One thing I noticed about big block cars is that the hood light, if equipped, moves to follow the dipstick. So a big block car should have it on the passenger side.
On one original car I've seen the oil change sticker moves to that side as well, but I don't know if that's a correct detail or not - did the factory really bother to move the sticker based on big/small block?
Thanks, Dave
-- Edited by davepl on Friday 4th of March 2016 04:13:34 PM
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I know, but I guess I've always seen them on the driver side of small block cars, but only have that one big block with the oil sticker on the passenger side. On DWach's 2+2 it's on the driver side as is the hood light.
On a 427 Caprice I have photos of the hood light moves, but no sticker.
So I've got evidence of one of each on the big block, but no idea which is right. I'm surprised the white 2+2 427 4-speed car has it all on the driver side, but its a well documented car, so presume it's original.
For 1970 Canadian Pontiac's, both small block or big block, I've only seen the underhood light on the drivers side. Same with the oil change stickers stickers. However, I've heard the sticker on the big block cars should be upside down, so it can be easily read from the passenger side. I haven't seen any evidence of the upside down sticker though.
Does anyone know if there were ever Canadian-specific assembly manuals? The workers in the factory had to have some reference for stuff like this. I doubt they used the Impala book, but I've sure never seen a Canadian one. What a gold mine that would be of potential info though!
I have an almost complete collection of GM assembly manuals on microfiche, from early 60's into the 80's. However I have been unable to find an affordable functioning microfiche viewer/printer combo to print them off, and I doubt that I can legally make copies and sell them anyway. To just do it as a hobby and give them away would be horribly time consuming and expensive, so here I sit with my little viewer and these manuals! I use them often to look stuff up, they are great.
I'd love to find a reliable affordable viewer printer combo, as well as find out if I can legally make copies (I suspect not)
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I have an almost complete collection of GM assembly manuals on microfiche, from early 60's into the 80's. However I have been unable to find an affordable functioning microfiche viewer/printer combo to print them off, and I doubt that I can legally make copies and sell them anyway. To just do it as a hobby and give them away would be horribly time consuming and expensive, so here I sit with my little viewer and these manuals! I use them often to look stuff up, they are great.
I'd love to find a reliable affordable viewer printer combo, as well as find out if I can legally make copies (I suspect not)
How big are the microfiche sheets or are they the roll type.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
How would a scanner work ... I know, time consuming.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I would seriously consider paying for a commercial microfiche scanning service (google it, 10 came up first try!) if there's a manual specific to 69 Canadian Pontiacs. Of course Carl would have to loan them out for that, and we'd have to split the cost amongst interested individuals.
I'm pretty sure GM hasn't exerted copyright even against the lucrative US versions, so I think they simply don't care. There's no profit to be made, and they're not of other interest to them, I guess.
One thing I noticed about big block cars is that the hood light, if equipped, moves to follow the dipstick. So a big block car should have it on the passenger side.
On one original car I've seen the oil change sticker moves to that side as well, but I don't know if that's a correct detail or not - did the factory really bother to move the sticker based on big/small block?
Thanks, Dave
-- Edited by davepl on Friday 4th of March 2016 04:13:34 PM
My '70 LS4 Estate... Both the hood lamp and oil change sticker are on the drivers side...
I think the fender aprons look better with a stickers removed and nice shiny paint
I did too until I started to find original untouched cars... not the usual rusted out cars we see in the Middle East and East of that...
Here's a different twist... did they know that this skirt was going on a BB or SB car? Was it random off the line as in pick and install? This label was obviously on the skirt before assembly....
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-- Edited by 67Poncho on Saturday 2nd of April 2016 09:47:36 AM
I think the fender aprons look better with a stickers removed and nice shiny paint
I did too until I started to find original untouched cars... not the usual rusted out cars we see in the Middle East and East of that...
Here's a different twist... did they know that this skirt was going on a BB or SB car? Was it random off the line as in pick and install? This label was obviously on the skirt before assembly....
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-- Edited by 67Poncho on Saturday 2nd of April 2016 09:47:36 AM
I'm not sure if I understand the question Vince. I've never seen a 1970 Cdn Pontiac with the oil change sticker on the passenger side, and I'm pretty sure the 1970 stickers are the same whether they're big block or small block.
Why did they put the decal and the light on different sides of the engine bay depending on engine type, was it related to the location of the dipstick and or oil fill cap?
The dipstick is on the other side for a big block. A few "in the day" big block cars I saw had the light on the passenger side, where the dipstick is. So I concluded that the light follows the dipstick. Then a 396 car turned up with the oil change sticker on the passenger side too.
That's about all I know. I guess I could dig through the Impala assembly manual to see what it says about the hood light, but the sticker is a Canada-only sticker.
The 69 Beaumont assembly manual would seem to agree with my strange theories though
-- Edited by davepl on Monday 19th of December 2016 12:19:15 PM
