Here is an older pix of my 67 Firebird. Check out the old Torq Thrusters. I got them back in the early 90's from a Junkyard for 40 bucks. I sanded and polished them back to life. The rims were a lil' to big for the bluebird so I put them on my 69 Chevelle I had at the time. I was building a SBC stroker motor for that Chevelle. I used all my connections w/ local racers that I knew from painting & lettering their race cars. Most of the racers owned their own private machine shops or some kind of automotive garage, which was a big help. I ended up selling my '69 Chevelle, (x-wife talked me into it,) and what a regret that was! I sold it to my dead beat cousin which he never finished paying for it and then he took off to Texas. I lost the wheels and rims which weren't part of the deal. Two sad lessons I learned. Never listen to the wife when it concerns your cars,and never trust your family.
The motor I was building for my Chevelle (a long rod Stroker using the 5.7'' rods) found it's way into the '67 Firebird (Bluebird) since the old stock 326cu. Pontiac big block was burning a quart of oil a day, and at that time the car was a daily driver. At one time I used to work out of my Bluebird painting window ads and racing cars, boat, dragsters, etc...
The Bluebird has a 388cu Stroker Motor: The short-block I found in a shed in the backyard of a friends shop. Thanks Cracker! lol I wrote down the #'s off the front of the block and I quickly returned with $10.00 and bought a 1968 Camaro SS 350/300hp high nickel alloy 4 bolt main block. Which is also the same casting block as a Z/28 motor.!! It was frozen but I soaked it in tranny fluid and it unfroze a month or so later. Thats why I had to go .060 over on the bore. The Heads are camel humps 461x's (170cc stock) but professionally ported by Cody Johnson ($500.00) w/2.02 Manley Pro-Flow valves. Cody Johnson, was known back in the 60's by a '55 Chevy called "Gang Green" Cody was a natural talent! He would build race motors from junkyard parts and out run semi haulering race car teams ever weekend. He taught me a lot about motors tranny's and Holley carbs. He was a one man race shop! The Crankshaft was done by another great southern engine man. Billy Pilcher which was one of Cody's racing buddies! Pilcher is on the IHRA's quickest Pro/Mod list as one of the fastest in the country. I was so lucky to have such good friends because they taught me a lot of secrets that put my motor together,and now some 10,000 miles later its still as strong as day one.
My block is the same casting as the '69 Camaro Z/28's used. Casting-#3932386 Which were the large journal blocks. Mine just got put in a SS Camaro w/ a HA code. Maybe some day I will find a 69 Camaro to put her back home in..lol!
I had a lot of racing friends that helped me put my motor together since I painted and lettered race cars all around NW. Florida and S. Al, and sometimes Southern Miss.
....You got to love those Mickey Thompson's, but 400+ horse's spins the MT's with ease
Posi under there w/ 3.23 gears..hooked to a 400 turbo. But I'm thinking of changing back to the Powerglide. I just love that old school feel of just two gears. My first Camaro back in High school was a '68 convertible 327/210hp w/ a PG. I loved the way that thing would shift and bark the tires.
