Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 79phoenix

Location: Toronto, ON

Vehicle Info

1979 Pontiac Phoenix

Bought: Apr, 1989

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile13 sec @ 107 mph
  • 0-604.7sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP425
  • Weight3800lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • BFGoodrich Tires 
  • Cragar Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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1979 Pontiac Phoenix LJ Landau

402CID Chevy Big Block (0.030" over 396CID #3955272)
forged aluminum domed Wiseco pistons #PT039H3, 10.25:1 comp
forged steel crank, stock rods, ARP bolts, Clevite bearings, Fluid Dampener
Comp Cams Hydraulic Roller #CB XR276HR
224/230 degrees@0.050”, 0.510" lift I/E
mid '70s GM stock oval port hi-performance iron heads #353049
stainless Manley 2.065/1.725 valves, 1.6:1 roller tip rockers 
Hooker headers, 2" primaries 3.5" collectors, fit right in
dual exhaust - 3" to cats to mufflers, 2.5" from mufflers to tailpipes
Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap intake, Carter mechanical fuel pump
750CFM Mighty Demon 4 barrel double pump, 50cc pumps
ACCEL 300+ CD ignition, high energy coil, rev limit set at 5500RPM
GM HEI distributor, machanical advance only (1 light & 1 medium spring)
MSD Superconductor plug wires, Champion spark plugs gapped to 0.035"
Turbo 350 trans with Strett/Strip shift kit, 3500 stall converter, trans cooler
12 bolt posi rear 4.10 gears, Competition Engineering traction bars
205/75R15 front & 285/70R15 rear radial street tires, Cragar SS rims
Competition Engineering bolt in subframe connectors
Polyurethane bushings, front stock sway bar, driveshaft loop
Pontiac Blue engine paint, just to piss off the Chevy guys!

425HP@5000RPM - 469Lb/ft@3500RPM
(90% of torque available b/w 1500 & 5500RPM)
(90% of HP available b/w 4500 & 6000RPM)

drive it to work twice a month,
to cruises 3 times a week,
to the track 4 times a year,
and have been to Woodward in '99.

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niceneon  

Posted by: niceneon

08/26/2009 10:19AM

sweet ride 5 stars for sure, come check out my rx7 some time.also if you are ever looking for vinyl graphics, or decals let me know i can make decals in vinyl and printed aswell, good if you need sometning custom no one else has. rob@maverickadvantage.com

79phoenix  

Posted by: 79phoenix

07/06/2009 05:36PM

Got pinched Saturday nite for emissions, $365, no EGR. 1 Cop car pulled me over, then a Ministry of the Environment car, Cop SUV and a motorbike Cop all stopped! ! ! Backup I guess. Gonna fight the ticket, hopefully the government employee strike plays in my favour.

LPATRON  

Posted by: LPATRON

04/11/2009 09:42PM

damn thats a nice pontiac. almost makes u wanna cry lol. 5 ups. check out my 85 GP n tell me wut u think, its a work in progress

79phoenix  

Posted by: 79phoenix

03/06/2009 06:45PM

drove for the first time this year, around the 'hood a few times, damn it felt good

79phoenix  

Posted by: 79phoenix

02/27/2009 10:54AM

As soon as spring weather comes I���ll get some new pics and video and update this page, can���t wait.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 79phoenix

Location: Toronto, ON