Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
11-13-2023, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 671
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
07-30-2023, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 8,568
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Forum: Performance Parts For Sale/Wanted
07-04-2023, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 372
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
06-26-2023, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,850
Motor mount adapters - ‘69 428 in ‘70 Trans Am
Was able to get the engine in today. By ‘in’ I mean get the bolt through the passenger side mount. Did it with the car on the lift and a friend of mine used a pry bar to pull down on mount while I...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
03-06-2023, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 8,568
Look what arrived today! ...
Look what arrived today!
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
11-24-2022, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,458
I really can’t say for sure that a torque plate...
I really can’t say for sure that a torque plate was used when it was bored back in 2011. I can look through the paperwork that the PO gave me. It was basically a stock rebuild (8-eyebrow pistons and...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
10-16-2022, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,029
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
10-14-2022, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,458
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
10-09-2022, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,458
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
10-09-2022, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,458
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Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
10-02-2022, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,626
‘67 turned 67,000 mi today
Got a break in the weather and was able to road test the new Cliff Ruggles (by Ray) rebuilt carb today. Car ran flawlessly. No overhearing issues, no off-idle stumble, and when you opened her up,...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
08-28-2022, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,850
After a long back order, I finally got the...
After a long back order, I finally got the adapter plates to put the 428 in the TA, while I rebuild the original motor (decided on going with a 4” stroker, but keeping g the factory #12 heads- Paul...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
08-21-2022, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,857
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
05-05-2022, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,184
RamAirNacho
I believe that is a 10 DN...
RamAirNacho
I believe that is a 10 DN alternator that used an external alternator. That would be correct for a ‘70 GTO, but the Trans Am used an internal regulator.
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-22-2022, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,867
Time for new tires
I went with 245/60R15 Radial T/A tires on my JW wheels. Car rides so much better! To be fair, the Goodyears were pushing 15 years old.
Appreciate all the feedback from the forum.
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Forum: Electrical Tech
04-21-2022, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,690
Thanks Brian. In looking at my extra tach, I'm...
Thanks Brian. In looking at my extra tach, I'm pretty sure this is an original GM tach, and not a reproduction, I just don't know how to tell if it is the correct year or not.
The clock in the...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
04-15-2022, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 7,065
I’m a complete novice, but I thought I read...
I’m a complete novice, but I thought I read somewhere that too big a dish did more harm than good because it killed the quench. Did I misread that, or are they just better at matching the dish to the...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-10-2022, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,126
Just to jump into the mix here since I’m in the...
Just to jump into the mix here since I’m in the hunt for a 902 alternator myself now. Had a great phone conversation with RamAirNacho earlier today. For a car with an 06C build date, what would be a...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
04-09-2022, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,867
Thanks Norwood!
Car looks great!
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Thanks Norwood!
Car looks great!
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
02-11-2022, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,197
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
09-29-2021, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 151
Views: 16,457
Thanks mgarblik. I actually learned this very...
Thanks mgarblik. I actually learned this very thing this morning. I did have the rotor mounted with the 'square peg in a round hole'. Doh. Now my battery is too weak to turn the engine, and the...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
05-05-2021, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,968
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Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
11-14-2020, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 7,059
Got her back to NJ safe and sound yesterday. ...
Got her back to NJ safe and sound yesterday. Took her out for a little Shan-down run today. I stopped by The Chatterbox, an old car hop where they used to have cruise nights every Saturday night in...
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Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH
06-20-2020, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,036
Back in a ‘70 TA
After almost a decade, a 1970 TA is back in my garage. I actually tried to buy this car back in 2018 from Gary F. out in CA. The deal didn’t go through (my fault) but he wound up selling it to a...
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Forum: 69-71 Judges only TECH
06-14-2019, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,343
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