HHR SS lives again! After anti freeze started disappearing and ending up in the oil I learn these blocks are known to be pouris . Buddy of mine did some research and came up with this. 2 days of driving and anti freeze no longer disappears. Fingers crossed it last for 2 months while we wait for new car to arrive
I finally found an upholstery shop that it committed to doing my car. Ive had people look at the car and never got back to me.
i dropped off the seats yesterday with the dash pad. Sending the car in next week for headliner, door panels and rear arm rests. (Im try to get it together for the World of Wheels Winnipeg at the end of March.) WISH ME LUCK!
Excellent, git 'er done!
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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
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
My grandson wanted a new set of wheels.
He went to the dealer and signed a deal. A few days later it snowed and he clipped the rear of a car. His car was not seriously damaged but due to the age of his vehicle the insurance wrote the car off.
The net result he got 3000.00 more than the original bill of sale trade in value.
He now has his 6 speed Hyundai because the dealer had to find him a 6 speed.
Picked up hhr at 8 this morning. Lasted till 1:30 pm
Too much. All it had to do is hang in there for a couple months.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Finished the re-assembly of the chassis for my 68 Impala SS427 convt project. Just waiting on a few brake parts before putting the wheels on. After some surface finishing on the frame, and installation of the fuel and brake lines, it should be re-united with the body in a couple of months.
Finished the re-assembly of the chassis for my 68 Impala SS427 convt project. Just waiting on a few brake parts before putting the wheels on. After some surface finishing on the frame, and installation of the fuel and brake lines, it should be re-united with the body in a couple of months.
Finished the re-assembly of the chassis for my 68 Impala SS427 convt project. Just waiting on a few brake parts before putting the wheels on. After some surface finishing on the frame, and installation of the fuel and brake lines, it should be re-united with the body in a couple of months.
That is a work of art!
And I love it that someone else has every wrench from his tool box out there when he works. I thought it was just me!
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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
And I love it that someone else has every wrench from his tool box out there when he works. I thought it was just me!
Me too. I bring the whole socket/wrench set with me as well as vice grips, hammers, screwdrivers, etc. etc. When I'm finished working, it usually takes me a half hour to find and round up all the tools.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I should have warned you about that. The jobber catalogues are a royal mess when it comes to engine mounts for our mid 60's to early 70's engines/bodies. And to top it off, the majority of the mounts, if they do fit, are cheap junk. For years there wasn't a good jobber mount available anywhere but now in the past few years some goods ones have come out again.
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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 know a lot of stuff comes from overseas; even the major manufacturers in the US bring a lot of their parts in from China and other countries. I have to say that some of the Chinese parts are far better than they used to be. But speaking of motor mounts, I had to replace them on my 69 Parisienne 427 coupe about 10 years ago. I bought them at NAPA. When I tried to install them they did not fit; the holes didn't line up. They were made in India but carried a Napa brand. I brought them back and got another two under the same brand but these two had Made In USA on them. And they did fit. Same brand, but different product in the box. So while some of the foreign made stuff is fine, and in many cases it is all you can get, you still have to be careful to check quality and fitment.
My experience around 2011 with a pair of India mounts was a nightmare. I fought for two evenings, shimming, finally grinding, filing the holes in the mounts. Could NOT make them fit. Bought a pair of NOS GM mounts off ebay and lowered the engine into place, installed both bolts with NO wiggling, twisting, NOTHING! Never again I have I bought a mount made in India.
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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 spent some time this weekend dismantling parts in preparation for sending my 68 Impala bumpers for re-chroming and the brackets and other miscellaneous parts for blasting.
I spent some time this weekend dismantling parts in preparation for sending my 68 Impala bumpers for re-chroming and the brackets and other miscellaneous parts for blasting.
Let us know who does your chrome, the quality, and price, once you get them back. Lots of people looking for a good chrome shop.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
I spent some time this weekend dismantling parts in preparation for sending my 68 Impala bumpers for re-chroming and the brackets and other miscellaneous parts for blasting.
Let us know who does your chrome, the quality, and price, once you get them back. Lots of people looking for a good chrome shop.
... especially on the east coast.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
