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#1
05-02-2009, 05:42 PM
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'64 Project, Good Day Today
Some of you may remember me introducing my '64 project nearly two years ago. Here's a link to the thread when I found the car.
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=520251 Well, I've been making some slow progress on the car. I didn't really get a start on it until around Feb '08. The body went for extensive metal replacement around July '08. It's still at the body shop on a rotiserrie. All the metal is done, lots of blocking and paint remain. I started working on building the rolling chassis this January. Today's accomplishment is the rolling chassis is basically done. Here's a few pics: This is not a concourse stock restoration, so some of you sticklers may notice finishes are wrong in some areas. This may be, if my body/paint guy lives up to my expectations, a one time concourse modified car, then I'm going to drive the crap out of it. No, it won't be done for Dayton. Burning through cash too fast.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com Last edited by ron cozzo; 05-02-2009 at 05:55 PM. |
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#2
05-02-2009, 05:52 PM
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The block, bellhousing and Tremec are installed just for mock-up purposes. All of the floors and crossmembers on the body are new. We'll hopefully cut the new floors for the Tremec in about a week and set the body on to finish up the floor tunnel fab work. Then the body will go back on the rotisserie for final finishing on the floors. It's been quite a journey.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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#3
05-02-2009, 06:04 PM
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Looking good, Ron! Thanks for the update.
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#4
05-02-2009, 06:48 PM
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Looks like nice work. Don't worry about the time factor. With these cars it's not so much the destination as it is the trip there.
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#5
05-02-2009, 09:57 PM
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That's looking good!
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#6
05-03-2009, 02:43 PM
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Looking good Ron ! I have to agree with what Pecos Bill said. It'll be on the road b4 you know it. Doug
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#7
05-03-2009, 11:33 PM
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Thanks All. Hopefully the next pics I post will be the body on the new chassis. Many little victories remain.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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#8
05-04-2009, 07:43 AM
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Ron.............
looks very good.Are you going to go back to the Bronze color?Mine is Biege w/bronze painted top and Iam on the fence about changing colors as I could not get the Bronze metallic replacement interior.I went with white replacement interior.......JB.
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#9
05-04-2009, 09:21 AM
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Great work, and great pics. As said earlier, enjoy the journey.
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#10
05-04-2009, 07:35 PM
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Quote:
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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05-04-2009, 08:32 PM
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Thought about........
red or midnight blue lower w/black vinyl top.I have the trim parts for the roof belt line.Your car is looking very good.....JB.
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#12
05-14-2009, 01:22 AM
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tremecs are fun
 Looks like a good time in the making
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Clay Marsh 1967 GTO convertible Twin Turbo 5spd project  http://forums.performanceyears.com/f...d.php?t=618281 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ9KworCMRE |
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#13
06-14-2009, 10:23 AM
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Big step Friday. The body was set on the frame to mock up the tunnel to clear the Tremec.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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#14
06-14-2009, 10:25 AM
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It was nice to finally see the quarters in primer. They're getting pretty straight.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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06-14-2009, 10:28 AM
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We cut a big hole. This hole is about an inch smaller all around than the Classic Motorsports Group tunnel patch that came with the Tremec kit.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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#16
06-14-2009, 10:31 AM
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The tunnel patch is in. The outline around the shifter shows the size of the hole we cut for shifter access in the new tunnel. I can pull the whole shifter out of the top if needed.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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#17
06-15-2009, 10:30 AM
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Looking good Ron!
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LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET THE HE!! OUT OF THE WAY!!! HONEST JERRY'S SPEED AND EQUIPMENT
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06-15-2009, 08:22 PM
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Looks great Ron.
 Nice work on getting the tunnel done too. And I bet it'll look nice with the console raised.
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 Gary Get in, ShuT Up, Hang On! Member of the Baltimore Built Brotherhood MY GTO built 4th Week of March 1966 "Crusin' Is Not A Crime" Keep yer stick on the ice. |
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#19
08-06-2009, 08:29 AM
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Time for an update. The car's still on the rotisserie, but will be off soon. All the metal work is finished and in primer. The floors are getting shot in satin black tomorrow. They've been primed and sanded twice. The trunk primer is done, needs one more sanding, then will shoot the color in the trunk, while it's still on the rotisserie early next week. It could be rolling again next weekend. Should have color on the whole body soon.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com Last edited by ron cozzo; 08-06-2009 at 08:36 AM. |
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#20
08-06-2009, 08:30 AM
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Another.
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'04 GTO Yellow Jacket, A4, Kooks, CAI, etc. '02 Firebird, V6, auto '68 GTO Convertible, HO, 4spd, driver '66 LeMans Hardtop, 400, FI, A/C, 4L80E. '65 GTO Hardtop, next project '64 GTO Hardtop, "389", Tri-power, 5 speed, A/C, Yorktown Blue. http://www.gtoaco.com |
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