Here are a few pics of my 67 Firebird with a Buick Grand National turbo V6. The car had a 65 327 in it when I bought it 2 years ago. I swapped in a LS1 last year with FAST EFI but later decided it should have a Buick turbo V6. I am happy I made the switch because I think just about every car on the Power Tour had an LS1!
The motor is a typical mid 10 second build but the Firebird is 375 pounds lighter so I hope it runs OK! When it came to wheels I could not decide if I wanted a Pro Touring type of look or a drag car type of look so I did neither!
The wheels I chose are not a lot different than the Pontiac Rallies which is the way I wanted it and to keep a sort of classic look. We just got back from the Power Tour in the car and it made it over 1400 miles with no problems. I have a few projects to complete on the car(intercooler-it has a stocker for the PT, exhaust, Alky) and hopefully it will make it to the track soon. It was overcast and the car looks dark red so I included one pic from last year with the Rallies to show the true color in the sun. I still have a lot of detailing to do under the hood including hiding wiring and hoses and hot parts coated but I was in a huge rush to make the Power Tour because the machine shop was 3 months late getting my engine parts back. I worked on the car until 3:00 am before we left at 7:00 am to go on the Power Tour!









