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73astregt


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hello to everyone at canadian poncho! just found the site and figured since you have a thread going about pontiac astres id join up and show you one of very few canadian only astres  still alive! there arent very many left, i know of about 4or5 73 astres left with only one other than mine still on the road. my car is a 1973 astre gt with a 355 cu in 435 hp edelbrock top end kit motor backed up by a t5 trans and an 8.5 10 bolt rear with 3.42 gears, mosher axles and rear diff support cover. i do drive it in the no salt months but like most projects im still refining it as time and money allows.ill try to post a pic, edit: here are the pics of my little beasty, will be going with a 69, 70 cougar eliminator rear wing this spring(have it already) just not the greatest weather to mount it now lol!



-- Edited by 73astregt on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 01:48:38 PM

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73astregt


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hi nice to see someone here thats seen the car in person! next time you see me at rt66 reintroduce yourself i suffer from c.r.s when it comes to faces and names lol! edit: this was meant for 73sc,hit the reply button instead of quote lol! site works a little differently than my usual hangout over at h-body.org.



-- Edited by 73astregt on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 03:37:32 PM

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Welcome from Canada's east coast! I used to own a '74 Vega.

There's a guy on here (Bruce) in Minnesota that owns a '73 Astre Panel Express. Contact him here: http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/m1335395/profile/



-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 07:38:33 PM

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Welcome aboard from Saskatchewan! Looks like a very fun car to drive!!!



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thanks for the welcome shure would like to know where those pics were taken at of the astre in the junkyard might want to pick a few parts for spares!

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on another note if anyone knows of a 71 ventura sprint project for sale let me know please i have a good buddy in nova scotia looking for one!

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Welcome aboard. That's one sweet looking Astre!

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Hey and Welcome, We have spoken a few times at Route 66, always loved your car and in fact I have shown it to the boys on here a few times. Great bunch of guys here.

Here's a shot of your car I took in June 2011.

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beutiful piece......very very nice

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Welcome from Quebec! Your car look amazing! Do you have any video?

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Love the car, welcome aboard.
Funny thing I was just watching that old movie "Blue Thunder" yesterday with my kids, saw an Astre and was telling the kids how cool it would be to have one nowadays. Never see them around.
That is a beautiful car you have, I think you will enjoy it here!

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thanks for all the kind words about the car, got lots of work to do yet but really, are you ever finished when it comes to cars? lol!

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Nailhead wrote:

....oooohh, I see you got Hercules rubber on there, what are they like for pitching rocks, noise and wear ?

 i dont see why theyd be any worse than any other street tire, ive driven the car to my buddys cottage in bancroft on the dirt roads there and didnt notice anything out of the ordinary.



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Does this ring a bell ?

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73SC wrote:

Does this ring a bell ?

rayslemans.jpg

 yep, my brother had one very similar to it years back, checked it out a few times!



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cool car i have one planed out with a 2.8 l if i ever find the right body, and then theirs a80s acadian with a 2.5 four if i can find a good body



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Pontiacanada wrote:

Welcome from Canada's east coast! I used to own a '74 Vega.

There's a guy on here (Bruce) in Minnesota that owns a '73 Astre Panel Express. Contact him here: http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/m1335395/profile/



-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Tuesday 14th of February 2012 07:38:33 PM

 hello back from a former east coaster! yes i know bruce and his car i was thinking about buying his astre panel before he bought it, it was in barrie when i was looking at it.



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Welcome. Thats one neat little Astre!

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Welcome to the group. I owned a '76 coupe. Yours is a fantastic looking '73.

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COOL CAR I LOVE IT

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Welcome aboard from Regina. Nice Astre GT. Helped build a 283 powered 74 in the early 80's. Pile of fun got a ticket test driving it sideways for a block. The cop called it ""stunting"". Today it's called drifting.



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sick little Beast !!  Love IT  !!!!



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Welcome !! I love that Astre GT.. Your right they are a rare breed... I have a buddy out here that had one on the strip here in Kamloops... " Peaches and Cream" He called it.. He went crazy on it and put in a 427 back in the mid 80's .. Some guy came by and fell in love with it and bought it and never to be seen again..

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73astregt wrote:

on another note if anyone knows of a 71 ventura sprint project for sale let me know please i have a good buddy in nova scotia looking for one!

 I bumped into one on Kijiji the other day... Can't remember what province it was in...



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