1968 GTO Resto-Mod

[jarhead]

Just so darn nice!

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by jarhead

Just so darn nice!

thanks so much joe!













i'm very happy with the way the seats turned out.
the work was done by henry perez at alaska refinishing and upholstery with materials i purchased from ames.
henry tackles a lot of upholstery projects for other classic car owners here in fairbanks, alaska and his work comes very highly recommended.
eventually i'll probably see if he wants to build a new rear seat for the car as well.
thanks for checking in!

danny

[tones2SS]

The seats do look great!

[waynieZ]

Nice job on the seats. The car is looking great. Is that clutch pedal hung from a rod end?

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by tones2SS

The seats do look great!

cheers!

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Nice job on the seats. The car is looking great. Is that clutch pedal hung from a rod end?

thanks for the compliments wayne!

here are a couple more photos of the clutch pedal.
sorry i don't have a better picture of the installed arrangement...





the pivot stud with spacer mounts thru the pedal bracket.
the master cylinder rod bolts to the tab below the pivot stud.





i hope this answers your questions wayne.
thanks a lot for having a look at my project!



danny

[waynieZ]

I'm lovin it!

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

I'm lovin it!

progress has been coming pretty slow lately.
i spent a little time under the car last week and found a stainless steel fastener in the passenger side rear brake assembly with no anti seize on it.
there was only minor galling, but after stripping the allen head out of it i still had to remove the whole assembly down to the backing plate and drill out the fastener to accept an extractor.
then i decided that if i had to replace one of the stainless fasteners i might as well replace them all- so that's what i did.
no more stainless fasteners for this project.

after coordinating with rdrp for a mutually acceptable solution to the radiator installation they ultimately decided they want to build a new one.
those guys have been super helpful and very easy to communicate with.
also, i'm thankful they've offered to cover the cost of all additional shipping.
last weekend i boxed it up and prepared it to go back on the ups truck.

i'm hopeful the hydroboost unit and the baer master cylinder will be arriving sometime soon...








still moving forward!



danny

[fleet]

Great build/thread Danny.

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

just about ready for another big push.
always moving forward.

thanks for checking in,
danny

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by Cosmo mentis

Great build/thread Danny.

cheers, skip! thank you very much for your comment.


...the pieces are coming together!!!
i'm very happy to report that i have finally found a replacement 1968 door for the goat!











judging from the photographs which have been sent to me this door appears to be in reasonably good condition- and it comes with complete guts and glass.
ultimately it makes sense to me to retain the vent windows on account of the fact that it's one of the most readily identifiable distinguishing characteristics of the 1968 model.

thanks for checking in on my project.

danny