65-70 Full Size Chassis Tech Forum

ABC123 · ABC123

(Online photo, not mine) My car has been on the hoist for 4 days now ! The problem is the rear flex line where it mounts and passes through the frame crossmember. There is a retaining clip for each side of the frame. Every part brought in has the clips too close together as if the cross member is too thick....

cdnpont · cdnpont

Had a nice visit this afternoon from CP member Cliff (oshawacliff), who has a gorgeous Oshawa 67 Impala FB.He's been trying to find replacement rotors as his car has the 4 piston disk brakes. He brought along the supposed 67-68 direct fit rotor from Ecklers he purchaced. What we discovered is th...

cdnpont · cdnpont

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 correct tube nut sizes takes a little research. Even on the same line size, apparen...

cdnpont · cdnpont

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 performace would demand that braking be increased as well. Remeberi...

koolconvertible · koolconvertible

so this happened...anyone else have this happen? Hit nothing that I can remember, took it out the garage and steering felt terrible...

cdnpont · cdnpont

Are there any factory 15x8 steel wheels other than a rally, in the B Body bolt pattern. Did the pattern change in 71? The plan was to use the Wheel Vintiques series 62 on the 65, but if I could find 4 good steel wheels I'd go that route as a cost savings. If available...where would you even find them? Thanks,...

Bill shuba · Bill shuba

Hi That 68 I am looking at was a insurance write off in alberta..wondering about what I hoops I would have to go through here in sask to plate it ? anyone help would be great thank you !!

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

A while back I noticed the inside of both front tires wearing after only 3000 miles on them, and also noticed the upper control arm bushings were looking pretty nasty. I've had a set of NOS bushings sitting around here since long before I got this car and once I saw that I knew where their home would be. Tod...

LT1Caddy · LT1Caddy

Hi.... is the 65 Pontiac/Chev full size frame the same for a sedan and station wagon? I know the convertible has an extra body mount mid way at the drivers door...... Thanks in advance..

68 Grande · 68 Grande

Good morning CP forum, I am finishing up on my front end re- furb at glacial pace and I am hoping that someone could chime in on torque specs for: -upper ball joint - lower ball joint - outer and inner tie rod ends Thx. Jake -- Edited by 68 Grande on Saturday 14th of September 2019 10:35:22 AM

4SPEED427 · 4SPEED427

I noticed today that my "new" front tires (3000 miles) that I put on when I bought my car have a slight bit of wear on the inside and I when I run my hand both directions on them I can feel the difference between the two directions. I know some of my original front bushings are showing their age, so I guess I kno...

Canadian Poncho · Canadian Poncho

A fellow on Facebook asked me if I knew the wheel offset specs for a 66 Parisienne. I don't . Can anyone help?

68 Grande · 68 Grande

I have been thinking about getting some fancy wheels for my 68 Grande and I like the American Racing toque thrust wheels. I currently have 7 inch x 15 Pontiac Ralleys on it with 235 70 15 in the front and 255 60s on the back. I like the size of these wheels, they look ok but I have a hankering for a Torque Thrus...

Leo2+2 · Leo2+2

Hi guys Last Saturday was super hot, hit 33°C. I drove the car on the highway, then stop & go traffic. When I got home the radiator was overflowing and temperature indicating 250°F which I never before saw such temperature. Last year I changed the thermostat on my 67 2+2 since I had a similar issue bu...

68 Grande · 68 Grande

I am wondering if anyone has advice on how to bleed the master on a new install. It is a disc / disc master and I am going to need to do a bench bleed so I am wondering if anyone has any tips or a process that they would care to share. This is almost the conclusion on my drum to disc conversion and suspension rebu...

ABC123 · ABC123

Hi everyone, No doubt, I have not used my car much in the past two years, 8 weeks ago, I had the car out and put the top down and left it down. Today, I went for a quick trip and when I got home, I decided to pop the top back up. She moved a little but did just not have the lift. So far I found this, https://canadianp...

68 Grande · 68 Grande

Good morning Poncho nation, I have a question regarding my 68 power booster and namely the push rod. I am in the process of converting the front brake system over to a C3 disc brake system as well as installing new lower and upper control arm bushings and I am in the home stretch a being finished. But, I ha...

Hobbes · Hobbes

Hi, does anybody know where I can get the proper length front emergency brake cable?I own a 1965 strato chief waggon I ordered a inline tube E brake kit for a standard 65 impala. Everything fit except for the front cable. I just got another one from car ID. The overall length is correct. But the colla...

65wagon · 65wagon

dumb question, does anyone have pics of how they routed the brake lines when doing this conversion, the rubber vette lines are a few inches too short

SGS Welding · SGS Welding

Looking for a little clarification I was on Rock Auto looking up new drums under 67 Parisienne they offer 1 flavour finned front by Raybestos they offer 1 flavour finned rear by Rabestos they look like good quality stuff for your average car then if you look up 67 Impala MANY different choices from c...

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	STICKY: Differences In The Rear Brake Flex Line On A Convertible Compaired To A Sedan ? (Preview) (Online photo, not mine) My car has been on the hoist for 4 days now ! The problem is the rear flex line where it mounts and passes through the frame crossmember. There is a retaining clip for each side of the frame. Every part brought in has the clips too close together as if the cross member is too thick....	ABC123	18	4178	Aug 26, 2017 by seventy2plus2
	STICKY: Need brake rotors for your Disc brake 67-68 Parisienne? Here's a solution. (Preview) Had a nice visit this afternoon from CP member Cliff (oshawacliff), who has a gorgeous Oshawa 67 Impala FB.He's been trying to find replacement rotors as his car has the 4 piston disk brakes. He brought along the supposed 67-68 direct fit rotor from Ecklers he purchaced. What we discovered is th...	cdnpont	16	6874	Dec 8, 2012 by Ben01
	STICKY: Converting to Disc using a Combination valve. Flare nut size illustration. (Preview) 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 correct tube nut sizes takes a little research. Even on the same line size, apparen...	cdnpont	12	6907	Nov 20, 2010 by davelacourse
	STICKY: Corvette rotors for big disc cars. (Preview) 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 performace would demand that braking be increased as well. Remeberi...	cdnpont	5	9501	Jun 5, 2009 by Icon
	Bent tierod (Preview) so this happened...anyone else have this happen? Hit nothing that I can remember, took it out the garage and steering felt terrible...	koolconvertible	3	52	1h ago by DANO65
	15x8 factory wheel questions. (Preview) Are there any factory 15x8 steel wheels other than a rally, in the B Body bolt pattern. Did the pattern change in 71? The plan was to use the Wheel Vintiques series 62 on the 65, but if I could find 4 good steel wheels I'd go that route as a cost savings. If available...where would you even find them? Thanks,...	cdnpont	5	104	yesterday by ABC123
	ALBERTA total loss question (Preview) Hi That 68 I am looking at was a insurance write off in alberta..wondering about what I hoops I would have to go through here in sask to plate it ? anyone help would be great thank you !!	Bill shuba	8	251	December 29th by Bill shuba

	Changing 66 upper control arm bushings (Preview) A while back I noticed the inside of both front tires wearing after only 3000 miles on them, and also noticed the upper control arm bushings were looking pretty nasty. I've had a set of NOS bushings sitting around here since long before I got this car and once I saw that I knew where their home would be. Tod...	4SPEED427	24	317	December 29th by Pontiacanada
	65 Frames....? (Preview) Hi.... is the 65 Pontiac/Chev full size frame the same for a sedan and station wagon? I know the convertible has an extra body mount mid way at the drivers door...... Thanks in advance..	LT1Caddy	6	275	December 3rd by cdnpont
	Ball Joint / Tie Rod end torque specs for 68 B Body (Preview) Good morning CP forum, I am finishing up on my front end re- furb at glacial pace and I am hoping that someone could chime in on torque specs for: -upper ball joint - lower ball joint - outer and inner tie rod ends Thx. Jake -- Edited by 68 Grande on Saturday 14th of September 2019 10:35:22 AM	68 Grande	5	324	October 12th by Glenn Musgrave
	Time for front end work (Preview) I noticed today that my "new" front tires (3000 miles) that I put on when I bought my car have a slight bit of wear on the inside and I when I run my hand both directions on them I can feel the difference between the two directions. I know some of my original front bushings are showing their age, so I guess I kno...	4SPEED427	12	443	September 11th by 4SPEED427
	Need wheel offset specs for 66 Parisienne (Preview) A fellow on Facebook asked me if I knew the wheel offset specs for a 66 Parisienne. I don't . Can anyone help?	Canadian Poncho	1	226	September 8th by ABC123
	Wheel back spacing / offset (Preview) I have been thinking about getting some fancy wheels for my 68 Grande and I like the American Racing toque thrust wheels. I currently have 7 inch x 15 Pontiac Ralleys on it with 235 70 15 in the front and 255 60s on the back. I like the size of these wheels, they look ok but I have a hankering for a Torque Thrus...	68 Grande	4	410	August 21st by ABC123
	Radiator issue (Preview) Hi guys Last Saturday was super hot, hit 33°C. I drove the car on the highway, then stop & go traffic. When I got home the radiator was overflowing and temperature indicating 250°F which I never before saw such temperature. Last year I changed the thermostat on my 67 2+2 since I had a similar issue bu...	Leo2+2	8	573	August 11th by Leo2+2

	68 Master Cylinder bleed - disc brake conversion (Preview) I am wondering if anyone has advice on how to bleed the master on a new install. It is a disc / disc master and I am going to need to do a bench bleed so I am wondering if anyone has any tips or a process that they would care to share. This is almost the conclusion on my drum to disc conversion and suspension rebu...	68 Grande	14	358	August 8th by cdnpont
	I can't get it up ! My convertible top that is ! (Preview) Hi everyone, No doubt, I have not used my car much in the past two years, 8 weeks ago, I had the car out and put the top down and left it down. Today, I went for a quick trip and when I got home, I decided to pop the top back up. She moved a little but did just not have the lift. So far I found this, https://canadianp...	ABC123	8	404	Jul 22, 2019 by ABC123
	68 power brake booster - push rod question (Preview) Good morning Poncho nation, I have a question regarding my 68 power booster and namely the push rod. I am in the process of converting the front brake system over to a C3 disc brake system as well as installing new lower and upper control arm bushings and I am in the home stretch a being finished. But, I ha...	68 Grande	4	277	Jul 22, 2019 by 68 Grande
	E-Brake cable Emergency brake (Preview) Hi, does anybody know where I can get the proper length front emergency brake cable?I own a 1965 strato chief waggon I ordered a inline tube E brake kit for a standard 65 impala. Everything fit except for the front cable. I just got another one from car ID. The overall length is correct. But the colla...	Hobbes	18	523	Jun 13, 2019 by Hobbes
	vette disk brake conversion (Preview) dumb question, does anyone have pics of how they routed the brake lines when doing this conversion, the rubber vette lines are a few inches too short	65wagon	5	456	Jun 11, 2019 by braden_3
	67 Parisienne drum brakes (Preview) Looking for a little clarification I was on Rock Auto looking up new drums under 67 Parisienne they offer 1 flavour finned front by Raybestos they offer 1 flavour finned rear by Rabestos they look like good quality stuff for your average car then if you look up 67 Impala MANY different choices from c...	SGS Welding	6	340	Jun 5, 2019 by JC2+2
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