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Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 01-17-2025, 10:46 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 5,011
Posted By 60sstuff
That “future” has been here for quite some time. ...

That “future” has been here for quite some time.

Original paint cars / Unrestored cars (Survivors) have been at the top of the wish list for decades.
As they say ….. They’re Only Original Once.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-17-2025, 02:22 AM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
Shop night at the school. We removed the weird...

Shop night at the school. We removed the weird old dual setup with Flowmaster 40s from the Ventura and got about 70% of the way done installing a new Pypes system with turbo mufflers. Fits pretty...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-16-2025, 08:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 722
Posted By Cerberus
Was it the issue sparkolators, fuel maken...

Was it the issue sparkolators, fuel maken happener or the lightning sticks?
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 12-31-2024, 07:54 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 16,517
Posted By ccie3611
More to the story! While this car is indeed a 72...

More to the story! While this car is indeed a 72 survivor, it has a replacement carburetor, it was a correct 7042270 but it had a 1975 date code (0645). Well the original owner had an estate sale...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-29-2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
Ignored the fact that we have engine issues to...

Ignored the fact that we have engine issues to deal with and spent some time polishing up the Ventura. Started with a Comet wash to knock off the rust and stains and followed up with whatever I had...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-26-2024, 02:57 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
6 of the cylinders are between 120 and 125....

6 of the cylinders are between 120 and 125. Cylinders 5 and 7 are at 80 and 90.

I’ve been rotating the engine by hand to put each cylinder I’m working on to the top of the bore. I’ve been using an...
Forum: 68-69 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 12-20-2024, 10:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 571
Posted By grivera
So I went with Windward Blue - very happy with...

So I went with Windward Blue - very happy with my choice! It’s waiting on a final polish. Gonna look great with the Parchment interior and white top.
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-09-2024, 01:37 AM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
Continued our work on the Ventura. Cole got up...

Continued our work on the Ventura. Cole got up before I did and got to work reinstalling the carb. We tackled the passenger side door hinges, fixed the dash lights (bad rheostat in the headlight...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-07-2024, 11:30 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
We brought the Ventura home from the school shop...

We brought the Ventura home from the school shop last night. One thing that was immediately apparent by the squealing tires while going straight was that the alignment was way off. Other than that,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-02-2024, 08:29 AM
Replies: 10,561
Views: 2,001,922
Posted By Scarebird
Never ceases to amaze me the effort some put into...

Never ceases to amaze me the effort some put into their car then use those crappy battery ends - guaranteeing starting issues later.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-22-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
Cole took it off the jack stands and drove it...

Cole took it off the jack stands and drove it around the school parking lot this morning during shop class. As expected, there are a few kinks to workout. He said the brakes aren't all the way there...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-19-2024, 06:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 936
Posted By Steve C.
Not necessarily related, but might be of...

Not necessarily related, but might be of interest. Includes a few shots inside Crower.

Regrinding a Camshaft - Behind the Scenes @ Crower Cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-tLEzZn_4o


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Forum: THE LOBBY 11-15-2024, 06:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 726
Posted By Jeff Hamlin
Cool WHATS IN THE BARN, aka Last minute save.

The Pontiac from the Barn.

I thought there may be some interest in more information behind this Pontiac with a local connection/story.

A friend has recently been tasked with cleaning out a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-08-2024, 02:20 AM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
We're getting down to the end of our list on the...

We're getting down to the end of our list on the Ventura. Tonight we got the steering roughed in, valve cover gaskets and valve covers reinstalled, changed the oil, sway bar reinstalled, and brake...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 10-31-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 732
Posted By steve25
Not to be a wise ass, but your car would overall...

Not to be a wise ass, but your car would overall be faster at the track and more drivable on the street even with your current 3.42 gearing if you did not have 340 cfm heads with there slow port air...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-25-2024, 01:02 AM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
I've been anxious to get back to the shop to do...

I've been anxious to get back to the shop to do some work on the Ventura. The shop teacher said he had an open house for other shop teachers the other day and my to do list got a lot of praise.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-17-2024, 11:25 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
He's feeling frustrated and over his head so I...

He's feeling frustrated and over his head so I thought a list might help. He's been so reliant on me to make progress on the car, it's good for him to learn on his own for a bit. I am eager to get...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-17-2024, 08:23 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
After 4 weeks hobbled by a kidney stone, I had...

After 4 weeks hobbled by a kidney stone, I had one good week where I had to go out of town for work. Of course I picked up covid at the work event, so I've been quarantined and unable to get any car...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-15-2024, 12:55 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By nUcLeArEnVoY
Got my hood hinges back from having them...

Got my hood hinges back from having them refurbished and restored by Rowland Hall out in California. As you can see, he did an absolutely amazing job and they look factory fresh... and perform that...
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 10-12-2024, 10:44 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 12,560
Posted By Qball
I just swapped out my Rally IIs for a set of...

I just swapped out my Rally IIs for a set of Rally Is and I’m pretty pleased with the results.
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-06-2024, 10:20 AM
Replies: 10,561
Views: 2,001,922
Posted By limejudge69
Cars like this have overtaken the hobby. Seeing...

Cars like this have overtaken the hobby. Seeing all these half-ass Judge clones/tributes with wrong stripes, decals, and emblems in the wrong places just makes me shake my head. It's becoming rare to...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 09-29-2024, 08:52 PM
Replies: 3,057
Views: 532,872
Posted By 71GP76TA
Car show in Livermore CA today. 640728 ...

Car show in Livermore CA today.

640728

640728
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-27-2024, 12:43 AM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
Back on the Ventura at the school shop. Finished...

Back on the Ventura at the school shop. Finished the back brakes - new hard lines, hose, wheel cylinders, shoes and hardware. I tried muscling in the rebuilt lower control arms but got frustrated...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-22-2024, 12:31 AM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By Verdoro 68
I hear that's a pretty big show. A few of the GTO...

I hear that's a pretty big show. A few of the GTO guys got together last weekend at the Danville show. I was laid up with a kidney stone so I missed the action.

The weather was perfect today and...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-20-2024, 09:27 PM
Replies: 1,028
Views: 115,972
Posted By 67drake
Then the wife and I took my sons for some Mexican...

Then the wife and I took my sons for some Mexican in a town north of us. First time I drove it at night.
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