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| Brother Al's 1986 Pontiac Firebird | |||
I LOVE my 'BIRD and wouldn't trade her for all the Snap-On tools in the world!  - HOW I CAME TO FIND MY 'BIRD! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ___1999, after realizing a restoration'd cost me a small fortune, I reluctantly sent my beloved high school '72 Chevelle Malibu 350 to the boneyard,(stripped). I began 2 search for another suitable "A"-body 2 play with. 6 years ago, I read an ad for a $2k '68 Pontiac Tempest in CT, called the seller, & made the 45min. trip 2 see it. Like my poor Chevelle, it had a bad case of tin cancer. Worse yet, the Poncho 350 smoked badly, it was leaking everything, & the interior was shot & moldy! The stupid owner also ruined an original GTO Ram-Air hood by letting it sit nose-down in the dirt!  As I headed home, I read an ad in the "Wheeler Dealer": 1986 Firebird, "Original New England Survivor" Only 74,000mi, mint interior!, $2500.....Hmm, I could use a good laugh, most 3rd Gens were beaten to within an inch of their lives around here.  Saw her and was shocked, took her for a spin, really tight/maintained/unmolested car...fell in love and bought her without haggling, wasn't gonna lose that deal. She ain't as fast as the Chevelle, but she handles 10 X's better and gets good mileage Too!  -  *See my car's RPO list at the bottom of this list!- ----SHOWS/ Trophies?: 3rd Place Firebird Class @ Thompson, CT Speedway ShowMark's Summer Kickoff 2005, '06, & '07, Granby, CT, nada  Hemmings Musclepalooza @ Lebannon Dragway, NY May 26, 2007,nada Laconia's Bike Week 2007, Weirs Beach, NH June 15, 2007. I know...motorcycles, but 4 wheels are safer than 2! - ----BODY: Non-T-top! Rust Free, Rare in New England!!! Stock: Bright Red 8774 upper/lower Stock: "BX5" black window drip-guards & "B84" black side-guards Added: "RED" 'Bird logo tail-light center section, (pulled from a '92 'bird) - ----DRIVETRAIN:Stock: LG4 305ci Chevy, ( Shoulda been a Turbo 301 Poncho!) Tweaked: E4ME Q-jet, ( "sweetened" metering rods) Stock: All sensors replaced. Added: "L69" Camaro complete dual-snorkel air cleaner system*, *( paid $25 @ local boneyard, car crushed B4 I could save more stuff) Added: Edelbrock intake PN:3701 Added: Mobil 1 full synthetic motor oil Added: Accel Super coil/cap/rotor kit PN:140003 Added: Accel 8.8mm wires Stock: 700R4 trans Added: B&M shift improver Added: GM aluminum driveshaft PN:10085375*, *( paid $35, @ another boneyard. I found it in a low mi '92 V6 'Bird, it still had ____factory marks on it! End of production car? ) ( START LOOKING Boys n' Girls!!!) - ----COOLING:Stock: single electric fan unit Added: GM HD fan motor PN:22134444 Added: radiator, All-metal design, (orig. '82 Z28, cuz plastic sucks!) Added: Edelbrock alum water pump PN:8811 Added: Stant H.D. 180` thermostat - ----SUSPENSION/ BRAKES: Stock: RPO GU2, 2.73 w/Posi, 7.625" axle...(Posi: Dealer issued?) Stock: 34mm front & 23mm rear, sway bars Stock: "WS" marked, power steering box PN:7839897 w/ cooler line Added: Comp. Engineering rear control arms, non-adj. Added: WS6 T/A 16" Aero rims, ('86 T/A) Added: Bridgestone Potenza's Stock: front rotors & calipers Added: rear GM aluminum drums, ( found on '88 Caprice 4dr 305ci) Added: GM/ Delco 7/8" rear wheel cyls. PN:18029419, (stock is 3/4") -  ---THE FUTURE: FORMULA 400, "Ram Air 6.6 Litre": ("Litre" 'cuz its a chevy!)* I Wanted Poncho power, but its not cheap/easy to build & pass emissions! - + 400ci SBC, GMPP Vortec heads, etc...& IT HAS to meet emissions! < Pontiac Blue engine paint + Hooker 1 3/4" headers PN: 2055...maybe? < Random Tech 3" cat. & exhaust system + G&T Ram Air hood, big version < Fab'd ram air system to fit my L69 air cleaner and hood combo, .....( I've been tinkering with a electric/vacuum system to operate it.) + Pontiac "Arrowhead" rear side-marker bezels, ( ala. 1st Gen 'Birds) < Aluminum trans pan + Trans fluid/oil cooler < 'Vette-type trans governor + GMPP Durastop rotors < 4th Gen 16" "Twisted Spoke" rims + Stock or TDS "wonderbar" < Tubular panhard & torque bars, ( brands? comparing cost vs. strength) + Subframe connectors, ( Spohn maybe?) < Fab'd strut tower brace, ( 'cuz nobody makes 'em for LG4/L69 cars ) + Fab'd aluminum radiator air deflector, ( cuz plastic sucks!) < Factory 140 speedometer + Factory "PMD" Recaro buckets,...maybe? < Ashtray mounted trans temp & air/fuel ratio guages + Engine-turned-alum. guage/console trim-panels, ( 'ala 2nd Gen 'Birds.) < '98-2004 S10 Blazer overhead console, ( I think the stock version sucks!) + '90-'92 Firebird interior door panels, ( not the stock Camaro look-alikes) ........Plus more!......... - ---- MY 1986 Firebird RPO list:AAA, AK1, AM1, AR9, AO1, A31, BS1, BX5, B20, B34, B35, B67, B84, CD4, C49, C60, D3W, D35, D42, D80, D9A, E9Z, GU2, J50, K22, LG4, MD8, MXO, NA5, NOD, NP5, N24, N33, QYH, TR9, UF6, UM6, UP8, UT1, U21, U25, U29, U66, VK3, V73, "WS3", WX1, YR1, YS1, YT1, YT9, 19Q, 6ZW, 7DB, 8NM, 81U, 82C, 82I, 829, 84P, 9NM.... ........Paint Code: top: 8774, bottom: 8774, #81 "Bright Red" |
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