Pro-touring 66 GTO
 

Hey guys, I am a 24 year old car builder/ CNC operator from Galesburg, IL. When i was going to Carl Sandburg College, i was fourtunate enough to help my then shop teacher with a project that he had taken on on the side. That was December of 2004. Finally, almost four years and a lot of changed minds later, using only the time my teacher and i had in between classes and our other jobs, the car has just finished being painted and is almost completly assembled. Here are a few photos from along the way. please let me know what you guys think. Keep in mind this is the first car i have completely built. I will post more photos when the interior and assembly are done. thanks.


Adam Tulin
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Looks great, Adam. More pics, please. :cheers:

The car looks awsome :wow: Nothing better than black!!! My nephew is starting a 67 GTO hope it turns out as nice as yours:cheers:
Mario

Awesome! Love that body style.

Yeah....I need more pictures of that car! :bow:

Ok here are some specs and a few more pictures to tide you over.

Engine
.030 389
eldebrock dual plane intake
edelbrock 650 carb
modified ceramic hooker headers
custom remote oil filter system for header cleanrance
be cool radioator w/dual electric fans
march serpentine conversion kit

Trans
rebuilt factory muncie t-21

Rearend
Factory BOP 10 bolt
auburn limited slip diff
moly moser axles
T/A perfomance girdle housing cover

Suspension and steering
Front
QA1 coilover conversion
hotchkis tie rod links
all urethane bushings

Rear
Metco Motorsports Billet adjustable control arms
custom coilover brackets
QA1 coilovers

Brakes
front
SSBC force 10 two piston calipers
12" rotors

Rear
SSBC force 10 single piston calipers
11.75" rotors

Body
shaved all lower moldings
shaved tailpan/trunk molding
filled all body seams
molded hood scoop insert
moved fuel filler to behind the rear window for the cell in the trunk
color - House of Kolors, Jet Set Black

Interior
custom door panels
custom seats
all red ultimate leather
custom dash w/ Autometer Ultralite II's
full vintage air a/c system
dynamat extreme heat/sound absorber
Full 1000 watt Kenwood stereo system w/ satelite radio

Ok, that is about it. hopefully that will tide you guys over for now. thanks for all of you input

sorry, i forgot the wheels.

they are Foose Nitrous II's with BFG KDW's

front - 18x9 w/ 225/35 r 18

rear - 20x10 w/ 265/30 r 20

that should be everything.

Sweet car. Have fun finishing and definitely more pics.

Nice Goat! Welcome to the site.

Very very nice car. I am definately building one of these in the future. It is one looking beautiful car!

Please give us some more pics.

Looks awesome!!!
You guys did well. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

New Pics!!!!!!!!!
 

here are a few new pics since the assembly has been finished. All of the paint and assembll are done and is ready to go the interior shop.

Sweet project!

WOW! That's a sweet ride by any standard, but absolutely astonishing for a first build! I'm 25 myself and if guys our age can crank out stuff like that, this hobby has a bright future.

DAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMM that is one good looking gto.

is their any way I can get you to send me some pics? I would love to have this as a screen saver.


This is the car I am looking for my nephew. He is 15 and need to keep him busy and out of trouble.

email is [email protected]

i just got the car back from the interior shop last night. I have a few more little adjustments to make to some things but it will be making it's show debut this weekend. i will post full, finished photos as soon as i can.

VERY COOL!!!!
You must be pumped.:cheers:

i took a couple of "spy shots" of the interior with my cell phone, but the car was dusty and it was kind of dark so i am going to wait until i can use my good camera and have a better shot at it, then i will post some shots of everything.

SWEET car man looks great..

I would of gone with a different wheel selection myself though.. For some reason the wheels look small on there.


Josh

We need pics now...That is in order son;)

I love the car and love the color combo. My favorite of all time.
Looking forward to finished shots.

Yes, ranger2339, the wheels do look a little small. the backs are the absoultly biggest(height and width) wheel/tire combo that will fit up into the rear fenderwell without any modifications. We wanted to get 19" wheels for the front but they only make the Nitrous IIs in an 18" and 20" and the Nitrous IIs are so much cleaner looking than the regular Nitrous wheels.

SHWINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG:beavis:

I am running 18x8 and 19x9 on my 67 GTO.
235/40/18 and 275/35/19

By the way you car is kick ass. Can't wait to see final pics.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/atta...0&d=1242277834

Money shot... your car is sick!

Finished Pictures!!!!!!!!
 

Thanks to all of you who have commented on the car. After finishing it yesterday we drove it to a small cruise-in in a small town about 20 miles away. the response was overwhelming. i was answering questions and talking to people about the car the entire night. I didn't even have time to walk around and see any of the other cars. Now, as promised, here are a couple of photos of the finished product. the ones from the show are from my phone and the ones at dusk are from my camera. Enjoy.

Congrats!!:bow:
You nailed it with the color combo and stance.
VERY NICE

I love Goats. Schweet.

NICE GOAT!!!
Very nice car. She turned out awesome. Love the color scheme.:thumbsup: :cheers:

I see. Either way bro. it looks GREAT, I am jealous in every way. Great build. That interior is awesome!!



Josh

Name?
 

I was just thinking about what to name the car. Ever since i started it everyone, myself included, just referred to it as "the GTO". which was ok, because no one else in the area had one. Now that it's done i wanted to give it a proper name.

IDEAS:

The first three reference the fact that I started this car in school with my teacher.

Thesis (My personal favorite)

Final Exam

Schools Out


Stimulus (The car is owned by a local bank president)

Let me know what you guys think. I am also looking for some suggestions.

Since GTO's are called GOATS -- And it was a teacher / student project -- how about:

SkoolPet

PetGoat

GrdAGTO

FINALGRD

Personally I liked Thesis - but would add "MY" as in MYTHESIS

Nice project!! Way to go!

I agree with Greg, MYTHESIS does sound good and is fitting. My.02 for the day.:thumbsup: Very nice work and it does not need a name to stand on it's own.

MYTHESIS sounds cool to me..

It's official.
 

Sounds good to me. The car will henceforth known as "Project MyThesis". Now if i could only change the headline for this thread to match it.

Well.....
 

After about a week of thinking about it, I have changed my mind and am going to go with my first choice and just call it Thesis. it's just simpler and i think that it sounds better.

tukes --

Your build - your car - you get to name it anything that turns your crank!

My brother in law used to run a license plate - ATTHEY -- short for his perverted little pea brain "at the y" -- but -- this is the funny part - there was a STREET SWEEPER company in Portland that's name was ATTHEY pronounced AT THE HAY... and everybody just figured he must work there.... LOL.

I'm building a 37 Ford Minotti - going old skool with the "looks" (exterior) with a LS6 from a 2002 ZO6 - and am thinking of "NEWNBOLD" but that can be read a few different ways.... so maybe NU N OLD or something on that line.