[Joe37]

Here is the '65 338hp Tri-Power dad purchased on his '65 Catalina wagon. Its as original as I could get it all the way down to the markings on the bolts. He had kept everything when he put a 455 in the wagon, I just had to hunt through boxes of stuff to find it. This should run, everything was rebuilt knowing someday it will be run again. It's going in his living room so he can look at and play with it when he gets bored. It you want more pictures or need to see something close, just ask, pictures are easy to take.

Joe Hand

[Joe37]

A couple more photo's.
A few pieces of linkage and the vacuum switch have Eastwood's yellow/gold "zinc" paint on them, I don't recommend it, the color just isn't right.

[GtoFM]

Obviously, woodworking is your less expensive hobby. Great work on both. I'm sure Dad was thrilled!

[b-man]

Perfection.

Your Dad should be proud, you’re a good son.

[60sstuff]

Joe,

That unit complete with the Vacuum linkage is exceptional.
You did a wonderful job on this Tri-Power, plus the perfect wooden display for viewing and tinkering.

I agree with the above comments, that your Dad should be thrilled with this and proud of you.

I have a ‘66 A.I.R. unit that I can roll around using a hardware bought dolly that is a perfect size.
These 3x2 units are quite heavy.

[Kenth]

I completely agree with the above.
It's really nice to have some eye candy in the man cave.

[60sstuff]

Joe,

A couple observations.

I see this ‘65 unit has a 1966 thermostat housing #9779073.

The transmission vacuum line that’s routed around the front carburetor and over to the RH side has that big hump in it to clear the support bracket for the compressor on an air condition car. Very cool.

I saved all your photos of this fantastic 3x2 unit.

Thanks, Chris

[Joe37]

Not sure about the thermostat housing, it has been with the unit since new. I will look at the window sticker he still has and see when the car was sold new.

Dad will be happy with it.

I'm going to put it on a scale to see just how heavy they are, I twerked my back getting it out of the bed of my truck!

I was also lucky he kept all the steel lines, though most of them were bent, cut, or dented. I also had pretty good help here on this site, so I hope it helps someone else who needs to see a part or how something is routed.

Last part I'm looking for is the throttle spring. If someone has one they could measure or take a picture of, it would sure help.

So thanks again for the help and the nice comments,

Joe Hand

[60sstuff]

Throttle return spring in 1965 is yellow.
I’m not sure of the length that was used for the big car linkage.

[GtoFM]

My guess is 54.5#, the whole display.

[b-man]

The entire setup without the wood stand I’m guessing is 57 pounds.

These are heavy induction systems.

If it was a 1964 setup add 11.45 pounds to that.

The bare 1964 intake weighs in at 46.25 pounds which is definitely the healthiest, a bare 1965 intake is a svelte 34.8 pounds.

[60sstuff]

Joe,

I learned something new.

I’m not familiar with the Big Pontiac Tri-Power units, so the MPC shows 65-66 Pontiac thermostat housing is the same as the 1966 GTO housing.

What your Dad has on that unit is factory correct. Awesome.

Chris

[Joe37]

Thanks for checking, I figured it was original, this is the Tri-Power we ever had or worked on. I had some surgery done Monday, so when I get my stitches out, I will weigh it and see how much it is. It seems really heavy when moving it around!

[Joe37]

Here is a cool picture I would like to get blown up and framed out of the '67 parts manual.