1968 GTO Resto-Mod

[Roger Poirier]

I purchased the booster from hydratechbraking.com. 615.449.8261

Very informed on correct master cylinder and what might work. I was able to use my original unit.

Contact for GTO parts.

Bethals Goat Farm, CA
Phone: 408.295.7611

GM Sport Salvage, CA
Phone: 408.432.8498

No luck on manual.

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by Roger Poirier

I purchased the booster from hydratechbraking.com. 615.449.8261

Very informed on correct master cylinder and what might work. I was able to use my original unit.

Contact for GTO parts.

Bethals Goat Farm, CA
Phone: 408.295.7611

GM Sport Salvage, CA
Phone: 408.432.8498

No luck on manual.

great!
thank you so much roger!!!
i'll make some phone calls this next week...
things are coming together- slowly but surely.
will update again here soon.
thanks!
danny

[Blackened]

GM Sports has moved from San Jose to Stockton and have a new number http://www.gmsports.com/

Also, not sure if it is important to you, since you're doing a pro-tour style restoration , but the correct color for a 68 GTO engine is the light metallic blue. You have, what appears to be GM blue from the late 70s

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/stagi...Engine_Web.JPG

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by Blackened

GM Sports has moved from San Jose to Stockton and have a new number

Also, not sure if it is important to you, since you're doing a pro-tour style restoration , but the correct color for a 68 GTO engine is the light metallic blue. You have, what appears to be GM blue from the late 70s

cheers!
welcome to lateral-g, and congratulations on making your first post here!

what is "correct?"



when i was a young boy my father once asked me what my favorite color was.
i remember enthusiastically blurting out the word "green."
when i put the question back to him he responded, "pontiac blue."

thanks for sharing your thoughts...
all comments are welcomed and appreciated!



danny

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Want to see where it goes!

[Roger Poirier]

You can order the spray paint form Year One. Just tell them what year the car is. A lot of paint stores also carry the Pontiac blue spray paint.

[captainofiron]

Originally Posted by 1968 GTO Resto-Mod

cheers!
welcome to lateral-g, and congratulations on making your first post here!

what is "correct?"

when i was a young boy my father once asked me what my favorite color was.
i remember enthusiastically blurting out the word "green."
when i put the question back to him he responded, "pontiac blue."

thanks for sharing your thoughts...
all comments are welcomed and appreciated!



danny

There isnt just 2 pontiac blues like most people think

http://www.pontiacpower.org/enginecolor.htm

so in your case for a 1968 (what Blackened was pointing out) its my favorite version of pontiac blue , the light metallic blue

[1968 GTO Resto-Mod]

Originally Posted by captainofiron

There isnt just 2 pontiac blues like most people think

http://www.pontiacpower.org/enginecolor.htm

so in your case for a 1968 (what Blackened was pointing out) its my favorite version of pontiac blue , the light metallic blue

thanks for your input!
guys i really truly appreciate it- thank you for taking an interest in my project!!!

i find the chart very interesting.
in particular i like the disclaimer at the top...
"*These need to be researched more and are not guaranteed to be accurate."
but really, the chart is providing some very thought provoking information.
right now my engine paint looks similar to at least a couple shades shown there.
i wonder what it will look like after a few hundred heating/cooling
cycles... it'll probably turn green!!! ha!

the paint on the oilpan (pictured previously) isn't even much to go on i realize.
it might not even be the original oilpan!
i was just looking back through the phs documentation to see if i could find notes on engine color anywhere and i was surprised to find no mention of it.
did i miss something in there? where does a pontiac owner look to find engine paint documentation?
thanks again for putting out your thoughts and ideas here!
it's such a great site and i'm lucky to be able to share my project with this community!



danny

[Blackened]

If you really want to get down to the most detailed information regarding Pontiacs, I would recommend also joining the Performance Years forum. Like Lateral G, the guys there are also very helpful and would probably like to see your build as well. Though some of them can be sticklers for originality as they tend to lean more toward the restoration side of the hobby, but all Pontiacs are welcome. There is a wealth of knowledge for GTOs and Trans Ams/Firebirds and the Pontiac motor on PY.

If you were to repaint the motor, I would stick with the same brand to avoid any conflict between formulas. Or at least test a piece if you don't intend to use if you use different brands. Several members seem to prefer the Plasti-Kote 227 for durability, according to a recent thread there.

I'm fairly certain you can order any of the major brands from your local auto supply or even Amazon.

[captainofiron]

I dont think engine paint color would be on the PHS, as EVERY engine was painted the same for chunks of years.

Im willing to bet the formulation varied so there was slight changes and they probably used in the factory what they had on hand so again slight changes within the years, BUT I think you would be pretty safe to go with what is shown on the website.

You arent doing a concourse resto

Just to add to what Blackened says (again lol) if you go on Performance Years, and ask questions about modifications that arent original or "blessed" by the Poncho community you will either get members in the topic flaming you OR you will get zero response.

Not everybody there is a purist but they are on there

What I generally do is post resto-mod pro-touring type questions here, and originality questions or Pontiac engine related stuff there

Good luck, from the pictures looks like you are doing a great job