Forum: Pontiac - Race
05-07-2024, 03:37 PM
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Forum: THE LOBBY
04-28-2024, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,057
For a modest amount of work and...
For a modest amount of work and expense......leave the 455 in it, get a correct looking TriPower, replace (or professionally fix) the hood and drive and enjoy.
If you decide to sell it, it's a big...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-14-2024, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,469
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-08-2024, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,002
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Forum: THE LOBBY
03-27-2024, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,338
My parents were fairly easy. Mom quit driving...
My parents were fairly easy. Mom quit driving but kept her car and license "just in case".
After she was gone, Dad moved into assisted living and took his car with him. But that put him in a new...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
03-27-2024, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,002
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
03-26-2024, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,002
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Forum: THE LOBBY
03-05-2024, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,686
Just my theory...but I'd bet that a lot of the...
Just my theory...but I'd bet that a lot of the random parking lot thieves are more interested in popular, generic late-model stuff for the chop shops....like a Honda Accord. There also seems to be a...
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
03-05-2024, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,276
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-03-2024, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 466
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-03-2024, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 466
The early bracket (seen in post #2) is an...
The early bracket (seen in post #2) is an aluminum casting. The later bracket is stamped steel and the pump is different. And the early one sets the pump pulley closer to the head by about 1/2" (my...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-03-2024, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 466
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-02-2024, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 466
'67-68 Firebird PS Pump Brackets?
I'm looking for the exploded view (from the factory parts manual) of the 1st Gen. power steering pump and alternator mounts. I bought a '75 Firebird that has the early PS pump assembly and I think...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
02-22-2024, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,572
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Forum: THE LOBBY
02-22-2024, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 838
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
02-22-2024, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,572
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
02-21-2024, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,160
A couple of related stories.
Sometime in the...
A couple of related stories.
Sometime in the late 80's, I decided to run 9" slicks on a stock (1970 vintage) 12-bolt rearend in my 4-speed '77 T/A. The attached picture shows what happened to the...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
02-18-2024, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 598
Another possibility:
The pump has some sort...
Another possibility:
The pump has some sort of internal check ball to prevent the oil from draining out of the suction tube and back to the tank. If that valve is leaking, the oil suction tube...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
02-01-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 464
Stan Rarden - RIP
I just got the August issue of Poncho Perfection and was stunned to see that Stan Rarden had passed in November. I was equally stunned that there had been no thread about him on here.
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Forum: THE LOBBY
01-31-2024, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 797
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Forum: THE LOBBY
01-17-2024, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,781
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Forum: THE LOBBY
01-16-2024, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,781
In 2018, we left the track at Cordova and were...
In 2018, we left the track at Cordova and were searching for dinner. We spotted a little diner and pulled in. Not many people there except for a black Dodge duallie with small lettering on the door...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
01-12-2024, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 194
Views: 14,773
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
01-12-2024, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 819
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Forum: Pontiac - Race
01-11-2024, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,178
It's hard to give a definitive answer. For...
It's hard to give a definitive answer. For example, a power adder engine with looser piston-to-wall, wider ring gaps and higher cylinder pressure will have more blowby and need one "sooner".
Eric
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