Last week, went to the Edison Light Cruisers show and my suspension dropped out on the left driver side. We did win a trophy though!

Sunday, installed the new heavy-duty springs and KYB shocks just to get her back on the road. The car rides MUCH higher (about 2 inches) and there are NO rubbing issues. Very excited for the change.

Sound!

This weekend, we put in 4 pioneer speakers.

Front - Pioneer 6.5s in molded kickpanels

Rear - Pioneer 3-way 6x9s on the rear decklid (needed to cut and grind 2 holes to fit them).

Also removed REVERB box

Tested, and everything works well!



Rear decklid


Pass kickpanel


Driver kickpanel


Updated Engine bay pics







Next project: Paint parts of engine bay, replace Edelbrock carb with Holley carb, fix horns.

Sometime soon: Replace suspension.

Begin Car Season 2009

Started working on the car again
1. Replaced all locks, now I have 2 keys
2. Replaced door knobs
3. Installed new air cleaner
4. Added fuzzy dice!
5. Added Kenwood head unit, installed under the dash.

Will add more photos shortly.

Piston-head

Added Piston-head shift knob and door locks

Ignition switch

Replaced the ignition switch, took out the "start button". Now the key switch works correctly.

Yesterday, installed chrome flexible upper radiator hose. Also, replaced the shifter with with another one, which should make for MUCH easier shifting.

Distributor fix

There has been a lot of hesitation from idle, and the timing was way off, so we thought to put the dist back in at TDC and see if that took care of having the timing way off. Plus, I had a Pertronix ignitor II I wanted to install.

Everything was very easy to put together, and my dist was off by 1, but my timing is still waay off. This did make it easier to start and less hesitation than before. Idle is back down to about 900 rather than 1100 though.

Finally after a year of waiting, the GTO is on the road. last week, we spend Thursday, Saturday and Sunday working on the disc brakes. Finished up everything, and the tires did not fit in the front. Monday, called up Firestone and ordered smaller front tires (215/65/15) - got them on Thursday, and they fit well. I rub on right turns, but right now I can't do anything about that. I have to install newer heavy-duty shocks to fix that.

Also changed the timing, it is WAY off, but the hesitation isn't so bad. I do stall if I don't give it enough gas from idle, but now I can floor it without a HUGE hesitation. Uncle Jim says the distributor may be off a tooth or 2.

I should make it to the Cranford Car show on Thursday, August 14th.

Ordered the disc brake kit, that's in the mail. Summit disc brake conversion kit includes:
* Power brake booster
* Master cylinder
* Proportioning valve kit
* Rotors
* Calipers
* Backing plates (where applicable)
* Spindles or brackets to convert existing spindles
* Brake hoses and banjo bolts (where applicable)
* Bearings
* Seals
* Dust caps
* Spindle nuts and washers
* Installation hardware

Should be here by the end of the week.

Bought 4 American Racing Ansen Sprint wheels - $150 for all 4 (great deal! Bought from a guy in Newton from Craigslist)

I called up Firestone and ordered 4 Firehawk Indy 500 wheels 225/70r15 - guy says they'll be in by the end of the week. I'll have them mounted and balanced, then we'll get to work on the kit when it arrives.

Good news and bad news

Friday, finished the brakes and dropped her on the ground. She started up immediately! Great news for all the things I've changed since she last started.

The rear brakes work great, but there is a problem with the front wheel hubs. Now I'm looking for a good set of used wheel hubs... and if I can't find them, I will have to order a disc brake conversion set and new wheels/rims.

Cranford car show is coming up this week, and I was so hopefully to be there.