1964 GTO restoration

[JUSTA6]

Wish mine was in that good of shape when I started. Lookin good.

[Rykxus]

Finally got my GTO back this weekend in time for the mall car show! Sadly I didn't win any awards, but at least I got her back, and it was a geat show!

More pictures will be coming soon!

[JUSTA6]

Looks like a winner to me! Beautiful

[Pallister]

Damn that takes dedication. Looks good though!

[Frosty]

....and time and money.

Beautiful job nonetheless.

[Rykxus]

Here are some more pics of the restoration and when it was done. Sorry for the delay, been very busy lately.

[Frosty]

Thanks for sharing. I find in humorous that someone in the past would actually paint a Pontiac motor Chevy or Hemi orange.

[JUSTA6]

Lookin so hot. Awesome job!

[indymanjoe]

Very well done sir! 64 is the one that started me into the Pontiac Madness LOL

[Rykxus]

So during last fall, on my last drive before putting her away for the winter, as I was turning left the wheel locked turning left, and could barley turned right. I finally got some free time recently to find out what had broken and to try to fix it. Here's what I found:

This guy, which is connected to the steering, was missing a bolt and small plate that the bolt held to.

So i guess at some point while I was driving, the bolt loosened and fell off. Don't know when, but the car was drving fine until I was headed home.

So what I'm in need of is another bolt like the one below, and need to find that plate as well. Any suggestions?

[Frosty]

I assume, by looking at the picture, we are talking about the rag joint, correct?

Assuming I am correct for the moment, it looks like you have experienced rag joint failure and I would replace the entire rag joint and not just the bracket and nut/bolt. You should be able to get a replacement easily enough at your auto parts store for about $40.00.

You can certainly get them from OPGI, YearOne, National Parts Depot, etc.

[jgdroptop1]

Absolutely beautiful !!!! You must be one proud PaPa...