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#1
08-31-2009, 12:45 AM
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Hey Capt,
Maybe your Formula was the getaway car in a liquor store heist! Quote:
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#2
08-31-2009, 12:43 AM
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From what I have read, the rear "parcel tray" was redesigned for 1971 and later to accommodate the vent stove pipe on the evap system, hence the 1970 one-year-only.
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#3
08-31-2009, 07:45 AM
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The guy who originally restored the 70 Camaro RS/SS I owned a few years back told me he found a bullet hole in the rear quarter.
people must have a thing for shooting at F-bodies?????
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Regards, Leigh Pontiacs I’ve owned…. 1960 Laurentian 283 1963 Laurentian 283 1976 Trans Am 400 1977 Trans Am 400 1951 Chieftain Flat head 6 1967 Firebird 400 convertible 1967 Firebird 400 coupe 1979 Trans Am 403 1971 Formula 455 (clone) 1969 Firebird 350 1968 Firebird 428 manual. Sydney, Australia |
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#4
09-04-2009, 04:38 PM
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When I got the car it came with a set of 15 x 8 snowflakes. Although I like the look of those rims I don't think they look right on an early second gen car, (JMO). So, I swapped the 4 snowflakes for a set of 5, 15 x 7 rally II's. I have a sandblast cabinet but it takes forever to blast rims so I took them to a local sandblasting place and had the blasted. It cost me $25.00 per rim and another $10.00 each to have them epoxy primed. I had a choice of black or gray primer and I picked the gray. I had ordered all the paints and stencil kit from Eastwoods a few years ago for another project that I never finished so I had everything I needed to restore the wheels. I didn't care for the stencil kit, they didn't stick well (maybe due to age) so I wound up just taping them off myself. It's time consuming, but I'm happy with the results. I used all Eastwoods stuff, the silver, charcoal, and satin clear and the wheels turned out real nice. I left the back of the rims unpainted I just clear coated right over the gray primer.
I'm going to run 245/60/15 tires and I had intended to use trim rings, since I think they would accent the paint nicely, but now I'm not so sure. I would really hate to scratch those rims by putting trim rings on. |
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#5
09-04-2009, 06:19 PM
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Hey Chris, they look great. Nice job!
I've had the same experience with the masks -- won't ever buy them again. As tedious as taping is, it's the way to go. I think Formulas look a bit naked without rings, but I'd have a hard time scratching the those pretty rims, too! BTW (and you probably know this), the correct P-metric replacement for an F60x15 is a 235/60 x 15. I've always thought the 245s look ever so slightly blimpy on a 7" wide rim....but I'm probably a minority/overly picky about that stuff. For new production stuff, we wouldn't fit anything wider than a 225 on a 7" rim.
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#6
09-04-2009, 07:22 PM
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Are those Jeep Cherokee rims on your car? I didn't realize they are the same bolt pattern.
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#7
09-06-2009, 07:15 PM
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I'm pretty sure the mags shown in the pictures of my formula are old "Western" mags. They were on the car when I got it, sans center caps, and I'm only using them as rollers till the body and paint work are done, after which I will install the rally II's.
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#8
09-06-2009, 07:12 PM
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Keith,
I had 245's on my old 70 trans am and I liked the way they filled out the wheel wells, however, I'll keep your recommendation in mind. These were the best pictures I could come up with short of spending a couple of hours looking through CD's full of old pictures. Chris Quote:
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11-14-2009, 07:51 PM
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11-14-2009, 09:55 PM
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Yes Chris, I should have bought that car from you
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11-16-2009, 11:24 PM
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11-17-2009, 09:51 AM
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09-07-2009, 12:37 PM
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Nice job on those wheels.
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Regards, Leigh Pontiacs I’ve owned…. 1960 Laurentian 283 1963 Laurentian 283 1976 Trans Am 400 1977 Trans Am 400 1951 Chieftain Flat head 6 1967 Firebird 400 convertible 1967 Firebird 400 coupe 1979 Trans Am 403 1971 Formula 455 (clone) 1969 Firebird 350 1968 Firebird 428 manual. Sydney, Australia |
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#14
09-08-2009, 01:44 PM
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Here is an original owner 70 formy in your color combo.
  
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#15
09-08-2009, 09:43 PM
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Bob,
That is way cool! Thanks for the pictures, what a nice, original car. Mine was optioned pretty close, same color combo and mine has the same steering wheel, console, 4 speed, and standard seatbelts. Mine came with standard gauged and rally II's though. If you have any more pictures, please post them or send them to me. I am especially interested in the original carpet color since I have heard some people say it is brown, tan or black. Chris |
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#16
09-08-2009, 11:29 PM
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A couple of more of that car. Spotted at Tipp City 2006-8... it wasn't there this year.
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Steve 1970 Formula 400 (YS) M40 (67-Castillian Bronze / 215-Deluxe Medium Saddle)
1970 Formula 400 (WT) M20 (67-Castillian Bronze / 213-Deluxe Dark Brown) 1970 Ram Air III Formula 400 (YZ) M40 (26-Lucerne Blue / 201-Standard Medium Bright Blue) 1970 Ram Air III Formula 400 (YZ) M40 (26-Lucerne Blue / 211-Deluxe Medium Bright Blue) *SOLD* |
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09-08-2009, 11:38 PM
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Another Castillian Bronze. This one RAIII!
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Steve 1970 Formula 400 (YS) M40 (67-Castillian Bronze / 215-Deluxe Medium Saddle)
1970 Formula 400 (WT) M20 (67-Castillian Bronze / 213-Deluxe Dark Brown) 1970 Ram Air III Formula 400 (YZ) M40 (26-Lucerne Blue / 201-Standard Medium Bright Blue) 1970 Ram Air III Formula 400 (YZ) M40 (26-Lucerne Blue / 211-Deluxe Medium Bright Blue) *SOLD* |
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#18
09-19-2009, 02:33 PM
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Nice car to re-do. Nt first car in high school was a 1971 Formula 400. It was an auto trans car, but it was the same color as yours. Are you going to keep it the stock color? Good luck, nice car! Jeffy D
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#19
11-13-2009, 07:06 PM
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It's been a while since I posted, mostly because the body shop doesn't seem to be in any big rush to complete my car. The rough body work is done and it's in the first coat of primer. I'm real happy with the fit of the doors and deck lid, they line up real nice. (the fenders are not bolted on in these pics, they're just sitting in place so the body line looks like its off)
I spent some time recently stripping the window channels and weatherstrip channels, dash, etc... The car has some pitting in the channels, but no rot at all, so no sectioning was needed. I'm going back Sunday to finish stripping the dash and firewall, then they will start blocking the car next week (or so they say). Last edited by eaglesan13; 11-13-2009 at 07:16 PM. |
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#20
11-13-2009, 07:14 PM
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I had to take a drive into the country to a rural town where I could purchase the lacquer paint for the dash. I have not painted a test patch yet but it looks pretty close. The interior color is sandlewood which uses a medium color (tan) and darker color on the dash.
I went to a local paint store yesterday to have a sample of the exterior paint mixed up. My painter uses DeBeers paint (solvent based). They didn't have a formula so they had to use a PPG number and call the manufacturer to convert it to a formula they could mix. It's hard to see in this picture, but it's pretty close to original. |
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