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Posted: Thu Jun 4th, 2020 03:03 pm

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That brings back memories. While I was in my initial military training I picked up a 77 Olds Starfire that had a V6 engine that was on it's last legs. The engine lasted long enough for a trip to a junk yard where I bought a Pontiac SB out of an early 70's station wagon. I mated it to the 4 speed in the Starfire. Everything bolted up except for the exhaust. I had a guy in school with me who had a dad that had a custom interior shop in SoCal and he got me new custom seat covers, dash, and carpet at a third of what OEM replacement would have cost.

I learned a lot on that car - interior, body work, paint, suspension, converting open rear to LS, setting gear lash, and dialing in a tune on a Pontiac engine. I changed the gear ratio in that car from 4:10 down to 2:73 and everything in between looking for good street performance while getting what I thought was decent fuel mileage. I ended up with a 3:40. Stupid quick eventually and got mid 20's highway mileage but no A/C so I got rid of it when I got orders to be stationed in Florida.

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Tony
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'04 XLT regular cab 3.slo stepside
Semi retirement