well back to the t/a

[adrummer02L78]

it looks as though the exhaust will be the last mod on the camaro for a long while................... after being away seven years me and my dad are gonna start working on my 76 trans am again. The old girl has been patient thats for sure...... We tore her all down those years ago and redid all the suspension with the polyurethane kit and new springs and got the block bored for the motor........... now comes the body and engine build. It looks like I will be short on money for the next couple months, but I am dying to get her back on the road....

[SixShooter'00Camaro]

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Sounds like an awesome build. Dont forget details and pics along the way for us.

[Opontee]

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My first Pontiac was a 75 Trans Am. I miss that car, but started to rust. I let Ezra Brooks drive home one night and ended up finding a bridge pillar. :( Parted it out, got me a 77 Formula a year or so later. It started to rust pretty bad also, then got my 68 firebird that I currently race. Pulled all the running gear out ot the 77 and put in the 68. Runs in the mid 10's. :)

[adrummer02L78]

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Sounds like an awesome build. Dont forget details and pics along the way for us.

For sure!!! Will try to get some pictures of the current situation in the next week or so when we get everything moved to my brothers nice big garage :D

[adrummer02L78]

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My first Pontiac was a 75 Trans Am. I miss that car, but started to rust. I let Ezra Brooks drive home one night and ended up finding a bridge pillar. :( Parted it out, got me a 77 Formula a year or so later. It started to rust pretty bad also, then got my 68 firebird that I currently race. Pulled all the running gear out ot the 77 and put in the 68. Runs in the mid 10's. :)

sucks that he kissed the pillar with it:spank: ........... sweet that you have a 68 though. What motor???

[Opontee]

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sucks that he kissed the pillar with it:spank: ........... sweet that you have a 68 though. What motor???

455, th400 and 3.90 gears. One of my favorite pictures:

[ssms5411]

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455, th400 and 3.90 gears. One of my favorite pictures:

Nice pic.

[adrummer02L78]

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niceeeeeeeeeee launch ........ it just sucks pontiac v8s cost so much to work on though

[Opontee]

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niceeeeeeeeeee launch ........ it just sucks pontiac v8s cost so much to work on though

Actually, they don't cost anymore than a BBC, slightly more than a SBC. A 4340 rotating assy with JE pistons is about 2k for either, a set of Edelbrock aluminum heads is only a 3-400 more than a SBC, about the same as a BBC. They just wern't produced as long as a traditional v-8 Chevy and that's why people think they cost more.

[Opontee]

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Here's a couple more:

[adrummer02L78]

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sweet

[adrummer02L78]

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yesterday dropped 300 bucks on summit - gasket kit, new oil pump, connecting rod bolts, main studs and a ring filer....... in the next week or two going to order some mikes and then bearings and file fit rings

[adrummer02L78]

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oh yeah also dropped a hundred on tools..... new torque wrench, cut off wheels, and some American made air hoses and fittings.. Just nice to have all the things I need and in good working order :D

[Opontee]

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Nice, you can't have too many tools. :)

[adrummer02L78]

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Nice, you can't have too many tools. :)

for sure:burn: