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cdnpont · cdnpont

I figure I might try to document the conversion of the 65 Laurentian, from power glide to a 4 speed Muncie M20. I'll ad that Carl Stevenson has been a invaluable resource on this conversion, and has helped me out immensely. thanks Carl! And be sure to check out Dave's conversion post sticky as well. I'll...

2drpost · 2drpost

i've had past inquires about parts and info, thought i'd post some info and pictures for those who have thoughts about yanking gears. keep in mind, this is chevrolet, cdn pontiac. starting with the pedals, '65-'70 pedals are basically the same. '65-'68 pedals have the clutch pedal stop angled towa...

cdnpont · cdnpont

It can be smooth when the bolts turn like new. Even the lines came undone. No rust. Drivers side needed the Vice Grip, but only just (because I wasn't willing to wait for the PB Blaster to work). But I'm sort of worried about the flex line to main chassis line. Cracked it open and pulled the axles. They hav...

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I've decided to make an attempt at "tightening up" an original shifter for my 66. This is the same shifter body that was used in Canadian Pontiacs, Beaumonts, Acadians, numerous Chevrolets and I think maybe some Buicks prior to 1967. I have it all disassembled and need to order some parts for it. Fo...

cdnpont · cdnpont

I've thought it might of of interest to document my TH400 build, hopefully sparking some discussion around of what is best. Like my rear end build, the transmission was originally one of those things "Black art" and best thought as being left to the pro's. I have had very good success with my 12 bolt bui...

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

When I rebuilt my 427 a few years ago, I wanted an original looking fuel pump but wasn't eager to pay the price for NOS. The fittings on the 66 pump didn't carry over into 67, so in Canada it was a unique pump. I think the US cars with a 396 in 65 used the 66 style pump but of course we never had them here. I bought...

dcneric · dcneric

As the subject heading asks. Does anyone have info on how many 396 and 427 cars were built? I can find that 10 2+2 convertibles came with a 427 but what about other applications. The VVS I got for my 69 396 2+2 only indicated that 1943 2+2 coupes were made but no power train break down.

ABC123 · ABC123

During covid, I installed a short water pump in my convertible with the intention of correcting that one day. I have had this spacer kicking around for a while so today I decided to use it as a trial for now. I do not like the idea of the Frankenstein extension. The original fan blade is now 3 1/2 Inches from...

SGS Welding · SGS Welding

Car is 1967 Parisienne convertible I need to order a new vent complete with new grommet. Where do I find one of these? I am hoping someone in our club knows from first hand knowledge the right one to order? In case it matters the car came factory with a 327 Powerglide. Thanks

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

Does anyone have a driveshaft from a 66 Pontiac or full size Chev, Powerglide car or 3 speed standard, lying on the floor that they can tell me the measurement from centre of U joint cup to centre of U joint cup? I know, silly request from me when I have one in the garage on my car but I can't put it up on the hois...

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I found this online for a 1965 Impala driveshaft. I'm sure 66 will be the same. Can someone confirm this?? (Excludes TH400 which is shorter)

blkl36 · blkl36

Question, does anyone have or had an original survivor 1968 385 hp Canadian built Chevrolet or pontiac who has pictures of or knows/remembers definitively which air cleaner was used? My car is a 1968 Biscayne and I have the recognized 4 speed air cleaner (no thermal heat stove) but since the 68's did...

Hobbes · Hobbes

Hi, I am swapping a minty Parisienne dashboard into my stratochief, I have to swap the speedometer assembly over. I am assuming it is pretty straightforward. But while I am there my odometer isnt working. I saw a thread a while ago about fixing that. If anybody could send me the link I couldnt seem to fin...

65 SD L79 · 65 SD L79

427 BBC T Handle Shifter Knob Aluminum Corvette Impala Camaro Copo SS RS Hurst | eBay

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

Anyone here bought one of the kits and rebuilt their own water pump so that they can keep their original correct casting number and date?

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I am cleaning stuff in my tumbler and when I was putting this one in the tumbler today I noticed it doesn't have a seal in it. I never realized not all of these were the same design. There are some with a seal inside to keep the oil from coming out past the gear. To me, this design would be more prone to oil leaks...

ABC123 · ABC123

I have been looking in all the boxes Howmac sent me. So far, I have not come accross a distributor and rotor shaft. Are big block and small block common ? This one is set up with MSD Ignition. -- Edited by ABC123 on Saturday 22nd of October 2022 04:10:27 PM

cdnpont · cdnpont

A nice upgrade just landed in my driveway after a long journey from Manitoba and via London Ontario. Thanks a ton needs to go out to Carl and Randy! Thanks so much guys! It's a complete, ready to run open 3.07 12 bolt from Carl's 66 Strato. While my leaky 3.08 10 bolt seems to work fine, it's a sloppy 3 leg, an...

oshawacliff · oshawacliff

my 67 impala instrument cluster was rebuilt many years ago. It seems that every year I have a noisy speedo cable. Pull it out and lube it but not perfect. The speedo needle has a minor fluctuation but settles down after a bit of lube. It seems to be a yearly ritual. The transmission is 3 speed th350. Any...

65 SD L79 · 65 SD L79

looked at a number of sites and see all kinds of different answers. 60 over I think all would say ok but what about 70, 80 or 100? what do you think about sleeving back to standard? This also has to do with saving an original 66-69 427 block

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	STICKY: 65 B Body 4 speed conversion post. ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) I figure I might try to document the conversion of the 65 Laurentian, from power glide to a 4 speed Muncie M20. I'll ad that Carl Stevenson has been a invaluable resource on this conversion, and has helped me out immensely. thanks Carl! And be sure to check out Dave's conversion post sticky as well. I'll...	cdnpont	120	10403	March 22nd by cdnpont
	STICKY: '65-'70 AUTOMATIC TO MANUAL TRANS CONVERSION ( 1 2 ) (Preview) i've had past inquires about parts and info, thought i'd post some info and pictures for those who have thoughts about yanking gears. keep in mind, this is chevrolet, cdn pontiac. starting with the pedals, '65-'70 pedals are basically the same. '65-'68 pedals have the clutch pedal stop angled towa...	2drpost	32	11787	Nov 22, 2022 by seventy2plus2
	STICKY: Removal and rebuild of the 8.875" 12 bolt. ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) It can be smooth when the bolts turn like new. Even the lines came undone. No rust. Drivers side needed the Vice Grip, but only just (because I wasn't willing to wait for the PB Blaster to work). But I'm sort of worried about the flex line to main chassis line. Cracked it open and pulled the axles. They hav...	cdnpont	60	9266	Feb 16, 2022 by seventy2plus2
	STICKY: 67 and older 4 speed shifter restoration (Preview) I've decided to make an attempt at "tightening up" an original shifter for my 66. This is the same shifter body that was used in Canadian Pontiacs, Beaumonts, Acadians, numerous Chevrolets and I think maybe some Buicks prior to 1967. I have it all disassembled and need to order some parts for it. Fo...	4SPEED427	10	2252	Apr 2, 2021 by bjburnout
	STICKY: TH400. Build post, ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I've thought it might of of interest to document my TH400 build, hopefully sparking some discussion around of what is best. Like my rear end build, the transmission was originally one of those things "Black art" and best thought as being left to the pro's. I have had very good success with my 12 bolt bui...	cdnpont	44	11930	Feb 20, 2019 by Bill shuba
	1966 Fuel Pump for 396 or 427 ( 1 2 ) (Preview) When I rebuilt my 427 a few years ago, I wanted an original looking fuel pump but wasn't eager to pay the price for NOS. The fittings on the 66 pump didn't carry over into 67, so in Canada it was a unique pump. I think the US cars with a 396 in 65 used the 66 style pump but of course we never had them here. I bought...	4SPEED427	38	1385	May 13th by 4SPEED427
	1969 Full size 396 & 427 production, how many were made? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) As the subject heading asks. Does anyone have info on how many 396 and 427 cars were built? I can find that 10 2+2 convertibles came with a 427 but what about other applications. The VVS I got for my 69 396 2+2 only indicated that 1943 2+2 coupes were made but no power train break down.	dcneric	29	4227	May 3rd by LT1Caddy

	Correct distance between the fan blade and the rad (Preview) During covid, I installed a short water pump in my convertible with the intention of correcting that one day. I have had this spacer kicking around for a while so today I decided to use it as a trial for now. I do not like the idea of the Frankenstein extension. The original fan blade is now 3 1/2 Inches from...	ABC123	11	269	May 2nd by LT1Caddy
	Gas tank vent and grommet (Preview) Car is 1967 Parisienne convertible I need to order a new vent complete with new grommet. Where do I find one of these? I am hoping someone in our club knows from first hand knowledge the right one to order? In case it matters the car came factory with a 327 Powerglide. Thanks	SGS Welding	10	360	April 17th by LT1Caddy
	1966 Powerglide driveshaft length (Preview) Does anyone have a driveshaft from a 66 Pontiac or full size Chev, Powerglide car or 3 speed standard, lying on the floor that they can tell me the measurement from centre of U joint cup to centre of U joint cup? I know, silly request from me when I have one in the garage on my car but I can't put it up on the hois...	4SPEED427	4	172	April 17th by 4SPEED427
	Driveshaft length (Preview) I found this online for a 1965 Impala driveshaft. I'm sure 66 will be the same. Can someone confirm this?? (Excludes TH400 which is shorter)	4SPEED427	3	320	April 7th by 4SPEED427
	1968 427 air cleaners (Preview) Question, does anyone have or had an original survivor 1968 385 hp Canadian built Chevrolet or pontiac who has pictures of or knows/remembers definitively which air cleaner was used? My car is a 1968 Biscayne and I have the recognized 4 speed air cleaner (no thermal heat stove) but since the 68's did...	blkl36	12	552	March 28th by blkl36
	1965 Speedo assembly swap (Preview) Hi, I am swapping a minty Parisienne dashboard into my stratochief, I have to swap the speedometer assembly over. I am assuming it is pretty straightforward. But while I am there my odometer isnt working. I saw a thread a while ago about fixing that. If anybody could send me the link I couldnt seem to fin...	Hobbes	4	445	March 15th by Hobbes
	Carl? (Preview) 427 BBC T Handle Shifter Knob Aluminum Corvette Impala Camaro Copo SS RS Hurst \| eBay	65 SD L79	3	503	January 27th by LT1Caddy

	Has anyone done their own water pump rebuild? (Preview) Anyone here bought one of the kits and rebuilt their own water pump so that they can keep their original correct casting number and date?	4SPEED427	15	866	Nov 14, 2022 by unruhjonny
	Speedometer gear sleeve/bullet (Preview) I am cleaning stuff in my tumbler and when I was putting this one in the tumbler today I noticed it doesn't have a seal in it. I never realized not all of these were the same design. There are some with a seal inside to keep the oil from coming out past the gear. To me, this design would be more prone to oil leaks...	4SPEED427	5	636	Oct 30, 2022 by LT1Caddy
	Is the distributor Cap and Rotor shaft, common in a 1969 small block and big block ? (Preview) I have been looking in all the boxes Howmac sent me. So far, I have not come accross a distributor and rotor shaft. Are big block and small block common ? This one is set up with MSD Ignition. -- Edited by ABC123 on Saturday 22nd of October 2022 04:10:27 PM	ABC123	6	505	Oct 23, 2022 by seventy2plus2
	12 bolt upgrade for the 65 (Preview) A nice upgrade just landed in my driveway after a long journey from Manitoba and via London Ontario. Thanks a ton needs to go out to Carl and Randy! Thanks so much guys! It's a complete, ready to run open 3.07 12 bolt from Carl's 66 Strato. While my leaky 3.08 10 bolt seems to work fine, it's a sloppy 3 leg, an...	cdnpont	6	689	Oct 2, 2022 by cdnpont
	Speedo cable replacement (Preview) my 67 impala instrument cluster was rebuilt many years ago. It seems that every year I have a noisy speedo cable. Pull it out and lube it but not perfect. The speedo needle has a minor fluctuation but settles down after a bit of lube. It seems to be a yearly ritual. The transmission is 3 speed th350. Any...	oshawacliff	1	527	Sep 2, 2022 by LT1Caddy
	how far would you bore a 427? (Preview) looked at a number of sites and see all kinds of different answers. 60 over I think all would say ok but what about 70, 80 or 100? what do you think about sleeving back to standard? This also has to do with saving an original 66-69 427 block	65 SD L79	8	752	Sep 1, 2022 by Howmac
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