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#1
08-23-2011, 02:48 PM
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My 1969 GTO Frame off Resto
Well I have been restoroing my GTO for a little less than a year. I bought it 2 years ago as a driver and was not going to do a whole lot to it, to me it looked really solid and that is why I purchased it. I knew it was in need of a paint job and the rear trunk floor needed to be patched. Well I drove it most of last summer before I started to tear it apart a little to see what I had. That was my first mistake a little disassemble turned into a complete gut of the interior, body off the frame and a complete restoration had begun. So talking with other members they thought it would cool for me to share with them my restoration process and maybe it will help them with restoration of their own. I will start posting pictures from the beginning and comments would be appreciated.
Well the pictures I attached basically show what my GTO looked like when I bought it and then a few pics of the disassembly. More to come. |
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#2
08-23-2011, 03:16 PM
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This could take a while seeing I can only attach 5 pics per post.
These pictures show the bare shell off the frame and I found a mouse that looked to be just about as old as the car. Also the main floor you can see where it is rusted especially near the seam where the main floor and the firewall meet. |
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#3
08-23-2011, 03:22 PM
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Well these pictures show the shell before and after I got it acid dipped. When I got it back from being dipped it showed every rust hole and area I needed to address. Which was alot more than I thought looking at it prior to being dipped.
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#4
08-23-2011, 04:37 PM
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Now the fun starts. After getting my game plan inorder on what I was going to do I decided to start on the main floor. I did not want to patch the floor and I needed rockers so I found a complete floor with inner and outer rockers already welded and ecoated. The install of the floor took no time at all and I was very pleased with the results. Plus the only think I needed to patch was towards the front seam on both sides. The floor came complete with hole for shift cable, brackets for bucket seats, and all the seat belt anchor points.
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#5
08-23-2011, 07:53 PM
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Good pictures! looks like you are making good progress.......keep us
updated, it's fun to watch one get transformed! What color are you going to go with, and are you going back with a vinyl top? |
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#6
08-23-2011, 10:47 PM
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Well I think I decided on a candy apple red color. It is a tri-coat that caught my eye and my shop sprays PPG Envirobase currently and I have already been told that when the car is completed they want it to go to their car shows. And no I do not plan on putting the vinyl back on.
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#7
08-24-2011, 02:49 AM
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[QUOTEAnd no I do not plan on putting the vinyl back on.[/QUOTE]
Chipper7 - I was like you not a fan of vinyl tops but now !!! Have look at some of the cars on the PY with vinyl tops there are some nice colour combos . Before you paint talk to guys with candy colours on there cars if you are going to be a daily driver or even a weekend wonder. Your pictures are great and everyone loves a build, good luck and have fun  Craig |
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#8
08-24-2011, 08:50 AM
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Quote:
I was like you not a fan of vinyl tops but now !!! Have look at some of the cars on the PY with vinyl tops there are some nice colour combos . Before you paint talk to guys with candy colours on there cars if you are going to be a daily driver or even a weekend wonder. Your pictures are great and everyone loves a build, good luck and have fun Craig[/QUOTE] Thanks for the input, yes I plan on driving the car to shows and parades after I am done so I will talk to others about candy colors. |
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#9
08-24-2011, 09:06 AM
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Well attached more pics of finishing up the main floor and doing some patch work. Also I removed the rusted out truck floor to install a new 1 piece floor. More pics to come. Sorry if I post any duplicate pics I took so many and forgot some pics I may have attached in prior posts.
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#10
08-24-2011, 09:42 AM
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looks good. & keep the pics coming.
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#11
08-24-2011, 10:26 AM
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Here I had took some pics of the rear body panel that I repaired and starting installing the trunk floor. The trunk floor they offer is for a 68 GTO and you have to modify where it meets up with the rear tail panel. As I found out later I needed to put the car back on the frame to get the proper height in the back so the quarters and decklid would fit up correct.
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#12
08-24-2011, 10:31 AM
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Here I took some pictures of the underneath where the two floors are welded in.
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#13
08-24-2011, 10:43 AM
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Next I had to replace the rear package tray because it was pretty much gone on the driver side near where the trunk lid hinge welds to. I guess from what I have heard this is pretty common because of the backglass seals werent the greatest and water leaked there alot. That might also explain why the trunk floor was not in the best of shapes. I had to find a used one in better shape. Pics show the old rusted one, removal of the old one and preping the new used package tray prior to installing.
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#14
08-24-2011, 11:40 AM
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Nice work.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. 
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#15
08-24-2011, 03:29 PM
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You are doing a very nice job on that car. It brings back memories...................
Candy apple is very cool, but hard to touch up, on the other hand who cares about touch up. I like transparent type paint as it really gives the color depth........
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Frame off (resto mod) 68 GTO - 406, 0-deck, E-Head home port 87cc, TRW L2279F30, Comp. flat solid .577/.577 - 248/248@.050 110LS. 700R4, Precision Industries 3 disc 10" lockup 3500rpm, Moser 9" 4.11, Detroit Locker. |
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#16
08-24-2011, 03:47 PM
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Nice work and photos Chipper7. "your first mistake was tearing it apart" maybe true but when it is done, you will have a great car that should last your lifetime.
Just curious how the vin and cowl tags fared during the acid dipping process. |
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#17
08-24-2011, 08:26 PM
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The vin tag came back fine but I asked about the cowl tag and they told me to remove it, which I did prior to it being dipped.
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#18
08-24-2011, 09:59 PM
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Good info. I figured as much since the cowl tags are aluminum.
Keep the pics and updates coming. Nice job so far. Do you have a color chip for the paint? |
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#19
08-24-2011, 10:19 PM
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No but I can get one. I actual saw a picture in a PPG calender of a old chevy with the color. It stated the color and the paint code which I punched into my mixing computer and got a formula. I am working on getting a small sample color to spray one of my fenders to see what it looks like because pictures don't do it justice.
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#20
08-25-2011, 08:46 AM
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Well here I attached some more pictures of the rear package tray being fitted, welded and installed. Now on to the next step.
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