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Old 04-06-2015, 12:58 PM
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Yeah, California sure had some crazy emissions/new car rules back then.
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I had one with a sbc in it a 1981.
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Yeah, California sure had some crazy emissions/new car rules back then.
It was depressing to see "4-speed not available in California" on Z/28 and T/A brochures.
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Olds 403 is 4.350 inch bore! Same deck as the 350. Sounds like a very "Trans Am" over square motor

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Luv them year formulas and TAs..I had a bunch of aniv. TAs and a few formulas also back in the day....Pretty car..Good luck w the sale !!!
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The second gen Firebirds are wonderful driving cars. There is no comparison in ride quality to a first gen car. Pontiac spent a lot of time and energy developing the ride and handling packages on these cars, much more so than Chevrolet did on the Camaro.

And nothing beats a low mileage, original car. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]
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The second gen Firebirds are wonderful driving cars. There is no comparison in ride quality to a first gen car. Pontiac spent a lot of time and energy developing the ride and handling packages on these cars, much more so than Chevrolet did on the Camaro.
Absolutely correct! Herb Adams and the engineering team did real world testing when developing the 1970 Firebird, Formula, and Trans Am suspensions. They did a lot &quot;enthusiastic&quot; street driving, using exit ramps and other surfaces to develop their springs, shocks, sway bars, and bushings.

Chevrolet developed the 1970 Camaro suspension with a computer, and it didn't translate as well to real world driving.

According to Witzenburg's comprehensive book on the Firebird, the Chevrolet engineers wanted the specs on the Firebird and Trans Am suspension specs. Pontiac protested, and considering all the work they put into their suspensions, GM agreed and permitted Pontiac to keep their designs proprietary.

1978-1981 WS6 cars were simply incredible back in the day.
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Car is currently on ebay..item 251940210379. If interested reserve is closing in... ..BKH
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Car is still for sale. Offered at $26,500.00..BKH
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