[428ho4spd]

Keep in mind that these cars ran hot in hot weather when they were new. And a convertible is far more enjoyable driving with the top down in the cooler weather. :-)

Also, many people overfill these vertical flow radiators and they will spit out coolant when overfilled. The proper coolant level should be just barely over the flow tubes and not up to the cap.

That sure is a beautiful car! One of my favorite '66 color combos. I would love to see some better quality high resolution photos of all around the car sometime if you have the ability to post them to an offsite photo source like Google Photos.

[428ho4spd]

Regarding the original radio not working, do you hear a light "pop" from the speaker when you turn it on? And have you checked to see if the factory harness connector is still plugged into the back of the radio? It's possible that they unplugged it and used it for powering the aftermarket unit. The most common issue with these old radios is that the speakers fail and need to be rebuilt.

[Tedd930]

Well that’s that’s I just tried to raise my top and it’s certainly not manual!!) goes down a lot easy than up!! lol.. I’ll have to have it looked at there’s no noise at all coming from Pumps! $$$$
Gonna get exhaust done tomorrow and will look for a top shop to get this motor going .. thanks guys!

[Tedd930]

Top down and headlight trims on,Does anyone
Know a shop on the south fl area that will work on vintage power tops? The crew at primetune in Ft. Lauderdale is trying to locate a
Specialist as well for me . Thanks

[Jeff Hamlin]

Ted, She looks really good.

I saw you were given the 1966 FISHER BODY MANUAL.
In it is a troubleshooting/test section for the folding top.

I would use it to figure out the top/motor issue. It may be something simple.
They're a pretty basic setup.

Cheers

[JSchmitz]

Originally Posted by Tedd930

The car isn’t boiling over but it certainly doesn’t like stop and go traffic during the heat of the day.
There’s a couple ounces of coolant when I park
Through the over flow line.

I would start by inspecting/replacing the radiator cap. That could make a huge difference for not much $$$. You can find volumes of stuff on here about engine cooling.

[JSchmitz]

Originally Posted by Tedd930

Thanks for the picture fix not sure why that happens to me..

The following is a public service announcement...

Seriously, this is what I found a while back about fixing pic orientation. Not sure it's the easiest/best. But works like a charm.

"Most of the pictures we upload are taken with a cellphone. If the photo is taken as a portrait (phone vertical) then uploaded, the site will present it in landscape mode, which of course is sideways. There's a pretty easy work-around for this:
First the picture will have to be uploaded to a Windows computer. After that open the file with Paint, rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise, then 90 degrees counter-clockwise, then save. Upload that picture to the forum and it will stay vertically oriented.
Don't ask me how it works, but it does. The simplest plan is to always take the pictures meant for posting in landscape mode, but if you have one that insists on posting sideways this trick should correct it."

[fyrffytr1]

I noticed you have a hood insulation pad installed on your car, You might try removing it and see if the car runs cooler. I removed mine thinking I was going to gt the car repainted a few years back, but that didn't pan out. The insulation broke when I took it out so I said the heck with it. I will get one later.
But, I immediately noticed the car ran much cooler. Do you have any shrouding around the radiator?

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Wow it looks Great ! Really Great

There was a dealer service over the counter radiator shroud for the Non-AC cars.
Pretty sure it is reproduced in the catalogs.

Second the suggestion of coolant just over the tubes inside radiator.
It made it 70,000 miles with that set up , but no harm in getting it to cool even better.

The radios are easy to remove and bench test.
Spare speaker , and a metal clothes hanger plugged in as an AM antenna.

Just need a 12v test light and the manual to diagnose the top.

I'd either want it up 2 hairs in the rear , or down 2 hairs in the front.
Its begging for a set of RallyOne wheels

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

000 or 0000 steel wool cleaning of the windshield does wonders.
Follow with some high end car polish or Rain-X
The wipers will glide even when dry.

Do all my vehicles that way , old and new(er).

[242177P]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

The radios are easy to remove and bench test.
Spare speaker , and a metal clothes hanger plugged in as an AM antenna.

IIRC, you can hurt the stock radio using a
4 ohm speaker (factory is 10 ohm)

[Singleton]

Originally Posted by Tedd930

Going to call the place recommended in the thread for a new aluminum larger radiator .

If you get an aluminum radiator, PLEASE paint it black before install. Bare aluminum would detract from the originality underhood imo. I see pictures of these cars all the time with their new shiny radiators and you can see it through the grills.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by 242177P

IIRC, you can hurt the stock radio using a
4 ohm speaker (factory is 10 ohm)

I think prolonged use of 4-8ohm speakers can be an issue.
But have never had any issues using them to test with.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

This Barrier Blue GTO TriPower Convertible is going up for sale this Saturday at Mecum Auction in Florida.
Not much advance notice on that.

No engine or chassis pictures , and no detailed description.
Anyone have a good guess how much it might bid up to ?

https://www.mecum.com/lots/1148081/1...aa_id=692175-0

Has been about 1.5 years since this thread started.

[Tedd930]

Barron ..
this is the Gto that I mentioned a couple years ago Which you help me with some good details It is family owned true one owner , never for sale since new. The car was bought in Georgia. He was transferred to Pennsylvania and then moved to Florida back in the late 70s.. its complete survivor. Original paint original top original interior original matching number motors which you help me verify! Also has original gear shifter knob all major components are original. The car has no factory options at all, except the radio and hi torque rear end . No AC no ps and no pb . We cleaned up the engine. Bay did a valve job rebuild the carburetors brake lines, new gas tank and brakes. Other than that the car is 100% original as it was from the factory other than the dealer install tack in 1967 that my uncle had put in , I did change the radiator, and starter and the fan clutch however in the sale we will be including the original radiator and the starter. The also has the original spare all this stuff has been discussed in previous threads and I sent the Build sheet in as well which I will be happy to include if anyone’s interested, wish me luck on Saturday !!! If anyone’s interested, and it doesn’t sell, feel free to reach out because there is a heavy auction commission that might hamper our decision to sell. As soon as I get home I’ll include vin and build sheet which is in my post somewhere.. thank you !! 🙏

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Tedd this is the same thread you started in Jan 2024.
Lots of good details about the car in this thread.

Good luck with the auction.
Think I would have gone into more detail with the Mecum description.
More is More
I'm not sure very many will realize how original and authentic it actually is just by reading the Mecum description or by just glancing at it.

I think Mecum has stipulations in their contract about selling a vehicle within a certain time Before the event - and a certain time After the event.
As in they still expect a cut .
Not sure they have any way to really know after the car leaves the concluded event.

[Tedd930]

Thank you sir I’ve already reached out to them to I guess they call my sales ambassador to update the description ASAP. I did have a gentleman a few months ago who is really serious about the car and I lost his number. Hopefully, he’ll if the car doesn’t sell, he offered a fair price or at least very close to what we were hoping for we’ll see. But I do want to thank you for all the help you provided in the process. It was very Informative and I learned a lot because of you thank you.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

This car just went through Mecum again this week .
Sold for $61,000 plus 10% = 67,100

Rally Ones and rear coil spring spacers and it would be a 90k car . imo
All #s Convertible WS TriPower 4spd with pretty decent original factory paint.
Original top and interior.

Curb appeal was still the same miserable poverty caps and sagging rear end.
Might have been 15" wheels on it , I can't remember what Tedd put on it now.