reveredGTO

I saw the email Widetrackers about Saturday's meet at the  museum.  We're bringing our goat. 

Saturday we took the goat on the back roads from home  to Bay City, MI and back, made a few stops on the trip and finished up with a cruise on Woodward Ave.

Yes, that's the place. They're perfectionists so your car will be in good hands. 

Here's a clip I made for a friend.  He doesn't live around here and has been wanting to see the car. 

The total came in around $4,600.00.  Eventually we'll have him fix the A.C. The heat and defrost work but nothing else does. 

Hey Frosty.  I promised an update on our rebuild. MGM did a really good job on our Goat's engine. They did the post break-in tune up and oil change a few weeks ago. The engine runs and sounds great. 

Seeing Frosty's photos reminds me when I had to pull the dash on our '72.  There were a lot of issues to address so removing it was the best option. I regret not changing the heater core when I had the opportunity. 

Welcome. Nice Goat!

Welcome to the forum!  Nice G8

I'll keep you posted on how it goes.  Jim recommended them so I'm confident we're going to be very happy with the results. 

We brought the car to Rich because it was running really rough.  They got into the engine and found a lot of issues.  A combination of shoddy repairs by  previous mechanic(s) and the engine's overall condition didn't give us a choice but to rebuild it.

MGM Service in Pontiac.  Jim Larson gave me his contact info.  They've worked on Jim's Grand Prix

When I first got there I saw the floor slabs where the plants used to be and couldn't help but think of the stories that place could tell.

I worked on several construction projects at the PMD site from 2014 to 2018.  The site's history still fascinates me.  The only production building left is Plant 14, it's a stamping plant now.  The administration and engineering buildings are now home of GM's Global Propulsion Systems, which used to be called GM Powertrain and 3,000 of those employees were moved to the Warren Tech Center earlier this year.

Cool cars and bourbon.  Sounds like a great time

Ringo64,

That about sums it up! 

I'm working in North Dakota.  The high today is 39.  The warmest it's been all week.

Hi Everyone

I would like to submit our 1972 GTO for consideration

This Goat is a numbers matching GTO with the 400ci engine and TH400 transmission.  The car’s documentation includes the Protect-O-Plate, PHS documents, dealer order form and previous owner histories.  Some of the car’s options are dual sport mirrors, AC, PS, PB and 15" Rallye II rims. The car is in excellent condition for being 47 years old.  The documents we got when we bought indicate the 93,952 odometer mileage is actual, and the car does not appear to have been restored, but it has been well-maintained.

We wish we were there with you guys.  Have plenty of fun for us

Thanks Frosty,

The engine is all stock. It has a factory replacement starter, exhaust and manifolds.  Luckily the car hasn't had any aftermarket performance or electrical modifications done to it.   When I replaced the battery cables, last year the metal tube that protects the cable from the manifold was missing so I made sure to get one.

It wouldn't start for my wife when the engine was cold once.  Luckily she was home.  The car has started perfectly for her every time since but she won't drive it.  I've been doing some reading and I'm hoping it could be the Neutral Safety Switch.  Another possible issue could be the key switch is wearing out.  If it's the key switch, I'm hoping the replacement can be keyed to our current keys.  The research continues.

We'll be sure to make Widetracker meets in the future. 

Best Regards to Everyone!

It's a definite bummer, but it's better than unemployment.   We were looking forward to meeting everyone as well.  Perhaps it's for the better.  Since coming out of storage, the goat has been giving us some grief.

It's developed an intermittent problem where the car will refuse to start without warning.  It will start and run perfectly for awhile and then you'll turn the key and nothing.  So far it will restart after a few tries but there is no indication it's going to act up.  You're left hoping and praying the car will start.  Last summer it got a new battery, battery cables and starter.

I need to track that problem down and fix it before I take it out.  Does anyone have any ideas where I should start?

Happy cruising everyone!

It looks like we won't be making the Dust-off or any other car events this summer.  I now have a six month project out of state.

My wife found the entry form on the Widetrackers' Facebook page.

We're all signed up and the check is in the mail!

HI Frosty

They haven't put the form on the widetrackers website yet.  I have Dan's info so I can contact him.

Thank you for your help though!

Best Regards

John

HI Everyone,

I'm trying to download a form to sign up our car for the Dustoff but I'm having trouble with the Widetrackers website.  Is there a Widetrackers member out there who may have a form they could forward to me?

Thanks In Advance!

John