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#2001
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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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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 Last edited by form74; 06-19-2026 at 07:16 PM. |
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#2002
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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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#2003
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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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#2004
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"Had to detail it to get a years worth of shop dust off of it. " ![]() Everybody knows the best way to get dust off!
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#2005
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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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70 TA, 467 cid IAII, Edelbrock D-port heads, 9.94:1, Butler HR 236/242 @ .050, 520/540 lift, 112 LSA, Q-jet, TKX (2.87 1st/.81 OD), 3.31 rear https://youtube.com/shorts/gG15nb4FWeo?feature=share |
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#2006
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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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#2007
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Went to a local show Saturday and saw this 1928 Pontiac
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Chris D 69 GTO Liberty Blue/dark blue T400, 9" w 3.50s, 3905lbs 461, 850 Holley, T2, KRE 310s, Comp HR 236/242D .572/.594L, RA manifolds, 11.53@114, 1.55/60 The spare: 467, 850 Holley, T2, Edelbrock Dport 310cfm w RA manifolds, Howard HFT 245/251D .561/.594L, 11.59@ 114, 1.57/ 60' |
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#2008
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1964 Tempest Custom 421 SD clone KRE 74cc heads KRE 230°/236° hydraulic roller cam Rebuilt 3.23 rear end |
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#2009
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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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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '74 Ventura 350 '69 AMC Javelin SST |
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#2010
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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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Mike '69 Midnight Green Judge 462 Ported 48s RAIII Exh Manifolds 4spd 3:73s |
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#2011
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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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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '74 Ventura 350 '69 AMC Javelin SST |
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#2012
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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 Last edited by form74; 06-22-2026 at 09:34 PM. |
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#2013
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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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#2014
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Is it going frontwards or backwards? 🤡
Beautiful GTOs Lemans and scenery...keep it coming
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Esquire '74 T/A 455 Y-code SD clone previously on Dawson's Creek: '74 T/A 400 '81 AMC SX/4 '69 FB 350 |
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#2015
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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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‘63 LeMans- ‘69 400 w/ original transaxle. 2.69 gears. ‘55 Catalina ‘62 Mercury Meteor-all original, bought new by my grandfather 71' GTO -original 400/4-speed/3.23 posi 13.95 @ 102.1 on street tires @ 4055lbs.-now my sons ride |
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#2016
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These certainly are a PITA to remove.
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#2017
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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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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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#2018
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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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#2019
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70 TA, 467 cid IAII, Edelbrock D-port heads, 9.94:1, Butler HR 236/242 @ .050, 520/540 lift, 112 LSA, Q-jet, TKX (2.87 1st/.81 OD), 3.31 rear https://youtube.com/shorts/gG15nb4FWeo?feature=share |
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#2020
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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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Design Engineer | Dakota Digital 1973 Lemans - 350, Centerline Auto Drags and Cooper Cobras |
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