[Silver Judge]

I have been visiting these boards and learning a lot from all of you folks for about the last two years and I thought I’d give a little intro and background. Two years ago I bought my first car that even had a V8 and what I bought was a numbers matching 1970 GTO Judge with a RAIII, 4-speed, power disk brakes. Helluva first V8 car if I do say so myself. As a little kid growing up in Northern Calif, I found myself tagging along with my buddies' to watch their older brothers and their friends street race in an area of San Francisco called brotherhood way and another place called the great highway. At that time nobody I knew had a Pontiac but what I did learn was this…if a GTO was involved in the race, the other guy was toast. I later had friends with some very fast pontiacs, T/A's, formula birds, etc. I also used to see an orbit orange judge all the time while waiting for the bus to go to school, I'll never forget that wing and wild judge motif on the trunk.

These memories never left me. The time came to finally get a very cool car and I decided to get a GTO. I test drove a few GTOs, decided I wanted a Judge! I finally found my Judge in Ellensburg, WA via an ad in Hemmings. After two visits, a PHS check and the help of a GM master mechanic determined that the Palladium Silver Judge with red interior was indeed a solid car and the real deal. It had been restored pretty well and was a solid, unmolested poncho that ran well, motor never rebuilt but refreshed enough to run well and give me quite the woody.

After about 4 months, I decided that I wanted to race but was afraid of breaking original parts, enter Dave Bisschop of SD Performance. I asked Dave to build me a 9.5-1 pump gas 468 stroker using a ’68 400 block with iron heads (6x, flowing 270 cfm plus) and all the other right goodies. The motor had 11 passes on the dyno and came in with 501 hp and 554 lb/ft of torque. I added a fresh M-22 built by a guy named Bill Ericson in Seattle (Italian gearset), a new 3:55 narrowed 12-bolt built by a NW guy named Bill Scribner here in the seattle area along with 4-wheel disc brakes http://www.scribnerweldinganddistrib...es/4/index.htm. I added Ken Crocie’s suspension pieces (strongarm suspension) which lowered the car about 1.5 inches and new upper and lower boxed control arms and adjustable uppers. Cooling it is a Rodney red and induction is via a HSD intake ported by SD topped with a 950 hp holley.

I never drag raced before and on my first day running at the NW BOPS, with 16 inch Comp T/As (not DR’s), the car ran 12.40’s. I had a blast lining up next to a pretty
Wicked sounding Olds with racing slicks, he got spanked !!

Thanks for all the great posts and info guys, Needless to say, I'm hooked on Pontiacs, nothing else will do when it comes to fun and performance. Here's a pic of me about to stage at Pacific Raceways, formerly Seattle Intl Raceway in Kent, WA

[Silver Judge]

I have been visiting these boards and learning a lot from all of you folks for about the last two years and I thought I’d give a little intro and background. Two years ago I bought my first car that even had a V8 and what I bought was a numbers matching 1970 GTO Judge with a RAIII, 4-speed, power disk brakes. Helluva first V8 car if I do say so myself. As a little kid growing up in Northern Calif, I found myself tagging along with my buddies' to watch their older brothers and their friends street race in an area of San Francisco called brotherhood way and another place called the great highway. At that time nobody I knew had a Pontiac but what I did learn was this…if a GTO was involved in the race, the other guy was toast. I later had friends with some very fast pontiacs, T/A's, formula birds, etc. I also used to see an orbit orange judge all the time while waiting for the bus to go to school, I'll never forget that wing and wild judge motif on the trunk.

These memories never left me. The time came to finally get a very cool car and I decided to get a GTO. I test drove a few GTOs, decided I wanted a Judge! I finally found my Judge in Ellensburg, WA via an ad in Hemmings. After two visits, a PHS check and the help of a GM master mechanic determined that the Palladium Silver Judge with red interior was indeed a solid car and the real deal. It had been restored pretty well and was a solid, unmolested poncho that ran well, motor never rebuilt but refreshed enough to run well and give me quite the woody.

After about 4 months, I decided that I wanted to race but was afraid of breaking original parts, enter Dave Bisschop of SD Performance. I asked Dave to build me a 9.5-1 pump gas 468 stroker using a ’68 400 block with iron heads (6x, flowing 270 cfm plus) and all the other right goodies. The motor had 11 passes on the dyno and came in with 501 hp and 554 lb/ft of torque. I added a fresh M-22 built by a guy named Bill Ericson in Seattle (Italian gearset), a new 3:55 narrowed 12-bolt built by a NW guy named Bill Scribner here in the seattle area along with 4-wheel disc brakes http://www.scribnerweldinganddistrib...es/4/index.htm. I added Ken Crocie’s suspension pieces (strongarm suspension) which lowered the car about 1.5 inches and new upper and lower boxed control arms and adjustable uppers. Cooling it is a Rodney red and induction is via a HSD intake ported by SD topped with a 950 hp holley.

I never drag raced before and on my first day running at the NW BOPS, with 16 inch Comp T/As (not DR’s), the car ran 12.40’s. I had a blast lining up next to a pretty
Wicked sounding Olds with racing slicks, he got spanked !!

Thanks for all the great posts and info guys, Needless to say, I'm hooked on Pontiacs, nothing else will do when it comes to fun and performance. Here's a pic of me about to stage at Pacific Raceways, formerly Seattle Intl Raceway in Kent, WA

[mcalvo]

That is a hell of a first car!

Sweet project.

-Michael

[Tom Vaught]

Congrats.

A very pretty track by the way!

Tom V.

[Tim Corcoran]

Silver,

Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like your a young man with your head screwed on right. You followed your dream, found the resources to do it and your now living your dream. Most of us had to wait a lot longer to live out our dream. Congrats on buying/building a great car, and for spanking the Old's.

Tim C

[dutch injun]

Nice car! But I love that Olds too, they're all good.....

[Bill Bolin]

Very nice car!! I'm kinda partial to the 70 Judge as well.

[Silver Judge]

Thanks Gents, you have some mighty tasty sounding pontiacs yourselves, and Pontiac462, I drool when I see pics of that nasty '70 Judge of yours

[Bill Bolin]

Thanks, but wait til it's done!!