1969 Trans Am Recreation on 2040-cars
Big Lake, Minnesota, United States
First off, I apologize to the 100's of watchers as the picture quality was poor, and eBay would not allow me to change them out, so I had to realist the car. Didn’t make the best Black Friday purchase yet? Then here is your chance to make a great purchase, and have it delivered before the holiday season ends! Up for auction for one week and one time only is a 1969
trans am tribute. The car was purchased
from the east coast as you currently see it in the pictures. The previous owner replaced the quarter
panels professionally (skins), and the rest of the bodywork and interior was
also completed prior to my purchase of this vehicle. The paint scheme is correct with cameo ivory
exterior and blue racing stripes. he blue interior is in very good condition, but the center console could use some TLC. As you
can see from the pictures, the car has been restored to a very nice condition,
but there are a few blemishes in the paint as this car is driven (only on nice
days) and is an “older” restoration. The power plant in this “old” poncho is a 1972 455 stroked to 467. I purchased an Eagle stroker kit with H beam rods, forged pistons, and Mahle file fit rings. The entire rotating assembly was balanced and blueprinted. I purchased a camshaft, new valve springs, pushrods, timing chain/gear set, and roller tip steel rockers all from comp cams. In addition, I purchased ARP head studs to properly secure the heads to the engine block. Topping off the motor is a pair of Pontiac #96 heads, a Holley street dominator intake manifold, and a demon 825 blow through carb. The head stud kit was needed, as I knew I wanted to run a supercharger, so I finally settled on a Paxton Novi 2000 supercharger. The bracket to mount the supercharger was made by a gentleman in CA. The bracket and supercharger fitment on the engine and in the engine bay is absolutely fantastic! For those that want to know, the engine went to the dyno for testing, and it would eventually make a very respectable 626 HP and almost 700 foot-pounds of torque. I believe that the intake manifold held back some of the horsepower numbers, but there is room for more boost as I do have a larger crankshaft pulley. I installed a new four core aluminum radiator this spring, and the car ran at 195 degrees even in stop and go traffic with an outside air temp well over 95 degrees. The radiator was guaranteed to cool to up to 950 horsepower. The car was an original four-speed car, but it needed an overdrive transmission. I purchased a TKO 600 kit with a driveshaft, cross member, and a clutch. The transmission has an .062 fifth gear so cruising is made very easy with the 3.55 posi-traction rear gear. AT 70 MPH, the motor is turning about 2100 RPMs per the tach on the hood. One of the pictures shows a classic audio sound USA 630 radio which allows you the ease of bringing your iPod, thumb drive, or installing a cd changer to listen to all of your music. Unfortunately, on of the previous owners did not do a very good job of installing one of their radios, so I thought the next potential buyer should see a picture of the radio cutout. Most of you know approximate costs to restore cars, build Pontiac motors, add superchargers, etc., so hopefully you can appreciate me having a reserve on this item. I have receipts for all of the engine modifications and print outs of the dyno session. In addition, there is room for more boost as I do have a larger crankshaft pulley. If you have any questions including closeups or different angles, please ask them prior to bidding! I do have this vehicle listed for sale locally, so I do reserve ending the auction early if a local buyer decides to purchase. I have been an eBay member for 12 plus years with 100% feedback rating. I want your transaction to be just as successful! Thank you for looking and Happy Bidding! |
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Pontiac could be a phoenix rising from the ashes
Tue, Apr 18 2017Of the deceased American car companies from the past 50 years such as Hummer, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth and Saturn, I believe the most worthy resurrection would be Pontiac. After all, it's no longer politically correct to drive an ex-military vehicle with single-digit gas mileage, nor do Millennials and Gen-Xers desire AARP-associated nameplates such as Mercury or Oldsmobile. Pontiac was originally founded in 1893 by Albert G. North and Harry G. Hamilton as the Pontiac Buggy Company, due to their location in Pontiac, Michigan. But as the early 1900s automotive revolution took off, they shifted their focus from horse-drawn carriages to motorized transportation. Taking a cue from Oakland County where they were based, they rebranded their organization as the Oakland Motor Company. Within a couple years, sales of Oakland cars were so good that it caught the attention of General Motors and they bought the company. In 1926, GM premiered the first Pontiac and its name drew inspiration from the legendary Native American War Chief, who was famous for the Battle of Bloody Run and opposition of British forces. His likeness was used in early promotional materials as well as the vehicle's emblem which was referred to simply as the "Indian Head". In 1956, the outdated emblem was replaced with a new, sleeker logo that resembled a red arrow head. It was known as "The Dart" and featured a singular star in the center which may have been a nod to Pontiac's successful Star Chief model. The 1960s saw the introduction of several popular models such as the GTO and the Firebird. The GTO was initially offered as an option package on the 1964 Tempest, and the name was the brainchild of John Delorean, who would later go on to form his own eponymous automobile company. The Firebird debuted in 1967 as a pony-car foil to Ford's award-winning Mustang. Although mechanically similar to Chevrolet's Camaro, the Firebird boasted a distinct sheetmetal nose and tail to help visually distinguish it. The 1980s were another adventurous time for Pontiac, and GM took advantage of the sales momentum by running a successful ad campaign. It proclaimed "We Build Excitement" and highlighted an arrangement with musicians Daryl Hall and John Oats. The fiery Fiero was a home-run for Pontiac and it was introduced in 1983 as an '84 model. Not only was it the first U.S. produced mid-engine sports coupe, but it also utilized lightweight, dent-resistant body panels.
Vitruvian Energy crowdfunding to make EEB, a trashy biofuel
Sat, Nov 22 2014When sewage is treated at a wastewater treatment facility, biosolids are the byproduct. After being separated from the water, biosolids are usually sent to a landfill or incinerated. That doesn't mean that they're without value, however. Vitruvian Energy has created a process to make a usable fuel out of this human waste product, and while the source is pretty gross, it is undeniably abundant, and the results are much cleaner. EEB can be made for less than $4 a gallon. In a process that Vitruvian Energy claims is energy efficient, biosolids are femented and introduced to a type of bacteria to create PHA plastic. Reacting the PHA with ethanol creates the ethyl-3-ethoxybutyrate (EEB) biofuel. Vitruvian says EEB can be blended up to 20 percent with gasoline or diesel without any engine modifications. This lowers the carbon footprint of the fuel it's blended into, and serves to oxygenate diesel, leading to fewer harmful emissions. EEB can also be made using other organic waste products, such as corn stover, rice straw and distillers grains. EEB can be made for less than $4 a gallon and isn't subject to the maddening market fluctuations and international politics of fossil fuels. Furthermore, EEB's carbon footprint is 70 percent less than that of fossil fuels. Vitruvian also sees potential for EEB to be used on its own to power vehicles or burned to produce electricity for the grid. So far, Vitruvian Energy has used grants from the California Energy Commission and National Science Foundation to develop EEB, and has tested the fuel in a Pontiac Solstice at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Now, Vitruvian is wants to test EEB on a larger scale in the real world in order to prove EEB's viability to interested parties in the wastewater treatment industry. In an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, Vitruvian Energy hopes to raise $200,000 to build a prototype EEB production line and to run a test vehicle for a year on an EEB-diesel blend on the streets of Seattle. Donors can score some interesting perks such as shirts and bumper stickers that say "Get Clean with Poopaline." Learn more about EEB in the video and press release below. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.
What car brand should come back?
Fri, Apr 7 2017Congratulations, wishful thinker! You've been granted one wish by the automotive genie or wizard or leprechaun or whoever has been gifted with that magical ability. You get to pick one expired, retired or fired automotive brand and resurrect it from its heavenly peace! But which one? That's a tough decision and not one to be made lightly. As we know from car history, the landscape is littered with failed brands that just didn't have what it took to cut it in the dog-eat-dog world of vehicle design, engineering and marketing. So many to choose from! Because I am not a car historian, I'll leave it to a real expert to present a complete list of history's automotive misses from which you can choose, if you're a stickler about that sort of thing. And since I'm most familiar with post-World War II cars and brands, that's what I'm going to stick to (although Maxwell, Cord and some others could make strong arguments). So, with the parameters established, let's get started, shall we? Hudson: I admit, I really don't know a lot about Hudson, except that stock car drivers apparently did pretty well with them back in the day, and Paul Newman played one in the first Cars movie. But really, isn't that enough to warrant consideration? Frankly, I think the Paul Newman connection is reason enough. What other actor who drove race cars was cooler? James Dean? Steve McQueen? James Garner? Paul Walker? But, I digress. That's a story for another day. Plymouth: As the scion of a Dodge family (my grandfather had a Dodge truck, and my mom had not one, but two Dodge Darts – the rear-wheel-drive ones with slant sixes in them, not the other one they don't make any more), I tend to think of Plymouth as the "poor man's Dodge." But then you have to consider the many Hemi-powered muscle cars sold under the Plymouth brand, such as the Road Runner, the GTX, the Barracuda, and so on. Was there a more affordable muscle car than Plymouth? When you place it in the context of "affordable muscle," Plymouth makes a pretty strong argument for reanimation. Oldsmobile: When I was a teenager, all the cool kids had Oldsmobile Cutlasses, the downsized ones that came out in 1978. At one point, the Olds Cutlass was the hottest selling car in the land, if you can believe that. Then everybody started buying Honda Civics and Accords and Toyota Corollas and Camrys, and you know the rest. But going back farther, there's the 442 – perhaps Olds' finest hour when it came to muscle cars.