Bought it new in 1977.
So of course it's my favorite.
15.5 quarter mile new
12.88 quarter mile after "some work"
So of course it's my favorite.
15.5 quarter mile new
12.88 quarter mile after "some work"
Muscle cars that turn you on
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Owned 3 '68 Firebirds at different times. Favorite was the 400 HO package in red. Although the OVC 6 convertible was a better drive
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Speaking of some work...
What modifications have any of yous put in yours?
Done a lot to my 67 Firebird...
1. Installed a Trans Am Cam
2. Installed Rat Motor Valve Train
3. Installed 2" Dual Exhuast
4. 5 Angle Valve Job w/ hardened seats
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I did it a little at a time.
First thing I did was cut the catalytic converter off, and at the same time I put headers and dual exhausts on. Big Improvement right off the bat.
Then I had the distributor re-curved so the advance would bit all in at a much lower rpm. Big Improvement. At the same time as the distributor, I had the carb re-jetted. I think I payed $45 for both.
Then I went to a salvage yard and took off some 1968 GTO Ram Air III heads and put those on. Was faster, but not the huge improvement people think. Good though.
Next was a cam swap. I put in the pontiac 744 cam. Huge Improvement. It help those heads too.
The transmission was a Turbo 400, and I put in a shift kit. Second gear scratches and shit.
All the literature said all the rear gears were 3.08's. Not true. Mine came with a 3.23. Pontiac did sneaky shit like that.
All said and done, I took it to a track around 1981 and thats what it did.
My Dad has a 70 or 71 Roadrunner. I was raised with proper respect for Mopar.
This one looks even better with the decoration around it....
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seen a buncha sweet GTOs in the thread,
but yall remember the '71 GTX ?
also had the 426ci hemi -
loved the curves - sexy !
but yall remember the '71 GTX ?
also had the 426ci hemi -
loved the curves - sexy !
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At the Route 66 car show, I'm in the Mopars for way longer than any others. Everything about them was so unique, all the way to the cartoon colors and names, etc. I could be happy with just the 'Cudas and Challengers, but then you have so much variety in styling past those. To me, the absolute pinnacle of muscle car power and styling was '70 to '72, then the government got involved.
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The Torq Thrust wheels on that, though. No go for me. That was a huge draw for me to the Mopars - the understated wheels, especially the dog dish wheels on the '69's and on up.
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Yes, we have very similar tastes. The dog dish wheels, especially them over the white and then the red stripe. How do you improve on that? Honestly, I might go with a Mopar orange with a black stripe, but that combo is 9.9/10.
My top three would be:
1.) Olds 4-4-2
2.) Some understated Mopar very similar to this '69 Roadrunner
3.) A '69 Yenko Camaro, the light blue Chevy color with dog dish wheels
4.) Maybe a '70 Chevelle SS454 - red with black racing stripes, 50s in the rear, Hurst shifter, etc.
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1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV 400cid.
No power steering. No power brakes. Only 1 belt on the engine.
With a Royal Bobcat Supertune, you could move into the 12 second quarter mile times right off the showroom floor.
No power steering. No power brakes. Only 1 belt on the engine.
With a Royal Bobcat Supertune, you could move into the 12 second quarter mile times right off the showroom floor.
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I also loved the Plum Crazy package. One of my older brothers restored a mercury and used that color scheme on it. Looked weird on a Ford product, but I still liked it.
I’ve always felt the pinnacle was 70-72 for all makers, but no one was owning like the Mopars.At the Route 66 car show, I'm in the Mopars for way longer than any others. Everything about them was so unique, all the way to the cartoon colors and names, etc. I could be happy with just the 'Cudas and Challengers, but then you have so much variety in styling past those. To me, the absolute pinnacle of muscle car power and styling was '70 to '72, then the government got involved.
Whenever we go to the shows the Mopars have the largest crowds and the most lingering.
I see a lot of GTOs on here...
My father-in-law has a '71 or '72 [pissing me off that I can't exactly remember] GTO. He's an electrician by trade who had wired up all kinds of custom modifications [several illegal ones like smokescreens and push-button automatic license plate cover]. When he retired, he made it a priority to fully restore it and upgrade it. [He's still working on it.] My wife straight up told him that when he's writing up his will she wants the GTO and my father-in-law straight up said 'consider it done'.
My father-in-law has a '71 or '72 [pissing me off that I can't exactly remember] GTO. He's an electrician by trade who had wired up all kinds of custom modifications [several illegal ones like smokescreens and push-button automatic license plate cover]. When he retired, he made it a priority to fully restore it and upgrade it. [He's still working on it.] My wife straight up told him that when he's writing up his will she wants the GTO and my father-in-law straight up said 'consider it done'.
If it would go up my driveway, I definitely would. Sadly I have a Truck/SUV driveway.
