General Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Discussions

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...

B-52 · B-52

Last night i just cleaned the battery terminals that were not even dirty and cleaned the old plugs that had a bit of black on them and the old 52 started up, still need to get new plug wires and plugs for the 6 any recommendations? -- Edited by B-52 on Friday 15th of June 2012 08:40:43 AM

Pheadrus · Pheadrus

Hi Guys I bought a 1957 Pathfinder Deluxe 2dr and it came with a 4dr sedan parts car. The 4 door has factory tinted glass. Are guys looking for this glass? I just want to know if it's worth pulling it and posting it in the parts section. Would it work for a 57 Chevy 4dr sedan as well? Thanks.

kcreds · kcreds

I am trying to locate some door parts for my 37 coupe. Drivers side rod that you puch down to lock the door and or some windshield wiper transamissions. Can anyone assist me in locating either ot these. I know I can use a universal wiper set up if need me butr trying use as much original parts as I can...kcre...

B-52 · B-52

Well the brand new windshields got installed last week, i decided to put the visor on sunday and today noticed a 4 inch crack on the left side widsheild from the center post by the mirror mount. I might not ever get this thing saftied my fault for over tightening the center trim, im learning too much abo...

B-52 · B-52

the numbers are worn off on both bulbs i think i see 60_8 cant make all the numbers out clearly -- Edited by B-52 on Monday 11th of June 2012 02:42:13 PM

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	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	565	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	697	Jul 17, 2012 by CdnGMfan
	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	678	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	904	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	1789	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	1136	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	491	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	1412	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	1202	Jul 3, 2012 by Rolilk
	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	544	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	760	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	854	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	606	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	628	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	3258	Jun 19, 2012 by long stroke
	It can't be that simple (Preview) Last night i just cleaned the battery terminals that were not even dirty and cleaned the old plugs that had a bit of black on them and the old 52 started up, still need to get new plug wires and plugs for the 6 any recommendations? -- Edited by B-52 on Friday 15th of June 2012 08:40:43 AM	B-52	9	1019	Jun 19, 2012 by B-52
	57 4 door factory tinted glass value???? (Preview) Hi Guys I bought a 1957 Pathfinder Deluxe 2dr and it came with a 4dr sedan parts car. The 4 door has factory tinted glass. Are guys looking for this glass? I just want to know if it's worth pulling it and posting it in the parts section. Would it work for a 57 Chevy 4dr sedan as well? Thanks.	Pheadrus	6	720	Jun 14, 2012 by beaumontguru
	1937 pontiac 6ca coupe (Preview) I am trying to locate some door parts for my 37 coupe. Drivers side rod that you puch down to lock the door and or some windshield wiper transamissions. Can anyone assist me in locating either ot these. I know I can use a universal wiper set up if need me butr trying use as much original parts as I can...kcre...	kcreds	7	738	Jun 14, 2012 by kcreds
	more bad luck on my 52 Fleetleader (Preview) Well the brand new windshields got installed last week, i decided to put the visor on sunday and today noticed a 4 inch crack on the left side widsheild from the center post by the mirror mount. I might not ever get this thing saftied my fault for over tightening the center trim, im learning too much abo...	B-52	5	586	Jun 13, 2012 by B-52
	correct headlight bulb number needed for my 52 Fleetleader headlights (Preview) the numbers are worn off on both bulbs i think i see 60_8 cant make all the numbers out clearly -- Edited by B-52 on Monday 11th of June 2012 02:42:13 PM	B-52	6	718	Jun 12, 2012 by B-52
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