The Dodge Challenger Message Board

hey wayne if you need some info about the 455, hemmings latest muscle machines has a 2 part write up about the powerful 455, if you cant get it over there i will be happy to scan it and post it here or in your private message as this is not a t/a site, but i can help if need be!

dave-r wrote:My first love was a Trans Am like that. Earlier model though (70 or 71 maybe?) with the more rounded nose.
It had a 454 I think? Gold metallic paint and the Honeycomb wheels. It would have been just a couple of years old back then.

The owner was the son of a local used car dealer. He blew the transmission trying to outrun the police one night. Ended up with a driving ban as well as a broken Firebird.

So the car sat for a couple of years in the front window of the showroom. I used to take a long detour home from school so that I could press my nose against the glass and dream of owning a car like that one day.

yes dave i too liked the t/a cars, they semed to have a mistique about them, they had alot of options and that front end is killer, o btw chibbys(sorry thats a bad word) had a 454, and the pontiacs,buicks had a 455s i know its only 1 cube but for some reason they were different

Drew that would rock..I need all the info I can get on the 455!!!

RedRaven wrote:Drew that would rock..I need all the info I can get on the 455!!!

when i get time i will my bro that owned several of them if coming over ill try to pick his no.......,i mean brain

If it's got the factory exhaust you could pick up a bunch of power from a set of tube headers. The engine bay is pretty tight in those cars, but theres no torsion bars to get in the way either. If I remember right the rear gear in those cars was like a turnpike deal. 2.8 or worse? Then again who knows it might have 4.11's in it too! 3 speed TurboHydro 400 tranmission,(Bulletproof), 12 bolt Safety-Trac,(Posi) rear end I think was the correct G.M. terminology, where's Danny when you need him. He's a 'closet' G.M. guy Yeah let us know Drew, this is interesting.

wayne i did find this in pic archive

Nice..who was drivin that??

RedRaven wrote:Nice..who was drivin that??

he is a member of rocky mountain vintage racing, i cant remember his name but he was wit us that day we hade the #42 cuda, we all sat and chatted, he is a real nice guy if i remember,
also wayne i will try to get that mag write up to you today

I have just been looking at a few Firebird websites to see if I could see exactly what year and spec the one I used to drool over as a kid was.

It was for sure a Gold 1971 Trans Am 455 HO with honeycombe wheels.
Man I loved that car.

Post the link to the site Dave

I just googled for 70 and 71 Trans Ams. I found out the 455 and honeycombe wheels both came out in 1971.

well i have the scan lets see if i can do this,again i know this is not a t/a site .
but its some info i know you might want wayne,it is about the sd 455, but there is some info

yea its kinda hard to read,
i hope you can enlarge it,? or ........

Top stuff Drew, maybe you could PM them to me mate, that way we could keep the gaffer happy and not display too much non mopar stuff!! Not that hes pissed or anything its just he is a grumpy old man after all!!

Cant wait to get stuck into the article at tea!!!

RedRaven wrote:Top stuff Drew, maybe you could PM them to me mate, that way we could keep the gaffer happy and not display too much non mopar stuff!! Not that hes pissed or anything its just he is a grumpy old man after all!!

Cant wait to get stuck into the article at tea!!!

well ifelt that since this is the general chat, and there is some out side interest, i felt it was ok to print this info,
and we can all compare it to the mighty chrysler motors for reference!

We take em in the bathroom over here Wayne. a 'mere 1295 SD were built"!! Pretty rare Bro. I know where there is one overseas that looks identical to your 455 and is a 4 speed to boot! It's also White with blue interior, 455 SD.

I guess, now that some of you, are coming out of the closet, I will too. I've alway's wanted a 77', Black T/A. Smokie And The Bandit! Not a big Pontiac guy but, Damn, I love those car's! You can still find a few of these car's, up here. Want one but, gotta take care of the Mopar kid's, I already have!!!
Pat

Oh my god what have I started!!

Dont get me wrong guys..Id sell the T/A tomorrow and gladly buy a 70RR with a 440-6!!

Red, I woulddn't worry too much about it. I think we all can appreciate a good automobile Mopar or not But as we all know, some cars are more equal than others

RedRaven wrote:Oh my god what have I started!!

Dont get me wrong guys..Id sell the T/A tomorrow and gladly buy a 70RR with a 440-6!!

If thats what you want Wayne then you should go for it! There are a lot of G.M. people over here,(and probably there too), that would gladly trade for a MoPar. Just wait till HollyWood comes out with another shmokey and the bandit movie. A lot of lemmings over here will want one, BAD!!

I like cars...... but I just love Mopars Eddie!!!

Me Too! But I would be very happy with any big block car that is as cool as that 'FireChicken' ( A MoPar term for any Pontiac T/A or FireBird Trans Am ect), a Tin Indian is another 'Puntiac' term. But nothing makes me as 'squinty eyed' as a MoPar!

Firechicken!!!

I used to have a 1 or 47 Formula SD455, sold it like a moron. good luck with the new T/A

charliek wrote:I used to have a 1 or 47 Formula SD455, sold it like a moron. good luck with the new T/A

Kool, do tell my man???

Brilliant 'Bird Red, you are one lucky guy!
I've owned a few Poncho's over the year's ;67 Firebird 400 A, 72 LeMans 400 A, 74 and 76 T/A's both 400 4speeds and my absolute favourite ,
{ you are dead right Pat } a 77 T/A 400 4speed, black ,tan interior, factory t-top's,full decal pack and gold pinstriping. Lovely.
Somewhere in my book collection I have a title called Pontiac;Racer's and High Performance Handbook by J. Angeles and P.McCaerthy pub.1981.
It's got massive info and assembly tip's for all engines and chassis, in fact it's Pontiac porn. You welcome to a lend of it mate.
Thank's for reminding me, I bloody love them car's.Just not as much as my Challenger, that would be ridiculous.
Adrian

Adrian Worman wrote:Brilliant 'Bird Red, you are one lucky guy!

Adrian Worman wrote:67 Firebird 400 A

Id love one of them!!

Adrian Worman wrote:Just not as much as my Challenger, that would be ridiculous.

Nearly forgot, you can make oil pressure and get the oil to the rocker's by removing the dist. and spin up the oil pump drive with a simple homemade tool attatched to an electric drill , good luck!
Adrian

Adrian Worman wrote:Nearly forgot, you can make oil pressure and get the oil to the rocker's by removing the dist. and spin up the oil pump drive with a simple homemade tool attatched to an electric drill , good luck!
Adrian

Thanks for the tip dude...but to be honest Id probably balls it up hehe..Im still a green horn with cars....just ask Dave or Eddie!!!

Id be lost without them!!!

The Green Horns or Dave and I?