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No turning back now...
My '70 Judge is under the knife. Expected to be completed by spring, the shop is working exclusively on this car. Progress has been rapid. Here's some pix:
The trunk lid that Jon supplied with the car is much more solid than the original. Going to have to replace the passenger-side door as it's rotted on the bottom. Several of the parts went for media blasting yesterday. We discovered the driver-side front fender had been replaced with a new GM part many years ago, as it still has the GM sticker on the inside and no undercoating like the other one. Also found broken glass inside the driver's side door, so there might have been a mishap at some point in the car's life. We figure that may have been when the car was painted yellow over the Grenada Gold? But the door itself shows no signs of having been damaged, so who knows how the window ended up broken at some point. It had to have been a LONG time ago... I'll post updates as they come....
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GREG'S GOATS: 1970 GTO Judge RA-III, 4-SPD & A/C. Power Windows, Power Seat, Power Brakes, Steering, AM/FM, 8-Track, Formula Wheel, Rallye Gauges, Remote Mirror, Numbers Matching. Assembled at Pontiac, MI Plant 5/26/1970. 1968 GTO 461 CI, RA-III heads, Hotchkis springs, UMI suspension, Bilstein shocks, 12-bolt 3.73's. 1966 GTO Ragtop 4-Speed, AM/FM, Original driveline. |
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Wow Greg, you're not wasting any time, congratulations! Looks like the Judge is in good hands, they specialize in winged cars. Does that 70 Superbird got a hemi in it
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They really do outstanding work. Yes that's a Hemi Superbird. You can see more about it here:
http://www.apexautosports.com/2013/mcacn-2013/
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GREG'S GOATS: 1970 GTO Judge RA-III, 4-SPD & A/C. Power Windows, Power Seat, Power Brakes, Steering, AM/FM, 8-Track, Formula Wheel, Rallye Gauges, Remote Mirror, Numbers Matching. Assembled at Pontiac, MI Plant 5/26/1970. 1968 GTO 461 CI, RA-III heads, Hotchkis springs, UMI suspension, Bilstein shocks, 12-bolt 3.73's. 1966 GTO Ragtop 4-Speed, AM/FM, Original driveline. |
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They are in Grafton, WI? Is that were your from? Ready in spring too, thats a good thing to help the thaw go faster...
Sweet little old town outside Milw. Been there a few times myself. BTW: My 71 Judge was roaming that area around Random Lake is what I've been told.
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I'm from the general area where Apex is. Random Lake is right up the road, that's where I go to get 110 octane leaded gas. Nice country up there. This is a nice area in spring/summer/fall but winters can be nasty, like this one... The timetable is mid-April, but it if takes longer than that, I'll be ok with it. They have done other work on my cars and always have been very accurate as far as cost and time estimates. Probably helps that Andrew and I have been friends for many years and have raced our Mustangs at GLD together going back ten years or so...
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GREG'S GOATS: 1970 GTO Judge RA-III, 4-SPD & A/C. Power Windows, Power Seat, Power Brakes, Steering, AM/FM, 8-Track, Formula Wheel, Rallye Gauges, Remote Mirror, Numbers Matching. Assembled at Pontiac, MI Plant 5/26/1970. 1968 GTO 461 CI, RA-III heads, Hotchkis springs, UMI suspension, Bilstein shocks, 12-bolt 3.73's. 1966 GTO Ragtop 4-Speed, AM/FM, Original driveline. |
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Couple more from this morning....
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GREG'S GOATS: 1970 GTO Judge RA-III, 4-SPD & A/C. Power Windows, Power Seat, Power Brakes, Steering, AM/FM, 8-Track, Formula Wheel, Rallye Gauges, Remote Mirror, Numbers Matching. Assembled at Pontiac, MI Plant 5/26/1970. 1968 GTO 461 CI, RA-III heads, Hotchkis springs, UMI suspension, Bilstein shocks, 12-bolt 3.73's. 1966 GTO Ragtop 4-Speed, AM/FM, Original driveline. |
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Frame off.... Hope you get it back in time for some cruising this year.
What color did you decide on? |
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Keep the pictures coming.
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1971 Pontiac GT-37 Car is a junk yard dog and maybe one day will be restored. |
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I "decided" on Polar White.... Andrew keeps telling me I should return the car to Grenada Gold... He's getting inside my head now.... LOL....
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GREG'S GOATS: 1970 GTO Judge RA-III, 4-SPD & A/C. Power Windows, Power Seat, Power Brakes, Steering, AM/FM, 8-Track, Formula Wheel, Rallye Gauges, Remote Mirror, Numbers Matching. Assembled at Pontiac, MI Plant 5/26/1970. 1968 GTO 461 CI, RA-III heads, Hotchkis springs, UMI suspension, Bilstein shocks, 12-bolt 3.73's. 1966 GTO Ragtop 4-Speed, AM/FM, Original driveline. |
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GREG'S GOATS: 1970 GTO Judge RA-III, 4-SPD & A/C. Power Windows, Power Seat, Power Brakes, Steering, AM/FM, 8-Track, Formula Wheel, Rallye Gauges, Remote Mirror, Numbers Matching. Assembled at Pontiac, MI Plant 5/26/1970. 1968 GTO 461 CI, RA-III heads, Hotchkis springs, UMI suspension, Bilstein shocks, 12-bolt 3.73's. 1966 GTO Ragtop 4-Speed, AM/FM, Original driveline. |
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Sandalwood works good with Black too.
and you have faktry a/c ... so ... vote for BLACK |
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Black and sandalwood is beautiful...
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Jason |
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You're not wasting any time....subscribed!
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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My opinion is put it back original GOLD . I think the color would grow on you. You can't go wrong with original color Judge.
Unusual colors get attention. thepontiacman@yahoo.com
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My vote is for Granada Gold as well.
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Keep it original and keep it Gold.
Respect the car!
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Rich Johns Owner/Operator of Pure Stock Auto Restorations Inc. www.purestockauto.com 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV M21 4 speed 3:90 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III M21 4 speed 3:90 Oshawa Built 1970 GSX Stage 1 M21 4 Speed 3.64 # 67 of 678 Original Paint 1970 GSX Stage 1 Auto 3.64 # 603 of 678 12.44@109.73 mph 2011 Buick GS Nats Pure Stock, 12.71@110.64 mph PSMCDR 2011 1970 GS Stage 1 Convertible Auto 3:64 12.71@109.15 mph PSMCDR 2009 1970 GS 455 M21 4 Speed 3.42 1987 GN Astro Roof |
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Also vote for Gold.
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I vote for the gold, too. Very classy combo with the sandalwood interior.
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keith k 70 Trans Am RA III / T400 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue 70 Trans Am RA III / M20 / Lucerne Blue / Sandalwood 70 Formula RA III / M21 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue |
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Go for the Gold
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go for the gold
Another vote for gold here.
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