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In the June 1995 issue of High Performance Pontiac, on page 42, there is an article called Modern Vintage. It was about Paul Carver building a 1969 Pontiac 428 to go into his 72 Formula. I now own that 428 and would love to get into contact with Paul Carver if anyone knows how to do it. Thanks, Dale Goldsberry

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So I should be ok with 245?? Going on 72 lemans. Will 245 scrub in front? Goin 245 on all four.

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what engine?maybe wore out camshaft,valves not opening.

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I hope you can get the thermostat housing on there ? It doesn't look like it was made for holley carbs .

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Sounds like fun but check with P-man, I think 650 - 700 HP is right on the ragged edge of what a Pontiac block will take without major machine work.

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I honestly cant stand these headlights at all. Originally they were not working at all. I got all of the wiring hooked up again. There are two wires, one black and one red, coming from the passenger side of the car. This is my first time wiring anything period. I finally got the headlights to go up and down but they are going down when I turn the lights on and up when I turn the lights off. The driver side headlight doesn't function unless hooked up to the red and black wires from the passenger side. I'm not sure if I have the wiring backwards or what is going on. Please give me some input if you have any. Thank you, Andrew

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I picked up a 1969 GP that has a 428. It had a strange knock coming from everywhere and nowhere all at the same time. So I have decided to rebuild the engine. I plan on using this car as a daily driver that has some testicles. Since the car came stock with 10.2-10.5 CR with Iron heads. I plan on picking up a set of SD Performance KRE D-port heads(87cc) to drop the CR to a level consistent with normal pump gas. Here is where the question comes in. I plan on leaving the bottom end stock since it has ~49K miles total on the motor and I'm not shooting for more then stock Hp(370-400Hp). Is leaving the bottom end going to screw me? The reason I'm buying the heads is because I know in the next ~5 years I'll get bored and want to build a monster. I'd hate to buy some crap heads now to get by and then have to re-buy later for the next build. Let me know what you think.

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That's what I was wondering, is it worth it, just to get better flow. I have a 8 bolt on it now, not sure but the donut from the plate to the timing cover never stay's in place and my back plate is getting old, I had to closeup the gap between the back plate and water pump impeller, it was more than a 1/4". What could I do there to improve the flow?

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I have a 79 Trans Am with a 6.6 liter and a 10 bolt limited slip rear. I need to replace the rear axle bearing and I opened the rear cover. It has a "S" spring holding the gears. Can someone tell for sure that this is a non-C-clip axle? I would appreciate any help with this question. Thank you.

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I have a '79 Formula with a Carmen interior. The plastic front seat backs, and rear seat arm-rests are faded and the plastic is dried out. You can sand away the plastic with a finger-nail. The top outboard edges of the seat backs are damaged from the sun and then the seat-belt retracts and nicks the soft surface. I'm aware I can paint the plastic, but how can I restore & stabilize the surface beforehand? Seems like the plastic parts were not UV resistant.

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Best bet since you didnt list the vehicle is check Ames Pontiac. Brad

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As you can see this clamp is bolted to the lower front head bolt hole, and has a 3/8-16th steel nut welded to it. The nut is positioned so as to place the bolt that you're going to tighten through it at the edge of the header flange. Make one for each corner. Simply use thick enough material to hold the bolt. No more leaks. http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx71/buickbilly/72header.jpg

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You betcha.

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"Do i just start where the rotor is pointing in the cap and work around from there." Pretty much. Be sure you're going in the correct direction, too. Line up the spikes on the pick-up coil to make it exact. A diagram for HEI will show #1 on a different place than with points. Fact is that doesn't matter, you control where #1 is on the cap. I like starting just ahead of the tach/bat connector. Are you getting spark? Those inexpensive distributors can have some crummy electronics so it might not hurt to test the unit and double check the assembly work and parts. I hate when problems arise at this stage, its so frustrating but I know only because I have wrestled with this a few times myself.

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Do you have the casting and code numbers? Is it a 350-400????

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I adjusted the mixture screws and got a bit better out of it, but still hesitates on takeoff. I'll try the carb cleaning idea and then maybe swap for a different carb and see if it goes away.

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All #13 heads I have ever seen had the same length valves unless some one went and changed them to the shorter valves. Valve heads size,length 2.110 X 5.095 X 30 Deg Ferrea Hi Perf. Int. Valve (Single) (670, 16, 62, 13, 12, 48, AND 061 HEADS - MAY BE USED IN 4X, 6X, 96, 7K3, AND 5C HEADS FOR TALLER SPRING HEIGHT. MUST USE A LONGER PUSHROD) 2.11 X 4.980 45 Deg. Ferrea Hi Perf. Int. Valves (Set) (1971 # 96, 7K3, 197, 7F6,4X,6X,5C,16 SD,AND 64 HEADS) EXHUAST valves 1.770 X 5.110 X45 Deg. Ferrea Hi Perf. Exh. Valve (Set) (670, 16, 62, 13, 12, 48, AND 061 HEADS - MAY BE USED IN 4X, 6X, 96, 7K3, AND 5C HEADS FOR TALLER SPRING HEIGHT. MUST USE A LONGER PUSHROD) 1.770 X4.980 45 Deg Ferrea Hi Performance Exh Valves (Single) (1971 # 96, 7K3, 197, 7F6,4X,6X,5C,16 SD,AND 64 HEADS)

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I ran one for almost a decade, with a 2" plastic square bore carb spacer and EPS 750 carb. In my understanding, its simply an aluminum version of an iron Pontiac intake from back then. The one I had didn't fit worth a damn but something may have been decked on that engine. Flow is comparable to at plain Performer because it is also based on a stocker. The P4B means Pontiac 4 barrel. You could try a stock iron intake, a P4B, and a Performer all on in the pits and probably not vary your ET by a tenth.

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Carlos, just being noisy but why fill in the valley pan? I can understand the intake crossover to keep the heat out of the carb but the valley pan - don't see what that will improve. I think having negative pressure in the center of the engine with breathers on both valve covers would be best ***

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Thats a pretty cool deal if its legit. Theres one or two high dollar parts that make those strong but I bet it don't have 'em. If it comes with the 2,800 stall and thats not what fits your combo, you'll want to change that. And, if the stall was more than you need, chances are the valve body mods / shift kit are more radical than you'll want. But $500 for a working 200-R4 with converter is a good price especially if you don't have to do anything to it.

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Has anyone here successfully dismembered, re chromed and reassembled a remote control mirror? If so what is the secret?

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I have a 65 GTO with a 455 engine, GTO cam, 4X 96 CC heads, And I can't seem to cool it with all these radiators claiming they will cool 600 HP. But they don't I have a 16 electric fan pushing air through the radiator, as well as a stock declutching fan. I have tried two core aluminum, 3 core aluminum, and now have a non-aluminum 65 truck 3 core radiator, which is 2 inches higher than the aluminums I tried. I can't seem to be able to find a 4 core radiator that will actually FIT my car unless I spend 500-1000, and so I need alternatives. The engine is not super high compression, so I wonder why this is happening. I can't fit anything larger than 25 1/2 wide in the car without cutting the support. I read all the overheating TA 400 problems which surprised me because they can fit a wider radiator. I'm thinking about blocking the front bypass as suggested and buying one of those improved waterpumps with the plate much closer to the impeller, so the water is forced through, and not cavitating in the pump. What do you think? Any suggestions? Thanks, j.m.

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Sorry about the comment, but they claim to be made here(in USA) and they are only assembled here, I ment I don't like them anymore. Hope I didn't offend anyone, if I did, I am sorry.

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That might cause your problem Goat since the fuel pump is granvity/suction fed from the tank. Any restriction before the pump would tend to starve it.

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You think its bad now wait till it is oil change time. Not to mention that the gaskets will continually blow out. Ram Air Restorations exhaust manifolds is the ticket I chose. Plus you will not have to worry about running aground over bumps any longer. As for flow loss I think a set of the vacuum controlled mufflers from Waldren would open your system back up offsetting the minimal loss from the header exchange.

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