I never knew this site existed. I am impressed with the content.
I own a numbers matching 1973 GTO. The car just recieved a full frame off rotiserrie restoration that was completed in April of this year. I bought the car from the original owner back in early 1985.
I have entered the car in a few shows this year. It was sure nice to talk to the people about the car.
Welcome Mike. nice car. some characters on this site love picts. i've always enjoyed talking to people about cars. i think that is why i take my 55 everywhere, because someone will always come up and start a conversation
Canadian Poncho said
Oct 4, 2008
Sweet GTO Mike! Welcome aboard. I know of at least one member that will be overjoyed to see another 73 owner on here! Feel free to post resto pics!
Todd
gtoguy73 said
Oct 4, 2008
Here is a site when the body was being Gemblasted. Hope the link works.
Welcome here Mike!
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
2drpost said
Oct 4, 2008
great to see the '70s cars being redone. great car mike! i'm one of those characters who likes pictures.
-- Edited by 69 belair at 13:21, 2008-10-04
gtoguy73 said
Oct 4, 2008
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Welcome here Mike!
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
Looking at the rest of the site and the pictures of Ray's (73sc), I believe that Ray may be the person who I sold my original parklamps to. I think. I know it was a Ray in Ontario. Maybe it is a coincidence.
4SPEED427 said
Oct 4, 2008
gtoguy73 wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Welcome here Mike!
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
Looking at the rest of the site and the pictures of Ray's (73sc), I believe that Ray may be the person who I sold my original parklamps to. I think. I know it was a Ray in Ontario. Maybe it is a coincidence.
Naw, it's him. There is only one Ray!!!
gtoguy73 said
Oct 4, 2008
69Laurentian wrote:
Sweet GTO Mike! Welcome aboard. I know of at least one member that will be overjoyed to see another 73 owner on here! Feel free to post resto pics!
Todd
Todd; I have not been able to go through all the pics yet. Here are a few that I do have at the moment. Only NOS parts or the original parts that were rebuilt were used on the restoration. Right down to the date coded spark plug wires. I did not keep the car entirely stock though. I upgraded the motor, tranny and exhaust that I felt should have been on the car from the factory. I kept it stock in appearance. It took 4 years to gather all the parts. We started the restoration about 2 years into the gathering of the parts. The restoration took 2 years to complete. Mike
Mike.. Welcome aboard. Seen you at the Pontiac show at Softball City. There is alot of great people on this site. Hope you enjoy it.
apairofponchos said
Oct 4, 2008
Mike, welcome to the site. Beautiful car. I echo the earlier post about 70's cars, it sure is nice to see them being valued and restored. Nice job. Jeff
427carl said
Oct 4, 2008
More welcomes love the car! glad you like the site.. Thank TODD for it.. Carl 2
73SC said
Oct 4, 2008
Carl Stevenson wrote:
gtoguy73 wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Welcome here Mike!
You will have a new best friend on here the second that Ray (73sc) logs in!!!
Looking at the rest of the site and the pictures of Ray's (73sc), I believe that Ray may be the person who I sold my original parklamps to. I think. I know it was a Ray in Ontario. Maybe it is a coincidence.
Naw, it's him. There is only one Ray!!!
It's true there is only one. Also true that Mike and I know each other through the internet and my car does indeed have Mike's original parking lamps in it. Welcome aboard Mike! Car looks fantastic. Mine was Ascot Silver originally as well.
cdnpont said
Oct 4, 2008
Wow, You don't mess around Mike. Absolutely awsome!
SD 396 said
Oct 4, 2008
That sure is a nice car Mike. 73 is probably the most overlooked year for a GTO. Welcome to the site.
RDubya said
Oct 5, 2008
Super ride, welcome aboard!
pontorquer said
Oct 5, 2008
Welcome aboard ! There was one of these for sale in Winnipeg a little over a year ago, I still kick myself for not buying it. That 73 GTO had a 455 and was silver with black stripes and black interior, one owner-low mileage car too ! What size engines does yours have ?
gtoguy73 said
Oct 6, 2008
Thanks to everyone for welcoming me to the board.
The car has the 400CID numbers matching block, however, it is now built rated at 427 horsepower. It is a lot different than the 230 horsepower that the stock motor rating was. I have not put the car on a dyno yet as I have just broken the motor in. I will be doing that in the spring after taking the car out of hibernation. I have about 1800 miles on the motor now. All I can tell you is that I am quite impressed with the power that the motor produces.
CanadianAcadian said
Nov 9, 2008
Great car Mike!! Love the lines and the colour.You did a great job .Hope to see the car in person in the spring.
I own a numbers matching 1973 GTO. The car just recieved a full frame off rotiserrie restoration that was completed in April of this year. I bought the car from the original owner back in early 1985.
I have entered the car in a few shows this year. It was sure nice to talk to the people about the car.
Hope you like the pictures.
Mike Pudsey
http://gemblasters.com/videos/video.html
great car mike!
i'm one of those characters who likes pictures.
-- Edited by 69 belair at 13:21, 2008-10-04
Welcome aboard. Seen you at the Pontiac show at Softball City. There is alot of great people on this site. Hope you enjoy it.
Welcome aboard Mike! Car looks fantastic. Mine was Ascot Silver originally as well.
You don't mess around Mike.
Absolutely awsome!
The car has the 400CID numbers matching block, however, it is now built rated at 427 horsepower. It is a lot different than the 230 horsepower that the stock motor rating was. I have not put the car on a dyno yet as I have just broken the motor in. I will be doing that in the spring after taking the car out of hibernation. I have about 1800 miles on the motor now. All I can tell you is that I am quite impressed with the power that the motor produces.