[63Banshee]

YKYDATW -

even Corvette guys say you have the coolest whip on the lot. (May '08 @ TMS)

[OldSStroker]

Originally Posted by mechanickeith

The obvious one?? What one were you thinking about??

Metalic Mint green paint??

Positraction??

????????????

I was referring to "Positraction" (Saf-T-Track), or lack of same on the transaxle Tempests.

Arguably 63 Pontiac/Tempest Aquamarine and 64 Buick Teal Mist, both code WA2976, could be referred to by a lawyer (or a screenwriter) generically as "Metallic Mint Green". I'll bet most folks don't know their car colors by the names given them by the OEM, with exceptions like Silvermist Gray, Hondouras Maroon or Atomic Orange until it comes time to restore/clone them.

My 62 Tempest was Mandalay Red (WA2622) AKA Roman Red and Riverside Red at Chevy. My 64 GTO was Grenadier Red (WA2947) AKA Ember Red at Chevy, Holiday Red at Olds and Granada Red at Buick. "Arrest Me Red" would be an OEM color name most folks would remember. I had to look up Mandalay Red to write this. Still have a rust free Grenadier Red 64 LeMans post coupe in the garage waiting to be built.

There may be a few more minor technical mistakes by MLV, but 4° BTDC is correct, isn't it?

Jon

[pontiaclady]

When you are all pumped up about going to Norwalk for the 50th Anniversary.
Just a few more weeks.

[TempestFugit]

Originally Posted by OldSStroker

There may be a few more minor technical mistakes

Jon

14" wheels

[mechanickeith]

Originally Posted by TempestFugit

14" wheels

Yess, but they were a dealer add on option.

[mechanickeith]

Quote((There may be a few more minor technical mistakes by MLV, but 4° BTDC is correct, isn't it?

Jon))


I allways thought it was 6 degrees BTDC.

[TempestFugit]

Originally Posted by mechanickeith

Yess, but they were a dealer add on option.

Pontiac 14"wheels with a 4 1/2" bolt pattern?

[mechanickeith]

Originally Posted by TempestFugit

Pontiac 14"wheels with a 4 1/2" bolt pattern?

Have never seen any BUT,,, I have several books that say they were available as a dealer option. You know how it is, belive everything you read!!

[OldSStroker]

Originally Posted by mechanickeith

Quote((There may be a few more minor technical mistakes by MLV, but 4° BTDC is correct, isn't it?

Jon))


I allways thought it was 6 degrees BTDC.

Pontiac used 6° initial a lot, I believe, but Ms. Vito was asked about a 327 Chevy 4-bbl.
Many (most) of them were 4°, some were 8° and a few 10° BTDC.


Not sure if this was posted,

YKYDATW

You can replace a 4-cyl timing chain and the rubber "thing" in under 2 hours in your driveway.

You have done inadvertent donuts on dry pavement, with the resulting change of underwear.


Jon

[gstoib]

YKYDATW:

Some non-car guy says, "Is that a Falcon?", or some aquaintance you haven't seen in years says, "How's your GTO?"