Pontiac LeMans Going Drag Slicks for Pontiac Nationals!
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- With the plans finalized to take the 1970 Pontiac LeMans to the 2024 Pontiac Nationals, we know we need to do some upgrades to get it ready for Bob McVay to run down the track, one of those BIG upgrades are some skinnier front tires and 28x10.5x15s Mickey Thompson's for the rear. No more traction problems, going to get this Big Bad 455 Pontiac powered GM A body to hook!
With the Pontiac Nationals just ahead of us this weekend there is always more to do than time we have to do it in, so we're behind the 8 ball as usual. More work to do, back to wrenching!
Thank you for sharing Austin.
Uncle Bob for the win!
Great stuff Rich, nice shirt.
Thank you Rich for the video on the ole Leman’s Got some new shoes! 💕👊👍💯
Nice job Rich.... enjoyed the wrench time on the LeMans....thanks...🔧🔧👍
HOWdy LUCORE, ...
Thanks
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You know if you don’t have enough timing at idle for the cam, your vacuum will be a lot lower than it could be?
Depending what cam you have, 25 or more at idle isn’t unusual.
Put a MSD dist in it that uses advance stop bushings, and you can get a 10 degree advance bushing from FBO Systems.
Also for a pcv valve use a Standard Products V173. It works properly with low idle vacuum engines, and often I see a 1” gain in idle vacuum with it, with no other changes.
I'll look for you on Saturday. I can't remember names so I will call you the Lucore Dude
Lucore dude will work 😀
@@LucoreAuto Bummed I never saw you but I did check out the 70 Lemans. The rust on that hood is a LOT more textured that it looks in Videos
Good luck at the Pontiac Nationals & I love me some Pontiac Torque!
LEED Black Bandit Vacuum pumps are nice. one hose one wire and great brakes, 👍 good luck
Good luck at the Pontiac Nationals.
We never had luck running our MT slicks tubeless, hope they work. We always had to use inner tubes with a ton of baby powder
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i have found over years of racing these slicks will work best with drag tubes
Hi could you please tell me what size wheel and offset and tire size you installed on the le mans. I have a 70 gto and I would like to run a 15 x 8 with 4.5 inch backspace and a 245/60-15 tire in the front and it looks like you are running a 15 x 8 snowflake in the front that is why im asking.
Are slicks directional ??????
the LeMans is the one you should have taken to the good guys in Columbus IMO, I had a LeMans a few years back with a 400 crate engine best running car with a nice ride, monster burnouts it would do lol, it was white I put creager's 12'' wide tire on the back air shocks glass pack mufflers old school all the way miss that car everyday, good luck at the Pontiac nationals that's where my old car will be if you see a white 73 with a 73 Pontiac sticker on the windshield film it please because that was mine, and yes I know 73 yuck but I liked it,
Nothing wrong with the 73. I kind of like the 73 lemans, GTO and grand am body style.
Anyone that doesn't love this car can kiss my butt! It is a really nice car!
should have bought drag radials.slicks are on race cars
Drag radials compared to drag slicks depends on weight and suspension to hook up.
My car runs MT slicks, hooks up better, but I'm running a 632 bbc and 3stages of nos, t400 transmission with brake and 3800 convertor and 410 gears
@@vhp454 he has a high 12 second car. with stock suspension.slicks are overkill.
I run Nitto DRs on my 81 TA. It’s a 461 Pontiac. 6X8 heads, turbo 350 trans with 3.08 gears. Runs l3.2s at 1000 ft elevation track.
Probably run high 12s at Norwalk with it being almost sea level.
Bottom line is the Nitto DRs work great. Heat them up and they stick nice.
My brother runs the MT ET streets on his TA but he runs 9.4 @147 mph.
Discount Tire wont honor guarantee if a new tire is 5 yrs old with cracking sidewall. Dont waste your money on warrantees $35 a tire.
Try a yank converter, I bet that, Pontiac will move then!!! ,😑😎
czcams.com/video/hx1HesSRXnU/video.html An idea for maybe one of the AMX cars?
I say give it a new paint job.
It's not totally out of the question for this car at some point, unfortunately that's a pile of money we prefer to spend on fun parts and reliability upgrades. The '68 WILL likely get painted once it's "done"