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Pontiac - Race
Yesterday, 06:58 PM
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Summit racing drops speedmaster products
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mgarblik
Jegs has dropped all Speedmaster Products as of...
Jegs has dropped all Speedmaster Products as of this afternoon. Just checked their web site. It's all gone.
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 03:53 PM
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Are pitted main caps OK or junk?
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507
Posted By
mgarblik
After seeing the pics of the blocks, I suspect...
After seeing the pics of the blocks, I suspect your right. Can they be saved?. Yes. The blocks could be thermal cleaned, pan rail, main registers machined, then line honed. Is all that work...
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Pontiac - Street
Yesterday, 10:19 AM
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Are pitted main caps OK or junk?
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507
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mgarblik
How is the block surface where the cap has to...
How is the block surface where the cap has to register? If it looks like the cap register and is pitted that badly, it's probably game over without spending considerable $$ to have the block...
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Pontiac - Race
Yesterday, 10:07 AM
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Summit racing drops speedmaster products
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740
Posted By
mgarblik
No disrespect to you or even Summit but I think...
No disrespect to you or even Summit but I think you give them too much credit. Speedmaster has over 1700 parts in the Summit Racing catalog. Summit Racing has 1500 different vendors in their...
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Pontiac - Race
Yesterday, 08:12 AM
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Summit racing drops speedmaster products
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740
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mgarblik
I am very impressed and surprised by the...
I am very impressed and surprised by the proactive approach taken by Summit racing. They could have gone a completely different direction, buried their head in the sand, and played the "we are just...
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Pontiac - Race
04-17-2024, 11:14 AM
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Langer racing recent outing went ok?
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373
Posted By
mgarblik
Congratulations to John Langer and crew. Here...
Congratulations to John Langer and crew. Here are some numbers: He was #1 qualifier with a 7.714 @ 174.96 Won the final with a 7.915 @ 178.43. Small field but he knocked them down. Nice little...
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THE LOBBY
04-17-2024, 10:57 AM
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Need new Auto Insurance
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574
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mgarblik
Consumer Reports, FWIW, says the exact same...
Consumer Reports, FWIW, says the exact same thing. It's a "fools game" to stay with the same insurer year after year. We like to think 20-30 years of dedication to a company builds "customer...
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Pontiac - Street
04-17-2024, 09:55 AM
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Are pitted main caps OK or junk?
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507
Posted By
mgarblik
The most important factor from your initial post...
The most important factor from your initial post is to make sure all the caps are still assigned to a particular position and to a particular block. No mixing and matching! The rust, unless really...
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THE LOBBY
04-17-2024, 08:37 AM
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Need new Auto Insurance
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574
Posted By
mgarblik
After over 30 years with Motorist Insurance for...
After over 30 years with Motorist Insurance for Life, Home and cars, I cancelled all my policies and switched to Erie Insurance about 8-10 years ago. This was after 2 denied claims in a few years. ...
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Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 09:50 AM
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73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979
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Posted By
mgarblik
I received my Howard Cams 98447 valve springs a...
I received my Howard Cams 98447 valve springs a few days ago. They look great and that was the extent of the good news. They test significantly weaker than advertised on three different valve...
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Pontiac - Street
04-16-2024, 09:36 AM
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Rally II Wheel Value?
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Posted By
mgarblik
If the wheels are in good condition, someone...
If the wheels are in good condition, someone would buy them. I find allot of rally wheels are bent when I check them on my balancer. To get good money for them, they need to be spun on a balancer...
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Pontiac - Race
04-15-2024, 11:10 AM
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Pro Stock Pontiacs
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1,379
Posted By
mgarblik
I can't vouch for the actual nickel content of...
I can't vouch for the actual nickel content of RAV blocks. But I have worked on a few for Arnie Beswick over the years and his blocks had sat around unprotected for long periods and had very little...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-13-2024, 06:49 PM
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Adjusting top brake shoe pivot pin on 8 lug drum.
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mgarblik
Possibly a shoe/drum gauge like this may work? ...
Possibly a shoe/drum gauge like this may work? Not sure. I have owned half a dozen 8-lug cars and never needed to make this adjustment.
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Pontiac - Race
04-13-2024, 02:40 PM
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Darin Morgan PRI ICE presents Pontiac 570" 510cfm 1250hp engine
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1,341
Posted By
mgarblik
Possibly some sort of Visner head? {sp} I know...
Possibly some sort of Visner head? {sp} I know they made a few different variations for Pontiac application.
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Pontiac - Race
04-13-2024, 10:34 AM
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Darin Morgan PRI ICE presents Pontiac 570" 510cfm 1250hp engine
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1,341
Posted By
mgarblik
Thanks Paul for the brain jog. I think the...
Thanks Paul for the brain jog. I think the castings were the 386 castings that Arnie needed. It's been over a decade and I probably had 396 on the brain from that sorry Chebbie engine. Anyway,...
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Pontiac - Race
04-12-2024, 12:19 PM
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Darin Morgan PRI ICE presents Pontiac 570" 510cfm 1250hp engine
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1,341
Posted By
mgarblik
To answer your questions: The heads I was...
To answer your questions: The heads I was desperately trying to find for Annie were the very early Pro Stock BBC based heads completely re-engineered by Pontiac and generically referred to as "Big...
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Pontiac - Race
04-12-2024, 09:19 AM
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Darin Morgan PRI ICE presents Pontiac 570" 510cfm 1250hp engine
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1,341
Posted By
mgarblik
Darin Morgan is among the Elite cylinder head...
Darin Morgan is among the Elite cylinder head experts still working in the field. I have learned allot attending numerous seminars he either headlined or participated in. He was helpful to me...
Forum:
Pontiac - Race
04-11-2024, 12:40 PM
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36
Pro Stock Pontiacs
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1,379
Posted By
mgarblik
Interesting read. Jerry Steinbrick's Ram Air V...
Interesting read. Jerry Steinbrick's Ram Air V Pro Stock car is listed. Also Animal Jim's Mamouth Mercury which we raced with the Beswick Grocery Getter Tribute car. (3-0), against the 735 Cubic...
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THE LOBBY
04-11-2024, 12:28 PM
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Really nice looking 73 TA
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1,060
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mgarblik
Looks like a nice car from the pics. Checks all...
Looks like a nice car from the pics. Checks all the right boxes other than not an SD car. 2nd gen Birds are Hot, Hot Hot. 106K with 6 days to go. Watch this bird soar. 150K+ wouldn't surprise me...
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THE LOBBY
04-10-2024, 03:07 PM
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dry ice blasting
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mgarblik
I am probably going to have some dry ice blasting...
I am probably going to have some dry ice blasting done on a 73 Firebird in the next 2 months. It was restored, body on, in the late 1970's. Everything from the firewall forward looks great and...
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THE LOBBY
04-10-2024, 02:51 PM
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Funny cars
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531
Posted By
mgarblik
Not so long ago.....2018.
Not so long ago.....2018.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-10-2024, 01:00 PM
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180
73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979
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12,483
Posted By
mgarblik
Cleaned the valves and lapped the seats this...
Cleaned the valves and lapped the seats this morning. Boy, the combustion chambers are just beautiful. The smooth, fully machined chambers are a work of art compared to what the "darling division",...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-10-2024, 09:35 AM
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180
73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979
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12,483
Posted By
mgarblik
That's a serious spring for sure. 278 lbs. seat...
That's a serious spring for sure. 278 lbs. seat pressure at 1.800. 595 lbs. open with a .500 net lift cam.
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-10-2024, 09:12 AM
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180
73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979
Views:
12,483
Posted By
mgarblik
I have had some time to evaluate what I have for...
I have had some time to evaluate what I have for valve springs on these heads. The installed heights without shims varied quite a bit unfortunately. 1.840" was the shortest and 1.870" was the...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
04-08-2024, 08:52 PM
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180
73 SD-455 TA to be made road worthy again after sitting since 1979
Views:
12,483
Posted By
mgarblik
Thank you Paul for great information. The...
Thank you Paul for great information. The springs installed on the heads DO NOT appear to be OE springs based on your description. They are a dual spring without a damper. They do not appear to be...
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