1968 Pontiac Firebird 400
**The thing is that Im not selling/ & its not mine, 'cause it belonges to a place down in Houston, Tx that auctiones classic cars. They have all sorts of cars muscle, exotics, nice classics, and so on. I saw on their website and thought it would be nice to share it on youtube for my first uploads
1967 Firebird LS Conversion First Start
Finally finished retrofitting the 5.3 into my 67 firebird. First startup after complete tear down to the block!
Has Custom ground camshaft from Cam Motion, with 208/214 and .510/.523 lift 114 lsa.
Rebuilt heads with 2.02 valves.
Edelbrock 7118 Intake
Custom Shortened Oil Pan and Oil pickup tube (By Me). Pan base was chopped about 1.5" to be level with the stock front crossmember.
MSD Ignition
Champion Aluminum 3 core radiator with stock accessories. Carter Inline Electric Fuel Pump.
Holley 4 1/2 - 9 PSI inline fuel pressure regulator and Mr Gasket Fuel Pressure Gauge.
1967 Bronze Pontiac Firebird Walkaround
1967 Bronze Pontiac Firebird Walkaround
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10 second 68 Firebird Sacramento Raceway 1987
This 68 Firebird was my first car purchased when I was 17 in 1977. The car is currently undergoing a frame-off restoration.
At the time this video was taken in 1987 it was powered by a 455 Pontiac engine.
The best ¼ mile performance was an ET of 10.87 and a MPH of 124.83 WITHOUT the aid Nitrous oxide.
The heads are ported factory cast iron D-Ports cast# 48.
Crankshaft is factory 455
Rods are factory 73/74 455 Super-Duty
Camshaft is a Cam Dynamics solid flat-tappet with .618/.644" lift (1.65 rockers) 265/275 @.050 duration
Advertised duration is 312/322 int/exh
Pistons are Ross flat-tops yielding 12:1 compression ratio with the 69cc chambers
Carburetion is 2 660cfm Holley center squirters mounted on a Doug Nash/Warrior tunnel-ram manifold.
The differential is a Dana 60 with a 4.10 ratio gear set
67 Firebird.AVI
The first year for Firebirds, this 1967 convertible is a collectible classic and as nice as the day it was built. Leonardtown, MD. Video by DougCameraMan.
1968 pontiac firebird 400 for sale
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Kevin in his 68 Firebird
Kevin enjoying a day at the track in his 1968 Firebird 400. The first track is San Antonio Raceway and the second is at Little River Dragway in Temple Texas.
67 Firebird burnout
5 speed trans with a shift from 1st to 2nd gear while holding the brakes with my heal. I was a little slow on the shift but this was only the second time I tried it.
1968 firebird with Lq4
My bird with a Lq4 and LS3 top end. After the tune it put down 423 HP to the wheels with 400 LBs of torque. The smoke is from a improperly installed PCV system:)
