New project car...'68 Pontiac Catalina

[The EnforceR]

Well, the Nova is on Ebay as we speak and the reserve will probably be met tomorrow night, so out with the old and in with the new. Dad found a '68 Pontiac Catalina on Ebay that caught his eye.....so we drove up to Conover, NC today to check it out. After 45 minutes he drove it on home!

The car is an original, unmolester car with 43k actual miles. Has factory cold blowing A/C, all gauges work, cig lighter intact and working, AM radio works still. Doors and trunk shut like a brand new car. The door panels and instruments on the car will be in pristine origianl condition with light cleaning. A/C controls still change colors from blue to orange as you turn the knob. Original manual still in the glove box, all the little stuff like that you expect to find in an all original untouched car. All we had to do was charge the battery and the car cruised at 80 mph all the way from with a hiccup. It's a freakin tank and just glides down the road!

The original owner had the car and decided to do a color change on the paint, even though the original paint was still in great shape. In the process, the owner died and the car sat in a basement for a while, hence the surface rust. An auction company got a hold of the car from the estate sale. This is who we purchased the car from today. All it needs is a MAJOR cleanup under the hood.....a little interior work that will be easy, and paint. We plan to paint it a two toned combo that will match the interior color, lower it or do air ride, and put 20s on it. Any tips, suggestions, comments throw em at me! I think this will make a cool little cruise-in car for sure, and should only take a few months to get it ready!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/130.jpg

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windshield wipers even worked!
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orig owner pulled a camper with it!
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/147.jpg

[Nauty99SS]

very cool

[The EnforceR]

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never smoked in
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[The EnforceR]

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[2001z]

That is one BIG car LOL.

[The EnforceR]

I know right? it barely fits under our carport, and we don't even know if it will go in the garage haha. It should be fun though, you def don't see many of these, and I think with good paint, air ride, and big wheels it will be a nice little cruiser! For the price it would have been dumb to pass it up.

[The EnforceR]

Any suggestions for paint? We want two-toned.....and needs to match the interior color.

[MrDavid]

Definitely needs some TLC

[The EnforceR]

I know...I think with about $6-$7k in it and a few months it'll be back to a nice car

[MIKE02TA]

A blue and silver two tone would probably be a nice look for that boat of a car. And maybe split if with a lime green stripe. my 2 cents. Blue on top and silver on bottom. but on a different note didnt Chris Farley drive a catalina converterable in the movie "Black Sheep"?

[The EnforceR]

Thats actually what we were thinking about.....blue/silver but separate it with a thin red pinstripe.

[MIKE02TA]

Gotcha, just have seen more green stripes with that combo than a red, but would probably be nice also. You said yall will probably put 20's on it? Chrome or Polished Aluminum???

[The EnforceR]

Not sure....just kinda one of those things that depends on what we run across and like lol. Def dont wanna be polishing on 20s though, so chrome is preferred.

[MIKE02TA]

Chrome would be real nice with those colors and also with that big of a car!!!!

[98chevyman]

Damn from the looks of it i don't believe ya'll drove that thing home.....You guys maybe had floated that beast of a boat home lol. The cars cool on the other hand should be fun.

[The EnforceR]

It fired right up, and cruised at 75-80 on the interstate the whole time without skipping a beat. Dad was in amazed at how well it drove. Signals work, brake lights, wipers, everything. Wheels cylinders need rebuuilding though, needs new shocks, , new battery, but other than that it is mechanically sound.

[01BlackBird]

its a cool car def a big boat but dont think i could give up the nova for it

[The EnforceR]

LOL he just gets bored with cars I guess. This will be something different that you don't see everday. Granted a 62 Nova conv is rare to see, these are just a little wilder and more different.

[Diggler]

that car is in pretty dang good shape to be an original unmolested one. all the hvac knobs and stuff still look great.

[The EnforceR]

Yea...most people are too ignorant to see that kind of stuff and just look at the car at first glance and think "man that thing is rough." It won't take much at all to get it back. Most of the bodywork has been done, car is striaght, and really isn't far away from being able to paint as it sits now.

[WhiteIrocZ]

A blue and silver two tone would probably be a nice look for that boat of a car. And maybe split if with a lime green stripe. my 2 cents. Blue on top and silver on bottom.

Exactly what I was thinking, divide the colors where the body side moulding is now, and shave the moulding.

A couple of bumpers, some stitching on the inside, some fresh paint, and slam it on dubs. Sounds like a plan to me. All the details of the car like the interior chrome and all looks great. I can't believe the a-c still works. Looks like a nice car to start with.

Take all the glass out and drop it off to me and let me tint it while the car is being painted. That is a must.

[02ws6NBM]

am i the only one that thinks that thing is pretty ugly? no offense, but the nova is way cooler. but, its not my money, so, have fun and enjoy.

[The EnforceR]

Exactly what I was thinking, divide the colors where the body side moulding is now, and shave the moulding.

A couple of bumpers, some stitching on the inside, some fresh paint, and slam it on dubs. Sounds like a plan to me. All the details of the car like the interior chrome and all looks great. I can't believe the a-c still works. Looks like a nice car to start with.

Take all the glass out and drop it off to me and let me tint it while the car is being painted. That is a must.

We are probably going to split the color at the body line where the tpps of the fenders and quarters are.....but might go your route too. Also contemplating painting the bumpers body color since it will be REALLY high$$$ to get them rechromed, and also a pain to remove. Also really leaning towards an air-ride system right now as well, we will hafta measure and see if it can even be lowered on 20s that far to need air ride. Prob gonna just dye the carpet back as well, as an aftermarket carpet won't ever fit as snug and perfect as this one does.

We will for sure give you the call if we decide to tint the windows in it! its a lotttt of glass!

am i the only one that thinks that thing is pretty ugly? no offense, but the nova is way cooler. but, its not my money, so, have fun and enjoy.

Yea it is ugly right now, I'll be the first one to say it. Half the old cars out there start out ugly though. I'm gonna get someone to play around with photoshop and so I can get an idea of how this will look.


Today, trailer hitch was removed, wheels cylinders rebuilt, car was tuned up, and new shocks installed.

[MrDavid]

Half the old cars out there start out ugly though.

What??

[The EnforceR]

I'm 100% sure out of all these big cars sitting low on big wheels (going trend now), not half of them were a "WTF is that?" kinda car when it started. THat's the fun of it.....take something that looks like garbage and make it rolling art!

[Diggler]

i think some people consider many cars ugly simply because they have never seen them. everybody and their sister has a 1st gen camaro, mustang, chevelle, nova, etc.... and thats all anyone sees in magazines and stuff. so when they see different cars they label it as ugly.
we witnessed it at the car shows as well. people would trip over our blue 442 to check out the lesser-quality/condition red chevelle next to it. and if the judging was popular vote by the people, you could guarrantee the red car would beat us every time.
anytime a car is redesigned, half the public will call it hideous the first 2 years until they get used to it.

i am all about going against the grain. i like the car, kyle.

[justamach]

thats awesome man. i have a 68 tempest. you might remember it. i drove it a good bit our senior year. i love the old pontiacs. what engine is in it? car looks to be a really nice car to start with. you definitely have to keep us posted on this boat

[02ws6NBM]

i see a coor's light sticker on the side of the car in the near future...........

[Nauty99SS]

it's going to be a nice cruiser fo sho

[The EnforceR]

Heck yea I remember that car Stewie....that's good you still got it. This car has a 400 in it. Purs like a kitten, no ticks, knocks, anything. Doesn't look like the motor has ever even been torn in to.

[Diggler]

Heck yea I remember that car Stewie....that's good you still got it. This car has a 400 in it. Purs like a kitten, no ticks, knocks, anything. Doesn't look like the motor has ever even been torn in to.

might wanna invest in some racing oil with zdp. the standard oil now is very tough on the flat tappet cams. they removed stuff that was important for the flat tappets in order to be more friendly to catalytic converters. everything now is roller.

[The EnforceR]

Yea.....we are gonna run the STP in it....it has the zinc in it as an additive.

[MrDavid]

Or you could just buy VR-1.

[justamach]

Heck yea I remember that car Stewie....that's good you still got it. This car has a 400 in it. Purs like a kitten, no ticks, knocks, anything. Doesn't look like the motor has ever even been torn in to.

thats awesome man. thats what mine has too. what tranny? mine had a 400 with a 2 speed and 2.56 gears lol. 95mph in first in drive lol

[The EnforceR]

Not sure. This one is geared real high too, Cruises 80-90 no problems! It's just stopping that boat that is the tough part.....prob upgrading the front to disc brakes soon.

[justamach]

dang man. you got me wanting to start working on mine.

[justamach]

im on ebay and google right now looking at parts lol

[rmtt]

i think some people consider many cars ugly simply because they have never seen them. Everybody and their sister has a 1st gen camaro, mustang, chevelle, nova, etc.... And thats all anyone sees in magazines and stuff. So when they see different cars they label it as ugly.
We witnessed it at the car shows as well. People would trip over our blue 442 to check out the lesser-quality/condition red chevelle next to it. And if the judging was popular vote by the people, you could guarrantee the red car would beat us every time.
Anytime a car is redesigned, half the public will call it hideous the first 2 years until they get used to it.

I am all about going against the grain. I like the car, kyle.

+1

[1997b4c]

i hate most of the 1st gen cars due to the "best looking cars every made" attitude people have about them. people that usually own 1st gen camaros and chevelles are just as bad as the guys with vettes that act like there ish dont stink. i went to the hardware store the other day to pickup a bolt and there was a 69 camaro sitting there as i pulled up. i simply told the guy he had a nice car and got the reply "yea i know". i want to reach over and slap that SOB. i have always loved chevy 2s and camaros but ive always had that soft spot for the big boat 4 door that no one wants. those are my kinda cars lol.

[Diggler]

went to a pinks all out a year or 2 ago and 50% of the cars there were 1st gen camaros. and im being serious with that number, no exaggeration. 40% were foxbodies, and then the other 10% misc oddball stuff.

[1997b4c]

it was about the same last year. sucks to be honest.

[MrDavid]

went to a pinks all out a year or 2 ago and 50% of the cars there were 1st gen camaros. and im being serious with that number, no exaggeration. 40% were foxbodies, and then the other 10% misc oddball stuff.

Thats definitely not the case around here. I swear, at Union last Friday I walked over and looked at the staging lanes at one point, and there was nothing but 9 foxbodies in it at the time. NOTHING else. I almost took a picture.

[The EnforceR]

These are the only pics I could find of the car done kinda like we want it...Oddly enough, these are the wheels he's gonna order for them, and this popped up in the wheel gallery on Coy's website.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/cat4.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/cat1.jpg

[MrDavid]

Pretty nice. Damn, you could fit like 3 bodies in that trunk.

[The EnforceR]

More like 4!

Here's a couple ideas for how to break up the paint.

Grey above the paint line

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/catstripe1.jpg

Or a thin grey stripe going down the side with some sort of texture to it (like a granite look)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/catstripe2.jpg

Or a thicker stripe
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/catstripe3.jpg

[BluByU383]

It's amazing when you see the "before" and "after" results.

[2004GtStang]

I like the 2nd option grey with texture in that stripe would be badass

[02ws6NBM]

i think some people consider many cars ugly simply because they have never seen them. everybody and their sister has a 1st gen camaro, mustang, chevelle, nova, etc.... and thats all anyone sees in magazines and stuff. so when they see different cars they label it as ugly.
we witnessed it at the car shows as well. people would trip over our blue 442 to check out the lesser-quality/condition red chevelle next to it. and if the judging was popular vote by the people, you could guarrantee the red car would beat us every time.
anytime a car is redesigned, half the public will call it hideous the first 2 years until they get used to it.

i am all about going against the grain. i like the car, kyle.

man, i'm glad you finally got all that off your chest. i'm sorry nobody cared about your 442, but that doesnt make that catalina look any better. i've rarely seen a car that looked like shit in the beginning end up looking like rolling art with some big wheels and air ride. but, like i said, its not my money, so have fun with it.

also, whatever happened to the ls1 miata idea?

[The EnforceR]

That died quick....woulda been too much work with no return in it lol!

[rmtt]

Pretty nice. Damn, you could fit like 3 bodies in that trunk.

And the car maybe has at some point in time... :)

[The EnforceR]

After some photoshop work....here's what we are leaning towards. Original blue on top, Grey to match the wheels, separated by a half inch orange stripe. Windows tinted, and lowered (not doing air ride anymore, that was too much)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/catroughdraft2.jpg

thoughts, comments?

Dad ordered the wheels today (same as pictured in photo above). 18 x 7 in front, 20 x 8.5 in back......$800 SHIPPED!!!

[BluByU383]

I like it.......definitely different.

[2004GtStang]

car looks good

[MIKE02TA]

Bitchin!!!!

[The EnforceR]

What do ya'll think of the orange stripe? We also considered a lime green or bright red to separate the colors.

[Herron Performance]

are these the same wheels? Spokes are painted lighter than what you have pictured.
http://www.herronperformance.com/assets/images/jason_car.jpg

[2004GtStang]

i like the orange i don't think red would look good with the light blue

[The EnforceR]

Shon, not sure what wheels those are, they are similar but that lip is a lot deeper. The wheels is a Coy's C57, pictured below. The company is faily new, and offers decent loooking wheels for the hot rodder and muscle car folks that are pretty cheap in comparison to the others. They are nothing like the high end billet wheels, but its a good wheel for cars on a budget, and all the aluminum is clearcoated for easy maintenance. The Nova had Coys wheels on it as well.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/coysc57.jpg

[hi officer]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/catroughdraft2.jpg

thoughts, comments?

It's definatly growing in me.

[Herron Performance]

Coys, yep, that is what he has. that lip on the 1st gen is HUGE!!

I think a 6.0 in it would just be friggen awesome!

[The EnforceR]

Yea it would, and I've tried to talk him into it, but the thing runs so great now he just doesn't wanna mess with it. Maybe later down the road! We know a few guys who have experience swapping an LS motor into Pontiacs anyways!

[MrDavid]

It's definatly growing in me.

But do you like it growing in you? That's the question.

[The EnforceR]

I will never live that ish down haha.

[jmd]

nice car. it will look great when it's done.

[98chevyman]

its defn gona be badd ass.. gota and need a motor to supply the looks of the outside to

[The EnforceR]

The wheels came in today....lookin nice! Also, got the car stripped down and ready to send to the body shop. Rear glass removed, seats out, trim removed, etc. We took the side moldings and all the emblems off, welded up the holes and shaved it down. She gonna be naked! Also did some work on the carpet today and cleaned it up a good bit. Hughey is gonna tint the car once its back from paint...Pics will come soon!

[NEMESISVETTE]

WoW..thats alot of work you and your Dad got done today... Is it just you two working on it? I think its great that you and your Dad have projects like this. I hope one day Me and my Son Gavin share a project. Im sure we will.. He loves Corvettes.. Nemesis may have a OverHauling in 2020. lol

[The EnforceR]

No we didn't do all of that today....he's been messing with it at the shop all week here and there, just gave him a hand on it today.

Also....we are at a crossroad with what to do on the bumpers. Got quoted $1200 to get them re-chromed, holy cow. Or just painted them the same grey color that the lower part of the car will be. Many cars now are painting the bumpers and its a clean look. Oh yea......she's getting a gloss black booger panel too!

[justamach]

hey kyle, i was just curious if yall have started on the car yet or not. ive been stripping mine down and doing some research. is the catalina an ac car? what heads are on it? yall decide on paint and wheels?

[The EnforceR]

Yea, the car is stripped, holes welded up and shaved, and ready for paint shop tomorrow. Got our disc brakes kit today, and also when wheels are in. The car has A/C. no clue about the heads.....and a photoshop of how the car is going to look is in this thread.

[justamach]

ok. i see, i see. very nice. mine is a ac car also, but i dont have the compressor and im sure a few other things. id like to check it out when yall get it back together. ive been looking at heads and it appears i have some of the worst ones for the 400s "low compresion, and small valves." i may purchase a better set.

[justamach]

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s201/uscstew87/downsized_0501001148.jpg

theres mine before i started stripping it

[The EnforceR]

Ha we could care less how quick this one moves.

[Coppertop8705]

my .02 do the two tone above and below these lines. and +++++5000 on the line green. black lime green and grey/white is a killlllller combo

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/catstripe2.jpg

[Coppertop8705]

hellllllll yeah i love it

[The EnforceR]

Hahah...we are sticking with blue...most of the originaly interior is still good and is different shades of blue.

[mrlittle]

like them wheels kyle. and justin...didnt know you had an old pontiac to.

[The EnforceR]

Little update....the paint guy needs one more week before he can take it (typical)...so while the car is sitting, dad completed the disc brake conversion and also lowered the car 2 inches.

Pics to come soon!

[The EnforceR]

After having it out with Dad's old paint guy that has painted prob 15 cars for him, we decided to fire his lazy tail and find someone else. A friend of his (and a very picky one with NICE stuff at that) recommended a guy up above Lake Bowen Near NC. He picked the car up last week and now has the car completely stripped down to the metal. A little bondo was in the rear quarters, but other than that it is rock solid. We went to look at it tonight and find the car in a junky old garage with dirt floor. WTF? And he plans to paint the thing in here as well. Oh well...we have seen his work and it all looked great, so I guess whatever trash gets in it, he can cut and buff it out. He's on schedule and thinks the car will be done in 3 weeks. On to pics....

hamBurger panel soon to come. And I'm not kidding haha..
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/001.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/002.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/003.jpg

lowered now

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/005.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/007.jpg

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http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/009.jpg

[NEMESISVETTE]

I see some Rookie body work mistakes.. but it will come out fine. Good luck

[The EnforceR]

What is it you see? Lol I wouldn't know them if I saw them....I don't know ish about bodywork. the only "body work" that has really been done is putting mud on the drive side...everything else has just been getting it down to metal. All I know is this guy has done this for a living for 26 years, and does side work at his house. I was very surprised to see his "facility" after I have saw some of his work in person, he's done some of the nicest work around, for some of the most picky hot rod guys around too. We shall see I guess. I am kinda concerned about the buffing process though, with all the dust and what not in the building. Time will tell!

[Diggler]

looks like he used a pretty aggressive grit on his sanding... which can be hard to cover up/get rid of. i dont paint cars for a living though, so i donno what they normally do. i will say on the things that i paint its a p.i.t.a. to work on top of heavy sanding cuts.

[The EnforceR]

He said he was going to use an etching primer and it will fill it all in.

[Diggler]

He said he was going to use an etching primer and it will fill it all in.
ya, since hes probably going to be block sanding the primer a few times im sure it wont matter.

[The EnforceR]

Yea, I'm just anxious to see how it turns out. Once it's back, it'll go to trim, and then stereo shop, and then ready for the cruise-ins hopefully in Early August. Also, gotta replace the a/c compressor, it's locked up.

[rmtt]

If this is the same guy that I am thinking about...he really does do some good work. I had heard about his "shop", but never seen it in person.

[The EnforceR]

He lives on Hwy 9 up above Little Africa, just a little way from the NC line. His name is Daniel Edwards.

[98chevyman]

yuup guy does good work. if im not mistaking he did my 92 s10 i had painted up in high school. was a two tone black and charcoal s10 with ram air hood and corvetter9.5 inch rallys. they did awesome

[The EnforceR]

THey? lol this is just a one-man outfit.

[justamach]

like them wheels kyle. and justin...didnt know you had an old pontiac to.

yes sir. it was my first car. drove it to high school...... most days lol

[rmtt]

Any Updates?

[The EnforceR]

As you would expect from a guy who does this on the side, we keep hearing (it will be done in 2 weeks I've just been real busy). So....he's still saying 2 weeks from now lol. We ordered new carpet yesterday and are brainstorming how we want the seats to looks. We got a charcoal looking carpet, and the seats will be two toned (blue like door panels and grey like carpet, wheels, and paint).

[The EnforceR]

UPDATE

Well, as expected....it's taking longer than expected for the car to get finished. The car has been in primer all week getting blocked and all the final stuff done before being sprayed. Today, he sprayed sprayed the jams, under hood, under trunk, etc. The two-tone is being carried into the jams too so it should look nice.

We have the stereo ready to go in. Gonna go with Kicker 6x9s in the back, and a single Kicker 4x10 in the front. Sony headunit. Not sure if we are gonna get a 4 channel amp to power them, or just run it off the head unit. Also, some of the glass is gonna be sent to Hughey so he can start tinting it. Once it's back from paint, things should go like this...

-Interior (replacing carpet and redoing all the seats two-toned like the paint)
-Wheels/Tires (wheels already ordering, just waiting till its back to see what size tires will tuck)
-Get A/C working
-Window tint
-engine bay touchup
-DONE.

Maybe sometime in September I can drive it out and show ya'll, just maybe.

[The EnforceR]

Went and checked on the car tonight. It should be in full color in a week or so. He's gonna block it once more and then spray the rest. The colors look a little off due to bad lighting, but here's some shots...also dropped off a few windows with Hughey tonight to let him work some 30% tint magic! The jams weren't prepped as good as we would've like, can still see some sanding marks...but their just doors jams and it's not gonna be a show car or anything. Also, it's odd the way he did the two-tone in the jams, but he says it's gonna look OK.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/001-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/002-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/003-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/006-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/008-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/009-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/010.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/011.jpg

[The EnforceR]

Well....the car now has paint! It is very orange peely as you can see, and needs to be touched up in some spots and completely cut and buffed....but the color is there and I'm pleased with it. The bumpers are being sprayed tonight (grey to match lower half). We hope to pick it up next weekend and drive it home. Only thing we may change, is have a very thin pinstripe hand painted between the orange and the body colors...maybe lime green or soemthing wild like that. Here's the pics...sorry....the sun wasn't out until we left, so the car doesn't have that good shine to it!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/001-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/002-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/003-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/004-1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/005-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/007-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/008-2.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/kyles2000z/68%20Pontiac%20Catalina/009-2.jpg

[MIKE02TA]

Looking damn good man!!!! Cant wait to see it with the wheels on it. Keep us posted, which i know you will.

[The EnforceR]

Will...

[MrDavid]

Thanks for keeping us updated w/ pics.



lol

[The EnforceR]

Hahaha....since bad Brad ain't here to say it!!!

[MIKE02TA]

Haha bad Brad lurks on here time to time, lol. He sees the pics!

[Halon330]

Nice build, looks to be turning out great.

[justamach]

looking good kyle. cant wait to see the finished product