Pontiac Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

How To Identify a Bad Engine ~ Teardown and Autopsy of a 461ci Pontiac

November 12, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Here are some easy tips for novice and backyard mechanics to avoid getting a worn-out or even destroyed engine instead of a good deal. [More…]

Rebuilding A Junkyard Pontiac 400 Engine on a 2000 Budget

Rebuilding A Junkyard Pontiac 400 Engine For $2,000

September 10, 2020 Roadkill Customs

The Pontiac 400 cubic inch motor (1967-79) is still a great platform for a high-performance daily driver. Here’s a $2000 budget rebuild. [More…]

Big Block Engines: 454 Chevy, 455 Pontiac, 455 Olds, 451 Mopar

Big Block Wars ~ 454 Chevy vs 455 Pontiac vs 455 Olds vs 451 Mopar

August 24, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Four Classic American Muscle engines in one video! Lucore dynos big-block engines from Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Mopar… [More…]

Don’t Talk To Strangers, Unless He Drives a ’67 Camaro RS/SS, of Course

August 21, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Meeting a stranger with a passion for hot rods in common and checking out his impressive classic car collection. [More…]

The Other Pontiac ~ This is One Sinister ’67 Tempest

July 23, 2020 Roadkill Customs

This sinister ’67 Tempest sports a naturally aspirated 455 with 6X heads which makes it a capable, and quite fun cruiser. [More…]

How An Amateur Built This 1000hp Custom 1970 Trans Am

May 24, 2020 Roadkill Customs

This is one of the wildest Trans Am builds ever. It has a full tube chassis, a Chevy LSX that revs up to 10,000 RPM, and makes over 1,000hp. [More…]

Classic Original Exterior Sun Visors For Sale

Original Exterior Sun Visors For Sale ~ Chevy, Ford, Mercury, Mopar, More

May 20, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Adding sun visors to your vehicle can help you see while driving in bright sunshine or to add that full custom classic or vintage car look. [More…]

Tearing Down a 461ci Pontiac Engine

April 30, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Jon tears down a recently found .030″ over-bored Pontiac 455 for his Trans Am tribute car, but finds a surprise inside the clapped-out block. [More…]

DIY 1970-81 Firebird and Camaro Suspension Rebuild

April 26, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Jon at Mad Scientist Garage demonstrates a complete rebuild of this ’75 Firebird suspension using simple hand tools in a single weekend. [More…]

Rare 1965 Pontiac GTO Gets OEM Restoration

March 24, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Artie’s Restorations performs an outstanding OEM restoration on this rare 1965 Pontiac GTO in Iris Mist, a color used only one model year. [More…]

Finding and Restoring My Dad’s Childhood Dream Car

March 13, 2020 Roadkill Customs

Nick from GlassParency tells the story of helping his dad buy and restore his childhood dream car — a Pontiac GTO… [More…]

Father-Son Road Trip ~ Retrieving a GTO Project with a Buick Wagon

March 6, 2020 Mad Scientist Garage

Anyone who’s into cars remembers the firsts: first burnout, start-up, speeding ticket — and the first road trip to get a project car with dad. [More…]

1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 Roadster Shop Build

January 2, 2020 Roadkill Customs

This 1965 Pontiac 2+2 rides on a Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis with a fully independent suspension, tubular control arms, and Baer six-piston brakes. [More…]

How To Build Your Project Car On A Budget

November 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs

It’s done. You’ve pulled the trigger on that project car or truck and dragged it home. Here’s what you can get done with a budget from $50 to $2,500. [More…]

Rebuilding a 1970 Chevy Camaro RS/SS L78 396

October 26, 2019 Roadkill Customs

MuscleCar takes on an all-new project: restoring a 1970 Camaro RS and transforming it into a stock-style RS/SS L78 396 called Project Limelight. [More…]

DeBoss Garage Blew Up My Firebird!

October 2, 2019 Mad Scientist Garage

On their road trip from California to Ontario Canada, Rich and Aaron from DeBoss Garage met up with Mad Scientist Garage for some junkyard exploring and Firebird bedlam. Rich’s heavy Canadian foot got the metric to bald eagle conversion wrong, and claimed another Pontiac victim! Check out the interview, the junkyard crawl, and F-body thrashing! [More…]