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A pillar parts for 4dr's
A pillar vent window chrome...p/n 9712458 right, p/n9712459 left. These will fit an a body 4dr hardtop; Lemans, Chevelle, etc. I bought these on ebay from a slug that told me that these were "just removed" from a 68GTO, and I took them to a chrome shop in Beaver Falls, Pa and had them triple show chromed. Only upon installing I found out they're 1/2" taller than the GTO. I then thought "gee, I think I'll check the p/n's" and sure enough, they were wrong!! Between the cost and the chroming, I'm in over $600 and would take any reasonable offer. Shipping is on you...
GTO p/n's...9712504 left, 9712505 right
These are p/n's 9712459 left, 9712458 rightBy GTOJimmy ·
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Holley EFI System on 350 ci
Probably. He posted almost five years ago. I think he gave up.
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Black Beauty
I have a theory on what happened. After I got BB back after the blown water pump problem, I had a week before the convention. I noticed how bad the engine bay was covered with dried brown coolant. I washed BB at the local coin car wash near the garage mahal in prep for the convention. I took a can of Gunk Engine Degreaser and sprayed the engine bay, let it sit for a few minutes, and then rinsed it off.
My guess is that either the Gunk, the nasty coolant residue, water intrusion, 40 year old original parts giving up, or some combination is what caused all this. I drove BB back home and she sat for over a week, drying out (or so I thought). The problem didn’t manifest itself until the end of the day on Tuesday, the day of the Firebird chapter cruise.
I am hoping this is the end of this issue. As for spare fuses, I bought a whole kit.
If the new relays don’t fix the headlight problem, there is one last thing I need to check. 1982-1986 third gen’s have an isolation relay between the two headlamp relays. I have not checked that yet. I have read online that this relay is all but discontinued. There is only one source for it and It costs $60 plus shipping and handling.By Frosty ·
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Black Beauty
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Black Beauty
And , now that you know that circut popped a fuse, you know to go back to it if it does it again ... so stick some spares in the glove box.
and your sorted..
yes, old fuse, yeah water causing a fault to earth , yes a loose some thing, this is a prosess of elimination.
and that why we love our old girls !!! they randomly surprise us !!!!!By 64 kiwi boni ·
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Black Beauty
Sounds like beer o clock for frosty !!! well done mate ! those relay housings look nasty ! got to be a heat issue too , to make that mess
By 64 kiwi boni ·
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Black Beauty
I ordered two relays from O’Reillys tonight. Supposed to be delivered on Friday.
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Lucy, Lucy, Lucy
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Black Beauty
If you read my 2026 POCI convention post, then you know BB wss not behaving well. One headlight would open up. The other stay closed. i lost my tail lights, fog lights, and dash lights! Plus I have a left over Check Engine light from the water pump replacement. Ugh!
Today I made some progress. It’s the first free day I have had to even look at her. I started by pulling the headlight actuator relays. Thankfully I have a shop manual for BB, so it was easy to find them after looking in the book I pulled them both. Each one had a ton of black goo all over them and around the connections. I am hoping it is old dielectric grease and not something else. Regardless it was nasty cleaning up the relays and connections.
I swapped the two relays around and nothing improved. One won’t go up or down. The other comes up but won’t go down. So they are both bad for slightly different reasons.
I then drove to my local parts store. Surprise. They don’t have them. So I am off to online shopping for new ones tonight.
I turned my attention next to the fog/dash:running lights issue. I pulled off the fuse panel cover. If you think you need to be contortionist to look at your old A, B, or C body fuse panel, think again. On a 3rd gen Firebird, it is not on the firewall. Nope it’s under the dash face down. So now you have to be a full blown circus performer to get your head between the seat, dash and steering column, then turn onto your back and look up to see this…..
Fun huh? Yeah right…..
I took a chance and the first fuse I pulled was the 20 amp fuse for the tail lights. To my morbid delight, it was blown!
I grabbed a replacement fuse, put it in, reconnected the battery , and hit the light switch. My lights are back on!
Dash lights on!
Tail lights on!
Fog lights on!
YEEESSSS!!!!
Lets hope this stays fixed!
I will be ordering new relays tonight. Tomorrow night I hope to get time to figure out the Check Engine light issue. I am hoping it is something simple, like a sensor not reconnected.By Frosty ·
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Lucy, Lucy, Lucy
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Lucy, Lucy, Lucy
Lucy is on the move again. My favorite ignition:electric shop is still closed. I found a place near the garage mahal that had good reviews and they work on classic cars.
I have asked them to fix the no crank/no start issue, install the new mini-stsrter, fix the power steering leak, replace the tranny and diff fluids.
I am Sorta afraid of the bill but I don’t have much choice. I gotta get Lucy running reliability.
Who knows….she might be fixed by the weekend. We’ll see.By Frosty ·
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POTM Voting, August 2026
Please remember, this is a friendly competition. No one individual may register/vote more than once. If you are found soliciting individuals to register/vote more than once, you will be removed from the competition. Let's have a fun voting round!
There were a few individuals who did not complete the entry requirements fully so have been disqualified from the competition. If you have questions, please use the contact us button at the bottom of the page and we can answer them.
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Fabio Parede's Firebird Turbo Trans AM 1980 Pace Car
GTOJimmy's 68 GTO, spent two years on a body off, restoring it, and did 99.9% of it myself in a 1 car garage! It was very unmolested in terms of hacked wiring, add ons, and had most of the original brackets, clips, hardware under the hood.By Ringo64 ·
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FWD ground pounder - Last Indian
Yes, it is vented. No requirement here that I’m aware of, but just makes sense. While AGM batteries are different & don’t produce external gas, so they don’t need venting, why take any risk? You JustA never know.
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2027 Forever Pontiac Calendar Contest Enter Here
My '68 Firebird 400 and my son's '89 Formula. I bought the Formula new in '89 upon graduation from college and gave it to my son with under 60K on it when he graduated. Now we enjoy car shows and cruises together. I've done my part in bringing along the next generation of Pontiac guys!
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Pontiac on Google Maps
Eau Claire, Wisconsin : https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7941336,-91.5123393,3a,15y,208.49h,82.39t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sMrWn5Ch56jYgIGxIzYrslw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D7.6092874149781835%26panoid%3DMrWn5Ch56jYgIGxIzYrslw%26yaw%3D208.48566938332976!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
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POTM Voting, August 2026
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Please remember, this is a friendly competition. No one individual may register/vote more than once. If you are found soliciting individuals to register/vote more than once, you will be removed from the competition. Let's have a fun voting round!There were a few individuals who did not complete the entry requirements fully so have been disqualified from the competition. If you have questions, please use the contact us button at the bottom of the page and we can answer them.Voting ends: July 31st at 11:59 PM EST-----Fabio Parede's Firebird Turbo Trans AM 1980 Pace CarGTOJimmy's 68 GTO, spent two years on a body off, restoring it, and did 99.9% of it myself in a 1 car garage! It was very unmolested in terms of hacked wiring, add ons, and had most of the original brackets, clips, hardware under the hood.-
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POTM Nominations, August 2026
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August is closing in! Time for POTM!To nominate your or another user's Pontiac, please read the rules below:Rules:You may nominate your own Pontiac or another member's Pontiac from Forever Pontiac. If you do nominate your own Pontiac, please be sure that you've added it to our Garage or your entry will not be accepted.In your nomination/entry you must include:Display Name of the user you're nominating (if not yourself)A picture of your Pontiac (only 1 photo)The year and model of your PontiacAny other facts about your Pontiac you wish the voting public to know. Such as modifications, restorations, etc..Only ONE entry per user.Please do not submit any one user’s vehicle more than once.This is a friendly and honest competition. You will be disqualified from POTM if you are found registering (or enlisting individuals to register) multiple times once we are in voting. (NOTE: that is multiple times for one individual. Inviting one user to vote one time is fine.)Nominations will run through July 21st and voting will start on July 22nd. To enter your Pontiac or nominate someone else's, just reply to this topic (click the red "Reply to this topic" button above this post or scroll to the bottom and click into the "Reply to this topic" text area)If you submit your nomination outside this topic, it will not be counted towards POTM.Please let us know if you have any questions!-
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POTM Voting, July 2026
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