1999c.JPG 1016 hits | 66.18 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Here is the original door data tag. It was not removed during the restoration. I threatened the painter with bodily harm if it was damaged or oversprayed!!! (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999F.JPG 1003 hits | 47.2 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The GT-E trim was all there but in need of restoration. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999g.JPG 1064 hits | 56.21 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The car had been repainted once a long time ago. The worst rust in the car was at the lowest point in the right rear quarter panel. Evidently the trunk seal leaked a little on that side.. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999h.JPG 1078 hits | 72.24 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The hood was dented right in the center and the driver side grille was busted. Fortunately the GT-E grille bars were all there and restorable. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999i.JPG 1188 hits | 57.91 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 VIN plate was in decent shape except there was lots of tobacco and ashes all along the front of the windshield. It cleaned up nicely and was kept in place undisturbed during the restoration. Again the painter was under threat of injury to keep it pro... (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999k.JPG 955 hits | 56.03 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Beautiful engine compartment and shock towers only needed to be stripped and repainted. There was one small (1/4" long) crack in the drivers side shock tower near the A arm mounting bolt that had to be welded. Otherwise the engine compartment needed ... (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999l.JPG 983 hits | 61.75 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The car had a 390 FE engine when the previous owner purchased the car. It had been crudely installed using Galaxie type motor mounts. Fortunately the original VIN stamped C6 transmission was still in the car. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999mm3.jpg 1017 hits | 62.1 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The Crager SS wheels and tires appeared to have been installed on the car and never driven since then. The tires were age cracked but had no mileage on them. I sold the set for $100 at the Long Beach swap meet. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
1999o.JPG 977 hits | 52.18 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Rust holes in the lower rear quarter. John Hudson replaced this section with a piece cut from a perfect original quarter panel including the trunk floor drop off. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2000MVC-155S.JPG 1022 hits | 31.61 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 I installed the rebuilt 427 in the unrestored car to make it easier to transport across the country during my job relocation. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2002BGTE Motor.JPG 1184 hits | 72.44 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 You can see the replacement hood. I found a perfect used one with the same date code as the original thanks to Scott Behnke. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2001Nosed.jpg 919 hits | 91.47 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 At my new house. The car on the left is a low mileage original that had been in a barn for almost 25 years. I had it at my house for a few weeks and got it running after all that time. It was cool having two identical GT-E's for that short period. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2003MVC-559F.JPG 833 hits | 59.58 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The back end was very straight even before body and paint. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004aMVC-573F.JPG 1107 hits | 64.79 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Disassembly beginning for paint (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004aMVC-574F.JPG 1123 hits | 58.26 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Out comes the engine. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009833.JPG 1039 hits | 30.85 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Door jams being hit with color. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009834.JPG 1041 hits | 48.34 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Painting the underside of the hood (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009835.JPG 886 hits | 52.66 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Silver lower body color (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009838.JPG 943 hits | 50.8 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Fresh paint inside the trunk (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009839.JPG 995 hits | 48.84 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Still jammin (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009843.JPG 927 hits | 35.27 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Final blocking before color (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004IM009847.JPG 912 hits | 34.91 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 First color coat (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2004tailontrailer.JPG 890 hits | 65.61 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Loading it on the trailer for the ride home!!!! (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005aMVC-062F.JPG 932 hits | 58.81 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 New insulation was installed throughout the entire car (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Backtogether.JPG 934 hits | 66.6 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Starting to come together (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005fendshl1.JPG 952 hits | 43.09 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The fender shield rubber was removed and used as a pattern. The shields were bead blasted and painted in natural steel finish paint since they aere bare metal originally. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005fendshl2.JPG 883 hits | 44.69 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The new rubber was attached with staples hand made from stainless wire. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005grilleHL motors.JPG 973 hits | 58.36 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 NOS headlight motors right before installation into the restored grille assemblies. Not cheap. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Inst1.JPG 870 hits | 39.24 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Instrument panel, passenger side being prepped for painting the black lip. The rechroming of all the plastic parts in the interior was done by John's Classic Cougars in Holland, Michigan and turned out great. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Inst2.jpg 964 hits | 47.95 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Krylon #1613 Semi flat black paint being applied to the dash parts. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Inst3.JPG 912 hits | 68.8 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The rechromed and detailed instrument bezel looks great. I painted the back ground areas on the dash emblems. The wood grain dash parts are the original ones and were carefully stained and then waxed to make them appear new again. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Inst5.JPG 977 hits | 59.74 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Testing all the bulbs before installation of the dash. You can see the NOS temp guage. Not seen is the NOS Amp guage to the left. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005innerfendlh.JPG 894 hits | 58.68 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Inner fender before I started cleaning and stripping (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005LHinnerfend.JPG 1053 hits | 53.58 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 A week later after i wire wheeled the area to bare metal, painted it and installed the restored front suspension parts. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Exhangers.jpg 935 hits | 53.12 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The original exhaust hangers restored nicely. Note how the R/H side has white rubber for easy identification by the assembly line installer. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005LHrearaxle.jpg 903 hits | 58.54 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Original Fomoco correctly dated brake drums. NOS Autolite Super Heavy Duty shocks in their distinctive copper color (Note: the assembly line shocks would have been black). The rear axle housing was sandblasted and painted with DP90. A new Detroit Loc... (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005radiatordatecode.JPG 1116 hits | 49.64 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The original radiator was recored. Note the date stamping in the top takn 67 - 12 i.e. December 1967. The car was assembled in January 1968. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005headcasting.jpg 980 hits | 66.08 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The original GT-E heads with C8AE 6090-J casting numbers and BF-32 plugs (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005transmissiontag.JPG 961 hits | 59.46 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The original transmission tag PGB-W (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005transmissionvin.JPG 945 hits | 97.75 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 The original VIN stamped into the original transmission. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005resto5.jpg 900 hits | 45.19 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Rear window frames being sent for chrome plating (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Steeringbox1.JPG 926 hits | 66.55 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 Original steering box tag on the original box before restoration. (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
2005Steeringbox3.JPG 889 hits | 74.86 KB | Posted: 8/10/06 A little polish makes the tag look new (Posted in: Royce Peterson's blue GT-E)
