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Packed with general tips, techniques, and procedures that can be applied to all types of engine building, whether for musclecars, classics, hot rods, powerboats or allout race cars. The manual features a complete and detailed description of the pontiac engine overhaul procedure and includes helpful photographs to clarify the instructions. In this book im sharing almost 30 years of accumulated oldsmobile. Nov 14, 2010 the book listed is written bt bill travato, a real olds racer engine builder, also look for olds in action, full ot tips for the top racers back in the 7080s such as dave smith, fj smith, dick fortmen etc. The second photo shows larrys workshop and the two ff5 kits being built.
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