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Nicks67GTO · 06-25-2014, 11:06 AM

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Nice work Nick, have taken note in a few areas. Getting ready to go through my driver, and was going to pull the frame to box and detail. Thanks for documenting, certain others will use this thread as a reference too!

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Thanks! If you have any questions about stuff I might have not covered feel free to ask!

67GTONUT · 06-25-2014, 11:14 AM

LOL..... I follow Nick's progress here and the Pro-Touring site...... One of my favorite cars, and use his car as a model for mine.....

Nicks67GTO · 06-25-2014, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 67GTONUT

LOL..... I follow Nick's progress here and the Pro-Touring site...... One of my favorite cars, and use his car as a model for mine.....

Thanks! So the big question I have is.....are you going to be the guinea pig on that 64-67 Dakota Digital VHX gauge pod or is it going to be me????!!

67GTONUT · 06-25-2014, 11:28 AM

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Thanks! So the big question I have is.....are you going to be the guinea pig on that 64-67 Dakota Digital VHX gauge pod or is it going to be me????!!

Man..... I am not sure..... I go back and forth with just having Pete Serio redo my stock gauges and getting the Dakota stuff....

I disconnect my battery when the car is in the garage.... just because I dont trust the 47yr old dash harness.... So I am afraid that would screw with the Dakota electronics too much.

I am also looking at the American Wire update harness for the car, this would replace the fuse box with a modern ATC blade fuse box, but in order for me to use that harness... I must switch to an Internally Regulated Alternator..... So you see.... I have some decisions to make....

Right now.... I think I am giving up on my Manual Brakes.... I got a ride in the UMI Green Machine Monte Carlo last weekend..... and I see no possible way for me to get that kind of braking force from Manual Brakes.... So I will be installing a Booster most likely....

That's my update for now.... not that you asked...LOL

Nicks67GTO · 06-25-2014, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 67GTONUT

Man..... I am not sure..... I go back and forth with just having Pete Serio redo my stock gauges and getting the Dakota stuff....

I disconnect my battery when the car is in the garage.... just because I dont trust the 47yr old dash harness.... So I am afraid that would screw with the Dakota electronics too much.

I am also looking at the American Wire update harness for the car, this would replace the fuse box with a modern ATC blade fuse box, but in order for me to use that harness... I must switch to an Internally Regulated Alternator..... So you see.... I have some decisions to make....

Right now.... I think I am giving up on my Manual Brakes.... I got a ride in the UMI Green Machine Monte Carlo last weekend..... and I see no possible way for me to get that kind of braking force from Manual Brakes.... So I will be installing a Booster most likely....

That's my update for now.... not that you asked...LOL

Nice! What booster setup are you going to get? 11" delco/ 1.125" master?

Be careful with the American Autowire setup. I have a friend that just did a 67 Chevelle and he had some trouble with his and still does. Hes a very smart guy too. I think based on his experience i'm going to do M&H. My under hood harness from them was perfect.

Get the VHX gauges! I like the stock stuff but its too dim, i'm tired of having gauges hanging all over in my interior and on my steering column and they really are pretty trick. the nice thing is at a glance no one sees that its not stock. Its subtle unlike the plastic dashes they sell for autometer stuff.

67GTONUT · 06-25-2014, 12:17 PM

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Nice! What booster setup are you going to get? 11" delco/ 1.125" master?

Be careful with the American Autowire setup. I have a friend that just did a 67 Chevelle and he had some trouble with his and still does. Hes a very smart guy too. I think based on his experience i'm going to do M&H. My under hood harness from them was perfect.

Get the VHX gauges! I like the stock stuff but its too dim, i'm tired of having gauges hanging all over in my interior and on my steering column and they really are pretty trick. the nice thing is at a glance no one sees that its not stock. Its subtle unlike the plastic dashes they sell for autometer stuff.

I have a small 9" single sitting here next to my desk..... I want to keep it small.... plus I dont want it over-assisted.....

I have read thru the directions for the American Autowire kit.... it reads like greek to me... So I am pretty sure I will go with M&H also..... plug and play.... I like that....

LOL.... keep trying to talk to me into the VHX stuff.....
I need to call Dakota again.... ask them about constantly unhooking battery..... see if they think that will be a problem....

Nicks67GTO · 06-25-2014, 11:37 AM

So while i'm shooting the breeze here....I have a new little mini project this week....

I had a weird noise coming from the engine area. I freaked out and thought it was a rod knocking. Remember now, I bought this 455/ 6X-4's off of craig's list on the CHEAP and I even had to repair a main cap. Now iv'e literally rebuilt the carb, fixed the main cap, adjusted the valves and added headers...that's it. Iv'e got maybe $1K in the whole thing and iv'e been beating the dogpiss out of it for a few years now.

Anyhow I thought it was starting to go. Well it wasn't. Oil pressure was bouncing in the 50-60 lb range though and has for a while so I figure it needd a new pump regardless. Its pulled out right now and today I checked the rod and main bearings. They are all fine and dandy, no real wear at all. The knock was gone before I pulled it...I think i know what it was now but more on that later. I decided to pull it anyway. Since it had to come out, I decided to toss in a Canton Road Race oil pan, pickup, a new 60 lb pump and HD oil pump driveshaft for good measure. I need to get another 1.25 years out of this engine before I build something. Anyhow I will be doing some auto X with it before I build a new engine, so i'm going to call it insurance??

I don't think I will be re installing the tomahawk windage tray though. From my understanding with the Canton setup no windage tray is really needed???

Well here's a few shots of the live action....

Qball · 08-23-2014, 07:14 PM

Good look with those seats. Are you going to do the same treatment to the rear seat?

Nicks67GTO · 08-23-2014, 07:30 PM

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Good look with those seats. Are you going to do the same treatment to the rear seat?

No intention to mess with the rears. I might see if there's a way to make the stockers more cozy but that would be it. If I do anything, I would have the fronts recovered to look 1967.

old66tiger · 08-23-2014, 09:12 PM

Thanks for the shout out Nick. Glad it all worked out. It didnt take you long to rip out the old seat and get the new ones in there. You must have got busy the minute you got home. I am impressed.

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Nicks67GTO · 08-31-2014, 01:55 AM

I got the 06' GTO seats in today. I'm extremely happy I did this. My maiden voyage with them was fantastic. Im honestly pissed at myself that I spent the $ trying to restore the stock seats with the Legendary Rallye setup at this point. I'm trying to decide if i'm going to sell them. I might let someone else have them at a good price instead of storing them for 20 years....

Anyhow the 06' GTO seats are awesome. They sit great, have 8 way power mobility and are about the same weight as stock seats. Anyone that says they "sit up too high" must have been 6'9" and had stock buckets with broken springs in the lower seat before. I'm 6'1" + a touch and I sit in them great. They are a touch lower than my newly stuffed stockers.

I did reuse my 3" seat relocation brackets I made for the stock buckets. I figured it would allow me to run the seats forward to fit me correctly and hide the bracketry I made. I used a couple pieces of 1/8" x 1.5" wide x 3.25" long steel for the front. I used 3/16" x 1.5" angle iron for the rears. I shaved the rear angle iron down to 1" so it would clear the floor and give max headroom. Then its 12v on the red wire and a ground on the black. The install is pretty easy and straight forward. I'm going to make a thread detailing what is needed to get it done and ill link it here. If you have tools and and know what to do it's probably like a 4-5 hour job.

Well here's a few pics from the day....

AdamIsAdam · 09-21-2015, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicks67GTO

I got the 06' GTO seats in today. I'm extremely happy I did this. My maiden voyage with them was fantastic. Im honestly pissed at myself that I spent the $ trying to restore the stock seats with the Legendary Rallye setup at this point. I'm trying to decide if i'm going to sell them. I might let someone else have them at a good price instead of storing them for 20 years....

Anyhow the 06' GTO seats are awesome. They sit great, have 8 way power mobility and are about the same weight as stock seats. Anyone that says they "sit up too high" must have been 6'9" and had stock buckets with broken springs in the lower seat before. I'm 6'1" + a touch and I sit in them great. They are a touch lower than my newly stuffed stockers.

I did reuse my 3" seat relocation brackets I made for the stock buckets. I figured it would allow me to run the seats forward to fit me correctly and hide the bracketry I made. I used a couple pieces of 1/8" x 1.5" wide x 3.25" long steel for the front. I used 3/16" x 1.5" angle iron for the rears. I shaved the rear angle iron down to 1" so it would clear the floor and give max headroom. Then its 12v on the red wire and a ground on the black. The install is pretty easy and straight forward. I'm going to make a thread detailing what is needed to get it done and ill link it here. If you have tools and and know what to do it's probably like a 4-5 hour job.

Well here's a few pics from the day....

Nick,
Did you ever do a thread on the 06 GTO seat install?

1966geeto · 09-22-2015, 07:05 AM

I am leaning toward doing the same I wish I had not invested the ton of money doing my seats and just gone with the new ones . I hate how stiff they are and my head touches the headliner. What steering column are you using I need a tilt to make it easier to get in the car now my head also hits the drip rails getting in the car I used the foam and springs from opg should have just spent the 600 for the newer seats. Looks great.

AdamIsAdam · 09-22-2015, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 1966geeto

I am leaning toward doing the same I wish I had not invested the ton of money doing my seats and just gone with the new ones . I hate how stiff they are and my head touches the headliner. What steering column are you using I need a tilt to make it easier to get in the car now my head also hits the drip rails getting in the car I used the foam and springs from opg should have just spent the 600 for the newer seats. Looks great.

I had the same issue with my seats when I bought my car. Turns out the foam installed was the cheap variety ($79 as I recall) so I bought the $200 set, had the seats redone, and now I can drive without my head rubbing on the headliner. And I'm barely 5'10" so it's not like I'm extremely tall.

I'm just not 100% sure I like the look of mixing new/old styles. Anyone look into fitting a seat from a year with headrests?

Nicks67GTO · 09-22-2015, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1966geeto

I am leaning toward doing the same I wish I had not invested the ton of money doing my seats and just gone with the new ones . I hate how stiff they are and my head touches the headliner. What steering column are you using I need a tilt to make it easier to get in the car now my head also hits the drip rails getting in the car I used the foam and springs from opg should have just spent the 600 for the newer seats. Looks great.

I got my stock steering column converted by GMTILT.com. HE converts stock non-tilt columns to fully functional, rebuilt tilt columns. I'm pretty sure there are pictures back a few pages about the install. I am extremely happy with the tilt. Well worth the money.

Nicks67GTO · 09-22-2015, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamIsAdam

Nick,
Did you ever do a thread on the 06 GTO seat install?

You know... I dont believe I ever did. maybe ill do it this fall some time. If you have any questions about it i would be happy to answer them

AdamIsAdam · 09-22-2015, 12:51 PM

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You know... I dont believe I ever did. maybe ill do it this fall some time. If you have any questions about it i would be happy to answer them

I will ask if I decide to go that route. Did you ever consider using seats from a 69 or newer pontiac with head rests, or was that not an option for you?

old66tiger · 08-31-2014, 08:13 AM

Nice job Nick. They look great in there.

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old66tiger · 09-02-2014, 08:27 AM

If you don't like the wood grain, I would do an insert, but either stain it really dark (almost black) or paint it flat or satin. I personally don't like the grainy texture of the plastic.

Nicks67GTO · 09-02-2014, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by old66tiger

If you don't like the wood grain, I would do an insert, but either stain it really dark (almost black) or paint it flat or satin. I personally don't like the grainy texture of the plastic.

Tonight @ work I found a guy on ebay that sells a 67 real wood insert. I could stain it black and gloss finish it?

A few weeks ago I found a guy who was selling a plain aluminum one but I can't find it anymore??

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