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1935 Pontiac, the only year they had suicide doors. Hood ornament is early ‘50s Pontiac.
Thanks for the kind words. Moving the engine up and/or over could certainly help. The factories also did this sometimes to gain clearance....
I had clearance issues also , but probably not as bad as a hemi. I used a 32” Flaming River tilt column through the steel toeboard and a support...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Added an early ‘60s VW backup light and my brother fabricated 2 plates to cover the areas left open where the spare...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I constructed a housing to mount the wiper switch above the windshield on the header panel. The chrome bezel is from a...
https://www.ecihotrodbrakes.com/tubing-benders Saw these demonstrated at York. They looked like they worked real good and definitely bend right...
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1934 Pontiac
[ATTACH] I have to say it’s ‘59 Pontiac. The trim on my wall fits my 2 door hardtop Bonneville . Can’t speak for Canadian Pontiacs, but US cars...
Some of the patience is a by-product of lack of time and/or funds, but we do what we can.
More plumbing. We changed the fuel lines and added a filter. We also dealt with the sides of the gas tank cover. The original sides looked...
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Also built an exhaust system using pipe sections my brother had accumulated over time and mufflers I had won a number of years ago at a car show....
I did some of the less glamorous tasks (with some help from my son-in-law) of working on the transmission, brake, and fuel...
The gentleman near the end with the white '62 Catalina Super Duty is the late Jim Kurzen, Pontiac racer, enthusiast, and Pontiac zone rep.
I knew it, but confirmed it before I posted. It was a Pontiac styling trait for several years.
‘33 or ‘34 Pontiac
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