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Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-18-2022, 11:41 AM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Its been a while. How are things?

Its been a while. How are things?
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-25-2021, 12:09 AM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
I have never seen any rear suspension braces on...

I have never seen any rear suspension braces on this car. If they are not there now, they were not there in '88.
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 01-15-2021, 06:57 PM
Replies: 339
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Well, thats the first time that car has seen a...

Well, thats the first time that car has seen a back drive since 1988 when I chucked the original into my scrap pile. Of course it wasnt until years later that I really regretted that rash decision.
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-19-2020, 11:29 PM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
I never painted the jams either. The paint in...

I never painted the jams either. The paint in the jams and the chalk on the firewall were applied at the factory
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-10-2020, 01:04 AM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Sure was. It was a water main in base housing...

Sure was. It was a water main in base housing that broke outside my house and blew mud and rocks into the air and broke the original windshield.
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-07-2020, 11:38 PM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Windscreen was replaced in 95 or 96 by one of...

Windscreen was replaced in 95 or 96 by one of those mobile repair places. Original was cracked when I bought the car.

Never noticed the slip, and it never leaked water when I was driving it. ...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-06-2020, 01:55 PM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
I can think of quite a few 2004 model cars that...

I can think of quite a few 2004 model cars that would rip the paint right off the muscle cars that I was buying for a few hundred bucks in the mid 80's.

But the point remains - the 60's and 70's...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-06-2020, 12:28 PM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
I appreciate this thread because its a little...

I appreciate this thread because its a little like an archiological dig - though I owned the car far longer than the original owner, some of it is uncovering areas of the car I never seen. Other...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-06-2020, 11:06 AM
Replies: 339
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Looks good Dennis Reviewing the last few...

Looks good Dennis

Reviewing the last few posts I have a few comments:

First and foremost, your brother's "T" is what put this car on my radar in the first place. I saw all the magazine press...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 11-13-2020, 11:51 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
I know nothing about a missing spoon! I'm not...

I know nothing about a missing spoon! I'm not sure I ever had the A/C system that far torn down.
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 10-10-2019, 01:45 PM
Replies: 339
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Regarding the under hood AC stuff, IIRC, only the...

Regarding the under hood AC stuff, IIRC, only the inner suitcase is from a GP. The rest is original.

Also, in the past I have opined that this car did not have the nipple for the hood tach. ...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 09-25-2019, 10:41 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
It's been a while since an update. You didn't...

It's been a while since an update. You didn't give up, did you?
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-11-2019, 11:49 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Your heads are a lucky coincidence (early...

Your heads are a lucky coincidence (early heads/early car), but yes, not "born with".
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-11-2019, 07:48 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Also... He said the spedo cable melted on the...

Also... He said the spedo cable melted on the exhaust almost immediately after he got the car home so he got a lot of warranty work done... IIRC, the odo is like 9700 miles - and those are...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-11-2019, 07:40 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Another weird story from Mr. Green... He had...

Another weird story from Mr. Green... He had major overheating issues and cracked the original HO heads and replacements. When I bought the car it had 72cc #13's and log manifolds on it which he...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-11-2019, 11:43 AM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
I was only at Chanute for 3 months (tech school)....

I was only at Chanute for 3 months (tech school). I left in March (about -20 that morning) and made it about 20 miles before the ignition wire running down to the starter shorted against the...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-10-2019, 10:27 AM
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Posted By 455HOGT37
Yep, there were genuine Cragar SS wheels on the...

Yep, there were genuine Cragar SS wheels on the front and SS clones on the rear. The single original Honeycomb was in the trunk with a worn out, off brand bias ply tire mounted. This leads me to...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-09-2019, 12:23 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
A little history on the deck lid for your car: ...

A little history on the deck lid for your car:

When I bought it in '88, the original owner told be he ordered the car with a wing but it did not deliver with one. So he did an over the counter...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-23-2016, 08:23 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
I have pics, I just need a good way to scan them...

I have pics, I just need a good way to scan them and get them to you. It's going to happen eventually.

I'll talk to the owner of my old Bird, but I suspect that he's not interested in a "correct"...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-23-2016, 09:20 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
First off, where's the updates? Seems likey the...

First off, where's the updates? Seems likey the car would be completely restored by now based upon your earlier progress!

As an off topic, the 68 400 Bird that I sold 25 years ago (which donated...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-12-2016, 11:18 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Ok, its coming back to me now. The guts of the...

Ok, its coming back to me now. The guts of the tach you have are from a 68 400 firebird 4 speed I once owned. The GT baseplate was busted up pretty good so I just threw that tach together to fill...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-11-2016, 01:55 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Also noteworthy is the factory applied crayon...

Also noteworthy is the factory applied crayon marking on the firewall. That is original paint.
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-09-2016, 08:46 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Im sure the top part is original, but I may have...

Im sure the top part is original, but I may have replaced the bottom plate with another one I had laying around. That said, I've never seen one with a nipple in person so I'm nearly positive the...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-08-2016, 09:23 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Has it been established that all cars had the...

Has it been established that all cars had the hood tach vent? I cant recall ever seeing the fitting on the suitcase, remnants of a hose, or the nipple on the bottom of the tach.

Take all that...
Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-08-2016, 08:54 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 69,840
Posted By 455HOGT37
Yes, the odd man out with the G60-14 was in the...

Yes, the odd man out with the G60-14 was in the trunk when I purchased the car.
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