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davelacourse


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Ever since I decided* I had to stuff some (reasonably, no 12-inchers, eh?) fat rear tires under the old girl, considering that she was designed for skinny tires of the day, and I was not going to do any frame cutting or wheel tub replacing or spring relocation or other 'major' changes (hey, this was supposed to be a lo-buck DIY project), I have known that there would be some serious figuring and finagling and finessing required, and I did the research about available clearances to inner fender and frame and all, and I bought the biggest tires that in theory should fit, and when I went to put them on there were serious installation and operation clearance problems which clearly related mostly to rear axle location, and so I invested in some new high-lift rear springs (and shock absorber extensions), and I had to use my trusty sawzall to trim the fender lips a bit (not so you'd notice), and everything was going pretty well, but there was one fly in the ointment:

The emergency brake [note: the emergency brake worked fine, and obviously I wanted to keep it, and did not want major modifications to it] idler arm under the car interfered with the driveshaft at full droop, given the new rear end height.

So I had been pondering long and hard about what to do about it, and adding 'spacers' to the mounting of the brackets was a possibility but easier said than done, and I was contemplating having the idler arm cut and welded into a Z shape or maybe a U shape, and of course there is always the worry about whether the welder will do it right or f**k it up and destroy the original part so you have to start over, so I was searching for a replacement idler arm, and went to my usual source, and discovered:

Offset Emergency Brake Idler Lever1.jpg

Just what the doctor ordered! And I don't even mind the $8 US shipping and handling (normally this would p*** me off) because of the fact that I do not have to search around and drive around (hey gas is not cheap) and worry about the end result ... instead, I got lucky!

I hope you get lucky with your project too!

Dave

* this was decided the day I bought her

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  1964 Acadian Beaumont SD convert, 283 - factory 195 hp, Powerglide, 3.08 10-bolt - Cruiser

  2012 US-built crew cab truck - Daily Driver and Boat Trailering
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Seems to be a never ending supply of parts for the tri-5 Chevys. That makes owning one a lot easier ,eh Dave?

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eeluddy wrote:

Seems to be a never ending supply of parts for the tri-5 Chevys. That makes owning one a lot easier ,eh Dave?


Yeah! Part of the reason I bought her in the first place, not only a way cool car (Canadian Poncho!) but plentiful parts! biggrin.gif

Dave

 



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56Pontiac  1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod

  1964 Acadian Beaumont SD convert, 283 - factory 195 hp, Powerglide, 3.08 10-bolt - Cruiser

  2012 US-built crew cab truck - Daily Driver and Boat Trailering
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Can you still be  U.S. citizen, and drive a quality Canadian Car?  disbelief

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427carl wrote:

Can you still be  U.S. citizen, and drive a quality Canadian Car?  disbelief


Shhh! As you know, most people down here don't know about Canadian Pontiacs, they just think it looks a little different than what they are used to ("Isn't that kind of short, eh?")(actually they wouldn't have the "eh" on the end), and if we keep quiet about it, I won't be deported to Canada for violating Homeland Security rules because if that happened I would freeze to death in the winter which would mean this great old car would never be completed as intended crying.gif

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56Pontiac  1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod

  1964 Acadian Beaumont SD convert, 283 - factory 195 hp, Powerglide, 3.08 10-bolt - Cruiser

  2012 US-built crew cab truck - Daily Driver and Boat Trailering
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license_20090628170527_26259.jpgWe would take you in for Winter!!



-- Edited by 427carl on Monday 29th of June 2009 07:58:01 AM

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427carl wrote:

license_20090628170527_26259.jpglicense_20090628170527_26259.jpgWe would take you in for Winter!!


TAKE OFF, EH - Iam still laughing about that one!

How did you mock up the license plate??!!

And ... we only use one down here (no front plate) although I could put one on the car and hang the other with my small collection in my garage

plates.jpg

Dave

 



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56Pontiac  1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod

  1964 Acadian Beaumont SD convert, 283 - factory 195 hp, Powerglide, 3.08 10-bolt - Cruiser

  2012 US-built crew cab truck - Daily Driver and Boat Trailering
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davelacourse wrote:

 

427carl wrote:

 

license_20090628170527_26259.jpgWe would take you in for Winter!!


TAKE OFF, EH - Iam still laughing about that one!

How did you mock up the license plate??!!

And ... we only use one down here (no front plate) although I could put one on the car and hang the other with my small collection in my garage

plates.jpg

Dave

 


If you go to Acme licence plates online  you can make up anything you want to see  Right click and save to pictures...

 



-- Edited by 427carl on Monday 29th of June 2009 07:58:27 AM

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