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06-20-2014, 07:51 PM
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'70 Formula 400 junkyard
an acquaintance alerted me to this old Bird, bottom up. I relieved her of her 12-bolt and sway bars and a few other odds and ends with the help of my father-in-law. Fun day.
  
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#2
06-20-2014, 07:56 PM
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SWAY BAR
hard to imagine it rolling off the assembly line...nice score on the sway bar..but that photo is just a bit depressing
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06-20-2014, 09:11 PM
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Wow... wonder if there are any other useful bits on it if you could flip it back over. Ram Air car, or no way to tell?
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06-20-2014, 11:12 PM
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That's sad but glad there is some life left in it
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06-21-2014, 08:46 AM
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#6
06-21-2014, 10:22 AM
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would posi have been an option on this car - or would it have come factory standard in this set-up?
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#7
06-21-2014, 10:34 AM
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Posi in those days were extra cost, not standard fare.
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#8
06-21-2014, 11:44 AM
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thanks HFR
probably a COU 3.31 open - here's another pic 
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06-21-2014, 11:52 AM
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am I looking at it wrong or does that core support not look to be that bad? That's a pretty rare part if you could save it and it isn't rusted thru or mangled
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#10
06-21-2014, 12:03 PM
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the rad core support looked OK, but the sub frame rubbers/bolts had pulled right through it - but I guess that's repairable. |
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#11
06-21-2014, 12:53 PM
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This saddens me.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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#12
06-21-2014, 02:10 PM
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I would check to see if the plastic deflectors at the base of the windshield moldings are there. If the car has been upside down for a long time then the plastic pieces have not seen sunlight, and might be in good shape. One year only part, not reproduced, and very hard to find in good condition.
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#13
06-21-2014, 02:39 PM
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THE BUZZARDS HAVE NOT PICKED IT CLEAN...
there actually are a lot of small parts to check out,the nose, the grill,mounting hardware,bolts,the entire car,.....after that then we can put a fork in it....actually I remember in 1992 in a closed factory and I found a way in...an abandoned 1970 Lucerne blue /blue Firebird...I took the console (for whatever)...3 months later someone snagged the car..to have it today?!
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#14
06-21-2014, 05:55 PM
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Ahh crazy finds on the Rock!
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Rich Johns Owner/Operator of Pure Stock Auto Restorations Inc. www.purestockauto.com 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV M21 4 speed 3:90 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III M21 4 speed 3:90 Oshawa Built 1970 GSX Stage 1 M21 4 Speed 3.64 # 67 of 678 Original Paint 1970 GSX Stage 1 Auto 3.64 # 603 of 678 12.44@109.73 mph 2011 Buick GS Nats Pure Stock, 12.71@110.64 mph PSMCDR 2011 1970 GS Stage 1 Convertible Auto 3:64 12.71@109.15 mph PSMCDR 2009 1970 GS 455 M21 4 Speed 3.42 1987 GN Astro Roof |
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#15
06-21-2014, 06:22 PM
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Evergreen (spruce?) needle acid has taken its toll.
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06-21-2014, 06:28 PM
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Grills look good.
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Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street. Bruce Springsteen - Racing In The Street - 1978 |
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06-21-2014, 06:35 PM
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06-22-2014, 09:16 AM
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06-22-2014, 11:14 AM
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good for you on the rear..... upside down was such a degrading death
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06-22-2014, 05:21 PM
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I'll be heading back out there in the next week to strip some of the hardware and clips etc. that looked usable. I will check on the windshield corner trim, but doubtful - roof is collapsed. There is a Ford FE engine of undetermined C.I.D. INSIDE the car (yes, in where the seats should be), and it has a clutch and flywheel on it so might be a hi-perf 390 or 428 (dream). But there were a ton of heavy trucks and dump trucks in the vicinity so probably a 352 or 360 truck engine (reality).
I will grab the rad support if anyone's interested. I got the shock mounting plates on the rear already. Will post pics of the booty as I get it. ANY OTHER 1970 SPECIFIC PARTS WORTH looking for on it? Nose mounting bracketry and hardware? Car seemed to be originally white with a blue interior, non-AC, ...forgot to check for console brackets or column shift - will do that this time. |
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