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Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-12-2024, 02:05 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 9,022
Posted By mgarblik
I certainly understand Paul's point about the...

I certainly understand Paul's point about the pistons. Having to make some valve pocket corrections to fit new heads is certainly not a show stopper for me. But I have a Bridgeport and a BHJ super...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-11-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 332
Posted By mgarblik
23 years ago, a generation ago now. Seems like...

23 years ago, a generation ago now. Seems like last week to me sometimes. My sister lived 1 block away on Broadway. She and her husband were displaced for several months from the collateral...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-10-2024, 09:54 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,262
Posted By mgarblik
Some good points in this thread. I don't get a...

Some good points in this thread. I don't get a "hater vibe" from this thread. IMO, there is no single head that is going to give every Pontiac person exactly what they want or are looking for. Don...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-09-2024, 02:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 497
Posted By mgarblik
$44.95 for 2 piece direct from BOP. $54.95 for...

$44.95 for 2 piece direct from BOP.
$54.95 for 1 piece direct from BOP.

I have not used the SCE rear seal if it is different. Support the little guys. Wade is a friend to the hobby.
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-09-2024, 11:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 341
Posted By mgarblik
Car will run great at 10.8 compression on pump...

Car will run great at 10.8 compression on pump gas. Like Steve mentioned, the one piece if missing information is the condition, age, #of runs on the short block. Without completely pricing it...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-09-2024, 11:37 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 497
Posted By mgarblik
It's great to have choices. My go-to seal is the...

It's great to have choices. My go-to seal is the BOP 2-piece seal. It is easier to install for me working by myself. If your crankshaft has serrations in the seal area, make sure they are really...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-07-2024, 03:51 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,262
Posted By mgarblik
Getting rid of the Edelbrock script and other...

Getting rid of the Edelbrock script and other logos is just a hand grinder and a couple hours away!. I wasn't trying to deceive anybody, so I didn't put any casting numbers on the heads. The angle...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-07-2024, 03:13 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,118
Posted By mgarblik
I don't have any problems with stock Pontiac rods...

I don't have any problems with stock Pontiac rods in stock rebuilds, restoration engines, up to certain RPM's and HP. What is that point? I would say 5800 RPM's on a 3" main and 5500 on a 3.25"...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-07-2024, 09:32 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 212
Posted By mgarblik
RIP, Mr. Goldsmith. A great driver who really...

RIP, Mr. Goldsmith. A great driver who really raised the profile of Pontiac during the SD era. Brian Lohmes has a nice story and tribute to Mr. Goldsmith's driving capabilities highlighting his...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-05-2024, 06:00 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,118
Posted By mgarblik
Smile They will go 7200 RPM's in a 455.......once!

They will go 7200 RPM's in a 455.......once!
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-05-2024, 11:59 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,082
Posted By mgarblik
I just wanted to add that IMO, Rotary lifts are...

I just wanted to add that IMO, Rotary lifts are the Cadillac or (Pontiac) of lifts. We have 24 of the 2-post lifts in our school. They were installed in 1998. We have not had a SINGLE failure of a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-05-2024, 08:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 834
Posted By mgarblik
I use a combination of the methods described in...

I use a combination of the methods described in this thread. #1: I DO NOT use "Right Stuff", rock hard RTV on anything, especially sheet metal parts. Although it may seal, it is nearly impossible...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-04-2024, 11:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 512
Posted By mgarblik
King has allot of nice offerings for the small...

King has allot of nice offerings for the small main 3.00" size and rod bearings. Both performance and stock. Also some coated offerings. They have less for the large main 3.25" cranks. You may...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-04-2024, 11:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 723
Posted By mgarblik
I recently received my third quarterly Hot Rod...

I recently received my third quarterly Hot Rod Mag. I have been a subscriber since 1968. I am going to let is run out as well. It's really awful now. Nothing at all that interests me inside. A...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-04-2024, 10:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 512
Posted By mgarblik
Clevite sending finished bearings to Mexico just...

Clevite sending finished bearings to Mexico just for packaging sounds like BS to me. But I have no proof of that. Also not sure what laws, if any come into play as far as saying Made in USA on the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-03-2024, 05:42 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 9,022
Posted By mgarblik
I am not so sure about that. Once the heat stove...

I am not so sure about that. Once the heat stove sheet metal is installed on the left head and the AC compressor and all the brackets on the right head and that beautiful Pontiac paint, only a few...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-02-2024, 05:33 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 4,262
Posted By mgarblik
I don't think so. I talk to all the big players...

I don't think so. I talk to all the big players every year at PRI and push Pontiac stuff of course. Brodix and AFR have less than zero interest in the "legacy platforms", Pontiac included. Indy...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-02-2024, 04:50 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,349
Posted By mgarblik
Dr. Rick Roberts was the Chief Engineer at...

Dr. Rick Roberts was the Chief Engineer at Edelbrock for over 30 years and the primary man responsible for our Pontiac heads and all the aluminum Edelbrock heads. Earned his PHD in Engineering from...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-02-2024, 10:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,349
Posted By mgarblik
I was standing there in the Edelbrock booth over...

I was standing there in the Edelbrock booth over 30 years ago at PRI, when Vic Edelbrock said point blank to Arnie Beswick there was NO WAY they would ever sell over 100 sets of aluminum heads to...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-02-2024, 08:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,082
Posted By mgarblik
I would look into a side pull overhead door...

I would look into a side pull overhead door opener. That gives you allot more room in the center of the door area overhead where the pull track and attachments would contact the roof of a car or...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-02-2024, 08:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,082
Posted By mgarblik
I measured my lift placement for you. The center...

I measured my lift placement for you. The center of the post is 16 1/2 Ft. from the inside of the overhead door. That gives me about 1 foot to squeeze by the back of those big Ford and long...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-01-2024, 04:46 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 9,022
Posted By mgarblik
I noticed there is no provision in the casting...

I noticed there is no provision in the casting for spark plugs. Not that it is needed. But that may open up options for straight or angle spark plugs. All the modern chambers I am aware of use...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-01-2024, 08:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 690
Posted By mgarblik
Yes unfortunately, Rob was not at the top of his...

Yes unfortunately, Rob was not at the top of his game this year in the driving department. Life is like that sometimes. He doesn't run lots and lots of races each year, owning a sheet metal...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-01-2024, 08:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,082
Posted By mgarblik
My shop is smaller than I really wanted. Size...

My shop is smaller than I really wanted. Size was limited by various local restrictions. It is 34' deep. I wanted to be able to lift specific vehicles for the fleet maintenance I was doing at the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 08-31-2024, 10:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 482
Posted By mgarblik
Not sure what I am looking at but not a Ram Air...

Not sure what I am looking at but not a Ram Air V. These heads have center exhaust ports side by side. Also 6 valve cover bolts.
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