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1973 Pontiac Firebird 455 Super Duty Trans Am Factory Video
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Young Herb Adams talks about the 455 Super Duty.
Cool video Sent from my moto g power 5G - 2023 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the video. I dont remember seeing that one.When I was called that my new TA SD455 was in I couldnt wait to go see it. It wasnt ready for me to take it. When I walked into the back garage of Constantine Pontiac in East Liberty,here was setting a Amirality Blue TA. I said is this mine??!!. The next day Jim Miller ( he is the guy that ran roundy round Pontiacs including a 468 RAV that I helped him get the heads)prepped the car. I went to pick it up after work. I noticed there was less the half tank of gas(East Liberty at dusk I went directly home) so on the way home I left car in drive. I felt the torque and solid shifting of the trans. I still remember most of the feelings,wow,wow,wow!! This is mine,I was I guess proud. Cruising around later,wow the upshift into 3rd was something I never felt in a M40 before. I installed a shift kit in my buddies 67 Yenko 427.Some azz said I put SD455 decals on the scoop! I just smiled and drove away. My experience.
Last edited by sdbob; 02-11-2024 at 12:06 PM. Reason: Add words |
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Here is another one to add to the young Herb Adams factory vid but on all "455" Pontiacs from 1970 all the way from core moulding to pouring the castings to final testing.
of course the SD's they went several steps further. It is amazing just how much check and verify was done along the way to produce quality 455's Machining the main journals one by one was interesting. Love the fully machined combustion chamber scene. I can hear Chevy ah It's not really Important to have a consistent combustion chamber volume and shape... https://youtu.be/9LuXf6gJ-jg
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1984 RX7 Jim Hand style 455 /200 4R Project car 67 White/Gold GTO 4 speed sold, 1968 GTO 4 speed sold, 1969 GTO auto sold, 68 Firebird 400 4 speed (455) sold, 65 GTO Night Watch Blue 4 speed sold, 64 GTO Nocturne Blue 4 speed sold, 71 GTO Gold auto sold. 1975 Formula 400 auto sold. Hopefully to be restored, H-"O" Racing 73 Trans Am SD 4 speed, Sons 70 Formula 400 auto, and wife's 1974 AMX 360 auto, 1975 Jeep Honcho 4x4, 1965 Buick Special post Last edited by 455dan; 02-11-2024 at 02:57 PM. |
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Thanks for the video. Amazing the technology at that time. At the very end I notice a shiny sticker on the valve cover but couldnt make out what it said. I was thinking where have all those engines,machines and employees gone?
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