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mullenh
01-29-2007, 09:13 PM
click the avatar for pic
snaggeltooth
02-02-2007, 02:34 PM
ok thats a good pic m and all... but we need some more car pics .....esp after the pic in your profile ......
mullenh
02-03-2007, 05:55 PM
i could do that what do you want pic of? the build or the finished product?
snaggeltooth
02-04-2007, 11:35 AM
Dude .. Im a old school PONTIAC guy.... Just about anything ...lol... Would like to see more full body pics and a few underhood pls.....
mullenh
02-04-2007, 12:10 PM
9752
mullenh
02-04-2007, 12:14 PM
where are you in alabama? by the way your car is top notch
snaggeltooth
02-04-2007, 01:29 PM
I live in Pell City ...It is about half way between B'ham and Aniston .... Thanks about the GTO...So you did a complete frame off?? I almost bought a 66 the same color , not a ragtop .. It had a transplanted 389.. , But she was going downhill quick and it was a little out of my budget to pull back up...If you know what I mean...
mullenh
02-04-2007, 01:51 PM
i had to do a frame off the old frame was junk (rust). then i cut all the floor pans and trunk pans out too.
snaggeltooth
02-04-2007, 04:21 PM
Yea if it was a rag-top that got left outside ....goes downhilll quick ...but I guess if you are going to be modding it like you did ... I guess you dont want to good of one ..
mullenh
02-04-2007, 04:51 PM
Yea if it was a rag-top that got left outside ....goes downhilll quick ...but I guess if you are going to be modding it like you did ... I guess you dont want to good of one ..
the way i see i saved it, and if im going to drive it needs to handle like a modern car so it does not get into an accident
joerockhead
02-04-2007, 09:28 PM
Sweet ride!
snaggeltooth
02-04-2007, 10:03 PM
Sweet ride!

did you re-do your front end too???
mullenh
02-05-2007, 06:16 PM
did you re-do your front end too???
yes and now i am in the process of figuring out how to changing it to rack and pinion. pretty much got it figured just got to get the parts together
joerockhead
02-06-2007, 10:09 PM
yes and now i am in the process of figuring out how to changing it to rack and pinion. pretty much got it figured just got to get the parts together

Wish I had the $$ for the R&P, stock steering sucks.
mullenh
02-07-2007, 06:48 PM
Wish I had the $$ for the R&P, stock steering sucks.
it is not going to cost that much the way we will do it. i will probably use a thunderbird rack $100, reweld a new cross member behind the radiator, reverse mount the rack, put a 3' steel plate on the rack ends, figure where the steering rod ends should mount on the plate and bolt them to it. we will use a bump or toe steering gauge to get it right just like we do on the race cars. total cost $150. time to do it... all friggin day.
i did see that there is a very fast ratio box you can buy though.they go in increments of a 1/4 turn the faster the ratio more expensive.