Time to show off like everyone else!

[Roger Poirier]

For members who do not frequent Laterl-g.net.

It's been quite some time since I posted pics of my 1969 GTO Judge.
Past pics were those of the building process. Here are some pics of my GTO completed. This was a long project in the making.

R.P.

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[mone]

got any side shots?I wana see the wheels?Or are there more pics on Lat G?Neva mind they were just so big I had to put them on my TV to see em..lol...

[Bob Johnson]

now that's what I call a clean tastefully done car. I saw it at Detroit..I like what you have done..some things just can't be improved on..no need to change if you aren't going to improve it..it's quite obvious that you and the builder understood real musclecars..

[WS6]

That is a gorgeous car Roger. Congrats on finishing it, the car looks amazing.

[colt zantop]

looks KILLER! man you nailed the stance!

[BonzoHansen]

Nice!

[Roger Poirier]

This is the best side shot that I have. Check out my life long detailing. lol.

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[Roger Poirier]

looks KILLER! man you nailed the stance!

Thanks, worked long and hard on that part of the build. I give credit to what's his name at PHR. Hehehe. GET THE STANCE RIGHT! It's all coils and springs. Nothing cut.

R.P.

[Roger Poirier]

now that's what I call a clean tastefully done car. I saw it at Detroit..I like what you have done..some things just can't be improved on..no need to change if you aren't going to improve it..it's quite obvious that you and the builder understood real musclecars..

Coming from the Professor I wil take that as high marks. Thank you.

R.P.

[mpozzi]

DAMN!!! Gorgeous car and I'm drooling all over my keyboard at the detailing. Are you single and available, know your way around the kitchen, and pick up after yourself?? If so, send the car . . .

Dave, quit reading this and laughing . . .

Cheers,
Mary Pozzi

[Bandit]

Wow, that is sooo beautiful! Your car is an engineering marvel and you picked maybe the greatest and most desireable bodies to do it with. Nice, really nice!
Are those Boyd rims?

[Roger Poirier]

Billet Specialties, that's where photo shop comes in. My son set up the car with the stance, wheel size and rims that I wanted. Good thing. The rims I really liked looked terrible on the car. We ended up picking 5 different sets that we thought might look good. He posted them thru photo shop and this is what we came up with.

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[novanutcase]

I'm speechless! The photos you posted just take your breath away! What amazes me is the balance you put to the car. Not too much mod but definitley enough to take it to the edge. Great Work!

[neki67]

Absolutely breathtaking and if I may say so; very inspirational!

Hope you'll enjoy it for a very long time!

René

[Bob Johnson]

Comming from the Professor I wil take that as high marks. Thank you.

R.P.
not quite..The professor is Warren..same last name...he lives just down the road..I'm more like the drop-out...flunkie..thanks for the compliment though..

[Bob Johnson]

Absolutely breathtaking and if I may say so; very inspirational!

Hope you'll enjoy it for a very long time!

René
hell no...sell it...let me see what else you can do..lol... I like good clean stuff...most guys gotta change just for the sake of it...most wind up shooting themselves in the foot...

[shortrack]

georgeous!!......give us the rundown of the parts/mods done to the car

[Larry Callahan]

Very nice! That looks like a calendar shot!

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[Roger Poirier]

Deliverance



The car has been completed in a pro-touring style. It has today’s suspension standards, an overdrive transmission; along with enhanced steering and braking. The goal of the vehicle has been to keep it reminiscent of the 60’s muscle cars and still have today’s driving features and look to it.



Tech Sheet





Engine:


428 Pontiac, four bolt mains


Ported RAM AIR IV heads


475 hp @ 5400 rpm’s


Forged rotating assembly


Edelbrock Torker Manifold / Barry Grant 750 DP


Modified ram air induction system





Ignition:


MSD Pro-Billet Distributor


MSD 6 Ignition Box


MSD Coil and Wires





Transmission:


Tremec TKO 5-speed





Suspension:


Global West front / rear upper and lower control arms


Global West del-a-lum bushings


B-Body spindles


3” OPG lowering springs


QA1 front and rear Stocker Star Shocks





Brakes:


Front: Baer Track System with 13” drilled / slotted rotors


Rear: Baer Touring System with 12” drilled / slotted rotors


Stainless steel brake lines





Steering:


AGR quick ratio 12:1 steering box


AGR power steering pump


Level III Hydratech Hydroboost Braking Unit

[Roger Poirier]

Over 30 years ago I bought my 69 GTO Judge when I turned sixteen. I recall seeing this exact car in 6th grade driving down my local side street where I lived in St. Clair Shores, MI. I fell in love with this particular 69 GTO and bought the car of my dreams a few years later.

R.P.

[Roger Poirier]

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Absolutely breathtaking and if I may say so; very inspirational!

Hope you'll enjoy it for a very long time!

René

This project was not a love of money, but rather a love of labor.

[Roger Poirier]

Since I'm showing off. The quality of chrome on this car is excellent. No China made bumpers here. The paint scheme is all painted under the clear. I did not like the old Judge stripes, so I went with a new school look.

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[Roger Poirier]

I'm speechless! The photos you posted just take your breath away! What amazes me is the balance you put to the car. Not too much mod but definitley enough to take it to the edge. Great
Work!

Thanks, limited funds of money will do that to you. lol

R.P.

[00fxd]

Beauty Roger. Thanks for showing it off !

[restomodbird69]

you should be proud to show off that great ride

[jeffandre]

Very nice! That looks like a calendar shot!

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Perfection!

[David Sloan]

Killer Car Roger!!!
Perfect balance between stock an modes!!!

[Steve Chryssos]

Gorgeous car. Love the alternative stripe design--and everything else.

[Martin71RS]

Roger, you can be proud of yourself! I think you did a great job....nothing seems out of place, everything well thought and excecuted.

Martin

[abodyjoe]

man that is a great looking gto...

[steemin]

Roger,
Deliverance is so pretty I could kiss her on the hood tach:seizure:
Awesome job.
You should be proud:smoke:
Scott

[WhiteG240]

So when can I read this in a magazine? I love the look of the stock interior, with the speakers in the kick panels and the nice headunit in the dash. Gorgeous Car!

[MrQuick]

absolutly perfect. I love how you kept the interior near stock.

Stance floored me. We need high res photos please.

[Bow Tie 67]

Now that car has Stance!, my first impression when I saw the, believe it or not, frontal view. The time spent on the mile deep paint shouts out this is no ordinary paint job. Your attention to detail is incredible, great job.

[CliffS]

It's been a while seeing that car, Turned out awesome. Nice details especially the 428 Poncho!

[helmet]

She's a work of beauty. The 428 is a nice alternative to the 455.

One thing, though... are you missing a bolt in the license plate?

[Roger Poirier]

So when can I read this in a magazine? I love the look of the stock interior, with the speakers in the kick panels and the nice headunit in the dash. Gorgeous Car!

Thanks,

A couple keys to the stereo. It's an Alpine CD. I upgraded the kick panel speakers, put in a dual set of speakers through the factory dash speaker opening. Then two 6x9's in the rear. With the factory mesh package tray in the rear (no speaker grills showing) the whole stereo system looks pretty stealthy. Plus I added a 600 watt amp for good measure.

Here is what makes all the difference. DYNOMAT. The car sounds like a BMW on the inside. No rattles, nothing. you can here a coin drop with the motor running. Extra Dynomat applications on the firewall as well. It was 80 degrees this summer, feet never even got warm. I'm a big fan of this stuff. However, you are adding aprox. $1000 to the project.

R.P.

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[buickfunnycar.com]

One thing, though... are you missing a bolt in the license plate?

Picky,picky,picky...I know though...on something this perfect,your eyes naturally try to find something that isn't.

[Roger Poirier]

lmao, yes, my kid noticed that as well. I need to take off the marker price on the bolt too. Actually I will have to drill a hole for that on threw the bracket. I guess I have something to do this spring.

R.P.

[Roger Poirier]

Roger,
Deliverance is so pretty I could kiss her on the hood tach:seizure:
Awesome job.
You should be proud:smoke:
Scott

G. Force are the trouble makers. I kept on checking out their web site.
The process just kept on growing on me. You and I need to exchange
cars for a day if we ever meet up. I think your ride is BADASS!

R.P.

[ponchopwr70]

I love your car! Some day mine will be close to finished. Your car just has the look, nice job.

[JEFFTATE]

WOW!
The car is perfect !
Thanks for sharing !

[THX 138]

:drool: :smoke: :woot:

[yellowrallys]

Thats an awesome chief...beautiful job.. .I know you're proud!:drool:

[andrewb70]

Nicely done!

Andrew

[shortrack]

Deliverance



The car has been completed in a pro-touring style. It has today’s suspension standards, an overdrive transmission; along with enhanced steering and braking. The goal of the vehicle has been to keep it reminiscent of the 60’s muscle cars and still have today’s driving features and look to it.




Tech Sheet





Engine:




428 Pontiac, four bolt mains




Ported RAM AIR IV heads




475 hp @ 5400 rpm’s




Forged rotating assembly




Edelbrock Torker Manifold / Barry Grant 750 DP




Modified ram air induction system





Ignition:




MSD Pro-Billet Distributor




MSD 6 Ignition Box




MSD Coil and Wires





Transmission:




Tremec TKO 5-speed





Suspension:




Global West front / rear upper and lower control arms




Global West del-a-lum bushings




B-Body spindles




3” OPG lowering springs




QA1 front and rear Stocker Star Shocks





Brakes:




Front: Baer Track System with 13” drilled / slotted rotors




Rear: Baer Touring System with 12” drilled / slotted rotors




Stainless steel brake lines





Steering:




AGR quick ratio 12:1 steering box




AGR power steering pump




Level III Hydratech Hydroboost Braking Unit




wow.....thats alot of susp mods......can you tell us how different the car is from a driving perspective?? or have you wrung it out yet???

[Roger Poirier]

Nicely done!

Andrew

Andrew. I don't know if you realize you were one of the hidden inspirations in designing my car. I went through your extenisve web site on Later-g.net, magizine articles etc. I would say you were slightly ahead of the curve with your own build. Even if there is Chevy engine in there it's ok by me. :lol:

R.P.

[Roger Poirier]

wow.....thats alot of susp mods......can you tell us how different the car is from a driving perspective?? or have you wrung it out yet???

Funny story,

First time out with the car I took it to a gas station, would not restart. Timing was off, had to get a jump.

Second time out I take it to the Woodward Dream Cruise. Car starts to overheat, but I park the car in time before any damage is done. I check the car out the next morning, 6 quarts of oil lay on the floor. Plastic washer for the oil pan plug was craked. Didn't loose any on the 40 mile trip but after the car had been sitting a few hours. I also had to change the radiator a few weeks later.

Third time out I bring the car out for a photo shoot. On the way back to the garage I take the car up to 90 mph. Steering cloumn was not bolted down tight. Yep, thought the steering wheel was coming off and who knows what the hell is going to happen next. I'm definitely going through a shake down period.

Pontiacs are never great on horsepower. However, they are torque monsters. I can let loose in 2nd gear around 30mph at simply hit the gas and the rear tires break loose making you go sideways. Fun, fun, fun.

For me this being a street car it handles like it's on rails. With the old A-body's those front ends would bounce up and down all over the place. These cars used to also have a ton of wheel hop in the rear. That is gone also. The best part is the steering/suspension upgrades. Touch the steering wheel and the car instinctively goes in the direction you turn. With a stock suspension you would turn the wheel 1/2 way back and forth just to keep the car on the road. From my perspective it is all good! :bananna2:

R.P.

[lawbreaker2]

WOW:jawdrop: That is one fine A$$ judge, Almost makes me want to keep mine.:woot:

[Obsin71Ls1]

guess what my new wallpaper is? I would let that Judge put me away for as long as she pleases.