'77 Poncho Fuegobird

[RetroC10Sport]

There isn't a lot of aftermarket. They're good and torquey but heavy. And I think you'll have to find A body mounts to install it in an F body.

 

[Manbearpig]

Guess I'll keep looking for a Pontiac 400 or 455

 

[RetroC10Sport]

HRPC can chime in here as well.

 

[Manbearpig]

Thought the general aftermarket stuff for pontiacs and olds works for the buicks too?

 

[HotRodPC]

Guy on a local racing forum is selling a Buick 455
76-ish he says

Wants $650 for it and a th400

Opinions?

Yep, If I am going for those biggo gas hog motors, I try to put 71 as my limit and I really prefer 69 and earlier. Compression goes in the *******, and so does Nox bumps in the heads. Which doesn't scare me much since you can alwasy grind those out, but still low compression pistons, big CC chamber heads. With exception of 1 year, Olds kept the CC chambers the same, but did add smog bumps which can be ground out, and they controlled compression with the dish in the piston, so on an Olds, doesn't matter alot since you can rebuild it with smaller dish pistons, grind out the Nox bumps, get an Eddy intake and the smog is virtually gone. However, the older motors are still stronger with better metal and Nodular cast cranks instead of just cast cranks.

 

[Manbearpig]

How everything is sitting now

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Need to power wash the intake manifold

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[Old77]

I see she's ready to take for a spin here pretty soon, eh???

Thanks for the update! How's the motor work coming?

 

[Manbearpig]

Trying to yank it out

 

[HotRodPC]

That intake needs to back into the Electrolysis.

 

[Manbearpig]

haha yeah it does

 

[nxtlevl]

Nice--Love seeing update photos on this thread------------How you liking those car dollies? I always wondered if they worked as good as some people say...

 

[Old77]

I've thought about getting car dollies for my truck since I don't drive it in the winter for the most part. Just never have gotten them. I've heard good things about them.

 

[Manbearpig]

They work pretty good

Takes some strength to push the front around though

 

[89Suburban]

How everything is sitting now

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that car is bad ass. It's sitting there with the motor apart and it's still saying "I'm comin to get ya!" Good ****.

 

[Manbearpig]

Think I found the color I want for it

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Sunset Orange Metallic

Thoughts?