First of many trips with her I hope!   You'll be driving it before ya know it bud!

 

Totally agree!   I suspect the dealer just told them to stuff it.  It sure is good to see!

Thanks! Pretty pumped alright. I 've had the car for ten years and worked on it for 5.  Sometimes I really lost the motivation but it has been all worth it once you pass a few guys on the highway and watch them smile and give you the thumbs up as you go by. I'll be driving the heck out of it from now until it gets too wintery.  Still have to get the AC working and a couple of seats redone for next year but for now its pretty good! 

Thanks for the good wishes guys!  It was a blast except for the weather.  Sure are a lot of nice Ponchos out there. Nice to finally join them. Just goes to show you should never give up on it. I give credit to this forum and the guys on it (you know who you are) for keeping my motivation up.

Its still a work on progress, at least now I can take it for a legal cruise!

Now the next projects:  Electric 1938 Willys and 1959 International ex Alberta Forest Service 4x4.

 

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Awesome to hear it's on the road and see a pic of it, at an event already!! Many wonderful driving miles a head of you!

Hi Ken, great to see the car on the road. I bet that 396 feels pretty good under your foot. Look forward to seeing it in person.

Yes it was good to see you Ken and this time with your wheels,
And she looks sweet

Good to see you are out there and on the road Ken. Lots of enjoyment ahead. I think you are in the ideal situation. You have a car you can drive and take to a show if you want plus when you want to wrench you have a project or two to keep you occupied.

Thanks again guys.  Yup, I am a lucky guy alright. No end of fun and frustration but they do go hand in hand.  You never really appreciate when things go well unless they've gone bad for you as well.  As for the background thats Perrys Projects back yard out of Gibbons, AB.  He has a website and some pretty neat stuff he is motivated to sell.  One thing that has always tempted me is the 58 Pathfinder two door wagon in his inventory.  Check out the site.  Hes  conflicted like the rest of us.  Hes in the business because he loves cars but he has to make a living selling them too.

As for the tranny I don't mind sharing my folly if thats what it was.  I took it back to the shop I bought the tranny from about 5 years ago.  Of course there was no warranty anymore ever though i only had about 30 miles on it all in 1st and second gear.

I got busy at work and could only deal with them over the phone and had to send my brother to pick it up.  According to the invoice they had to take it out and rebuild the 3 and 4th gear clutch packs as I had apparently not adjusted the TV cable correctly. That may be but I also was told that they replaced the valve body when I phoned about two weeks into the job so what actually happened is known only to them. 

it works great now although I have yet to set up the lockup. I don't know how much better it could work as I checked mileage again today and it's right at 21 MPG again.  It shifts out of first and second very quickly with the old Powerglide shift quadrant set to Drive so I think I'm going to get the kit that CS1965 showed me on saturday that modifies the console to allow access to all four gears manually.  Should be a lot more fun!

 

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I'm surprised that GM Canada has not demanded that dealer to place the proper signage on there but on the positive side its good to see Pontiac name and arrowhead.

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 I'd ask for that sign.

Great line up of Pontiacs outside the front door!

Thanks again!   Its on the way to me.