Welcome here.

I just used the Chevy parts book and the Canadian Pontiac parts book to confirm that Parisienne and Impala door hinges are the same part.

Carl Stevenson wrote:

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Welcome here.

I just used the Chevy parts book and the Canadian Pontiac parts book to confirm that Parisienne and Impala door hinges are the same part.

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 Does your book say which door hinges are the same?

Is say only 63-64 the same or would it be 61-64?

Are the front hinges on a 2 door car the same as on a 4 door car?

 

Thanks,

Don

The car is a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne My dad bought it around 1971-72 in Salmon Arm and it was his goto car until 1986 and we would make trips every summer with it from BC to Saskatchewan, But certain life events led to the car sitting in a field from 1986 until 2009 when i went and grabbed it out of the field but then didnt have the time or money to start working on it last year still dont have a lot of time or money and this is definatley going to be a learning experience for me as I have never done something that was this far gone. Glad this forum is out here cause there is a lot I dont know :)

 

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shaned wrote:

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certain life events led to the car sitting in a field from 1986 until 2009 when i went and grabbed it out of the field 

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 Welcome!

It doesn't look too bad for sitting in a field for 23 years. How is the frame?

Mine hasn't been on the road since 1986 also. I'm hoping to finally have time to really work on it in a couple years.

Nice job,you sure took her down to the bone!

shaned wrote:

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Now here is where I might piss some people off......................

Will be using the chassis from a 2006 Trailblazer under the body since the Parisienne was so far gone this seemed a more cost effective way since I was going to need floor pan fuel lines brake lines fuel tank fuel pump motor etc, etc  and I dont pay myself for my labour.

Picked up the trailblazer for 900 bucks has 5.3l V8 165,00 Km on it seems to run good but will keep an eye out and probably build a 6.0 to swap out in the future,  transmissions blown but found another one already will be swapping out the transfercase with the borg warner from a Denali and the car will be Awd have 4 wheel disc Brakes and be ODB II

Need to section the frame to match the pontiacs wheel base and hoping to use the floor from the trailblazer since dont want to spend the money on a replacement but wont really know how things are going to work out till I get the chassis onder the body for some trial fits but pretty confident  that I will make it work one way or another even though I dont really know what i am doing :)

 

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 Doesn't piss me off, it actually sounds interesting. I'd like to see how you make out.

An AWD 60's convertible?!? That's taking custom to another level! Congrats.

If you haven't seen this yet, it may give you some insight to a chassis and floor pan transfusion:

canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t43863796/60-impala-with-upgraded-90s-roadmaster-under-pinnings/

Good luck with the build!

paris63 wrote:

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An AWD 60's convertible?!? That's taking custom to another level! Congrats.

If you haven't seen this yet, it may give you some insight to a chassis and floor pan transfusion:

canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t43863796/60-impala-with-upgraded-90s-roadmaster-under-pinnings/

Good luck with the build!

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 Thanks for the link that is pretty much what I was thinking of the process.

So slow Progress over the Summer hard to find time,
Decided instead of cutting trailblazer frame i will move rear wheel arches back, as well the trailblazer frame sits below the body to much so I think i will be widening the rockers (as seen in the last image a little photoshop comparison)
Just fitted the transmission and trasfercase too see if i can drop the seat pans down and looks like I can so might be able to use a power seat, Got a lowering kit for the trailbalzer but still seems high but will worry about that later right now the frame is 6" from the ground, trailblazer frame might of been the wrong choice but oh well to late to turn back now (would be a great frame to make a 60's Awd C10 pick up).

Shops moving in 2 years so my goal is to get er down before that.................

So many times I have looked at it and said WTF am I doing. :),

Probably post some more updates in a couple months.

https://youtu.be/EnK7Ux_9WY4

Quick vid of test fitting the body to frame

hawkeye5766 wrote:

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Nice work!! Stay at that pace and you'll be done next week. Too lazy to look up, how close was the wheel base?

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 Wiki says Trailblazer is 10 inches longer but seems more like 8ish to me