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Here's the front floor. The car still has its original Hurst shifter on the M-22...you know the one you can sell on ebay for $900 per bolt https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Gotta love this guy's version of a performance exhaust. The car still has its stock 455HO manifolds (non cracked) with all this stuff attached to it. See if you can count all the adapters on the exhaust system https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gif

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Here's some more adapters...

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Here's the engine compartment ready for engine removal. All the toasted wiring is on the cowl.

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And here's the engine VIN in case anyone out there is unfamiliar with Pontiacs. It is stamped on the passenger front face of the block, below the water pump inlet. Just about impossible to see unless you're under the car, looking up, or you've removed everything in the way.

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And here's the mess that is the garage...

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Love those performance pipes.
455 HO 4spd T/A nice!
Smooth ride Mr. Bandit.

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I just got the results of a Washington State title search on my 72 TA. They had info on 3 previous owners out there back to 1992...and it was for free. The lady on the phone couldnt understand my shock at the fact that a DMV didnt want any money for copies of the records. I guess people are just different out on the left coast. So if I am owner "X", now I have info on owners X-1 Pennsylvania, X-2 Wash, X-3 Wash and X-4 Wash. I have no idea how many more there are as the car was sold new in CA and I havent gotten their info yet.

I also tore the engine down and found that the bearings are bad and the crank was previously cut 010 and 030. So it's new crank time. I might just go for an entire internal reciprocating assembly kit from Butler Racing since the original block is already 040. I have to get it measured to see if we can keep it at that size. Here's a shot of the rod bearings. Caught it just in time I think. And no, they're not supposed to be fully grooved bearings! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

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Here's a close-up!

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Steve

Throw those rods in the trash can and get some new ones from Bulter, he has some really good stuff at great prices.