1965 Gto / Tempest Station Wagon...428 Ci on 2040-cars
Durango, Colorado, United States
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I have owned this
wagon for almost 24 years (Sept of 1990). It has been kept inside most all of
this time. Sadly it is time to make some changes in my life and have chosen to
let it go. It has always been my dream to make a real 2 door GTO wagon out of it
as though it was a one of a kind concept car but never had the means to finish
the project. Several years ago I parted a beat GTO and saved the doors and cut
out the back roll up window section to weld into the wagon to create a two door
hardtop wagon. These parts are available but don’t come with the wagon. I am
selling just the car in this sale. I do have a lot of extra parts I have
collected and intend to sell after the wagon sells but will give the buyer
first option at these parts. Some of these being 1965 GTO Bucket Seats, a 1965
Tri Power manifold and carbs, and a bored 428 block with new pistons, rings,
cam and most parts to build a complete motor. I disassembled the
front clip, cleaned and repaired each part, hung, primed and painted all of
them individually. The GTO hood is painted on both sides and is very straight
as are both fenders. All of this was done with great attention to detail. The
grill and header panels were replace with GTO grills and header panels. The top of the dash was also repainted while
the windshield was out and an original dash pad was added. I had a new
windshield installed and it is still in great condition. The two rear side
windows have been removed to reseal and were tinted. While they were out I
cleaned and painted around the frame as I did around the windshield frame. I
have also cleaned and painted the underside of the car a few years back and the
floor pans are still in good shape. The motor is 1969
‘428’cu in. 2 bolt main from a Bonneville Wagon, cast # 9792968. It is still a
stock motor with about 140,000 miles. I believe the wagon to be around the same
mileage but had to replace the odometer several years ago. I have added an
Edelbrock 650 carburetor with electric choke, an HEI distributer and an Accel coil/cap,
a new power steering pump, a new clutch fan, starter, battery cables, all new
hoses and belts, and a chrome one wire alternator. The exhaust was upgraded to a
2” aluminized system with Magnaflow mufflers and tips, it sounds great and was
very professionally installed. The original ST310 two
speed transmission was rebuilt and works great. The combination works great
together and will bury the speedometer which I have done. When it was installed
I bought a new Hughes mild stall torque converter and new transmission lines.
It still has the column shift automatic. I have an automatic floor console
setting in the car but it is not hooked up yet. I have most of the linkage
which will come with the car. The radiator was
replaced with a 4 core desert cooler from OPG. The heater core and heater fan
were also replaced with new parts. The front steering has
had all of the following parts replaced, coil springs, KYB gas shocks, 1 1/4
front sway bar which eliminated front end roll, center link, tie rod ends,
pitman arm, a new 2 3/4 turn steering box, A arm bushings, as well as many other
parts. The steering is tight and you will be amazed how well it handles in the
corners. I have upgraded the master cylinder to a twin cylinder and added a
power drum. It was a single cylinder with no power originally. It has air
shocks on the rear and a light duty trailer hitch. Inside the wagon you
will find a color matched 442 steering wheel, color matched carpet in the back
and color matched bucket seats. The wagon did not have carpet but came from the
factory with color matched rubber floor mats and a rubber cargo mat with chrome
rub bars. All are still in great shape.
The cargo mat has been stored away the whole time I have owned the car and
still has the jute backing on it. The rear seat has come apart at the seams in
some places but is repairable. It appears someone had cut away the bead causing
the stitching to come out. The headliner is torn and needs replacing. I have a
new one in a box that comes with the car. I have added a GTO grab bar over the
glove box. I installed a Sony stereo in the glove box to maintain the factory
dash and installed a new dual cone speaker from The rear window is in
good working condition but has been scratched down the center due to rubbing on
something inside the tailgate. The Car still has the original key and all the
locks work. The bumpers are
straight but the rear may need to be rechromed at some point. You can get in this car
and drive it short of the fact the tires are completely shot. They hold air but
are not safe to drive on! They are on 17” Torque Thrust Wheels and are
255-45-17 BFG’s. The brakes will most
likely need work soon also. There is a small antifreeze leak where the water
pump rests against the intake manifold. I believe this is typical on I still have most of
the receipts for most of these parts as well as many others I haven’t listed. I
also have an extensive photo history which I will put onto a CD and include. I
still have the original owners manual and protection plan booklet with the
Protect-O-Plate. I have never completed
the exterior because of my hopes to create a 2 door wagon. It has some rust
issues and has light damage from being backed into as you can see in the
pictures, but has had no serious damage from any accidents. By the way, it is a
better looking car than most all the GTO’s out there and way more rare! |
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