360Rocket

1970 Pontiac GTO 455.

Damn dude. That really hit home fort me as well. I had sepsis, an abscess along my spine and brain, infection in my kidneys, liver,heart, and even poison in my bones. They called my wife 2x to come and tell me goodbye because they couldn’t do anything to save me. I appreciate your kind words and motivation. I will take your words to heart. It’s been a long 4 months and still more to go. Thank you bud. Thank you bud I miss our chats and hope to by back in the game soon. I really miss driving my cars.

Thank you boss. I’m working on it. Please gang don’t take for granted the simple things that you do in your everyday life. You never know when you’ll have to fight to get them back. I’ve been working on walking again since the middle of May. It’s a loooooong road back.

without further adieu,I'm finally back home. I'm re learning the basics like walking, dressing, going to the bathroom etc all over again. My first priority was to start the GTO and get her running again. I cant drive yet as I still have very bad vision. I do want to get the car in for PF POTM for August. Sorry I was gone so long but I guess its better to be on the top side of the grass. Thank You. RG

Thank you sir. What a beautiful car you have sir.

A perfect choice. Sorry I haven’t participated in awhile but I’ve been in ICU at the hospital for going on my third month. I’ve been dealing with an infection and absesses from the bottom of my spine all the way up to my brain. I’ve died 2x and somehow bounced back. I want out and I want nothing more than to wrap. My hands around the formula steering wheel and just ride. Congrats to the owner of this beautiful Can Am. I hope one day to own a Can Am of my own.

Wow I love this detailed response and your help. My width measurements were from Outer sidewalk to outer sidewalk. We’re you measuring from the bare hubs? Also I believe that the rear 12 bolt axle is from a 67 GTO and I know I went to swap axles from a 68 Chevelle 12 bolt the Chevelle axles were longer by over an inch each. I’ll check air pressures as well. Do you know the widest tire size I can go with in the rear by chance? I’ll get you the backspacing when I get back home. Thanks for your assistance.

Frosty I just had an alignment put on it before the tires and wheels went on These are Khumo Ecsta tires 255/45/17. I'm going to swap them for NITTOS since these tires are old. Gonna go with a taller and wider tire in the back as well and then drop the rear back down with a set of 2" lowering springs. I just recently got back on FACEBOOK thanks to work and I have been killing it on Pontiac Parts in the MARKETPLACE.

So I recently bought a wheel and tire package just to change the look and performance of my GTO by going to a 17" aluminum wheel with a 255/45/17 tire and I expected a ride difference but not as big of a disparity as I am experiencing. The ride is stiffer, I expected that. There is more road feel I expected that. I had 15x7" R2's with a 245/60/15 almost identical in size. The difference I didn't expect was the car didn't track and it seemed more effort was required to keep her in a straight line she seemed to wander all over the road. Just out of curiosity when I returned home I measured from outer edge of tire to outer edge of tire both back and front and the front was 73" wide and the rear was 70". My old set up had all the same wheels with all the same backspace as the new wheels are but I didn't experience the "tracking" issue before......any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Dude I kinda nervous about placing it and placing it off center. That’s a lot of landscape of 3MVHB. It’s gonna be tough without doing it in sections cause you can’t do it in sections oh and by the way there is over hang that you have to bend this aluminum plate down to cover the underside of the gauge panel.

Yessir

Never been a fan of the woodgrain. Here is another project I am in the middle of....

Yeah busy busy with a new job and barely any free time to speak of. But the extra money means more upgrades.

Finally found a wheel at a price I was comfortable with. Wanted something a bit modern (17") but with its beginnings in a period correct start in life. I am looking to go a bit taller and wider in the back and I've already got 2" lowering springs to mount up as well. Without further adieu.......

Frosty would you think that a 10" rim would fit without rubbing in your wheel well?

Got a slight header leak to button up but thought I would do a quick walk around since its been a while since hearing her run. The upgrades have really turned this hot rod into a joy to drive. IMG_3674.MOV

So 15x7 fronts, 15x8's rear sir? That looks awesome!

some of the small details done painted and marked driveshaft. Found the original markings under several layers of grease, dirt, and paint. new rear 3:42 gears and diff cover. New stainless trans cooler lines and coated long tube headers.

Yeah that’s my kind of dyno run. The good ole butt Dyno. .

So today I picked up my car and I now finally own the street beast I thought I bought 3 years ago. Its a night and day difference driving experience. I had to eventually get off the gas as this car will burn them now as long as you keep your foot on the loud pedal. here's proof that this car is a blast to now drive. I am extremely happy with the outcome and performance.

I have finally lost count of the half assed shade tree short cuts I have discovered on this car. Example: electric choke on carb was tapped into the windshield wiper power wire. The trans kick down module was wired but never connected. The neutral safety switch/back up light switch in place but never wired. I've never had full throttle because the gas pedal was snapped in half behind the pedal. Body mounts missing. Piss poor welding everywhere on the exhaust system. Wrong shifter cable and linkage bent to make it work this list goes on and on. We won't even get into the rear end swap where half the parts are Chevy and half of them Pontiac. New axles are 5/8" too long and the Chevy pinion won't match up to the Pontiac yoke and I've gone thru purchasing and returning 3 different U Joint adapters to get the driveshaft to bolt up to the rear diff yoke. Listen folks, If you can't restore a car correctly go flip used cars and stay away from classics. The use of brown lamp cord under the dash and drywall screws to hold in your tail light lenses is NOT restoration.

I had the same thing with my oil pressure, pegged out. Thought it was the oil sending unit but no, I found a wire going thru the firewall grounded out.

So went on a marathon reassembly of the motor on Saturday morning with a good oil down of everything and got the motor back together and painted in 5 hours. I feel like I've been run over by a Mack truck, lol. All I found was a bent push rod and a broken ring land on a piston skirt. Cylinder #2 had enough pitting in it from rust to keep the rotating assembly from turning over. and now back to the rear gears and headers install.

chrome, very nice pick sir congrats! Hey is it possible to fit 10 under these cars with no rub? The consensus is usually 50/50 yes and no votes. backspace and tire size if you say yes sir.