PONTIAC My 79 Grand Am

84GP455 said:

Wow now that you popped the hood.....i'm liking it much more! It's wonderful to see a pure Pontiac body and motor instead of a SBC in there. Is that a 400 or a 455? .....It's hard to tell. And where is your oil dipstick? It's missing.......also,, how do you like the fuel injection setup?

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LOL!!! I'm a Pontiac guy. No Chevy for this one. Misplaced the dipstick. One is on the way. The fuel injection is awesome!!!!! The car literally started right up. car runs smooth. Idles nice. doesn't stall. Needs to be driven around so the computer can learn so it self tunes.

The motor is a 68 WT 400. .030 over. Stock bottom end. Cylinder heads are # 31 castings. When i researched them i found info that stated they are 1968 "Ram Air" heads. No number type RA. Butler CNC'd the heads and rebuilt them with nice new hardware. Harland Sharp full roller rockers. Cam is a small flat tappet cam from Summit (k2801). Idles calm. No crazy chop. LOL. I already have that in my other car.

Don57 said:

WOW! Your GA looks awesome! I like the silver color...........really brings out the lines. I'm guessing the rear end is not stock either? What are the heads?

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I put an 87 Grand National rear (8.5) in the car that has 3.90's and an Eaton posi. TH400 trans.

The motor is a 68 WT 400. .030 over. Stock bottom end. Cylinder heads are # 31 castings. When i researched them i found info that stated they are 1968 "Ram Air" heads. No number type RA. Butler CNC'd the heads and rebuilt them with nice new hardware. Harland Sharp full roller rockers. Cam is a small flat tappet cam from Summit (k2801). Idles calm. No crazy chop. LOL. I already have that in my other car.

grandamman said:

Looks really good in Silver. What color was it originally?
And did you save the rear wheel mouldings by chance?

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Hey grandamman. Sorry but SOL on the mouldings. When i bought this car it was already hit all along the drivers side from front to back. all those mouldings got taken out. LOL. Looked like aluminum foil. My "buddy" threw away the other side pieces because "youre not putting them back on anyway"

Also, some pics of my other rides. I know, I know that the one car is a Ford. The last pic is my 68 GTO that i had and stupidly sold in the early 90's. The motor from that car is in the 79 GA.