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Forum: Tri-Power Tech 04-10-2024, 11:12 AM
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Posted By Joe37
Here is a cool picture I would like to get blown...

Here is a cool picture I would like to get blown up and framed out of the '67 parts manual.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 04-10-2024, 11:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 503
Posted By Joe37
Thanks for checking, I figured it was original,...

Thanks for checking, I figured it was original, this is the Tri-Power we ever had or worked on. I had some surgery done Monday, so when I get my stitches out, I will weigh it and see how much it...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 04-06-2024, 09:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 503
Posted By Joe37
Not sure about the thermostat housing, it has...

Not sure about the thermostat housing, it has been with the unit since new. I will look at the window sticker he still has and see when the car was sold new.

Dad will be happy with it.

I'm...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 04-05-2024, 10:37 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 503
Posted By Joe37
A couple more photo's. A few pieces of linkage...

A couple more photo's.
A few pieces of linkage and the vacuum switch have Eastwood's yellow/gold "zinc" paint on them, I don't recommend it, the color just isn't right.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 04-05-2024, 10:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 503
Posted By Joe37
Finished up the '65 rebuild for display

Here is the '65 338hp Tri-Power dad purchased on his '65 Catalina wagon. Its as original as I could get it all the way down to the markings on the bolts. He had kept everything when he put a 455...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 03-21-2024, 01:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 636
Posted By Joe37
Lets go with this, 1964 and older, all vacuum...

Lets go with this,
1964 and older, all vacuum operated, manual or automatic transmissions
GTO, and big car

1965 - 1966, automatic transmissions , vacuum operated tripower
1965 - 1966, manual...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 03-18-2024, 08:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 636
Posted By Joe37
Thanks for the information on the GTO's. Could...

Thanks for the information on the GTO's. Could one assume the '65-6 big cars were the same way?
Not that any of this matters really, just curious.

Joe
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 03-17-2024, 09:55 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 636
Posted By Joe37
Thats kind of what I figuring, my cousin has an...

Thats kind of what I figuring, my cousin has an untouched '64 GrandPrix with manual transmission and vacuum tri-power setting in his stash of cars.

So, all the mechanical sets prior to 1965 were...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 03-16-2024, 12:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 636
Posted By Joe37
Vacuum verse mechanical

Does any one have any documentation on what cars got the vacuum systems and what got the mechanical systems? I have seen original big cars with manual transmissions and vacuum tri-power. Never...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-22-2024, 07:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 553
Posted By Joe37
Nope, dad cut one short, so Finished size will be...

Nope, dad cut one short, so Finished size will be 5" and 4 3/4"
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-22-2024, 07:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 553
Posted By Joe37
I'am getting closer, one snorkel is done, one to...

I'am getting closer, one snorkel is done, one to go.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-22-2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 737
Posted By Joe37
This is nothing more then a cover plate with two...

This is nothing more then a cover plate with two hose ports. We want to look correct.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-20-2024, 09:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 737
Posted By Joe37
NO, you leave enough open so the vacuum passes...

NO, you leave enough open so the vacuum passes right through both ports. The epoxy is just to insure no coolant gets through. Dad said that was the problem with his, coolant seeped in and gummed up...
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-19-2024, 11:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 737
Posted By Joe37
Dad said it quit many years ago, he drove the car...

Dad said it quit many years ago, he drove the car without working so it wasn't a big deal. I'm just fixing them up so he can look at.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-19-2024, 08:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 737
Posted By Joe37
Thanks, mine is really nice looking, just nothing...

Thanks, mine is really nice looking, just nothing inside it. It's going to get epoxy filled and bolted back on with the lines still running to it. Functional, yet not like it was designed.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-18-2024, 08:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 737
Posted By Joe37
They must have been pretty crappy switches, dad...

They must have been pretty crappy switches, dad said this one quite a long time ago.
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-18-2024, 12:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 737
Posted By Joe37
Thermostat valve

Where are all the thermostat valves? I need ( want ) one for a '65.
Is there any after market pieces?
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-17-2024, 04:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 553
Posted By Joe37
I've been all over the web looking at paint...

I've been all over the web looking at paint colors and the rolled lips. I'am just going for the 1/4" once I figure a good way to do it. Still deciding on how much shine they had.

Joe
Forum: Tri-Power Tech 01-17-2024, 12:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 553
Posted By Joe37
'65 Catalina air cleaner questions

I am rebuilding the Tri-power of dad's '65 Catalina wagon just for a winter project. Back when he was racing a lot, he rounded the snorkels of the air cleaner for ram air tubes. I have the snorkels...
Forum: SOLD Parts 11-07-2023, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 346
Posted By Joe37
QuadraJet carburetor 7028268 400/428 HP

# 7028268 1968 400/428 HP automatic trans carburetor. Fully cleaned and rebuilt. New parts where needed, base gasket included. Has not been run.

$125 Shipping from 64086 Lee's Summit...
Forum: Big Pontiac (incl G-body)Parts For SALE 11-07-2023, 12:28 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 217
Posted By Joe37
Tachometer

Not sure of the year, maybe 1963 ??? Works good, has some wear to the chrome and the bezel has a few dents in it. I tried to get decent picture but the chrome just doesn't show dents. $275 ...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 10-14-2023, 09:44 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 34,566
Posted By Joe37
Pretty sure you are right about the heat shield. ...

Pretty sure you are right about the heat shield. The pulleys are for a A/C car, went that way for the extra cooling byway of higher rpm on the water pump. Due to the extra cubic inches, any help...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 08-06-2023, 04:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 749
Posted By Joe37
Look at the last few post of the thread " I've...

Look at the last few post of the thread " I've got a stripper in the garage " You will see just how and where it mounts.
Joe
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 08-05-2023, 09:51 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 34,566
Posted By Joe37
More,

More,
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 08-05-2023, 09:47 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 34,566
Posted By Joe37
Its ready to go in the chassis,

Its ready to go in the chassis,
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