I'm glad you found a shop to do the Hydro.
Fatsco has been a godsend for me to obtain hard parts- shafts, gears, etc. - sometimes used but good. "Rebuild" parts- gaskets, seals, etc. are generally also available other places.
You don't need a cooler. I've used dual-range hydro's in all sorts of things. This included a HydroStick in a Tri-Power 4,200 pound car that ran two hard laps of Nuerburgring- that's a total of 34 miles- turning 6,500 rpm on straight stretches. The hydro was in fine shape... but I wasn't. The "ring" has about 170 turns and I had to manhandle that 4,200 pounds with manual steering, but with the pitman arm and idler arm changed to power steering pieces to quicken the ratio!
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Anybody else on this planet campaign a M/T hemi Pontiac for eleven seasons?
... or has built a record breaking DOHC hemi four cylinder Pontiac?
... or has driven a couple laps of Nuerburgring with Tri-Power Pontiac power?(back in 1967)
... or has a Pontiac born the same year as Jim Wangers? (1926} 
Last edited by Jack Gifford; 04-16-2026 at 12:33 AM.
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