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Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 11-14-2023, 08:02 AM
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Posted By 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...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 11-13-2023, 05:01 PM
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Posted By 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...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 11-13-2023, 10:26 AM
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Posted By 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...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 11-13-2023, 09:11 AM
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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 09-28-2023, 07:26 AM
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Posted By 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. ...
Forum: 67-69 Firebird TECH 09-27-2023, 06:59 PM
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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: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 08-01-2023, 08:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 298
Posted By 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.
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 07-31-2023, 02:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 298
Posted By 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...
Forum: EFI Tech 06-28-2023, 01:06 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By 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...
Forum: EFI Tech 06-28-2023, 11:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
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...
Forum: EFI Tech 06-28-2023, 07:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
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...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts For SALE 06-27-2023, 06:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 478
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: EFI Tech 06-27-2023, 06:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 752
Posted By 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?
...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 06-21-2023, 08:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,204
Posted By 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
Replies: 28
Views: 953
Posted By 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. ...
Forum: EFI Tech 06-20-2023, 09:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,444
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.
...
Forum: EFI Tech 06-20-2023, 08:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,444
Posted By 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
Replies: 16
Views: 890
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...
Forum: EFI Tech 06-20-2023, 06:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,444
Posted By 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...
Forum: 1993-02 Firebird/Trans Am Parts FOR SALE/WANTED 06-17-2023, 07:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 507
Posted By 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
Replies: 38
Views: 2,471
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...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-13-2023, 11:04 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,471
Posted By 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...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-13-2023, 08:42 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,471
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: Pontiac - Street 06-12-2023, 10:20 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,471
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...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-12-2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,471
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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