The 1970 Firebird Not So Formula 400 - Throttlestop's Restomod LT4 Powered Poncho

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Underneath this fairly unassuming 1970 Pontiac Firebird lies a modern #chevy powerplant, the Supercharged LT4 as a matter of fact. Take that and mix in some Detroit Speed, a sprinkle of Baer Brakes, and top it off with some Race Pro mufflers and you start to come up with something almost entirely new. Something familiar to car guys but a fairly new prospect to the uninitiated, the Resto-Mod Muscle Car.
Join our man Mike as he walks us through this Restomod build and just starts to scratch the surface on why this Pontiac Firebird is not so Formula 400 and actually, is a bit wilder. See why this car has made him a changed man and take a ride along in the muscle car of the future, maybe you'll come out converted as well.
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@rrebein 11 ай бұрын

Oh man, I owned this exact same make and model and year and color back when I was in high school in the early 80s. I sold it for $500 when I left Dodge City, Kansas, to attend college in eastern Kansas in 1985. Biggest mistake of my life. I still dream about the car and wish I had it back.

@captainrawn 10 ай бұрын

Nice ride!. I am currently restoring a Lucerne Blue 1971 Formula 455 HO Ram Air M22 4 speed car. Love the look of these cars!

@w41duvernay Жыл бұрын

I liked this car until I heard it had a LT1, INSTEAD the Pontiac v8.

@ralphsmallblock4367 11 ай бұрын

Me 2 that car would have a Ram air 3 Pontiac 400😎

@AUSER7117 9 ай бұрын

LT 4.

@bryantcarroll964 7 ай бұрын

Really sick of the whole LS stuff

@DavidMorgan-gg7ic 3 ай бұрын

A naturally aspirated pontiac 474 can make similar power.@@bryantcarroll964

@Crotal_Karma Жыл бұрын

That's a very nice looking Firebird Formula 400! I love that color! 💚

@bret2083 6 ай бұрын

Beautifly done resto, I love the firebird rear spoilers, but have to say this bird looks fantastic without it, I've had 5 Firebirds and love em!

@thethrottlestop 6 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! Great cars!

@mr84ttop34 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful ride! I love resto mods.

@bheart7530 4 ай бұрын

My first Firebird was a 1971 Pontiac Esprit. I also had a 1981 Trans Am. Gold with the Bird and T-Tops. I had over 12 Firebirds in my lifetime. Best car ever! I now drive a great 2014 Camaro!

@thethrottlestop 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, the love for Pontiacs runs deep here as well!

@simonblouin2218 11 ай бұрын

Nice!!! This is true to the Formula concept. Bravo!

@tommy2u 5 ай бұрын

'What is that color? A cross between piss yellow and puke green?' from American Graffiti :D Interesting modifications. She'd have to be quick.

@thethrottlestop 5 ай бұрын

Factory Firebird color, it's a pretty green in person.

@JC-ec7ey 4 ай бұрын

Awesome Formula. I've seen this color in person and it really pops. This same color is called Citrus Green for the 1970 Camaro and is also one year only. A few years back Powernation did a restoration on a 70 Camaro RS/SS and they reshot it in that exact color and it was stunning. BTW I've always preferred the Formula over the T/A, you could get the same drivetrain and handling components of the T/A in a less ostentatious wrapper, though the 70-75 Formula hood is more sinister looking than the T/A (imo).

@memorylane7068 2 ай бұрын

1970 Keylime Poly (Poly means Metallic).

@thud9797 2 ай бұрын

Had the same car back in the 70's except it was a 71 with the HD 3-speed and the green that was close to this color with the black vinyl top and the saddle deluxe interior. Awesome car it was.

@thethrottlestop 2 ай бұрын

Saddle with this green, we had one here, all original. Absolute stunner of a combo! Thanks for watchin!

@mrray6983 9 ай бұрын

Gorgeous...

@thethrottlestop 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@bkehlin 7 ай бұрын

A real interesting twist about the 1970 formula is that it wasn't supposed to have that hood. The twin scoops were supposed to go on the Trans Am as an evolution of the 1969 hood, but the engine/carb configuration for Trans Am racing circuit didn't fit under that hood, so the shaker hood was used instead. And thus for street versions.

@Tiffany.1970 7 ай бұрын

Wrong the 1970s firebird formula 400 had the twin forward facing ram air scoops ...... Which were functional on the firebird formula

@bkehlin 7 ай бұрын

@@Tiffany.1970 My first comment might not be clear to you. The Trans Am was supposed to have the twin scoop hood, but had to switch to the shaker to accommodate the engine build, so the Formula got the twin scoop instead.

@birdlegs846 Ай бұрын

I think those 2nd gen firebird and camaros with no spoiler look like the last car built on a Friday. 25 yrs ago I went down to arizona to purchase a rust free 70 camaro but that deal fell thrrough. I Stumbled on a 72,000 original mile 1971 T/A 455HO and bought it, wish it had the manual trans. This T/A had a rust hole in the trunk lid under the spoiler. The car came with a extra trunk lid, sure did look like that trunk lid came off of jim rockfords firebird.😀

@thethrottlestop Ай бұрын

Thanks for watchin! We like a no wing look! But with a wing has that muscle car feel!

@marksilver1573 16 күн бұрын

SWEET!!

@thethrottlestop 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for watchin!

@memorylane7068 3 ай бұрын

I had one in the same color, Keylime Poly Metallic.

@thethrottlestop 2 ай бұрын

1970 only color! Love it! Thanks for watchin!

@Napster-Pontiac 2 ай бұрын

Mike - I a Pontiac guy like you and brand loyal, but I'm changing most of my cars to a resto mod using Pontiac engines.

@thethrottlestop 2 ай бұрын

Ohh, now here is a cool thought! What is a good example of one you did?

@Napster-Pontiac 2 ай бұрын

@@thethrottlestop kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7BxlZOqmp2an4k.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fb99lKdyyrWzY5s.html Both cars have upper & lower tubular control arms up front with QA1 coil overs. The GTO has QA1 coil overs in the rear. Both engines are 461 strokers using the original blocks. the T/A is 583HP/623 TQ, GTO is 590HP/625TQ. The original 14X6 rally II's were ditched for 15X7's on the GTO. I have updated the 1970 Trans am that will have a video done when I get the car back. Here is a link to what was done prior to the recent updates kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d76mmKVp38vMf6s.html It is a service replacement block stroked to 433. Here is also my 1973 T/A kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gqmGlL2itZO0fqM.html It is a stroked 455 to a 496 with super duty heads, same front end mods as the '78 T/a and Has a T-56 transmission and 3.73's out back. Recently had a bolt in 4-link installed so I could run coil overs in the back. Here is a video the first time I heard the engine in this car. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdB2d8me3qubnIU.html

@shannonshepard5047 9 ай бұрын

I own a 75 Formula with a 462 Pontiac motor. 5 speed Tremic restomod, see my emoji. This was my first car I bought in in 76. Suspension, interior up graded. It’s a beast! I love your Formula, but the rear spoiler would be a nice addition. 😀

@thethrottlestop 9 ай бұрын

Nice car!

@jmp100watt 2 ай бұрын

miss my 1970 YS 400 true Pontiac Foro

@thethrottlestop Ай бұрын

Everyone does when their gone! Great cars!

@RichardDee144 8 ай бұрын

Sweet !!

@benhur_9377 8 ай бұрын

❤

@Awakeaware9 3 ай бұрын

What happened to the original Ram Air III or IV engine.

@thethrottlestop 2 ай бұрын

Wishin' it was here! Thanks for watchin!

@Tiffany.1970 7 ай бұрын

They did a 1970 formula 400 ram air firebird with forward facing hood scoops .......

@josephbishop-8143 5 ай бұрын

I forget right off hand he builds Pontiac motors with ram air 5 heads, or Butler performance, Tin Indian

@thethrottlestop 5 ай бұрын

Our orange GTO has one of those I think.

@bradclem6226 7 ай бұрын

To bad u couldn’t get Pontiac rally’s in that size and have the original seats I don’t know if the steering wheel is I doubt it. I love the old thin steering wheels nowadays all fat steering wheels don’t feel good n the hand.other then that I could live with it. I love Pontiac to like to keep as close as factory as possible I owned a 68 I should’ve have never sold it. But I moved far n the country and gas ate me up and it’s far from a off road vehicle, so I bought a 4x4 Tacoma 96 a yr old and still have it today with antique plates on it and it don’t even burn oil with 236,000 miles on it.

@Tiffany.1970 7 ай бұрын

Im sure alot of standard trans ams get left for dust or think this firebird is stock are in for a shock when they try n race this firebird .....😁👍

@bandidomxgarage7898 4 ай бұрын

Whats the different between 70 trans am vs firebird ?

@thethrottlestop 3 ай бұрын

Trim Level! Thanks for the comment!

@ReadyFreddie5523 Ай бұрын

I've have heard it referred to as a 70 1/2 model. The Trans Am had a single scoop in the hood, engine turned dash standard air conditioning and power windows and more . Base was the Espree, Formula 400 mid and Trams Am top level trim and engine choices.

@johnny_5_og Ай бұрын

I have one factory in blue.

@thethrottlestop Ай бұрын

Awesome! Got to love it!!! Thanks for watching!

@jasonrose6562 Жыл бұрын

Awesome build. There are plenty of stock formulas still attending shows and I can only hope the owner of this one is driving the living heck out of it!

@caspar0777 2 ай бұрын

It's all well done, but I would have fit a Butler engine... A Chevy in a Pontiac gives me pain in my a.....

@thethrottlestop 2 ай бұрын

Love it! Thanks for the watch!

@MrReese 8 ай бұрын

5:07 oof, that doesn't look too good on the body :X

@josephbishop-8143 5 ай бұрын

There are so many Pontiac builders that can make that bird just as lethal. You should never ever put a Chevy motor in a Pontiac

@thethrottlestop 5 ай бұрын

You can make power in anything, do it easily and reliably is the trick right?

@ReadyFreddie5523 Ай бұрын

Probably hard to find a 400 or 455 nowadays to rebuild and so easy to a crate engine.

@donfregin8668 Ай бұрын

That’s your opinion you do what you want with your car every body else can do what they want with their car

@chrispulieri9543 24 күн бұрын

@@ReadyFreddie5523Butler racing

@bradlybaldwin9564 8 ай бұрын

I agree.if you can afford a new lt1.you can afford a butler engine.which will each that lt1.chevy guys fuck every thing up

@kellybellenbaum1874 8 ай бұрын

Exactly

@johnwebb167 10 ай бұрын

Heres a suggestion put a spoiler on the back. It looks naked without it. I know cause I have a 73 Brewster green Bird.

@johnwebb167 9 ай бұрын

@@strokersteve468Wrong again Wayne's was a TA, mine is a formula

@divadyrdnal 8 ай бұрын

Yep, all Birds need a spoiler no matter the trim…but different strokes.

@MUY-BN 7 ай бұрын

Very nice! I go back and forth on the spoiler. It was not a option in 1970, so I would go without if I owned a 70. Do not like the wheel tire setup.

@Tiffany.1970 7 ай бұрын

Yes indeed fit a ducktail spoiler it will complete the look ....and add down force