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Forum: THE LOBBY 06-10-2024, 05:04 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 47,278
Posted By locomotivebreath
Went out for a cruise and a kid down the street...

Went out for a cruise and a kid down the street smacked my GTO with a damn basketball on the curve of the roof , it rippled it . It’s one of those hillbilly basket ball hoops that parents put in the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-06-2024, 04:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,090
Posted By locomotivebreath
Drove it about 100 miles today . It starts much...

Drove it about 100 miles today . It starts much easier if I crack the throttle for a few moments then start it . Steve’s idea worked , I **** it down once and rested my foot on the gas and let it sit...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-30-2024, 05:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 680
Posted By locomotivebreath
I have a slightly warmed over 400 in my 68 GTO -...

I have a slightly warmed over 400 in my 68 GTO - all factory parts except the oversized RA manifolds, small roller set up with 230cfm 16s . Factory 68 Qjet , M20 , 3.90s . It rips and easily gets...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-20-2024, 07:24 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 2,009
Posted By locomotivebreath
Not born yet

Not born yet
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-12-2024, 05:47 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,433
Posted By locomotivebreath
10 years in stable temp - no problem . I would...

10 years in stable temp - no problem . I would shake the bottles though .
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-01-2024, 07:10 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,005
Posted By locomotivebreath
There’s a lot of us here in their 30 & 40s . My ...

There’s a lot of us here in their 30 & 40s . My nephews love my GTO . A young lady mayb early 20’s came up to get a picture of it when I was getting gas and just ask what it was ! Young people...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-10-2024, 04:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,627
Posted By locomotivebreath
I don’t know anyone that preferred mre’s over C-...

I don’t know anyone that preferred mre’s over C- rats ! Especially the origional dark brown bag mre’s from the 80s . We started getting the heaters in the late 90s and that was great . Before that...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-26-2024, 02:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 412
Posted By locomotivebreath
https://torcousa.com/

https://torcousa.com/
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-24-2024, 05:35 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,095
Posted By locomotivebreath
Ford could get away using Model T again if they...

Ford could get away using Model T again if they wanted .
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-18-2024, 08:10 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,414
Posted By locomotivebreath
Is it possible to make the resistor wire or add a...

Is it possible to make the resistor wire or add a resistor if he missing it and not the Mopar style unit ?
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-16-2024, 07:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 761
Posted By locomotivebreath
https://www.riversidegear.com/ I forgot to add...

https://www.riversidegear.com/ I forgot to add this place as well . I’ve shopped at both for my M20 .
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-16-2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 761
Posted By locomotivebreath
https://5speeds.com/

https://5speeds.com/
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-14-2024, 08:33 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,600
Posted By locomotivebreath
I have 15x7 front , 15x8 rear Repro rally IIs...

I have 15x7 front , 15x8 rear Repro rally IIs with cooper p215/65 front and 275/60s out back . Stock front 1 inch bar and added 7/8 bar rear . Rear upper & lower control arms are boxed , tubular rear...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-14-2024, 02:28 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,600
Posted By locomotivebreath
Weighed my 68 GTO

Just an fyi for anyone curious . 1968 GTO Hdtp , all iron 400 with RA manifolds , 4spd , PS , PB , vintage air , no console , hide aways , or spare . 5th of Jim beam , 12ga 870 shotgun and near...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-05-2024, 05:16 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 47,278
Posted By locomotivebreath
I got my GTO out for about 20 miles today and 75...

I got my GTO out for about 20 miles today and 75 a few days before . The VERY long most of life resto was completed in November and I’ve still managed to rack up about 600 miles on it . Coldest I’ve...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-12-2024, 07:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,210
Posted By locomotivebreath
What chip said is certainly something to think...

What chip said is certainly something to think about . How do you intend to use the car ? Race , cruise ? I did a numbers matching resto on my GTO , I don’t race or drive hard so in the end , a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-18-2023, 04:21 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,715
Posted By locomotivebreath
Jorts & white socks ! Man I hope that doesn’t...

Jorts & white socks ! Man I hope that doesn’t happen to me .
Forum: Suspension TECH 12-12-2023, 01:26 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,841
Posted By locomotivebreath
I use the energy suspension polygraphite - and...

I use the energy suspension polygraphite - and they don’t squeak . I grabbed the jegs springs because of the sale price at the time . I wish I knew who made them because I’d say 2” drop from stock...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 11-27-2023, 07:18 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,936
Posted By locomotivebreath
Ames sells the correct tank with neck for 68 . I...

Ames sells the correct tank with neck for 68 . I just put one in mine early this year . They have a stainless version too . Part # L205R
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-18-2023, 04:07 PM
Replies: 643
Views: 47,278
Posted By locomotivebreath
The wife and I drove our freshly restored 68 GTO...

The wife and I drove our freshly restored 68 GTO down to a country winery in Kentucky for dinner to celebrate out 17th anniversary . 3.90’s on the back roads of KY rock !
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-18-2023, 02:05 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,935
Posted By locomotivebreath
When I did my 16’s , they flow 235cfm - I was...

When I did my 16’s , they flow 235cfm - I was within about $200 of new aluminum d’s . Mine are origional to my car but if one would’ve been cracked or something , I wouldn’t have blinked twice to go...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-06-2023, 01:59 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,183
Posted By locomotivebreath
I asked the guy that ordered the harness too -...

I asked the guy that ordered the harness too - he said it was non resistor for hei ? I went out and tried it again , battery is on charger so I started out with 13.6 and voltage dropped to 10.7...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-03-2023, 05:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,183
Posted By locomotivebreath
I did some gear math and I think 3.55 with a 26...

I did some gear math and I think 3.55 with a 26 tire is about the same as 3.90 with the 28 . I could see a 3.55 swap as one of the few mods I’d do with this car . I’m pretty lazy to swap a diff these...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-03-2023, 04:18 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,183
Posted By locomotivebreath
70 was right at 3400 rpm with 275/60/15s . I...

70 was right at 3400 rpm with 275/60/15s . I stayed under that in the slower lane because I was a nervous wreck ! I’ve never driven it before . Actually that was the first time I ever saw it move on...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-03-2023, 10:59 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,183
Posted By locomotivebreath
Thanks ! Lots of help from the good people on...

Thanks ! Lots of help from the good people on this forum .
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