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Old 06-19-2026, 06:29 PM
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Replaced the shocks on the 75 Bird

What difference that made , the car doesn’t push thru the corners anymore, still need to do a highway run to how it handles

The front seems to sit the same. The back seems a tad higher.

The ones on it were definitely shot and old. All of them are still not coming back open after 24 hours .
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Below motor destroyed fall of 2023

469, 6X-4's, 72 Intake, Ramair Manifolds.
3 inch exhaust with x-pipe
Custom Roller Cam, 1.52 Roller Rockers
Quadrajet done by Cliff
3:42 gears

12.061 @ 110.74
12.092 @ 112.43
12.128 @ 111.71


461 stroker
Edelbrock 87 cc dport heads
Performer RPM
Same Ram Air manifolds, and quadrajet


75 Formula 400 / 4-SPD matching numbers

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Old 06-20-2026, 09:22 AM
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First time I have had the cars out in a while, been extremely busy the last 10-15 weeks. Got the General out today and dropped it off at the shop and picked up my 72 after the new motor was installed. Had to detail it to get a years worth of shop dust off of it.

Also got myself a Father’s Day present- a custom Houston license plate they came out with for my 95 Impala SS
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Old 06-20-2026, 06:06 PM
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266 miles in the GTO today. The AC decided to fix itself and was blowing at 40* instead of the usual 49*-50*. Maybe some crap is in the system and gets stuck? Shouldn't be... everything is new.

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Old 06-21-2026, 09:34 AM
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Old 06-21-2026, 07:24 PM
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No actual work on the car today. I have a bad habit of not necessarily cleaning up after working on it. So that eventually leads to a big mess. So I went out and cleaned everything up and regained control of my work space. I feel better now. LOL.

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Old 06-21-2026, 09:30 PM
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Not today, but the past couple days I had some time to put a few hours into the car. Installed the 3rd set of rear springs, trying to find the "just right" height. These might be good after they settle with a full tank of fuel. Back was too low, it's almost where I want it but a hair too high. Put the rest of the accessories on and installed the compressor. Next I have to mount the condenser and install the under dash evaporator. Then I can fab up the lines and actually drive the car on a hot day. Car runs really good with the 2bbl so I'm really torn on the 4bbl intake swap. I'm going to take a couple days and think about it while I continue working on the shop, have to finish replacing ballasts and install a few LED fixtures. Need to move a couple more of my toolboxes over, and get my shelves up so I'm not overrun with inventory (aka a lot of parts for my projects).
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Old 06-22-2026, 09:50 AM
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Went to a local show Saturday and saw this 1928 Pontiac
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Old 06-22-2026, 09:58 AM
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Nice car!
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Drove up to Santa Rosa for a big car show and cruise. Took the scenic route through Napa and Sonoma which was a great drive.

Saw this awesome '69 RAIV at the show. Everything but the Judge stripes. I didn't get a chance to talk to the owner, but apparently it was special ordered and raced back in the day.









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Me too ; ) There's a real beautiful park super close to my house that during WWII was a military hospital. Super green w/ an amazing variety of trees, great place for a show and the weather was perfect. 2nd year for the show here, I'm sure it'll continue as turnout was good.

Car looks great, Ken. I'm a big fan of it .. and your boy's Javelin!
That RAIV Goat is killer, is that a factory color ??




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Old 06-22-2026, 02:31 PM
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Car looks great, Ken. I'm a big fan of it .. and your boy's Javelin!
That RAIV Goat is killer, is that a factory color ??
Thanks!

The RAIV lists special color on the window sticker, so I'm presuming it was ordered Carousel Red. I guess the original owner didn't like the Judge decals or spoiler or preferred to put their money in the engine and rear end. I didn't look at the trim tag.

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Swapped out the cracked Fan shroud on the 75 Formula that a previous owner just riveted together

Before and after pictures and the repair that was their done before my buddy had the car.
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74 Formula

Below motor destroyed fall of 2023

469, 6X-4's, 72 Intake, Ramair Manifolds.
3 inch exhaust with x-pipe
Custom Roller Cam, 1.52 Roller Rockers
Quadrajet done by Cliff
3:42 gears

12.061 @ 110.74
12.092 @ 112.43
12.128 @ 111.71


461 stroker
Edelbrock 87 cc dport heads
Performer RPM
Same Ram Air manifolds, and quadrajet


75 Formula 400 / 4-SPD matching numbers

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Old 06-23-2026, 10:18 AM
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I am trying to essentially daily drive the Lemans. The hot start issue still persists.

On the way back from getting groceries in the Montijo mall I drove past this.

WTF is THAT! *slams on brakes, throws into reverse and parks*

It is a 1960 BMW 700 Sport Coupe, powered by a enlarged flat twin motorcycle engine.



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Is it going frontwards or backwards? 🤡

Beautiful GTOs Lemans and scenery...keep it coming

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Let the hecklers heckle!
Took a long time to find a near perfect set of ‘56 Olds hubcaps for my ‘55 Catalina. I can’t wait to throw these on after a little cleaning in place of the originals shown.
A few more mods coming in the future, but nothing that can’t quickly/easily be put back to original.
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These certainly are a PITA to remove.
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Kind of Pontiac related, blew out the trailer washed the floor, wiped the cabinets down , sleeping quarters / trailer for Norwalk is ready
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Below motor destroyed fall of 2023

469, 6X-4's, 72 Intake, Ramair Manifolds.
3 inch exhaust with x-pipe
Custom Roller Cam, 1.52 Roller Rockers
Quadrajet done by Cliff
3:42 gears

12.061 @ 110.74
12.092 @ 112.43
12.128 @ 111.71


461 stroker
Edelbrock 87 cc dport heads
Performer RPM
Same Ram Air manifolds, and quadrajet


75 Formula 400 / 4-SPD matching numbers
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This didnt happen today... finished up on it Sunday. Its been an ongoing winter project that spun a little out of control. Pleased with the results tho. I had the Quadrajet rebuilt after the Christmas holiday on my 70 Formula 400. Once I got it back I knew I was gonna have to refurbish the rest of the engine bay to match how nice the carb looked. So... off we went. 4 months later, after rebuilding the original alternator, water pump, & power steering pump, Plus having the original radiator re-cored she's back together. Also replaced a pretty worn timing chain. I tried to return it to as close to stock as I could. It was pretty much stock when I started. Just 56yrs & 99K miles of dirt & grim caked all over. Its not quite ready to fire yet, & I want my son-in-law here for an extra hand in case we encounter any issues. He's out of town for vacation until next week, then I have a 4 day weekend for the 4th, so it'll probably wait til after that. Hopefully she's back pounding the pavement soon! The last picture is what the engine bay looked like when it was for sale(Oct/24) & what it looks like now.
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Old 06-24-2026, 12:46 AM
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This didnt happen today... finished up on it Sunday. Its been an ongoing winter project that spun a little out of control. Pleased with the results tho. I had the Quadrajet rebuilt after the Christmas holiday on my 70 Formula 400. Once I got it back I knew I was gonna have to refurbish the rest of the engine bay to match how nice the carb looked. So... off we went. 4 months later, after rebuilding the original alternator, water pump, & power steering pump, Plus having the original radiator re-cored she's back together. Also replaced a pretty worn timing chain. I tried to return it to as close to stock as I could. It was pretty much stock when I started. Just 56yrs & 99K miles of dirt & grim caked all over. Its not quite ready to fire yet, & I want my son-in-law here for an extra hand in case we encounter any issues. He's out of town for vacation until next week, then I have a 4 day weekend for the 4th, so it'll probably wait til after that. Hopefully she's back pounding the pavement soon! The last picture is what the engine bay looked like when it was for sale(Oct/24) & what it looks like now.
Nice job!

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Took the LeMans to another local Wednesday cruise night; this one sponsored by a local Pontiac club. Another beautiful evening for a cruise!
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