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1980 Pontiac Firebird - billz428

Owner:   billz428
Year: 1980
Make: Pontiac
Model: Firebird
Est.Horsepower: 475
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About my Firebird

General:
Year: 1980
Make: Trans Am
Model: Pace Car Indy 500

Pontiac 428 engine
1968 YH code
428 bored 30 over= 434
2 bolt main ARP studs
Crank polished and deburred
Tomahawk wind age Tray
60 lbs pump blueprinted with coated gears- 9/16 relief ball-.100 shimmed spring
Chromoly pump shaft
Comp Cams double row chain
Tomahawk I-beam Rods
Tomahawk Forged Pistons and rings, pins
PowerForce Damper
Zero-decked
421 style cooling holes added to deck-matches holes in Edelbrock heads
Lifter valley& Block de-burred
Balanced rotating assblemy
ARP bolts as needed
Cooling system-4core heavy duty Radiator,Aluminum hi-flo water pump,18in stainless steel flex fan.

Valve Train

1. Crane Cam-283951- @.050 in-228 lift- .490 / ex- 236 lift .510
2. Harland Sharp Roller Rocker 1.65
3. Rhoades Lifters
4. Push rods 9.130 .080 one piece


Heads

1. Edelbrock-72 cc . no porting
2. Rpm Intake – water cross-over cut, exhaust passage removed, all polished!
3. .050 Cometic head gasket
4. ARP bolt kit
5. Pushrods slots elongated


Ignition

1. HEI distbutor
2. Wire Accel 300 series


Exhaust

1. Doug’s 1 7/8 4tube headers-3.5 reducer-3in X-pipe-3 to 2 ½ reducer- 20in glasspacks-2 ¼ tail pipes.


Drive Train

1. 200r4 Bowtie Level 3
2. 2600 “Extreme” 10in Lock-up converter,deep trans pan
3 3.73 rear gears
4. 275-60-15 tires 28 in tall.
5. 3850 lbs weight with me in it!
6.Hooker 4 point bolt-in roll bar & Nunzi subframe connectors,bought new in 1989 .


Fuel System

1. Carter M6907 hi-flo pump
2. stock fuel line 3/8
3. Edelbrock 800 AVS carburetor


Brakes Front
11in, disc
600lbs Hotchkis springs 1908f
Edelbrock shocks & tie-rod sleeves
Moog tie-rods,center link,idler arm
1.250 WS6 sway bar,poly bushings
15x8 3.5 bs Centerline
235-60-15 Cooper

Brakes Rear
WS6 10in disc
WS6 springs,air shocks-wore out!
3/4 rear sway bar poly bushings
15x8 Centerline 3.5 BS
275-60-15 Cooper tire
Interior
Seats: Corbeau CR1 black/grey microsuede,wide
Upholstery: replaced
Carpet: grey/silver
Dash: cracked!
Gauges: Working red lights
Shifter: B&M Megashifter
Stereo System: Pioneer Elite HU -Pioneer 7600 EQ- - Hi Fonics Zues 5ch amp-PyleDriver 6 faradcap-Polk MOMO 10in sub,6x9 rear deck,5 1/4 front kick pods,.Firewall,floorpan,reardeck complete interior 2layers of Dynamat,Stinger wires and interconnects,160 amp alternator.

Comments On billz428's Firebird


Banshee76
Banshee76 | New User
Posts: 6 | Joined 09/18/09
Posted: 10/17/09 05:46 PM

Nice 'Bird, bet it's lots of fun to drive!

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