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Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 05-17-2014, 03:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 620
Posted By ve3wireless
T/A 6.6 Clutch

Hi Jimmy,

Use whatever diameter was employed in the '76 455 CID engine...

I had to replace the clutch in my '78 T/A with the T/A 6.6, & that was the correct one for me.

Eddy
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 08-14-2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 194
Posted By ve3wireless
Put a thin coating of silicone sealant all across...

Put a thin coating of silicone sealant all across the backside of that emblem, place it back on the door pad where it belongs, and secure it temporarily to the pad with two cross runs of masking...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-12-2013, 10:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 116
Posted By ve3wireless
Recommendations Welcomed!

Hi Guys,

I've decided to try & find some nice new rubber floor mats for the '64 Pontiac Parisienne that we retrieved three years ago from my brother-in-law's garage...

The car itself is a...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 05-09-2013, 07:10 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 8,234
Posted By ve3wireless
VERY nice car, that'll only look even BETTER with...

VERY nice car, that'll only look even BETTER with the factory snowflake wheels on it...!

What colour of decals do you plan to use on it...? I think it'd look sharp---but maybe not...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-09-2013, 07:05 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 251
Posted By ve3wireless
Hi Ian, MANY THANKS for that information...!...

Hi Ian,

MANY THANKS for that information...!

I shall give it the ol' "...college try" this weekend, with a print-out of your note nearby.

Will keep you posted...

Regards,
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-08-2013, 10:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 251
Posted By ve3wireless
Photos of Steering Wheel

Hi Guys,

Here are two jpegs of the steering wheel in my 1964 Canadian Pontiac Parisienne...

If anyone knows how to remove the horn bar---so that I might (hopefully!) repair the horn actuator...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 05-08-2013, 09:30 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 599
Posted By ve3wireless
That original Road & Track magazine---featuring a...

That original Road & Track magazine---featuring a '78 T/A 6.6, a Camaro Z-28, & a Corvette L-82 going head-to-head in competition---is an absolute CLASSIC...

My original copy here is pretty much...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-08-2013, 06:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 251
Posted By ve3wireless
Hi Steve, I'll try & take a jpeg of the...

Hi Steve,

I'll try & take a jpeg of the wheel assembly later to-day, & post it here...

But I wouldn't be the least surprised if GM Canada "borrowed" the Chev wheel---after all, thy basically...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-07-2013, 10:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 251
Posted By ve3wireless
Hi Ian, I have NO IDEA here, having never...

Hi Ian,

I have NO IDEA here, having never done this before on this car...

The closest I came was in the late 60's: my Dad had a '64 Parisienne, & one time he hit the horn rather urgently---and...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 05-07-2013, 08:49 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 8,234
Posted By ve3wireless
'78 T/A: Purchased Brand New In August '79

I hope I can upload two jpegs of my T/A here...

Oh well, here goes nuthin'...!

Eddy
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-07-2013, 08:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 251
Posted By ve3wireless
Any & All Help Appreciated...!

Hi Guys,

This past weekend I took the '64 Pontiac Parisienne out of storage---that's Canada's version of the big "B" body Poncho---and noticed that the horn bar on the steering wheel felt...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 06-11-2012, 03:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 190
Posted By ve3wireless
Check The Rear Plugs

Get under the dash of your car & check-out the plugs that fit into the back of your radio...

My '78 T/A has THREE of them, i.e. blue, white, & black. This will accommodate anything & everything...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 05-03-2012, 02:19 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 9,184
Posted By ve3wireless
Just Goes To Show You...

...How very LITTLE I know about computers, anyway---especially Apple iMacs.

How in heck do you guys post photos alongside your notes, anyway...? What's the secret...? (or did Steve Jobs take it to...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 05-02-2012, 02:51 PM
Replies: 180
Views: 9,184
Posted By ve3wireless
My 1978 Trans Am

Here's my 1978 Trans Am which I purchased brand new off of a local Pontiac dealer's showroom floor in August of that year...

It is all 100% stock, except for the true dual exhaust system (with...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-01-2012, 06:44 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 993
Posted By ve3wireless
There Is NO Ride Like An OLD Ride...!!!

I have two older Pontiacs here, i.e. a 1978 gold Trans Am (which I bought new, in August 1978), and a 1964 red Pontiac Parisienne sedan (which my father-in-law bought new, in July 1964)...

Funny...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 07-14-2011, 02:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 140
Posted By ve3wireless
Radio Removal: '64 Pontiac Parisienne

Hi Guys,

Well, it looks like I've got a two-pronged problem here with our 1964 Parisienne (full-sized "B" car to you non-Canadian types reading this!)...

Specifically, the stock dash-mounted...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-02-2011, 11:49 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 528
Posted By ve3wireless
Is It Cruising Weather Yet...?!

Hi All,

Greetings from sunless, coolish, windy, & WET southern Ontario, Canada, where we had MORE rain in one single April day this year, than we had ALL MONTH in 2010...!!!

Here it is May...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 10-11-2010, 10:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 182
Posted By ve3wireless
1964 PONTIAC Straight 6 Engines

Hi All,

Many thanks for all of the feedback I've received from everyone re. my bogging straight 6 Pontiac engine...

Yeah, a 230 CID powerplant inside a 2 ton behemoth like the Parisienne seems...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 10-10-2010, 09:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 182
Posted By ve3wireless
1964 "B" Body Straight 6 Engines

Good Day Guys,

Anyone out there have any experience with the large Pontiacs of 1964, but made with the straight 6 engine...?

The Parisienne model we have here came with a 230 CID straight 6,...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 09-12-2010, 09:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 348
Posted By ve3wireless
Carpet Replacement

Hi Guys,

Well, our 1964 Pontiac Parisienne restoration project continues here...!

My wife inherited this car from her brother's estate (he passed away last April)...the car has been essentially...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 08-08-2010, 02:41 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,128
Posted By ve3wireless
Repairing Headliner Sag

Here's a cheap & simple repair procedure for sagging headliners that works...

The liner in my '78 was drooping down in several places, BIG time...so I removed it from the car & examined it as to...
Forum: 77-81 Firebird & Trans Am TECH 08-08-2010, 02:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 239
Posted By ve3wireless
T-Tops

Hi Doug,

Have you done a search on eBay for past prices of these...? That might be your best bet. I'm sure there is someone out there right now just chomping at the bit for those!

Good luck!
...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 08-06-2010, 08:42 AM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 227,108
Posted By ve3wireless
Canadian Pontiacs

Hi Tod,

I was unaware of that interest group/site---but I shall certainly look it up, with thanks...

Speaking of Canuck cars, I just recalled the Acadian, too.

I wonder how much influence...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 08-06-2010, 07:07 AM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 227,108
Posted By ve3wireless
1964 Pontiac "PARISIENNE"

Hi Guys,

Many thanks for all of the nice comments re. our "...barn find" at my deceased brother-in-law's garage, i.e. the 1964 Pontiac Parisienne...

Looking at the various posted pix here of...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 08-05-2010, 05:49 PM
Replies: 1,183
Views: 227,108
Posted By ve3wireless
Our "New" 1964 Pontiac "PARISIENNE"

Good Day All,

Here are a few pix of the car that my wife's Dad bought brand new in 1964, the same year he died...

This straight-6 (230 CID) 2-speed automatic CANADIAN Parisienne saw "active...
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