[Craig Hendrickson]

For those interested, I have done a major update and expansion on my website "OriginalHO.com" over the last few months. I privately published it a few days ago for review by a couple of PY Online Forums members and their feedback is positive. Here are the table of contents:


Who is "OriginalHO"?
What was H-O Racing Specialties?
Some H-O Racing projects from the 1970s:
326CID E/MP Race Engine
380CID A/FX Race Engine
Tunnel Ram Intake Manifolds
1974 Trans Am SD-455 NHRA SS/KA
"Rocket Box" Intake Spacer
Tri-Y Headers
Some recent Original H-O projects:
TurboForce Revivial
1979 Trans Am WS6 220HP 4-Speed
1977 Firebird 350 TH350
1963 LeMans 326HO to RA3 406
TD-61 455SD Engine Drawing repop
Pontiac Heaven 2010
GTOAA National Meet 2010
Pontiac Heaven 2011
Calculators

It is now available to everyone on the internet. There's nothing for sale, so it's not a commercial site, just good ol' information, pictures and a few old magazine article reprints. The Calculators section is completely revised with several new ones.

[70pontiaction]

We really appreciate your effort in sharing and preserving the early 'HO' knowledge.

[433lemans]

Great stuff Mr. "H"! I learned a lot from you guys at HO. Still have and refer to the parts and assembly books and have some of the newsletters. Didn't you also have a publication showing how to modify a Torker intake manifold to I think make it a little better on the street..."Torker Tuning Secrets"? If so is it available? Thanks.

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by 433lemans

Great stuff Mr. "H"! I learned a lot from you guys at HO. Still have and refer to the parts and assembly books and have some of the newsletters. Didn't you also have a publication showing how to modify a Torker intake manifold to I think make it a little better on the street..."Torker Tuning Secrets"? If so is it available? Thanks.

That's the correct name, but I don't have any. Maybe Ken Crocie does.

[Alvin]

Thanks for the FYI on your update and the links to your content. Enjoyed them all.

[Old Goat Racer]

Originally Posted by Craig Hendrickson

That's the correct name, but I don't have any. Maybe Ken Crocie does.

99.99% sure I have a copy of that.

[grrrrregg!!!]

Originally Posted by 433lemans

Great stuff Mr. "H"! I learned a lot from you guys at HO. Still have and refer to the parts and assembly books and have some of the newsletters. Didn't you also have a publication showing how to modify a Torker intake manifold to I think make it a little better on the street..."Torker Tuning Secrets"? If so is it available? Thanks.

you mean this

[433lemans]

Yup! That's it. (I have that catalog too.)

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by grrrrregg!!!

you mean this

FYI:
While the 1974-1/2 catalog was the first one done by the H-O Racing Specialties, Inc. (the corporation), there was at least one done by the partnership before that. The first ever was just some reprinted pieces of paper stapled together. From humble beginnings...

My personal favorite H-O catalog was 1979. H-O took the full production of the its catalog in house in 1977, but IMO 1979 was the best of that effort.

[sdbob]

Thanks. WISH you would do those engine wall charts over. Lost mine in moves.Thanks.

[captain42082]

McAffee shows the ho site as suspicious? wth?

[ponyakr]

Yeah, all this old H-O stuff brings back a lot of fond memories ! I think these younger guys today don't realize how good they have it. Nowadays they can just go to a forum and ask their questions. Back in the mid '70's, when we started racing, H-O and Nunzi were the only sources of Pontiac info, I remember.

And you had to use snail mail to get your cats and info. But, I'm still grateful to the H-O guys for all they did to help us and so many other Pontiac owners.

I'm also glad that TJ & I got to see the H-O Bird run, at the '78 Cajun Nationals, I believe it was. Besides the H-O guys, some of my other Pontiac heroes, during those years, were Truman Fields, Jack Mullins, and the "Tons-a-Fun" wagon, of Gary & Charlene Wood. There were several others, but these are the names I remember most.

http://www.dragracecentral.com/drcstory.asp?ID=14902

http://www.hotrod.com/events/coverag...ders-shootout/

https://myclassicgarage.com/social/c...-Ram-Air/37906

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/...ntiac-history/

http://classracer.com/classforum/sho...=39737&page=18

This all reminds me of the title of the old church song "Precious Memories".

[Larry Navarro]

I have all of the H-O newsletters, or most all of them.........great info there as well.

[grrrrregg!!!]

Originally Posted by Larry Navarro

I have all of the H-O newsletters, or most all of them.........great info there as well.

Yes, The High Output. Me and a friend subscribed. The first 6 or 7 editions were addressed by hand, then mailing labels after that. I like reading old issue's and looking at the customer ad's

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by captain42082

McAffee shows the ho site as suspicious? wth?

Which page???

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by Larry Navarro

I have all of the H-O newsletters, or most all of them.........great info there as well.

I wrote and edited every one of the High Output newsletters -- all five years at twelve copies per year. Sometimes it was a PITA to get that month's issue done and mailed especially if I were on the road at an NHRA meet or wherever. In retrospect it was well worth it. I'm amazed that so many guys have keep all or most of their copies.

My favorite issue was the one published (and dated) April of that year although I forget what year it was. It was an "April Fools" issue about some great looking babe who had a twin turbocharged Trans Am. Unfortunately, she didn't exist. :-(

[Craig Hendrickson]

Originally Posted by captain42082

McAffee shows the ho site as suspicious? wth?

The ISP server guru says that he thinks your McAffee is out of date. There's nothing suspicious on my website although the whole ISP server got infected a few months ago but was cleaned up and future infestations prevented so that's the source of his opinion on out-of-date McAffee.

[johnta1]

My favorite issue was the one published (and dated) April of that year although I forget what year it was. It was an "April Fools" issue about some great looking babe who had a twin turbocharged Trans Am. Unfortunately, she didn't exist. :-(

Say it ain't so!

Crystal Bahlz(sp?) was my favorite TA owner chick!
I always wanted to race her.

[grrrrregg!!!]

Originally Posted by Craig Hendrickson

I wrote and edited every one of the High Output newsletters -- all five years at twelve copies per year. Sometimes it was a PITA to get that month's issue done and mailed especially if I were on the road at an NHRA meet or wherever. In retrospect it was well worth it. I'm amazed that so many guys have keep all or most of their copies.

My favorite issue was the one published (and dated) April of that year although I forget what year it was. It was an "April Fools" issue about some great looking babe who had a twin turbocharged Trans Am. Unfortunately, she didn't exist. :-(

Krysta Bahlz's-----exotic dancer
how bizzare, I was looking at that issue this morning. I always wondered about the bar in the back seat, stripper bar or cocktail

[tiacguy]

Originally Posted by Craig Hendrickson

The ISP server guru says that he thinks your McAffee is out of date. There's nothing suspicious on my website although the whole ISP server got infected a few months ago but was cleaned up and future infestations prevented so that's the source of his opinion on out-of-date McAffee.

Well I get the same warning and I know my McAffee is NOT out of date. I get automatic updates everyday and it notifies me of such. Maybe you need another IT guy LOL.