Pontiac Firebird 400 Ram Air III

Description for Pontiac Firebird 1969

I purchased this car from a gentleman in Kentucky back in 2000. It is a numbers matching car and had 60,130 miles on it. He also indicated that he had owned it since 1977 and had it repainted in 1982. My plan was to build a stock looking sleeper street car. I pulled the original motor, ear axle and drive shaft, nd put them in storage for safe keeping. This is all included with the car.

First I will describe the car as it sits today. I think you will be impressed with the many high performance improvements that have been made to this car. Second I will go over the original mechanics of the car which will include ID numbers and date codes which show that this is also a low mileage, umbers matching Firebird.

The Sleeper Build

Engine: 455 Bored .030 Over

Built By: Kauffman Racing Equipment

Carburetor/Jets: 850 Demon #94/94

Intake Manifold: Edelbrock Performer RPM

Heads: Edelbrock Performer RPM 2.11/1.66 valves

Pistons: SRP

Rods: Eagle 6.625

Compression Ratio: 10.25:1

Crankshaft: Stock

Camshaft: Comp Cams Hydraulic Roller 262/262 @ .050, 540/.540 lift

Ignition: MSD 6AL Ignition with rev control

MSD Pro Billet Distributor

MSD Blaster 2 Coil

Total Timing: 37 degrees

Exhaust: Indian Adventures 2 inch headers, inch Flowmaster mufflers and pipes

Dyno Results: Horsepower 562 @ 5700 RPM

Torque 573 @ 4400 RPM

I have copies of the dnyo sheets

Additions to the above: Vacuum canister reserve system with gauge (provides vacuum for the power brakes), lectric fuel pump, uel pressure gauge, igh torque starter, tainless steel fan, nd Milodon oil pan.

Transmission: Factory 4 Speed

Clutch: Centerforce Dual Friction

Shifter: Hurst

Driveshaft: DTS DS 6061 Aluminum

Rear Axle: DTS Custom Dana 60, .73 gears with Powerlock Posi, 5 spline axles, TS support cover, imkins bearings and seals, 350 yoke

Suspension: New front coil springs with KYB gas shocks

New rear leaf springs with air shocks

Front and rear sway bars

Sub frame connectors

Polygraphite suspension and body mount bushings

Brakes: Front, actor disc

Rear, TS 11" drum

Rims: 15 x 7 Rally II with correct center caps

Tires: Front, F Goodrich Comp T/A 205/65 R15

Rear, F Goodrich Drag Radial 275/50 R15

These tires are the same diameter as the stock tires giving the car a factory appearance.

Additions to the above are a quick ratio steering box, arry Grant steering wheel, ecalibrated factory tachometer, nd SuperPro triple gauges. This car is a blast to drive and with upgraded suspension and steering box it really hugs the road. Overall, he body is in great shape for its age however there is some surface rust on the inside bottom of the doors. This car has been stored in a humidity controlled environment since I have owned it.

The Original Driveline

Engine WQ 400

ID # 29U130640

Date Code B039

Heads

ID #48

Date Codes - right head A309, eft head A279

Intake Manifold

ID #9794234

Date Code A309

Exhaust Manifolds

ID # left manifold 9799495 right manifold 9797073

Both manifolds have a broken casting at one of the bottom bolt holes and will need repair.

Timing Cover

ID #9796346

Carburetor

ID #7037576

My research shows that this is not the original carburetor but is however a correct replacement.

Distributor

ID #1111952

Date Code 8G23

Transmission

ID #39225660

Date Code P9B15A

The stock rear axle had 3.36 gears so I bought and installed the correct speedometer gear in the transmission so the speedometer would be accurate. The stock speedometer gear is included.

Rear Axle ZG 3.36 Safe-T-Track

ID #9795017

Nodular Casting Date Code 313

This car also has the original T3 headlights, he original inflatable spare tire, he original AM radio and includes the stock steering wheel.

So that's the story on this car. I hope you enjoyed reading the details and looking at the pictures. I will be sad to see it go but the car is a driver and needs to be driven. In the 15 years that I have owned it I drove it less than 1,400 miles. In fact, y records show that in the last 5 years I only drove it 74 miles. It has never been raced or abused. Also, here are no warranties expressed or implied.