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Live near AURORA ,INDIANA Repossessed My 1968 GTO from body shop ! Got screwed , Look’ing for help finishing it myself. I’m not a mechanic. I did auto glass for years. Worked on show cars. Looking for someone in the area that can give some knowledge and help finishing car.
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Yes. new Wiring harness. timing Off. Needs “top center? “. Probably needs heads torque setting done. I’m trying my best but I’m so over my head. I’ve done every I could.
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Live close to Ruble rd and Hogan. Northeast corner of Dearborn County. Painted but needs wet sanding and buffing. Installed new headliner , myself , due to body shop spraying compound thru open windows. Installed new dash with wood grain. All new wiring harnesses. Engine turns over but needs timing and basically looked over. Needs distributor set “ top dead center ? “. I’m overwhelmed. I’m dyslexic. So “ here read this “ is not a great answer for me. I can installed and do anything. If I’m shown Or pictures. I’m on the cliff. Not fun anymore. Got screwed and I’m trying finished. I need help getting it completed. I’m so close. But I have no help. I did Auto glass for years. At cars shows. Installing glass in classics. But I’m lost when it comes to engines and electrical. This is the most I’ve wrote ever.
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Great advice, but it doesn’t help. I am stuck. I don’t know engines and I don’t know wiring. to I’ll just push it outside and let it rot You Know. I don’t like asking for help. Im trying to finish this so my Father can see the car he always wanted. He gave it up dream when he had kids. Always showed me pictures I even have a Matchbox ‘68. . Never mind.
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Bopman said:
Google maps say 201 miles....3hr 10 min drive ! Not to bad I guess for a fellow gto fan.
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John Canon said:
You already asked for help, and now you are telling us what your car needs one step at a time.
First, set up your area around the car with a small bench, your tools, and a storage area. That is your work area. Next you will find top dead center TDC. Keep the battery connected but remove and mark the small wires to the coil.

Disconnect the spark plug wires at the spark plugs and mark them so they don't get mixed up. You can confirm later if they are correct. Then remove the spark plugs and poke them into a piece of cardboard so they don't get mixed up. Keep your area clean and let others know that is where you are working on the car.

Check in when done, or if you have questions.
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Thanks. Spark plug wires are on the wrong plugs. He put the shorts one in front and long in back. That’s what I’m dealing with. I have to back over everything he did or should I say didn’t do Right It’s morning. So it’s a new day. Trying to get started.
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Thanks to all of you !!! Got it. Get the engine first. Will work on finding TDC
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Bopman said:
Google maps say 201 miles....3hr 10 min drive ! Not to bad I guess for a fellow gto fan.
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. I’m retired also Probably should have done this a couple of weeks ago
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Had originally #16 Heads installed. But I’m doubtful the ROCKERS are set right. And would taking the valve covers off , help find TDC? Have to replace the valve covers bolts ,because he stripped them. Is there a torque setting for the ROCKERS lock nuts ?
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Not my dads car. Found one with the same options.
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Everything is stock
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Rockers set to 20 lbs. found TDC. Working on Distributor
Bopman said:
Well let me know if you need me to come up, as it is not to far away. Be glad to help if you need me to.
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VERY GRATEFUL. I’ll probably take you up on that. Let me see how it goes.
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New fuel New tank. New pump. Has spark. Working on getting Distributor. Have top center. Trying to get the distributor to point at #1
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Connected to ? where
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Yes. That’s a confusing post. it connects to 2 places. Duh Finish your sentence Connected to —————
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The distributor is set wrong to begin with. I was told top center. Then the rotor should be pointing at #1 intake. Or cylinder. nice diagram But it doesn’t show the rotor.
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Distributor pulled out back in. point at number one.
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dropped in first try.
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Baaad65 said:
What makes the distributor set wrong...explain.
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. Body shop had it out And just stuck it back in So I have to start fresh
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Who knows. He was really good. Did glass work for him before. But something went wrong. He changed Had to take car back. So. I’m out time and money. Going back over everything he did. It’s loose or wrong
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SET TDC ; SET Distributor ; Spark plugs wires in right place ; first start good. ROUGH but only ran it for about 45sec , then maybe 30 sec Probably needs fine tuning. Left it sit. Great right. WRONG. Woke up this morning , antifreeze had been leaking from the transmission inspection cover.
Before I dropped it off it ran ; Needed brakes and paint work. But engine was fine. The body shop took the engine out to paint NOW I have anti freeze coming out WTF. WHAT DID HE DO OR NOT DO?
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