1971 Pontiac Firebird Pro-Touring / E85 Upgrades
This wicked 1971 Pontiac Firebird Formula is wearing a deep blue flame job, but the owner felt it needed more fire under the hood. He sent the car, a T56 5-speed transmission, and a fresh E-85 burning 468 cube Pontiac stroker to the
V8 Speed & Resto Shop to install to fix all that. The new mill runs at 11.4:1 compression thanks to the alcohol in E-85, which is the best fuel the owner can get in his neighborhood. It came to our shop for some major updates in the driveline, suspension, brakes, and wheels and tires.
Before:
After:
First things first - The V8 crew removed the front wheels, drained all the fluids, and disconnected the wiring. Then, they removed the entire front clip of the vehicle in essentially one piece so that they had better access to the engine, firewall, and subframe.
Once we remove the front sheet metal, it was obvious that the firewall needed help. It was green in color, and was a complete mess.
Under the car, the crew removed the original fuel lines in preparation for the oversized lines required by the E85 conversion.
