[El Sordo]

Dear old dad had a 69 (I think it was a 69) Pontiac Firebird with the 400 and progressive steering.

Great setup as long as you only plan to go fast in a straight line.

If you're not used to the progressive steering, that makes for one dangerous car to drive.

As I found out one night when I "borrowed" it while he was out of town.

No damage, but never tried that stunt again.

Heh, in my early tinkering days I was informed that if I ever monkeyed with the car's Q-jet, I was disowned.

[az wildkitten]

I had (sorry I ever sold it) the original 67 Firebird 400. All it needed was a couple of bags of cement in the trunk.

[Oberon]

Heh, in my early tinkering days I was informed that if I ever monkeyed with the car's Q-jet, I was disowned.

Yeah, but the beauty of the Rochester Quadrajet was that it could have a plugged jet, a dozen missing fasteners and a chipmunk wedged in one barrel, and you'd still get home.