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pontiax


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just a thought, did you run it without the fan belt on, and firewall to bellhousing clearance are tight on some of those cars.



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pontiax wrote:

just a thought, did you run it without the fan belt on, and firewall to bellhousing clearance are tight on some of those cars.

 Powertrain to body clearance looked to be tons when installing.

Fan belt was something I never considered. It didn't sound like anything belt driven but I have learned when diagnosing, never say never. Good idea.



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another wheel that looks really sharp on those cars is the original Cragar SS. My buddy had a 63 Nova SS on Cragars and man that was nice. I like your wheels a lot though Carl.

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Hullo Carl,

Lot of love and care into the Canso!! Welcome to the 65 Club. Very special Vintage Year!!

Johann



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68sd wrote:

WOW ,youve been hiding that one smile

 Like Fred said, WOW, never saw a real Acadian Factory Car Order form before. Note guys that it does indeed really say Acadian on the form.biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

Congratulations Carl, I really enjoyed the story on a real nice car.smilesmilesmile 

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Not too many people notice the difference. If I make it to turkeyfest in Daytona in Nov. I will look for some tinted vent window glass for your 65. Do you know what year the change went from shade lite to soft ray?

 

Al

 For help and assistance on auto glass contact (Google) Mr. Sig Herliczek of Pilkington Libbey Owens Ford (LOF) for GM Chevrolet cars and Mr. Frank  Lovett of Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) for GM Pontiac cars.

 Note that while, to their credit, LOF is now reproducing (at LOF Plant 6 in Toledo, Ohio) original-marked dated glass, LOF is not currently marking their new OEM glass by the identical practices as was originally used - and in a number of cases these differences are easily observable to the trained eye.

Gary 

 



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69camarox11 wrote:

 Note guys that it does indeed really say Acadian on the form.biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

 

Gary

 Just what are you getting at???      biggrinbiggrin



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Carl Stevenson wrote:

 Powertrain to body clearance looked to be tons when installing.

 

 I bet it did look like there was tons of room compared to the last engine biggrin.

 

 

Carl Stevenson also wrote:

     I enjoy big blocks and wanted one in this car. However, I vowed I would not cut it up in case I wanted to ever make it more original again. I made a set of tubular manifolds and put in a 427, no cutting! Over the next couple of winters, I added a factory underdash air unit, tinted glass, cruise control, power trunk, 1/4 mile timer, GTO Rally I wheels and a GM accessory tach. I also made a set of power windows to fit the car. This was never an option on Acadians. I used the correct vintage switches in the interest of keeping it looking as original, and maybe fooling a few people into thinking it was built with them, which it has!

 

 

This is simply amazing what Carl did to this car after the 6cyl came out.  The car looked like it came from GM Canada with a 427, A/C, & cruise control!  The cool thing that Carl did here was to use all GM brackets and parts to install all the options.  Other than the exhaust manifolds, this car appeared to be a factory BB Acadian. 


Here are a few pics I have from some old camcorder video stills. You can get the idea of how this looked.

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69camarox11 wrote:
Taylor55 wrote:

Not too many people notice the difference. If I make it to turkeyfest in Daytona in Nov. I will look for some tinted vent window glass for your 65. Do you know what year the change went from shade lite to soft ray?

 

Al

 For help and assistance on auto glass contact (Google) Mr. Sig Herliczek of Pilkington Libbey Owens Ford (LOF) for GM Chevrolet cars and Mr. Frank  Lovett of Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) for GM Pontiac cars.

 Note that while, to their credit, LOF is now reproducing (at LOF Plant 6 in Toledo, Ohio) original-marked dated glass, LOF is not currently marking their new OEM glass by the identical practices as was originally used - and in a number of cases these differences are easily observable to the trained eye.

Gary 

 

 For more detail on the full report on GM glass see this site:

http://www.camaros.org/glass.shtml

Covers mostly 1967-69 GM Camaro but does give a lot of insight and info on this matter.

 

Gary

 

 



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67SD396 wrote:
Carl Stevenson wrote:

 Powertrain to body clearance looked to be tons when installing.

 

 I bet it did look like there was tons of room compared to the last engine biggrin.

 

 

Carl Stevenson also wrote:

     I enjoy big blocks and wanted one in this car. However, I vowed I would not cut it up in case I wanted to ever make it more original again. I made a set of tubular manifolds and put in a 427, no cutting! Over the next couple of winters, I added a factory underdash air unit, tinted glass, cruise control, power trunk, 1/4 mile timer, GTO Rally I wheels and a GM accessory tach. I also made a set of power windows to fit the car. This was never an option on Acadians. I used the correct vintage switches in the interest of keeping it looking as original, and maybe fooling a few people into thinking it was built with them, which it has!

 

 

This is simply amazing what Carl did to this car after the 6cyl came out.  The car looked like it came from GM Canada with a 427, A/C, & cruise control!  The cool thing that Carl did here was to use all GM brackets and parts to install all the options.  Other than the exhaust manifolds, this car appeared to be a factory BB Acadian. 


Here are a few pics I have from some old camcorder video stills. You can get the idea of how this looked.

 

 

Boy I'm glad you have those pictures of it with the big block. I have nothing!

 



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....what a wonderful, clean-looking mid-60's GM package that is! When I was 15 and living just north of Toronto, a friend of my dad's came over one Saturday morning to take us fishing, in his brand new jet black Chevy Nova hardtop with a full-on red interior. It was only a 6/auto but man what a nice lookin' little bomb that was! Always remembered it. Your Canso reminds me so much of that car..great example with a great engine/tranny combol! Congrats on a great job...!



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Thank you, sorry, somehow I missed your comment until now.

Anyway, I just realized (sadly) this is my last weekend at the top of this page!!! This month went too fast!

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Had to get in on this before the end of the month. Great little car Carl, it's nice you could hold onto it all this time!



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Hullo Carl,
It was a great and enjoyable month!


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Well deserved Car of the Month. You get my vote for Car of the Year !!

I've always liked the Chevy II Nova - Canso cars. Yours makes me want to track one down and get to work!

Thanks for sharing. I hope to see it in the flesh one day.

Wes



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66 Beau wrote:

Well deserved Car of the Month. You get my vote for Car of the Year !!

I've always liked the Chevy II Nova - Canso cars. Yours makes me want to track one down and get to work!

Thanks for sharing. I hope to see it in the flesh one day.

Wes

 By all means, any time you are in southern MB and want to stop in for a tour, just holler.



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Hey Carl,

I knowI am a month late,but still had to say that your car and story is phenominal.I thank you for enthusiasm and comitment to keeping our love for these cars alive



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Thanks a bunch Mike. It was my pleasure meeting you this summer. Next trip west I want to see your SD though...

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Well, my 31 days of glory are coming to an end any time!

Thanks VERY much Todd for the exposure/opportunity! It has been a real treat for me to open this page daily and see my car at the top of the page!

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You'll be happy to know Carl that your car was viewed 609000 times.

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What, and no offers to purchase????confuseconfuseconfuse  



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Actually, if you subtract the Carls, the actual count is likely 1/2 that.

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 Awesome October car Carl. I can't wait to see the updates and progress in Members Rides.

 Congrats.



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Thanks Brad.

There's one upgrade coming that I've been silent about. No big deal but I am looking forward to it. Hopefully get it done before the end of November.

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I enjoyed seeing it at the top of the page all month. A beautiful rare car. Well done, you are a lucky man.

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