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#1
03-13-2016, 09:06 PM
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30 Year Anniversary
Thirty years ago today I bought my Tempest. I was 18 years old, senior in high school. I paid $1375, my parents thought I was nuts!! It didn't really fit in with the iroc z's and other new cars in the school parking lot, but it was mine!
Remarkably it survived the many poor decisions a young "car guy" makes and stuck with me through college, a bunch of jobs, marriage, kids and so on. This car has brought me so much enjoyment and a lot of frustration but I wouldn't trade it for anything!! Currently the Tempest is down but not out, for a short while. The new engine is in the works right now and we'll be back very soon! Thanks goes out to everyone that I have met through the Pontiac world. A lot of great people and great friends have come out of owning this Pontiac. I hope the next thirty years will be just as good and when it's time to hand over the keys to my daughter and son they can enjoy it as much also. Sorry for babbling on but I just thought I would share this big day. See everyone at the track soon!! Jamey
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#2
03-13-2016, 09:35 PM
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Congrats!! That's a very cool story.
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#3
03-13-2016, 09:47 PM
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very nice.
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03-14-2016, 06:20 AM
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Congrats Jamie. The first time I saw you car was when you were featured in the pavement pounders series in HPP. I remember it had a spun aluminum air filter base that at was more of a velocity stack. I bought my car in the fall of 1987, so I'm one year behind you. I paid $1500 for mine. Is your new engine going to have iron D-ports? You've been pretty faithful to the old OEM heads, but there are some good choices for those that want more power. I finally bought a second car, after it's finished I'll probably put my Firebird back on the street, with a Muncie like it came from the factory.
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1969 Firebird, Tx3-455/468 machined by CVMS E-heads by Dave Wilcox/Comp Cams 300B-6 flat solid 850DP on E-85 by Eric Niefert/T2 1" plastic spacer T-400/PTC 4000/390's/30x9 Hoosier radial slicks,#3400 1.38 60' 6.32 @ 108 MPH at Northeast Dragway NC 5/23/15 (9th pass on new engine) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePCu2v...ature=youtu.be 1.37 60' 6.26 @ 109 half track, 9.86 @ 136 1/4 mile, #3350 11/26/16 at Richmond Dragway (125th pass on new engine) |
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03-14-2016, 12:31 PM
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I am gonna stick with the D-ports one more time. They are about the only parts that survived when the rod broke. They have been good to me! I should move up to a IA2/aluminum head deal and will at some point , it's just not in the budget right now.
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03-14-2016, 12:43 PM
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Congrats Jamie
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#7
03-14-2016, 01:03 PM
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Congrats to you and the Tempest for sticking together.
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#8
03-14-2016, 01:51 PM
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Congrats! I know some of those same feelings very well since I've had my Firebird since 1982....We've done a lot and been through a lot together!
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'68 Firebird 463/pump gas/SD 325 E-heads/266-272 SR cam/1050 Dominator/3.73/ET Street Radials/1.37 60'/6.30@108.80/9.93@135.14 Hot Rod Drag Week finishing averages: 2014 - 11.12 @ 118.56 2015 - 10.84 @ 124.97 2016 - 10.56 @ 127.88 2017 - 10.29 @ 130.74 2018 - 10.29 @ 130.53 2019 - 10.16 @ 132.34 2021 - 10.09 @ 132.69 2022 - 10.13 @ 133.07 9.93 run - https://youtu.be/hII0_UlYM4U 
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#9
03-14-2016, 05:26 PM
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Tempest
Great tribute !!!
Congrats to both of you, Hope to see you at the track soon!!!! |
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#10
03-14-2016, 05:40 PM
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Congratulations! That is awesome.
 I still remember the date I bought my 74 Formula I still have, August 12 1982.
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03-14-2016, 06:59 PM
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Hey, I know those guys in the picture!!
Nice story.
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1978 Pontiac Grand LeMans.......out next year Previous - 2001 Jerry Haas-built P/S Grand Am - former WJ car, Hoffman Racing 535" IA2, Tiger Heads/Intake, Single Dominator, PG Best ET: 7.776 @ 175.94, 1.096 60', 2375 lbs. |
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#12
03-14-2016, 08:01 PM
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Congrats. Looking forward to running with you when you get things together.
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03-14-2016, 09:30 PM
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Great story! I wish I still had the '66 Lemans I got back in 1985 when I was 14.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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#14
03-15-2016, 05:32 AM
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Happy anniversary
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