Restoring 1971 Judge, Questions
 

Hello, my name is Jon and Im new to the forum and the car restoration world.

The 1971 GTO Judge (this is the first car Ive ever restored!) Im working on had sat outside for 20 years in Michigan, but is in pretty decent shape. Im going to restore it to a full "STOCK" form.

Ive got the car body off and chassis torn apart, just about ready to send the frame in for sandblasting.

Just a couple quick questions.....

In the trunk area was there carpet or just bare sheet metal? The car didnt have any in the back when we got it. :confused2

The cover on the rear end housing...did it come from the factory chrome? The current cover on it is chrome, but if it didnt come stock then we want it gone.

If anyone has suggestions, feedback, questions you can respond here, email me, PM me, use MSN Messanger, or Yahoo Messanger.

Ill need help as I go along and will post pictures of my progress, thanks everyone :)

71 judge
 

You can call me at 716-655-8116. I am restoring a '71 Judge now. There is no chrome on the rear differential. John

Hi Jon and welcome!

To answer your question, no chrome on the rear housing cover. Typically painted black like the rest of the chassis. Here is a pic of what the finishes should look like on that end.

The trunk didn't have a carpet but had a cloth mat. You can buy a repo one that is close enough to the original. As for the trunk metal finish, after primer, it was painted with a black/aqua speckle paint.

So how about telling us more about this Judge!

IVE got HOs 197s for sale soon

My 71 GTO trunk is grey and white spatter paint as is my 71 judge i do think by 72 the paint was the aqua but dont know when that happend for sure. I am nearing the end of my judge restoration and would help out with as many questions as i can.



Tim

Well Its a Black 455 so you know how special those are.

We took the motor apart and the pistons will need to be replaced and the cylinders bored to remove scoring. Apparently someone decided to hot-rod in it in their youth.

What more would you like to know?

For you 71 GTO Judge restoration guys, I just saw a set of nice set of 71 front grill chrome bezels and an NOS 14" Honeycomb trim ring for sale on ebay ending sunday night.

Spi-nex,

what wheel option? what transmission? any odd options? sounds like its going to be a great car being black and all.







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I have no idea what other wheels there are for the GTO... Im new to this so the "lingo" I dont know.

The tranny is a 4-speed thats all I know!

No odd options that I know of... Once I get some pictures up you can look and tell me lol.

Post some pictures and a copy of the build sheet. Cover up the VIN.