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Forum: Pontiac - Street 04-14-2024, 07:44 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 529
Posted By Elarson
I have the RobbMc with nose support on the road...

I have the RobbMc with nose support on the road race engine. The infinite clocking was a problem solver for clearing the Canton T-pan (that sticks out a couple inches). It's got enough power to...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 04-08-2024, 04:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 696
Posted By Elarson
Well, I have to admit that I was wrong (and the...

Well, I have to admit that I was wrong (and the Richmond website that I linked is wrong).

I checked the bottles that I have on the shelf and it is the GL-4 version from Richmond and the bottle...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-27-2024, 09:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 974
Posted By Elarson
My parents were fairly easy. Mom quit driving...

My parents were fairly easy. Mom quit driving but kept her car and license "just in case".

After she was gone, Dad moved into assisted living and took his car with him. But that put him in a new...
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 03-27-2024, 08:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 696
Posted By Elarson
Click the link. It lists the recommended...

Click the link. It lists the recommended applications and it's their manual transmissions.

Eric
Forum: 70-73 Firebird & TA TECH 03-26-2024, 12:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 696
Posted By Elarson
Here's the gear oil from Richmond Gear that I'm...

Here's the gear oil from Richmond Gear that I'm using in my Super T-10 to avoid all of the concerns with brass synchro compatibility.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-05-2024, 03:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,360
Posted By Elarson
Just my theory...but I'd bet that a lot of the...

Just my theory...but I'd bet that a lot of the random parking lot thieves are more interested in popular, generic late-model stuff for the chop shops....like a Honda Accord. There also seems to be a...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 03-05-2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,092
Posted By Elarson
Grocery Getter and my new road race engine both...

Grocery Getter and my new road race engine both use VR-1, 10w-30.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-03-2024, 06:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 395
Posted By Elarson
Thanks to chiefbigb for sending me pix of both...

Thanks to chiefbigb for sending me pix of both varieties.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-03-2024, 11:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 395
Posted By Elarson
The early bracket (seen in post #2) is an...

The early bracket (seen in post #2) is an aluminum casting. The later bracket is stamped steel and the pump is different. And the early one sets the pump pulley closer to the head by about 1/2" (my...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-03-2024, 09:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 395
Posted By Elarson
Exactly what I needed. I can see that I'm...

Exactly what I needed. I can see that I'm missing a couple of pieces. I also see where the little 3-bolt plate (at the bottom of the alternator) is supposed to go.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-02-2024, 11:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 395
Posted By Elarson
'67-68 Firebird PS Pump Brackets?

I'm looking for the exploded view (from the factory parts manual) of the 1st Gen. power steering pump and alternator mounts. I bought a '75 Firebird that has the early PS pump assembly and I think...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 04:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,117
Posted By Elarson
He kept calling it the Indian block instead of...

He kept calling it the Indian block instead of Indian Adventures. I don't think he knows the particulars.

Eric
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-22-2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 674
Posted By Elarson
Holley has a habit of buying great companies and...

Holley has a habit of buying great companies and making them mediocre or extinct.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Street 02-22-2024, 04:27 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,117
Posted By Elarson
It's awesome that they are saving that block. ...

It's awesome that they are saving that block.

Yes...tall deck Indian Adventures block was probably late 90's/early 2000's as guessed.

Cost guess....figure $100-150 shop rate and they've been...
Forum: Pontiac - Race 02-21-2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,019
Posted By Elarson
A couple of related stories. Sometime in the...

A couple of related stories.

Sometime in the late 80's, I decided to run 9" slicks on a stock (1970 vintage) 12-bolt rearend in my 4-speed '77 T/A. The attached picture shows what happened to the...
Forum: Members Helping Members 02-18-2024, 10:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 433
Posted By Elarson
Another possibility: The pump has some sort...

Another possibility:

The pump has some sort of internal check ball to prevent the oil from draining out of the suction tube and back to the tank. If that valve is leaking, the oil suction tube...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-01-2024, 10:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 421
Posted By Elarson
Stan Rarden - RIP

I just got the August issue of Poncho Perfection and was stunned to see that Stan Rarden had passed in November. I was equally stunned that there had been no thread about him on here.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-31-2024, 03:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 638
Posted By Elarson
The company that I work for is owned by a private...

The company that I work for is owned by a private equity firm. Thriving company, then the founder died, his daughter ran it for a few years (and didn't want the hassle) so she sold it. Things are...
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-17-2024, 11:07 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,681
Posted By Elarson
Cordova, IL. We were there for the World Series...

Cordova, IL. We were there for the World Series of Drag Racing. For anybody who hasn't been there, that should be a bucket list event.

Eric
Forum: THE LOBBY 01-16-2024, 04:18 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,681
Posted By Elarson
In 2018, we left the track at Cordova and were...

In 2018, we left the track at Cordova and were searching for dinner. We spotted a little diner and pulled in. Not many people there except for a black Dodge duallie with small lettering on the door...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-12-2024, 03:01 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 12,107
Posted By Elarson
And that right there is the difference between a...

And that right there is the difference between a real engine builder and the "machinist" in the back room at Acme Auto Parts.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-12-2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 774
Posted By Elarson
Fascinating person Lead the way on the 350...

Fascinating person
Lead the way on the 350 Pontiac power
Blunt speaker
Had some disturbing stories from his time in Vietnam.
Our loss, for sure.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-11-2024, 10:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,049
Posted By Elarson
It's hard to give a definitive answer. For...

It's hard to give a definitive answer. For example, a power adder engine with looser piston-to-wall, wider ring gaps and higher cylinder pressure will have more blowby and need one "sooner".

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Street 01-10-2024, 11:08 AM
Replies: 264
Views: 14,819
Posted By Elarson
Yes. Eric

Yes.

Eric
Forum: Pontiac - Race 01-05-2024, 10:29 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 854
Posted By Elarson
I like that all cylinders are within 1% of each...

I like that all cylinders are within 1% of each other That suggests that there is no local problem like a leaking valve, damaged piston, etc. So that narrows the probabilities to 2 things:

1) ...
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