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07-10-2011 #1
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65 GTO LS1 upgrade
Last year I rushed to get my father/son 65 GTO completed. We brought it to RTTH and when he saw how many cars had a LS motor he fell in love with the daily driver idea. So we found a donor car and completed a swap. Switched out the 389 tripower for a 5.7 ls1.
It has a ls6 hot cam/ intake tune mid length headers( After 3 different header issues) made 376rwhp. Swapped a t56 in tight under the floor. Tightly
We also installed some new gauges in the dash Paul Falcon of LSexcitement really knows all the do's and do nots when completing LS swaps. He exceeded our expectations.
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needed the right side view too. lol
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Awesome!
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Looks great. It's awesome to have a classic car that runs like a new car, isn't it?
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He and I both love that aspect. He was going to get a trailer, but not much of a need for it.
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Awesome car.I love the 65 GTO's.
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Very cool. What motor mounts, headers & oil pan are you using? I have a 64 Lemans I am building. The plan was to keep it original, but it is very tempting to do an Ls motor. Thanks Eric
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Great job....Cool car!!!
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What size/brand of wheels are you running? Car looks nice.
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We used edelbrock mid lengths,with corvette oil pan and edelbrock engine mounts, it was a pain to find what headers would fit without hitting upper arm mounts. We went through 3 different ones.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but those look like Boss 338's. Probably 18x8. Cool wheel and a great price on them!!
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On the boss wheels hard to beat for the price. I think I'm wrong on the oil pan, so do not quote me.
Paul would be the man to ask at lsxcitementKyle
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Hummm Nice,always wanted a GTO, stunning!
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Car looks great!
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Great stance!
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1965 Pontiac GTO – Spotts 421 Tripower | TKO600 | 3.90s | Vintage AC | Baers | Hotchkis/SPC/BMR Suspension | Intro Vistas | BFG KDW Redlines | 06 GTO Seats
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Thanks guys he really wants to paint it black but I keep telling him different
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What are you going to do with that 389 tri-power?
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sold it man, it was kinda hard to sell but it help fund the project. Dad didn't want a big box in his garage
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Very cool. Love that style GTO.
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What springs and suspension arms are you running?
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