1970 Firebird Formula 505ci EFI

[Motown 454]

Nice project ,it looks like you'll finnally get to use it pretty soon.

[cdoggy81]

I like

[L & H Kustoms]

Well made a little progress. Got the evap core mocked up and fab'd some mounts


also began to fit up the a/c heater delete plate from BMR. I am going to paint it gloss black to match the firewall

[LeighP]

Looks good...the AC system is a nice fit.

[cdoggy81]

Is that their camaro kit? I didn't see Pontiac but they should be the same.

[L & H Kustoms]

Is that their camaro kit? I didn't see Pontiac but they should be the same.

It is the Camaro kit from Classic auto air. We used the street rod evap core but the rest of the kit is for a 2nd gen camaro. I will have to do some mods to get the switch and cables to work but everything else should go on with out a hitch.

[L & H Kustoms]

Got the March serpentine system in and installed. Got the valves adjusted and got the motor installed along with the hydraulic slave mounted. with the fabricated valve covers the d/s hits the factory booster so were gonna need to go with a 8" dual booster for clearance.

[L & H Kustoms]

Ok time for the long overdue update!
we've got the entire inside of the body coated in lizard skin insulation and sound control. Began wiring in the new AAW classic update wiring harness and the FAST EZ EFI harness. I removed a few lbs of wire on the efi harness since each wire is about 3 ft too long. Pulled the harness apart shortened it up and cleaned up the routing and added a braided loom since i cant stand "split loom"
Kevin decided to swap out his QA1 coilovers and global west a arms for Pro Touring F body Tubular arms and ridetech SA coilovers. We are also going to be mini tubing the car and adding a ridetech Air Bar in the rear.

[L & H Kustoms]

[cdoggy81]

Looks good! I like the TA spoiler look on the Formula Are going to go with the 73 TA style front air dam or the 70-71 style?

[srh3trinity]

Why the change on the control arms? Any chance the old ones will be for sale if they are in good shape? Pm me if they are. Great looking project.

[L & H Kustoms]

Why the change on the control arms? Any chance the old ones will be for sale if they are in good shape? Pm me if they are. Great looking project.

So we can run a more aggressive alignment without using a ton of shims. The PTFB A arms have 5-1/2* + caster built in where the global west only have 2-3* of + caster. The GW arms have already been sold but the QA1 Coilovers will be in the for sale section soon.

Looks good! I like the TA spoiler look on the Formula Are going to go with the 73 TA style front air dam or the 70-71 style?

Its going to be a custom hand built front spoiler and we are going to shorten the rear spoiler height about 1-1/2-2".

[4mul8ion]

Looks good! I like the TA spoiler look on the Formula Are going to go with the 73 TA style front air dam or the 70-71 style?

Thanks!! Like Luke said, we're planning on making a custom front spoiler that doesn't have the end caps like the T/A front air dam. I've always preferred the clean sides of the Formula over the T/A but liked the lower center air dam. So, in speaking with Jason Rushforth in the rendering, this is what were going to shoot for in the front. In order to counteract the effectiveness of the rear spoiler, we're going to shave off some height and somehow keep the compound blend around the rear fender. Hopefully, we'll reduce the typical Formula float. Once the rendering is finalized, I'll post it up.

I honestly didn't know there was a difference in the front air dam style from the 70-71 to the 73. Makes sense since the nose changed. What were the differences?

Kevin

[bhcustomdesigns]

Looks Great!!!

[LeighP]

As far as I know, the front spoiler and side spoilers are the same 70-73....the lower front apron changed between the steel and plastic versions.
I bought a factory repro style centre spoiler section for my 71 project. Car is looking good.
I know what you mean about the booster and tall covers being close...my tall valve covers come pretty close to the booster, but luckily they just miss.
If you're looking for a nice set up with the 8" dual diaphrame booster, The Right Stuff is selling a complete chrome booster/master and combo valve set up (pn 965-J85315171) thats on special at Jeggs at the moment. You also need part number BBK001 (mounting bracket for booster) and C02 eyelet, for a bolt in application on a 2nd gen.

[Dane Laney]

My first car was a 1970 Formula, brings back so many memories, the ride the feel, just can't be imatated by anything elese, and this one should be in a class all by itself, love it

[MuscleRodz]

looks good, we are getting ready to add t/a skirts to a 71 Formula in the shop.

[gearbanger]

Are you sure you can run that compressor up side down like that? I was sure I saw in the instructions that the ports had to be somewhere above 90 degree left to 90 degrees right.

Just asking

[4mul8ion]

As far as I know, the front spoiler and side spoilers are the same 70-73....the lower front apron changed between the steel and plastic versions.
I bought a factory repro style centre spoiler section for my 71 project. Car is looking good.
I know what you mean about the booster and tall covers being close...my tall valve covers come pretty close to the booster, but luckily they just miss.
If you're looking for a nice set up with the 8" dual diaphrame booster, The Right Stuff is selling a complete chrome booster/master and combo valve set up (pn 965-J85315171) thats on special at Jeggs at the moment. You also need part number BBK001 (mounting bracket for booster) and C02 eyelet, for a bolt in application on a 2nd gen.

Thanks Leigh. I didn't know about the material change.

Yeah. The welds on the tall cover just barely hit the booster. I was thinking about just thinning out the valve cover gasket from the cork something else but figured since these are so tough to get to seal anyway just go with the 8" dual. Thanks for the tip on the Right stuff booster. I'll have to check it out.

[4mul8ion]

Are you sure you can run that compressor up side down like that? I was sure I saw in the instructions that the ports had to be somewhere above 90 degree left to 90 degrees right.

Just asking

Well, I was thinking that Delta P across the compressor shouldn't care about whether or not the ports are up or down. But now that you've raised the question, I'm not so sure. Maybe there's a lubrication issue. I was looking through the instructions from March and didn't see anything specific in their instructions or tips from their website about it so I jumped on Sanden's website to see. On the 7176 compressor spec page, they always show the ports mounted up in the 12 o'clock but don't specifically mention it as a requirement. I'll call Sanden to find out for sure. Thanks for the tip.

Kevin