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Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-20-2024, 05:29 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,371
Posted By JLMounce
Not an apples to apples comparison. I don't know...

Not an apples to apples comparison. I don't know when the calculated Octane Rating changed, but in the muscle car heydays, octane was calculated as RON. Our fuels now are calculated by the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-16-2024, 02:43 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,678
Posted By srmmmm
More visible progress! Hood is on but won't...

More visible progress! Hood is on but won't close. Snorkels will have to come off the air cleaner housing to clear the A/C compressor and a hood brace. No real issue since the scoop will be open...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-14-2024, 04:41 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,005
Posted By unruhjonny
I signed up for POCI/Smoke Signals when Don...

I signed up for POCI/Smoke Signals when Don posted here about it;
I had seen the magazine get MUCH better - and quite liked the magazine.

I have enjoyed many of the articles - and even after Don...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-12-2024, 04:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,305
Posted By b-man
Thumbs down Goodbye troll. :mad: :ranger:

Goodbye troll. :mad:

:ranger:
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-12-2024, 03:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,305
Posted By b-man
Gladly. After you stop referring to yourself...

Gladly.

After you stop referring to yourself in the third person, as requested by a moderator and numerous other members.

We know who’s posting by looking at your username, stop it already.
...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-23-2024, 04:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 576
Posted By unruhjonny
I believe that the 1974 & 1975 bumpers and bumper...

I believe that the 1974 & 1975 bumpers and bumper covers interchanged;
I believe that original 1974 bumpers were made so that the "bumperette" portions could be unbolted, while the 1975 bumpers...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-23-2024, 08:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 576
Posted By TAKerry
To build a race car I dont think there are any...

To build a race car I dont think there are any differences in the cars you mentioned. 79 was a banner year so there should be more of them than the others to choose from. 81 had few cars made...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 01-10-2024, 11:58 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,564
Posted By Entropy11
That’s some great info posted above concerning...

That’s some great info posted above concerning expiration dates. I use Fusor 123EZ often (just as an epoxy based seam sealer, not for Endura btw) and I used one set of tubes that was just barely...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-04-2024, 06:20 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,602
Posted By Schurkey
If there was any space between the threads, the...

If there was any space between the threads, the plug would leak.



Well...yeah.

You wanted to put a "drilled" plug in that hole anyway. Drill the center of that bitch with a .030 drill bit,...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 01-02-2024, 01:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,174
Posted By Gordon Church
try inline tube....... INL15411

try inline tube....... INL15411
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-31-2023, 04:10 PM
Replies: 264
Views: 13,391
Posted By mgarblik
That's for sure. In my classes, we can still...

That's for sure. In my classes, we can still build a 400HP SBC from a junk yard truck core for $1000.00 in parts. From a teaching standpoint, a SBC is very easy on the instructor. All of the...
Forum: 69-71 Judges only TECH 12-19-2023, 01:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,027
Posted By dataway
I see what you're saying ... looks like the whole...

I see what you're saying ... looks like the whole pad was milled down about 60 thousandths.
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-07-2023, 01:38 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,265
Posted By OG68
For the carburetor fuel bowl vent. 70...

For the carburetor fuel bowl vent. 70 (California) and 71 cars
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-06-2023, 08:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,265
Posted By unruhjonny
the angle difference is an illusion; those are...

the angle difference is an illusion;
those are two different 1970 model year dual snorkel air cleaners;
the rear one is a 'dropped base' air cleaner for the Firebird, while the front one is a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-06-2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,094
Posted By chiphead
"original battery from 2006". There's your...

"original battery from 2006". There's your problem. A battery is not a pet, replace it when it gets old.

As the plates sulfate, it takes more current to maintain the battery in the float...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 11-29-2023, 08:49 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,014
Posted By TAKerry
https://live.staticflickr.com/4557/24417833858_ecd...

https://live.staticflickr.com/4557/24417833858_ecd39e0a27_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DcHMiu)2017-11-09_12-05-10 (https://flic.kr/p/DcHMiu) by Kerry Grubb (https://www.flickr.com/photos/156399515@N07/),...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-25-2023, 01:57 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,434
Posted By JLMounce
All things being equal, a 91 octane E10 mix and a...

All things being equal, a 91 octane E10 mix and a 91 octane pure gas mix should support roughly the same amount of power.

The big difference is in the volatility of the mixed fuel. With 10-15%...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-04-2023, 02:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,341
Posted By chiphead
Closing the loop on this. I changed the...

Closing the loop on this.

I changed the oil to 10W40 and cut the filter apart. I found a small piece of blue masking tape stuck in the filter pleats. I used the tape to block off the top end...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-28-2023, 05:17 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 9,657
Posted By Dragncar
I do not like base coat-clear coat modern paint...

I do not like base coat-clear coat modern paint on any old muscle car.
Does not look right. All colors are slightly tinted yellow and gets worse over time.
Single stage guy right here.
This car is...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-27-2023, 09:32 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 9,657
Posted By mgarblik
73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979

A few people on the forums know that I was able to acquire a 73 red SD-455 TA a little over a year ago. A dear friend was the second owner of the car and it was bought and lived here in Ohio it's...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-14-2023, 09:07 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,074
Posted By tom s
Already put full weight on it,PT at noon...

Already put full weight on it,PT at noon tomorrow.Thanks guys
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 09-11-2023, 06:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,084
Posted By OG68
I use the frame jack that was in the 80s-90s GM...

I use the frame jack that was in the 80s-90s GM cars. Fits into the hole at the bottom of the frame and provides a safe alternative to bottle, scissor, or bumper jacks
Forum: Pontiac - Race 09-11-2023, 12:43 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,941
Posted By Jack Gifford
I feel out-of-place posting to such a wacko...

I feel out-of-place posting to such a wacko thread...
The 3-rib M/T aluminum rods were first available in about 1963 and were known as "M/T Super Rods", the first M/T rods to use serrated-fit caps....
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-25-2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,303
Posted By 4dblnkldude
The BUFOONERY IS on facebook.

The BUFOONERY IS on facebook.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-21-2023, 10:08 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,316
Posted By "QUICK-SILVER"
Have seen jam nuts on adjustable pushrods work...

Have seen jam nuts on adjustable pushrods work loose.

More you worked the pedal the shorter the rod got.

Eventually getting short enough that the clutch wouldn't disengage.

Clay
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