LS3 powered 1968 GTO on Art Morrison chassis
 

This is the build of the MetalWorks Pro-Touring 1968 GTO. The goat will be powered by a Wegner Motorsports LS3 running MSD Atomic LS fuel injection. The LS will be tied to a TREMEC 6 speed manual transmission. Other goodies will include an Art Morrison chassis, Wilwood 6 & 4 piston brakes, and Budnik wheels.

Awesome can't wait to see this come together.

Oh yeah! Keep us posted please!

Body working the GTO
 

Thanks guys...yeah it should come out pretty cool.

Here are some more "before" shots and some tear down pics.

Looks like a good build!

Body working the GTO
 

The 68's body was pretty solid, but we did have to replace a section of the trunk floor...but it didn't take long to get the body into primer.

i love it when a car makes it to primer in one post!

Hey, that's how it's done on TV. They cut to a commercial break then come back and the car is almost finished. :sarcasm_smiley: :sarcasm_smiley: Love the rendering...keep the pics coming.

Paint, wet sand, and buffing the GTO.
 

Ha ha...yes, "in primer in a single post"...figured I'd spare you guys the countless hours of body work...plus I'm playing major catch up on the build, but wanted to show the overall process.

Here are a few pics of the 68 painted, then undergoing hours of wet sanding and buffing.

Art Morrison Chassis
 

Took deliver of a pair of Art Morrison chassis...one for our 68 GTO, the other for a 67 GTO project. Dis-assembled the frame, and put it in a nice coat of black.

WOW....can't wait to see more pics.........this GTO will show :flag2: PRIDE !

Nice work the paint looks like its smooth as glass.

The 300sl is impressive

Assembling the Art Morrison chassis & setting the GTO body on it.
 

Assembled the chassis, and set in a mock-up motor...then dropped the painted GTO body onto the chassis.

sweet gear
 

Nice shop too!

Thanks Justin...yeah it's a pretty nice set-up.

Next step in the build was the install of a Tiger Cage by Ridetech.

New Budnik wheels
 

The Budnik wheels arrived, and look really nice on the GTO.

Cool project. :thumbsup:

Is the Gullwing getting a LS3/Tremec combo too?



:D

Rolling Stock....
 

Just a little lip in the rear I see :D

You meant Budnik wheels lol.

LS3 upgrade
 

The initial engine used in mock up was a LS1, but then we decided the GTO needed a little more punch so we ordered up a Wegner MotorSports LS3 that they warmed over to about 600 hp. We then added MSD Atomic LS fuel injection. The LS3 is backed by a Tremec T56 six speed manual...and the pair is linked by a Centerforce Dyad dual disc clutch set-up.

New LS3 set into place
 

The LS1 was pulled, and the custom Wegner Motorsports LS3 set into place...besides the MSD Atomic LS fuel injection, we have a host of other MSD goodies planned for the LS3 was well.

It sure looks sweet in there!

Assembly begins
 

WaynieZ...thanks, yeah the shop is full of fun projects.

The next step was to start the delicate process of assembling a painted car...here are some shots of the firewall and under dash work.

Very Nice!!!!!!!!!

Sweet

Saw this car finished at good guys Pleasanton show this past weeknd. Nice car

Assembly continues
 

Thanks guys...

Here we are with more assembly...always fun with a painted car.

Asembly
 

Getting AC and cooler lines built and installed...converting the hidden headlights from vacuum to electric.

what radiator is that? prc?

Randy,

It is a universal Griffin then we added custom mounts to.

Assembly on the body nears completion
 

Carefully hanging sheet metal.

Wow, beautiful car! I love nice bright reds.

Exhaust
 

Thanks...we call it "MetalWorks Red"...ha ha.

Exhaust
 

Here we are fabricating 3" SST exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers.

This car is going to be so bad ass. :D

Finished under body
 

Here are some shots of how thing looked finished up under the GTO.

Looks great, lots of detail. Where did you get that angled firewall boot for the wire harness? It almost looks like a door jamb loom.

Thanks!

Wire boot
 

It's an AUDI A1 trunk wire boot...

Can you provide a part number for that wireharness boot. I too like the look of that and would like to incorporate that into my project. Beautiful Pontiac. Tim john---