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2006 Pontiac Gto / Holden Monaro on 2040-cars
US $17,990.00
Year:2006
Mileage:72105
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Huntington Station, New York, United States
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2006 Pontiac GTO
72,000 miles LS2 V8 / 6 Speed Manual Transmission Black Exterior / Red Interior Tastefully modified with Australian Holden Monaro Conversion Adult owned and driven; meticulously maintained. Mobil 1 Oil changed consistently every 3 months or 3,000 miles (never more than 3,500 miles or 14 weeks). This car has never had anything but name brand gasoline, and has only had 93 (or 91 in places that didn’t have 93) octane in it. GM says it is capable of running on 87 or 89, but I never tried it. I have never “topped off” the tank, when the handle clicks, I stopped filling it up. I followed the maintenance plan for the car religiously, using only the highest quality of parts. All fluids and filters changed as prescribed including NRG Iridium Spark Plugs. The car has been tastefully modified from stock. Because I never trusted anyone else with it, I did almost all of the maintenance and upgrade work myself. It was the only way that I could be sure that nut and bolt were properly installed and torqued down to spec. The only exceptions were the occasional oil change done by a friend of mine in his shop, and body and paint work. All manuals, CDs, keys and original dealer paperwork (including the window sticker) come with the car. Stock Features: Phantom Black Metallic Paint Red Hot Red Leather Interior LS2 V8 400hp & 400 ft/lbs Tremec T56 Transmission 4 Wheel Independent Suspension 4 Wheel Anti-Lock Disk Brakes Traction Control System Digital Information Center with Integrated Trip Computer Air Conditioning 8 Way Power Seats Power Mirrors Power Locks Cruise Control Tilt/Telescope Steering Wheels (With Radio Controls) Speed Sensitive Windshield Wipers Blaupunkt 200w 10 speaker stereo with in dash 6 disc changer 17”x8” Aluminum Wheels The following is a detailed description of the car and any and all modifications made to it Body & Holden Conversion: The Conversion was done a few years back. The parts were sourced and imported from JHP in Australia. The paint and body work was done by a high quality body shop. It was done because I really liked the look of the Holden front end, and I wanted to drive something a little bit more unique. The side markers that were added come with clear lenses, they stood out on the black paint, so I had them sprayed with a single layer of the same body color paint, the light still easily shines through, but when they aren't lit up they blend in perfectly. In addition while it was in the shop I had a few other custom touches done, like having the spoiler removed and the holes welded shut and painted over, also I felt the windshield washer jets were too prominent, they were large grey lumps on the clean black hood. So I had the jets removed, and the holes welded shut and painted over. New jets were sourced and relocated to the wiper arms. Lastly, a wind storm resulted in a crack in the rear bumper, due to a mix up I ended up with the US spec SAP rear bumper. I was going have the embossed "GTO" in it filled in, and change the exhaust to a twin tip design to better suit the rear end. The paint was also well cared for, detailed every 6 months (with clay bar and wax). Here is the list of things changed: Holden Monaro Front Bumper Holden Monaro Grill Holden Monaro Marker & Fog Lights Holden Monaro Side markers Holden Steering Wheel badge Holden CV8-Z Glove Box Badge Holden Door Sill Badges Holden Wheel Center Caps Holden Trunk Badge Holden CV8Z Trunk Badge SAP Rear Bumper Holden Key & Keychain Windows tinted to 20% Things not converted: I never repainted the front Brake Calipers (they still say GTO) The front seats are still embroidered with “GTO” The Gauge Cluster still says “GTO” The Rear Bumper is embossed with “GTO” Suspension: The stock suspension is nice, but really is a little on the soft side for a Grand Touring car. In addition, some of the bushings from the factory are known to fail, but I also didn’t want to do something hardcore like coil-overs. So I upgraded the collapse prone rubber bushings to urethane which solved all of the alignment issues that GTO's can have. At the same time I decided that the shocks and struts should probably be changed. I imported from Australia via JHP again and got the upgraded Monroe GT Sport shocks and struts with matching Heavy Duty springs, which kept the rear at stock height while lowering the front ~ 3/4 ". This resulted in much better handling, and nicer riding car. Still very comfortable even on bumpy roads, with plenty of ground clearance, but still a nice rake. Pedders Polyurethane Differential Bushing Pedders Polyurethane Rear Sub Frame Bushings Pedders Polyurethane Radius Rod Bushings Monroe GT Sport Shocks & Struts King Heavy Duty Springs Super Pro Polyurethane Strut Top Bushings Performance: The performance modifications were relatively minor. I wanted to open up the car a bit so that you could hear the amazing engine while you drove. I also wanted to improve the gas mileage as I was using the car for a lot of road trips. By installing the headers and exhaust and better controlling heat under the hood, i was able to get 26mpg on the highway, with no droning sound inside the cabin. The exhaust is just the right volume, quiet and unobtrusive under normal conditions but plenty loud when you open the throttle. When I first bought the car I was told that people were finding oil residue in the intake pipe, so I bought a billet aluminum catch can, in all the years I have owned the car, I never found more than a drop or 2 of oil in the can, but never the less, it is there. The car was also custom tuned to take advantage of the intake and exhaust modifications using HP Tuners by BD Performance, the preliminary tune was done on a dyno and then it was fine-tuned on the street. The tune also removed the 1-4 Skip Shift system that locks out 2nd & 3rd gear unless you’re driving aggressively, the torque management was removed, and the speed limiter was removed should you feel a need to find out just how fast it can go. The baseline number when it was completely stock was 355 RWHP, after the parts were installed it made 389 RWHP, after the tune it made 398 RWHP. That all translates out to an engine that makes about 450 hp. K&N Air Intake & Filter (Filter is less than 18 months old) Elite Engineering Catch Can Vector Motorsports Heat Soak Reduction Kit Kooks Long Tube Headers (Jet-Hot Ceramic coated to 2,000?F) MagnaFlow X Pipe & Exhaust BD Performance Custom Dyno & Street Tune Brakes: I have always viewed brakes as a safety feature, and hence I wanted the best brakes I could find (without needing to get new wheels). The stock system is from PBR and is sourced by GM from the Corvette. The car stops among the best of any car I have ever driven. CQuence Slotted and Vented Rotors Hawk HPS Brake Pads Russell 6 Piece Brake Stainless Steel Brake Lines ATE Super Blue DOT 4 Brake Fluid Miscellaneous Odds and Ends: The following are small things done over the years to make the car safer, easier and more comfortable to drive. The lights on the car are fantastic. Lots of very evenly distributed light spread over the road with a sharp cut off line to avoid blinding other drivers, and for back roads on the HID high beams turn night to day. The color of the lights is a pure white, and was chosen because it provides the most output. The HID system was added with its own plug and play harness with separate relays to avoid putting unnecessary strain on the factory wiring. The interior accent lighting was changed to the color red to really show off the red leather seats and suede panels in the car at night. however there is still white lighting in the vanity mirrors and map lights for when you need them. The car is equipped with a Reverse Parking Sensor system that is activated when the car is put in reverse. the system will beep as you approach things from behind, there is also a visual display (both numbers and bar graph) mounted in such a way that it is visible (and correctly oriented) in the rear view mirror. The dash hold the OEM Holden gauge pod that displays Oil Pressue and Voltage. The colors, font and lighting match main cluster. HID 4300K 55w Low Beam HID 4300K 55w High Beam HID 3000K 35w Fog Lights HID Light Harnesses and Relays Holden Sports Gauge Kit (Matching Faces – Oil Pressure and Voltage) Interior Lights all Converted to LEDs (Dome/Footwell/Puddle/Glovebox/Console/Ignition are all Red, Vanity Mirror and Map lights are white) Rear Parking Sensors with Inverted Display mounted above the rear windshield visible (correctly) in the rear view mirror Car Motorsports Floor Mats Black with Red Trim with red anodized Billet Aluminum carpet clips Tires: I kept summer tires on the car in the summer and winter tires on in the winter. The last set of summer tires was worn out, so the car still sits on a set of Pirelli Snow Sport winter tires. These tires have at least 2 seasons remaining them. At 60,000 miles the radiator developed a leak; it was promptly replaced with a new OEM radiator. At the same time I did a new OEM water pump and 180?F Thermostat for good measure. Current Condition: The body shows wear and tear consistent with a well maintained car with 70,000 miles. At 60,000 miles the radiator developed a leak; it was promptly replaced with a new OEM radiator. At the same time I did a new OEM water pump and 180?F Thermostat for good measure. The outside bolster of the driver seat is worn and has a small tear (less than 1” long) just above the power seat controls. One of the fog light bulbs went bad recently, I replaced it with a pair of halogen bulbs I had laying around, the ballasts and wiring are in place and you can put in the HID bulbs of your choosing. I also recently changed the spark plugs (NGK Iridium) and wires again. The car is currently on winter tires, so that the purchase can put the summer tires of their choosing on, the winter set should be good for another season or 2. 3 of the wheels center caps recently disappeared, I have 2 spare Holden center caps that will be included in the sale, as well as the 4 original Pontiac center caps. Included in the sale: The Car Original manuals, discs and dealer paperwork Receipts for work done and parts 2 keys (One with a Pontiac badge and one with a Holden badge) 2 Additional Holden Center Caps 4 Original Pontiac Center Caps Garmin Nuvi 800 Series Navigation |
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