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Smogged out California 305 V8. (V-6 most of the time and not by design.). Wonky electrics (think Lucas but 'Murican). T-tops, NEVER AGAIN.
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Rob my 1st new car was a 79 Formula Firebird, 301 V8, 4-speed manual trans, it was a good car that I put over 130k miles on, but it was very very slow with its 2.42 posi rear axle, but it did get almost 30mpg on the highway at the then mandated 55 mph speed limit. Bought it after the oil crissis and it was a left over previos year model, got a great deal on it as it was a V8 and the salesman admitted he could not sell anything with a V8 at that time. The Pontiac 301 V8's have a bad reputation, but the one I owned ran well and was still running with the 130K miles on it, but was burning and leaking oil by that mileage.
As for Rockfords Firebirds, I prefer the 73 or 74 versions of the car, I recently saw what I think was the end for the 73 on an episode of Emergency, a gold 1973 Firebird was flipped over on a Movie lot with 2 actors trapped inside, it did not end well for the Firebird.
As for Rockfords Firebirds, I prefer the 73 or 74 versions of the car, I recently saw what I think was the end for the 73 on an episode of Emergency, a gold 1973 Firebird was flipped over on a Movie lot with 2 actors trapped inside, it did not end well for the Firebird.
SaparotRob
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Those Firebirds were beautiful. I was always a sucker for a pretty face.
Now we are talking, especially the toyota 2000 GT
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The only Pontiac I ever owned, was a "53 Catalina Starliner. She was a beauty.
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What I remember from old Pontiac experience was the flathead six freeze plug was some unknown size made of unobtanium so we found a commercial mop handle of nearly the correct size, cut a plug and inserted, driving a nail through the center to spread it and seal it. Once kept wet, it worked well for years.
I do remember the flathead straight eights could have crankshaft whip at high speed,RPM because of only center main bearing support.
No personal experience, of course.
I do remember the flathead straight eights could have crankshaft whip at high speed,RPM because of only center main bearing support.
No personal experience, of course.
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One does (at times) wonder, why ma Mopar didn't release a 383 six pack....
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Not sure why, they did offer it on their 340 and 440 engines, though.
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Yep, in the TA Challenger, it was a beast.The 340 six pack was a real screamer if I remember correctly!
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It was the "bumble bee" Dart (as I called the Scat-Pack Dart) for me.
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Yes. Please take it away.....
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"Some people say the P-1800s is the poor man's Ferrari. We at Volvo prefer to think of the Ferrari as the rich man's P-1800S."
From a Volvo ad, more or less. I wonder how hard it would be to get one with "ST 1" plates?
From a Volvo ad, more or less. I wonder how hard it would be to get one with "ST 1" plates?
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The Volvo 544, U.S. imports, and the 444, a brought back import, were impressive cars.
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I worked on two 544s and discovered the rear brake shoes were the same as a 1951 Studebaker's. The rear axle was a Spicer, as I remember, same as Studebaker but less width. I remember the specs said the rod journals on the 544 engine were the same size, approximately, as the Pontiac 389 engine. The 444 had shutters behind the radiator with a rod to linkage at the thermostat. Another feature of the 444 I liked was a lever on the fuel pump to allow one to pump fuel to the carbs. Unless my remembering is faulty, I remember they were twin SUs. I had looked at the 444 because the owner at the time had rough running problems, so I adjusted the SU carbs and it ran excellently. I found out later from a friend with an MG the SUs were difficult to get running together properly, and I had lucked into proper adjustment by chance.
The 544s are now collector cars.
The 544s are now collector cars.
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I've used a carb. balancing tool on multi-carb engines for years.
Especially useful on my Nova's 250 L-6, which uses either a dual 1-barrel carb or a triple 1-barrel carb. intake.
It was also great for six-packs, dual quads and friends that were running 480IDA carbs on their bugs.
Especially useful on my Nova's 250 L-6, which uses either a dual 1-barrel carb or a triple 1-barrel carb. intake.
It was also great for six-packs, dual quads and friends that were running 480IDA carbs on their bugs.
