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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-13-2024, 11:51 AM
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Kick panel leaks
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415
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pfilean
What I have seen is happen is a result of...
What I have seen is happen is a result of original design.
The cowl vent is the opening that allows air through the kick panel vents. The cowl around the vent is a chamber that may have a 1 inch...
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Pontiac - Street
03-31-2024, 09:06 AM
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What tool?
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659
Posted By
pfilean
I'm to cheap to go looking for an expensive tool....
I'm to cheap to go looking for an expensive tool. I often just solder on a ferrule from compression fitting. It's a little too big, so you then have to grind off some of it. I know it doesn't look...
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Pontiac - Street
02-22-2024, 10:53 AM
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Points style distributor cap & rotor source?
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pfilean
I use NAPA Echlin RR165 cap and RR1670 rotor.
I use NAPA Echlin RR165 cap and RR1670 rotor.
Forum:
Tri-Power Tech
12-21-2023, 11:13 AM
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Vacuum to Mechanical Tri-Power Conversion Question
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825
Posted By
pfilean
Looks like he older mechanical that I thought was...
Looks like he older mechanical that I thought was discontinued in 64 in favor of the later style that was not as likely to be installed wrong.
Forum:
The Body Shop TECH
12-21-2023, 11:09 AM
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Weather stripping
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735
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pfilean
Steele Rubber
Steele Rubber
Forum:
Tri-Power Tech
11-03-2023, 09:17 AM
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Center Carb Leaking When Engine Shut Off
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1,800
Posted By
pfilean
Regardless of what you decide about the...
Regardless of what you decide about the needle/seat and float level adjustments also check the wear on the throttle shaft. The drivers side where you see the leaking gets more load as it is the side...
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The Body Shop TECH
10-04-2023, 11:16 AM
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61 Catalina Wheel well
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760
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pfilean
Here are three pictures. These are not original...
Here are three pictures. These are not original but when I replaced the rockers I tried to make it look like it once was. This can be a bad area because if the rear window has leaks the drainage...
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Pontiac - Street
07-16-2023, 09:33 AM
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Mechanical fuel pump and electric pump. ?
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4,391
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pfilean
I just wanted a priming system for tri-power to...
I just wanted a priming system for tri-power to be used after long inactive times with all gas evaporated from carbs. Hard on starters with extended cranking to fill carbs.
First used the...
Forum:
61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-30-2023, 11:07 AM
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63 and a half or 64 Pontiac Catalina
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947
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pfilean
What I see is a 64 that has been wrecked and had...
What I see is a 64 that has been wrecked and had a 63 front clip put on. If they did that I would start looking for damage that may not have been repaired well. Like frame and suspension.
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Pontiac - Street
04-25-2023, 11:10 AM
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What is up with tire mfgs lately?
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7,256
Posted By
pfilean
Track73 That's how I remember it from my days...
Track73
That's how I remember it from my days at Goodyear back in the 60s. Tires going for OEM got a wax dot at the light spot. Was supposed to mount at the valve so less weight would be needed. ...
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Pontiac - Street
11-06-2022, 12:06 PM
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Disc brake upgrade big body
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1,407
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pfilean
It gets confusing learning what interchanges. A...
It gets confusing learning what interchanges. A body, B body what year did this or that change and when may A or B body use the same.
I have a 61 Ventura (OK, call it a B body). I have C3...
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Pontiac - Street
10-07-2022, 10:36 AM
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Factory Indian Head logo on 64 head ???
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pfilean
If someone made those by grinding down with a...
If someone made those by grinding down with a Dremel they sure have a steady have to get the flat surface that true. A real artist.
Forum:
61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
07-16-2022, 03:57 PM
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Slim Jim swap
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945
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pfilean
Just as a first thought - is it possible that for...
Just as a first thought - is it possible that for some reason, like maybe a previous owner had to do engine work, that you now have a crankshaft from a manual transmission car that has a pilot...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
06-15-2022, 11:38 AM
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Dashboard clips
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714
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pfilean
Restoration Specialties?
Restoration Specialties?
Forum:
61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
05-26-2022, 02:11 PM
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Bye Old Jim, Hello 350
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Posted By
pfilean
I think the GP trim generally got something like...
I think the GP trim generally got something like the 2,87 as standard. Catalina usually had more like a 2.69 but the factory in 61 (like for GP later) thought that was a buyer that wanted a little...
Forum:
Tri-Power Tech
03-26-2022, 10:41 PM
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1961-1964 linkage
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1,946
Posted By
pfilean
Bill Thanks, I appreciate your concern. The...
Bill
Thanks, I appreciate your concern. The tube portion is on the rear carb and the rod portion in the center carb which I believe was the generally the "safest" arrangement.
Forum:
Tri-Power Tech
03-25-2022, 11:08 AM
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1961-1964 linkage
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1,946
Posted By
pfilean
Be aware that I took those other pictures a long...
Be aware that I took those other pictures a long time ago. I have since changed to the 61 style progressive linkage and now have 61 style fuel lines. The car is a 61 with a 61 manifold but the...
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Tri-Power Tech
03-24-2022, 10:52 AM
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1961-1964 linkage
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Posted By
pfilean
Here are some 61 picts. But as the pivots system...
Here are some 61 picts. But as the pivots system on the firewall changed a couple of times from 61 to 64 yours may not be the same,
Forum:
61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
10-26-2021, 10:47 AM
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1963 wagon progress
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6,430
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pfilean
Looks nice. Great solution to the problem. Most...
Looks nice. Great solution to the problem. Most people will never notice the difference and those who do already know the problems you face working the old stuff.
Forum:
61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-28-2021, 11:27 AM
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'63 Air Conditioning Questions
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1,936
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pfilean
It sure looks like just cutting in a few openings...
It sure looks like just cutting in a few openings should make it a bolt in job. But as the parts book lists different part numbers for the under dash heater case between non AC and AC units there...
Forum:
Heating & Cooling TECH
01-22-2021, 05:29 PM
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1964 Catalina/Bonneville/GP - Vacuum Heating Line
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pfilean
You didn't say if you had AC. But here is some...
You didn't say if you had AC. But here is some of both. The hoses have a color stripe down their length. Helps keep them straight after they go through the firewall I went to an art supply store...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
12-04-2020, 11:39 AM
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Where can I make a ported vac port on this 2GC
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1,971
Posted By
pfilean
That would be the choke fresh air supply. ...
That would be the choke fresh air supply. Usually has a short piece of hose to connect to a pipe that goes to the choke stove in the manifold.
You must have the carb with the choke stat attached...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
12-02-2020, 05:58 PM
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14
Where can I make a ported vac port on this 2GC
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1,971
Posted By
pfilean
I may be out of line to question your drilling...
I may be out of line to question your drilling ability but it may not be that easy. Of the four drillings that would be needed in the throttle body they do not start at 90 degrees to the surface. ...
Forum:
Pontiac - Street
12-02-2020, 03:16 PM
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14
Where can I make a ported vac port on this 2GC
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1,971
Posted By
pfilean
I believe the ported vacuum passage also runs...
I believe the ported vacuum passage also runs into the base to a couple of small holes just above the throttle plate. Those holes appear only within one throttle bore. The base has an access passage...
Forum:
Tri-Power Tech
11-08-2020, 12:11 PM
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12
1964 Tripower ID
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3,145
Posted By
pfilean
There was also a vacuum reservoir canister on the...
There was also a vacuum reservoir canister on the pass side inner fender. There was a tube from the T by the thermostat over to that cannister. You have the bracket that held the large tube coming...
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