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Forum: THE LOBBY 01-18-2025, 11:25 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 596
Posted By b-man
Try placing a parts wanted ad in the appropriate...

Try placing a parts wanted ad in the appropriate classified forum:

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=448

What you really need is another tail panel that’s been...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-18-2025, 06:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 551
Posted By b-man
Your 4” stroked 400 with 670 heads and HO exhaust...

Your 4” stroked 400 with 670 heads and HO exhaust manifolds is essentially a stock 1967 428 HO.

Stick the manual trans 390 hp 428 HO cam in it.

Use the factory 068 and spice it up with some...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-18-2025, 04:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 253
Posted By b-man
You want to bottom the converter out into the...

You want to bottom the converter out into the front pump and then be able to pull it out 1/8” to 3/16” to meet the flexplate.

You will need to rotate the converter both directions while you’re...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-17-2025, 05:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 336
Posted By b-man
Cheap parts ain’t good. Good parts ain’t...

Cheap parts ain’t good.

Good parts ain’t cheap.

;)
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-17-2025, 04:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 336
Posted By b-man
Pass. They’re pressure cast aluminum Crane...

Pass.

They’re pressure cast aluminum Crane ‘Energizer’ rockers, you don’t want those.

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=637828

It’s either Harland Sharp aluminum...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-17-2025, 12:37 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 596
Posted By b-man
Thumbs up Welcome!

Welcome!
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-13-2025, 07:15 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,574
Posted By b-man
Could be just condensation in the exhaust pipes...

Could be just condensation in the exhaust pipes and mufflers.

It’s probably pretty cold where you are.

Smoke or steam, which is it?

Steam would be normal, with water dripping out of the...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-12-2025, 11:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 430
Posted By b-man
I’d offer maybe $600. If the center carb was...

I’d offer maybe $600.

If the center carb was correct it’d be worth closer to the asking price.

Ask Dick what he thinks.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-12-2025, 07:16 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,663
Posted By b-man
Question 930k on the engine would mean it’s had the timing...

930k on the engine would mean it’s had the timing chain and sprockets replaced 10 or 15 times.

The original nylon cam sprockets normally failed somewhere around 50 to 70k miles.

So the odometer...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-11-2025, 06:08 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,663
Posted By b-man
Fix your floors and replace whatever...

Fix your floors and replace whatever weatherstripping needed to keep the water out.

You may need to remove and reseal the windshield and rear window, both common places for water to leak past and...
Forum: Interior TECH 01-10-2025, 10:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 803
Posted By b-man
Regarding older carpets purchased and never...

Regarding older carpets purchased and never installed, I bought ACC carpet for my Le Mans convertible in 1997 and have been storing it in the original box in my garage ever since.

I was ordering...
Forum: Interior TECH 01-10-2025, 08:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 803
Posted By b-man
Pretty much every vendor sells carpet from ACC -...

Pretty much every vendor sells carpet from ACC - Auto Custom Carpet.

It’s been that way for decades, it’s quality molded carpet.

You could always call and ask whoever you’re thinking of buying...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-08-2025, 09:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,663
Posted By b-man
https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showth...

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=876876

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=877003
...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-08-2025, 08:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 930
Posted By b-man
Pros: Look racy. Cons: People in the know...

Pros: Look racy.

Cons: People in the know will probably laugh at them..

Ladder bars are not for cars with 4-link rear suspension. Lakewood and others sell them because people who don’t know any...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-07-2025, 06:03 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,677
Posted By b-man
The weather has been in the mid-60s to low-70s...

The weather has been in the mid-60s to low-70s for the last several weeks.
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-07-2025, 05:55 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,677
Posted By b-man
Thumbs up Took a little early afternoon drive through the...

Took a little early afternoon drive through the local canyons with my wife and our little dog.

About 70 degrees at midday, perfect. :)
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-07-2025, 05:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 790
Posted By b-man
Regarding the 3” versus 3.25” main bearing speed,...

Regarding the 3” versus 3.25” main bearing speed, on a street engine and in many non-endurance race engines it’s pretty much a non-issue.
...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 01-06-2025, 02:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 814
Posted By b-man
Swapping in a different engine just complicates...

Swapping in a different engine just complicates things and adds unseen expense.

Keep it simple and have someone reputable rebuild your 400 short block and drive on, since you haven’t shared your...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 01-05-2025, 08:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 547
Posted By b-man
Awesome work and color. The GTO hood is hard...

Awesome work and color.

The GTO hood is hard to resist, I put on one my Le Mans convertible too. :)

It’s nice to have a professional with all the tools, materials and knowledge do the work to...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 01-03-2025, 05:08 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 356
Posted By b-man
1965 was the first big Pontiac with a TH400 so...

1965 was the first big Pontiac with a TH400 so you’re good.

It’s bolt-in, however using later accessories and pulleys that match the 455 will make your life easier.
Forum: Pontiac - Boost 01-03-2025, 07:54 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,066
Posted By b-man
Let’s see…..the OP starts off not being opposed...

Let’s see…..the OP starts off not being opposed to an LS swap then states he’s an LS swap basher……and didn’t close the deal on the car in question so he doesn’t even own a ‘81 301 turbo T/A…..then...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-02-2025, 09:35 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,677
Posted By b-man
Lightbulb Bought this contraption (monster adapter plate...

Bought this contraption (monster adapter plate setup) so I can somehow someday get my Tempest project sorted out.
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-02-2025, 09:27 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,677
Posted By b-man
Wink Looked at them. Then closed the garage door....

Looked at them.

Then closed the garage door. :)
Forum: 60 & Older Pontiac TECH 01-02-2025, 09:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 341
Posted By b-man
Your timing pointer will be in the wrong place...

Your timing pointer will be in the wrong place with the later balancer.

As long as you do something about that like a bolt on timing tab it’s certainly doable.

There’s also nothing wrong with...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 01-02-2025, 06:50 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 640
Posted By b-man
Original to your car? If so I would think...

Original to your car?

If so I would think twice about selling it.
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