1977 Pontiac Astre- formula

4.3 chevy v6 with edelbrock rollin thunder cam, 4 barrel edelbrock 500 cfm carb.

My buddy had this rarity (1600 or so built with formula trim package) sitting is his yard for years, it is an original Tucson, AZ car with 96k on the odo. He tried to sell it on Craigslist several times so I offered him $900.00 for it and we towed it to my place. It had some sketchy body work done on the passenger front. It was missing the engine and transmission. It is an extreme budget build with rebuilt junkyard 4,3 v6. I had a BOP th350 transmission from another rig just begging to go back into something. I had a local machine shop go through the engine for about $1600.00 -200hp-250lbs. of torque. I wanted to use it as a fun cruiser/ daily. I had to get super creative so I could keep the power steering. You cannot live without AC in this area so I spent about $450.00 for a kit that I put together with cheap ebay components. The alternator is a tiny forklift unit (race alternator for SBC on ebay). I had to get very creative to mount AC, Alternator, and PWR steering pump. Modified AC mounts from ICT billet, made alternator mount and modify allstar performance Cylinder head mount bracket with a jeep XJ pump, reservoir and high pressure line. I also had to fabricate the engine brackets and the under-dash heat/ac unit brackets. I have about $3500.00 into it at this point, all hand-built in my backyard.