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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-12-2024, 12:50 PM
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How goofy (or not) does a P205 - 14 tire look on a '66
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How goofy (or not) does a P205 - 14 tire look on a '66
Have a lead on an affordable set of tires, wondering if it looks too teeny. It's just to get a roller ready for sale. Thanks !
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66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
04-10-2024, 02:27 PM
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Consensus pick for '67 power disc brake conversion from manual drums
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Consensus pick for '67 power disc brake conversion from manual drums
Will be taking delivery of my '67 convertible soon - and am formulating plans to 86 the manual drum brakes and dodgy bias ply Wide Oval repro tires (15 y.o.)
I'm not autocrossing, but do plan on...
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Big Pontiac(incl G-body)Parts WANTED
04-10-2024, 10:30 AM
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WTB Roller tires/wheels 14" 5 on 5 in DTW or GRR area
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Ragtop Man
WTB Roller tires/wheels 14" 5 on 5 in DTW or GRR area
My '66 2+2 HT will be going up for sale, soon, but the rotten rubber is keeping it from being a legit roller.
Want to minimize cost - hoping there is a set out there that needs a home and is...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
09-16-2023, 03:11 PM
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Need to knock in some new wheel studs to a drum brake '66
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Need to knock in some new wheel studs to a drum brake '66
Sooo - Landed a very nice set of Foresight Ventures '66 vintage alloys, 15X6. Pretty geeked about that, they will match perfectly. Ready to bite the big bullet for the redline radials, hoping old...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
09-02-2023, 03:13 PM
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ISO: The Turbo 400 whisperer... have three, need one but which?
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ISO: The Turbo 400 whisperer... have three, need one but which?
So - I'm sitting on three long tail TH's for my 2+2 project.
One is in the car hanging on to the XF 428 block, held in primarily by hope (and a 2X4.) Reportedly rebuilt with a shift kit. One...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
09-02-2023, 03:05 PM
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1966 Grand Prix - refresh, rebuild, upgrade fun
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How hard was it to upfit the passenger bucket...
How hard was it to upfit the passenger bucket with the recliner mechanism? Any pics or advice? I have one to use in my 2+2, but it does not look like an obvious fit-up project.
I'm sure there are...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
08-12-2023, 05:10 PM
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'69 Riviera GS Steering Box Swap to '65-70 Big Un's - ?
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'69 Riviera GS Steering Box Swap to '65-70 Big Un's - ?
Apparently, this swap is a deal in the Buick community - IIRC, the GS had the first of the GM variable-ratio steering boxes.
Anyone heard of this for our cars? I got busy and missed a '69 GS that...
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61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts For SALE
06-22-2023, 10:27 AM
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One (1) 1964-1965 GTO Wheel Cover w/ VGC spinner $100
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Ragtop Man
One (1) 1964-1965 GTO Wheel Cover w/ VGC spinner $100
First item for sale here - so please hold on the blowtorch. Also for sale on FB Marketplace. '64 cover that has been in my office or garage since the '80s, was once a work 'trophy' for individual...
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Big Pontiacs(including G-body) FOR SALE
06-22-2023, 10:13 AM
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burnt cars
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So - am I following that the old guy got so...
So - am I following that the old guy got so discouraged he scrapped it all? Steve Snyder is out in Colorado now, he'd be there with a trailer tomorrow if all the stuff was what he said it was.
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OHC-6 TECH
05-21-2023, 02:32 PM
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Perfect OHC swap candidate on BAT - 71 Ventura II
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Perfect OHC swap candidate on BAT - 71 Ventura II
https://barnfinds.com/keep-it-six-1971-pontiac-ventura-ii/#comment-1338906
At risk of over explaining, it is not mine, but if there was room in the garage, it would be. Super clean '71 that is...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
05-01-2023, 11:13 AM
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Aftermarket brake lines to convert '65-up to dual-reservoir MC...anyone use them yet?
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Aftermarket brake lines to convert '65-up to dual-reservoir MC...anyone use them yet?
I've seen these in a few catalogs, looks like a low-impact way to get a dual MC in our bigguns. Or is it a Chevy B-Car item that gets passed off as, "it must fit a Pontiac, they're all the same,...
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Pontiac - Street
04-27-2023, 02:59 PM
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Project: Big brakes for a big car
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Ragtop Man
This needs to go over to the '61-'66 and '67-70...
This needs to go over to the '61-'66 and '67-70 groups!
The fab work is very impressive - and finally our big cars can stop as well as they can accelerate.
What did you do for rear discs?
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-26-2023, 02:52 PM
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Who do you like for rebuilding hood hinges for '65-66?
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Ragtop Man
Who do you like for rebuilding hood hinges for '65-66?
Mine look like they were OE on the Titanic.
Had no end of frustration on other cars when the hinges were worn, body fit, etc.
There are a lot of results from ole man Google, prefer actual...
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Pontiac - Street
04-25-2023, 02:42 PM
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While on the stuck topic - heat valve remains lodged in exhaust mannys
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Ragtop Man
While on the stuck topic - heat valve remains lodged in exhaust mannys
Have three pair of manifolds - two shortys (didn't check outlet dia) and one long branch HP set, all three have the risers stuck dead fast.
A more youthful me would have cut them out before you...
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Pontiac - Street
04-25-2023, 02:38 PM
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AFB with stuck secondaries - what do you like to get them loose?
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Ragtop Man
AFB with stuck secondaries - what do you like to get them loose?
Bought one that looked good, that is, until I got it home and realized the secondaries were stuck fast and no amount of PB Blaster was changing that outcome. #livenlearn.
Picked up another in a...
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Pontiac - Street
04-23-2023, 03:02 PM
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Which readily available engine stand do you like for a Pontiac V8?
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Ragtop Man
Which readily available engine stand do you like for a Pontiac V8?
About 12 years ago, I bought a Horrible Fright basic stand to keep my YH block somewhat mobile.
Now that I have a complete engine (well, pretty much) I'm concerned the HF might not be up to the...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-15-2023, 09:48 AM
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1961 Catalina build at The Roadster Shop
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Ragtop Man
Pontiac did the '62 "bubbletop" in clay - and it...
Pontiac did the '62 "bubbletop" in clay - and it looked good. But the picks I've seen made it look a little plain.
IMO they made the right call to use the Fisher 'steel convertible' on all the...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-15-2023, 09:09 AM
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Near the end of scare bird front disc conversion and stuck. Wheel question
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Ragtop Man
Gorgeous Cat! Looks exactly how it should. ...
Gorgeous Cat! Looks exactly how it should.
Thinking it would be worth chasing a longer stud and giving it a try with the spacer. Maybe just pull one rotor, change out the studs, and see if the...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-13-2023, 04:24 PM
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Any good AFB tricks for my 4033S?
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Ragtop Man
Any good AFB tricks for my 4033S?
The YH 421 arrived last week - many thanks to a great Pontiac guy, Dave Batti - and now comes the hard part, cracking open an un-fired 20-something year old build. (Plan is to stay stock for now,...
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Pontiac - Street
04-10-2023, 09:03 AM
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Is this 4" / 3.25" crank okay to use?
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Ragtop Man
Thanks to all on this one - appreciate the...
Thanks to all on this one - appreciate the collected wisdom.
Agree that this would be a lot of project for a plain old 4" crank, so it will stay where it is in the garage for now.
Like the...
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Pontiac - Street
04-09-2023, 06:30 PM
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Is this 4" / 3.25" crank okay to use?
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Ragtop Man
Is this 4" / 3.25" crank okay to use?
A few years ago, a local guy was selling off his grand dad's leftover Pontiac parts. Bought a 4" crank from him, but did not check it as carefully as I could have. Saving grace it was a good deal...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-09-2023, 06:18 PM
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Factory Wood Wheel - Is there a good tutorial to tell one year from the next?
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Ragtop Man
Factory Wood Wheel - Is there a good tutorial to tell one year from the next?
Have seen them popping up lately, but from the comments, there are year to year differences, would be just my luck to land one and then learn it would not work in a '66.
Would like to be more...
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-06-2023, 11:14 AM
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Engine bay paint gloss
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Ragtop Man
Was I dreaming this or... isn't there a common...
Was I dreaming this or... isn't there a common black semi-gloss (John Deere? Rustoleum?) that is not expensive, sticks great, and can be catalyzed with a hardener?
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
04-06-2023, 11:12 AM
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Hood spring fitment
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908
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Ragtop Man
Not to hijack too badly, but: I'm sure the...
Not to hijack too badly, but: I'm sure the hinges on mine are ovalled out - has anyone had good luck with a rebuilder for these?
Thanks!
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61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
03-30-2023, 03:34 PM
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Does anyone reproduce lift hook(s) for the 421 and how many per engine?
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Ragtop Man
Does anyone reproduce lift hook(s) for the 421 and how many per engine?
Looking over a recent purchase, not seeing the hooks on it, never really considered them until they WERENT there.
Thanks in advance!
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