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#341
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True piece of art! I wish I could justify buying one. I want one just to set in my shop!
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#342
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That billet beauty is the wallpaper on my computer screen now! Functional art. Beautiful! Can hardly wait for the casting.
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#343
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We could get into a bidding war on that billet intake.
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#344
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Actually until I read his obituary today, I had never heard of him, I must lead a sheltered life, huh? |
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#345
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At some point in time I'll be kicking myself for not bidding!
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Anybody else on this planet campaign a M/T hemi Pontiac for eleven seasons? ... or has built a record breaking DOHC hemi four cylinder Pontiac? ... or has driven a couple laps of Nuerburgring with Tri-Power Pontiac power?(back in 1967) |
#346
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He has the software, tool path, and the CNC machine. All that's required is a big chunk of aluminum and a bunch of $$$, and I bet he would carve out a couple more! What a beautiful piece of Pontiac candy.
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#347
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Started as a 200 lb block!Ended up weighing 18 lb.Tom
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#348
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WOW Tom, Can't thank you enough for getting this rolling.
What would we ever do without you. Thank you Sir GT |
#349
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Without John Cogger and Jon Schmidt it would not have got done.It would have been twice as much to just get it to the pattern stage without them im sure.Tom
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#350
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If I hit the powerball, I'll have the billet edition... Much thanks to all involved ! Frank
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#351
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How long did it take to whittle that out? Shes a beauty. Its like an aluminum version of carmen electra.
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72 lemans,455 e-head, UD 255/263 solid flat,3.73 gears,,,10" 4400 converter,, 6.68 at 101.8 mph,,1.44 60 ft.2007 (cam 271/278 roller)9"CC.4.11gear 6.41 at 106.32 mph 1.42 60 ft.(2009) SOLD,SOLD 1970 GTO 455 4 speed #matching,, 3.31 posi.Stock manifolds. # 64 heads.A factory mint tuquoise ,69' judge stripe car. 8.64 @ 87.3 mph on slippery street tires.Bad 2.25 60ft.Owned since 86' |
#352
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Maybe John can tell how many hours of CNC time.Tom
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#353
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I just clicked on this thread again after all of these posts starting after those pictures of the billet intake were posted. Absolutely Gorgeous!!! I can't wait until my casting gets here and I get a setup on it!
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#354
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Wait we are not getting the billet on one?
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#355
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I am assuming the casting will be shaped like the billet cnc but only prettier being a casting.
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#356
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The casting is based off the identical data base the billet was machined from. The billet does not have the water cross over, as it would be nearly impossible to machine from solid billet. The billet is intended to be used with a separate water cross over such as the one from KRE. I don't know how many hours are in the billet, I am truly afraid to add them up.
Both early and late model castings have the integral water cross over, just as the factory intake did. Our castings are identical to the factory units in every way even down to the casting numbers. The production castings will have a high quality "as-cast" surfaces except for the carb flanges, cylinder head flanges, and thermostat regions which will all be CNC machined to net size from the raw casting. Most casting projects use T356 aluminum, we are using a higher grade aluminum type 808-F for better performance and much better appearance qualities. We have seen examples of automotive castings from the foundry we are using here in Southern CA, and they are every bit as good (or better) than anything Edelbrock has cast.
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1964 Catalina 2+2 4sp, 421 Tri-power 1965 GTO, Roadster Shop chassis, 461, Old Faithful cam, KRE heads 305 CFM, Holley EFI, DIS ignition. 1969 GTO 467, Edelbrock 325 CFM, Terminator EFI 1969 Firebird Convertible |
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#357
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They make the TD performance casting for the HiPo Buick guys.Tom
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#358
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
#359
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I am glad this is getting closer. Also that it has a factory part number on it which will make it easier for some Nostalgia classes that require a factory style intake.
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66 GTO Nostalgia Super Stock/Street Legal Car 421 CID, stock block, Wenzler Intake, 2- Carter 750 AFB's, 3.90 Gears, Full Factory Interior, Full Exhaust, Stock Suspension 3750LBS 9.77@136.99 Multiple NSCA/NMCA World Champion 66 GTO 389 3x2, 4 speed, 4.33 gear, Montero Red 33K original Miles 67 GTO 2dr Post, 428, Tri Power, 3.55 Gears 80 Trans Am Black SE Y84 W72 WS6 |
#360
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Thank you guys for your work and stick to the goal .Amazing. I remember back in 67 going into Pontiac dealer and ordering first an 886 then a 068 cam. I think sometimes that maybe the bathtub was in the parts book then? Just a dream.
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