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Old 01-11-2014, 12:21 AM
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Default New member; 70 gto used in dazed and confused
Not sure how I missed this forum, as it looks like a great source for the Pontiac enthusiast! I've owned my gto since 97... It was originally just a plain jane 400 350hp 4 speed car -- it was painted orbit orange with judge stripes in 92 and was used as the 2nd car in "dazed and confused".

It currently has a 70 455 with #13 heads and an m-21. Over the past 10 years the car has been repainted, new vinyl top, new interior, rebuilt front suspension and so on.... It runs ok on today's gasoline -- working on a more suitable drive-train for modern fuel. Even when gas was still gas it would tend to ping on hot summer days. (It does have forged pistons and has held up well). I have a 73 455 with 6x heads sitting on my engine stand -- I may swap that in and see how it does.

Back in the late 90's I drove the car roundtrip from NC - AZ two different times! As of lately it's spent a good bit of time in the garage but I'm planning on driving it a lot more this year.

Looks like a great forum; looking forward to contributing...






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Old 01-11-2014, 12:51 AM
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Welcome to PY! Better late than never!

Nice Goat!

Edit: you may want to also check out the '70 - '72 Tech section http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...play.php?f=436

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Old 01-11-2014, 01:11 AM
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Welcome to PY! Better late than never!

Nice Goat!

Edit: you may want to also check out the '70 - '72 Tech section http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...play.php?f=436
Thanks, will do... Already burning up the page. I've been a member of the gtoforum (lurk mostly), had no idea there was an even larger site to discuss pontiacs.

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Old 01-11-2014, 01:23 AM
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I've always liked Orbit Orange the best, of 1970 colors, but I never saw one with a vinyl top. That black top really looks good with the OO.

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Old 01-11-2014, 02:07 AM
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Welcome aboard! Sweet looking GTO! Love the 70.

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Old 01-11-2014, 02:53 AM
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Where do you start? Welcome to the forums and what an awesome car!

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"You know what I like about those high school girls?"
Nice car - and I came here to post that quote... although I was going to go with the part about getting older.

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Old 01-11-2014, 03:27 AM
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Ok so wheres the bowling ball?

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very nice color combo. Now to convince my brother to put the vinyl top on his.

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very nice color combo. Now to convince my brother to put the vinyl top on his.
NO!

Welcome Chastings - cool car.

Give us the story about the movie use?

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I like the black vinyl and black sidewalls. I think it tones down the OO which I'm not a huge fan of. Sharp looking car.

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Welcome and nice 70. Hope you bring it to Mocksville when the cruise-ins start again in April or drop me a pm and bring it by the house sometime.

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Very nice. How did the car get from the movie set to your possession?

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Dude, that's like a really cool GTO man, really cool....

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Old 01-11-2014, 11:27 AM
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Dozens of threads, posts or references on PY to the Dazed and Confused car.

Here is one from 2005 where someone posts about two cars being used. A few dozen members on here historically prove to have a well rounded knowledge of Pontiacs, most everything else (like anywhere on the internet or 90%) is suspect.....

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...dazed+confused

PS: you can do a "Search" using words: Dazed and Confused

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So cool! Love it! I lived that movie in high school. You should have seen the Summers here especially when Water Follies came around and 100,000 people rolled into the Tri-Cities for the biggest part on earth! Woohoo!

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Does the car still reek of weed!!!!! LOL

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Nice lookin 70.

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I love the story and the history. Did any provenance come with it?

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