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For the oil leaks I'd put money on valve covers or head gaskets. I see it all day long on those motors.

 

Thanks for the advice! We plan to find out what the check engine light relates to soon, luckily subaru have a really nice diagnosis system that means we don't have to pay for a man with a computer. It only comes on when run for a while it seems and as none of us are currently insured we can't get her that hot yet.

Oil leak isn't too bad at the moment, no drips on the drive but the sump gets wet when run. It was overfilled when we bought it so we are unsure whether that may have caused the leak or if someone was trying to compensate for the leak. Changed the oil and filter this weekend along with giving it a good wash and wax. We will be taking it slowly and thoroughly with this car.

 

That diagnosis system seems overly complex compared to my Saab, my check engine light comes on, I just turn to pos II and watch the light flash out a number. EASY!

 

My wife just turned in her 2012 CTS-V and got into a 2013 ATS with a 3.6l and AWD until her 2013 Corvette Z51 in built sometime in April.



I'm still in my year old 3.7l 2WD Colorado and now a 1967 Pontiac Catalina 6.6l. And, yes, I do drive the Pontiac fairly regularly.

 

wait... weren't you in south africa lol

 

I was for 4 years. Then I was in Atlanta for 11 months, now I'm in Bowling Green Kentucky. yay. :|

 

That Pontiac looks great for a car that's nearly half a century old! What horsepower do you get from a 6.6 litre engine?

 

Current ride for the next 9 months 2013 Mini Cooper with a ton of extras.

 

My first BMW, this was the Tester, mine arrives in a few weeks time, just counting the days

 

What 3 series model are you getting?

 

Not nearly as much as you'd think - somewhere between 265bhp (3-speed manual, regular petrol) and 325bhp (optional four-barrel carburetor) - so between 40 and 49bhp/l.

That's before the E.P.A. really got nasty with the emissions laws. A decade later, the 1976 Pontiac 400c.i. (6.6L) had 185bhp, or just 28bhp/l. (For reference, a Ford Capri (a European coupé, a similarly positioned equivalent of the American muscle car) of the same year got 54bhp/l.)

 

True. I suspect given the age of the car, I'm not even getting the 290 it's rated at. GM was known for under rating it's engines though. And these motors are about torque, not HP. After the rebuild, and the small mods we have planned, we are shooting for 400hp and 500ft/lbs. That is easily doable.

 

Thanks for the replies. I suspected that the bhp/l would be quite low, but given the engine size the overall bhp would be decent and the torque would be enormous

Would love to see some pics of the car once it's rebuilt.

 

Given the size and weight of the car, the HP is actually streetable with a wider tire footprint. There is a build log started, and we are back from driving to my in laws for Easter so the brake and suspension work should start soon.

 

At its stock power is it slow ? I mean, with all that weight on ...


edit: I found a curb weight of 3900lb for the convertible version (although I don't know with which engine). Not nearly as heavy as I first thought

 

Slow? not really, it will cruise at 70mph. But you have to keep that in perspective. The car is 47 years old, and was never a sports car to begin with.

Even with new suspension bits and an engine rebuilt, it will never be quick. We just want a cool cruiser that makes a lot of noise and smokes tires on occasion.

 

Yeah I wouldn't expect it to be fast by any means but, for its power, I was wondering if it was deceptively quick (considering its size).

I think the last time I sat in a 70s car (let alone older than that) I was 4-5 and it was a Nova. The leather seats were so cold we had to sit on blankets. That's all I remember haha

 

Honestly, it accelerates faster then you think. Which, given it's tires and brakes right now, is scary. Oh, and the steering. lol.

by the end of the summer I should have a better answer for you, since by then the actual power will be able to be controlled and put to the ground.

 

hah, I can only imagine the steering