53 Pathfinder deLuxe

Fitz · Guru

RE: 53 Pathfinder deLuxe

Rolilk · Guru

Thanks for all of your updates..its allways nice to see progress.

Fitz · Guru

this is some picture of the frame modification. I made a jig with 2 H beam of the old frame, after I put the new one and bend it to the new spec. I had to heat at some place, and sometime I had to push the frame by the inside with a bloc of steel cut at the same "curve " of the jig.

Fitz.

Fitz · Guru

Today it is like it look, job mostly done. I have to unstress the other side and patch the big hole make for pushing by the inside.

Fitz.

Rolilk · Guru

Wow you took on a big challenge. I hope its as true as possible, so eveything fits. Looks like after you get the other side with all the stress off of it that it lays correct in your jig then its time to tie it together with cross members. Are you going to do anything beyond stock on it? Like possibly a x member?

-- Edited by Rolilk at 08:36, 2009-02-09

Fitz · Guru

I'll keep it original, change nothing except at the end it will be stronger. Look at those picture of the "old" rusty frame..... you will understand...

Fitz.

Fitz · Guru

this some picture of the engine when rebuilt in 2005.My wife help me to rebuilt it in a rush. The parts received in march some don't fit (the ring was too thin). I realised the problem only at the end of may. Kanter ship me a new set, but I touch the new kit at the middle of june. I have a wedding to do with the car the 5 of july. I assemble the engine paint it install it, run it, run too hot, sent the radiator out for a new core, restart the engine, road test it on the friday before the saturday's wedding! ouf!.

My wife help me a lot with cleaning and assembled the valve train.

Fitz.

Rolilk · Guru

Excllent story! Its nice to see that your family would help chip in. You better give your wife a big thanks!

Rolilk · Guru

I need to ask? Do you mind letting me know what paint number and brand you used for your engine colour? I gave it a try to see how close I could come, boy was I off.

Rolilk · Guru

You know what I was looking at your frost plugs. Did you put a block heater back in? After all it is a Canadian Poncho!!

-- Edited by Rolilk at 22:55, 2009-02-14

Fitz · Guru

Rolilk wrote:

I need to ask? Do you mind letting me know what paint number and brand you used for your engine colour? I gave it a try to see how close I could come, boy was I off.

I can give you the paint number if you want to, but it is not the good one. I'll use the correct one in the next step of the resto. This one is V8 pontiac 60' color. The good one is between mine and yours.

Fitz.

Fitz · Guru

Rolilk wrote:

You know what I was looking at your frost plugs. Did you put a block heater back in? After all it is a Canadian Poncho!!

-- Edited by Rolilk at 22:55, 2009-02-14

I have the original one "screw in" block heater. I think it was a canadian option only, because all 6 cylinder I have saw in US pontiac don't have the hole for it. Maybe someone can correct me...

Fitz.

Beaumont4008 · Uber Guru

Nice work André, Its realy coming along great. Thats a nice shine on your front end parts. Is that powder coated or painted ? What ever it is, it looks good.

Ian

Rolilk · Guru

Well if I see your block correctly, I can see the hole for the block heater on your block. When I get a chance I will get a pic of mine and where it intalls.

Fitz · Guru

Beaumont4008 wrote:

Nice work André, Its realy coming along great. Thats a nice shine on your front end parts. Is that powder coated or painted ? What ever it is, it looks good.

Ian

Thanks,

the front end is painted, my painter (the one who hit the car) use a kind of rust paint. This paint look great and is not thin. Should résist to the road element.

Fitz.

Fitz · Guru

Rolilk wrote:

Well if I see your block correctly, I can see the hole for the block heater on your block. When I get a chance I will get a pic of mine and where it intalls.

it is not at the same place as mine?

Fitz.

Rolilk · Guru

it should be its just beside the first frost plug the smaller hole right beside. In one shot I can see the spot just beside the filler tube. Maybe I misunderstood you the block you have now does not have that hole?

Rolilk · Guru

Ok here is a shot of mine

Fitz · Guru

this is at the same place at mine on my engine and it look mostly the same.

Your oil filler tube looking too long for me, is it your modification?

Fitz.

Rolilk · Guru

No its not me. I know its pretty high. It was redone in about 93 By the previous owner. My friend's uncle. He bought it in 88 did the bodywork and paint then, in 93 engine and clutch. Took it out once to a car show then parked it ever since. This past weekend I took My friend out for a run in it just to get the motor up to temp for an oil change and he said its most likey that this ride was his first with it on the road. Made me very proud he said his uncle would love to have seen it down the highway in the middle of winter. He hated trailer Queens.

Rolilk · Guru

hey if you want I have the Canadian 49 to 54 Pontiac maintainence manuals. If you need info on something let me know I may be able to help out. But from the work you have allready done you might have all the info you need.

Rolilk · Guru

Fitz wrote:

this is at the same place at mine on my engine and it look mostly the same.

Your oil filler tube looking too long for me, is it your modification?

Fitz.

From what I can see is I think when Jack did the engin the hole for some reason was too big for the filler tube so he improvised and added a section of stainless tubing he had lying around the fit and the tube fit into that. I have been thinking on lowering it. from what I have read on the manuals it warns of putting it too high. And keeping it at the level of the fan blades to keep air flowing toward it.

Rolilk · Guru

Fitz wrote:

Rolilk wrote:

I need to ask? Do you mind letting me know what paint number and brand you used for your engine colour? I gave it a try to see how close I could come, boy was I off.

I can give you the paint number if you want to, but it is not the good one. I'll use the correct one in the next step of the resto. This one is V8 pontiac 60' color. The good one is between mine and yours.

Fitz.

I think this is the colour we are after?

Fitz · Guru

Yes you are right, i think this is the good color for the canadian Pontiac too, even the sixes.

Fitz.

Rolilk · Guru

I have the shot of that engine over with the guy I use to get paint. He will set me up with a paint number soon thats as close as possible to that. The one that I have tried allready was kinda trial and error..mostly error.