Gauges and Wheel Center Emblems For the LeMans
In the midst of installing the new Holley Hyperspark distributor, ignition box and coil, detailed here, I decided to make a few other upgrades to the 1972 Pontiac LeMans. My vision for this car is to make it a great grand touring car. I want it to be reliable and comfortable for road trips. With […]
The LeMans Gets Hypersparked
New Distributor, Ignition Box and Coil for the LeMans Having started down the road of modernity with the installation of Holley’s Sniper EFI throttle body in my 1972 Pontiac LeMans, I decided to go all in and add their Hyperspark distributor, coil and ignition box. As chronicled here, the Sniper EFI throttle body was operating […]
Holley Sniper EFI – First Impressions and Tuning
After weeks of routing fuel line, wiring the new throttle body, installing the new in-tank fuel pump and the new fuel tank, my 1972 Pontiac LeMans was finally running. Holley tells me its Holley Sniper EFI is self learning, and the method to teach it is to drive the car. I made time to drive […]
EFI Install: Fun With Fuel Lines!
I crawled under the 1972 Pontiac LeMans for the 50th or 500th time of the weekend. I laid on my back on the Craftsman creeper, the Ford nine inch rear end inches above my head. My daughter crouched in the trunk directly above me, tightening a button-head bolt with an allen wrench so we could […]
Future Awesome Car: The 1978 Firebird
My wife seems to prompt the purchase of most of our cars, thus making me the luckiest man alive. She spotted our 1978 Firebird at the local VW repair shop, hanging out with old Beetles. The price was right ($1500), it wasn’t too rusty, it ran, so I bought it. The car wasn’t without its […]