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This is a picture of the ones that I made. Bill

I have a spare pair of the latch mechanisms that I made for the 250 GTO spyder that I had, but never used them. The ones I made for my 250 GTO coupe work great. $90.00 priority mail to the US. Bill

Try this link for pictures of my GTO. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/multicarnut/my_photos Bill

Kit $4K, Donor $1-$3K, 200 hours body work. Misc BS $3K. If you go whole hog, Wire wheels with knock-offs $2.5K, 425 HP 302 $5K Tremec TKOII trans and clutch $2K, etc. I can sell you mine for $25K. Bill

I started the 6 hour drive this morning. 45 minutes later the fuel pump took a crap!! Maby next year! Bill

I will have the yellow one parked with the Arizona Cobras group. (I am one of the founding members of Arizona Cobras) Space 11C. Hope to see you there Bill

Anyone going to Knott's 4/22 & 23? I'll be there with my 5.0 powered 250 GTO. Bill

Muriatic acid eats the heck out of rust. Nasty fumes, wear a good mask and gloves. Problem is as soon as you rinse off the acid the steel will flash rust in minutes. But for the buck ($3.00 Gal. at the hardware store) you can't beat it. I use a plastic flower window box to soak old tools and small parts. Bill

John Washington still sells the driving light frames. They fit perfectly in the Thunder Ranch openings using $18.00 / Pr. driving lights from Auto Zone. Bill

Ebay Item number: 4611930758 Alpha I kit still in crate comes with a 74 Datsun Z donor. Starting bid $2000.00. Auction Ends Feb-15-06 14:13:21 PST Bill

My 77 250 GTO kit weighs 2800 with a 302 with aluminum heads. The wire wheels and tires are 300 lbs of that. Weight distrubition is 45/55. Don't forget you are removing the bumpers which on the later models are quite heavy. Bill

Marc, 15 years ago I used a spot welder cutter from Eastwood to restore a 74 VW convert, worked great after a bit of the learning curve. Are you going to Knott's this April? I would love to see your car. I'll be there with my Thunder Ranch and maybe the Thunder Rossa. Bill

There is a newly listed 250 GTO on ebay. Starting bid $14999.00. Cut and paste this link to view. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4602648065&fromMakeTrack=true My Thunder Rossa (front end is a Thunder Ranch - rear is a Velo Rossa) is coming along nicely, Spending a lot of time making the doors, hood and trunk fit perfectly. Bill

Chelle, I was not comparing my car to yours! I was comparing mine to the Alpha 1. In response to ZHEADV8's question about the Alpha 1 kit still being available.

I have the Thunder Ranch kit. The front end is exactly the same, the raar slightly Different.