TWO LANE BLACK TOP

There is a replaceable inline fuel filter already factory installed in your bird...If I remember correctly it is under the car between the rear frame rails above or just in front of the gas tank on the high pressure fuel line and should be easily accessible if the car is on a lift...Have never seen a clear glass/plastic fuel filter used in a high pressure application...But then again that doesn't mean a high pressure rated clear filter doesn't exist... As far as ten year old gas... If it is available in your area...A couple of gallons of 100 octane unleaded non ethanol race gas added to the tank will make a world of difference in the way the car runs until the old stuff has been run out of the tank then after that just put in top tier gas for a couple tank fulls then you should be good to go....

Will be acquiring the parts through Classic Industries... Will be doing all four (4) Wheels...With the Cryogenically treated Slotted Rotors and the Hawk HPS Ferro-Carbon pads...From what info I'm able to gather... Apparently the cryo treated rotors are only available with the slotted rotors....But I could very well be wrong on that...??? I'm hoping this is going to be a good Upgrade from the nonexistent/Discontinued Original GM 1LE specific braking components...That the car is originally factory equipped with... Which is a Really good package to begin with....So I guess I will find out for sure...When the parts arrive and I install them... Am going to push the order button within the hour... Thanks again for everyone's input and comments... TLBT

Thanks for the input guys...Will be going with Sport Rotors Cryogenically treated slotted Brake Rotors...I'm going with the slotted rotors instead of the Cross drilled is because in my personal experience I've found that the drilled rotors have a tendency to crack outward from the holes... Under extreme severe use Braking conditions...(Nascar short track ovals) The car is mainly driven under normal street use conditions....But it has occasionally been run on the track...and Routinely speeds over 100 + MPH on my favorite road course (Blue Ridge Parkway)...Will also be going with Hawk HPS Ferro-Carbon pads.. Any final thoughts/comments Would be appreciated Before I push the Order button...Thanks again guys...

My 1997 Firebird 1LE finally needs brakes...Front and Rear Rotors and Pads..The 1LE specific parts are no longer available...I'm going to reuse the factory calipers...So I'm looking for Input on severe duty rotors (slotted or not..??) and matching pads..any input will be appreciated... PS..got 100,000 miles out of the originals...

Like the TA...Had a very low mileage 86 that looked Identical to yours...Mine had the L69 (305 HO) engine with a 5 speed manual transmission... It Was destroyed in a head on collision with a Sunbird back in 2004...Was very lucky everyone was pretty much able to walk away...

Easiest way...To Access the starter wires...Before lifting/Unbolting the engine...Drop the starter from Underneath...Support it so that it is not hanging on the wire harness...The wires will then be easily accessible...Then use a 5/16..??...Socket or wrench to take the wires loose from the solenoid...Having the starter off the engine can actually be beneficial...Clearance wise when removing the Mill...Anyway.. Are you removing the the engine and transmission together as one unit..??

👍👍👍🍻🍻 Professional grade work..looking good

Have pretty much finished the rear suspension...Still have to do a little paint touch up here and there... Will probably start on the interior details next...

Last Indian.. That's actually pretty cool especially like the oval track side kickout oil pan...Assuming that is an oval track camshaft also...Solid Roller...Probably Around 260 duration @ .50 with .770 lift...109 degree LSA... Frosty... Crawled under the car...The gas tank is a flat medium gray primer looking color... Really Close to the flat gunship gray color that I used to paint it with...Tried to get a photo of the tank...But that was pretty much impossible without jacking the car up and putting it up on a couple of jack stands..Trying to get all the under body details/Colors as close as I can...Unfortunately I'm getting old and half blind and not nearly as steady as I once was... That said... I'm still happy with the results...So far... Will probably get a good start on the rear suspension here in next little while...

Have been making some Progress...Have detailed and assembled most of the front suspension..Have also put the engine/Transmission assembly in...Also most of the exhaust system...Will be focusing on the rear suspension and the rest of the exhaust over the next day or so...Have tried to capture as much detail as I can...Having hard time getting the lighting right for it to show up as well as it looks in person...Will have to crawl under the car to look at the gas tank...As I don't remember what color it actually is...And I will try to match it as close as possible...More to come in next 24 hrs...

Judging by all the corrosion that I see in the photos...My guess is that the whole electrical system is full of bad grounds...Would start by cleaning the bolt connection lower left corner of the fuse block...Then maybe go to all the light sockets including the License plate light and make that they all are clean and crap free and that they are grounded properly to the chassis..The light sockets themselves are grounded individually to the body when they were pushed in and twisted into the mounting holes instead of having separate ground wires from the sockets to the body...Had a rusty mid 70s Oldsmobile cutlass that had lots of electrical gremlins (Came from upstate New York) ...99% of which wound up being corroded grounds all thru the car..The reason I single out the License plate light is because the light and fuel gauge/sending unit were on a common ground... Basically every ground connection strap/bolt..etc.. inside and out or that you may suspect is a ground that you can find should be cleaned and retightened...

Nice car.. I have a thing for the LT1 4th gens too... Welcome...

The fact is..We all love cars...That's what ties us all together... Welcome to Forever Pontiac...

Well that didn't go as well as expected....Completely F#÷ked up the paint on the body...Will let it get good and cured for a couple days and then attempt to fix it.. That's what happens when I get in hurry...should have used a couple of light coats rather than trying cover it all at once...

Mrs. Two lane likes the blue also...So blue it is...This was the closest color I could find...Actually matches better than I thought would..Looks almost exact in person..Will be be focusing on getting the body and everything blue painted today...

This may sound harsh...The cops should have just blown the idiots arm off instead of killing the tiger...☹☹ Stupid Kills but obviously Not nearly enough...

Still trying to decide what color scheme to use...Bright Blue Metallic or Arrest me Red...Any input on the color would be appreciated... Yeah I know they both need a good wash...

Have gotten a good start...Engine/Transmission assembly almost complete... Prepping drive train for paint and detailing...

Starting a new project today...Will be using a 1997 Formula 1LE as a guide for the correct under hood/drive train colors/details...Lots more to come in the next few days..

Other than the .030 over bore...Is the engine still basically stock...?? Are you running a radical cam profile...?? Are you still running the factory Iron cylinder heads...?? Is the Fan shroud in place/undamaged...?? This may sound crazy..Are you 100% sure the Temperature gauge is accurate...?? Something else that may sound crazy...When running an engine without the thermostat to help regulate the flow rate of the water...The water flow speeds up through the engine and it doesn't absorb the heat nearly as efficiently as it should... When it has some kind of a restriction (thermostat) to slow the water flow rate to allow for more efficient heat absorption....Something you might try...Instead of running a thermostat...You can try a water restrictor...Basically what they are is a round disc that looks like a washer that fits in the housing where the thermostat normally goes...But they they have different sized holes from larger to smaller and you can actually speed up or slow down the flow rate of the water thru the engine....Independently of the water pump flow .... Depending on what size you install...They are available as an inexpensive kit with different sizes included...You can get them thru someplace like Summit... Might be something to consider....

Merry Christmas from NC to all of our Pontiac friends around the world...Hope we are all here to do it again next year... TLBT...

Kind of like when I was 13 or 14 years old...And my mom found my Playboy magazine stash...Told her I didn't really Notice the pics...I was only interested in the articles...Somehow I really don't think she believed me...Like I would actually lie to my mom...LOL...

Sure thing Kiwi..

I guess it's time for me to eat some crow...I stand corrected.... Must be getting old and confused...And not nearly as sharp as I once was... Even 5 years ago...Getting old sucks...

The balancer only has one timing mark on it from the factory...Someone else has added the other mark (It was a common practice to use a hacksaw blade to remark it) When the outer ring slipped around the hub...that's why the second mark/ groove looks factory...89000 miles on those old engines is alot...Usually by the time they got to 100,000 miles...plus or minus 10 to 12 thousand miles...Depending on how well they were maintained...They are pretty much due for an overhaul...Unlike modern engines they were actually designed to be rebuilt/overhauled and was considered normal to do so...And alot of dealer service departments actually did overhauls in house...All the major components... starters...alternators/generators...Power brake boosters... Distributors... water pumps..Ect..Were all designed to be serviceable....During that era... They were not designed/made to last 200,000 plus... Miles and then throw them away/Replace like modern day engines/components are...