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"BIGBRRD" has been over at the body shop since last June. Kinda disappointed that the timeline has been stretched out so long, but "free" winter storage anyway! Last November I helped pull the front of the car off, A pillars forward, and pulled the engine. Lots of fun scrubbing 28 years of crud off of it and starting a refurb. This is something I've never done before and I have many folks here at C3VR to thank for answering questions I've had along the way (you know who you are).
A major milestone is about to happen and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. Still have a lot of details to attend to yet (like 9 miles of vacuum hose!) but at least the engine will be back where it is suppoed to be within the next few days. Here's a couple of shots (click on either one for a larger version).
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Wow Jim that is really looking awsome 
Question though, if you went with the original Corporate Blue engine, why not go with more original looking valve covers? I think the black aluminum L-82 VC's would look a lot better on there IMHO. Very nice work though, I'd give an arm and 2 legs to have my engine looking that good 
cilrah 2007-04-23 02:30:34
Question though, if you went with the original Corporate Blue engine, why not go with more original looking valve covers? I think the black aluminum L-82 VC's would look a lot better on there IMHO. Very nice work though, I'd give an arm and 2 legs to have my engine looking that good MARK
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Looks great Jim! I think that should "Make Ol' Bandit Run" just fine! 
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Purdy Pontiac Blue!!!
Some folks musta missed the fact that this is fer the Fireturd(BigBrrd)!!
Looks SWEET, Jim!! Grreat job on it, and hope she's back up & runnin in no time!
Some folks musta missed the fact that this is fer the Fireturd(BigBrrd)!!
Looks SWEET, Jim!! Grreat job on it, and hope she's back up & runnin in no time!
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Thanks! Yes, that is the correct color for the "Fireturd" (Pontiac Blue). We bought the car from the original owner so as far as I know the chrome valve covers came from the factory. Based on the amount of "crud" on the engine I don't think they were an add-on.
Gonna have to dig out ol' Snowman's number to see what kind of mischief can be found in a month or two...!!! 
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Great work, Jim, gonna look nice when you get it back in.
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