... Corvette rotors on 69-70 Canadian full size Pontiacs. ... ... A few years back, upon starting my chassis restoration, I had decided that my 69' Parisienne would need disc brakes in place of drums on the front. A little more perfor...
... CP'ers ... For reference, ... perhaps someone can use this someday. ... ... For anyone who has converted their 65-70 B Body from front Drum to Disc, or even to Disc Disc, you know that unless buying a complete system or kit, finding the correc...
HEY GUYS, I ORDERED NEW SPRINGS FROM MOOG FOR MY 70 STRATO CHIEF AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD CONFIRM THE PART#'S I GOT, THE REAR SPRINGS IN THE CAR LOOK TO BE TAPERED oops sorry to yell, and the new ones i got are not, the pn#'s i got are moog,...
On the Gp, with light pedal application at low speeds, the brake pedal would drop to the floor, a quick pump and it would be back. Even with the drop, I'd still have some braking power. The brakes overall work excellent, no pulling, no leaks and I'm...
... So after being talked out of cutting coils im trying to find new coils....now the prob i have is when i look up Strato Chief i can find zip for parts, but i can order springs for a 70 impala...is that a bad idea or are they essentially the same ...
... What are some common solutions to the bad frame reality on many late '60s B-body Canadian Ponchos? ... ... - keep looking for as parts car with a good frame? ... ... - repair the frame (depending on severity and location of damage)? ... ... -...
... hey guys, im new and hope to not ask a billion dumb questions but can't promise anything. I just bought a 1970 2Dr stratochief, seems like a kinda unusual car. Manual steering, manual drum brakes, radio delete, 350 with TH350 trans. Car has 5000...
... Hey, i have a 70 2dr strato with manual steeringa nd brakes, so i was looking at upgrading to power steering and was wondering what all was involved. I know the steering box and pump are still available through napa, not sure about lines tho, is...
On my 67', at the rear lower control arm mounts, there is a brace of some sort on either side. They face forward parallel with the frame rails and contact the floor with some kind of pad. ... I've never seen anything like them. Are they a 4 door hard...
... Tough getting the back ones on, 255 is just a little too wide. 245 max on the 8" rim on a 67 GP CP. Forget the jack under the diff... Frame up one side at a time, and a roll in from the rear of the opening. ... Skirt bars touch the wheels w...
Just got new springs delivered, and am about to install. I would like to raise the stance of the rear end as well, any suggestions? I have seen the lift kits and spring caps, and some youtube vids of products, but would like to hear from someone who...
I was wondering if anyone has removed the front a arms without renting a tool to compress the spring?I was thinking of putting a jack under the lower arm,then removing the 2 bolts from the frame.Then lower the jack and should just pop out in theory ....
Hey guys, ... its been a while...I am still plugging away at the 70 Parisienne Convertible. ... ... Couple of questions for you... ... ... 1. would a front disc brake conversion for a 70 Impala bolt right on ? ... ... 2. I know this is the chassis...
Hi everybody,I'm new on this forum and I'm searching a complete bushing kit for a parisienne 1967 2+2 frame, tranny, axel arm.. I'm rebuilding my frame right now and pretty all bushing are scrap..Is it possible to find a complete kit somewhere?? ......
I just put a sway bar on my full size 65 wagon :) it has a 12 bolt under it and i found that the bar from a 73-77 A body can be made to work i will let you kow how it handels and if it has any interefence problems when i get the thing on the road but...
I had pondered doing the ball joints and control arm bushings myself. Heck, Mark (CDNPONT) even dropped over his spring compressor and ball joint fork. The thought of doing all this on jack stands really didn't appeal to me so... ... ... ... I got ...
I'm going to be replacing the ball joints and control arm bushings on the Laurentian soon. It would make sense to replace the springs with big block springs at the same time. However, my plan was to drive the car this summer until the big block was r...
Just recieved my new Booster from Antique Chevrolet. they got it from Fine Lines in NY, and they apparently got it from MBM brakes in NC. ... It looks great, and being from MBM, it's made in USA, which is a nice surprise. I was expecting China Corp....
Looks like someone is finally making a column keyed tilt for our 69' and up B bodies. Not sure of the application length, but they seem to have them in many different configurations. ... Way pricey, but at least the option is now available. ... ......
Hello everybody new to this forum. I have a 1967 gp and the front right wheel cylinder is rusted in to the spindel will not move any body come up with ways to remove it, with out danaging front spindel ...
Being a little bored today, and feeling like I should at least do somthing towards the resto, for fun I thought I might try to mock up the brakelines to my new master. Perhaps put some loops in them. ... From NAPA I bought 2-60" 1/4" brakel...
Hey, CP'ers, ... ... I'm looking for a new 11" Delco Moraine booster for my 69' Parisienne. ... ... I've surfed plenty of USA sites that have it. ... ... Does anyone know who locally, or somwhere in Canada would have this unit for sa...
I was wondering if front disc brakes from a 70 Impala will bolt on to my 65 wagon it belive it is the same. I have the complete set up spindles included has any one done this before I belive it will work feel free to let me know your thoughts ... ...
... I am looking for a F41 front sway bar for a full size GM ... as mine is missing. I realize I could purchase an Adco bar however I would prefer an original. Thanks, ... ... ...
For a brief history, the car had a frame off and it was cross measured to be right on.All the front end parts were replaced, including a tighter ratio steering box, and then an alignme...
... I took Ratochief to Doctor today, for a check up, and alignment..It needs inner tie rod end and centre link!! Tie rod is available... There are apparantly no centre links in Ont. GM says # is 3893382 Can anyone...
Hi , my friend is looking for a "centre link" for a 1968 Parisienne. The car has power steering and a small block v8. Any info as to where we might find one would be appreciated, Thanks. ...
... ...she's rolling! ... Now onto the most enjoyable phase of the resto... ... On second thought...Anyone got a nice clean body we could drop on and try her out? ... ... ... ...