Project: 1967 Firebird 326 Rebuild

[hoogiesngrinderz]

Absolutely positive? Not being an antagonist, I've only heard of Mopar motors being factory stamped...but I'm just a Chevy guy. FWIW, I stamp all the motors I re-ring

[meissen]

And he gives a 30 day warranty if I remember correctly.

[Lucky SOB]

Absolutely positive? Not being an antagonist, I've only heard of Mopar motors being factory stamped...but I'm just a Chevy guy. FWIW, I stamp all the motors I re-ring

Just going off what Richard told me. He's been doing this for a while and sees a lot of engines run through his shop. Not discrediting you, but all I have to go off right now is what he told me.

And he gives a 30 day warranty if I remember correctly.

Good to know, but I think he'll stand behind his work for much longer than that. He's a stand up kinda guy. He wants us to put plenty of miles on the car before my dad takes it out to PA and back to make sure there aren't any issues.

[ryanwarby01]

Which Pontiac color are you going with?

[Lucky SOB]

Which Pontiac color are you going with?

Well, light blue... but we took the VIN number to a paint shop over on Grosbeck and they mixed up the period correct color and put it in aerosol cans.

[MP81]

Just going off what Richard told me. He's been doing this for a while and sees a lot of engines run through his shop. Not discrediting you, but all I have to go off right now is what he told me.

DJ's 170k mile 5.0 in his Fox Body was factory stamped. We noticed that before we sent the engine to the machine shop.

[Lucky SOB]

Valve covers... polished!

Spent a little time tonight buffing out the old chrome valve covers. I think they turned out pretty well!

What I started with...



The one on the left is DONE, the one on the right was just brightened with a little never-dull and some elbow grease



I used the never-dull first just out of curiosity to see if they'd clean up well enough for me to put some effort in really buffing them on the buffing jack. Sure enough, they didn't look too pitted and didn't have any peeling chrome, so buffing really took them to the next level.

Finished pics...



I also sand blasted the alternator bracket to get it ready for paint. It will be painted light "Pontiac" blue to match the rest of the engine.

Before...



After...

[meissen]

Nice! You guys get the engine back today right?

[OIF1VET]

Looking good Fred. When you coming to detail the underneath of my car?

[Lucky SOB]

Nice! You guys get the engine back today right?

Not sure, I'll have to check with my old man My dad dropped off the new paint yesterday, so I'm guessing it's been sprayed. they were going to do 2 coats of gray primer and 2 coats of color. They don't normally use a primer, but they said the blue looked a little light, so a gray primer would help darken it a bit.

[JoeliusZ28]

Install party!

[ryanwarby01]

Are you guys going to Pontiac Nats in Norwalk this summer?

[Lucky SOB]

Are you guys going to Pontiac Nats in Norwalk this summer?

We sure would like to. I'd probably follow with my TA. Have you been before?

[ryanwarby01]

We sure would like to. I'd probably follow with my TA. Have you been before?

I've been every year since 1995. It's a blast. I look forward to it all summer. Huge car show/swap meet/ and drag racing all day.

[Lucky SOB]

Had the carb rebuilt - pics below. I dropped it off to Richard at State Motors and he either rebuilt it, or had it rebuilt. I was pretty happy to see he was able to keep the tag in place.

Is this the kind of finish/appearance they had from the factory?