[Blue '66]

Heres Andre's resto thread hes got alot cute chick pics in the end but lots of car pics throughout!

[Andre]

I attended the 2009 Wide Track Warrior Car Show in Kissimmee, Florida yesterday. 135 mile trip one way. Car ran well, with no concerns. No appropriate females for car shots, but I think this picture is worth posting.
In a few weeks, I will have had the car back for 3 years, and I have put about 2400 miles on it. Except for the burnt engine paint at the exhaust manifolds, it pretty much looks the same as day 1.

I also attached a couple pictures of a '66 Bonneville Convertible I used to own. I had purchased it from the orignial owners back in 1996. It had 72,000 miles. I sold it to my friend Rick who has put about 18,000 mile on it since 2001.

[GT182]

Andre, tho it's a Olds trophy, it's kinda cool. Congrats! Different than the other regular "dust catchers" they hand out. At least you can relate to it.... all that we drive needs gas. LOL

Abd be leary of Indians with hatchets. Especially if they're trying to hold you car hostage, or sneak up on it.

[SD421]

Hi Andre,

Im glad to see that the Goat is looking great.

Ive got my 66 at the bodyshop now and we are having trouble aligning the Passenger Side fender at the top to the molding that surrounds the front windshield. Too much gap.

My question to you is:

How many body shims did you use to raise the core support on the Goat?

Also could you post a closeup of that passenger side where the fender, cowl & door line up, so I can see the gaps?

Thanks,
Don

[Andre]

I bought the '65-66 diecast console kit from our sponsor and upgraded my console. The plating on the console that was in the car was a solid 8.5-9/10. The new console is virtually perfect. I don't think you can go wrong for the price, especially if you have a automatic base to use.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Andre

I bought the '65-66 diecast console kit from our sponsor and upgraded my console. The plating on the console that was in the car was a solid 8.5-9/10. The new console is virtually perfect. I don't think you can go wrong for the price, especially if you have a automatic base to use.

The auto base and the 4 spd base are the same?

[Junkyard Dog]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

The auto base and the 4 spd base are the same?

That is some useful information!

[Andre]

You simply have to cut a small portion of the auto base off. I didn't need to do it on this, but I have done it before. It takes about 5-10 minutes with a "hot" knife. I should have made a template whem I had mine apart. :-(

[Greg Reid]

Yeah, and a pic or two would have been nice too.
My car had the console scavenged out of it before I got it and from the prices I've been seeing, it won't be getting replaced anytime soon. I'd still be curious to see the transformation from auto to manual though. Who knows, I might come across a reasonably price auto unit.

[Andre]

I got an email from one of my club members that got his High Performance Pontiac magazine today. He said the '66 was featured in the magazine. They shot the pics this February after the Wide Track Warrior show. They had asked me to bring it to the studio to shoot it for the cover, but I didn't want to make the 3 hour ride across the state on a weekday to do it.

[6 Grrrs]

Originally Posted by Andre

I got an email from one of my club members that got his High Performance Pontiac magazine today. He said the '66 was featured in the magazine. They shot the pics this February after the Wide Track Warrior show. They had asked me to bring it to the studio to shoot it for the cover, but I didn't want to make the 3 hour ride across the state on a weekday to do it.

Yeah, I saw it too. Congrats on the article!

[goatmanmitch]

I didn't look through it yet but I will tonight. More pics of girls with your car, you've been slacking !)

[saltman 1965]

Mine was in the mail box when I got home. Nomadic Goat six pages great pics. Congrats Andre

[Old Goat 67]

Mine was also.
Nice writeup Andre, beautiful car.
Congatulations.
Carles

[Mr_GTO]

Yup, read it last night. It was nice seeing the whole story here before in the pages. Great looking car.

[Andre]

Latest update- Ram Air pan foam has disintegrated badly, and needs to be replaced. Battery gave up the ghost after 4 years and 6 months and was replaced immediately. Manual steering box has developed a leak.
The driver side front fender liner worked its way loose from the wheel well molding, and I had to rr the molding and tuck it back into place.
Upgraded the original console to a new die cast piece.
Otherwise still fun to drive, and still shows well.

[Andre]

I was able to pick up a Ram Air Pan foam from PY at the Turkey Rod Run on Friday. Spent about an hour removing old foam and adhesive from pan. Luckily I had powder coated the pan so there were no nicks when I was scraping adhesive off of it. I purchased a 10 foot roll of magnetic tape, and stuck pieces along the bottom of the foam and that is what is now holding the foam in place instead of glue.
I know this foam will disintegrate also, so at that time, it will be easy to remove and replace with a new one.

[Old Goat 67]

Good idea. Where did you find that magnetic tape Andre?

[Andre]

I went to the local Ace hardware store. Very service oriented place. As soon as you walk in the door, the cashier alerts the workers that a customer has arrived and needs help. 10' roll was $5.97

I have also used this for holding the HURST emblem to my deck lid, and for other dealer emblems on my other cars. This avoids having to drill holes.

[67 LeMans 326]

Andre, it was great to see you at the Turkey Run.

We did well at our swap spots. Sold quite a bit of parts. I also scored an NOS 4-seed shifter boot from a friend, as well as a working 67 GTO AM radio (chrome push buttons).