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Winter UpGrades lets hear them..
Well for me
Converter swap ditch the dot tires new set of Mickey T's Oil change clean everything |
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Building a new bullet, a roller cammed 4-bolt 428 to replace the tired 463.
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Johnny US Army Retired 1978 T/A 463 Pontiac, KRE 74cc 292CFM D-ports, Lunati VooDoo, V-max lifters, TKII, ATM 850 E85 carb, TCI TH-350 race tranny, 3600 converter 3.73 12 bolt 11.63@116.68mph 1981 T/A 4-speed 406 Pontiac, Merrick ported 6X heads, Comp 270S cam, Crosswind intake 750 Street Demon, 3.42 30 spline Eaton posi street car. 1980 Formula 350 Pontiac back burner project 1972 LeMans 350 Pontiac |
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New cam and new heads and tri power.
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Induction Solutions Fogger
Motor/Mid Plates Smith Racecraft Rack and Pinion kit TRZ A-arms Aerospace Components Front Brakes 2 1/8 to 2 1/4 Headers 4 inch Mufflers Rhodes Tubular Core Support Aluminum Driveshaft Rewire Car |
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I did all that but took longer than a winter..lol
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Gonna try and do more racing now that it's not 100 degrees.
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Can't wait until it's done. I've done all the work myself, except the final welds, I just tacked everything in place. It's been 2 months so far, hopefully it will be back together in 2-3 weeks.
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I've got a lot to do in the "off-season" this year--actually the temps are still around 80 in the day here. I blew an O-ring (at least) in my driver-side head at Pontiac Heaven on my first full pass. I have no compression in cylinder 3 (1 and 5 OK), so I have to pull the engine to begin the process of seeing what needs fixing.
In the mean time, I'm upgrading the cooling system: new aluminum Scirocco radiator with a filler neck to replace the old plastic one and I'm adding a coolant recovery tank between the radiator and the overflow tank, so I don't need to keep adding water after every pass. Also, I may give in and have Ellen tow the car with our Silverado, at least back to the pits after a pass, instead of driving it everywhere. I have an intermittent starter issue that came up in the lanes at Phoenix and I need to get that sorted. After the issues at Pontiac Heaven, I gave some thought to the future and made a commitment to continue running the car at least until I'm eighty (only a little over three years away), Lord willin' and the creek don't rise. I would like to move up that seven-second Pontiac door car list. Jim
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****'63 Tempest, 475" IAII, Wenzler Super Chief heads, converted to blown alcohol, Birdcatcher, Littlefield 10-71 high helix. Best pass to date: 7.67 @ 181.59 (1/4 mi.), 4.95 @ 143.67 (1/8 mi.), 1.18 (60 ft) 7.75 @ 178 pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iez3...ature=youtu.be First seven second pass(7.98): https://wwwoutube.com/watch?v=DK17...ature=youtu.be Thanks to Paul Carter @ Koerner Racing Engines |
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I run a IMI starter on my engine. GTO George |
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Fix wiring issues in my car.
Reinstall back window. Fix all other issues I have found lol.
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67 Firebird 467 cubic inches 7.71 @ 92 in the 1/8 and 11.69 @ 115 in the 1/4. |
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Tiger heads and intake are sent to BES. 535 short block going back to Butler to freshen. I sold the APD 1050 Maxspeed and bought the 1250 version. Sent the Hughes converter back back to loosen 200 more ( 6700). Looking forward to seeing how much it picks up.
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1965 TriPower GTO, 1967 GTO, 1969 GTO, 1969 Judge, 1972 GTO, 1977 Smokey and the Bandit, 1989 TA ProStreet, 1968 Firebird NHRA 10.90 racecar, 1963 Tempest S/Gas |
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New engine, 461 with High Ports. Pump gas, should be around 700HP. The old 455 deserved a good retirement. Freshen it and put it in a 79 TA street car with smaller can and RA round port ex manifolds.
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With plans to get to the first 2020 LTA event on the 1.5 mile Loring ME track, just minor changes to the lakester-
> Halotron-1 agent replacing foam in driver's fire system > Some body work around the hole I made for the blower > Try to find someone to mold a "smooth" Lexan body piece over the blower > Add a solenoid activated secondary fuel bypass, for consistent lean warm-up > Source a blower pulley to allow driving the blower a little faster > Perhaps outfit the '59 GMC as tow/push/support vehicle > Most important- stitch my name in place of prior owner's name on the used -15 firesuit I bought
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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} |
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Tighten the converter back up, put a different stator in it was too loose. I am cutting and welding the crossmember to make the pan and engine removal even easier. Rebilding the turbo since it has a seal leak, adding a billet wheel while I am at it.
I had a rough year, hope this one will be better, want to go the track early spring. |
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To preserve the truck's pristine finish while hauling fuel, tools, etc., I just finished building a "free standing bedliner" of half-inch plywood. It will mount on four existing bed floor bolts, with 1" space all around and underneath. It's only 53" long, since I already have a weather-tight storage bin across the front 18" of the truck's bed. I still need to fabricate a fitted tarp to cover it- probably with a single removable shallow bow across the middle, to minimize "flapping". It's just under 80 pounds, so two people can easily install/remove it.
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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; 01-11-2020 at 04:41 AM. |
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I grew up with a 54 then a 57 Chevy pickups then a 62 Catalina convertible then 66 Catalina station wagon. |
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LTA entry done... just crossing fingers that the event occurs.
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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; 05-30-2020 at 01:08 AM. |
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Little more on my new engine. Its a bottom filled 73 400 block, .035 over Ross Fts, splayed billet caps, billet Crower mid weights and Scat 4.25 forged crank. It will have the 100% SD lifter brace and the High Ports with 2.20 valves were done by SD Performance and go 359cfm. Norris SS 1.65rockers with stud girdle. Big custom pump gas cam, 11-1 CR. Crower roller lifters. Northwind intake to start. Have several other to try also.
Will start with a HP 850, then HP 1000 and will try a 1050 and see how that does. |
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I am cutting the steel roll bar out and installing a cm cage. Going to reinforce the stock suspension points. I will also be notching the frame while I have it apart. I will also need all new safety equipment. The plan is to get my license to go faster than 10.00.
My last race I had 240lbs of weight, a 1.700 restrictor plate and pulled 4 degrees of timing in high gear. Still ran 9.99/133. Had a best 60' of 1.342. |
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