Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
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My '63 Bonneville convert
Built January 7, 1963 in the Linden, NJ plant and delivered to Trophy Pontiac in Bayonne, NJ, my dad was the second owner, in January of 1965.
When he bought the car, the white top was already on...
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Forum: Pontiac - Street
06-10-2024, 09:12 PM
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Checked your PCV valve recently? Just a random...
Checked your PCV valve recently? Just a random thought which came to mind thinking about pressure lifting the stick.
Edit: Another thought is whether you are actually over-filled on oil or have a...
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Forum: Members Helping Members
06-09-2024, 07:07 PM
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First, I would never use WD40 (or any...
First, I would never use WD40 (or any petroleum-based product) on a painted surface.
You have some options, depending upon where the buildup/residue is:
- Clay bar, lubricated with spray...
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Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
06-07-2024, 06:42 PM
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Is it just at idle that you have no assist, or...
Is it just at idle that you have no assist, or even at higher RPMs? Off the top of my head, assuming the pump is able to make pressure, the flow control valve comes to mind.
I am by no means any...
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Forum: Big Pontiac (incl G-body)Parts For SALE
06-06-2024, 10:13 PM
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Forum: Big Pontiac(incl G-body)Parts WANTED
06-06-2024, 08:36 PM
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Forum: Big Pontiac (incl G-body)Parts For SALE
06-06-2024, 08:32 PM
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Hmmm... Checking pics I have with me... I will...
Hmmm... Checking pics I have with me... I will have to check when I get back home from dinner. What are the possible letters? A or M or...?
This was an odd car. I'm not sure if it was originally...
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Forum: THE LOBBY
06-06-2024, 04:38 PM
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Forum: THE LOBBY
06-06-2024, 01:29 PM
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Undercarriage display mirrors
My first show ever was in 1979, in Danbury, CT, at an AACA event. I was very, very green (of course, when you're almost 19, you know most everything in life, so...).
On my right was a white on...
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Forum: Garage Sale
06-06-2024, 12:24 AM
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Forum: Big Pontiac (incl G-body)Parts For SALE
06-06-2024, 12:16 AM
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Forum: Big Pontiac(incl G-body)Parts WANTED
06-05-2024, 11:39 PM
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Forum: Big Pontiac(incl G-body)Parts WANTED
06-05-2024, 11:04 PM
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Forum: Big Pontiac(incl G-body)Parts WANTED
06-05-2024, 11:01 PM
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Forum: 64-65 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH
06-04-2024, 05:10 PM
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Forum: Interior TECH
06-04-2024, 03:18 PM
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Thanks!
Am I sure it's oxidation and not...
Thanks!
Am I sure it's oxidation and not fade and/or UV damage? No. That said, the car was inside and not run for almost 19 years, until last November or so. Of course, much of the "grayed out...
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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
06-03-2024, 10:57 PM
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Looks like Summit Racing has a selection of...
Looks like Summit Racing has a selection of mounts for your car.
At first, I thought the '65 took the same mounts as my '63 (those are pretty common from '59-'64), but apparently things changed in...
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Forum: Interior TECH
06-03-2024, 10:38 PM
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Combatting oxidation on interior vinyl
I'm looking for some tips to deal with the 61 years of accumulated oxidation on my once-black vinyl door and quarter panels and my (NOS in '82 or '83, I guess) dash pad.
Many moons ago, a fellow...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
06-03-2024, 09:52 PM
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My '63 was painted for the second time in '77....
My '63 was painted for the second time in '77. Since then, I did the upper part of the front clip and around the pinch weld molding to decklid in '86 (somehow, I skipped the cowl, and that has ...
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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH
06-02-2024, 09:28 PM
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Old thread, revisited....
I never sid use...
Old thread, revisited....
I never sid use those trunk pans, as it turned out that they had more tiny pinholes in them than we had originally thought. I'm still driving around with my pop-rivited,...
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Forum: Big Pontiac (incl G-body)Parts For SALE
06-02-2024, 09:12 PM
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Forum: Interior TECH
06-01-2024, 10:12 PM
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Correct '63 trunk mats
I finally pulled my original, dirty, cracked, faded read & black trunk mats out of my Bonneville convertible this afternoon and unboxed the set I bought new from Ames in 2004.
These new ones are...
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Forum: Pontiac Business Entities Exchange
05-30-2024, 11:25 PM
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Custom Mirror Restoration in Annville, PA
Is anyone familiar with them? Their site is:
https://custommirrorrestoration.com/
They replace mirror glass and restore factory mirrors (inside and outside, apparently). My original '63 flip...
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Forum: The Body Shop TECH
05-30-2024, 09:18 PM
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Generally, just lacquer thinner on cured enamel...
Generally, just lacquer thinner on cured enamel should being up the color. Letting it sit will indeed cause it to lift, so I should have been clear about being ready to thoroughly remove/displace the...
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