68 GS400 RestoMod Progress Pics

[hemikillerstg1]

Here's my $2000 starting point as it heads for paint with it's fresh 455 from Dan Hopkins.
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More to come:beer

[GranSportSedan]

are you keeping both hood scoops?

[David G]

Chris, glad to hear you are making progress! I'll see if I can dig up a proper box for that WW molding, or we may be in the cities at the end of Sept.

I'll bet you would have NO problem trading that 69 rear bumper for a 68 bumper, if you wanted to.

[hemikillerstg1]

It's slowly getting there, I would love to trade my 69 bumper for a 68.
No hurry on the WOM, if you come down in the end of Sept. definately call me and I'll take you for a cruise. I'm expecting it back by the 15th. These pics are a few weeks old. The car is all in primer and they are blocking it out.
I need to choose a color by the end of the week.

[gd2227]

Chris- looking good!!!! progress pics.... and what color are you leaning towards?

[hemikillerstg1]

Chris- looking good!!!! progress pics.... and what color are you leaning towards?


Orange Pearl Metallic, I got Coys C-57 17"x8" rims in Chrome with 245/45/17 Nitto 555 tires in back and 235/45/17 in front. Just waiting for my legendary interior to get shipped to JW. Motor is a 73' 455 with 9.5:1 pistons, Comp Cams 268H, TA headers, Offy intake, Edelbrock carb, Flowmaster exhaust and mufflers. everything but the block came with the car when I got it.

[hemikillerstg1]

updated pics

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[NeverL8]

Looking good! going to be one sweet ride!

Im starting to clean out my garage to make some room so I can start the bodyjob on my car, so keep posting pic's - Keeps me motivated!

[hemikillerstg1]

Looking good! going to be one sweet ride!

Im starting to clean out my garage to make some room so I can start the bodyjob on my car, so keep posting pic's - Keeps me motivated!

Thanks, this is total budget built car, total so far is 2k for the car, 4k for body and paint, and 1500 for Rims and tires. I also spent 2500 on the motor and $750 on new upholstery, bucket seat foam, door panels and carpet.

Under $11,000 for everything. :beer


http://www.integra.net/~stratcat/coysrims.JPG

[hemikillerstg1]

Well finally after my body guy's hand healed. He cut it almost in half.
I have paint on my car. Looks real dark in the pics. He said it's more orange than burnt red orange. Can't wait to see this in the sunlight. :pray:


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[SpecialWagon65]

:beers2: Wow that looks sharp, cool!

[David G]

Wow Chris, that looks great! Hope I can stop by over Thanksgiving and take a peek.

Can't tell for sure by the pics, but how did you go about painting the ribbed section across the front edge of the stock hood scoop? Did they just go ahead and spray over all of it?

[hemikillerstg1]

Wow Chris, that looks great! Hope I can stop by over Thanksgiving and take a peek.

Can't tell for sure by the pics, but how did you go about painting the ribbed section across the front edge of the stock hood scoop? Did they just go ahead and spray over all of it?

That's a good question... I'll ask him what he did tomorrow. It kind of sucks the car is about an hour away from me and then he got hurt, I've been in the hospital all last weekend. Haven't had much time to find out alot. I just hope the color is what I am looking for in my head. I think the base coat was $580 a gallon. I should have had him buy a pint and spray a test panel but I have no patience. The color is off the 2003 Mazdaspeed Protoge' Spicy Orange Mica. I also want to have pearl Ghost Flames put on the car next year. The guy across from my work does super nice flames and graphics. Back to your question, it looks like he has the ribs masked off. Either way it will be put the way I want it. I still need to figure out how to get it home. There are no seats or seat belts in it right now. I'm not sure when I'll be able to get to it as right now I can't lift anything.

[gscalifornia]

Get me a bucket to sit on and a case of cold beer and I'll drive it back to Duluth, errr, I mean your house!:beer

Looks good!

[Troys69GS]

You gonna put 01 on the side and call it the General?:laugh: Im just kidding, it would be too fast to jump.

[hemikillerstg1]

Got some outside pics. It still looks darker orange on camera than in person.
But Wow this is sweeeeet in the sunlight:kodak: :beer :laugh:

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[gd2227]

Chris- wait until ALL of the stainless and chrome is on... She'll look GREAT! I would get a bench grinder and begin polishing the stainless. Looking GOOD!!!!!:beer :bla:

[Joe65SkylarkGS]

Looks awsome!!

Love the color!!

My friend had his 71 vert in candy apple tangerine!!!
Very similar. No?

[Topless64-455]

Is that metalic or alot of orange peel? :bla:



looks good Chris!

[hemikillerstg1]

Is that metalic or alot of orange peel? :bla:



looks good Chris!

At least mine runs!!:bla:

[Topless64-455]

Run em sure when the track opens next year!

[hemikillerstg1]

Run em sure when the track opens next year!

Looks like I need to sell the wife's Harley and have Dan build me a new motor:laugh:

[Topless64-455]

Looks like I need to sell the wife's Harley and have Dan build me a new motor:laugh:


Now your talking! That thing justs sits in the garage anyway.:Do No:

[54Rich]

WOW:TU:

It's nice to see somthing going back together. Should be running by our soon to be planned get together:beer

I have one running/driving ("T") with two more left to do.

Looks great!

Rich

[gd2227]

Rich, isn't it NICE to see a project (at least) getting work FINISHED on it? :laugh: :moonu: :bla:

[54Rich]

Rich, isn't it NICE to see a project (at least) getting work FINISHED on it? :laugh: :moonu: :bla:

I don't see a lot of progress pictures coming from your neck of the woods:bla: I did see "Goldie" BEFORE you bought it, nothing after:confused:

What's going on out there, I may have to come out to Bean Town and visit:Smarty:

[hemikillerstg1]

I can never keep track of what George has anyway:laugh:
How is that Regal coming Rich?:beer

[54Rich]

I can never keep track of what George has anyway:laugh:
How is that Regal coming Rich?:beer

He's always working on somthing:Dou:

Regal is on the road and not bad considering how long it's been sitting. We have to hook up, I have cars that need paint, looks like you found a painter? I have a whole fleet that needs it. I'd love to get the bug painted soon, so I could put that back together over the winter, then paint the Regal, then the one I really want the GS:3gears:

Give me a shout, I'd love to come see that car in person:TU:

Rich

[gd2227]

I can never keep track of what George has anyway:laugh:
How is that Regal coming Rich?:beer

Nice, REAL NICE :rant:. Yes, work will be performed over the winter/ spring. Hopefully, another 68 or 69 GS will keep the gold car company :Do No: .
Chris- very happy to see the car with paint on it. I didn't realize she was THAT clean under the paint/ primer when you got it home (= ANOTHER car I let slip through my fingers). Looking forward to see the finished product!
PS: what is going on w/ the 400 engine it came with? Would like to find out what the 'knock after being warmed up' was....

[hemikillerstg1]

George the 400 block is still at Dan's house. The #1 & #2 Rod bearings were bad. Rick Henderson told me that when they went to load it up on the trailer it was real bad. I never tried to start it when I got it here. Someday it will get finished the way I want it. I love the color and would like to do a 4 speed conversion to it.

[69GS400s]

Looks AWESOME Chris :beers2:

[68GS400Conv]

Love the color and that will look awesome with the wheel combo too! Keep the pics coming!

[hemikillerstg1]

home in the garage, slow and time consuming.

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[SmittyDawg]

Sweet, Chris! Look forward to seeing it this summer!:TU:

[Topless64-455]

Dude you'd get 10 more HP if you picked up a Super Sucker carb spacer! You already have the hole in the hood!

Looking good!

[hemikillerstg1]

I need to get a new air cleaner base, the one that I have is a 1" drop base.
I have a 1" spacer laying around somewhere or it's at Dan's house.
My parts should be here this week then I can start to get stuff done.
My grill is up at my parents house so I will get that at the end of the month.
I got to get back to drinking some beers and listening to SRV:beer

[Topless64-455]

No you need the Super Sucker its better than just a carb spacer.:TU:

[hemikillerstg1]

No you need the Super Sucker its better than just a carb spacer.:TU:

The only Super Suckers I know of are the band of the same name.

[hemikillerstg1]

I can have my buddy machine that for less than $112 :shock:

[Topless64-455]

Come on deep pockets. Get somebody with long arms to pull your money out! It appears your arms are to short to do it.

[hemikillerstg1]

Come on deep pockets. Get somebody with long arms to pull your money out! It appears your arms are to short to do it.

My deep pockets ended when I got married again.:Dou:
Did you get anything done on your 64 this weekend? or did you spend too much time installing a microwave? just make her use the freakin stove:bla:

[hemikillerstg1]

Well I did manage to get all my WOM stainless dug out and started cleaning that up. I also got my roof rail weatherstrip mouldings put in. Dug out my rear interior panels and polished up my door handles. I need to find a set of speakers for my rear shelf and get those in. I have lots of underhood detailing to do. Pull out the old carpet and get my stock shifter put back in and the new carpet. Install the weatherstripping and put my vent windows back in.
I need a couple pieces of stainless trim yet. I discovered that my driver's side mirror did not make it back with the car. I need contact the body shop and pray they have it out there along with the gasket. I need to vacuum out the trunk and sell the seats that are in it now along with the B&M shifter. Oh and get my tires mounted on the rims and paint the underside of the wheel wells.
List keeps getting longer. :Dou:

[69bigblock]

cant wait to see what it looks like with those wheels on it where did you get the rim and tire package at?

[hemikillerstg1]

The rims I found thru a recomendation from a board member and the Tires I got at tires.com

The guy that sell the rims has them on ebay all the time with free shipping.

[hemikillerstg1]

Need to lower the car alot:Dou:
Well here goes more work to do. Glass is in and rims and tires on today

http://www.integra.net/~stratcat/rims.JPG

[ecofire]

beautiful car love the color.

[Topless64-455]

Need to lower the car alot:Dou:
Well here goes more work to do. Glass is in and rims and tires on today

http://www.integra.net/~stratcat/rims.JPG


Dude sell those rims to me cheap and get some DUBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:TU:

Then cruise Lake street!

[hemikillerstg1]

Well today I got the driver's mirror in, door locks, rear interior panels, door panels and wheel opening mouldings. I bolted in the driver's seat and drove around for about a half hour. :3gears:
Feels good to have a car to drive again. Seat belts and new carpet later this week and I still have to get my trunk open as I can't get the lock to turn after putting the gasket in the trunk lock. Seems like common problem the last couple months.:Dou: Maybe tomorrow night I'll get the grill painted and put that in this week too. I'll try to take some more pics this week between the rain. :beer

[hemikillerstg1]

Well it's about as done as it's going to get this summer.
Still need a trim piece for the passenger fender. This fall I'm going to lower the car a couple inches in front. I did leave a couple of black streaks out on the county road for about a 150 feet. Those Nitto's are sticky tires:3gears:

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[70buick455]

Hey, I love the progress, car looks tuff in a good way... I edited you a photo of it.. A little more detail than the original.. Thought it'd make a nice picture.. Hope to see many more ..

Dave

[gd2227]

[QUOTE=hemikillerstg1;1230571]Well it's about as done as it's going to get this summer.
Still need a trim piece for the passenger fender.[QOUTE]

Ted- I will get you that trim piece.. You're all set :TU:

[hemikillerstg1]

[QUOTE=hemikillerstg1;1230571]Well it's about as done as it's going to get this summer.
Still need a trim piece for the passenger fender.[QOUTE]

Ted- I will get you that trim piece.. You're all set :TU:


George are you going to steal it off Ted's car? Maybe we can swap it out piece by piece and I can get my old car back. Although, he has owened it longer than I ever did by now.:laugh:

[gd2227]

[QUOTE=gd2227;1231027]


George are you going to steal it off Ted's car? Maybe we can swap it out piece by piece and I can get my old car back. Although, he has owened it longer than I ever did by now.:laugh:

No... I am sure there is one SOMEWHERE around here..
BTW- your car is looking good. I passed on the convertible we discussed and since was sold. So, now all I have is a stinking Silver Mist 1969 Stage 1 :Brow: . PM to follow...