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#81
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Canamman, are you thinking about using the radial version of the Wide Oval?
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#83
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$320 each
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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I wonder what tire casing the radial version is based off of?
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Current Pontiacs - 1973 Formula SD455 - #'s auto orig paint 1972 Trans Am - 4 speed orig paint 1974 Formula 400 - Ram Air automatic 1966 2+2 convertible - 421 4bbl automatic 1967 Grand Prix - 4 speed orig paint 1967 GTO - 4 speed orig paint 35k orig miles |
#85
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Apparently a very expensive one! Ouch...those are expensive like the repop Stone's and Goodyears…
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#86
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Nothing rides like a GT radial but if its a show-n-go the originals or knock offs look the best.
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I've Been trying to decide on tires for my 68 GTO. I Really like the look of the goodyear polyglass with the small lettering.
2nd would be wide ovals. However, neither is correct for my car. Orignally mine had white walls. 3rd would be redlines I have never seen the "wide (60) ovals" before.
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68 GTO 4-spd Convertible 78 S/E Trans am L78, WS6 Auto 78 S/E Trans am W72, WS6 Auto 79 10th aniv W72 Trans am 80 Indy pace car Trans am 89 Trans am GTA |
#88
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While I like the BFG Radial T/A, I have grown very tired of them. Even they have gotten quite expensive.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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I get it though. Very few options to put on 14-15" wheels
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68 GTO 4-spd Convertible 78 S/E Trans am L78, WS6 Auto 78 S/E Trans am W72, WS6 Auto 79 10th aniv W72 Trans am 80 Indy pace car Trans am 89 Trans am GTA |
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they are everywhere, vecause they are the only tires offered in many of the sizeds for older cars.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Well, I couldn't stand it anymore. Using the method outlined here several times, I located the drilling points and fitted the rear spoiler. Fortunately, I already had the correct short end caps from a 1972 Formula I found in a salvage yard 25 years ago. The center spoiler is a $25 Ebay special, which is damage free other than the crappy peeling white paint. The fit is very good. Now to pull them back off to be sanded, and refinished. Another step is to adjust the tension on the rods so the trunk stays up on its own.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
#92
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I like the spoiler look the best. It will be interesting to see if no spoiler crowd gets their nickers in a knot over it.
Btw nice truck! My dad had a 72 GMC big block truck the same color. |
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No offense to those that prefer the spoilerless look, but for me personally it does nothing for the appearance of the car. It looks so unfinished without. Not only do they look great, but those spoilers are actually extremely effective.
The truck is my 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 with the original 402/TH400.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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That truck looks great!
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Thank you!
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
#97
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Good job on install. I will be doing same next week. I made templates for quarters off a parts TA. I have a beater drilled trunk lid, but will make a template from it to drill my nice one. Putting a drill to a good car is nerve wracking, eh? I have a trunk rod to change (only one is thicker than what you / I have). Have to wait on that until I de-vinyl top the car at paint time, next year. Be running a primered spoiler for a little while. I really want to spray paint in orange letters on car "In Progress", but will resist.
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72 Bird |
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I for one am not anti-spoiler, but maybe it could be said that I am more for originality - Once you start modifying an original car, it's really easy to keep that ball rolling...
I used to vastly prefer the spoiler look, but I have come to appreciate the lines of these cars without spoilers; I also love sleepers. It seems to me that the spoiler tends to give pretty much any Firebird a bit of a 'Trans Am' vibe, and while the spoiler tends to disrupt the flowing lines to a point, it also kills a bit of the sleeper look. Let's see if I can explain it another way; I love the Muira, that car is all about the body lines; A Formula (or lesser models) with out any spoilers to me exhibits some of those same characteristic flowing lines that I love so much in the Muira - the forward facing scooped hood to me, adds to the aesthetic without disrupting and body lines, but rather complimenting them. This might seem a stretch for some, but maybe others can see it...
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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That's a reach. Even that Lambo has an upturned decklid.
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So long, farewell. |
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sure, but it's more of a lip than a spoiler.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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