1970 GTX Restoration

Posted By: biggE

1970 GTX Restoration - 08/24/14 11:18 PM

I picked up this project in Nevada. It seems that the long time owner decided to get the car restored and as costs kept on adding up, he had the shop reassemble the car as a roller and that is how I picked it up. Original Los Angeles built car with original fender tag and dash tag. All original sheet metal and rust free original California car. Original drivetrain U code, four speed, 3.54 dana with original 15x7 rallyes and 450 spare, p/s, pdb. I will be using the original wood grain on the dash, the interior parts are in very good shape, AM radio, buckets, six way, tick toc tach, tinted glass and light group with the turn signals in the air grabber hood. B5 Blue with black vinyl top and interior and white stripes (V6W) and chrome tips out back. It's really a nice unmolested car. I am hoping that it will be in paint soon.

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Posted By: biggE

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Posted By: RUNCHARGER

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 08/25/14 05:11 AM

That looks like a great car.

Sheldon

Posted By: FJR doc

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 08/27/14 02:03 AM

I always liked the looks of the 1970 Road Runner/ GTX. Looks like you have a very well-equipped and solid car. I'm looking forward to following your build.

Posted By: AZ_A12_BEE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 08/27/14 06:10 AM

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I picked up this project in Nevada. It seems that the long time owner decided to get the car restored and as costs kept on adding up, he had the shop reassemble the car as a roller and that is how I picked it up. Original Los Angeles built car with original fender tag and dash tag. All original sheet metal and rust free original California car. Original drivetrain U code, four speed, 3.54 dana with original 15x7 rallyes and 450 spare, p/s, pdb. I will be using the original wood grain on the dash, the interior parts are in very good shape, AM radio, buckets, six way, tick toc tach, tinted glass and light group with the turn signals in the air grabber hood. B5 Blue with black vinyl top and interior and white stripes (V6W) and chrome tips out back. It's really a nice unmolested car. I am hoping that it will be in paint soon.

Nice car

Posted By: OhioMopar

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 08/28/14 12:11 PM

That will be a sharp ride when finished.

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/10/14 07:02 PM

Here are some progress pictures. Engine and transmission are ready.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/10/14 07:04 PM

engine 2

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/10/14 07:05 PM

Engine 3

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Posted By: 70440+6bbl

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/10/14 08:37 PM

Looking good! Great to see a 450 wheel/Polyglas GT being used as a roller!

Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/10/14 10:44 PM

Wow Eric, nice job!

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/03/14 06:05 PM

Ready for final blocking. Looks nice and straight.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/03/14 06:10 PM

Color will be applied in a heated booth and baked. Should be in paint early January.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/03/14 06:12 PM

Tag

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Posted By: hemi68charger

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/03/14 09:32 PM

Posted By: Matt M

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/05/14 05:55 AM

Brian

Starting to like those B Body's

Posted By: fc7_plumcrazy

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/05/14 01:41 PM

looks good !

Carsten

Posted By: MONC

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 01/11/15 05:54 PM

I thought fender tags for the 'E' plant cars were in the "skinny" font?
Was there a cutoff date or changeover to the fatter more widely used font?

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 01/13/15 05:12 PM

The LA plant tags could have been the regular font or the more skinnier font. I assume that there were a few machines that did the tags. Over the years I have seen about a 50%-50% split.

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/09/15 02:21 AM

Finally painted. Nice and straight.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/09/15 02:24 AM

Fresh paint

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/09/15 02:26 AM

Engine compartment.

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Posted By: mattsmopars

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/09/15 02:38 AM

Looks great! Fresh B5 is hard to beat!
Matt

Posted By: 5carguy

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/09/15 06:13 PM

Looks great

Posted By: gdonovan

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/10/15 12:30 AM

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Finally painted. Nice and straight.

Looks a shade lighter than B5, might just be the camera.

Posted By: RJS

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/10/15 01:52 AM

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Tag

Is that tag legit? Looks like it's bent wrong????
Ron

Posted By: sixty9redgtx

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/10/15 03:22 AM

That's a sweet GtX!!!

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Posted By: 70plymA34

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/10/15 07:04 PM

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Looks great! Fresh B5 is hard to beat!
Matt

i disagree, fresh B7 is hard to beat!!. LOL

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/26/15 05:01 PM

Vinyl top and head liner are done and now ready for reassembly.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/26/15 05:02 PM

Inside shot

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Posted By: Q5_Ed

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/26/15 05:18 PM

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Tag

Is that tag legit? Looks like it's bent wrong????
Ron

Wow seriously?

Posted By: 70440+6bbl

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/26/15 07:04 PM

Very nice Eric. What's the deal with the '70 Bee in front of your GTX?

Posted By: ricks_RR

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/26/15 07:17 PM

looks awesome i like B5 cars

ricks_RR

Posted By: 2JcodeChargers

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 02/28/15 10:51 PM

That GTX is gonna be awesome. The 70 Dodge looks like a Coronet R/T (solid stripe) Super Bee would have the Super Bee insignia in the stripe.

Posted By: 69Cuda340S

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/01/15 05:40 AM

Wow that car looks great!

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/05/15 05:40 PM

Some progress.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/05/15 05:43 PM

Heater box.

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Posted By: DPelletier

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/05/15 06:19 PM

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That GTX is gonna be awesome. The 70 Dodge looks like a Coronet R/T (solid stripe) Super Bee would have the Super Bee insignia in the stripe.

...and it also has the R/T only side scoops and the R/T badge on the front of the hood.

Dave

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:09 PM

Here is some more assembly progress.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:11 PM

GTX progress

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:16 PM

GTX progress rear, dana in and rear trim and bumper on.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:18 PM

GTX engine with the correct 4739 California 4spd carburetor restored by Scott Smith.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:21 PM

GTX engine 2

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:23 PM

GTX front. Original air grabber assembly is very nice.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:26 PM

GTX interior, original dash pad and wood grain on dash. Original door panels. Also original material on the buddy seat and rear seat.

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Posted By: RSNOMO

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 06:45 PM

Looking real nice...

Posted By: OhioMopar

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 07:41 PM

That's looking sweet. There are a couple of sweet '70's going together in the resto section!

Posted By: 69_SIX_PACK

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 03/30/15 11:53 PM

That is a beauty, keep up the great work.

Posted By: Adm413

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 04/01/15 02:20 AM

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That's looking sweet. There are a couple of sweet '70's going together in the resto section!

This car is beautiful. I love seeing this car being restored as I'm a little partial to B5 GTX's. That color can look really light or really dark depending on the lighting the pictures are taken in. Mine too is an LA built car, and has the small font tag. I wonder if the stamping was random or was it changed over halfway through production as mine has a SPD of April. Do you plan on putting the stripes back on? I see it is also not coded for chrome tips. Do you know if this car was sold in CA? Yours is coming along much faster than mine, but lately I've been dragging my feet on finishing it. These pics get me fired up to try to finish it up this spring. Great job and keep up the great pics!

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 04/01/15 06:06 PM

Thanks for the positive comments. What I have come up with from past registrations and owners is that the car was a San Jose CA car that moved with the long time owner to Arizona and then to Nevada where I found it. It will be getting the white side stripes and it had exhaust tip brackets so it's getting some nos tips. It also had a six way seat adjuster that I am putting back in. Those are the two things that are not on the tag but were with the car when I got it so they are going back on. I believe they were both on the car from day one. When it comes to the tags, as far as I know the LA plant had two machines that made the tags. One with the smaller font and one with the regular font. Over the years I have seen probably about a 50-50 split with the tags.

Posted By: JMCFAN

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 04/02/15 05:43 PM

What is this line?

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Posted By: 70440+6bbl

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 04/02/15 07:14 PM

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What is this line?

Must be for the ECS tube that is in the trunk of the right side would be my guess?

Posted By: JMCFAN

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 04/02/15 09:55 PM

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What is this line?

Must be for the ECS tube that is in the trunk of the right side would be my guess?

Wondered because my 70RR does not have.... thks

Posted By: Airgrabber

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 04/17/15 02:26 AM

I love the 70 road runners and GTX'. I can't wait to see it with the stripes!

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/07/16 02:46 AM

It took a while but I finally got the alignment done today. Just needs a few small bugs worked out. Went through a major set back and had to pull the engine back out after thinking it was ready to go the first time. Turned out that the major culprit was the Competition Cams timing chain and gear set had the markings wrong on the gear from them. I would recommend not using their gear set. Put in a Cloyes gear set and the problem was solved. Kind of takes the wind out of your sales trying to chase down things like that. Thanks to the help of a few friends Dave M. and Russ U. it's about wrapped up.

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/07/16 03:02 AM

GTX- Original California sheet metal was pretty much rust free along with all suspension components. The car must have spent most of it's life in a garage when it was parked.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/07/16 03:03 AM

Engine compartment. All major parts are original to the car. Had to find a carb (4739s) and brake booster.

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Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/07/16 03:04 AM

Interior with all original wood grain, door panels, dash pad, pistol grip and back seat. All other original components were restored. Parts were very nice on this car.

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Posted By: RT03

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/07/16 07:50 AM

Nice job on the restoration. I had to save a few of your pics to help me remember how to put mine back together.

Posted By: Baller

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/07/16 05:15 PM

That turned out great. Looks good without the hood stripes.

Posted By: Morty426

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/08/16 08:02 AM

Eric,

The car looks good.

It didn't have the GTX on the woodgrain? Do you think that's an LA thing?

M

Posted By: NANKET

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/09/16 04:49 AM

Roger at the 70 GTX registry has not figured out the missing dash emblem secret yet.

I have a St Louis GTX without the emblem, pretty original unaltered car. Bought the car from a man that owned it since 1974 and it was not there.

***Update: 10/1970 build date.

Posted By: RT03

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/10/16 06:42 PM

My St. Louis GTX has the emblem. Appears to be the original dash. 5/70 build date.

Posted By: Morty426

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 07/11/16 08:32 AM

Originally Posted By NANKET

My St Louis GTX has it.

Someone once ran a 70 Hemi GTX registry I thought and they asked me whether my car had the Plymouth emblem on the hood and the GTX on the dash. My car has both. I thought the guys name was Mike Adams but I can't remember names worth squat. Had a red automatic with tan interior IIRC.

Posted By: 6bblgt

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/29/16 11:27 AM

my 204 (Feb. 4, 70) LA built GTX had the dash emblem

Posted By: 6bblgt

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 11/29/16 11:43 AM

Originally Posted By biggE

..... It will be getting the white side stripes and it had exhaust tip brackets so it's getting some nos tips. It also had a six way seat adjuster that I am putting back in. Those are the two things that are not on the tag but were with the car when I got it so they are going back on. I believe they were both on the car from day one.

"skinny" font LA

& bent "funny" also

another California Y14 car w/NO STRIPES

must be something in the water out there?

6-way wasn't on '69-'70 b-body tags, no extra holes or brackets required
tips should've been there, but I don't have any LA U-code GTX tag info with N95 & N42?

AWESOME GTX "biggE"!!

Posted By: biggE

Re: 1970 GTX Restoration - 12/17/16 12:18 AM

Thanks Dan. I was able to take it out to a few local Cars and Coffee before the weather changed. It runs and drives really nice.

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