Gladiators

[albag]

Thanks for getting this BB forum going. Jeeps are very popular here in Northwest Indiana.

 

[albag]

Sold the Red GTO to a neighbor after I bought the Gladiator.

 

[Pragmatic Mutt]

Sold the Red GTO to a neighbor after I bought the Gladiator.

Nice ride albag.

 

[billintheabyss]

You gave up your goat? Miss it yet?

 

[albag]

You gave up your goat? Miss it yet?

A little. It’s a Gen 2. Built as a Holden in Australia and badged as a Pontiac GTO in North America. It’s hard, the car is in the parking lot. And I have to see it every day.
It was not my toy. It was my daily driver. I have a Yellow 2011 convertible C6 Grand Sport. It gets stored during the winter. Only has 24,000 miles.

 

[billintheabyss]

A little. It’s a Gen 2. Built as a Holden in Australia and badged as a Pontiac GTO in North America. It’s hard, the car is in the parking lot. And I have to see it every day.
It was not my toy. It was my daily driver. I have a Yellow 2011 convertible C6 Grand Sport. It gets stored during the winter. Only has 24,000 miles.

My uncle bought a GTO new in 2006, it's his retirement toy. He put aftermarket heads on it, along with long tube headers, a bigger cam, etc.

I always thought they were cool!

 

[Stimpy]

My uncle bought a GTO new in 2006, it's his retirement toy. He put aftermarket heads on it, along with long tube headers, a bigger cam, etc.

I always thought they were cool!

Reminds me of a BMW...

 

[Stimpy]

Here's one of my toys.... about 24,000 miles on it..... 2001...

 

[albag]

My uncle bought a GTO new in 2006, it's his retirement toy. He put aftermarket heads on it, along with long tube headers, a bigger cam, etc.

I always thought they were cool!

I bought mine as an untitled demo in 2007. I had a Banshee hood installed, as well as a K&N cold air intake. The body shop that did the hood also put the stripes on it and reshot the clearcoat. The Banshee hood is fiberglass and is 50 pounds lighter than the stock steel hood. Because it is molded the scoops are functional and push fresh air directly into the air filter box. The louvers behind the scoops are also functional, allowing hot engine compartment air to vent.
Stimpy, the grill "kidneys" are also aftermarket, chrome Stainless steel.

 

[albag]

This 1996 Formula WS6 was traded in when I bought the GTO. It had a 5.7 LT1, the GTO had a 6.0 LS2. The Vette has a 6.2 LS3.

 

[SMOKESTACK]

6.2 LS3 is like 450 hp stock ?

 

[albag]

6.2 LS3 is like 450 hp stock ?

430 BHP with the standard exhaust. Mine has the "dual mode" exhaust that bumps it to 436 BHP. The Z06 has an LS7 (7 Liters) that makes 505 BHP.

 

[albag]

billintheabyss update on the GTO. My neighbor finally sold it to a friend of his. Now I don't have to look at it every day.