[Formulabruce]

Steve, found the here, from HO kenny>>> post # 1041
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...=decal&page=53

[cnc]

Steve no word yet on anything from LMP guys ...its actaully owned Now buy Brian Finch....

[njsteve]

I appreciate your footwork. It would be great to get an old licence plate frame or something. And even better yet, if any of them remember the car.

[njsteve]

Here's some nice and greasy underside shots taken last week. The car is set for pickup tomorrow.

[FunctionalShaker]

Just pressure washed the bottom of my 72 Formula...

[njsteve]

You got that right....

Gee, and to think it was only 7 years and 37 days ago when the prior thread started!

Seems like only yesterday...NOT!

[necdb3]

Originally Posted by RicksGTO

Steve, if you ever get to speak to the original owner of your car, assuming he's on the right side of the sod, will you ask him if the 455HO sticker was on the air cleaner lid from day 1? I see it on the pic you posted from the 80's, and I'm always curious to find out if it's possible some of these cars left the factory with them.

My first car was a 72 formula 455 4spd that I bought in 79. The decal was old and worn out. The original owner that I bought it from claims that it was there when he bought it new. I know everyone says they didnt come with them but I believe they did (or atleast some). There would be no reason for him to make that up.

I'll just say, If I was restoring a 72 formula 455, It would have the sticker on the air cleaner.

[The Boss]

Since the Formula and the GTO used a common air cleaner for Ram Air in 1971 & 1972 - how would they know if there should be a sticker or not?

I would have to believe they all had them.

[RicksGTO]

Originally Posted by necdb3

My first car was a 72 formula 455 4spd that I bought in 79. The decal was old and worn out. The original owner that I bought it from claims that it was there when he bought it new. I know everyone says they didnt come with them but I believe they did (or atleast some). There would be no reason for him to make that up.
I'll just say, If I was restoring a 72 formula 455, It would have the sticker on the air cleaner.

That was a very nice first car! We must be about the same age, my first car was a '70 GTO I got in '78. Thanks for the post as it does seem a good number of these cars got the decal, whether they were supposed to or not. As I said before, I like the decal and just ordered one of Pat Brown's repro's for my car.

[Norwood]

Steve, This is 5 pages long and you don't even have the car yet.

[njsteve]

LOL. I should charge admission! :-)

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Since the Formula and the GTO used a common air cleaner for Ram Air in 1971 & 1972 - how would they know if there should be a sticker or not?

I would have to believe they all had them.

I am going to second this, These were AC sub assemblies and GM threw them the specs and decals. This is why the decal isnt in the assy manual, because they were all sub assemblies made by AC.

[Formulabruce]

Steve, I know ya love the "Purple stuff" and "Soda wash" ( that stuff that cleans teeth LOL!)
BUT..... A rented Steam cleaner ( youll need some diesel for it, they have an oil burner on the end) will clean that up so youll need NO elbow grease. Just need some gravel area to work on. 20 minutes is all it would take..
...... Should I buy stock in the Purple stuff now??? LOL

[LeighP]

Clean underside....very solid. Greasy is good!

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by LeighP

Clean underside....very solid. Greasy is good!

They call that rear main seal leak "Pontiac undercoating".

[OVERULD]

Man - a guy goes turkey hunting for a few weekends and lays off the boards for awhile and this is what happens - 5 pages into Steve's newest adventure and I'm just finding out about it! Congrats Steve on a black beauty!

BJ

[njsteve]

The car got picked up in Vancouver this morning by TFX Transport. http://www.tfxinternational.com/

The seller said it was raining all day and then stopped for the 15 minutes it took to load up the car. Once the car was in the trailer, it started raining again. :-)

Now the clock starts ticking...3000 miles to go! The car is starting at the farthest point west, from New Jersey that you can possibly get!

[The Boss]

[keith k]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Here's some nice and greasy underside shots taken last week. The car is set for pickup tomorrow.

Wow... too bad more of that grease didn't work its way back into those rear frame rails! Looks solid up front.

Very cool car you picked up, Steve.

[cnc]

Originally Posted by The Boss

LOL...X2