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COYBILT
08-08-2011, 05:02 PM
Hey guys,
As you now all know I am selling the GTO to pursue my next major SEMA BUILD,
The car was a three year process to get the car to the current condition you now see. I am going to list the specs of the car to just make the run down easier. http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261/65protourgto/BestMidsizeVehicle-5Z3J5881.jpghttp://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o261/65protourgto/117.jpg
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THE LIST:ENGINE:

- 1973 PONTIAC 455 block bored .030" over

- Now displacing 462 CU IN

-4 bolt main billet steel caps

- ARP main studs, head bolts and fasteners through out.

- Eagle H beam rods and Eagle Crank

- TRW flat top pistons with a .090" relief

- Ported and Polished Edelbrock 72cc cylinder heads (flowing 325 on intake and 242 on exhaust)

- Comp cams XE294 cam (250,256 @.050)

- Crower 1.62 ratio roller rockers

- Barry Grant six shooter induction( hand made air cleaners)

- MSD Pro Billet Distributor

- MSD 6 AL-2 igntion Controller

- Very first production March Style track serpentine accessory drive

- Titanium color coated Dougs Headers

- Hand made dual 3 inch exhaust

TRANSMISSION



-TKO 600RR .82 overdrive

- Centerforce dual friction Clutch

- Centerfore pressure plate

- Ram 15 lb alumium flywheel

- Hurst competiton plus shifter

- 4 inch aluminum drive shaft



REAR END

- Full floater Winters 9 inch stock car rear differential housing.

- Aluminum Moser center section

- 3.70 gear ratio

- Tru Trac locker carrier

- billet steel 1350 yoke



CHASSIS

-Schwartz tube chassis with stock car front suspension

and triangulated four bar rear suspension.

- suspension attachment points are fully adjustable for street or track use.

- Qa1 Coil overs front and rear

- 450lb springs per inch front and 300lb springs per inch rear

- 200 percent more torsional rigidity then stock

- three peice fully adjustable sway bars.

- wilwood aluminum front hubs

BRAKES

- 6 Piston Wilwood front

- 4 piston Wilwood rear

- 13 inch two peice rotors front and rear

- Wilwood triple Master cylinder assembly with balance bar



WHEELS AND TIRES

- E/T Classic 5 18x8 and 20x12.5

- Very first 20" inch 5 spoke ever made by E/T wheel company

- Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's

- Front tires 245/40/18

- Rear tires 335/30/20



BODY

- minitubbed rear wheel wells

- custom flat fire wall (cut firewall completely out and welded in flat sheet)

- sectioned front inner fenders( closed up A arm opening)

- Shaved rocker moldings, shaved antenna, shaved windsheild wipers, shaved speaker vent out of dash.

- Removed grab handle out of dash, removed dash pad, complete dash modeled after 1964 GTO.

- removed and reinforced lead seam on rear deck filler( common stress cracking point on 64-65 GTO's)

- Narrowed Rear bumper and shave all bumper bolts

- Removed front liscense plate portion from front bumper and shaved all bumper bolts.

- Smoothed out and filled all the holes in the radtior support.



INTERIOR

- Stock appering 1965 gto seat pattern in leather with 6.5 litre emblem in seat back.

- Custom engine turn inlay on hand made door panels.

- One off gauges modeled after 2005 gto gauge font, with Autometer internals.

- custom made engine turn inlay on gauge cluster housing.

- Interior Done by HOWDY LEDBETTER

PAINT

- House of Kolor BC25 JET BLACK

- Done by Don Ortiz





AWARDS AND COVERAGE

2009 GM DESIGN AWARD @ SEMA 2009

HOT ROD MAGAZINE JUNE 2010 FULL FEATURE

HOT ROD TOP 25 SEMA 2009

FEATURE FOR AUTOMOTIVE STREET STYLE MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2010

2010 GRAND NATIONAIL ROADSTER SHOW 1ST PLACE in its division.

NUMEROUS OTHER AWARDS.


[B]Price is set at 199,000 OBO

ccracin
08-08-2011, 07:07 PM
I'm not trying to be a jerk, but at 199K, I would post some pictures. Good luck with the sale. :thumbsup:

sweatnblood
08-08-2011, 07:45 PM
I'm not trying to be a jerk, but at 199K, I would post some pictures. Good luck with the sale. :thumbsup:

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