[speedshopmike]

overuld, hell yeah that helps, and thanks a ton, really.
zeppelin rocks.
beer's great.
actually sounds like a fun night.
when you're ready to redeem your favor, just send me smoke signals.
get it - that's funny cause it's the name of the old magazine.
i slay me.
seriously, though, i owe ya.
your result validates my theory - cam's in wrong.
time to get dirty & degree this puppy where it oughta be.
i'll also get the part # on the nose and figger out what's really in it.
after that, if it's stupid big, it'll have to come out.
all we know is it's a nunzi grind; no real idea which.
being his smallest is a ra4-like stick, it's likely too big - but it sure sounds sweet idling.
or i'll just swap shortblocks with my d-port motor; it's got some nice domed slugs, prepped rods, 4bolt mains, almost no mileage, and a torque-monster custom cam i spec'd 20 years ago with rhoads tappets.
by the way, rhoads now offers their flat lifters with an oiling groove to supply juice to the lifter/cam interface.
THANKS AGAIN!

[speedshopmike]

johta, read that page - neat trick.
if the balancer was marked dead on from day one and hasn't slipped any.
and if i knew the cam specs!
however, perhaps this trick could be used to make sure it's in the ballpark...
stupid easy as it is to do, i'll give it a shot.
if i come back 20 or some suchlike number of degrees outta the normal range, i'll know it's stabbed/set wrong.
if it comes in within where it oughta be, i'll know someone made a poor grind choice and will get a cam cut and some rhoads.
is there a flaw in my logic anywhere you see?
thanks much

[Uncle Judge]

i grew up watching bad sid & marty krofft tv shows like sigmund and the seamonster, etc.
the eearly 70's were brutal!

-mike[/QUOTE]

Tell me those guys were not on something, huh? Beyond bizzare and yet it pulled you in like a magnet! Kind of like the same 5 episodes of Speed Racer and Gilligan's Island every week! Sure makes you appreciate Warner Brothers! Sorry

[x-bird2]

tra la la, tra la la, tral la la, la la la la, one banana, two banana, three banana, four ....

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by speedshopmike

overuld, hell yeah that helps, and thanks a ton, really.
zeppelin rocks.
beer's great.
actually sounds like a fun night......
THANKS AGAIN!

Mike: Glad to help. Actually it was a fun night.

...."Hey Hey Momma Said The Way You Move, Gonna Make Me Sweat Gonna Make Me Groove......" (breaks into air guitar routine with wrench in one hand, grabs a sip of beer and says... man I love this song!)

...Wife opens door to garage and yells, "Do you have to listen to that so LOUD???"

....looks at wife, looks at son, winks and says: "What, I can't hear you 'cause I'm listening to Led Zeppelin real loud....." Shares a laugh with son as wife rolls her eyes and slams the door to the garage.....

Dad and son make a new Man Rule: No wives in the garage when the GTO hood is up and Led Zeppelin is playing.....

Yeah, we had fun.

BJ

[Judge273]

BJ, Get the camera rolling next time you roast 'em!

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by speedshopmike

johta, read that page - neat trick.
if the balancer was marked dead on from day one and hasn't slipped any.
and if i knew the cam specs!
however, perhaps this trick could be used to make sure it's in the ballpark...
stupid easy as it is to do, i'll give it a shot.
if i come back 20 or some suchlike number of degrees outta the normal range, i'll know it's stabbed/set wrong.
if it comes in within where it oughta be, i'll know someone made a poor grind choice and will get a cam cut and some rhoads.
is there a flaw in my logic anywhere you see?
thanks much

Mike, if you DO decide to swap cams, you might check with Mark Weymouth and/or Dan Jensen and see if you can twist their arms to sell you one of their custom ground PSD 068 cams.

They're making WELL over 400 HP and 500 lb-ft @ 9.00:1 with STOCK heads on their PSD HO engines!

[68bird400HO]

Originally Posted by Uncle Judge

i grew up watching bad sid & marty krofft tv shows like sigmund and the seamonster, etc.
the eearly 70's were brutal!

-mike

Tell me those guys were not on something, huh? Beyond bizzare and yet it pulled you in like a magnet! Kind of like the same 5 episodes of Speed Racer and Gilligan's Island every week! Sure makes you appreciate Warner Brothers! Sorry [/QUOTE]


H.R. Puffinstuff - need I say more....

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by speedshopmike

johta, read that page - neat trick.
if the balancer was marked dead on from day one and hasn't slipped any.
and if i knew the cam specs!
however, perhaps this trick could be used to make sure it's in the ballpark...
stupid easy as it is to do, i'll give it a shot.
if i come back 20 or some suchlike number of degrees outta the normal range, i'll know it's stabbed/set wrong.
if it comes in within where it oughta be, i'll know someone made a poor grind choice and will get a cam cut and some rhoads.
is there a flaw in my logic anywhere you see?
thanks much

We are ALL waiting to hear what you found????

[speedshopmike]

zero yet; haven't touched it.
real life intruding on car time; will post results soon as i can get to it.
am freshening a spreadbore 800 holley to try out before i get the valve covers even off; the qjet on it is not a happy camper and i'm not real motivated yet as am unsure if keeping this car or not.

[2manyT/A'S]

Not much to pick at here!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...QQcmdZViewItem

If I had my "druthers",it would have a clutch pedal & an M-22,but all things considered,it's JUST FINE the way it is!

[giles]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

Not much to pick at here!

If I had my "druthers",it would have a clutch pedal & an M-22,but all things considered,it's JUST FINE the way it is!

Yes, a beautiful car, makes me wish mine had the ivory deluxe interior! I would lose the 73 radiator support however......

[OVERULD]

I'm close to that car if anyone needs me to go look at it. He also says that he has a 4-speed car coming up. I think this may be the second or maybe third time around for this car on the 'bay. It is a pretty car!

BJ

[2manyT/A'S]

Auctions OVER with NO takers @ $68,000K.

Two years ago,I bet it might have come CLOSE.

I do recall seeing it go through (no sale) last fall,as well.

[1971455HO]

You are right, it's beautiful. I want to ask two questions though. Please remember,I'm no expert. My car was ten years old when I got it and a bunch had already been changed. Is the Firebird emblem above the cigarette lighter correct? Mine didn't have it. Also, when did the "Radial Tuned Suspension" appear on TA's engine turned bezel dash?

[Father&Son73T/A]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

Not much to pick at here!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...QQcmdZViewItem

If I had my "druthers",it would have a clutch pedal & an M-22,but all things considered,it's JUST FINE the way it is!

AWSOME car!
..but isnt that color a little too light for Lucerne Blue?

[68bird400HO]

Originally Posted by 1971455HO

You are right, it's beautiful. I want to ask two questions though. Please remember,I'm no expert. My car was ten years old when I got it and a bunch had already been changed. Is the Firebird emblem above the cigarette lighter correct? Mine didn't have it. Also, when did the "Radial Tuned Suspension" appear on TA's engine turned bezel dash?

Yes, that dash bezel is correct for 1971 (actually late 70 through 72). The RTS emblem didn't appear on the dash bezel until 1975.

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by Father&Son73T/A

AWSOME car!
..but isnt that color a little too light for Lucerne Blue?

The color looks just about dead-on to my eyes.

[threefidee]

Just got my August issue and Mark's '71 455 HO Trans Am is featured in the shootout. She runs good.

Jody

[Judge273]

I can't read the exact time...is that a 12.4 something? Scott Tiemann got that thing moving!