1970 GTO Version 2.0

[rickk]

jeff is and does first class work.
rick k

[jpdeuce]

I'm really digging the scoop Andrew. Good job. I too am curious about how it mounts to the engine itself. Trick stuff!

[jeff s]

Andrew was in a hurry, and couldn't let us finish it up, smooth and paint it. We didn't even have time to hit it with scotchbrite to take off the welding discoloration. It has a reataining ring that holds and seals the filter. The entire unit clips to the fuel rails with the stock coil cover rubber grommets. Thanks,

[andrewb70]

Driving to Lincoln, NE yesterday made it obvious that the 450 springs were just too soft. The front end had also settled quite a bit and the was rubbing quite a bit. Speedway motors is right in town so I picked up some 550 spring and installed them this morning. We set the ride night a little on the high side with the thought that it will settle down some.

I'm heading out to Wyoming in the morning.

Andrew

[jackfrost]

i gotta say, you got more balls than me to take a just-finished project car across country. good luck.

[cdoggy81]

Thanks for the info.
Now I'm starting to wonder about 450# springs for my 70 TA w/ QA1's....

[andrewb70]

Thanks for the info.
Now I'm starting to wonder about 450# springs for my 70 TA w/ QA1's....

If you already have the 450s give them a try. Its not hard to swap the springs if you decide you need more. I'm actually going to try some 650s and go to 250s in the rear.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

My road trip is going pretty well. The car is running great and it is really a blast to be driving it all over the place. I put about 1800 miles on the car since I left Kentucky. Here is a shot of the car taken in Laramie, WY after being cleaned up a little bit.



Andrew

[compos mentis]

Andrew,

Thanks for giving us keyboard jockeys a taste of that 'wide-track excitement'!

[CarlC]

Please don't tell me Andrew you went through Gillette any time last week. I was there the whole time...

[andrewb70]

Please don't tell me Andrew you went through Gillette any time last week. I was there the whole time...

I am in Laramie at the moment. I'm seriously considering going to visit my grandmother in San Francisco.

Andrew

[hotrdblder]

I am in Laramie at the moment. I'm seriously considering going to visit my grandmother in San Francisco.

Andrew

jeez, andrew, your livin the dream, while your at it you might as well come visit me in maine. lol, really cool story and its cool your driving the hell out of your car.
keep in touch
jake

[MarkM66]

I am in Laramie at the moment. I'm seriously considering going to visit my grandmother in San Francisco.

Andrew

Do it. Keep going.


What was your trip to Laramie for? Maybe I missed it...

[andrewb70]

Do it. Keep going.


What was your trip to Laramie for? Maybe I missed it...

I don't think its going to happen. :/

Laramie is only about 90 miles away from the town in Colorado where I went to high school. I'm staying here at a buddies house. This morning I'm heading back east.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

I finally made it home to Bowling Green on Monday night. What a trip. I drove a combined total of about 3600 miles and got just under 20 mpg combined city and highway. I am sure that on some tanks I was getting 23-24 on the highway and in the city it was probably 16-17. Keep in mind that I wasn't driving with economy in mind. I was going 80-85 mph on the highway most of the time.

Today I gave the car some much needed TLC. It got a thorough cleaning, followed by some minor swirl mark removal, and a wax. I also went through some of the pictures that I took.

Here is a shot of the shaker from inside the car. This picture was taken in Iowa on the way to my stop in Lincoln, Nebraska.



As I was pulling into Lincoln Nebraska, I could see some very interesting weather brewing to the west. Here are a couple of shots that were taken just as the sun was setting in the west. The clouds were truly spectacular and fortunately nothing came of it except a thunder storm.





I might have mentioned it before, but the next morning I installed the 550 lb/in springs that I got from Speedway Motors. I also cleaned approximately 1.2 million bugs off the front of the car and washed it down.



The following morning I headed west to Wyoming. This shot was taken in western Nebraska. I just thought it looked neat.



On the morning of Saturday, June 21st, my friend Rory and I headed to Estes Park, Colorado for our 20th high school reunion. Rory has been a great friend since I was 15 and he is one of very few people who I will let drive my car. I think he misses having a running hot rod.



The drive from Laramie, WY to Estes Park, CO is very nice. We took 287 down to Ft. Collins and then on to Love Land. From Love Land we picked up highway 34 which winds through the mountains, along the Big Thompson river, up to Estes Park. This section of the canyon is called the "narrows."



During the summer months the road to Estes Park is filled with tourists and most of them barely go the posted 45 mph speed limit. Having lived in this area when I got my driver's license it is easy to see how I would be attracted to the pro-touring build style. There aren't too many straight roads in Estes Park and we always used to haul ass up and down both this canyon and the canyon that follows highway 36 from Estes Park down to Boulder. Good times!

Andrew

[rickk]

sound like the old girl did good.
rick k

[trapin]

Great stuff, Andrew. I was waiting for some high res pics to show up.

[Young Gun]

great pictures...car looks great, and those weather shots look cool!

[andrewb70]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Some of you have asked how the shaker assembly is held to the engine. Here is how:



The tabs on the bottom of the base are shaped just like the tabs on LS7 coil covers. The grommets are available separately at your local Chevrolet dealership for under $3. At first I was a little concerned that the brackets would wear through the rubber from the vibration, but after 3600 miles everything looks good.

Andrew

[rickk]

first class.
rick k