Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
Subject: URGENT Camaro info needed (1974 w/ 455cu in)
From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
Date: 22 Jan 93 22:40:00 GMT
Reply-To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams) 
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-> The car originally had a 6-cylinder engine.  The seller has installed
-> a 455cid Pontiac engine & TH400 tranny.

<hyperventilation>


->  He said it's still got the original 10 bolt rear end.

 What the hell.  A buddy of mine has a '72 with am 11:1 455, Offy dual
quad intake with 2x600 Holleys, and a custom ground Schneider cam.  He's
running the Pontiac 10-bolt that originally came under the car, which
originally had a 350-2bbl Pontiac.   The 10-bolt will probably last
forever if you don't drive like a testosterone-crazed teenager.  If you
do nuke it, 12-bolts are relatively cheap.


-> He's asking $900 obo... said it'd be $900 firm after he shoots the
-> color.

 Pay him NOW.  It's a killer deal.  A clean paint job is worth a couple
hundred at least - if he's any good, have him paint it first.


-> What should I *really* be careful for on this beastie?

 I hope you have lots of points left on your driver's license.

 There should be no mechanical troubles - the Firebird and Camaro are
nearly identical, so everything should fit fine.  The 455 is quite a bit
heavier than the Chevy six, so you might wind up hitting the bump stops.
That'll require a $50 set of springs and an afternoon with a rented
spring compressor if you have to do it.

 Camaro-wise, the doors tend to sag, the window regulators upgefuck,
the dashboards crack, water tends to leak and rust around the rear
window (a problem GM had for fifty years at least) and the trunk lid
springs usually go away after a couple of years.  Nothing major; most
Camaros and Firebirds do it, and it's 19 years old after all.


-> Oh yeah, and any gotchas with regard to the 455 Pontiac?

 HO Racing says not to turn it much over 5000 RPM because they don't
like the looks of the rods.  On the other hand, you'll probably run out
of carb and cam long before 5000 anyway.  The 455 is a dead reliable
torque monster.  Parts are still easily available, and so are
aftermarket goodies:

** Pontiac -------------------------------------------------------------

Classic Firebird                                                10/91
17832 Gothard Street
Huntingdon Beach CA 92647
800-628-9712

Dennis Kirban GTOs, Inc                                         08/92
1482 Sugar Bottom Road
Furlong, PA 18925
215-348-8571

H-O Racing Specialties                                          07/92
4708 Marine Avenue
Lawndale CA 90260

Nunzi's Automotive                                              12/85
1419 64th Street
Brooklyn NY 11219
718-837-1135

Pontiac Restoration Ent.        repro factory iron headers      02/93
13325 Rolling Hills Lane
Dallas TX 75240
214-661-2702
800-421-8455

Warrior Revival                 parts for full-size and GP      02/93
9 June Street
Pepperell MA 01463-1323
508-433-9363

Z&Z Auto                        Firebird/Camaro, new, used      08/92
233 N. Lemon
Orange CA 92666
714-997-2200

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