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08-13-2023, 04:43 PM
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The Hangin Judge Resto
Having my dad’s 69 Judge restored after nearly 40 years in the garage. I have never seen the car even with an engine in it, so this has been a dream of mine for a very long time. The car used to be drag raced in the 1/8 mile before my dad bought it in the mid 70’s and I still want to keep it’s heritage and character intact, so we’ll be repainting the stripes and graphics. The original owner bought it new and quickly swapped the 400 out for a Pontiac 428, which we’ve had magnafluxed and cleaned up. We’ll be having it rebuilt to go back in along the process (almost as exciting as the car itself imo). I am no mechanic, so the work will be done by a reputable car restoration place in the Finger Lakes area, NY. Anyway, thought I’d share the progress along the way for anyone interested in this stuff!
      
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08-13-2023, 06:32 PM
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08-13-2023, 07:17 PM
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That's awesome!
Get her together and on the road. Your dad has waited a long time. Best of luck in your resto Steve |
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08-13-2023, 07:48 PM
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It looks like it's in pretty nice shape...Have you considered leaving the exterior as is (just clean it up and fix and blend any issues you can't live with).
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08-13-2023, 08:04 PM
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Thanks it did have some rust-through at the bottoms of the quarter panels and fenders. The flower stripes are actually decals that we want to actually paint on. I will say that we since polished up one of the quarters and it came out nicer than I expected. The underside is actually in great shape since being indoors the whole time and I think had been oiled for some rust protection. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08-13-2023, 08:30 PM
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I am sure it is a wonderful story but cannot read it because the PICTURES ARE SO DAMN BIG!!
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08-14-2023, 08:16 AM
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Oops! Mobile. Thanks for the heads up.
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08-14-2023, 08:48 AM
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Very cool car and story! Keep the pics coming! Good luck!
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08-14-2023, 09:45 AM
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Subscribed. Good luck on your project! |
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08-14-2023, 10:00 AM
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Too cool! Thanks for sharing ...
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08-14-2023, 10:55 AM
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Car looks to be in surprisingly good shape and might clean up better than you think. Regardless, it's a great build and tribute to your Dad. Pics are perfect size on my phone btw.
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08-14-2023, 11:51 AM
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What a cool GTO and backstory... (popcorn moticon)
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08-14-2023, 02:22 PM
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Scott70 was actually able to find some old pics of the car back in its race days. Dan Miller was the original owner/driver at the time and I think that's his name on the fenders but can't quite make out the rest of it. I never knew the guy but I think it fitting to put his name back on it. It got super faded over the years so I never knew what was in some of those spots.
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08-14-2023, 09:56 PM
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No effing way! super cool! I wish you the best.
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08-14-2023, 10:37 PM
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Such a cool project!
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08-14-2023, 11:59 PM
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Do you have the 4th Hurst wheel ? I see 3 on the car .
Do you know how valuable and rare they are ? Would get them off the car immediately so they don't get "lost" or stolen while its at a shop for work. Your car also appears it may have been one of the early built Pattern Judges . Pictures fit the screen on my tablet no problem. |
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08-15-2023, 12:17 PM
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I believe it is one of the early ones. It came with the trim behind the rear tire and does not have the Judge logo on the dash. I sent the VIN to the Pontiac Historical Society to get the original dealer order sheet a while back also. |
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#18
08-15-2023, 12:48 PM
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Uploading a few disassembly pics from earlier this month.
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08-15-2023, 01:02 PM
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That is great!
It has to be restored as close to as raced as possible - it is just too cool not to. You have to research it as much as you can - did it win any major races? Set any records? And have to agree with BVZ - take the wheels off and store them
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08-15-2023, 01:26 PM
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Edit: Also never knew it had a hood with that air scoop at one point. Probably going to keep the Ram Air scoops and hood mounted tach though. Last edited by jwood82d; 08-15-2023 at 01:37 PM. |
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