Finally getting around to putting some tunes in my wife's 68 (non-AC). I've got all the parts on the way (head unit, amp, 6X9s in enclosures going behind the seats on the floor, amp kit, wires, and a super cool dual dash speaker replacement. Here's the million-dollar question for you cats that have done this/got the T-shirt. What are the steps to access/replace the dash speaker? Of course, I'll have the head unit and ash tray out to start... Will that be enough opening/access to get to the old dash speaker? Thank you. r/RJ
Sorry, I misunderstood. Still, don't the '68 side covers go right on over the painted top? Re-pops should work. I also had to order some '68 convertible arm rests from Firebird central. I needed the metal forms. I have '68 hardtop arm rests and thought I could modify them to work. After getting the re-pops I now know I was wrong.
Maybe they crunched the numbers looking for fat males that lean on steering wheels to get out? Did Pontiac have a 'fat guy' box to be checked on the order form at the dealership?
All I know is that I rarely if ever see an intact deluxe wheel like Jim's. I have a pretty good black one stashed away but it is not perfect. That is why I fixed up a Formula wheel with the wings down Firebird.
Dylan, I'm curious what you decided to do with your 68 convertible? Did you end up going with a Dynacorn body?
I'm in a similar position, although mine is a 350 convertible. I've replaced both quarters and tail pan. But now I want to replace the trunk pan and from what I've read online the tail pan needs to be removed to get the new trunk pan in (which i SHOULD have done at the same time but didn't). In addition, the floor pan needs some work as well. Whomever had this car before me did some questionable patch work so might be better to just replace the whole floor pan. Also the top inner cowl and upper dash have rot. I have most of the parts (purchased from Classic Industries) so it's mainly the labor I'm concerned with. I have a young child so spare time is valuable and hard to come by these days so I'm debating to farm out the work, or just bite the bullet and buy a completely new body from Dynacorn or similar and then transfer the VIN.
I am glad to hear that. The 455 I am sure is a bottom end street monster. 3:36 is right next to my favorite 3:23 gears. My car was originally an OHC-6 so it came with 3:23 rear gears. Great take off, decent highway. My car has always been a wreck since I got it. The little bit I drove it just to move it up and down the driveway the 455 felt incredible. I now have a 1979 Trans Am rear with the disc brakes in it. It has 3:08 gears which are much better for highway use. I have a set of 3:23's that can go in, but my four speed is a Super T-10 with the 3:42 first gear. That much gear is too much for the 3:23 so I am leaning on keeping the 3:08's in there. My 1977 TA was set up that way. Even with the 3:08's I could start in second gear no problem.
It seems that was the correct way. As mentioned the yellow striped hose was eliminated on auto cars, so red and 2 solid, ribbed black hoses for dizzy and front of q-jet was correct. It is hard work to find the right info out there, especially when you think most Pontiac cars in 68 were set up and built very similar, but that has proven to be incorrect. That is how I found a white striped hose going to the front of the carb (same as the hose to the vacuum pull off, which was not the same on Firebirds. Thanks for your help!
That is good news. I prefer a real magazine in my hands. My wife goes to doctors a lot and I save the mags up to read in the parking lot. There are so few mags left it is a pleasure to read a really good one. Look what happened to Hot Rod. Only four issues a year and it is mostly full page adds. The rest is mega-buck projects.
[quote=ramair68]Very nice example of a 68 400 auto quadrajet, stored away for many years and just cleaned and rebuilt. This carb is like new with good inlet threads, nothing that is not working or bend. Correct "P" for Pontiac throttleplate and casting numbers on all components. Ping me for more pictures or questions. Asking $1500. [Reduced to $1295]
Not sure what all your numbers are. And did you mean 215-65-15? 65vs 60 aspect ratio makes the tire taller. You can find a tire calculator and determine the tire diameter which is the most important number then you want something that won’t rub. 215-65-15 is the largest tire that won’t rub in the front of a FGF. Although I had rubbing issues with a passenger running over speed bumps so I put those on my goat and went with 215-70-14s on my bird which have been perfect. My buddy has run 215-65-15 on his bird with no issues. I think hi front end sits a little higher than mine.
