[transam1972]

Hello everyone!..everytime I write a huge story with the details on how I got my car and more than an hour goes by, I go to post the thread and I cant..it says something about tokens and administrator, so I give up any way I don't know how to post photos so that good guy PAT BROWN of 455 H.O. fame is going to post some for me..I do hope to accomplish a lot this winter so in 3 months I will get some follow up pics..I do want to thank everyone on this forum for the continued help..its what makes it possible..thanks to NJSTEVE for seeing his 72 thread for inspiration,FORMULABRUCE for tech help and some hard to find parts.EVISME for those awesome honeycombs,your handle escapes me,but the 2133 distributor, Ol PINION HEAD for tech help,BENTWHEELBOB for the soon to be known correct engine blue.NORWOOD of course for the correct heat stove repo and the parts you are restoring for me now,I cant wait! and of course PAT BROWN for everything!! photos will eventually turn up on a thread and I will keep plugging away!! thanks glenn

[PB]

okay...here's a start Glenn...

[PB]

A couple more....I have many to choose from...any requests?

[Bentwheelbob]

Originally Posted by PB

A couple more....I have many to choose from...any requests?

Pat - How about a picture of the smoky burnout?

Glenn - Congrats! Can't wait to watch the progress. You'll get the handle of posting pictures. My best recommendation is to get an Iphone and open a photobucket account. Good luck.

[transam1972]

BWB thanks! I phone, big step up for me! I am used to $10 trac phone LOL!.. smokey burnout in 3 months..PAT how about those Legendary door panels?..wheres a shot of my 455 H.O. COM banner!?..definitely need that..repo shocks..and some inside floor pan and underneath shots..thanks PAT!!

[bossbirdta]

O K...stupid question time.... i was always under the impression that the 71/72 455 H.O. did not come with the positive battery cable shield????

nice car btw and good luck on the resto.....

[edvisme]

Lookin good, Glenn. Those wheels look great on your car. Keep up the progress and more pics please

[charles bledsoe]

Did the 71's come with chrome valve covers? Were they an option?
Thanks.

[1971455HO]

Originally Posted by charles bledsoe

Did the 71's come with chrome valve covers? Were they an option?
Thanks.

Nope..."71 HO's were painted (one year only Pontiac Teal Blue/green) Don't know about the 400 cars in '71. All 455HO TA's had painted covers.

[transam1972]

I did save my original painted covers..I also see Ames sells the correct valve cover in steel so if someone wants new and then paint it engine blue, they can..I believe chrome valve covers re appeared on the later T/As..meaning 77 and up 400s..dont know if standard or optional...but does anyone know if a chrome dressup kit was offered in 1970 for the Trans Am?....and does anyone know if you could buy chrome valve covers over the counter in the early 70 s?...didn't 67 68 or 69 have chrome covers?...that's too early for me!!

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by transam1972

I did save my original painted covers..I also see Ames sells the correct valve cover in steel so if someone wants new and then paint it engine blue, they can..I believe chrome valve covers re appeared on the later T/As..meaning 77 and up 400s..dont know if standard or optional...but does anyone know if a chrome dressup kit was offered in 1970 for the Trans Am?....and does anyone know if you could buy chrome valve covers over the counter in the early 70 s?...didn't 67 68 or 69 have chrome covers?...that's too early for me!!

I believe ALL 400 & larger displacement engines built from 65-70 came with chrome valve covers from the factory...

They re-appeared again in 77-79 with the W72 T/A 6.6 engine upgrade....(hardchrome...not polished)

I'm sure the dealers parts departments would sell you a set over the counter to dress up your 71 & newer engine compartments

[transam1972]

thanks..I am glad you cleared that up..in 1972 it was possible to put chrome valve covers on your 455 H.O..in 79 I got a set of those hard chrome as you described covers..remember thinking at the time how poor they looked on my 76..later half of the70s were tough times..bad T.V.shows too

[PB]

lets see...floor pans...

[PB]

door panels

[PB]

underneath..

[PB]

random

[transam1972]

unbelievable job PAT!..I could not have done it myself..455 H.O.COM Forever!! bossbirdta..the cable/harness shield is a part I recycled from my 1976 455 T/A that met an untimely demise in 1983 on Death Highway (RT.22)..before I added it the original wire harness and cable just hung there..I don't know if a clip was missing or what was the original design?..it looked like a good idea to install it..and on the front of the head was a drilled and tapped hole, just like the 76, so it just bolted on..I do know looking at the 72 assembly manual there was a similar shield,but its design and location was different and it was canceled..perhaps someone knows more...Charles I don't know if chrome valve covers were available over the counter in 71 or 72 but I do know in 79 I bought a set from a Pontiac dealer for my 76..and they were not a bright chrome..according to a date stamp my block and heads are 1972 SR..In 1985 when I removed the original steel painted valve covers to install chrome ones (the ones shown are my 3rd set,they do pit and rust) they had oil drippers..so my 1973 SR heads had later style valve covers as I have come to find out, H.O.s original steel painted valve covers do not..the oil drippers are a 1973 and later design..thanks for stopping by!!

[Formulabruce]

I know its not corrrect, but I LOVE the chrome valve covers on a HO bird. This car has the goods, and looking pretty nice!! Grats, Glad to help!

[transam1972]

and chrome bezels and chrome trim rings..I think I like to see myself!!

[Judge273]

Are you going to post a PHS and details? Curious on the options from factory.