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Finished my trunk restoration. Decided to remove my trunk latch mechanism to clean it up and discovered my lock had issues so had to buy a new set of matching trunk, glove box and console lid locks. That was an unexpected expense,but thanks to Ames Performance no big deal in getting the replacements. The good news is I now have a "GM" trunk key instead of the generic key I received with the car. Left the tail light buckets alone so not to disturb their natural finish.

A wise man once told me that experience is something you have after you really needed it. So everyone but me probably knows this but you can't change the color of your trunk from gray/white spatter to black/aqua spatter without painting it black first. I realized this after spraying four cans of spatter paint. Decided to start over by painting the entire trunk with black and then the the black/aqua spatter. The results are 100% improved over my first attempt and it required much less spatter paint than I thought it would after spraying the first four cans.

Thanks for the feedback very helpful.

All very good suggestions Frosty, as I am still getting familiar with the overall condition of the car.

Thanks Frosty, I just got a copy of the shop manuals for the car this past weekend, but the details were a little vague on the topic. I have read in other sources that removal of the glove box is a must to get to the two fasteners on that side.

I've been thinking about replacing the dash pad in my 67 gto. The previous owner put one of those cheaper plastic covers in it. Doesn't look too bad, but I think heat has caused the right side to distort some. I have read in some restoration guides that there are 4 or 5 screws above the instrument panel, one just above and left of the glove box and another on the right end just above the glove box. Do any of you have some experience with this that you could share?  Thanks in advance.

Thanks Frosty, I saw several articles describing the need to put a clear topcoat on it. t got the trunk cleaned and prepped over the weekend and taped around the trunk and covered the entire car with plastic drop cloth tp make sure I don't get any overspray anywhere. I will post pictures of the finished project.

Clay bar is an amazing thing. I've used the Mother's kit that comes with the detailer that acts as a lubricant. Still need to wax/polish after using it.

I had a Marina Turquoise 66 GTO during my last couple of years of high school. It was a four speed, no PS, no PB, no A/C car. It was a fun car, just a little hot in the summer. No A/C in Texas is bad news and it seemed to always run hot. Just out of high school I saw a 69 Mayfair Maize Judge sitting in front of a local car dealership. I went inside to ask about it and they had just traded for it. This was in 1971 so it was a couple years old. It had A/C, PB and PS, but unfortunately an automatic. I bought it anyway. It was a fun car to drive and got lots of attention. I will always remember this guy in town that had a 70 SS 454 Chevelle jacked up, 4.88 gears, bumpy cam and the whole bit. He kept wanting to drag race me, but you guys probably know most Pontiacs back then had highway gears so it was a no brainer to not race this guy. One night he kept nagging and I said let's go. He asked where, thinking we were going to the local drag strip, a county road with a good mile straight stretch. He was surprised when I said the name of the town we were going to race to - about 30 miles away. That shut him up, We never raced and he never said another thing about it. He knows if he had been stupid enough to try something like that, I would have had to go back and pick up up somewhere along the way since he would have blown that 454 with those gears.

Any way, after raising the daughters, getting them through college and getting a little ahead, my wife and I decided it was time, and after a long search we now we have the 67 GTO in the garage. She enjoys it almost as much as I do.

Thanks guys, I decided to go with the black/aqua spatter paint. FYI - for Duplicolor 11 oz can, it was $7.49 at O'reilly locally vs. $14.98 for  at OPGI + shipping n case you ever need it.

This is what's on my car right now - see attached, so you can see why I'm looking for something more period correct. 

I like the look of Rally II's without rings too, wouldn't change a thing on yours 

Does anyone have a reference of any kind that indicates the color of the trunk spatter paint for a 67 GTO? I have a couple restoration guides and have done some significant internet research and get contradicting information regarding the colors (black/aqua, gray/white, etc. Any input is greatly appreciated.

I bought my 67 GTO last month and it has trim rings from a much later model on it.  I would like to replace them, but not necessarily with the stock 67 versions. My car has 15X7 (obviously not original) Rally II's and I would like to go with a trim ring that doesn't have a flat cone surface and not a brushed finish. I think I'm looking for something later model, possibly 69 GTO/Firebird that has a curved surface and a stepped lip. Anyone have any suggestions on the model that had these from the factory and where I might find some reproduction rings? I've tried looking at NPD, OPGI and Ames, but it's hard to tell a a lot about the details from the pictures they provide. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I attached a picture of what I'm looking for (not my car in the picture).

Just joined the site to see what others are doing with their Pontiacs. I had a 66 GTO and a 69 Judge years ago. Was finally able to get another GTO a few weeks back. Looking forward to seeing what I can learn from the site. Also interested to see if there are any other members in the North Texas area.