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Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-21-2024, 09:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 543
Posted By lust4speed
The testing and comparisons my friends and I have...

The testing and comparisons my friends and I have done has never shown the cast iron impeller to move coolant any better than the stamped steel impeller. Looking at them I give the edge to the cast...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-13-2024, 07:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 958
Posted By lust4speed
My red '67 GTO came with factory air. Was...

My red '67 GTO came with factory air. Was converted to 134a and that simply sucked. I spent $2,200 two decades ago replacing everything with NOS parts and going back to R12. Finished product was...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-11-2024, 02:18 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 981
Posted By lust4speed
Yep. Took out the rust and left the pockets.

Yep. Took out the rust and left the pockets.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-05-2024, 07:17 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,407
Posted By lust4speed
If you go back and research all the failures, the...

If you go back and research all the failures, the one company that is hardly ever reported failing is Crower. Their cam and their cam saver lifters are probably the best insurance of having a flat...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-05-2024, 04:53 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,407
Posted By lust4speed
First photo shows the hydraulic flat tappet cams...

First photo shows the hydraulic flat tappet cams I've pulled out this year. There isn't one in the bunch that wasn't showing signs from beginning failure to complete failure (not a roller cam in the...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 11-05-2024, 03:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,407
Posted By lust4speed
Are new cars are littering the highways broke...

Are new cars are littering the highways broke down with those failure prone hydraulic roller cams? I've got a couple of the first Pontiac HR cam and lifter sets produced in 2002 that are still going...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-28-2024, 02:50 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,212
Posted By lust4speed
Also had the link chain failure in the transfer...

Also had the link chain failure in the transfer case.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-28-2024, 02:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 757
Posted By lust4speed
I've got photos of a cam/lifter failure that...

I've got photos of a cam/lifter failure that didn't make it off the run stand from December of 2006.
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 10-25-2024, 04:04 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 796
Posted By lust4speed
Control arms off my '65. Ignore the added blocks...

Control arms off my '65. Ignore the added blocks for the sway bar mounting. Second pic shows the bottom plate added and a spacer block for the Addco bar that was a little narrower than it should...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-21-2024, 01:57 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,696
Posted By lust4speed
Well, if the additional oil sitting up in the...

Well, if the additional oil sitting up in the valve covers was back in the pan on that corner you might not have had the drop out on pressure. I can't see any reason where quicker drain back is not...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-14-2024, 06:55 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,666
Posted By lust4speed
Any Pontiac or Oldsmobile with AC from about 65...

Any Pontiac or Oldsmobile with AC from about 65 to 72, but the list could be longer. Maybe someone can fine tune the cars to look for. They come up on eBay all the time but you do need to look over...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-13-2024, 02:53 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,666
Posted By lust4speed
Well, maybe not. I've done two conversions on...

Well, maybe not. I've done two conversions on friends' cars where we used the 19.5" fan and the big shroud on 15-1/2" radiators. Just takes making a hole through the large shroud for the bottom...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-13-2024, 02:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 882
Posted By lust4speed
Unless your first name is Merlin I doubt tuning...

Unless your first name is Merlin I doubt tuning skills will matter much at close to 11:1 -- especially when Rhoads lifters are added into the mix.

If it were mine and I was set on using those...
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 10-07-2024, 08:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 443
Posted By lust4speed
Exactly what I was thinking also. Pretty much...

Exactly what I was thinking also. Pretty much mirrors where my holes are for the Mark IV air conditioning drains.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 10-04-2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,339
Posted By lust4speed
You might find the cylinder by looking for the...

You might find the cylinder by looking for the one clean sparkplug. That will at least narrow your search.
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-06-2024, 03:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 985
Posted By lust4speed
I spent a lot of money restoring the original AC...

I spent a lot of money restoring the original AC system on the red '67 GTO. Someone had converted it to 134a and that simply didn't cool very well. We replaced everything with new parts and...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 09-01-2024, 02:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,017
Posted By lust4speed
The 4L80e will fit in a 65/66 Bonneville but it...

The 4L80e will fit in a 65/66 Bonneville but it takes quite a bit of work with the air hammer on the tunnel before the trans will sit in place without rubbing. All the 65's had boxed frames so it...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-30-2024, 01:31 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,270
Posted By lust4speed
Not sure on a stock rebuild if the time and...

Not sure on a stock rebuild if the time and expense are worth it. Stock Pontiac bolts are 1/2" with 9/16" on #5 main and plenty strong to keep things in place. Good insurance on stroker engines but...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-19-2024, 02:48 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,808
Posted By lust4speed
When I was shopping for a rearend a couple years...

When I was shopping for a rearend a couple years ago I was really surprised that the most expensive was the 12-bolt with the 9-inch and Dana 60 pretty well tied at a lower cost from Strange, and...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-09-2024, 03:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 671
Posted By lust4speed
I've had four MRI's before but for some reason on...

I've had four MRI's before but for some reason on the last one I called it quits about half way into the machine. They had my arm immobilized and while I never felt claustrophobic before, this time...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 08-05-2024, 03:49 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 4,315
Posted By lust4speed
I purchased a Mallory Unilite conversion module...

I purchased a Mallory Unilite conversion module in 1985 after the dyno operator sent me down to the speed shop when my Mallory X points were crapping out after about 5,400 RPM. That same Unilite...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-05-2024, 03:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 749
Posted By lust4speed
Apparently Ken Crocie is still kicking around...

Apparently Ken Crocie is still kicking around too... :p
Forum: Pontiac - Race 07-25-2024, 03:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,013
Posted By lust4speed
Went through the same thing. Guys in the right...

Went through the same thing. Guys in the right lane were not happy with me launching towards them. I checked and rechecked the rear axle alignment with triangulation, front to rear measurements and...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-03-2024, 05:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 867
Posted By lust4speed
Here's an early production 1970 block. The...

Here's an early production 1970 block. The bottom piece was thick and not going anywhere so I left it in place.
Forum: Pontiac - Street 06-03-2024, 02:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 867
Posted By lust4speed
Most blocks are really thin in the back area or...

Most blocks are really thin in the back area or do not have material there at all. I'll take the die grinder and remove the thin flashing just so I don't have to worry about it flaking off later.
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