[JSchmitz]

Beautiful car! More pics please...

I'm converting my '64 GTO to LS. I'm getting the snide comments (Even from friends). But I couldn't care less. I've owned my current GTO since 1985. Had another before that. Owned a '64 GTO ever since I was 16 with exception of about one month. So I've paid my "true Pontiac dues".

Enjoy the car!

[PDC]

Originally Posted by JSchmitz

Beautiful car! More pics please...

I'm converting my '64 GTO to LS. I'm getting the snide comments (Even from friends). But I couldn't care less. I've owned my current GTO since 1985. Had another before that. Owned a '64 GTO ever since I was 16 with exception of about one month. So I've paid my "true Pontiac dues".

Enjoy the car!

Thank you so much! Yes, I will be blowing a ton of media storage on my phone with pics once she is here! The last thing is a good shake-down drive, get everything up to temp, some highway, some in-town, then give her a good once-over on the lift. She should ship next week, depending on transport availability.

I would have loved a no expense spared roller cam, EFI Poncho mill under the hood, but the previous owner went LS9, and when I came into the build, she was mechanically up and running. Just didn't make sense to undo and redo that much time consuming work. Eager to take her for a drive and post a few more pics.

[nas t eh]

Glad this is working out for you, there have been a few LS motor builds that hid the coil packs with Pontiac valve covers and painted the motor Pontiac blue. I think I could live with that, maybe a future update for this car?

Should be a fun car, enjoy.

[PDC]

Originally Posted by nas t eh

Glad this is working out for you, there have been a few LS motor builds that hid the coil packs with Pontiac valve covers and painted the motor Pontiac blue. I think I could live with that, maybe a future update for this car?

Should be a fun car, enjoy.

Thank you very much. Yes, I have seen 2 Trans Ams online with really tastefully done LS cosmetics: one is (of course) the DSE Brewster Green car and then I ran into a comparably built car with the 70-72 While / Blue Stripe scheme. It also had an LS with coil covers built into the valve covers, throttle body FI that sat under the shaker, all powder coated light Pontiac Blue. It can be done.

This car is definitely more 'function' than 'form' under the hood. I will need to see how much slack I have in the wiring harness and plumbing to possible route some of it up underneath the fenders. It might be kind of fun to learn a whole new platform.

[PDC]

A few more pics…

[gtospieg]

Cool car...interesting follow up discussions...

[PDC]

Between the width of the mini-tubs and the width of the stick style EFI Fuel Tank, there just wasn’t any room to run the tailpipes over the rear axle. But I actually really did the turn downs after the mufflers! Pypes 3” with X and Race Pros.

[cdoggy81]

Beautiful car PDC!
I would like to hear & see more! If you are in FL I would love to go cruise with you as mine is about done 😎

[PDC]

Originally Posted by cdoggy81

Beautiful car PDC!
I would like to hear & see more! If you are in FL I would love to go cruise with you as mine is about done 😎

Thank You!!! Wow! That engine bay in your car is absolutely spectacular. LS engines can look so clean and sharp when you take the time to route the plumbing and wiring harness. The engine bay of my car is not as 'show ready' as yours, but that might be something I can tackle one project at a time once I take delivery.

I'm not in FL - but the car is! Rick Deiters at Trans Am Specialties did this build. I could not be more pleased with how everything turned out.

[JSchmitz]

Originally Posted by cdoggy81

Beautiful car PDC!
I would like to hear & see more! If you are in FL I would love to go cruise with you as mine is about done ��

That looks great! Feel free to share more pics! You know, since we're in a non-offensive section of the forum now.

[cdoggy81]

Thanks PDC My goal was to keep it “looking original” by making the coil packs look like a distributor, painting it Pontiac blue & using a single plane intake. 95% of the people think it’s original & the other 5% think it is a BBC because of the headers. Only 1 person so far knew it was an LS. Too bad you are not down here as I would love to see your car & compare setups. Yours is a rocket ship on wheels!

Thanks Jschmitz! I’ll post more later in my own thread as I don’t want to muddy up this one.

[lamans71]

Wow, need a drool cup now!! Really beautiful car, I'm sure that you will really enjoy her.

[PDC]

Originally Posted by lamans71

Wow, need a drool cup now!! Really beautiful car, I'm sure that you will really enjoy her.

Thank You! She’s at House of Boost this week getting the Lingenfelter 710 package installed with a dyno tune. We are doing baseline #s first, so we’ll know how close the crate Motor really is to GM’s reported 638 hp, then we’ll know exactly what the LPE snout and pulley was worth.

I still can’t believe it when I step out into the garage. Super, super pleased.

[PDC]

HOB ironed out a few wrinkles in the initial install and set up. Overall, they gave the car a solid clean bill of health. The crate engine is rated at 638 hp at the crank. Baseline number is 560 at the tires. Factoring in 15% driveline drag for a manual trans, that means the engine is putting out around 660 - which makes sense considering this build has shorty headers and catless 3” exhaust. That should easily be worth the extra 22 hp. Next week, she’s getting a Lingenfelter ported snout and 2.6 pulley (LPE 710 package). With the headers and de-catted exhaust, she should be pushing 640 at the rollers.

[padgett]

"not as a group embracing the technology of the day" technology of what day ? The last 400 V8 was in 1978 and had a carb. (79 TA got left over 78's why they were only available with a manual transmission) The fastest T/A had a Buick engine.

Built my Judge in the '80s to autocross. Suspension is mostly Oldsmobile or delrin. Has Firebird wheels (15x8 road and Formula steering). A/C std 3.23 replaced by a 3.55 4 pinion. 808 steering box. That is the " technology of the day". Stock stuff is in big baggies.

Often beat Z-28s. Had more trouble with Corvairs on short courses but is nothing like a V8 on a road course.