Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Chassis Forum

northern andrew · northern andrew

Would there be any interest out there in this car as a project. I can provide photos of how it looked just before it was all dis-assembled for a re-do. Unfortunately, life got in the way of finishing the job. Car is 100% complete and in addition there is new door rubber, new window felts etc. new windshie...

rousifier · rousifier

Raybestos has several replacement wheel cylinders and kits of various sizes, readily available. Does anyone know what the bore of this part number was/is? Can't find any equivalency for new parts aftermarket and am not certain that, even if I took the original off that appears suspect, I would be...

rousifier · rousifier

Brakes are shot on my Chieftain. Is there anyone here who can walk me through a change from original to front disk, dual cylinder? I have searched both here and on Chevy forums, to no or little avail. If someone could just tell me 'do this, then do that', I'd sure be grateful. Help?

hwscowboy · hwscowboy

Hey all Well took the 54 for it's out of province inspection and they found a couple little things.I had one lug nut that wouldn't tighten up on the d.s front wheel,that took all of 2 mins to fix since i had a few spare new lug nuts in the glove boxy say the e brake cables need to be adjusted,i just put all new ca...

Pheadrus · Pheadrus

Hi Everybody I recently purchased some 57 Pontiacs and these two hubcaps came with them. I'm trying to find out the year and approximate value so I can list them in the for sale section. I don't need them for my cars and would like to see them get used by a member if possible. Thanks, Steve. -- Edited by Ph...

hwscowboy · hwscowboy

ok folks the good news is the car is getting really close to being roadworthy.I got the new e brake cables that i ordered off ebay and found one slight problem.The springs on the end that connects into the brake lever were about 2 1/2 inches longer than my stockers.But with a quick measure and clip that p...

Bake · Bake

Howdy folks, I'm still restoring my '57 Pontiac. I've been looking for chassis parts and chrome and fuel tank and after reading this forum, I'm wondering how I can find out if a gas tank (or other such items) from a US model will fit my Pathfinder? There are a lot more parts available in the US than here. S...

57Pontiac · 57Pontiac

Hi folks, Can you confirm if the front and rear brake drums are the same on a 1957? I must have at least 16 of them, how do you tell if they are still good? Thanks

hwscowboy · hwscowboy

Seems like i may have a seized rear wheel cylimder.So are the 54 chevy 210 ones the same as our cdn pontiacs?I found a bunch on ebat but maybe can find them locally if i had a part number.

57Pontiac · 57Pontiac

Hi folks, I am about to re-install the bushings on my control arms and was wondering where / IF I should put grease on the bushing before installing it? Any tricks from experience on how to press the bushing back in place without the special tools? Thanks!

Ronco · Ronco

Hello Everyone, The shocks on my Chieftain are not original plus they are both of different brands and lengths. I recently installed new leaf springs, bushings, shackles & body mounts. Does anyone know the correct, EXTENDED Length and COLLAPSED Length for the rear shocks ? B...

57Pontiac · 57Pontiac

Hi guys, I have a bit of a dilema here.. For drivetrain parts, do you think powder coating will be resistant enough or I would be better using urethane paint? I was told powder coating would be less resistant, but I am not sure anymore.. Any thoughts or first-hand experience? ThanksSteve

dualquadpete · dualquadpete

Pulled the 305 today, but it didn't want to come out. Think this thing has truck frt. mts in it!! No clearance to floor or firewall. Had to drop the mts. to engine block to get some room. Anyway my neighbour Len came up to give a hand & it was needed, that's len [ ZZtop band member] not!! by the engine . New...

dnkvette · dnkvette

S, I have a rodded 1938 Canadian built 2 door coupei. One of the previous builders did some poor work and placed a 1980 Camaro front clip on the original chassis! I have no serial numbers/VIN information to go by and desperately need detailed measurements, factory drawings and specifications for th...

welldunn · welldunn

I'm looking for someone who knows how to do alignments in older cars. I would take it to kal tire but I'm not certain those young dudes know what they are doing with these cars( no offense). I'm looking for a local mechanic that can solve a few issues for me , thanks guys.cheers!

50sedandelivery · 50sedandelivery

I'm building a new 5/16" gas line from the tank forward and at about the firewall area my old one has what looks like an OEM junction bushing /fitting before continueing forward and around the front chassis crossmember. I'm figuring this was to accomodate other engines in the Chev. line that may...

ratoflic · ratoflic

Hi, I really Need Help. Does somebody know where I can find both lower ball joint for the 57 Strato Chief. I have looking everywhere...and still not able to find anything. Thanks for you help guys.. Stephane

57Pontiac · 57Pontiac

Hi guys, I need to change the bushings on my 1957 front suspension. I remember seeing a step-by-step procedures on how-to do this, but I can't find it. Basically, I am looking for instructions on how to compress the front springs with a home-made tool, with photos if possible (I remember something abo...

blanchae · blanchae

I'm not sure if 1949-52 Cdn Pontiacs are still built on the Chevy chassis, if they are then the Chassis Engineering front and rear kits would work for them in addition to the 53/54 Cdn Pontiacs. Chassis Engineering has a neat bolt in Mustang II front suspension kit that is reasonably priced. They also h...

Christopher Lang · Christopher Lang

So, lets just hypothetically say, that after thousands of carefree miles, I might have just driven over a bit of a pebble while parking. I might have had to jack up the car, to remove the pebble. Nothing was damaged, except for the graceful arc in my right, non-adjustable tie-rod. Not that I would ha...

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	1956 Pontiac, four door, pathfinder, standard trans (Preview) Would there be any interest out there in this car as a project. I can provide photos of how it looked just before it was all dis-assembled for a re-do. Unfortunately, life got in the way of finishing the job. Car is 100% complete and in addition there is new door rubber, new window felts etc. new windshie...	northern andrew	1	1927	Oct 11, 2012 by 427carl
	1952 wheel cylinders GM original part no 5450096 - bore size? (Preview) Raybestos has several replacement wheel cylinders and kits of various sizes, readily available. Does anyone know what the bore of this part number was/is? Can't find any equivalency for new parts aftermarket and am not certain that, even if I took the original off that appears suspect, I would be...	rousifier	2	1807	Oct 3, 2012 by rousifier
	1952 Chieftain Brakes (Preview) Brakes are shot on my Chieftain. Is there anyone here who can walk me through a change from original to front disk, dual cylinder? I have searched both here and on Chevy forums, to no or little avail. If someone could just tell me 'do this, then do that', I'd sure be grateful. Help?	rousifier	5	1622	Sep 17, 2012 by hwscowboy
	changing the king pins on my 54 (Preview) Hey all Well took the 54 for it's out of province inspection and they found a couple little things.I had one lug nut that wouldn't tighten up on the d.s front wheel,that took all of 2 mins to fix since i had a few spare new lug nuts in the glove boxy say the e brake cables need to be adjusted,i just put all new ca...	hwscowboy	7	2383	Sep 8, 2012 by B-52
	Are these 40's hubcaps???? (Preview) Hi Everybody I recently purchased some 57 Pontiacs and these two hubcaps came with them. I'm trying to find out the year and approximate value so I can list them in the for sale section. I don't need them for my cars and would like to see them get used by a member if possible. Thanks, Steve. -- Edited by Ph...	Pheadrus	13	2126	Aug 22, 2012 by Pheadrus
	e brake cable bracket (Preview) ok folks the good news is the car is getting really close to being roadworthy.I got the new e brake cables that i ordered off ebay and found one slight problem.The springs on the end that connects into the brake lever were about 2 1/2 inches longer than my stockers.But with a quick measure and clip that p...	hwscowboy	4	1472	Jun 28, 2012 by Fitz
	Parts Intergangeability beween USA and Canadian (Preview) Howdy folks, I'm still restoring my '57 Pontiac. I've been looking for chassis parts and chrome and fuel tank and after reading this forum, I'm wondering how I can find out if a gas tank (or other such items) from a US model will fit my Pathfinder? There are a lot more parts available in the US than here. S...	Bake	9	1883	Jun 19, 2012 by dualquadpete
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	1957 Brake Drums (Preview) Hi folks, Can you confirm if the front and rear brake drums are the same on a 1957? I must have at least 16 of them, how do you tell if they are still good? Thanks	57Pontiac	7	1753	May 24, 2012 by davelacourse
	54 wheel cylinders (Preview) Seems like i may have a seized rear wheel cylimder.So are the 54 chevy 210 ones the same as our cdn pontiacs?I found a bunch on ebat but maybe can find them locally if i had a part number.	hwscowboy	3	1577	May 15, 2012 by hwscowboy
	Replacing control-arms bushings?? (Preview) Hi folks, I am about to re-install the bushings on my control arms and was wondering where / IF I should put grease on the bushing before installing it? Any tricks from experience on how to press the bushing back in place without the special tools? Thanks!	57Pontiac	7	1516	May 6, 2012 by seventy2plus2
	1957 Chieftain - Model #: 2711 (Preview) Hello Everyone, The shocks on my Chieftain are not original plus they are both of different brands and lengths. I recently installed new leaf springs, bushings, shackles & body mounts. Does anyone know the correct, EXTENDED Length and COLLAPSED Length for the rear shocks ? B...	Ronco	0	1260	Apr 20, 2012 by Ronco
	Powder Coating vs Urethane paint (Preview) Hi guys, I have a bit of a dilema here.. For drivetrain parts, do you think powder coating will be resistant enough or I would be better using urethane paint? I was told powder coating would be less resistant, but I am not sure anymore.. Any thoughts or first-hand experience? ThanksSteve	57Pontiac	12	2648	Feb 10, 2012 by deleted
	SAY AHH!!!! (Preview) Pulled the 305 today, but it didn't want to come out. Think this thing has truck frt. mts in it!! No clearance to floor or firewall. Had to drop the mts. to engine block to get some room. Anyway my neighbour Len came up to give a hand & it was needed, that's len [ ZZtop band member] not!! by the engine . New...	dualquadpete	6	4055	Jan 15, 2012 by Delta Tango
	1938 Chassis specifications/dimensions (Preview) S, I have a rodded 1938 Canadian built 2 door coupei. One of the previous builders did some poor work and placed a 1980 Camaro front clip on the original chassis! I have no serial numbers/VIN information to go by and desperately need detailed measurements, factory drawings and specifications for th...	dnkvette	18	6817	Oct 13, 2011 by Oracle
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	Who knows how to align the front end on these cars in Winnipeg??? (Preview) I'm looking for someone who knows how to do alignments in older cars. I would take it to kal tire but I'm not certain those young dudes know what they are doing with these cars( no offense). I'm looking for a local mechanic that can solve a few issues for me , thanks guys.cheers!	welldunn	4	1899	Oct 1, 2011 by Howmac
	IS THE FUEL LINE JUNCTION NECESSARY 115" WB CHASSIS? (Preview) I'm building a new 5/16" gas line from the tank forward and at about the firewall area my old one has what looks like an OEM junction bushing /fitting before continueing forward and around the front chassis crossmember. I'm figuring this was to accomodate other engines in the Chev. line that may...	50sedandelivery	2	1580	Sep 14, 2011 by Fitz
	57 Strato Chief Ball Joint (Preview) Hi, I really Need Help. Does somebody know where I can find both lower ball joint for the 57 Strato Chief. I have looking everywhere...and still not able to find anything. Thanks for you help guys.. Stephane	ratoflic	3	1389	Aug 6, 2011 by 2drpost
	Changing bushings on front suspension?? (Preview) Hi guys, I need to change the bushings on my 1957 front suspension. I remember seeing a step-by-step procedures on how-to do this, but I can't find it. Basically, I am looking for instructions on how to compress the front springs with a home-made tool, with photos if possible (I remember something abo...	57Pontiac	7	3275	Apr 18, 2011 by SD 396
	1949-54 Cdn Pontiac front and rear suspension options (Preview) I'm not sure if 1949-52 Cdn Pontiacs are still built on the Chevy chassis, if they are then the Chassis Engineering front and rear kits would work for them in addition to the 53/54 Cdn Pontiacs. Chassis Engineering has a neat bolt in Mustang II front suspension kit that is reasonably priced. They also h...	blanchae	4	5232	Apr 9, 2011 by Chief 53
	So, can I straighten my tie-rod with a big hammer? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So, lets just hypothetically say, that after thousands of carefree miles, I might have just driven over a bit of a pebble while parking. I might have had to jack up the car, to remove the pebble. Nothing was damaged, except for the graceful arc in my right, non-adjustable tie-rod. Not that I would ha...	Christopher Lang	27	8281	Mar 8, 2011 by crazyj
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