GTO 2003-2009
I am condensing these next 6 years because I do not want to bore the hell out of everyone....
I will give the highlights of what I did to the car:
Stripped out the interior and POR-15'd the floor and installed a fresh carpet set
Me and a buddy removed engine to repair the rear main seal oil leak.... unsuccessfully
In 2004, there was a change of what I wanted the car to be.... I had originally wanted to keep the car as authentic as I could, meaning Date Coded, belts and hoses, etc..... keep in factory stock. Well, I had replaced the belts, with original type belts, and also had picked up an original type hood insulation, which was a little expensive, well..... while driving the car one day, I blipped the throttle a little, and I heard a HUGE bang under the hood..... I was hoping I didnt blow the engine or something. Pulled over, popped the hood, and my reproduction dated coded belt broke and took out my brand new hood insulation.... The straw that broke the camels back...... No more paying too much money for reproduction over-seas parts.... I would make the car what I wanted to drive, and put parts on that were upgrades....
This put me on the journey of a vintage muscle car with modern type suspension and brakes..... I call it Pro-Touring lite, mostly becuase a true Pro-Touring car is a 6 figure adventure, and I had no plans to Auto-X it, I didnt want to go all out, I just wanted to make it a great road car.
Here is a list of things that made the transition:
Hotchkis Springs, Bilstein Shock, HP Rear upper and lower control arms, Pro-Touring rear sway bar, Tubular Front Upper and Lower controls arms with modern geometry, Converted stock Power Steering Box to Fast Ratio, Front Disc Brake, and added Power Booster. These things, among other small items, transformed the car from vintage boat to an awesome handling road machine.
Below I will try and put photos in order so you can see the car evolve over the next 6 years
The next installment will be the big one..... 2009.... The Paintjob....
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