Priya's 79 chrome bumper conversion project
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I had a couple of pretty knowledgable Pontiac guys look at it at Cruising The Coast. One asked why I had the shifter I had in it. Said it wasn't correct for a 67. The other walked around for a while and came up and said ok is this a 66 or a 67, somethings different? He noticed the shifter and steering wheel which are 66. I did fess up to him and explain what I did.
Anyway keep going do it your way and good luck!
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But I`m with Robert on this.... you can DO this Priya! You, doorgunner, and many others who have taken on these kinds of projects are an inspiration to everybody else on the forum!
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The tail lights on the 67 GTO and the grills were much better looking than the 66.if I were ever to own a GTO, it would be a 67. 67 was a great year for G.M styling the 67 442 looked better than 66 the Chevelle was nicer and the big block Stingray had a better hood.and people like Priya make what could have been.
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It's very well done, I'm just not sure how much I like it.years ago I thought of doing this but I really like the pace car spoilers on the late models.I think I'd need to see it in the flesh to decide.one thing the car in the picture sits way too high and throws the whole look off.
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From: hernando fl
the car is no where close to being finished , before i get too carried away with lowering it i need to get the interior back in it , the tires are also kind of small in diameter , thanks for the comments
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That looks really sharp dtamustang. If you'd have told me about putting the 68-72 front bumper on it I wouldn't have thought it would look good but it goes really well on that front end!
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79 i didn't take it as criticism , i agree it needs lowered , just wanted to let you know its still a work in progress.
thanks Priya , i haven't seen any updates from you in a while and wondered how yours was going.
thanks Priya , i haven't seen any updates from you in a while and wondered how yours was going.
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Oh, I'm working on it bit by bit. I wasn't able to touch it for a couple of weeks as I was feeling fine one day and I turned my shoulder a bit and then my back went out for a couple of weeks for no apparent reason. That sort of thing happens to me semi-regularly. I've been working on blending in the license plate bezel area and I've been sanding it by hand with 80 grit to get as good a fit as I can so that's been going pretty slow.
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So far, the whole thing is looking like a high class work of art!
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Oh, I can't use that for an excuse, LOL. The garage is heated to +40 all the time and when I get out there and turn up the thermostat it gets up to +70 inside in 10 minutes or so.
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True! The good news is.......we can work-on/drive our cars 12 months a year.....the bad news is garages get up to 110*F most of the year and metal shop buildings get up to 130*F June through August.
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Yes, I think I like it better where we are. It might get up to 90 F in the summer or a little more here and there (one year we had a week or so just above 100 F) but the garage is always cooler than outside even without air conditioning and rarely gets above 75 F. We've got a little window air conditioner and it generally keeps the house below about 77 F even on the hottest of days.