Our plan was to build it as a 409 powered street/strip car, but we recently got a rare 63 Z-11 409 engine that really ought to go into a 63 Impala, so I think that's what we'll be building instead.
-- Edited by jim_ss409 on Monday 2nd of November 2015 09:48:14 PM
-- Edited by jim_ss409 on Tuesday 3rd of November 2015 11:35:46 AM
Looking beyond the multi-coloured exterior I have to say that it looks like a nice solid candidate for restoration. It even has a set of 1966 Canadian Pontiac wheel covers Black exterior with red interior is choice!
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
'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.
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
Will it be fast like your 61? Are you working on the aluminum 409 much? Don
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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
Will it be fast like your 61? Are you working on the aluminum 409 much? Don
We finally got around to bringing the aluminum engine from the 61 Pontiac in to the machine shop. We blew a head gasket and torched out the top of the liners between two cylinders. It'll be back up and running in time for the first race in the spring. Better head gaskets should prevent that problem from re-occurring.
The heads from the Z-11 engine have the potential to make pretty good power. We thought about using them on a fresh 481 ci shortblock that we've got, but after thinking it over we figured that it might be smarter not to risk hurting them on a high revving engine.
Right now the plan is to build that Z-11 engine to about 550 to 600 hp then drop it into a 63 Impala. The car would make a good street /strip car capable of running close to 11.50 in the 1/4 mile. Running faster than 11.50 would require a roll bar and other safety equipment. I should add that it would probably have 4.11 gears and a regular four speed, so it wouldn't be the kind of car you'd drive on a long trip. It would be more suited to just the occasional trip to the cruise night and things like that.
I looked yesterday and noticed that he had just re-listed the car, but I looked for it again today and the listing was gone. That's probably just as well, I've got enough to do around here without bringing home new projects.
Black exterior with red interior is choice!