[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by OHCSprint67

Jeff

I spoke to the owner Troy on Friday.
It's a complete 67 Firebird 1bbl motor & air cooled transmission removed over 10 years ago and sitting outside since.
He did put a bucket over the carb to protect it.
It is a complete motor with the A/C & power steering system intact.
He believes he still has the starter for it along with a spare cam cover.
"It ran when he removed it back then"

Picking it up Monday!

All of those brackets, pulleys and misc hardware is high dollar holler. Good on you for getting it.

[Jeff Hamlin]

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/3794460706.html

http://cars.yakaz.com/pontiac-overhe...0bksm92a55l3bm

http://localcarsale.net/?i=1967-Pont...bfb0f0fa#thumb

http://www.search-vehicles.com/detai...201960634.html

[PMD1969]

Why so cheap?

http://localcarsale.net/?i=1967-Pont...bfb0f0fa#thumb

[OHCSprint67]

Ok, a few questions from ones with a lot more knowledge than I
I picked up the 67 Firebird motor from Troy in Easton, Pa
It's locked up from sitting outside for all those years.
I will dis-assemble it in the next week to see what, if anything, internally is salvageable
It does have the correct A/C compressor & brackets intact, and the power steering pump with the dual groove pulley, brackets and dual groove alternator are all there. I was hoping for one of those ultra rare 7 blade A/C only cooling fans, but The 7 blade fan looks like an old skool flex fan. I can't find any name or numbers on it other the word FRONT stamped on it.
The 1 bbl carb is also frozen, but the original tag, idle stop solenoid and all the related linkages and brackets are intact.
The question concerns the dual groove water pump pulley and the compressor clutch.
They are both smaller in diameter than the one from my 67 Lemans 6, and the 67 water pump pulley is smaller than the pulley that is on the 68 motor Jeff picked up for me in VA,
Why so many different diameter pulleys?
The 67 Firebird motor, which has the smallest diameter water pump pulley, was the only one originally equipped with factory A/C. I added A/C to the 67 Lemans motor.
The OHC 6 is not original to my car, (originally a 326 V8) so the question is which pulley would help keep the motor cooler?
I will be running factory A/C with a 4 core radiator adapted from a 67 GTO.

[Jeff Hamlin]

Can't say whether it would run cooler with the smaller dia pulleys, but can say the oem comp clutch was/should be the smaller one.
In theory small dia means more rotation so it would tend to make sense the smaller dia set up should be the better way to go.
I would use whatever is the most complete/matched set to eliminate belt alignment issues.

[Cammer-6]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

Can't say whether it would run cooler with the smaller dia pulleys, but can say the oem comp clutch was/should be the smaller one.
In theory small dia means more rotation so it would tend to make sense the smaller dia set up should be the better way to go.
I would use whatever is the most complete/matched set to eliminate belt alignment issues.

Jeff,you got that backwards
the OHC-6 compressor pulley is larger
it is also very hard to find as most replacement ones are the smaller V-8s

[Jeff Hamlin]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

Jeff,you got that backwards
the OHC-6 compressor pulley is larger
it is also very hard to find as most replacement ones are the smaller V-8s

I knew that, just wanted to see if you were watching

[66sprint]

AC compressor pulley. I assumed they used the larger diameter so it would not turn as fast at high revs. Maybe trying to present a warranty issue?

[Cammer-6]

no other motor that I know of spun up to 6500 and had A/C

[66sprint6]

Bidding getting up there.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...ectorid=229466

[Jeff Hamlin]

250 and it's gone,

[66sprint]

$230+ for a y pipe? Wow.

[Cammer-6]

maybe I should sell some NOS ones or my repros

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by Cammer-6

maybe I should sell some NOS ones or my repros

Gary !

[Jeff Hamlin]

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/3815758898.html

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/3815758898.html

Not enough photo's and none of the motor. The price is .... okay.. maybe. If its all there and the motor turns maybe.

[Jeff Hamlin]

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pontiac-OHC-...252018&vxp=mtr

[Jeff Hamlin]

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http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/3821681541.html

[OHCSprint67]

I love when people refer to a sale from either Barret-Jackson or Mecum showing what a totally restored sold for, then describe (No photos) how their particular car could be made into a beautiful classic just by finishing what they have already started, but couldn't finish.
Most true restoration projects exceed their resale value when they are done.
Much easier to find a completed car of your dreams than to restore one.
My $.02

[PMD1969]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

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http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/3821681541.html

I emailed for pictures. We'll see.