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#1
11-01-2012, 03:58 PM
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68 GTO save or not
Here's a 68 I just got 2 weeks ago. Helped a friend out was hurting for $ I didn't really want the car (a lot of rust) but now I'm thinking maybe tuck it in the corner and try & save it later after a few other projects get done. Not sure what do you guys think I only have a few pics right now
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#2
11-01-2012, 04:18 PM
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hard to say
Hard to say without more info... extent of the rust? original motor? 4-speed? RA II? :-)
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#3
11-01-2012, 04:36 PM
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I'll tell you one thing Craig...it looks better than I was picturing it when you described it to me. At the very least, looks like some very usable parts there.
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#4
11-01-2012, 04:45 PM
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It doesn't look too bad from the pics. Is there a lot lurking under the paint?
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#5
11-01-2012, 04:49 PM
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looks better then the one I'm working on... non orig motor HO 4spd..
But it was my buddies car in High School...
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#6
11-01-2012, 05:14 PM
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No motor or trans & a lot of hidden rust and looks like body filler too. frame is shot but I do have a spare frame & not to much interior left. I have a lot of time to decide plus when my son comes home on leave I'm sure he'll have a suggestion or two. will post more pics when I can. Thanks for the input
Craig |
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#7
11-01-2012, 05:25 PM
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Well, ya know, they ain't makin' them things any more.....
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#8
11-01-2012, 05:53 PM
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I have seen a lot worse for sale and they sold
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#9
11-01-2012, 07:24 PM
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Pro-street candidate?
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#10
11-01-2012, 07:46 PM
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I've seen worse than that get saved. Not a bad looking car but Im a sucker for 68"s
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#11
11-01-2012, 08:36 PM
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Hard to tell... Sometimes you go for it, 3 years later and 20K spent, you look back and wish you hadnt...
A non matching car, no drivetrain, needs a complete bodywork, new frame and well, everything else..? I'd say part it unless you have the money in hand to do it NOW. Or sell it to somebody who can restore it pronto.. If not, I bet it will rot in your backyard... |
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#12
11-01-2012, 08:54 PM
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Looks better then what I started with:
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#13
11-02-2012, 10:47 AM
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That thing looks pretty damn good by northern standards!
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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#14
11-02-2012, 12:15 PM
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Quote:
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#15
11-02-2012, 01:06 PM
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Quote:
my 68 looked just like that when i picked it up. Solar red with black gut. It was an Auto. |
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#16
11-02-2012, 05:28 PM
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[QUOTE=goatless That thing looks pretty damn good by northern standards!
HMMM maybe I should take it north & sell for big profit  Well for now I think it will be saved & made in to a driver after some other projects are done. already have some good parts & a few others lined up plus Moultrie Ga swap meet is coming up. here's a few more pics
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