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Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-22-2013, 06:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 847
Posted By formulapk
an update is due!

to all of those who've been saying it since the beginning i'm finally on board...more power!

a few weeks ago i dropped off the stripped block to a local builder and the 461 stroker build has...
Forum: Interior TECH 08-24-2012, 09:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 407
Posted By formulapk
70-81 f-bird extended seat tracks ?

Hey just wondering if anything exists to allow a stock seat to move back further ? I was talking to the owner in the deli i go to often today who restored a General Lee and said he was able to get...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-28-2012, 09:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 847
Posted By formulapk
Ollie i actually own Max Hand's book, i bought it...

Ollie i actually own Max Hand's book, i bought it a few years ago and actually the funny thing is as i've started to read it i realized its from his book i actually found out about this...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-24-2012, 10:44 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 847
Posted By formulapk
my budget is not set in stone but even so if i do...

my budget is not set in stone but even so if i do spend more i intend to build the bottom end first...i'd rather say spend the extra 600 and stroke the motor, do all the bottom end work first, stay...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-22-2012, 05:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 847
Posted By formulapk
and so the saga begins

well its been a long time but the 400 has finally made its way to my garage! and with it a great deal of questions. Basic info: 400/400 pulled from 71 gran prix #99 heads and 4bbl carb. So to my...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 04-22-2012, 08:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 451
Posted By formulapk
yea everything fits together nicely and fairly...

yea everything fits together nicely and fairly snug but i wasn't exactly clear about it before..the set screws that are pre-installed in the sun visors i took out and lost them but i remember they...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 04-21-2012, 06:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 451
Posted By formulapk
update: i destroyed the set screws lasts...

update:

i destroyed the set screws lasts time....had pulled them out to try and find something similar or was just going to use a regular bolt and washer however i've come to realize that nothing...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 01-31-2012, 05:53 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 117
Posted By formulapk
firebird sun visor support

have a 79 firebird and need to replace the sun visor supports. i purchased a pair from paddock parts probably near a year ago. i had intentions on returning them but never remembered. anyhow they...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-16-2012, 06:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
i should take another picture of it it does have...

i should take another picture of it it does have a few bends in it, almost as if it would rest above/underneath the cross-member, but that's just speculation. i'm not THAT worried about it since...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-16-2012, 05:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
thanks, that's what i did...i did some searching...

thanks, that's what i did...i did some searching on the forum and found that it just needs a source of constant vacuum so i left it attached at the tree then i just had to cut a piece and attach it...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-16-2012, 02:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
update: i jacked up the car crawled underneath...

update: i jacked up the car crawled underneath and to the side of the transmission is the modulator valve not hooked up to anything but there is another solid line that goes back to up to the carb...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-16-2012, 12:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
ahhh....exactly what i was looking for! i...

ahhh....exactly what i was looking for! i adjusted that link yesterday which did help some but what i was trying to get a better look at was the 2 screws holding the mode door spring in place. it...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-15-2012, 07:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
a few more ?'s

ok all done re-routing vac lines...i did end up finding the check valve not hooked up to anything but the check valve itself was bad anyway. i picked one up at the local parts store for 5 bucks. ...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-14-2012, 10:09 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
thanks for the info guys, tomorrow i'm going to...

thanks for the info guys, tomorrow i'm going to retrace all the vacuum lines with the diagram and make sure everything is hooked up correctly then we'll see from there, maybe one of the lines on that...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-14-2012, 09:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
looked around for that check valve to no...

looked around for that check valve to no avail...also searched rockauto but haven't found it yet
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-14-2012, 09:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
is that the 4 bbl carb on your car ? i have a t...

is that the 4 bbl carb on your car ? i have a t off of the side of my carb, shown in the pic.
i'm thinking that where it's capped i remove the cap and then i just need to find where to buy that...
Forum: Heating & Cooling TECH 01-14-2012, 06:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 466
Posted By formulapk
don't know where this vaccum line goes!

heres the info: 79 formula, 301 2bbl.

i began installing the duct work in my car the other day and before finalizing and screwing everything together i decided to give it a test run, which then...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-13-2012, 12:02 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By formulapk
... Well low and behold I figured it out! Don't...

... Well low and behold I figured it out! Don't know what they're called but the 3 rubber gasket stopper things were installed upside down for the inlet and outlets of the pump. Someone in the shop...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-10-2012, 09:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By formulapk
the line from the reservoir to the pump is 7/32,...

the line from the reservoir to the pump is 7/32, is that too large?
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-10-2012, 09:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By formulapk
ok...well i've started making some progress. the...

ok...well i've started making some progress. the pump seems to work OK...but only if i put my thumb over the feed line. i can feel the vacuum when i do this but as soon as i attach the line to the...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-09-2012, 07:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By formulapk
trying to prime it now to no avail....i...

trying to prime it now to no avail....i disconnected the feed from the reservoir and slid a small funnel on the end, filled it with washer fluid then lifted it up to force washer fluid through then i...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-08-2012, 10:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By formulapk
Thanks for the clarification ... Anyhow if this...

Thanks for the clarification ... Anyhow if this problem isn't resolved has anyone converted just the pump to the in tank design like today's cars? Or anyone know of a conversion kit? Just a little...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 01-07-2012, 08:34 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 567
Posted By formulapk
..been a while but back to the drawing board

so i ended up buying a new washer pump and installed it and still had the same problems....didn't feel like troubleshooting and after a long time,i've decided to revisit it. just so its known all of...
Forum: Non Pontiac Motors in Pontiacs 11-07-2010, 11:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 231
Posted By formulapk
taboo land

i know in poncho heartland its taboo to even think about putting a chevy motor in a pontiac but i am on the fence now.

my car is still powered by the original non turbo 301 + th350 and 3.23's

i...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 09-20-2010, 06:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 278
Posted By formulapk
Thanks I took It apart today they actually call...

Thanks I took It apart today they actually call it a pushrods cover, I found that out when I asked for a valley pan gasket and the counter guy had no idea what I was talking a about...... These...
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