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Old 12-21-2014, 07:35 PM
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Default Re: 1970 GTO Convertible, Triple Black, 455 Ram Air

It did, Sterling Heights to be specific - this is what it looked like when I got it. Quite a bit of time & money have gone into it since.

Hood (top & bottom) & front bumper were painted
Grills were painted
Entire car was wet sanded & buffed
Trunk was spatter painted
Correct factory remote mirror and passenger mirror were installed
Judge Wing, stripes, chin spoiler & glovebox emblem were added
Tires & rims were replaced, rims were correctly refinished/sized
Correct lug nuts & center caps were installed
Doors, fenders, hood & bumper were all aligned
Windows were all made functional & aligned
Door handles were repaired (1 only opened from the inside, 1 only from the outside)
Aftermarket gauges were removed & factory gauges were added & made functional
Hood tach was added
Dash bezel was replaced
Fan controls & fan were made functional
Factory style Ram Air was added
Original black door panels replaced the dyed ones in it
Rear side panels were recovered & replaced
Carpeting was replaced
Steering wheel was replaced with correct Formula wheel
Console glove box lid was replaced
Top pump was replaced & made functional
Exhaust was replaced with PYPES stainless with correct tips
Header leak was fixed
Rear bumper reproduction license plate door was replaced with correct original
Fuel filler cap replaced with correct original
Radiator cap replaced with correct original
Battery was replaced
Factory AM/FM radio was added (not currently working)
Wiper motor & wipers were purchased & installed
NOS 1970 Michigan plates were purchased & installed

I could go on, there are dozens of parts that were swapped out & replaced with ones from my stash that were better or more correct.








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