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Originally Posted by Mcronk
Wow your car looks gorgeous! I swapped out the carb on mine (#20) for a quadrajet i had on my 67 GTO that ran good. The car started easily, idled well, and no surging or bucking. I too had heard the 041 cam was tempermental on the street. I had no problems lugging the car down low. The 4.33 gears really help with that. I imagine in cold weather it might be much different when cold.
What carb do you have? The one my car came with is a 69 version and has mismatched parts. I am trying to decide whether to find a correct 68 GTO 4 speed carb or just rebuild the 69 version. Right now i don't want to spend the money for the correct one even if i could find one for sale. I am only missing the correct carb and distributor. The original engine is long gone but i have collected the correct part numbers with proper date codes for my car.
I may also needs some help on the 3 vacuum hose routing for thermostatic switch and vacuum switch.
Glad to see you are out enjoying the car. I will be driving mine!
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Mark, these pictures might help.
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68 GTO Ram Air I Auto, Starlight Black/Teal-Survivor
68 Firebird Ram Air II 4spd, Aegena Blue/Black/Black
68 Firebird 400 Conv. Auto, Red/Parchment/Parchment
69 Firebird Ram Air IV, 4spd Matador Red/Black-Survivor
70 GTO Ram Air III 4spd Conv. burgundy(currently Black)/White/Black
71 GTO 455HO 4spd, Lucerne Blue/Black/Black
71 GTO 455HO Auto, Lucerne Blue/Sandalwood/Blue
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