This site is great i am checking out alot of old post and did not know about alot of these cars, i was able to pick up a 62 strato chief 4 door with a 261 six and a 3 on the tree and the compliments you get, like my dad had one of these when we were kids is fantastic, my dad had a 64 chevy when we were kids. I will  be asking you guys alot about this car so bear with me till i learn more.
Thanks Tom

Welcome aboard Tom. You'll have to post pics of the Strato Chief. Todd

Welcome Tom. Enjoy! We all are, that's for sure!

Welcome, and be sure to tell us about your 455 Grand Am as well!

Well Hillar it was a basket case when i found it and i been working on it for 15 years off and on, Now that the kids are all on there own alot more is getting done. Got a new indesign nose i hope to have installed before summer is over then off for paint. Just rebuilt the 455 it's 30 over with a R/A 3 cam and exhaust manifolds, Had the heads plain 60 thou. mild porting of the intake and exhaust. The intake is from a 71 455 h.o. no heat crossover. Turbo 400 and 355 rear, opp's i forgot it is a 75 grandam. Also have 84 Fireo, 76 Grand lemans, 73 GTO, and 62 Strato Chief. Daily drivers 99 sunfire and 02 Montana,Kind of bias towards pontiacs, will get pictures posted soon.Tom

Hi Tom,
Wow, that Grand Am is going to be one sweet car!  What colour is it?
Looks like your engine will be pretty well equivalent to a 70 455.  Which heads are you using?  Will the HO manifold match up with D port heads?

I have a 72 Lemans sport convertible with the 455 D port heads.  I'm going to use 7K3 heads from a 400 to bump the compression up to hopefully the 9.5 range.  I also have a 68 GTO and a 69 Bonneville station wagon.

Are you a member of POCI, GTOAA or the GTO club of Onario?  What are the details on your 73 Goat?

Tell us about the 73 as well!

Welcome also  my first car to drive after getting my licence in '65 was my dads 61 Strato Chief  261 glide.  no ps pb

The g/a got the 6x-8 heads off a 77 t/a hardened vavle seats, i have a pair 62 heads from 69 judge will get hardned seats this winter and put on the 73 gto. Billy a buddy of mine gasket matched the intake to the heads then the r/a 3 exhaust to the heads and said it was not that much work.He also said that the intake was a very good desigh and should work very well. The 73 will be winter project if my wife would stop coming up with jobs for me to do. The 73 will be light green like my oringal back in the day before my mechanic stole it and parted it out. long story was busted months after mine went missing and did time not far from me,"Kingston Pen" That had S.D. Heads and intake,exhaust manifolds from a 73 t/a written off by wayne,should of taken block but did not need it, found out hard way distribtur did not fit, But who knew that they would be worth a small fortune now. 73 Body is very good south carolina car. Grandam will be marron with oxblood interior. I have order a new gas tank and fuel pump for fireo and hope to paint before winter sets in,62 will be on blocks this winter and i hope to get it ready for spring. 76 grand lemans is being parted out i cannot get clear title, mechanics lean by previous owner but for 300 bucks it was still worth it.Now to convince my wife that i only have 4 projects instead of 5 no grand lemans that i need another, found a 71 lemans sport with a 400- 4 barrell dual exhaust buckets body is pretty good and a 74 lemans with a 350 -4 and only 35,000 miles perfect oringal paint {brown } bench seat 3,500 will try to talk him down. 71 wants 5,000.00 to many projects not enough time and money,First day without rain will post pictures if my grand daughter shows me how. Also i am stuck with dial up here so it take a while to read and answer post

Welcome, sounds like an interesting lot of cars..... Will be nice to see some pics when you post them. Welcome.

73gt your car look great i like that colour blue. I had my grand daughter put pictures on photo bucket but could not get the link to work billiigoatii on a-body did, do you know how to get link to work for the strato chief. I should of paid more attention to what she was doing. Thanks Tom

Sorry i meant 73 sc guess i was looking at the picture to much, Great story about your car.

I hope this works,Tom

Ha finally did it,I guess you can teach a old dog new tricks.

Nice car!   reminds me of my youth in a 61...   I have a mirror for you , when you want to take off, that Land Cruiser one, on the right side  Carl  

Thanks carl they are ugly mirrors and are coming off. Tom

Heres a picture of my Dads 61  it was a bat roof car..  If you held it wide open and pulled it into gear?  it would NOT turn the wheels  lol

-- Edited by 427carl at 10:12, 2008-08-10

Welcome from a newbe here. Like I said like your  of your 61 very nice.


-- Edited by Pontiac1976 at 14:33, 2008-08-10

My neighbour has a power steering unit complete from his 60 pontiac with 261 if you have interest

I am intrested in power steering,might need some time,Need a new roof on house so need to build up car funds again, Are you in ontario,Thanks Tom

[IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e166/grandam455/StatoChief-Fireo003.jpg[/IMG] if this works i will post some more pictures just very slow at down loading stuck in the bush with dial up.Tom