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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 01-17-2025, 10:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 176
Posted By Sirrotica
2 part epoxy, such as JB Weld. You'll need to...

2 part epoxy, such as JB Weld. You'll need to remove the super glue residue before you use the epoxy. Rough up the surfaces if possible to gain adhesion clean with alcohol or similar liquid before...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-13-2025, 09:43 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,725
Posted By Sirrotica
While working in a Buick dealership I had...

While working in a Buick dealership I had occasion to head gasket dozens of 350 Buick engines due to premature deterioration of the fiber head gaskets Buick used.

By the time they were brought in...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 01-11-2025, 07:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 307
Posted By Sirrotica
No, there are no parts in common as far as I...

No, there are no parts in common as far as I know. Back then each GM division had their own frames without any interchangeable parts. Chevy had ball joints, Pontiac had a trunnion setup in the front,...
Forum: Members Helping Members 01-06-2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 360
Posted By Sirrotica
Maybe I should have said automotive never seize,...

Maybe I should have said automotive never seize, the others aren't common in automotive usage. You won't find them in a parts store or in one of our garages. Thanks for keeping the record...
Forum: Members Helping Members 01-06-2025, 07:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 360
Posted By Sirrotica
By all means put it on, any diesel glow plugs...

By all means put it on, any diesel glow plugs should have it on. If you've never broken one off a glow plug in a cylinder head, believe me, you don't want to. The thin metal shell is prone to twist...
Forum: Members Helping Members 01-06-2025, 06:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 222
Posted By Sirrotica
Second the independent agent, mine saved me a ton...

Second the independent agent, mine saved me a ton over Liberty Mutual. He is actually an agent for Liberty Mutual, and he knew he could save me a bunch over them.

A farm policy is what I currently...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-03-2025, 10:53 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 737
Posted By Sirrotica
I've seen as many as 6 starter shims in a Pontiac...

I've seen as many as 6 starter shims in a Pontiac with an automatic so don't quit with only 2. It's rare to use more than 2, but it's not unheard of to use more. For some reason the stick cars many...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-03-2025, 02:03 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 940
Posted By Sirrotica
Link to Engine Masters air filter shootout season...

Link to Engine Masters air filter shootout season 2 episode 27:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x693421

14 minutes.

Project Farm does a test where in his clear test rig you can see the...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-01-2025, 09:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 940
Posted By Sirrotica
As long as I have run dirt track cars, I have...

As long as I have run dirt track cars, I have never used K&N filters, always paper. If you want something that actually removes fine particulate from the ingested air, it ain't a K&N or any other...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 12-28-2024, 11:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 419
Posted By Sirrotica
NASCAR rules stated early on that they allowed no...

NASCAR rules stated early on that they allowed no roller tappets because back then NASCAR was formed, it was all about stock style equipment. To sidestep the rules and add some longevity, the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-28-2024, 05:28 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,123
Posted By Sirrotica
One thing not mentioned is when you watch the You...

One thing not mentioned is when you watch the You tube cutaways the same Wix filers are vastly different inside. There are counterfeit filters out there, and when one firm is selling a Wix filter for...
Forum: Suspension TECH 12-20-2024, 12:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 399
Posted By Sirrotica
If these will fit your wheels they surely wont...

If these will fit your wheels they surely wont pull through a lug nut opening. Stock nut OD is 3/4", these are 1".
...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-16-2024, 09:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 869
Posted By Sirrotica
I don't even try to flare stainless line for...

I don't even try to flare stainless line for brakes, fuel lines, or transmission cooler lines. I use Nicopp for everything now, easy to flare, bend. and won't ever corrode.

Top tier auto...
Forum: Members Helping Members 12-15-2024, 01:51 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 78,943
Posted By Sirrotica
Merry Christmas to you Bill, may the New Year be...

Merry Christmas to you Bill, may the New Year be good to you, and yours.
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-10-2024, 05:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,809
Posted By Sirrotica
You can complain all you want about aftermarket...

You can complain all you want about aftermarket speed equipment at this time, but in the 70s when they were still making the engines there was nothing but factory parts available overall.

You...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 12-07-2024, 07:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 917
Posted By Sirrotica
Piston rings do rotate. I've put them in new,...

Piston rings do rotate. I've put them in new, staggered 180 degrees, and pulled the engine down within a month. The rings had lined up the end gaps on the compression rings, oil rings were somewhat...
Forum: 78 and Newer G-body Pontiac TECH 11-26-2024, 11:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,666
Posted By Sirrotica
Mine came from OK, so it had zero rust on it. It...

Mine came from OK, so it had zero rust on it. It was 2 tone metallic red with a padded landau roof. I sold it to a guy I used to work with at the local chevy dealer. He bought it for his step son...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-20-2024, 03:33 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 800
Posted By Sirrotica
Kenth, thank you so much for keeping the record...

Kenth, thank you so much for keeping the record straight, I realize you have a library with most any Pontiac spec at your fingertips, something I used to have, but due to space constraints and life,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-19-2024, 03:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 800
Posted By Sirrotica
The 67-stick said, "capacity 7 quarts" stamped...

The 67-stick said, "capacity 7 quarts" stamped right on the stick. Near as I can remember all the others said, "capacity 6 quarts" on the 68 and later sticks.

If the stick is stamped 7 quarts, it...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-19-2024, 02:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 800
Posted By Sirrotica
It's the same measurement as the full and add...

It's the same measurement as the full and add marks on any Pontiac stick, roughly 3/4 inch from memory.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-19-2024, 01:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 800
Posted By Sirrotica
The pans are all the same if you're dealing with...

The pans are all the same if you're dealing with a factory pan, 1973 started the baffled pan, still the same except for the baffle.

Pontiac engineers only changed the crankcase volume by...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-17-2024, 08:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 660
Posted By Sirrotica
Most fuel pumps aren't designed to draw fuel...

Most fuel pumps aren't designed to draw fuel through a fuel filter, but they are designed to push fuel through a fuel filter. Running a fuel filter on the suction side may lead to fuel starvation...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-14-2024, 10:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 765
Posted By Sirrotica
I have no idea if you have any oval track racers...

I have no idea if you have any oval track racers in your area, but they should be able to possibly point you in the direction of someone that bends roll cages and fabs them near you. A plus is it's,...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 11-13-2024, 04:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 765
Posted By Sirrotica
61-64 Chevy frames are not even close to a...

61-64 Chevy frames are not even close to a Pontiac frame. If you intend to tie into the frame, not the floor. I doubt that the chevy X frame kit is going to have the correct tie in points as on a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-11-2024, 01:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 579
Posted By Sirrotica
Our local dirt track paid him for an appearance...

Our local dirt track paid him for an appearance one night. He raced a local racers car in the late model division.

During the heat race and the engine expired, which sidelined the car for the...
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