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Ok to the wise a$$ pm sender [you know who you are ] i know that the 76 ho heads are d ports but i am prety sure these are round
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#42
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NOBODY drolling over the rear console this car had??
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Nice find man! I would definatly restore it to its racing specs. It'd probably be easier than a full original car resto, and an scca racer looks way better than all original IMO.
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#45
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This is to racy to go back to stock i think
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Absolutely- this car has race history and unquestioned pedigree. It needs to back to its race configuration. There are plenty of stockers- the number of original, vintage race eligible Pontiacs can be counted on no more than two hands.
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For the Douche Bag PM'er hung up about HO heads...in 1976 the 455-HO is not what one would consider a true "HO". It was just a marketting ploy by Pontiac, there's nothing special about the d-port heads that went on the 455 "HO" in 1976, or the power it produced as compared to the 71-72 455-HO.
What he has there are beautiful round ports, and if they are HO they will have a 197 or 7F6 casting.
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here are the pics of the oil pan and pickup assembly. as i said earlier this is not a dry sump it uses a conventional oil pump but it has a unique pickup and baffel setup. the baffel basically keeps the oil in the sump from getting out there is a screen in the baffel for the oil to get back to the sump. i have this apart so if anyone has any questions on this setup i will be happy to answer i hope the pics are clear enuf
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"im thinking a silver state challange car?" I think that would be cool! You would have to add some cooling type stuff though. Being a solo car it may not have the same stuff as a normal GT-1 car would have for cooling. The cage should make most tech inspectors very happy for the race. Can you send me some dimensions off of the oil pan and the screen/ baffle? Typical Herb Adams stuff, well thought out. Tom V.
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I just assumed because of the small size of the sump that it was a dry sump.
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What a great find. Like formula Bruce said, the fact that it is a rear console car also makes it extremely rare.
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as for the dimensions I certainly can and will do so tomorrow |
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i had only seen one other original rear consol before this too bad there will never be an interior in this car hmmmm maby i could make one out of aluminum |
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great score! if you ever get tired or discouraged, shoot me an email, i'll give you your money back. your find keeps the dream alive that there is still plenty of cool old cars to be discovered. keep looking! pontiacmonstr
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"what else do you think i might need? i am planing on running a bigger engine as for the dimensions I certainly can and will do so tomorrow. One of the PY members races in the Silver State every year. I would defer to him on what his car has. I personally would built the car with very good brakes, with an excellent water cooling system, with oil coolers for the engine, the trans, and the rear axle (basically like how a NASCAR vehicle is built). Tom V.
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I have that same pan but was setup for a dry sump.Am very interested how it was used with the wet pump.Mine only holds four qt. without it getting into the crank?Mine also has a builtin baffel-scraper.Tom
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I would look into the Ford rear and I have been told that the Gear Vendors people make a nice "add-on" piece for a turbo 400 transmission. This will allow much higher speeds with minimal engine speeds which is what you need for the Silver State.
It sounds like the Dealer bought all the good parts for the time frame the car was raced. Put good brakes on the rear too. Tom V.
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Probably going to keep it a stick but upgrade to a richmond 5 speed. although i do prefer an automatic |
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