Pontiac : GTO Hardtop

Here we have a 1965 Pontiac GTO for sale.

This way cool

street/strip cruiser is built to go fast but still has enough street

manners to drive it to shows and go cruising! This car is a blast to drive on the street and sounds nasty!

The car has been

11. 40's in the quarter mile in race trim(open headers. and slicks)

and 11. 60's in full street trim.

That's through the full exhaust.

out the tailpipes. with street tires! I know there is more left in

it with more testing and tuning.

The GTO was raced briefly in the

NMCA Nostalgic Super Stock class.

It still has all the legal NHRA

equipment to run in that class or other classes all the way down to

10. 00 in the 1/4 mile.

There is probably less than two dozen runs

on the drive train.

I personally raced the car 3 weeks ago and it

ran 11. 60's flawlessly in street trim on a humid ( around 2500'

altitude) day.

I figure the engine makes around 550 HP at the crank!

This GTO has been a hot rod for along time.

The floors. frame and

trunk are solid and original except for where they have been

modified for the roll bar and fuel cell.

The body is nice with

some defects like chips. scratches and a few small imperfections on

the passenger side lower door. quarter. and driver front fender( shown in pictures).

The base/clear paint would be described as a ten footer.

The paint looks good. and has decent shine. but

has some blotches and thin spots on the lower part or the doors.

It

has a cool nostalgic patina look to it! The stock GM front and rear bumper have been re chromed.

The

hood is a Le Mans flat hood that has been modified with a scoop for

the dual carbs.

All of the hood bracing and stock hinges have been

removed for weight savings. It still lifts up. but requires a prop rod that is kept under the hood.

The interior is good with very nice carpet. door panels and

headliner.

The factory front bucket seat are decent with some

flaws and one split seem on the drivers seat.

The dash is nice . but

has been modified with no heater controls. and radio delete plate.

The back seat area has been carpeted because of the roll bar installation.

All the street

equipment needed such as lights. turn signals. hazards. wipers.

speedometer. etc work!

I will try and give all the details on the drive train the best I

can.

So. here goes.

Engine -

Race prepped 455 pure Pontiac !

Program engineering billet 4 bolt main caps
Butler Pontiac Performance internally balanced rotating assembly with Scat H beam forged rods and . 30 over Keith Black flat top forged pistons.

SFI harmonic balancer
Pontiac Casting # 62 heads with 2. 11-1. 77 stainless valves with race valve job.

Comp Cams solid roller . 660 lift

Comp cams springs. retainers. etc
Scorpion 1. 65 rockers and a Butler stud girdle
Offenhauser 360 Dual Quad High-Rise Intake Manifold with 2 -750 Carter competition carbs
Protorqe mini starter
MSD HEI Ignition with 6-AL box
Remote oil filter set up
Electric water pump

Transmission

Modified Turbo 400 3 spd (still shifts automatically)
TCI deep aluminum pan
TCI SFI flexplate

Custom built 10" torque convertor with 3000 stall
B&M trans cooler
Hurst Promatic ratchet shifter
Drive shaft loop

Rear end-

12 bolt Chevy
DTS Super locker with 4. 11 Richmond gears
30 Spline Moser axles
DTS girdle/cover

Suspension and brakes-

Rear-
Lakewood shocks
Adjustable upper control arms
Solid lower arms
Pass side air bag in spring
Rebuilt stock GM drum brakes

Front-
Lakewood shocks
All new ball joints. bushings. tie rods. links. etc.

GM disk brakes

Wheels and tires-

US mag torque thrust style wheels 15 x 7 front and 15 x 8 rear
Uniroyal Tiger Paw 205/75-15 font tires
Goodyear 275/60-15 Drag radials on rear
An extra set of American racing steel wheels with 29'' x 9'' Hoosier radial slicks ( see picture)

Extras include-

8 point roll bar
RJS camlock seatbelts
Autometer tach with shift light and RPM recall
Summit water. oil. fuel. and volt gauges.

Aluminum radiator
big electric fan
10 gallon fuel cell in trunk
Holley electric fuel pump with dual regulators and braided fuel lines.

Optima rear mounted battery with remote shutoff (NHRA mandatory)

Hooker super comp headers with a new 2-1/2 full exhaust system with 40 series mufflers

Well. I think I covered most of the important things . but I may have overlooked something.

If you need more info or want to check out this Cool Poncho. you can

This vehicle is located in our shop in Sugarloaf Pennsylvania 18249.

Thanks and have great day! Jim Yanoski Motorsports

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