[charles bledsoe]

GW...WOW looks fantastic!! Thanks for the tip on phosphate process, think I will try it for bolts. I have been putting them in a EvapoRust/SEM type solution and depending on how they look coming out, either use them after wiping down, or bead blast/wire wheel them and paint heads with flat black. Are you cleaning up the original fuel/break lines, or replacing them? Where did you get the red plugs to cap off the steering gear box? I have been looking for some but can't find them, unless I buy a new gear box. Thanks for the pics! Have you ever thought about writing a book/guide on auto restoration

[GOAT WHORE]

Charles,
I have new stainless fuel and brake lines from Inline Tube. The calipers are from them as well. I had originally got them from OPG but they had a metric banjo bolt and that was just not going to fly with me, call me weird.
The red caps on the steering gear where there when I got it back from being rebuilt. I took the original unit to a local shop that rebuilds for all the parts stores around. I asked them NOT to paint it as they spray everything and if I remember correctly they spray it all black. I left the aluminum raw and sprayed the cast unit with a cast grey paint.

[Nicks67GTO]

Your garage is awesome.

[69Customs]

Those wheels look great!!
You said you matched up the paint to your spare. Do you mind sharing the paint code numbers so I can have my paint shop give me the same mix?
I also just masked off my wheels and cut the tape with a razor blade. Wasn't that much time and came out better than the masking kit they sell.
Thanks

[70UglyBird]

What amazing work on that car. Subscribing. Hope to see this thing rolling around the "wood"!

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by 69Customs

Those wheels look great!!
You said you matched up the paint to your spare. Do you mind sharing the paint code numbers so I can have my paint shop give me the same mix?
I also just masked off my wheels and cut the tape with a razor blade. Wasn't that much time and came out better than the masking kit they sell.
Thanks

These are Sherwinn williams paints. WOW look at the date, 2007 this car is a loooooong term project.

Originally Posted by 70UglyBird

What amazing work on that car. Subscribing. Hope to see this thing rolling around the "wood"!

Ya, one day but its going to be awhile. I drive my 70 all the time in the sunny month or months if we are lucky
Do you drive that 73 much, ive never seen it.

[70UglyBird]

Originally Posted by GOAT WHORE

Ya, one day but its going to be awhile. I drive my 70 all the time in the sunny month or months if we are lucky
Do you drive that 73 much, ive never seen it.

No not yet. Although this summer should be the summer. Assuming the 466 is running like it should and the brakes work I plan on daily driving it as much as possible this summer. We'll see.

I think I saw your 70 once at the gas station but that is about it. And yes weather like this makes me think I should just give up the car hobby and buy an Accord I don't care about it. Rain gets old.

Merry Christmas!

[goatman65]

redlines in the snow.

[charles bledsoe]

GW-
I'm guessing that you used a spray gun and not spray bomb's on your wheels? I have a auto paint store close by, and have had them mix paint before and put it in spray cans. Not sure if you went that way or used a gun?

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by charles bledsoe

GW-
I'm guessing that you used a spray gun and not spray bomb's on your wheels? I have a auto paint store close by, and have had them mix paint before and put it in spray cans. Not sure if you went that way or used a gun?

I use a spray gun.
At first I used some pre mixed quarts from OPG if I remember right. The one color was way off. When I called they said they were having issues with it. Pisses me off, all that work for nothing, had to re do them. It's better in the long run as I believe that stuff from them was no where near the quality I got from Sherwinn Williams.
Long story short the masking kits and paint you get from some of the Pontiac suppliers are garbage. JMO.

[Greg Reid]

Guys, I painted a set for a car I owned a few years ago and used rattle can Dupli-Color right off the shelf at Wal-Mart. Masked with tape and cut with a razor. Two regrets....I never recorded what colors I was using and don't remember except that it was Argent and Charcoal. The other regret is that I did not paint the backsides.
I found out that the backsides DO show when mounted on the car.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

Guys, I painted a set for a car I owned a few years ago and used rattle can Dupli-Color right off the shelf at Wal-Mart. Masked with tape and cut with a razor. Two regrets....I never recorded what colors I was using and don't remember except that it was Argent and Charcoal. The other regret is that I did not paint the backsides.
I found out that the backsides DO show when mounted on the car.

Hey, do I see a truck in your garage
Wheel looks pretty darn good.

[Greg Reid]

Yeah...'69 el Camino....also long gone...lol

[69Customs]

Hey Thanks Goat Whore for the paint specs. There is so much controversy about what the original colors should be and every one has their opinion. I'll have to visit my Sherman Williams paint store and see if I can get some mixed up. Maybe they can put it in spray cans?

Thanks again.

[GOAT WHORE]

Mike worked on roughing out the fenders and I was test fitting trim.

Got these re-pop tail light bezals from Richard Sargent. They are VERY nice. I looked for some time to get a set nice enough to re-chrome, when I got these I gave up the search.


I took a set of lesser quality pieces of trim and cut the posts off, drilled thru that spot and it became my pattern.

[GOAT WHORE]

I going to use the orginal block, heads, intake and carb. Will run RAIII Exhaust manifolds and a MSD ready to run with black cap.
Sent the heads and intake off to Dave bisschop @ SD Performance to get them ported to 260 cfm and rebuilt, intake port matched to RAIV. These things look awesome! They are set up to run his "Stump Puller" hydraulic roller. Pretty cool, Dave flows an intake port and sends a copy of the results.
Hopefully going to get the rotaiting assembly with forged crank and cam set up this summer.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

The heads look Great .
What Comp.Ratio are you going to aim for ?

Was your tail light panel painted black or body color ?

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

The heads look Great .
What Comp.Ratio are you going to aim for ?

Was your tail light panel painted black or body color ?

I will need to run a dished piston and probibly shoot for around 9.5:1 but Dave at SD will have final say about that.
Here is a shot of the tail light panel before stripping.

[north]

Originally Posted by GOAT WHORE

Mike worked on roughing out the fenders and I was test fitting trim.

Got these re-pop tail light bezals from Richard Sargent. They are VERY nice. I looked for some time to get a set nice enough to re-chrome, when I got these I gave up the search.


I took a set of lesser quality pieces of trim and cut the posts off, drilled thru that spot and it became my pattern.

You have a great fit on that trunk lid, aligns really nicely with the backs of the quarters and really nice up the sides too! That's always a tricky area to get nice, often the factory fit wasn't great (especially the left side at the rear). A little cheater touch is to ream out the taillight bolting holes a touch, the factory tail panels were off a touch and the taillights always slant a bit inwards.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by north

You have a great fit on that trunk lid, aligns really nicely with the backs of the quarters and really nice up the sides too! That's always a tricky area to get nice, often the factory fit wasn't great (especially the left side at the rear). A little cheater touch is to ream out the taillight bolting holes a touch, the factory tail panels were off a touch and the taillights always slant a bit inwards.

North, that is too funny you mention that. Mike and I finished up the day by looking at the tail light bezels and he says "I will open up those holes a little to straighten up those bezels".

Thanks for all the nice comments guys.