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Jim Rotella
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THE LOBBY
08-13-2021, 12:17 PM
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While working in garage wife had massive heart attack
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Jim Rotella
So sorry to hear of your wife's passing. I know...
So sorry to hear of your wife's passing. I know the feeling, as I lost me wife of 35 years several years ago. God has a plan and you now have an angel in heaven to watch over you. It's very hard for...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-17-2020, 11:42 AM
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Tire size recommendations
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2,610
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Jim Rotella
Thanks for your suggestion, but I sold the Radial...
Thanks for your suggestion, but I sold the Radial T/A's a couple of years ago. I began using the Radial T/A's back in the late 80's and I never really had any problems with the white letters at that...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-15-2020, 04:50 PM
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Tire size recommendations
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2,610
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Jim Rotella
The '72 Trans Am in Rocky's article is my car and...
The '72 Trans Am in Rocky's article is my car and I've been running those Firestone Wide Oval Radials for nearly two years. The white letters are just as white as they were when we received the...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
07-30-2019, 05:23 PM
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Repro Honeycomb Trim Ring Bad Day
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2,053
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Jim Rotella
This subject is a little confusing so maybe I can...
This subject is a little confusing so maybe I can help out. In both 1971 and 1972 all 14" honeycombs came with trim rings. During that same period, all 15" honeycombs came without trim rings. That...
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74-76 Firebird & TA TECH
05-10-2019, 05:28 PM
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12
Looking for a good to new SD455 Muffler
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3,622
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Jim Rotella
I'm glad they found an aluminized muffler for...
I'm glad they found an aluminized muffler for you. They are great people to deal with. Let us know if you like it.
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74-76 Firebird & TA TECH
04-30-2019, 04:53 PM
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Looking for a good to new SD455 Muffler
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3,622
Posted By
Jim Rotella
Bob, try Waldron Exhaust. The might be able to...
Bob, try Waldron Exhaust. The might be able to make one for you.
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74-76 Firebird & TA TECH
10-26-2018, 04:59 PM
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original honeycomb trim ring identification
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727
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Jim Rotella
Just for the record; the Honeycomb trim rings are...
Just for the record; the Honeycomb trim rings are very similar to the trim rings on the Monte Carlo's poly-cast wheel, but they are not the same. They will still fit on the Pontiac wheel, but if you...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
01-31-2018, 12:22 PM
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Shaker Scoop Flapper Door Conversion to Vacuum on 70 -71 TA
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Jim Rotella
When Car & Driver tested the SD 455 Trans Am back...
When Car & Driver tested the SD 455 Trans Am back in 1973, the editor stated that with the block off plate attached to the hood scoop the car ran .2 of a second and 3 mph slower than it did with it...
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THE LOBBY
10-13-2017, 05:36 PM
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HOW MANY OF YOU HAD A GAS STATION SET AS A KID
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Jim Rotella
I had that exact same service station set and I...
I had that exact same service station set and I played with it for hours! I grew up in gas stations too. My dad had a Texaco station when I was born and later owned a Cities Service station.
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
11-26-2016, 06:40 PM
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What to do...what to do..tire/wheel dilemma
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1,427
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Jim Rotella
I've always liked the look of those cars with...
I've always liked the look of those cars with trim rings, but that's just my opinion. I've seen where Coker is now producing FR15x60 Firestone Wide Ovals in a radial design. They are probably not...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
11-26-2016, 06:23 PM
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Super Duty Forum:
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637,956
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Jim Rotella
I just crawled under my '74 SD-455 and checked...
I just crawled under my '74 SD-455 and checked the codes on the starter and just as Held for Ransom stated, it has a different part number. It reads 1108226 and the date code is 3L51. That translates...
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THE LOBBY
08-27-2016, 11:37 AM
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My SD455 got nominated for Muscle Machine of the Year
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Jim Rotella
Steve, glad to help out a fellow SD455 owner. You...
Steve, glad to help out a fellow SD455 owner. You got my vote!
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
08-20-2016, 11:19 AM
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70 Key Lime formula
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1,952
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Jim Rotella
The UPC code for the 15" Rally II Wheel and F60 x...
The UPC code for the 15" Rally II Wheel and F60 x 15 White Letter Package was PM7 and like Keith's PMS shows, it was a $146.39 option. It was available only on the Formula only.
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
08-19-2016, 12:10 PM
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70 Key Lime formula
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Posted By
Jim Rotella
Yes, it was a 15" Rally Wheel option on the...
Yes, it was a 15" Rally Wheel option on the Formula models only, but I don't think there were too many ordered that way.
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
08-18-2016, 05:49 PM
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70 Key Lime formula
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Posted By
Jim Rotella
There was a 15" wheel option for the Formula in...
There was a 15" wheel option for the Formula in 1970, but like Judge273 stated, there was no T/A suspension package that year. That didn't happen until 1971.
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-09-2016, 11:11 AM
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My New 1971 455 HO Formula
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Jim Rotella
Dennis, I think you've got it right. The grilles...
Dennis, I think you've got it right. The grilles on the '71 Formulas were the same as the '70's, blacked out grille section with silver outer sleeves. The all-silver grilles were 1972 only.
Forum:
THE LOBBY
01-07-2016, 11:27 PM
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The 12 Quickest Cars of the 1960s
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1,172
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Jim Rotella
I believe that almost all of the car...
I believe that almost all of the car manufacturers of that era were sending ringers to the magazine press corps. The battle for sales in the muscle car market hit its high point in the mid to late...
Forum:
THE LOBBY
01-01-2016, 06:10 PM
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Buon anno 2016
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205
Posted By
Jim Rotella
Cent'anni Tutti Paisani!
Cent'anni Tutti Paisani!
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
12-31-2015, 06:34 PM
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Factory OEM Tires
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Jim Rotella
Dennis, I'll have to look to see if I can find...
Dennis, I'll have to look to see if I can find those magazines. Right now they're all packed away, since I just moved. I know Motor Trend and Cars magazine both featured that car. I know I don't have...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
12-31-2015, 05:38 PM
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Factory OEM Tires
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2,873
Posted By
Jim Rotella
I recall all of the original '72 Trans Am's that...
I recall all of the original '72 Trans Am's that I've seen were equipped with Polyglas GT's. There was a blue '72 pre-production Trans Am press car that was pictured in most of the new '72 car...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
10-01-2015, 12:19 PM
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Brewster Green 1973 4spd
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1,074
Posted By
Jim Rotella
In the mid-70's, many of the car dealers were...
In the mid-70's, many of the car dealers were beginning to order cars without radios and installing aftermarket radios themselves before the cars were delivered to the customer. I ordered a '75 Monte...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
09-02-2015, 03:20 PM
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432
Show us your Cream Puff.............
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Posted By
Jim Rotella
That is actually a "Rally Clock" and that is the...
That is actually a "Rally Clock" and that is the military time on the outer perimeter. The package is called a Rally Gauge Cluster & Clock, 488 W63.
Forum:
71-77 Ventura including 74 GTO TECH
07-27-2015, 10:38 AM
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13
1971, 1972 ventura II, 455ho
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1,077
Posted By
Jim Rotella
Dennis, the article printed the times for several...
Dennis, the article printed the times for several runs at the Milan Dragway. The only mention of the rear end was that it was a 3.42 posi. It did say the Pontiac engineers had to install heavy duty...
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71-77 Ventura including 74 GTO TECH
07-24-2015, 05:52 PM
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13
1971, 1972 ventura II, 455ho
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1,077
Posted By
Jim Rotella
Milt Schornack tested that car for an article...
Milt Schornack tested that car for an article featured in the July, 1971 issue of Super Stock magazine. The 455 HO Ventura came from the Pontiac Engineering with a stock Turbo 400 and tuned to...
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70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
01-06-2015, 05:51 PM
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3,022
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Let's see those pictures of '70 - '73 birds
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449,856
Posted By
Jim Rotella
That's correct. There were no trim rings...
That's correct. There were no trim rings available in '71 or '72 for the 15" Honeycombs. In fact there wasn't even a part number for them until the 1973 model year. From '73 on, the trim rings were...
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