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Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH Yesterday, 01:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 703
Posted By gtobird
Thanks for making that point. I missed your...

Thanks for making that point. I missed your earlier comment on the neutral safety switch and back lock linkage.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-15-2026, 08:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 241
Posted By gtobird
I thought about that technique as well, but...

I thought about that technique as well, but always wondered if the added few mils of paint thickness under the edges of the gasket compared to the unpainted area would cause a leak over time. Can't...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 07-14-2026, 09:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 241
Posted By gtobird
Painting iron heads on 400 engine

I rarely build an engine, but the Pontiac engines I have done, I've always mounted the iron heads and valley pan, then taped off the machined surface of the heads that the intake mates to. I then...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 09-03-2025, 11:52 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,422
Posted By gtobird
Did you get this fixed and where did you buy the replacement part from?

Kyle,

I did a lot of research on this topic as I had a leaking metering (hold off) valve on my car. I bought a repop replacement and it leaked too. I also had an older metering valve. I took...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 07-30-2025, 09:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 310
Posted By gtobird
That's an interesting idea, but you are right, it...

That's an interesting idea, but you are right, it wouldn't look stock. The gap is also in an area that is between the top left most mounting stud and the mounting screw above the fan so it would take...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-25-2024, 08:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,855
Posted By gtobird
FYI, I've built a dozen or so engines over...

FYI,

I've built a dozen or so engines over the course of 45+ years with 3 of them being Pontiac engines. Owned half a dozen Pontiacs in those years so I'm not new to this. My goal right now is...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 11-13-2023, 09:11 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,955
Posted By gtobird
Finally got around to looking at my glass and...

Finally got around to looking at my glass and data plate. Sorry it took so long. Had to get it all out of storage.

Car build date = 04C, so looks like 3rd week of April 1968

Markings on...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 09-27-2023, 06:59 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 4,955
Posted By gtobird
I bought my 68 convert in 1989 from the third...

I bought my 68 convert in 1989 from the third owner, who only owned it for a few weeks. He was a young guy that made a mistake and needed to sell it. Around 2017, I had a talk with the original...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts For SALE 06-27-2023, 06:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,105
Posted By gtobird
The 68 consoles didn't have the woodgrain in...

The 68 consoles didn't have the woodgrain in front. I believe you are correct on the rest of the years.

Regards,
Old Joe
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-13-2023, 08:42 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,714
Posted By gtobird
Yup, I grew up in a small town of 12,000 people...

Yup, I grew up in a small town of 12,000 people and like 90% of the people there, I had just enough money for beer on the weekends. My wife's engagement ring came from JC Penney and it was about...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 06-02-2023, 09:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,806
Posted By gtobird
Hope MUSLCAH doesn't mind if I comment here. ...

Hope MUSLCAH doesn't mind if I comment here.

I have never personally used one, but there are high end ultrasonic units on the market that can tell the difference in the layers of coatings. So,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-01-2023, 03:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,477
Posted By gtobird
Update: I pulled the shaft and spent some time...

Update: I pulled the shaft and spent some time evaluating everything I pulled out. This just keeps getting uglier. All 4 posts (two for the weights and two for the center piece) were loose...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-30-2023, 06:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,001
Posted By gtobird
Well, when you remove the various tubes from the...

Well, when you remove the various tubes from the airhorn (inside the quadrajet), it's common practice to put them back in using red loctite. In fact, did that last week. The point being, I don't...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-30-2023, 08:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 824
Posted By gtobird
Update on the correct link ....Thanks ...

Update on the correct link ....Thanks

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=866893
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-29-2023, 07:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,470
Posted By gtobird
Sweet Success in removing the stuck PCV grommet

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1958&pictureid=14789

While I appreciate the suggestions for removing the grommet, I can't stress enough just how stuck this thing...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 05-28-2023, 06:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,806
Posted By gtobird
Well, I've been painting, cutting and buffing (as...

Well, I've been painting, cutting and buffing (as an amatuer) since I was 17 and I'm now just days away from turning 64. Before you even get started on this, you have to figure out what level of...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 05-06-2023, 09:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,375
Posted By gtobird
DOH! DOH! DOH! That was it. Talk about...

DOH! DOH! DOH! That was it. Talk about overthinking it.......
Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-10-2023, 03:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,613
Posted By gtobird
I have very good steel lines already on the...

I have very good steel lines already on the pressure side of the pump and on the suction side running the length of the frame as normal. I just want to replace the pump because I can see the fuel...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 02-21-2023, 12:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,710
Posted By gtobird
I have no doubt that it's easy to distort glass. ...

I have no doubt that it's easy to distort glass. The problem is when you hire someone to do it, they concentrate on getting the scratch out and focus on the smaller area with the scratch. Doing it...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 02-21-2023, 11:04 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,710
Posted By gtobird
Thought I'd update this post since I started my...

Thought I'd update this post since I started my glass experiment. I have not yet tried filling in the scratches and pits, but I did spend the better part of a day practicing removing some relatively...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-01-2022, 09:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,300
Posted By gtobird
The latest scam?

Over the past year I've posted in the parts wanted section several times. At least twice, I've had someone that just signed onto the forum that day tell me to contact someone else (outside of the...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 11-26-2022, 06:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,337
Posted By gtobird
Kingbuzzo mentions Fabric Softener sheets. I...

Kingbuzzo mentions Fabric Softener sheets. I completely agree. When I lived in Seattle, my neighborhood had a significant rat problem, but it wasn't because the neighborhood was a dump. On the...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts WANTED 11-22-2022, 07:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,530
Posted By gtobird
Mission Accomplished!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You...

Mission Accomplished!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You Hammertime Mike!!! The brackets arrived today and will pretty much end my parts search to complete the hideaway conversion.

Old Joe
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 11-10-2022, 10:02 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 9,208
Posted By gtobird
A few notes on this. Again, I used the Palmetto...

A few notes on this. Again, I used the Palmetto zinc phosphate and manganese phosphate. I tried a variety of things to prep bolts before phosphating and I also found the beadblasting to be...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 09-10-2022, 08:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,361
Posted By gtobird
Since all of you Hideaway gurus are here anyway,...

Since all of you Hideaway gurus are here anyway, I thought I'd add a question. I've been collecting parts to do my hideaway conversion. I bought the 68 repop door covers from the Parts Place and...
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