I pick the GTO up today

"they-will-know-my-velocity" (velocitah) 01/22/2016 at 11:27 • Filed to: Too weird to Live, Too rare to die, GTO

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This was last night. It’s been baking in the booth overnight. Fender being blended in and the hood was being sanded. So glad I had them delete the front Arrow emblem.

BeaterGT > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:30

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Looks good, hopefully you don’t have to deal with the blizzard conditions.

Chariotoflove > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:30

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Very nice. Enjoy.

Needmoargarage > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:38

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Wait...who makes this car?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:38

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I like the GTO - it’s very unassuming, although the colour does stand out a lot. Looks good as new, though!

If new parts are needed for the GTO, are you just out of luck or can you obtain these from Australia?

Rico > Needmoargarage 01/22/2016 at 11:43

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It’s a BMW can’t you tell? Look at the kidney grills!

MonkeePuzzle > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:43

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agreed

Needmoargarage > Rico 01/22/2016 at 11:44

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Ah yes I see it now.

Side note: I used to think my wife was really good at identifying cars until I asked her about a debadged one.

daender > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:45

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It feels a bit empty but dayum does it look clean!

they-will-know-my-velocity > Needmoargarage 01/22/2016 at 11:45

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Total mystery.

daender > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:45

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But it really needs a GTO badge or something.

they-will-know-my-velocity > BeaterGT 01/22/2016 at 11:46

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I live in Texas we don’t get blizza...oh fuck it’s snowing.

No, weather is just cold lately.

JGrabowMSt > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:46

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Shaved nose badge is best nose badge.

Stapleface > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 11:47

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“So glad I had them delete the front Arrow emblem.”

Funny, GM thought the same thing. :/

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rico 01/22/2016 at 11:53

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Trufax: I had all kinds of trouble as a kid telling the difference between Ponchos and Bims due to that. Particularly E36s vs. Grand Ams.

they-will-know-my-velocity > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/22/2016 at 11:54

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It’s a huge pain in the ass. We got parts from like 4 different sources. Or more. Suprisingly I found a new unpainted bumper cover but everthing else is is used parts. I was [] that close to buying a whole gto from a salvage yard and just stripping it.

Buying new parts is just unfeasible. $1700 for a bumper (in most cases) $2300 for a fender, etc. Insurance totalled it because it was close to the total value and pretty much any incidental item would be a few hundred dollars and push it over the limit.

In the end, I ended up making some money on this deal though.

Rico > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/22/2016 at 11:56

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I could see that happening for sure.

Rico > Needmoargarage 01/22/2016 at 11:57

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From the front or the back? I feel like from the back it could be hard to tell on some cars if you aren’t into them, the front fascia is usually what gives it away or the side profile.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 12:00

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I suppose the same would apply for any sort of rebadged Holden that makes it over here. It’s a real shame because the Aussie cars are pretty cool.

In any case, I'm glad that it worked out in the end.

they-will-know-my-velocity > Stapleface 01/22/2016 at 12:01

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Ooh right in the heart.

Nobi > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 12:03

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Good call on the delete, because unless you go aftermarket, that’s a $120 emblem from GM. Ask me how I know.

they-will-know-my-velocity > daender 01/22/2016 at 12:03

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GTO badges on the fenders are still there. But only barely. They were rivted on so I didn’t feel like filling the fender.

they-will-know-my-velocity > Nobi 01/22/2016 at 12:05

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Oh I priced them.

Yeah, $120 emblem that the center CRACKS AND FALLS OUT OF THE HOUSING. I pulled every emblem off the thing excecpt the nice GTO badge on the fenders.

they-will-know-my-velocity > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/22/2016 at 12:09

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Yep. I can only imagine how expensive one of these imported Skylines would be if it was in an accident.

The parts estimate alone, sourcing new parts from manufacturers, was something like $8k I think. My total parts were less than half that.

shop-teacher > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 12:34

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Woo hoo! I’m so glad you were able to save the GTO!

My bird IS the word > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 12:48

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Pontiac and proud. or not. tell everyone it is a holden.

they-will-know-my-velocity > shop-teacher 01/22/2016 at 12:59

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Me too! All thanks goes to the body shop. They did a helluva job.

they-will-know-my-velocity > My bird IS the word 01/22/2016 at 13:00

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Lol, they wouldn’t know what that is. I didn’t mind the Pontiac bit, I just wish they made emblems that didn’t fall apart and then charge way too much for the same problem later. Oh well.

Needmoargarage > Rico 01/22/2016 at 13:12

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Front. To be fair it was the KIA model that blatantly attempted to copy Mercedes.

Rico > Needmoargarage 01/22/2016 at 13:31

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Oh was it the one with the old E Class style lights? Amanti I think

Needmoargarage > Rico 01/22/2016 at 13:33

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That’s the one. It was an ugly beastie

Nobi > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 14:02

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I was in a minor fender bender with my ‘04 a few years back. The body shop redid the entire front of my car, but left the emblem off. They even asked me if I really wanted it back on there. I told them of course I did because I didn’t want the empty indent there. It took them two weeks to special order it from Australia, and only after they installed it did they tell me the price.

they-will-know-my-velocity > Nobi 01/22/2016 at 14:22

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Oh yeah, I started to explain to the owner why I wanted him to delete it and he looked up the price and immediately agreed that he could delete it cheaper than replacing it.

TheCraigy > they-will-know-my-velocity 01/22/2016 at 14:58

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Congrats!