let myself introduce...ummm...myself

[Skymarshall45]

i recently bought a 1967 firebird "espirt" which i think originally came with a v-6 "dont burn me if im wrong" i work at Advance auto and thats what the vin numbers came out to be. i couldnt find any stats on this car in the net or these forums so could someone please tell me or link something with production stats. the car is in awesome condition, i was given to me by a family member, lol. im no stranger to old chevys but this is my first pontiac and i would like to know where i could order a good catalog for resto parts and such. ill post pics of the car as soon as i can, probably today. so anyway its nice to meet you all and hopefully i can get loads of help from you ppl and help others as well.

[hotrod_chevyz]

http://www.firebirdgallery.com/67codes.htm


Welcome! Post up some pictures, maybe you can get this thread moved to the f-body members rides section.

[Firebirdlad03]

welcome..good luck restoring ur ride..

[philly rs]

yeah man welcome to the club..cant wait to see sum pics!

[MrPbody]

Skymarshal,

BTW, is that a job title?

First, welcome aboard! Good site, lots of younger set here. Some old farts like myself, as well.

The "Esprit" model was not introduced until the '70 (and 1/2) Firebird.

There were no V6s in Firebirds until the mid-'80s. Some early models had a straight 6. If yours was one, it was an OHC 230 CID (3.8 lr). These cars are rare, and getting quite popular for restoration. There's also a small "crowd" of racers, trying to put these cars into the 11s in streetable form. Developement of engine parts has stagnated, but respectable power can still be made. The 250 CID version was in the '68 and '69 models.

By '70, the OHC engine was gone. Any 6-cylinder cars from then through at least '78 were the Chevy 250.

Resist any and all comments about the need for a Chevy V8 to "make it run". If you're going to put a V8 in it, be sure it's the RIGHT V8. In this case, it would be the Pontiac. Developement of the old Injun has hardly "stagnated". In fact, there are more performance parts and accessories for the Pontiac than ever before, including the '60s when it was THE engine to beat. Current information regarding the ol' Injun can be found in Jim Hand's "How to Build Max-performance Pontiac V8s", published by SA Designs. If you're going to build one, buy ONLY the book until you've planned the entire build. That can save you sending parts back because they're "wrong". Avoid generic "kits", too, as they won't have the modern stuff.

Since you work at Advance, it''s only fair to warn you. Forget ALL of what your computer parts machine tells you. Get real, PAPER books and study the variations of GM offerings during that era. The data migration people, charged with transfering the info from catelogs to disk, are NOT "car people", and don't recognize human error, erroneous data or anomolies regarding availability. Your comment about the V6 should adequately illustrate that. It may be 3.8 lr., but it's not the Buick 231 V6, commonly refered to as "3.8".

Ames Performance

Performance Years

These two companies supply restoration parts for Pontiacs. Pontiacs ONLY, so you won't get Camaro parts simply because they "fit". First rate quality, and good service, too.

If you wish more specific data, feel free to e-mail me.

Jim

[CreepingDeath94]

Classic Industries also has some of the harder to find parts for these cars, but they tend to be pricey. I like the parts I have gotten over the years from them though.

[89Firebird2.8]

Yeah, we bought a fan shroud from Classic Industries for my dad's 67. We were planning on doing a full resto out of that catalog, but then the radiator sprang a leak and that was the last straw. My dad said #%%# it and parked it in the backyard and hasn't gone near it since.