[north]

[QUOTE=GOAT WHORE;4817368]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.

Compression at 1/10th the octane you will use is a good rule of thumb for a carbureted street engine.

[north]

Originally Posted by GOAT WHORE

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.

Every single 69 GTO had that issue, I guess the stamping or piercing at the factory was off spec

[charles bledsoe]

Looking good!! Any idea who makes the re-pop tail light bezels?
Thanks.

[Greg Reid]

I was thinking the same thing about the trunk lid alignment with the quarters. I wish mine fit like that. I've had three different trunk lids and they all fit the same. Since it has the original quarters, I have to believe that mine was out of alignment from the factory.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by charles bledsoe

Looking good!! Any idea who makes the re-pop tail light bezels?
Thanks.

Check out this link.
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=656094

[north]

Another spot I see issues on 69's is the left fender hood interface. Every second car has more "bow" to the hood than the fender. Not sure if the fender is too flat or the opposite. It's not related to kinking issues, it the whole length that has a higher arch than the fender.

Maybe it was a tooling deterioration issue.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

I was thinking the same thing about the trunk lid alignment with the quarters. I wish mine fit like that. I've had three different trunk lids and they all fit the same. Since it has the original quarters, I have to believe that mine was out of alignment from the factory.

Greg, I am going to take some pictures and post tonight of some if the factory work done on my car, some of it is hard to believe.

[charles bledsoe]

Originally Posted by GOAT WHORE

Check out this link.
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=656094

Thanks GW!! I have PM'd Richard to see if he has any left. Sounds as if they are what I am looking for. My original bezels are pitted pretty bad, and don't know who I would send them out to for restoration. Not sure why they pitted like that as the car has held up very well. It has all original sheet metal, with one re-paint, and all other trim looks great, it's just the bezels that pitted.

[1969GTO]

bought mine from OPG this year with new lenes.
they are perfect and VERY EXPENSIVE

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by 1969GTO

bought mine from OPG this year with new lenes.
they are perfect and VERY EXPENSIVE
Attachment 307807

I notice that you have no wheel opening trim. Is that just your preference?

[1969GTO]

That pic was July 03/2012, I just got the car back together at a friends garage where he painted the car,and I was on my way home to finish some detail work such as installing new wheel well moldings.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by GOAT WHORE

Greg, I am going to take some pictures and post tonight of some if the factory work done on my car, some of it is hard to believe.

So may be not that crazy but look at some of this factory work. The passenger side quarter where it met the tail light panel look just as ugly.



This is the driver side for comparison.

[GOAT WHORE]

Thought I would post a picture of the correct JA wheel code. It had been awhile since I looked at the codes and looked in the wrong spot, they look very similar

[Greg Reid]

That looks like some of my welding right there. Makes me feel good to know that my work is up to factory standards...lol

[Bet Winner]

Originally Posted by GOAT WHORE

Thought I would post a picture of the correct JA wheel code. It had been awhile since I looked at the codes and looked in the wrong spot, they look very similar

March 6, 1968 seems like a very early wheel for a 1969 car. Are these the original wheels? What is the build week of the car? Interesting.

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by Bet Winner

March 6, 1968 seems like a very early wheel for a 1969 car. Are these the original wheels? What is the build week of the car? Interesting.

Built 3rd week of April. Here is the cowl tag.



Yes, I believe all the wheels to be original to the car. My father has told me of things he remembers about the car. Does NOT mean he forgot about somthing like a wheel being replaced, however I believe it is just a bad stamping? Here are a couple others.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by 1969GTO

That pic was July 03/2012, I just got the car back together at a friends garage where he painted the car,and I was on my way home to finish some detail work such as installing new wheel well moldings.
Attachment 307853

I was just curious..Some people go back without either the wheel trim or rocker trim. Real nice car BTW.

[charles bledsoe]

GW-

Haven't heard from you in a while. Any new progress on Grandmas Goat?

[GOAT WHORE]

Originally Posted by charles bledsoe

GW-

Haven't heard from you in a while. Any new progress on Grandmas Goat?

Charles,
Thanks for asking about my progress. We are in the process of finishing the front end sheet metal and endura bumper. I am going to use a proven method for the bumper repair that Paul at Fast Restorations has shared with us here on the board. I sandblasted the bumper this last week and ordered some epoxy primer from SPI. Mike worked on the fenders this weekend.
I ordered a 1/2" SS fuel line to replace the 3/8" SS line I had installed. With the engine build I plan on using I feel I need the 1/2 line. Any way ordered it from Inline Tube. Got it last week and they sent me one for a 70. Figured it out when I went to install and laid it next to the 3/8" line. There are two 70 1/2" lines in the picture becuase I had one for my 70 already.
Called the guys at Inline Tube and they are sending me the correct line. Very, very nice people to work with.

[GOAT WHORE]

This is what my Grandma would proudly tell people about her car.
Here is a picture of the restored 4spd.