Did some more tonight. I am now concentrating on getting it prepared for the show without all the detailing. I have to get new sill plates, do a bunch of detail on kick panels etc etc but there just isn't time so it will go in lower tier "driver" condition.
I have never ever seen a 65 Canso Sport Deluxe factory 4 speed car. I have pictures of one complete basket case 2 door post bench seat 4 speed car with absolutely nothing left worth anything except the cowl tag.
I shouldn't have to worry about running into my twin too too often!
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 10:24:04 PM
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Ian, if I can work on my car finally after it's been off the road for 15 years, ...............................
Beaumont there in 2012?
I wish!! Thought I might get lots done this year but the wife wanted new windows installed in the house. That took up some money I had planed for the car. The wife won again.
what is your 327 Carl ???? 250 275 300 hp in stock form , and what car does it come from ??
It's an original Nova/Acadian (X body) block. You may or may not know about them if you don't follow the X body cars. They are a unique casting with a spin on filter, the only Chev (Canadian Pontiac) block to use a spin on filter prior to 1968.
It was originally a 283 (3 7/8" bore) but another unique thing about these is the 283 and 327 used the same casting and GM just bored it to whatever was required. I built it identical to a 250/300 hp engine except for a 69 Z28 intake with a Holley and an L79 350hp/327 cam. I had a very similar setup in a 66 Nova SS that I built 30 years ago. The setup is no screamer by today's standards but it's no dog either.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Next coffee break with you Vern. Somewhere in the low teens I believe for big block cars including a 427 Parisienne convertible. Not a very brilliant move on my part.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
i c 2 mufflers under there did you cut the ebay one in half? sounds great!
No, it worked out better than that...
He shipped me another system last Friday, less than 24 hours after I contacted him. I was glad I kept my cool. My inclination was to tear a strip off him. I did let him know I wasn't real happy with an extra trip to the border and paying duty once again. He certainly made it right! I am thankful for people who are patient with me when I make a mistake at my parts job, so I extended the same patience to him and he was real good about it.
The system arrived yesterday afternoon at the border, I ran after supper to pick it up and installed it tonight.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
excellent! do you return the wrong one and get duty credit? wish i could rip down to the border like that.I guess it saves me money....pretty quick install...recommend it? timbuk
No, it worked out better than that...