway...

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My favorite 400 ever!!!

Adam

 

[FastOrange]

Here's a better shot of the two of them. Was working in the garage today so had to pull both up my driveway...

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Engine and chassis done.
Body is down to bare metal with all the sheet metal done. I need to start laying down a little filler to get it arrow strait.
After that, primer, then shoot the original Palladium Silver color on, then shoot some clear. I have two gallons of clear and I plan on using all of it.
It's actually a little further along than when this picture was taken.

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Nice!!

I need to get my '70 LeMans Sport done!!

 

[96Z71ECSB]

Got a friend that is walking encyclopedia on GTO's. He's restored many to 100 point perfection. Had a shop for 15 years in Northern Cali. restoring nothing but GTO's. Sent more than a few to the GTO nationals in Pontiac Michigan that scored in the upper 90's.
Watched him restore a '66 that was 5 minutes away from being on it's way to getting a blower, 20's & some stupid color-change paint job, before it was turned over to him. He saved it from a becoming a cartoon. Working by himself for 2.5 years, at nights after his day job, he stripped it down to the frame & then put it all back together, properly. Correctly.
The details he knows about these cars is unbelievable!
Like the inspection marks on the chassis & it's components. According to him, the colors aren't the important part. It's the combination of the colors. On a given shift at the plant. Bill, Fred, & Jim are all on the same one. Bill uses a red marker, Fred uses green, & Jim, yellow. On the next shift, 3 more inspectors would use colors different from the other shift. But it's their combo of colors that have to match when restoring. Who would know this stuff? Who would care? But, it's important when being judged.
Other things such as how the trunk gets painted. Most restorers stand at the back of the car & go to it. Sure, they missed the same areas as done at the factory. Overspray in all the right places, too. But...It's wrong! Most people wouldn't notice, including judges at the local show. Why is it wrong? The factory painted the trunks from INSIDE the car, from the front of the trunk back, before the interior is installed, working around the braces between the interior & trunk. How can you tell if it's right? Look at the direction of the splatter in the colors. Judges at The Nationals pick up on stuff like that, & that means points lost!
Don't know what direction you're taking with your GTO, or even if stuff like this matters to you.
Most GTO's that my buddy has restored are trailer queens. Restored to the point of virtual perfection. Take 'em off the trailer & drive 'em around the block, & they go from being a #1 to a #2. To me, that's not what I would want. Cars are meant to be driven, & that's when they look the best!

I'm pretty fluent in GTO speak (musclecars also),but it sounds like your friend lives and breaths GTO's.
I'm definitely not going 100 point restoration. I really never believed in trailer queens. Some of the rare cars are reserved for that.
I'm going for more of a restomod look. The car will be mostly stock except for wheels, no vinyl top, and it will have a Judge spoiler on it.
I will drive it but I may stay away from high traffic areas.
I found this pic about a year after I tore down my GTO. It is what I had imagined mine to look like. This guy beat me to the punch but I'm still going in that direction anyway.

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Notice the front fender and rear deck lid "GTO" emblems are wrong. His are decals. Mine are the correct cast metal emblems.
Anyway, that's the look I'm shooting for.

 

[SixSpeedSS]

I've been around early ('64-'67) GTOs all my life. My father did a bunch of restos back in the 80s and I was a teenager during that time. I won't say I live and breathe GTOs, but I've probably forgotten more than most people know about the early cars.

I did the frame off Reston my car over a period of two years, and it has been a work in progress since. I built it to drive and do not care about showing it. I'll take it to cruise nights once in a while, but rarely to a show. My goal was to have an above average driver and I think I nailed it (not trying to be cocky). The car also had to be very drive able and able to handle and stop like a modern car. With all the suspension/brake mods I have made I have succeeded. The last piece of the puzzle is the motor. I have a 455 at the machine shop now. I am looking to build a 400whp/550-600 ft lb mild street motor, all under the stock guise that the car presents, however nothing is really stock.

Here is a shot of the underside of my car...

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Here is my site with more pics...

http://home.comcast.net/~sixspeedss/GTO1966.html