Juice564's 1968 Pontiac GTO

1968

Pontiac

GTO

Springmist Green Metallic

Bought this car last summer in 2015 and it quickly turned from a quick fix and drive to a full blown restoration. Car is currently painted in limelight green but will be re-sprayed to its original color Springmist Green metallic. Its a real 242 PHS documented car. Got home with a Catalina engine under the hood but was given the original matching numbers engine with the car.

Numbers matching 400 slated to be rebuilt with hope for about 450hp

Original TH400 has been rebuilt and will be reused

Black delux interior will be restored to mostly stock configuration. Going to replace wood grain with machine turned inlay. As of now may leave out center console and go with a hurst quarter stick

Original vinyl top car but will be removing it. Hideaway headlights will be converted to electric. Might leave lower stainless off once restored.

Metal work will be handed out to the professionals to do rotisserie style!

Planned Factory style blue tooth stereo with kick panels speakers and 6x9's installed on rear deck.

Frame and stock rear axle have been sandblasted and powdercoated. Rear end has been rebuilt with 3:36 auburn Posi unit replacing the open diff.

UMI tubular rear control arms and reinforcement bars
McGaughy 2 inch rear lowering springs
Ebay tubular front control arms, replace China joints with half inch taller Proforged upper and lower ball joints
UMI 1 inch lowering front springs
New rebuilt Jeep Cherokee steering box
New sway bars
Bilstein shocks

Possible satin black 17 inch american racing wheels with 275 40 r17 on back and 245 40 r17 on front

Stock rear drums have been rebuilt

Wilwood front disk brake kit.