Newbie an Car

[GTODave]

Hello there, just joined your forum so thought I would say hi and post some pics of my car up.

Edited by GTODave on Sunday 9th September 16:15

[dc53]

That's mental, looks nice in that colour aswell, but change the wheels, my mum had them on her 1997 Micra

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Now thats a bit O me that. Love it.

Get rid of the ADT van though. LOL. Can't say why as i'll get done for advertising.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Sunday 9th September 17:19

[Twin Turbo]

Nice car.

Don't forget to visit the Yank forum.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&a...

[Hollywood Wheels]

Nice car....bit too subtle for me though.......

I love it! What's it like over speed humps though?!

[custardkid]

[tybo]

Very nice

Welcome to PH

[restoman]

99.99999999% perfect - lose the digital readouts for some big old skool gauges and it'll be 100% perfect

[scooby1072]

GTODave said:

Hello there, just joined your forum so thought I would say hi and post some pics of my car up.













nice what power is it putting out ?

Edited by GTODave on Sunday 9th September 16:15

[TCEvo]

prefer 'em standard looking, but love that colour. Specs?

[GTODave]

Thanks for the welcome. Don't know if your going to like the specs of my car but here goes. Running a small block chevy 350ci (5.7ltr) rebuilt to standard spec(bar a high pressure oil pump, Edelbrock performer inlet manifold and a 650cfm Holley)as car was built on a very tight budget. Car started life as a Lemans model, swapped front end to GTO spec. Removed front indicators, frenched front numberplate (pops out by remote control)removed side lights,vent at rear of hood, handles, locks, mirrors and roof gutters, welded rear bumper onto body. Then got a local paint shop to paint her in peppermint green (1970s Ford Colour, straight out of the tin so easy to fix if I have a bump)



Speed bumps not a problem due to these...



Which let her do this...









I know it's a bit weired having hydraulics in a muscle car but I wanted her to be as low as possible but still be able to use her. I also wanted her to be as smooth as possible, hence all the body mods a few people have thought the car is fibreglass but she's all steel. Future plans are to change the wheels and fit a big block Pontiac engine but as I say money is very tight, so we will have to see, having to much fun driving her as she is.

Have owned her for Twenty years but blew the original engine up in 1988 so she came off the road for a rebuild then I bought a house and started a family so she sat for years with very little done to her, only realy worked on her properly for the last couple of years and have only just got her on the road. If you can be bothered you can see the full build up here...

http://www.pontiac.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?b=...

or here...

http://www.unitylowriderforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?...

I know the purists will frown on what I have done to her but she's not a real GTO plus she was bought as a £200 wreck and I love her and the reaction she gets out on the road.

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[thewave]

There was a guy at PistonFest with his 'Mowtown Junk'

Gorgeous piece of kit similar to yours

Edited by thewave on Monday 10th September 10:15