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I'd take two sets. not sure when the car will get stripped, rust fixed and then repainted as I have another car to do first. so one set for now, the other when the paint and bodywork is done ..... in 2025 lol
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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great pic's, wish I were there racing too..... I read where my roller tips would have to be swapped out or risk dq for next seasons event. still looks like loads of fun. in the future, I would like to swap my 3;55's for a set of 3:90's. great post. SLASH
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Chris, Thanks for posting the pictures of our one matchup. I'm quite sure I would have lit the win light regardless. It would have made for some good fun on Sat. if not for the rain.
My engine is a STOCK 400 and I am running an m21 4 spd, a 12 bolt posi with 4:10 gears and BFG radial t/a. I have run a best of 14.30 and ran 14.39 on Friday @ 98.4mph To all who are thinking about participating in this event let me say DO IT!!! It is the most fun you will ever have with your car.
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Steve 71 Pontiac GT-37 400 4 spd (sold) 71 Formula 400 turbo 400 (sold) 01 Firebird T/A WS6 auto (fun) 64 Tempest Post car LS1/4L60E (Love It!) 65 Lemans Post car LS1/4L60E (More Fun)(sold) 73 Lemans GT 400/auto 1 owner 52k miles 69 El Camino LS1/4L65E (Awesome) 70 Pontiac GTO Convertible 400/400 Original 69 Olds Cutlass S W31 Numbers matching 4Spd 3:91 one of 569 |
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Thanks Tim. I'll get an update on the new engine tomorrow as a buddy and I are heading to Martin, MI for a fall FAST/FS race.
Chris
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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Hey Chris Sounds like you got it going on with the GT-37. Correct me if I'm wrong...your storing the orginal engine and putting another 400 in its place? If so I think thats a great idea to save from blowing up the orginal. Will this new engine be a WT engine? Are you taking the GT-37? Have fun.
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btw Tim, I almost did blow up the original engine a couple years ago. Got REAL lucky. Only damage was a cracked balancer (in the keyway) which has since been replaced and the bottom end was checked out too. Then the motor was dyno'd. And I know people are going to ask so, the build by the second owner put out just under 300hp and the power dropped off the table after 5000rpm as the valve springs are shot.
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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did a little TnT at US41 in Morocco, IN yesterday. This track hooks!!! 5 runs, 60 foot times were 2.16, 2.12, 2.15, 2.10, 2.08 got the et down to a 14.10 @ 98.82. all this with a pretty good headwind too.
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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Great times! I wonder if you had the high barometric pressure down there too? I have run my car in the cold before,and the MPH always goes up,but not like yesterday. I posted times in the other thread. I think it was a combination of high pressure and cool air in my case.
I always ask the 4-speed guys this,but I don't know if I asked you before. What is your launch technique? I've tried picking various RPM's and letting off the clutch quickly and also tried feathering the clutch slightly and rolling into the throttle,playing with tire pressures,burnout time length.ect and just can't get my 60' better than 2.2. It has improved over the last few years,but still fighting traction! I dream of the day I have your 60'!
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‘63 LeMans- ‘69 400 w/ original transaxle. 2.69 gears. ‘55 Catalina ‘62 Mercury Meteor-all original, bought new by my grandfather 71' GTO -original 400/4-speed/3.23 posi 13.95 @ 102.1 on street tires @ 4055lbs.-now my sons ride |
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I'm running repro bias plys, which I know are much easier to get traction back when you start to spin. Street radials are a bit harder to get them back to hooking after you spin. Only thing I can recommend is practice. Lots and lots of practice.
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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love hearing about the car and all the fun your having with it chris. id love to make it up sometime to see it again.
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1972 Pontiac LeMans Thanks to Fuelab Digital Fuel Delivery Quarter-Max Chassis and Racing Components |
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thx adam. she is a LOT of fun.
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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thats what its all about!!
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1972 Pontiac LeMans Thanks to Fuelab Digital Fuel Delivery Quarter-Max Chassis and Racing Components |
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a few pics from the US41 track photographer
from 11/7 from 11/28
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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71 LeMans Sport Convertible 04 Pulse Red GTO A4 10 GMC Sierra 1500 |
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the studs or pins are screwed into the core support. the scuff plates on the hood are held on with 4 screws each. The clips and lanyards were missing when I bought the car, but they bolt on near the grills and then the clips slide through the pins. they came with the car as they are part of the GT-37 option from the factory. Another thread in here has a bunch of pics of mine and a post 70 GT-37 as were we comparing them. We believe they are Mopar A & E body hood pin assemblies.
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http://gloryrestoparts.20megsfree.com/ 1970.5 Pontiac Tempest GT-37 400ci 4bbl 4sp 3.90:1 12.73 @ 112.42 2011 Pure Stock Drags 12.71 @ 110.58 2013 Martin FAST/FS race 12.70 @ 111.74 2014 Pure Stock Drags 12.60 @ 111.66 2015 Martin FAST/FS race 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 TH400/3.08 open export car - factory heater delete 14.48 @ 95.86 w/ 2.14 60' 2018 Pure Stock Drags 14.47 @ 95.02 w/ 2.16 60' 2019 Martin FAST/FS race |
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Are there springs under the hood pins? Or is the center spring retained? Or is a spring not needed at all?
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71 LeMans Sport Convertible 04 Pulse Red GTO A4 10 GMC Sierra 1500 |
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It is not an option on the GT-37 it is part of the GT package.
All springs are retained. It is just a T-37 hood with hood pins installed.
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"Having a 10 second Civic must be just like coming out of the closet; you'll surprise some people, but you're still gay" 1970 GTO, 455+.034", 0 deck, Wiseco's, Eagle rods, 60919, Rhoads, E-Heads, 1.65 Scorpions, RPM, Custom Qjet by Cliff, Doug's 1 7/8", THM 400, Gear Vendors OD, 3.55s.........Her name is Blandorf; after a girl I knew once, 'cause she's just Bitchin, always. |
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