Ferrea stainless 2.11/1.77-inch valves are actuated by Comp Cams valvesprings and pushrods, and Butler 1.50:1-ratio roller rockers. Said heads were entrusted to Bill Fleming of Fleming's Air Flow Technologies in Oakhurst, California, who ported them to flow 278/210 cfm. ![]() JE dished, forged pistons dropped the compression ratio to a boost-friendly 8:1 when using the 72cc chambered '70 #13 heads. The stock crank and rods were machined, and ARP main studs and rod bolts were added. Pure Pontiac power was important as well, so the foundation became a '68 400 block.ĭave's Performance in Fresno, California, was tapped to bore the block 0.030 over, complete the machine work, and assemble the short-block. A polished Paxton SN2000 centrifugal supercharger pumping out 8 psi of boost, mounted on custom brackets and surrounded by plenty of brightwork, would fill that need. For $1,800 it sounded like the deal of a lifetime-until Mike revealed that three other people had already looked at the Bird and walked away due to its condition.Įngine And DrivetrainUnder the hood, Victor knew he needed something visual to make the public take notice. ![]() The cache of extra parts to come with it included six doors, four fenders, two hoods, three sets of taillights and headlights, and more. A chance meeting at a car wash with fellow hobbyist Mike (last name unavailable) back in 2001, and the resulting discussion over Victor's '67 GTO, led Mike to offer up his '69 Firebird convertible project for sale. How He Found ItPontiac people are a fairly tight-knit group and they gravitate to one another. ![]() He has owned a herd of other '66-'67 Pontiac A-bodies as well, and even a '68 Firebird and '76 Formula, but the GTO remains in the family and was the conduit for this '69 Firebird convertible. "The first time I saw a '67 GTO, I thought it was the meanest-looking car ever and vowed that someday I'd own one." Victor made good on his promise to himself and bought a '67 Goat in September of 1995. The Buick was great but a GTO was even better.
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