Thread: Luke's GTP

Thanks cheatah. You da man, man. I appreciate the support! Helps keep things moving forward. Been reaching some important milestones lately. Engine running, car moving, and now off to the welder for surgery this Friday. Woot Woot. 2 weeks before I get it back. BTW, your comment on the other thread about the USB drive being a "drive" a therefore legit, was pretty funny.

And yes, the steering shaft. I've definitely come across that topic on this forum a handful of times. It's crossed my mind just recently too. Just this week I think Scotty posted the link below about replacing the shaft. Doesn't look too tough to do.

http://www.colinkraft.com/shaft.php

Post # 1028 in BHall's S10 swap thread has a little something about shaft(s). Get a laugh from the sloppy "rag" joint ... lol. If you was my neighbor, I'd be elbows deep with ya every weekend. Belee Dat!

Originally Posted by cheatah faheatah

...If you was my neighbor, I'd be elbows deep with ya every weekend. Belee Dat!

^^^^^^ x2.

You got dis, man.

2 steps forward ... 1 step back .... Keep calm and soldier on.

Originally Posted by cheatah faheatah

2 steps forward ... 1 step back .... Keep calm and soldier on.

Shoulder shrug is my approach to fixing broken stuff on my gp

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The pop was prolly a bolt hitting the ground then hitting under the car. It has happen to me a few times befor I re-registered my man card lol. It made a pop sound

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Meh don't worry about it. Could even be a caliper bolt came out and it's bouncing off the rim.. you did just do pads. It's happened to me before

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LOL

Welp... No updates until I get the car back. Or until the welder sends me some pics of the progress being made. Here's some recent photos I took.

Working on it in my sisters driveway. She has been very, very, opposed to me wrenching on the Pontiac on her new, white, driveway. Understandable. But in witnessing my perseverance with the project, she let me finalize some things before driving away on Friday. Notice the layers of cardboard, lol:



Just a photo of the engine... Looks like an ancient contraption. Love it:


Walking down Milwaukee Ave., the license plate got my attention. And then Pontiac, no way! lol:




Just so we're clear - Baby! HERE! This car! NOW!

My God CHI !!!
Your sister should make you wrap that car in a Hazmat Tent!
Clean that engine compartment!
And the engine too.

If you do gaskets and dont put a cam in it I will do you chicago style.

excellent! show it some muscle love!

I'm sure many of you have seen this before. Gets a chuckle out of me every year. LOL

Got 2 photos from the welder today. See below.
Was also told that this car, this beloved GTP of mine, that has been in my family all its life, probably was NOT the best car to be re-building. Because well RUST, rust rust FUK'in everywhere. Oh well. I'm in balls deep now, no turning back, for better or worse... At least the decision on which way to go is easy. Gotta get her DONE! Hopefully I get 5+ years outta this old girl.

Yummy YUMMY rocker rust:


Passenger tower on its way to being fixed. Not 100% done yet. Passenger tower was by far the worst of the two. You could fit your entire fist, maybe even double-fist, through the hole eaten by the rust:

Ordered up some rockers from these fine folks out in Ohio. Similar price to rockauto, maybe better quality. Who knows... American made steel at least.
Also learned a new term "dog leg". It's the bottom part of the door frame that leads down into the rockers. I'm gonna need some dog legs fab'd up.