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James Myers own this Formula. James writes:
"Hello I'm James Myers and this is my 1979 Firebird
Formula. I bought this car in 1996 for $350.00 it was very tired and very
trashed. Originally this car was purchased new in North Carolina and was
black on black with the yellow and orange W50 formula striping. The idea was
to strip it, and build it for fun on the round track, but during the
stripping I seen that it was actually in better shape than it looked, so the
project went a completely different direction. After 12 years of working on
it, here she is. I drive the car on the weekends and of course I baby her.
Adding a little new to the outside I tinted the windows, and used the 1998
Formula fender emblems, and the five spoke rims. The inside is all brand
new. I rebuilt the 1975 400 block that was in the car when I bought it,
bored out .30 w/ flat-tops, rebuilt and ported / polished the heads, added
headers and dual exhaust, high rise intake and a 780cfm carb, MSD ignition,
4 row radiator and transmission cooler, tricked out and redone the turbo 350
tranny, rebuilt the rear-end keeping the same 3:73 gear ratio for my weekend
driving, every now and then I'll put a mini spool in the rear for some great
Saturday night hole shots. I hope everyone enjoys seeing my car as much as I
have enjoyed seeing theirs in this gallery."
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