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Old 05-25-2023, 10:55 AM
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What you've uncovered so far looks great. Any soft spots detected under the Cordova top?

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Old 05-25-2023, 03:21 PM
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Top has a few silver dollar size bubbling spots
Nothing I am too concerned about
I hope to have 80% of the car stripped to bare metal this weekend and I will know more for sure

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Old 05-25-2023, 07:15 PM
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That's good. Someone had done a good job of hiding it on mine but I wound up replacing practically the entire roof when I stripped it down.

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Old 05-26-2023, 08:20 AM
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So I sold my Tyrol Blue/Parchment GTO back in
November to help me fund a new workshop I like to build this summer.
I missed the restoration process and missed the car.
Fast forward to last week and I spot a 67 GTO in the backyard of a house a mile away.
It wasn’t really for sale but after a quick chat with the owner we made a very fair deal for us both of us.
Picked this up today and will begin another frame off restoration similar to my 2 past threads on here.
The car is 100% complete and original with 30k documented miles
It’s my therapy and love this stuff
Any pictures of that tyrol blue goat? I have the same car that I'm finishing up after a 462 swap. I couldn't imagine parting with it. But a nice big garage sounds great too lol

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Old 05-26-2023, 09:36 AM
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I have a few threads on this form with some cars I’ve done in the past here is the thread for my 67 Tyrol blue GTO

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=825393

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Old 05-26-2023, 06:13 PM
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Wonderful that you're on to #3! I'm sure this one will be just as gorgeous!

If you've decided to retain the S-2 combo, I'll throw in a vote to keep the strato-bench and column shift too. Kind of goes with the aesthetic (vinyl top, and can I assume A/C, several power options?).

I have both bench and buckets, column and floor shift, auto and manual cars. I love all of them for varying reasons. Seems to me it would be fun to keep it 100% original if you're committed to the S-2 path.

Just my 2 cents.

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Old 05-27-2023, 10:59 PM
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Made good progress today.
Stripped the fenders and hood
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All the parts to restore the chassis are in
Getting ready to pull the body from the frame soon.
No real car progress but spent a day fabricating a body cart.
I hope to have the body off the frame this weekend
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Old 06-06-2023, 07:47 PM
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Did you make that body cart?

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Old 06-06-2023, 08:08 PM
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Yep spent a day buying square tubing, cutting and welding and of course I had to paint it! Haha!

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Old 06-06-2023, 08:18 PM
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Nice cart! The mini rotisserie I made with 2 spare engine stands was the best thing I did while working on my chassis. It made priming, sanding and painting my frame a breeze.

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Old 06-06-2023, 08:24 PM
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Yeah, I like it. I'm still holding on to the hope that I'll actually start a restoration of my '66 one day. Every year that I think is going to be the year, some other car jumps in front of it.

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Separated the body from the frame today.
The frame is solid with no rust issues. Even all the body mount holes are perfect.
I removed the rug and sound deading.
The floors are just about perfect with the factory paint still there too
Removed the vinyl top and minimum surface rust.
Going to remove front windshield and back glass tomorrow and hoping for rust free window channels.
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Old 06-11-2023, 12:01 PM
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Anyone know where I can get an instruction manual😀
Making steady progress and having the frame sandblasted in the next few days.
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Looking pretty darn good so far. Very nice!

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Following too...seeing that I drive a 67 also....with a column shift...lol

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Old 06-13-2023, 07:14 AM
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That garage is perfect. Room for the body and frame. And all the boxed shelving to separate parts.

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I agree
I was going to ask my landlord if I could get rid of
The shelving to make more room but once I started using it it’s very convenient.

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Frame is stripped and at the shop getting blasted and painted
Should be reassembling sometime next week
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Check the rear front lower control arm mounts for cracks - notorious area!

I reinforced the welds on my 71's frame in that area and others.

Also, I was a fool and did not check the dimensions with the bare frame; the front passenger horn was bent. Much easier to repair nekkid than with all the sheet metal!



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