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#261
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Rebuilt a Carter AFB,Hung my new engine on the run stand.Tom
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#262
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Catalina- pass side A arms , new bushings installed. Gonna spend a couple days doing a back yard restoration, cleaning the 60 years off gunk off the chassis, and slather on some flat black.
Then turn car around and start other side(short on space).
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#263
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Flat black brushed on, plenty good for a driver.
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#264
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Pulled LeMans distributor to send off for rebuilding and convert back to points, ditching this old Pertronix set up.
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‘63 LeMans- ‘69 400 w/ original transaxle. 2.69 gears. ‘55 Catalina ‘62 Mercury Meteor-all original, bought new by my grandfather 71' GTO -original 400/4-speed/3.23 posi 13.95 @ 102.1 on street tires @ 4055lbs.-now my sons ride |
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#265
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Did the Pertronix give you trouble? I seem to be the only one that's had good luck with those things.
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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
#266
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I’ll know when I get the distributor back in and running. I have an erratic idle and stalling problem that gave me fits last summer. Replaced the carb, checked for vacuum leaks, ect ,still does it. Let a couple of other gear heads in my area go over it, and it’s been a head scratcher. A few people mentioned they had weird things like this happen with their Pertronix, so going to give that a try.
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‘63 LeMans- ‘69 400 w/ original transaxle. 2.69 gears. ‘55 Catalina ‘62 Mercury Meteor-all original, bought new by my grandfather 71' GTO -original 400/4-speed/3.23 posi 13.95 @ 102.1 on street tires @ 4055lbs.-now my sons ride |
#267
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Made a new hose holder
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1968 Pontiac GTO - Verdoro over Ivy Gold - 400/4-speed/3.08 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix - Sage/Sage/Sage - GM 305/Th200-4r 2004 Pontiac GTO - IBM over Black - LSx 440/6-speed/4.10 SRA - Single Digit Stick Shift |
#268
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Got the tach working. I have a pertronix 3 and was worried about connecting the tach lead to the neg on the coil. I had incorrect info that the tach could be damaged by the multi spark feature.
But that is not true and in my cars case I didn’t need to add a resistor that is sometimes required for correct function of the tach. Now I get too see how long the Pertronix functions before I get stranded like so many other have.
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73 T/A 455, 4speed |
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Esquire '74 T/A 455 Y-code SD clone previously on Dawson's Creek: '74 T/A 400 '81 AMC SX/4 '69 FB 350 |
#270
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Ed 1968 GTO (Thanks Mom) 2006 Silverado 2007 Cadillac SRX 2015 Chevy Express 2024 Cadillac LYRIQ |
#271
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Hey, I have one of those! When I got my used 15" wheels I had them all cleaned up and painted when I found that one of them had some rounding of the holes. What do you do with a pretty but non usable Ralley II?
Just a heads up, you are missing a couple of lug nuts.
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1969 Firebird 350 convertible, t-5, Carousel Red 2008 Solstice GXP 5speed manual, Sly 2008 Grand Prix, Ink Slate, Winter daily driver 2009 G8, Switchblade Silver, summer daily driver |
#272
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#273
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I fixed a little intake o ring leak on the 81. I took off the intake and was a little more liberal with the right stuff.
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" Is wearing a helmet illegal" Mike Kerr 1-29-09 |
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#274
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New battery today. Topped off the tank & took it for a drive
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Chris D 69 GTO Liberty Blue/dark blue T400, 9" w 3.50s, 3905lbs 461, 850 Holley, T2, KRE 310s, Comp HR288 w 165s, RA manifolds, 11.60@114, 1.58/60 The spare: 467, 850 Holley, T2, Edelbrock Dport 310cfm w RA manifolds, HFT 245/251D .561/.594L, 11.59@ 114, 1.57/ 60' |
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#275
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I took advantage of the dry weather and ran some errands in the T/A, then took the '68 down to open shop night at my son's school. I was hoping to do some more tinkering on the brakes but all the bays were full. It was fun seeing the shop kids drool over it and shout "noooo waaaay!" when my son got in to drive it home. He definitely got some cool points.
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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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#276
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Forgot the pic...rolled over 19,000 miles in the Comp T/A while I was out today. It came to me with 16,700 in 2022 so I'm not exactly racking up the miles, but it's getting driven regularly. It apparently had a mere 500 miles put on in it in the 10 years prior to my ownership.
Since the tape player is fixed I rocked a little STP Purple while motoring around.
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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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#277
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In the works.. What a dirty miserable job, but rewarding.
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#278
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full tank of gas what is stopping you...lol
Since the tape player is fixed I rocked a little STP Purple while motoring around. [/QUOTE]
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Esquire '74 T/A 455 Y-code SD clone previously on Dawson's Creek: '74 T/A 400 '81 AMC SX/4 '69 FB 350 |
#279
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Points are a no brainer to fix on the side of the road. Electronic your SOL.
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/197745168@N07/ "There's nothing more unsatisfying than watching an electric car go down the dragstrip." |
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#280
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I could swap a HEI module faster than points on the side of the road. But, that's me. Maybe if your a points master it's the opposite.
Also, whenever anyone complains about HEI it usually seems to be Pertronix. I have a DUI and i've searched around and haven't really found many, if any, problems.
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70 TA, 467 cid IAII, Edelbrock D-port heads, 9.94:1, Butler HR 236/242 @ .050, 520/540 lift, 112 LSA, Q-jet, TKX (2.87 1st/.81 OD), 3.31 rear https://youtube.com/shorts/gG15nb4FWeo?feature=share |
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