OE and OMG is going into my permanent lexicon!! What a flawless way to describe that kind of car we've all come across in our wrench turning lives!!
It brings back memories of a similar 69 GTO I had in the 80's...
We called the guy I bought it from Goofy:
a 76 400 (factory dished pistons to get to 7.6 to 1) with a set of 76 455 heads to net about 6 to 1 compression
a square bore holley on a factory spreadbore intake which resulted in a somewhat limited throttle opening!!
I guess to compensate for those two problems he upped the gear ratio, only problem was that he only changed the ring gear not the pinion gear! a tad noisy and more metal shreds in the diff than oil
valence, fenders, rad support were all one welded together unit, luckily he couldnt weld so a tap of a hammer and the welds all let go
and finally this car had a special way to find itself back home... just like Hansel and Gretel it started dropping oil pan bolts driving it home followed by ever growing oil drippings.
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s)
1969 Custom S 2dr ht
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht)
1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht)
1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat
1969 Exec 4dr post
1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s
1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian)
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