71 Pontiac GT-37

[G-Motive]

Picked her up under the cloak of darkness.

[MP&C]

Nice!

[DanStokes]

Where's the holes? Someone stole the holes! (My MI roots are showing). What's it getting for power?

Dan

[68scott385]

Did you rob Todd while he was sleeping?

[Beagle]

Therein is the compromise. If you had gone more compression and more cam it would be harrier... and now you have a car you want to put it in and cage it because it's too much for the Formula but will leave you going 'Damn, I shoulda done the compression and cam"

It's good to be able to go 'damn' ... that is a good looking shell. There wer a couple running around here and they got ignored compared to the Goat. They've gotten some ink over the years but not a lot. The ones I saw had 350's i think, which would have been a good answer for the insurance guys. They were catching on pretty quick to bogus low hp numbers and small cars with big motors.

[Beagle]

they look good with snowflakes and T/A blue...



I can live without the Endura of the GTO's... that's a pretty car. Lemme know before you sell it. grin.

[DanStokes]

Getting a 3 pedal car is rare indeed! A former co-worker had one that he switched back and forth between a '70 and a '71 (he had 2 front ends). There was some difference in NHRA classes at that time. Pretty sure it was a GT-37 though he ran a 455 in the classes he ran.

Dan

[mlcraven]

The cars worthy of a restoration but I really bought it because I wanted something with a full frame that I could cage. The original plan was to gut the interior and black it out. The idea of being a copy cat doesn't thrill me (big chief) but this is what popped up on craigslist and it was cheap.

Regardless of how you move forward it's a nice project and something different -- certainly not cookie cutter. More years ago than I care to remember my teeny-bopper GF's older brother had a 71, he wanted the GTO but a GT-37 better fit his pocket book. Sadly, over the course of a few northern winters the rusties ate it alive -- you dun good scorring this one! Good luck and enjoy.

[Beagle]

I think Todd took a fiberglass mold of a good one, might hit him up.

[DanStokes]

Well, shoot.......

Dan

[Scott Liggett]

I also think the T-37 was one of those 350 powered cars like the Olds Rocket 350 Cutlass that were designed for lower insurance rates. Not being a 400 or 455 dropped the insurance rates for young drivers.

[DanStokes]

The car is looking good. That little deterioration in the cowl is easily fixed with the fender off. Do they make a panel or do you have to fake it? I know crap commonly packs in there so it seems like someone (maybe Sherman?) might make a patch.

Dan

[G-Motive]

Thanks Dan. Being that area is hidden I'm just going to mig some sheet metal in and call it good. I'm poorer than the average poor man at the moment.

[G-Motive]

Looks like the other side'll need a small patch, too, no biggie. Right now I'm screwing around with the drivers door. Both doors were pretty beat up and just dangling with a couple bolts holding them in. Also have a fairly healthy sized black widow living in the frame, I've caught her out twice now but she's quick. Her days are numbered.

[Turbo Regal]