[Bull]

Ok, let's see how many of you are coming on over here to our wonderful board to start talking GPs!

[mike nixon]

i'm not on that list but it's obvious that i come here way too much.

mike

[Bull]

Originally Posted by mike nixon

i'm not on that list but it's obvious that i come here way too much.

mike

Why do you say that, Mike?

I posted over there to encourage everyone in that group to make the swap over to here. The Yahoo group interface is frustratingly antiquated.

[Gordon_Leadfoot]

I'm here. This board is very interesting and useful. Lots of knowledge and probably a lot more people.

[Bull]

Allright! Welcome over, glad to see the first Yahoo guy!

This board is pretty awesome. Tons of sections, lots of great people. The Lobby can get hairy from time to time, but for tech questions and answers, this is the place. Great classifieds, too.

Post a pic of your GP now that you are here. If they are hosted online, you can insert them right into a thread. Just go to the photo where it is hosted, right click, then select "properties" then copy the address that appears. Back in the thread you want to put it in, select that little icon above the text box that looks like a thumbnail pic of mountains and a sun (2nd in from the right, bottom row if icons) and then paste the address there. Voila, your pic will be in the thread. Can do multiples, as well.

Hopefully, we can get the '73-'77 GP activity here cranked up!

[Mantra]

I belong to the yahoo list. megloman03.

[Bull]

Yeah, but you are one of those '69-'72 guys, right? I'm trying to get the forgotten generation guys over here

[Pontiacdaver]

Hey Bull!

I'm here daily, always ready to talk 73-77 GPs, and 71-76 Pontiac big cars. Here is a pic of my 76 GP, and my 74 Grand Ville. I always look forward to seeing new guys come to the forums.

Daver

[Bull]

Uhh, Dave, your GP is sick...much nicer than mine, although I went for a different look and am now ready to revive and update it a bit.

Anyway, how best do we get the discussion going? I suppose I could bore you all with updates on my progress as I get my car back in shape...would like to start that soon, though it'll be cold and dark out in that old barn. Car needs a lot of work after years of harsh living in the elements.

[Pontiacdaver]

Hey man, ramble away. Maybe it will get others started.
Heck, I'll go first...
I am planning to pull the heads on my GP, and replace them with something in a pre-70 head, to get into a 9-9 1/2 range. I am going to change the cam, add an Performer intake (for weight savings as much as anything), possibly headers. I want to upgrade to 3.08-3.23 rear gears, so the details will depend on what gears I decide on.
As for the look of our cars, I like the sinister look of yours, mine is a 56K original paint car. Anybody got a set of 15x7 and 15x8 Aluminum Slots? I really want to do a period look with 70s front and 60s rear.
Daver

[Bull]

You considered going with some RA manifolds instead of headers, Dave? I actually once ponied up over $100 for some used headers for my car, then threw them out. Headers tend to rust, dent easily, are a bit*h to fit, and leak. I have heard that for a street car, a RA manifold will do just as well to free up the flow.

I'd also consider upgrading to a set of taller gears for my car, but I always found that with the torque of the 455, even my highway gears got the car going, and it actually cruises pretty well on the highway. Heck, I spent a year commuting back and forth with this car from western Mass. to Providence for grad school and it was a comfy ride. Was funny to park it next to all the richy-rich kids' Benzes and Bimmers in the Brown student parking lot lol.

You have AC in yours, I assume? I pulled out the entire ventilation system for space savings and because I'll never drive the car year round again. Makes working on the passenger side much easier! lol. Just have to fab up some kind of a cover plate for the hole in the firewall.

How's that for babbling? Maybe others will join in!

[Blue'69]

Okay I'll get in on this too, I'll be installing new carpet (floors and door panels), pulling and fixing the AM-FM radio, putting in a shift kit in the tranny, and getting the windshield wipers fixed on my '71 GP this winter. It won't cost me a whole lot either if my Christmas presents match the list I submitted. I'm on the Yahoo list as well but I don't care for that site as much.

[Bull]

The Yahoo site is horrible, but I guess people on there must like it, since only one guy has made the swap over so far.

[heimycvg]

Dave let me know how the cam/head swap goes. I want to do the same

[goquick]

What yahoo list? I am interested.

[Keith Vrabec]

Hey guys, if you want to come and get my 77 GP leftovers, just pick it all up and go with it. Located in 18602, the stuff is in the way. Can't just throw it out and it usuallly doesn't sell on EBAY. Have a nearly new gas tank, header panel, wiring, little bits and pieces, some opera windows, plastic under deck lid filler, rubber rear bumper filler, and a few other things I just can't remember.

Trade it all for a box of Krispy Kremes or better.....And a bag of Starbuck's...

[Gordon_Leadfoot]

Where is 18602?

[Bull]

Originally Posted by Gordon_Leadfoot

Where is 18602?

White Haven, PA.

goquick, the Yahoo list is pretty lame, but just do a search on the Yahoo groups for 73GP77.

[goquick]

Thanks Bull.

[Gordon_Leadfoot]

I posted a couple pictures of my GP at a place called my garage. They're about the size of postage stamps. Is there a way to post a larger image here?