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Nothing can ruin the presentation of your restoration more than a scratched, stained, faded and dirty set of wheels. This is the challenge that I was recently faced with for my 68 GTO. I wanted to show the car more but was a bit embarrassed by the appearance of the original wheels. My wheels were greased stained on the inside, so much so that they looked black. On the outside, each wheel also showed signs of multiple lost battles with the curb. The paint was faded and lacking luster.

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Beginning in 1967, the Rally II wheels were introduced as an option for the Pontiac GTO. The wheels have a spoked look, with a 2-tone finish of charcoal gray and silver.

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Have you wanted to convert your current drum brakes to disc but have had a hard time finding the right kit because you've got the dinky OEM 14 inch wheels? Finally, someone is offering a solution. OPGI just began selling a disc brake conversion kit for GM A body cars that works for wheels as small as 14 inches.

As someone who owns a GTO with the smaller 14 inch factory wheels, I can attest to how impossible it has been to find a disc brake kit that works with anything less than 15 inches. So this is a big win for A body owners. No longer do you have to sacrifice stopping distance (or, stopping altogether) for originality.

GTO Disc Brake Conversion Kit

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The National Parts Depot (NPD) will soon be offering parts for 1964-1972 Pontiac GTO, Tempest and LeMans cars, according to their Website. NPD has been in business since 1976 and currently offers parts for Chevy Camaro, Chevelle and Pontiac Firebird as well as Ford Mustangs, T-Birds, Trucks and Broncos. This is great news for residents of Southern California because now there will be another option to Original Parts Group in Seal Beach, as NPD has a wharehouse and showroom in Ventura, CA.

National Parts Depot

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OPGI, my personal favorite place to shop for GTO restoration parts, just recently updated their Website www.opgi.com (which was already pretty good). Here the details of what they did, according to an email they sent to their customers:
Live, Up-to-the Minute Product Availability Now Fully Integrated Into the OPG Website
At OPGI, we have always made it a high priority to have the product in stock when you need it. When shopping OPGI online, you'll now see that even when a product is out of stock, we have published arrival/ship dates at the product level! Why shop in the dark, when at OPG you can have all the product availability at your fingertips!
In-Stock
Enhanced Kit-Breakout at the Shopping Cart
When ordering a kit, our new automated cart software breaks it out so you can view all product details in that kit and insure it is precisely what you need, and it is in-stock when you place your order.
 
Kit-Swap-Savings® Now Available Online
OPG resto-shoppers can now get tremendous savings even when there isn't a sale going on.
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Complete Online Access to your
Order History Anytime 24/7
Whether you've ordered by phone, fax, mail or onthe web, you can now get total access to your entire order history. Click for details >>
 
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