# SixSpeed454SS's 1966 GTO project **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [December 11, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764 "2006-12-11T21:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/1 "2006-12-11T21:00:38Z")
This is a car that I have been trying to get for about 10 years. My father & I have finally come to an agreement. He did not want to sell it, but I finally convinced him to do so. It has been sitting in his garage for 17 years, in the condition you see in these pics. My father purchased this car in 1982 and shortly thereafter we did a fairly simple restoration on it (complete paint job, new motor, rebuilt trans, new carpet, etc - although the body was never off of the frame, the car was very nice for a while). It was driven for about a year after the restoration, until it had an electrical fire under the hood. Tha damage was pretty bad. The firewall was burnt, the windshield, the dash harness, the whole underhood area. No exterior paint or trim was harmed. The dash & whole interior was still intact after the fire. Basically the carburators, distributer, engine harness, any firewall accessories, and any non metal items under the hood were destroyed. After the fire, the car sat outside under a tarp for about two years (this is why the paint looks so bad in the pics - I am going to try to clean up what is there). The body was then removed from the frame & completely stripped underneath. Then the underneath was painted the original Montero Red. The frame was disassembled, sandblasted & painted with a gloss black. All the suspension is new. The rearend was rebuilt. The front clip is not on the car. There is a 389 in the car, but it has sat for so many years, it may need rebuilt. Most of the stuff on top of the car & around it are the parts to put it back together. The bumpers & some misc parts need rechromed & some other items are needed to complete the car, but most of it is there. That being said, the car is in very good shape (other than the obvious fact that it may take a week or two to get it out of the garage). This is a N. Carolina car, that was in very good shape before the restoration. No rust, anywhere. It is an original Tri Power 389, 4 speed, 3.90 posi rear car with very few options. Factory AM/FM radio, chrome exhaust tips, wood steering wheel, & walnut shift knob. It did not have power steering or brakes originally. It now has power disc brakes on the front, and power steering. My intentions are to “restify” this car to an original appearance, but some modern performance upgrades. I have a 455 ci motor that I am going to rebuild with a mild cam & an original tri power steup on it. Fact is, the car is too valuable to cut up, so most changes I will make should be reversible. I am planning on enjoying this car next summer, but I will see what funds will allow. I will post more pics, as this project progresses. ![http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_LRside.jpg](http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_LRside.jpg) ![http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_RSdoor.jpg](http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_RSdoor.jpg) ![http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_RF.jpg](http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_RF.jpg) ![http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_underside.jpg](http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_underside.jpg) ![http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_rear.jpg](http://www.akvalley.net/~ss/GTO_rear.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![F-B-A](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/f-b-a/32/6022_2.png) [@F-B-A](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/F-B-A)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/2 "2006-12-11T22:00:26Z")
Damn, cant wait to see it with all the stuff moved aside. Looks like project season has begun. Best of luck to ya, and your time frame. Hopefully you are planning a stereo upgrade and some air ride and staggered wheels… 22’s ans 20’s? Hurry up and get some more pics up man. :bigthumb: ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/3 "2006-12-11T22:02:13Z")
look a hell of a lot better condition than the 67 lemans me and my friend want to restore, as soon as he gets some money to do it. ---
**Author:** ![F-B-A](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/f-b-a/32/6022_2.png) [@F-B-A](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/F-B-A)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/4 "2006-12-11T22:04:19Z")
is that the garage from Back to the Future? ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/5 "2006-12-11T22:33:08Z")
cool looks like a great restoration project. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/6 "2006-12-12T04:24:44Z")
very 🆒 congrats! ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/7 "2006-12-12T05:22:37Z")
Looks pretty solid. That underside looks amazing. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/8 "2006-12-12T06:07:47Z")
have fun getting that thing out of there 😃 cant wait to see it after a bath ---
**Author:** ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/9 "2006-12-12T06:52:47Z")
Nice. Good luck. I always loved the head lights on those cars, for some reason. And the “Speak Softly and Carry a GTO” ads. ![http://ultimategto.com/1966/66_00096_1.jpg](http://ultimategto.com/1966/66_00096_1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fiji\_Mazda3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fiji\_Mazda3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fiji_Mazda3)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/10 "2006-12-12T06:53:17Z")
Looks like an easy fixer-upper. Does anyone else hate seeing cars like this being used as a storage device? What a waste. ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/11 "2006-12-12T08:03:37Z")
i :love: the mid 60s pontiac good luck on restoration i like your plan that you have for it ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/12 "2006-12-12T09:17:51Z")
Very cool ride. I also hate to see nice cars sit. When I was younger my dad had a 1970 Grand Prix Model J that just sat in the garage for about 10 years collecting dust and various junk we stored. ---
**Author:** ![SCHMEIDER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schmeider/32/6032_2.png) [@SCHMEIDER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SCHMEIDER)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/13 "2006-12-12T13:02:20Z")
looks like its gonna be a real good project. ---
**Author:** ![vtecsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@vtecsol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtecsol)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/14 "2006-12-12T17:42:10Z")
WHAT??? the old man finally gave in huh? sweet you know i am a sucker for old yaks ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/15 "2006-12-12T18:40:57Z")
> [@Can you figure this out?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/can-you-figure-this-out/26497/10): > > Damn, cant wait to see it with all the stuff moved aside. > Looks like project season has begun. > > Best of luck to ya, and your time frame. > > Hopefully you are planning a stereo upgrade and some air ride and staggered wheels… 22’s ans 20’s? > > Hurry up and get some more pics up man. :bigthumb: No air ride…& no big wheels. It’s a muscle car, it don’t need that crap. Probably a set of 17s & a little drop in altitude (maybe 2" drop fr & rr). I’ll probably do a stealth stereo setup like in my truck. ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/16 "2006-12-12T18:42:13Z")
Thanks guys…I plan on working on it this weekend. I’ll post some pics after I get it out of the garage & wash it. ---
**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/17 "2006-12-12T19:01:37Z")
i love seein trips under the hood. ---
**Author:** ![nvrtolo4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@nvrtolo4me](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nvrtolo4me)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/18 "2006-12-12T19:47:33Z")
good one there tod need any help just shout ---
**Author:** ![Ruined\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Ruined\_2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ruined_2)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/19 "2006-12-13T09:20:53Z")
Dear Lord, Tod. The Pontiac Gods will punish you and your father for the treatment of that car!!! :eek3: 🙂 Seriously, good luck with it and let me know if I can help, either with the extraction of the car from the garage or the work on it afterwards. I’ve dismantled a few Ponchos in my time. Phil. ---
**Author:** ![DTMVENG24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DTMVENG24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTMVENG24)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764/20 "2006-12-13T10:11:30Z")
> [@WTB: Integra parts](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-integra-parts/26448/13): > > have fun getting that thing out of there 😃 > > cant wait to see it after a bath [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sixspeed454sss-1966-gto-project/186764.md?page=2)