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None have come close.

You know Charles, if I were checking bearings I would find their size and replace them with Moraine 400 bearings instead of the stock Moraine 100's.

Cars in Barns? How about cars over barns?

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By 1963 Pontiac had developed based on the Pontiac block a SOHC 389 & 421, a DOHC 389 & 421 and a SOHC 230 six. Only the OHC six made it out of engineering. The reason all the V-8's were stopped was of the anti-racing and racing development edict from the 14th floor. The indirect result of this was it forced Pontiac to take some of it's racing stuff off the track and put it on the street ( in order to remain in third place in sales and to still attract a youth market) The car that went on the street in 1964 was the Pontiac GTO. Can you imagine what would have happened to the Chrysler Hemi if it were up against a Pontiac 421 DOHC 4 valves per cylinder Hemi??? In the interim even a SOHC Pontiac would have no problem. SOHC DOHC 4 valve Here's the four engines. They were all supposed to go into production not just the six. SOHC 3 valve OHC six

Not true, Pontiac's were the car to beat from 1957- early 1963. After January 63 G.M. pulled Pontiac and Chevrolet out of racing. No R&D and no support. Then total Ford in 1963.

Over the years, NASCAR experimented with a number of different racing classes. Seeking to capitalize on the emergence of compact cars as the 1960s began, NASCAR created the Cannonball Compact Car Division. On Feb. 9, 1961, NASCAR staged a compact-car race on the Daytona International Speedway road course. Ralph Earnhardt drove a four-door Pontiac Tempest in the event. Seventeen drivers competed, seven of whom went on to become inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, including race-winner Lee Petty (2011), Fireball Roberts (2014), Tim Flock (2014), Curtis Turner (2016), Joe Weatherly (2015), Ned Jarrett (2011) and Cotton Owens (2013).

I have a friend who likes Oldsmobiles, lots of Oldsmobiles-like 40+. Plus GM Motorhomes.

Where I used to live on the central Ca. coast there was a car guy that always came to our early Saturday morning pastry / coffee place. One day this car guy invited all of use guys to his ranch. This guy had a 3,000sq. ft. house and huge shop and huge garage all built under a huge mega barn. Turned out he did this to avoid property taxes, building permits etc. Said he didn't care because when he left it would be feet first so it wouldn't matter.

A comparison of two contemporaries. Note the there was no spec. for the 4BBL Tempest and the one tested isn't a 4 speed and it's a 2bbl. BTW the Tempest doesn't have a traction problem because it's got a Transaxle out back for better weight distribution. Specs datasheet with technical data and performance data plus an analysis of the direct market competition of Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire Hardtop Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) in 1963 the model with 2-door hardtop coupe body and V-8 3532 cm3 / 215.5 cui engine size, 160 kW / 218 PS / 215 hp (SAE gross) offered since October 1962 for North America . Specifications listing with the outside and inside dimensions, fuel economy, top speed, performance factory data and ProfessCars™ estimation: this Oldsmobile would accelerate 0-60 mph in 7.4 sec, 0-100 km/h in 7.8 sec and quarter mile time is 15.7 sec. Pontiac Tempest Coupe 326 V-8 (man. 3) , model year 1963, version for North America (up to September) manufactured by Pontiac in United States 2-door coupe body type RWD (rear- wheel drive), manual 3-speed gearbox gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 5343 cm3 / 326.1 cui, advertised power: 194 kW / 260 hp / 264 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 477 Nm / 352 lb-ft, more data: 1963 Pontiac Tempest Coupe 326 V-8 (man. 3) Horsepower/Torque Curve characteristic dimensions: outside length: 4935 mm / 194.3 in, width: 1885 mm / 74.2 in, wheelbase: 2845 mm / 112 in reference weights: shipping weight 1325 kg / 2920 lbs base curb weight: 1374 kg / 3029 lbs how fast is this car ? top speed: 205 km/h (127 mph) (©theoretical); accelerations: 0- 60 mph 6.7© s; 0- 100 km/h 7.1© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 15.2© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com) 1963 Pontiac Tempest Coupe 326 V-8 (man. 3) Detailed Performance Review

Yes Paul, I had a 54 year old Craftsman 1/4 drive ratchet strip gears and Lowe's replaced it for free.

I remember the U.S. Navy used this as a promotional, it was somewhere in the early 70's when the F-14's were just coming into service. Anyroad , the promo film showed F-14's being launce from the deck of Carriers and this was the music; Richard Wagner - Ride Of The Valkyries

Early Hollywood films from the silent to talkies used many composers of the 1700-1800's work. Many film scenes of majesty, terror, suspense used many themes from great compositions. For instance when I was a kid watching a old movie I would hear these themes and would not know they were from great works of art from composers. So here is one that has been used from Hal Roach's films of the 40's to the silence era that I'm sure you all have heard. One of my very favorite composers, probably because his music reaches out and really grabs the human condition. Richard Wagner "Flying Dutchman" Overture Richard Wagner "Flying Dutchman" Overture - YouTube

Speaking of going back do you remember this song in H/S? That song goes back to 1923, and my parents danced to another version in the mid 30's I remember driving in the car with my parents when Ricky Nelson's song " Fools Rush In" came on and my mom turned around from the front seat and said that song was popular in 1940.

You still have to ( at least once a year and more often if you are putting on a lot of miles) check the cap and rotor condition, the mechanical advance and lubricate the weights and check to see if the vacuum advance is working. Don't be fooled you can just drop it in and forget it.

Just a FYI you guys. I mentioned dielectric grease for HEI module should be changed about once a year, but there is another grease that will harden and not do it's job. Use new distributor cam grease and should also be changed ( my cars-once a year ). If you leave the old grease in there and it hardens it will not lube the rubbing block and will wear it down. You don't want that to happen while you're having fun somewhere on the road.

Late 60's to 1973 Datsun/ Nissan L-series 4 cylinder had dual points. They were phased 7 degrees apart and were connected to the transmission and the throttle. A early emissions devise.

Boo, Primary voltage and the secondary voltage are two different things. The low voltage primary side that go through the points is merely a on-off switch to saturate the coil and then to collapse it to induce high voltage. High energy Ignition systems did get their start in the early 60's for super high performance cars, but we really didn't see much of them until the early 70's. In 1975 HEI became a must with the introduction of the catalytic converter. Working in Emission certification at that time, no one could afford a misfire with a cat because that could lead to a fire under the car and to the ground below. Even with a car running perfectly owners manuals always said do not park over any combustible material like dried grass etc. A perfect example of how good a HEI could be was when we got a car in the emission lab/dyno rm. that had a perfect idle-nice and smooth, but once a oscilloscope was put on the ignition system it revealed that one cylinder had a huge spark line somewhere around 30KV. removal of that spark plug revealed that the electrode and the ground electrode were gone completely. The plug was being fired from the stem through the glass seal and grounding to the spark plug housing. This is why HEI was adopted. On a normal point distributor it would have been a misfire and a misfire with a catalytic converter is a fire condition. In testing for what might happen I have seen converters glowing cherry red, burning off undercoating, paint and melting carpet and plastic console parts. But for old antique cars HEI is not necessary.

Walt I know what you mean. I have those LP's of Ronstadt and Riddle. I think for a time it made people of Ronstadt's generation take a hard look at what their parents listened to. I saw them at Universal along with Sinatra and I think it's wonderful that there are some people that can have a consistent quality of sound in or out of the studio. They are so good that no help is needed. Most people that appreciate any kind of good music know not just anyone can be that good.

John, speaking of Bullet do you like Lalo Schifrin? one of my favorite composers. Bullitt | Soundtrack Suite (Lalo Schifrin) - YouTube Mannix? Billy May & His Orchestra - Mannix - YouTube This next one below is Schifrin at the piano. The interesting part is when the song is finished Schifrin acknowledges the trumpet player and then the drummer. I have never seen that done in a orchestra before in regards to a drummer. Mission Impossible Mission Impossible - YouTube

I know I know. We're getting off topic so lets stop.

That would make sense wouldn't it? since Pontiac had neither MFI or a mechanical tach in 1963. However Pontiac did have mechanical fuel injection in 57&58

That Delcotronic transistorized ignition is standard on all 1963 421 Pontiac engines and optional on all premium fuel Pontiac V-8's. They have the standard point size distributor cap and a outside mounted ignition pulse amplifier. When you pull the cap off the only thing that is different is there is a magnetic pickup assy. and the timer core. They use the same mechanical centrifugal advance, vacuum advance and as said before cap and rotor.

Yeah, make sure you save all the parts and keep them in the car because some day you'll need them.. Like a friend that was going to a Chevrolet show with his 409-409. Pertronix gave up on him on the way to the show. Luckily he kept the points and condenser in the glovebox. I said maybe he could send the Pertronix back and get his money back. He said not likely because he was so pissed he threw them as far as he could from the side of the road into a field. I am a great believer in G.M. factory HEI and have it on two cars. ( always keep a module in the glove box) But G.M. HEI has just about the same maintenance schedule as points. On a G.M. HEI you still have to inspect the cap and rotor, check and lube the mechanical advance, check the vacuum advance. The only difference is one you replace the points-lube cam and the other you remove the module and clean off the mounting plate ( breaker plate) of old dielectric grease and clean the grease from the back of the module and re apply new grease. You do this once a year because the fresh grease transfers heat from the module. Don't change the module grease and you overheat the module=open circuit=no go. So you see the time under the hood is about the same. AND what about a hotter spark???? A normal running engine takes 8-10 KV to fire off a spark plug plug which is more than enough with a point system that can provide over 30KV