[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Brewster

I like how a Plymouth Superbird takes five minutes on the block but a Trans Am gets 42 seconds. Whats with that ??? Even the Corvettes and Camaros got 90 seconds plus.
No Respect for the Pontiacs

x2! Any update on the BG's new owner?

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by Lloyd-TX

Pontiac was FORCED to make ALL 1973 (and later) T/A (and SD Formula) hood scoops non-functional by the EPA.

"Drive-by" noise standards issues . . .

What a crock!

X2 .

Originally Posted by 1971WARBIRD

yes a crock, but what really gets me was they let the 74 GTO have a functional scoop. yes it was a 350 VS 400/455/455SD, but that Qjet still would make a great sound when wide open.

Sounded good on my 74 GTO - went pretty good for a 350 .

[njsteve]

I drove the Formula to Newark today to have a friend at a local bodyshop try to remove the acid rain waterspots from the 25 year old enamel paint. And what do you know, I go to get on the on ramp to I-78 East at my exit this morning and what enters the highway a couple cars ahead of me?



I pulled along side and yes, it was a 73 Cardinal Red SD455. I wasn't close enough to read the VIN but it sounded nice. We cruised alongside each other for about 4 miles, saluted each other, and then he went south on I-287.




Just when you think you have something unique on the road, someone has to immediately burst your bubble :-)

So does anyone here know this car, or own it???

[Held for Ransom]

Cardinal Red?

[Alvin]

So he meant to say Buccaneer Red. IMO: Pretty neat story and Pictures too!

[Held for Ransom]

Just teasing the '72 boy.

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by njsteve

... I wasn't close enough to read the VIN but...

[njsteve]

Its the dislexia. I meant Buccaneer but my hand typed Cardinal. ;-)

[Brewster]

Its a Formula thing ;o Cool story Steve and you never know what you'll see when on the road. I took pictures of a all original Cord on an open trailer last month in Iowa.
Cheers

[superdutybob]

Next thing you know he'll be texting while driving. Sheesh!

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by superdutybob

Next thing you know he'll be texting while driving. Sheesh!

Or using his laptop to order parts.

No racing Steve?

[njsteve]

Not til I get my carb back from Cliff, and my distributor back from Rocky. Right now I have the carb and distributor from my Gramma's Friebird installed on the Formula just to keep it in running order. I had sent the 72 400 carb from the 75 Esprit to Cliff a month ago. He did it up nicely and I got it back last week. I put it on the Formula as a temp so I could send the Formula's 7042273 to Cliff. So it's sort of underjetted for its current duty. :-)

[Larry Navarro]

...........so who snagged the BG SD at Mecum Dallas?

[Brewster]

Good Question?

[Brewster]

Originally Posted by Larry Navarro

...........so who snagged the BG SD at Mecum Dallas?

Heard it sold for around 95K? wonder how nice it really was.

You never get the full skinny on these auction cars compared to here and going through the shark tank. Even ebay is more credible, well at least you get a number of pictures to review along with a description.

[The Boss]

Is there a bushing you can use to put a regular distributor in a SD block or do you need an SD distributor?

[Shift'n Gears]

Originally Posted by Brewster

Heard it sold for around 95K? wonder how nice it really was.

You never get the full skinny on these auction cars compared to here and going through the shark tank. Even ebay is more credible, well at least you get a number of pictures to review along with a description.

Brew- the car seemed to be mostly original. Nice interior, engine compartment was fair, but the paint was terrible! The nose had spider cracks and the paint was starting to flake around the rear window.. In my opinion it was a driver quality car.

[sd455hota]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Is there a bushing you can use to put a regular distributor in a SD block or do you need an SD distributor?

SD distributor and non SD are basically the same. There is a sleeve that goes on an SD distributor and takes up the space between the distributor body and the block. If you get a sleeve you can use non SD distributors. A while back Rocky told me about a place that sells the sleeve. I can't remember who it is. If Rocky doesn't chime in I'll find out and post the contact. I used to see them for sale once in a while for under $50 but it's been a while.

[Lloyd-TX]

Originally Posted by sd455hota

SD distributor and non SD are basically the same. There is a sleeve that goes on an SD distributor and takes up the space between the distributor body and the block. If you get a sleeve you can use non SD distributors. A while back Rocky told me about a place that sells the sleeve. I can't remember who it is. If Rocky doesn't chime in I'll find out and post the contact. I used to see them for sale once in a while for under $50 but it's been a while.

Ditto.

I can't recall either. BOP Engineering, possibly?

[GETRIDAONE]

Went to the monthly Caffeine & Octane in Atlanta last Sunday, I saw an Auto 73 SD Trans Am. The guy bought it in 83 ($6,000 ) from a pilot on the south side of Atlanta. . It was white with saddle? interior. He had it repainted in 87 and later put a disc brake rear in it. The paint looked good for being 25 years old and the interior was very nice. Under the hood could have used some touch up and lose the headers but everything original and in good shape. The old American mags with spinners weren’t bad but the extremely crooked and wrong exhaust tips. (In Lloyd’s words “Wheel Barrow Handles”) would have to go. You never know when a SD will turn up. Sorry no pictures !