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'66 Pontiac clock time set handle.
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With many thanks to Ken I have a clock for my '66 that actually works, been running it a few days now and it seems to work perfectly after only having to clean and lube it up! My question tho is has anyone taken the time set handle off to be able to clean the lens and the little chrome button covering the arm sh...
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seat belts
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I want to install lap seat belts in the back seat of my 65 Parisienne Convt. I am not sure how to do this. Would like to know location to drill holes to anchor them.
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2 65 ponchos
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dash lights and radio not working just bought this 66 grand prix and looking for suggestions for common problems
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just bought this 66 grand prix and looking for suggestions for common problems also looking for right front floor pan at canadian supplier
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Baranoa
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67 Strato Bench restoration
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Started to disassemble the seat today, not knowing anything about the black art of auto upholstery. What a dirty job, Kevin..you would have absolutely died from the dust! Almost bare base, and a tiny bit of the overall huge sponge Toffee pile. Stripping the back, the foam at the top was still soft. The...
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cdnpont
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Finally got a Strato Bench!
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Thanks to Kevin (70 SS Acadian), I now own a genuine 6 way power 67 Strato Bench! It will be some work to restore, and probably cost stupid money, but It will be a great project for next winter. I'll document everything. The seat, although completely dry rotted (most of the foam actually blew out on the Q...
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cdnpont
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66 Grande Parisienne bulkhead connector picture for MarkV
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Posting this for Mark, I don't have an email address for him.
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4SPEED427
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'66 Grande Parisienne Carpet
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Hey guys. Mine is in pretty rough shape, can you get the carpets any day of the week or is it something I should clean up and try to reuse? Thanks!
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Hardtail
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not sure if this is trim or body question....convertible top tack rail..
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any tips on what to use and how to replace tack material in the tack rails? like how to get it in and what to use as a replacement. I am in australia but see you can buy replacement generic tack material (a plastic/nylon material) from convertible top specialists on ebay US. is this the right stuff? how do y...
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koolconvertible
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'66 Grande Parisienne steering column.
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Tearing apart my steering column to replace the wiring and just kind of a general overhaul I noticed the top bearing the shaft rides on inside the turn signal assembly was missing a couple ball bearings. No one can seem to find me this bearing, any of you guys replaced this? Any idea on where to get or so...
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MarkV
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1967 Tilt column dissasembly question,
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Just received my floor shift 67 tilt from good member Dave (DaveJ). And just like I did when I was eight years old, I immediately went to tearing it apart. With some finessing, got the signal assembly out. Now how does the tilt collar slide off. I see no screws or clips? The collar is steel and the tilt body...
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cdnpont
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'69 Full-Size Glovebox Door Differences?
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Besides where they are made, what is the differences between a US made glovebox door and a Canadian made door? Is the latch different too? When I gutted the interior of the 2+2 I had an excellent US dash that I installed. I used the Canadian door and latch, but had to shim the latch so the door would close in...
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!967 Parisienne front window guide
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I am going through the process of rebuilding my car's doors. The front door window rear window guide has broken and I think it is causing the window to bind when it is being wound up. It has created other issues with alignment of the window. The photo below shows what it looks like. It has two rollers. A rep...
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Moons
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1966 Grande Parisienne and 1966 Bonneville Upholstery Questions
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I am curious as to whether the cloth upholstery in an American Bonneville is the same or similar to the material used on our Canadian built Grande Parisienne? The seats in my Grande Parisienne 4 door hardtop are worn and sun damaged and will need redoing and I know that I can source the cloth for a Bonnevi...
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GC
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Front bench seat for the convertable
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Hi guys. Have a question about a front split bench seat. Another member offer one to me a while back but to ship to Australia out of Vancouver was $2500+. I have found a seat at Franks Pontiac parts in CA, but it's out of an American Pontiac. I know they are different, wider, but would the tracks be a similar...
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Budgie
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Upgrades to the 66 Grande
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Hi guys over the last few weeks I've been trying make the old yellow barge more drivable as i'm planning to pull my 51 Airstream Flying cloud around the province for my work as an Air Attack guy on forest fires. (not a busy season so far) So far I've messed with the carb quite a bit. The power piston in th...
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66 Grande guy
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Standard 65-66 cluster to Rally gauge cluster
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So, thanks very much to the generosity of 66GrandeGuy I can start on my conversion from oil and temperature lights to gauges. He sent me a standard cluster to put side by side the other one so I can sort out the wiring, going from a printed circuit on a Canadian built car to a US built car with individual wir...
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4SPEED427
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Cigarette lighter doesn't work
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When I push on the knob it doesn't stay in. The socket works fine as I've used it for GPS and other electronics, no problem. Does anybody have a spare know with coil for a 67 Parisienne? Cheers, Leo
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A stratobench in a what?????
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Finally got around to modifying and installing my strato bench in my 1964 chevelle station wagon my wagon has a factory 4way power bench, but i really liked the look of chris'(beaumontwagon) strato bench in his car. I had this one out of a 2dr 67 american grand prix, junk yard find a few years back, so it...
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66 Grande Parisienne Strato Bench
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Today I got my front seat back from the upholstery shop. I think I like it! Man, the red just gets the blood flowing...
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4SPEED427
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Restoring the 66 67 Grande Parisienne Console.
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So I have the console that I received from Carl all apart, and I'm anxious to attempt to bring it back to hopefully like new condition. Overall, the console is in very nice condition. But as with anything this old, it'll need some new parts to make it look new again. But without a doubt, I have a very good st...
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