General Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Discussions

carnut70ls4 · carnut70ls4

Spent a few hours at the locale auction, held yeary by Michener Allen. Very nice about 130 units, good selection. Prices were fair to good, many were sold under what I call fire sale. About 80 units sold.

Beaumont4008 · Beaumont4008

For you local 53 and 54 stove bolt pontiac guys noticed this 53 four door in back yard auto here in Winnipeg. Looks good for parts and some trim.

rcrac3r · rcrac3r

Looking for the Pontiac emblem for the front of the hood for a 1952 Pontiac Fleetleader Deluxe. Anyone know where to find one? Thanks.

hwscowboy · hwscowboy

finally got the car out for the local show even though its more of a driver than a show car at this point.A few nice other cdn pontiacs at the show as well. -- Edited by hwscowboy on Monday 23rd of July 2012 09:20:38 PM

fink · fink

1954 239 L6 pontiac motor. my manual calls the timing "3B" then it says: mark consists of three lines on crankshaft pulley. first line is 6 degrees BTDC. second line is 2 degrees BTDC. third line is at Top Dead Center. which mark do i aim to line up with the pointer? thanks

hwscowboy · hwscowboy

A big thank you to ian for grabbing the hood bolts for me.As of tonite the hood is back on as well as the springs.Car came back on friday from the muffler shop and got to do a short drive around the industrial park and the car shifted through the gears and stopped fairly well.I must admit it will take a bit to g...

BOSSY · BOSSY

Check out the 60 Pontiac on Ebay (320944711868) looks pretty good. Not mine.

29Hiboy · 29Hiboy

Does anyone out there in the Canadian Poncho world know where I can find a set of front fender "Laurentian" script badges for a 1957 model year Laurentian?. I'd like to help out a friend who just happens to be missing his.Thanks in advance -- Edited by 29Hiboy on Friday 13th of July 2012 05:09...

hwscowboy · hwscowboy

Well finally got a full day to get after my 54.So after a day of thrashing the rear wheel cylinders are cleaned up and re-installed,new rear shoes on,new e brake cables on,new rear drums painted and on.Also new shocks all the way round,oil changed.Down to the final little things.A couple wires under t...

B-52 · B-52

Today I Took apart the turn signal switch to see why it wasn't working that good, the previous owner said it had issues. It was hard to signal left and wouldn't reset after the turn, it would signal right sort a easy but would only reset every 3 turns. Once I got it apart, I noticed it was dirty (its pretty ol...

52poncho · 52poncho

So, last week my hood decided to open doing 120 passing some minivan on the way to Regina, and so now I'm looking for a set of windshields and weatherstripping for my 52 Fleetleader Deluxe The hood and center trim are toast, and the tops of the fenders got damaged. but I'll deal with that outside of insu...

wle · wle

Hi i am restoring a 57 pathfinder, i am looking for the fender trim.There are some for sale on ebay but i dont know if they fit in. Is it true that the american fender is longer than the canadian?

B-52 · B-52

I went for an hour or so drive, when i got home i popped the hood with the car still running and noticed the fuel filter is bubbeling and the fuel line routing looks to have been changed from stock since it is not clipped in at the passanger side rad clip. the line comes up and rests on the engine block and boun...

B-52 · B-52

Sitting at one of our local wreckers, The car has the U.S. front fenders, trim and rear tail lights but the serial tag says "made in GM Canada". I know im still new to the old poncho's, i thought the Canadian models were only based on the Chevy "frame and body". are the tags just made...

fink · fink

does anyone know what the rad cap pressure should be for the 1954 239 straight six flathead? its either no pressure, 4lbs, or 7lbs. i had too high of a pressure cap on the radiator and it blew the seals in my water pump so while i'm waiting for a new pump i thought i'd get that figured out. thanks

B-52 · B-52

well i got the car saftied today and ready for insurance, i went to get some fuel (thanks gm for the nozzel not fitting in nicely lol). Nice that it was lunch time and a young junior high kid came over and says " Thats a f'n sick car, is it a 43¿" i said thanks bud, corrected the young lad on the year a...

adam · adam

just wondering if anyone out there has a single barrel carb for a 55 261ci kicking around, or even just the float. My float has a hole and ive tried patching it but nothing seems to hold once it sits submersed in fuel. Rest of the carb is fine, put a kit in it this spring and it was running great till the float...

B-52 · B-52

-- Edited by B-52 on Monday 25th of June 2012 04:50:39 PM

fink · fink

does anyone know the lordco (bwd) number for the wcd carbs? we have a two barrel carter on our 54 but lordco wont accept 2010 as a number.i've pulled three wcd kits from them so far but no luck.

Pheadrus · Pheadrus

Hi Guys I'm looking for some help decoding a 1957 Pontiac I found. The firewall tags have the following info. Serial - 72037835471 Engine - 9V76399 Style - 2037 Body No. - 1749 Paint - 2409 B.S.O. - 213 340 Trim - 901 My limited knowledge on these cars suggests a 2 door hardtop with a V8 and standard tra...

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	Classic Car Auction (Preview) Spent a few hours at the locale auction, held yeary by Michener Allen. Very nice about 130 units, good selection. Prices were fair to good, many were sold under what I call fire sale. About 80 units sold.	carnut70ls4	0	587	Jul 29, 2012 by carnut70ls4
	53 four door in local wrecking yard (Preview) For you local 53 and 54 stove bolt pontiac guys noticed this 53 four door in back yard auto here in Winnipeg. Looks good for parts and some trim.	Beaumont4008	8	1144	Jul 29, 2012 by B-52
	1952 Pontiac emblem (Preview) Looking for the Pontiac emblem for the front of the hood for a 1952 Pontiac Fleetleader Deluxe. Anyone know where to find one? Thanks.	rcrac3r	0	736	Jul 27, 2012 by rcrac3r
	a few pics from the local car show (Preview) finally got the car out for the local show even though its more of a driver than a show car at this point.A few nice other cdn pontiacs at the show as well. -- Edited by hwscowboy on Monday 23rd of July 2012 09:20:38 PM	hwscowboy	5	778	Jul 24, 2012 by B-52
	timing marks L6 239 (Preview) 1954 239 L6 pontiac motor. my manual calls the timing "3B" then it says: mark consists of three lines on crankshaft pulley. first line is 6 degrees BTDC. second line is 2 degrees BTDC. third line is at Top Dead Center. which mark do i aim to line up with the pointer? thanks	fink	2	556	Jul 21, 2012 by BNP
	Thanks Beaumont(ian) (Preview) A big thank you to ian for grabbing the hood bolts for me.As of tonite the hood is back on as well as the springs.Car came back on friday from the muffler shop and got to do a short drive around the industrial park and the car shifted through the gears and stopped fairly well.I must admit it will take a bit to g...	hwscowboy	2	646	Jul 19, 2012 by Beaumont4008
	1960 Pontiac wagon on Ebay Not MIne (Preview) Check out the 60 Pontiac on Ebay (320944711868) looks pretty good. Not mine.	BOSSY	3	719	Jul 17, 2012 by CdnGMfan
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	1957 Laurentian front fender badges (Preview) Does anyone out there in the Canadian Poncho world know where I can find a set of front fender "Laurentian" script badges for a 1957 model year Laurentian?. I'd like to help out a friend who just happens to be missing his.Thanks in advance -- Edited by 29Hiboy on Friday 13th of July 2012 05:09...	29Hiboy	0	699	Jul 13, 2012 by 29Hiboy
	a good day thrashing on the 54 (Preview) Well finally got a full day to get after my 54.So after a day of thrashing the rear wheel cylinders are cleaned up and re-installed,new rear shoes on,new e brake cables on,new rear drums painted and on.Also new shocks all the way round,oil changed.Down to the final little things.A couple wires under t...	hwscowboy	9	915	Jul 10, 2012 by B-52
	Working Just Like New !!!! UPDATE Clock works now too!!!! (Preview) Today I Took apart the turn signal switch to see why it wasn't working that good, the previous owner said it had issues. It was hard to signal left and wouldn't reset after the turn, it would signal right sort a easy but would only reset every 3 turns. Once I got it apart, I noticed it was dirty (its pretty ol...	B-52	6	1839	Jul 8, 2012 by B-52
	Need windshields for my 52 Fleetleader Deluxe badly (Preview) So, last week my hood decided to open doing 120 passing some minivan on the way to Regina, and so now I'm looking for a set of windshields and weatherstripping for my 52 Fleetleader Deluxe The hood and center trim are toast, and the tops of the fenders got damaged. but I'll deal with that outside of insu...	52poncho	16	1154	Jul 6, 2012 by B-52
	1957 pathfinder fender trim (Preview) Hi i am restoring a 57 pathfinder, i am looking for the fender trim.There are some for sale on ebay but i dont know if they fit in. Is it true that the american fender is longer than the canadian?	wle	3	506	Jul 5, 2012 by rabbit64cs
	HELP!! Starting issues after running, fuel filter drains!!???!! (Preview) I went for an hour or so drive, when i got home i popped the hood with the car still running and noticed the fuel filter is bubbeling and the fuel line routing looks to have been changed from stock since it is not clipped in at the passanger side rad clip. the line comes up and rests on the engine block and boun...	B-52	19	1428	Jul 3, 2012 by classicsincanada
	51 Pontiac Chiefton U.S. model, tag says "made in GM Canada"?? (Preview) Sitting at one of our local wreckers, The car has the U.S. front fenders, trim and rear tail lights but the serial tag says "made in GM Canada". I know im still new to the old poncho's, i thought the Canadian models were only based on the Chevy "frame and body". are the tags just made...	B-52	9	1233	Jul 3, 2012 by Rolilk
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	radiator cap pressure (Preview) does anyone know what the rad cap pressure should be for the 1954 239 straight six flathead? its either no pressure, 4lbs, or 7lbs. i had too high of a pressure cap on the radiator and it blew the seals in my water pump so while i'm waiting for a new pump i thought i'd get that figured out. thanks	fink	4	562	Jun 30, 2012 by fink
	Just a little more help needed for my 52 (Preview) well i got the car saftied today and ready for insurance, i went to get some fuel (thanks gm for the nozzel not fitting in nicely lol). Nice that it was lunch time and a young junior high kid came over and says " Thats a f'n sick car, is it a 43¿" i said thanks bud, corrected the young lad on the year a...	B-52	9	770	Jun 25, 2012 by B-52
	single barrel Rocherster carb for my 55 (Preview) just wondering if anyone out there has a single barrel carb for a 55 261ci kicking around, or even just the float. My float has a hole and ive tried patching it but nothing seems to hold once it sits submersed in fuel. Rest of the carb is fine, put a kit in it this spring and it was running great till the float...	adam	7	875	Jun 25, 2012 by norontcan
	decoding 52 body numbers (Preview) -- Edited by B-52 on Monday 25th of June 2012 04:50:39 PM	B-52	2	623	Jun 21, 2012 by B-52
	wcd carb kits (Preview) does anyone know the lordco (bwd) number for the wcd carbs? we have a two barrel carter on our 54 but lordco wont accept 2010 as a number.i've pulled three wcd kits from them so far but no luck.	fink	3	646	Jun 21, 2012 by Fitz
	1957 Pontiac decode???? (Preview) Hi Guys I'm looking for some help decoding a 1957 Pontiac I found. The firewall tags have the following info. Serial - 72037835471 Engine - 9V76399 Style - 2037 Body No. - 1749 Paint - 2409 B.S.O. - 213 340 Trim - 901 My limited knowledge on these cars suggests a 2 door hardtop with a V8 and standard tra...	Pheadrus	13	3406	Jun 19, 2012 by long stroke
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