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67-69 Firebird TECH
11-14-2023, 08:02 AM
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Birdglass topic revisited
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gtobird
Sure, but there were birds produced before Jan of...
Sure, but there were birds produced before Jan of 68 that had bird glass and birds produced without it. There had to be some sort of reason why some got it and some didn't. As stated earlier, my...
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67-69 Firebird TECH
11-13-2023, 05:01 PM
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Birdglass topic revisited
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gtobird
One more random thought on this........... To...
One more random thought on this........... To this point, no-one has come up with any provable logic for the bird glass and it seems pretty random. I'm wondering if GM simply added the bird emblems...
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67-69 Firebird TECH
11-13-2023, 10:26 AM
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Birdglass topic revisited
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gtobird
I've owned the car since 1989. The original...
I've owned the car since 1989. The original owner custom ordered it and had it in his possession almost the entire time. He sold it to a kid that almost immediately resold it to me.
I talked at...
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67-69 Firebird TECH
11-13-2023, 09:11 AM
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Birdglass topic revisited
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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...
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67-69 Firebird TECH
09-28-2023, 07:26 AM
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Birdglass topic revisited
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gtobird
I will check and post pics. It may be a few days...
I will check and post pics. It may be a few days until I can get to it. I've seen this topic get batted around since I had my first 68 Bird convert (bought in 1979) and it too had bird glass. ...
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67-69 Firebird TECH
09-27-2023, 06:59 PM
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Birdglass topic revisited
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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...
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68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
08-01-2023, 08:32 AM
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What is on hideaway headlight assemblies from factory, Undercoating?
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gtobird
Agreed. I've seen the same on other parts as...
Agreed. I've seen the same on other parts as well, but these are particularly thick and it's hard to beadblast off. Perhaps they were supplied by a vendor that used some sort of really thick paint.
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68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
07-31-2023, 02:01 PM
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What is on hideaway headlight assemblies from factory, Undercoating?
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gtobird
What is on hideaway headlight assemblies from factory, Undercoating?
I beadblasted a set of hideaway headlight assemblies (metal doors, buckets, etc). Just like another set I cleaned up years ago, these had some sort of black tar like substance on them in odd places...
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EFI Tech
06-28-2023, 01:06 PM
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Fuel line bead roller?
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gtobird
So, after I sent my last reply, I remembered that...
So, after I sent my last reply, I remembered that I had a brand new full length fuel line in the garage for my Firebird that I bought about 8 years ago, though it was never used. It did have the...
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EFI Tech
06-28-2023, 11:28 AM
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Fuel line bead roller?
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890
Posted By
gtobird
Yes of course the clamp goes on the other side. I...
Yes of course the clamp goes on the other side. I should have called it a bubble. Still, the flaring tool puts the bubble at the end of the line, The part of the hose opposite the clamp side of the...
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EFI Tech
06-28-2023, 07:51 AM
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Fuel line bead roller?
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890
Posted By
gtobird
Yes I have a double flaring tool and have done it...
Yes I have a double flaring tool and have done it that way in the past. What I don't like about doing it that way is the trumpet at the end can create a bit of an indentation internally on the hose...
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61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts For SALE
06-27-2023, 06:51 PM
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1968 to 72 A Body Automatic Console
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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
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EFI Tech
06-27-2023, 06:46 PM
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Fuel line bead roller?
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890
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gtobird
Fuel line bead roller?
I need to do some custom 3/8" steel fuel line work. Have any of you used this tool and how well did it work?
...
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68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
06-21-2023, 08:41 PM
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Craigslist '69
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gtobird
I am all in on red interiors with white exteriors...
I am all in on red interiors with white exteriors (no crude thoughts here please). All that matters is that you are happy with your purchase. Congrats on a fine looking car!
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-20-2023, 09:56 PM
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Oil pressure loss at high rpm
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gtobird
At first, I thought it was a problem with the...
At first, I thought it was a problem with the pressure relief spring in either the oil pump or oil filter mount, but that would not explain the oddity of pressure being normal when the oil is low. ...
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EFI Tech
06-20-2023, 09:37 PM
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Multi-Port (Sequential) Fuel Injection on a Pontiac Engine?
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Posted By
gtobird
Okay, so let me now go to the endgame. Some type...
Okay, so let me now go to the endgame. Some type of stack intake system is where my dreams are.
...
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EFI Tech
06-20-2023, 08:55 PM
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Multi-Port (Sequential) Fuel Injection on a Pontiac Engine?
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2,840
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gtobird
That's the kind of inventiveness I was hoping to...
That's the kind of inventiveness I was hoping to see. How is it for reliability, performance and gas mileage compared to carburetion?
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-20-2023, 07:00 PM
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Rocker arm nuts
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955
Posted By
gtobird
A few things to check. 1.) Did you...
A few things to check.
1.) Did you disconnect all of the rest of the vaccum lines to the engine such as the brake booster and smaller lines and plug those ports on the engine? Sometimes things...
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EFI Tech
06-20-2023, 06:12 PM
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Multi-Port (Sequential) Fuel Injection on a Pontiac Engine?
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2,840
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gtobird
Multi-Port (Sequential) Fuel Injection on a Pontiac Engine?
Folks,
Let me first start out with PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME FOR MY IGNORANCE AND WILLINGNESS TO SUGGEST SOMETHING VULGAR TO PURISTS OF THE PONTIAC FAITH. My problem is that my heart drifted with the...
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1993-02 Firebird/Trans Am Parts FOR SALE/WANTED
06-17-2023, 07:57 AM
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WTB: 2000 to 2002 LS1 engine and 4L60E auto trans
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gtobird
WTB: 2000 to 2002 LS1 engine and 4L60E auto trans
I'm looking for a complete plug and play engine and auto trans setup with all accessories, ECM, wiring, etc. Will consider those with 0 to 120K miles. Must have been well cared for, never raced or...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
06-13-2023, 02:33 PM
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38
Do I need to bore the engine, or can I hone and use the stock pistons?
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2,652
Posted By
gtobird
That's very kind of you. Thank you. For the...
That's very kind of you. Thank you. For the time being I'm going to hold off and think this through. I had similar thoughts to your suggestion. I'm trying to remember what happened to the set of...
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Pontiac - Street
06-13-2023, 11:04 AM
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38
Do I need to bore the engine, or can I hone and use the stock pistons?
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gtobird
Unlucky #7
You are all knowing. Yes, my #7 piston has a crack in a ring land too. How is it possible that we both had the crack on #7? Does that cylinder have weird thermal characteristics that would cause...
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Pontiac - Street
06-13-2023, 08:42 AM
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38
Do I need to bore the engine, or can I hone and use the stock pistons?
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2,652
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...
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Pontiac - Street
06-12-2023, 10:20 PM
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38
Do I need to bore the engine, or can I hone and use the stock pistons?
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2,652
Posted By
gtobird
Thanks for the confirmation on the head gaskets. ...
Thanks for the confirmation on the head gaskets.
The front of the cam is marked 524009. Looking at the Wallace Racing site, it seems this might be from a 64 GTO or a 421 engine and not native...
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Pontiac - Street
06-12-2023, 07:42 PM
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38
Do I need to bore the engine, or can I hone and use the stock pistons?
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2,652
Posted By
gtobird
One more update. I spent a good deal of today...
One more update. I spent a good deal of today cleaning up the mess I made in my garage and putting things away. During the first part of last winter I repainted the plaster walls and updated the...
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