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LL8 Vega GT wrote:
Ok guys, enuff of me talking about what i am 'going to do', i know there is enough of that on here and i am sure people are sick of the virtual bad-azz projects , so i will post up pictures of the project when it is completed, wish me luck in the completion

Completed? Dude, we want to be part of it going together. At least I enjoy seeing it happen (with pic's), I am sure everyone else on this board does too.

For sure, I don't want to miss a minute of the conversion!!!! I love seeing everyones creative problem solving! I usually learn something. Please don't leave us hanging!!!!!

res0o7eb wrote:I have heard that someone put a Pontiac OHC-6 in their Astre.
I don't remember what modifications were made other than to the hood to clear the cam cover.
If it was at all feasible, I would do that swap. I own a 69 Firebird with the factory hipo version of the OHC-6 in it called the Sprint.

here are some pics of my recent build with the OHC 6 in a 75 Astre. also added a turbo

That looks fantastic! What's the power output?


Doug in P,R.

Power output, no idea yet all i have been doing is burnouts up and down my road. hopefully soon i can take it to a test n tune and see what times i can get from it.

scooter1966 wrote:

res0o7eb wrote:I have heard that someone put a Pontiac OHC-6 in their Astre.
I don't remember what modifications were made other than to the hood to clear the cam cover.
If it was at all feasible, I would do that swap. I own a 69 Firebird with the factory hipo version of the OHC-6 in it called the Sprint.

here are some pics of my recent build with the OHC 6 in a 75 Astre. also added a turbo

That is cool. Pure Pontiac. And a Turbo, too. That OHC-6 fits in that Astre fairly well actually.

I had forgotten all about this thread from 7 years ago. Wow, been that long ???
I recently received a flyer for some Pontiac enthusiast magazine.
They had a picture of a magazine cover with an OHC-6 powered Astre on it - I think.
Maybe this is it - http://ponchoperfection.com/

res0o7eb wrote:That is cool. Pure Pontiac. And a Turbo, too. That OHC-6 fits in that Astre fairly well actually.

I had forgotten all about this thread from 7 years ago. Wow, been that long ???
I recently received a flyer for some Pontiac enthusiast magazine.
They had a picture of a magazine cover with an OHC-6 powered Astre on it - I think.
Maybe this is it - http://ponchoperfection.com/

Yes, that was the Feb 2017 issue on the setup of the vehicle. Great magazine

And total pure Pontiac, as the turbo setup came from the 80 Turbo Trans Am 301.

LOOKS GREAT. IS THAT THE CAR I SOLD YOU FROM PA.

ls1astre wrote:LOOKS GREAT. IS THAT THE CAR I SOLD YOU FROM PA.

Eric, good to hear from you. yep that's the one you sold me.