Project 68 The Great One

[Code Red]

thats where the car is now

I hoping here over the winter to pull the front end apart and get the body off so we can get the frame to a shop to get it straightened out since there is some damage on it

[Roadrage David]

i love GTO,s.............

[brownz]

nice car a like the wheel you put on it much better.

[Code Red]

nice car a like the wheel you put on it much better.

yeah I was a big fan of the previous ones

I'm going to use the rally IIs for classic shows and then get a set of 18s for crusing and other shows

[gearheads78]

Nice ride. Big improvment on the wheels.

[Code Red]

well since it had warmed up a bit I drove the car to one body shop I called them up earlier today and asked if they did frames, but should of been more specific about older car frames after I got there they said they wouldn't touch it since they don't have the specs, but they did recommend another good shop. I called them up and made sure to ask about older frames and they said yes since they have a 55 Belair there


here are pics of the main damage





and I also believe the frame isn't sitting right in the front since the body panels dont line up right

[Code Red]

well went to another shop and they quoted about 5 hours on the frame repairs and straightening

Quoted me a ball park of around $500 for the frame rack ($150), 5 hours work, and tailoring to and from the shop ($80 each way) if I pull all the front end sheet metal off

course will probably be more like $600 but I think I can live with that

I think he said without towing would probably be around $350-400

[Orngcrush69]

Your pictures are a little confusing, are you trying to add height to the car or trying to get it lower?

[Code Red]

Your pictures are a little confusing, are you trying to add height to the car or trying to get it lower?

lower


the front is about the same height as before and the rear was sitting lower than the front so we added the perches back in but cut them down

[Part Time]

Hey...looks like you know the guys at Hendricks Automotive.

[Code Red]

Hey...looks like you know the guys at Hendricks Automotive.

yup been there many times

[Part Time]

Good people! Going to have them help me with a few things when the Nova gets a little further along.

[Code Red]

Good people! Going to have them help me with a few things when the Nova gets a little further along.

Dale has worked a few deals for us on work for several vehicles plus good labor rate

[bonecrrusher]

nice car, sad to say but I think your Z24 has less rust then this car. You ever finish that rear seat sub project on the Z? Yeah I'm over on V6z24 as well.

Nice GTO, and your family does really like red.

[Code Red]

nice car, sad to say but I think your Z24 has less rust then this car. You ever finish that rear seat sub project on the Z? Yeah I'm over on V6z24 as well.

Nice GTO, and your family does really like red.

the GTO is also alot older too ;-)

unfortuatly I havent had the time yet to finish the rear seat delete i would of over the summer if I hadn't been workign in cali and so far this winter I've had other things going on

[bonecrrusher]

the GTO is also alot older too ;-)

unfortuatly I havent had the time yet to finish the rear seat delete i would of over the summer if I hadn't been workign in cali and so far this winter I've had other things going on

Yeah I can relate to working a ton, I moved from Chicago to Charlotte, and got rid of all of my fwd projects. Oh well stuff happens, and I got a bit of an upgrade over my "B24" and Z26...

[Code Red]

started tearing the car apart to get it ready to have the frame fixed and get the engine rebuilt

found some new rust areas and thinking I may just buy new inner fenders

[Code Red]

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

uh oh..

[Code Red]

its not that bad going to replace the inner fenders and I already have a new core support and hood to go on the car