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04-18-2005, 11:28 PM
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I'm putting a GTO hood on my '69 LeMans convertible and was considering chroming the scoop inserts to accent the chrome bumper. Anyone do this? I'd like to see some pictures!
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04-18-2005, 11:28 PM
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I'm putting a GTO hood on my '69 LeMans convertible and was considering chroming the scoop inserts to accent the chrome bumper. Anyone do this? I'd like to see some pictures!
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04-19-2005, 03:58 AM
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Tillertracker,
Paint them silver, see how you like it, and if so, have them chromed. If not, strip the paint and paint it with the hood or repaint them. A friend of mine has the chrome scoops, they look pretty good. I painted his car a dark blue with silver ralley stripes. -r-
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04-19-2005, 08:29 AM
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I'm guessing they are made out of the same pot metal as those on a 67-68 Firebird. If this is the case, many years ago I polished a set by stripping the paint, then using 600 grit paper up to 1200 grit paper. This was followed by using a buffing wheel on a bench grinder and finalized with clear coat. They lasted three years without any degrading in brilliance, and looked just like chrome.
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04-19-2005, 11:21 PM
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No pictures? I'm even starting to fantasize about a chrome spoiler! What do you think?
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04-19-2005, 11:39 PM
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Here's a link to the "Before" picture.
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04-20-2005, 06:15 PM
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Hey there..
I was considering the purchase of a 68 Endura-delete GTO before I bought my 69 - I had the same idea of chromed scoops, but had a hard time finding an example. I DID find one or 2 pics of a convertible in Washington state that had chromed scoops. They weren't great pics, but it gave you the idea and I thought they looked pretty cool. I think they were at ultimateGTO.com - I'll see if I can find them again... Chris
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04-20-2005, 06:21 PM
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That didn't take long.
 As I mentioned, the pics aren't great, but you get the idea. I love the wheels too, so help me God. Here are the links... http://ultimategto.com/cgi-bin/showc...68/68c_00038_1 http://ultimategto.com/cgi-bin/showc...68/68c_00038_3 Chris
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69 GTO Hardtop project - started without a clue, will finish only by the grace of the PY Forums and Mr. Dave Wrzesinski (magicV8) - candidate for Father-In-Law Of The Century. We are building a bad-ass, hot-looking, hot-running Pontiac street machine. |
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04-20-2005, 08:12 PM
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Good job! That's what I was looking for, thanks!
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