Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
03-22-2024, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 296
Early production '71 HO heads indeed had no...
Early production '71 HO heads indeed had no external date codes, the center head bolt hole machining process removed the casting core date code. Sharing the same fate were production installed '722's...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
03-20-2024, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 788
Have attended two rattlesnake hunts, you run ...
Have attended two rattlesnake hunts, you run into some very interesting people. Sampling freshly cooked rattlesnake, wasn't bad. Like any cooked oddball game, am sure one could grow tired of it. I'm...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
03-20-2024, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 788
Was of the slant that harvesting those invasive...
Was of the slant that harvesting those invasive big snakes out of the Everglades could be part of a resourceful work program for the local prisoners, even for relocated Swamp'ers from much further...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
03-18-2024, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 5,318
Oversize charge for the long box is what jacked...
Oversize charge for the long box is what jacked the price up. Gotta think outside the box. Going to need a package tray or two, a few package trays for local friends. Having multiples shipped in the...
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Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH
03-18-2024, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,478
Extremely rare to find a "good" ratio (3.23 or...
Extremely rare to find a "good" ratio (3.23 or 3.42) P series posi rear in the '65/66 Big OLDS.
Agree with Larry, that usage was only for a little while in big Olds. It's been near 15 years since...
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Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH
03-14-2024, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 903
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Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH
03-13-2024, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 903
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Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH
03-13-2024, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 903
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Forum: Ames Customer Satisfaction Forum
03-13-2024, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 246
There's only been one concern repopping the...
There's only been one concern repopping the molded Pontiac A-body dash bezels. One has to either order a different dash vinyl appliqué, or trim a vinyl appliqué to fit the repro bezel... Houston we...
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Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
03-13-2024, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 217
Bunch of issues...
-A repro '70 GTO front...
Bunch of issues...
-A repro '70 GTO front valance will not stick out as far in the front center as a '71 or 72 LeMans valance. When one measures the front center of a '71 or 72 LeMans front valance...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
03-01-2024, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,574
Doubt the EXACT number of '73 T/A's in each of...
Doubt the EXACT number of '73 T/A's in each of the 3 colors will ever be known.
With the advent of AI, it's possible that at some time in the future every copy of microfilm @ PHS could be scanned &...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
03-01-2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 349
LATE '72 model F-body seat belts are different...
LATE '72 model F-body seat belts are different than '73 F-body seatbelts. Both model years of F-body seatbelts were made by Irvin & used the exact same plastic sleeve on the inboard front female...
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Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts WANTED
02-25-2024, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 286
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
02-24-2024, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 271
If rear glass or side glass is FACTORY TINTED,...
If rear glass or side glass is FACTORY TINTED, I'd search out very nice original tinted glass.
The replacement tinted glass from every catalogue or restoration parts vendor that I've ran across in...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
02-23-2024, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,399
Between the incorrect nose (& grilles),...
Between the incorrect nose (& grilles), incorrect alternator, local yokel exhaust system, fake 273 carburetor, later hood, incorrect alternators, needed prep work & finishing on a correct nose &...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
02-19-2024, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,399
Looked @ subject BAT '70 pics. As we both...
Looked @ subject BAT '70 pics. As we both noticed, has embossed insert fake comfortweave in the upper door panels, agree those gotta be repro's, the upper panels look too nice. most likely, the same...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
02-19-2024, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,399
Are these last few pics posted from Real...
Are these last few pics posted from Real comfortweave from a 71 DLX seat cover? Have a complete set boxed up from a '71 Esprit. The seat frames were SO nice am using them in my '72
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
02-19-2024, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,399
Todd, the Black & Sandalwood colors of '70...
Todd, the Black & Sandalwood colors of '70 Firebird DLX seat covers, at least for some period during the '70 production year, used the embossed "comfort weave". I have original early 2nd Gen upper...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
02-19-2024, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,399
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
02-17-2024, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 3,399
Strong money considering many modest issues....
Strong money considering many modest issues. Thought the under body & chassis looked as well restored as about any early T/A that's been on the Circus Site.
Todd, not all of us are 15x7 HC wheel...
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Forum: 73-77 A-body TECH
02-17-2024, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 385
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Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
02-17-2024, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 349
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Forum: 70-72 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
02-17-2024, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 349
Welcome aboard. '71 & 72 guy here. On the repro...
Welcome aboard. '71 & 72 guy here. On the repro trunk sheetmetal, from what I've seen, unlike the thin abbreviated 3 piece trunk floors, there is only one producer that tooled up for the one piece...
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Forum: 67-79 Big Pontiac TECH
02-16-2024, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 313
The '65-70 Pontiac B series ran an 8 7/8 "P"...
The '65-70 Pontiac B series ran an 8 7/8 "P" series ring & pinion & 31 spline carrier, in both single track & STT styles. Original STT units for these had 3 preload springs & matching steel locater...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
02-14-2024, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,778
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