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Does anyone know how involved adding a dual master is (53 chieftian)? My master might be bad, and i was reading ofton people would use early 70s...
Hey Plumfat40, I like the stance of your car, what are your suspension stats? -Chris
What is everyones experience using chevy rockers and rear lower quarters? Any other metal sources?
NWheels, what is your suspension stats on this one?
So if you add a "II" next to your mongols patch so it says "mongols II", you can not be arrested? That would be some funny shit. "no officer...
Cool pontiacs everyone! What are you're own experiences with seeing them at shows? It's rare that i see many around the Philly area.
Yup, I bought it from Brian, who has the yellow 53 poncho gasser.
Vanhorton, thats funny i found a picture of a white pontiac catalina in the ashtray, it was cut out of a calender. Was the car in Gloucester city...
I got it in march, I think the guy i got it off off had it for six months to a year before. I got it in Gloucester city, I believe he did get it...
What part of jersey are you from? I never see these cars; however, i have two friends from jersey who both have 53 sedans.
Wow its scary how close that looks to my car, i even have the same hole in the same fender.
Whos got early 50's pontiacs? Lets see some pics! My curent project is a 53 pontiac chieftian. I dont see too many of these around, and i would...
Just when I'm about to look for post on how to wire up the ammeter.... I think I'm just going to run a volt meter for simplicity and i don't like...
Thanks everyone, i got the diode in and everything wired up today. I don't have a digital multi-meter but I'm reading slightly higher with the car...
Thanks Plym, Is it not true that you can excite the alt off of its own Bat terminal, and avoid running the light/diode. If i were to go to radio...
this is a three wire with the clip. I was under the understanding that the one wire on the clip would fold over to the BAT terminal as the...
So I have searched and searched and found many post on 6-12 volt conversions; however, many of them differ. I have a few questions about the...
gettin' ready to go in a few hours
Is it on the same street as the garage door opener?
who's all going to this one? The last one was a blast!
I stand corrected. The sequence is N Dr4 Dr3 Lo R. And i remmber seeing 1953 on a tag on the side of the trans. Can the parking paw be adjusted?...
I Really don't know too much about the car, it looks like a hydro(a glide looks more like a th350 right?) The Gear shifter has DDLR( i think)....
Maybe it might be the mount. I have only driven the car a little bit it does seem to move ok in reverse, the car just sorta jerks me back and...
It does not make any noise going into drive. The fluid does not look bad, but I only added a few quarts since some leaked out when i pulled the...
Hi All, I have a 1953 pontiac with a flat six and a hydro trans. When i put it in reverse it bangs around a bit (most times). Is there an easy...
To continue with the nascar idea..... If I'm not mistaken, Didnt the late 60s early 70s mopar winged cars do 212 mph in the NASCAR circuit? If...
Thanks for all the help. The car sat for a week and fired right up today. Whatever was causing the low compression seems to have fixed it's self,...
good info in this thread. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93447
Thanks for all the above help, I will need to investigate further the next time I'm working on the car. Would poor valve lash, or rings rusted...
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