[nikrnic]

Keep up the good work. All of those little details that no one sees pays off in the end. Mine says hi from Michigan..

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[ZeGermanHam]

Originally Posted by nikrnic

Keep up the good work. All of those little details that no one sees pays off in the end. Mine says hi from Michigan.

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Yours is a beauty, and a post coupe like mine as well. Very cool. I'm originally from Michigan, too (East Lansing), and my GTO was built in the Pontiac, MI plant. Possibly yours was, too?

[72pontiac]

holy Toledo you have that frame looking like chrome. how long did that take? what do you suppose you'll paint that with?

[ZeGermanHam]

Originally Posted by 72pontiac

holy Toledo you have that frame looking like chrome. how long did that take? what do you suppose you'll paint that with?

I'm almost embarrassed to admit how long it took me to clean up the frame. I don't keep track of my hours, but knowing my weekly schedule, I can reasonably estimate that it took me about 40 hours of work spread over three and a half weeks. It was a tedious process of degreasing, scraping off all the thick tar-like rustproofing that had been applied (that was a headache), then wire-wheeling, then going over with a stripping disc, then getting into all the small spaces with a Dremel tool. Probably would've taken a sandblaster 20-30 minutes, but hey, I don't mine putting in some sweat equity. It would have gone a LOT quicker had it not been for all the rustproofing that I had to scrape off by hand before any power tools were used. That was a huge time-suck.

For paint I'm going to be using Eastwood's chassis black satin finish. I'll also be using their internal frame coating.

[Scarebird]

Originally Posted by ZeGermanHam

...but knowing my weekly schedule, I can reasonably estimate that it took me about 40 hours of work spread over three and a half weeks...

eep.

I am glad I sent mine out for blast and powder - 40 hours of what you did by no means is fun.

How are you going to run your fuel and brake lines? Most kits are either hardtop/post or conv't - yours is neither now frame-wise

[ZeGermanHam]

Originally Posted by Scarebird

eep.

I am glad I sent mine out for blast and powder - 40 hours of what you did by no means is fun.

How are you going to run your fuel and brake lines? Most kits are either hardtop/post or conv't - yours is neither now frame-wise

Nope, not fun, but I'm happy to keep the $1300 it was going to cost for blasting and powder coating.

For brake and fuel lines, I'll make them myself.

[gassman_67]

This is the setup I'm going to put on

[ZeGermanHam]

Originally Posted by gassman_67

This is the setup I'm going to put on

That looks awesome! I was on the fence about installing a ram air pan, but you may have convinced me. I've heard there are issues with the aftermarket hood scoop inserts fitting original hoods, and I'm hesitant to cut open my original insert. Are you using an aftermarket hood scoop insert, or did you cut open your original?

[Scarebird]

My throttle bracket for the Pro Flo did not clear the air cleaner.

[Scarebird]

My OEM throttle bracket for the Pro Flo did not clear the air cleaner.