[pontiac6269]

This has been a long term project for me(almost 20 years), still not done.

[pontiac6269]

Last 3 of my progress. Still have some final adjustments left for the fender to hood gaps.

[SWEETJUDGE]

is the engine & tranny in????? if not things are gonna move

[pontiac6269]

No engine or tranny. This is just a test fit. Still have more body work to do. Just want the car in one piece. Not enough room to have body panels scattered around.

[robz]

Originally Posted by pontiac6269

This has been a long term project for me(almost 20 years), still not done.

20 years is a long time to look at a Muscle Car sitting still...

I know someone that's gonna have alot of fun around the block the first time that thing starts up...

Looks good in the pics...What engine/tranny/rear?

['69 ragtop gto]

pontiac6269----Great that your getting some of the final fitting done on the body. 20 years is a long time. My '69 last had a state inspection back in '89. Owned it since '76. Marriage, house, infants, raising kids, college, and other bumps in the road stalled the restoration of the car. However, it is now underway. Hopefully, I'm targeting spring of '10 to at least have it back together----with or without the final paint. Good luck in finishing your car.

[UPC-WU2]

Sounds familiar. I bought mine in 1988. Finishing college, marriage, kids, houses, and assorted bumps in roads kept my project on the back burner (see my thread about driving my Judge for the first time, 19 years after I bought it).

The key is not to give up. Don't sell it. I'm finally starting to see progress. Looks like you have a lot of the body ready to go. Good luck, and keep us posted!

[pontiac6269]

It's a standard YS 400, turbo 400 car. The only original drivetrain piece is the transmission, has the Olds 0 style 12 bolt with 3.08 gears. What engine I plan on using is undecided at the time. The thing that stalled me was buying other cars. I actually tried selling it once, no one really wanted to buy a car in pieces, plus I never would of got out what I had stuck in it at the time. Thanks.

[69gtocv]

Good luck, I finally finished my 69 vert 14 year project last spring. Just keep moving ahead, it will get there.

[wytnyt]

20 years is a long time but ive been on mine since 99 myself.
just not steady work.
actually what really slowed me down was the lack of being able to get all the finising parts i needed.
thx to py and a couple other resto shops and some great people on here its finally being finished.
got my motor being finished next week..
i had it ready to roll in the paint room but had to wait about a month due to other life things and by the time i was gonna paint it,,,,i noticed 2 small 1/2 inch paint cracks in one quarter....
needless to say i had to strip it all the way down to metal and start all over..
too much paint on it and too many corners cut..
i got my "check" paint on it now and once the motor is in its off for the finish paint
and then its DRIVE TIME!!

DONT GIVE UP,,,ITLL BE WELL WORTH IT

[Harleycop]

Keep it goin! Everything I've done so far hasn't cost much and I'm going like gangbusters. When I start having to work more side jobs to get $$$ to fund it, time is gonna drag me down. I'm days away from pullin that old chassis out of there. My first bump is gonna be the rotisserie expence. I don't know how I'm gonna wait that long to build up funds to get one.

[70 Lemans]

pontiac6269,

Good job car looks GREAT! "Press On" Get er done!

I keep making progress even if its just organizing things. Slow and steady can win the race. Mine is not a 69but work is work dons'nt really matter what car it is. This is mine 3+ years later.

This is a mock up of the front end.

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/IMG_7137.jpg


http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u...043720copy.jpg

Rewards will come after our hard work.

http://s518.photobucket.com/albums/u...MOV09561-1.flv

[pontiac6269]

Thanks for all the encouragement, I plan on work on it now that I have most of my other projects out of the way. I'll post pics of progress on this thread.

[aMaizedGoat]

I just passed the 9-year anniversary myself. Bought plates and tabs in Sept, been driving it around without any glass, interior, or hood. Looks like a rat-rod, but it's a kick in the pants!

[pontiac6269]

Took a step backwards. Had to cut the welds on the rear brace of the passenger fender. Realign it to the door, remove the door and reweld it with it attatch to the car. Found out that welding the brace to the fender off the car made for to tight of a fit over the cowl and made the fender stick out a 1/4" past the door.

[67blackcherry]

20 YEARS???

Seriously, I don't know how you guys do it. I got very impatient doing my engine build and engine bay detail - that took 6+ months.

You have my respect and admiration.

[Red Coupe]

Originally Posted by pontiac6269

This has been a long term project for me(almost 20 years), still not done.

Hey Eric:

I don't know what I envy more: Your garage, your body work skills, or your list of rides! Now, finish that goat.

[pontiac6269]

Originally Posted by Red Coupe

Hey Eric:

I don't know what I envy more: Your garage, your body work skills, or your list of rides! Now, finish that goat.

I think the pictures make the garage look bigger, it's 30'x36'. I need a shed so I can move some of my extra parts out. Theres a lot that has to be redone yet. I'm buying another gallon of primer tommorrow after work.

Thanks,
Eric

[cuz68]

IT looks great keep up the good work.

[pontiac6269]

I loaded my 69 On the trailer yesturday morning and took it to a bodyshop thats going to finish the body work and paint it for me, then I'm going to do the final assembly. Was going to atke pictures but didn't have batteries for my camera.