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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH Yesterday, 10:57 PM
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Views: 39
Posted By Rachelsdad
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...
Forum: Interior TECH Yesterday, 10:38 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 20
Posted By Rachelsdad
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...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH Yesterday, 09:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 158
Posted By Rachelsdad
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 ...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 06-02-2024, 09:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 533
Posted By Rachelsdad
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,...
Forum: Big Pontiac (incl G-body)Parts For SALE 06-02-2024, 09:12 PM
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Views: 229
Posted By Rachelsdad
Available

Available
Forum: Interior TECH 06-01-2024, 10:12 PM
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Views: 44
Posted By Rachelsdad
Wink 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...
Forum: Pontiac Business Entities Exchange 05-30-2024, 11:25 PM
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Views: 62
Posted By Rachelsdad
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...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 05-30-2024, 09:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By Rachelsdad
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...
Forum: Exhaust TECH 05-30-2024, 09:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 97
Posted By Rachelsdad
Interesting. Thanks. Completely new to me. Just...

Interesting. Thanks. Completely new to me. Just found their website, and have been reading up. ;-)
Forum: Exhaust TECH 05-30-2024, 07:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 97
Posted By Rachelsdad
Exhaust flange gasket recommendations

When I first switched my '63 Bonneville (389) back to duals (stainless) in '86, I had a real Dickens of a time getting the pipes and the flanges to line up squarely.

More recently, the engine was...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 05-30-2024, 07:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By Rachelsdad
GM used acrylic lacquer from the 1960's into the...

GM used acrylic lacquer from the 1960's into the 1980's, when they switched to Deltron (urethane based). My 1980 Phoenix was acrylic lacquer.

To test for lacquer vs enamel vs urethane, find a test...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-28-2024, 09:53 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 936
Posted By Rachelsdad
Yeah, while my '63 was in the shop, they put a...

Yeah, while my '63 was in the shop, they put a pair of those black ones on just to pass inspection I guess. I forgot to swap them before showing last week (oh, well)....

The ones I got were NOS...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-28-2024, 07:12 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 936
Posted By Rachelsdad
Pie-in-the-sky thinking: - '60's steering...

Pie-in-the-sky thinking:

- '60's steering wheel center caps with replaceable lenses and attachment clips

- Affordable '60's big car clear steering wheels

- Early '60's 8-lug center caps

-...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-26-2024, 10:27 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 89
Posted By Rachelsdad
Fuse block stencil or repop

The fuse block in my '63 is, well, tired. Yes, I know where the fuses are, but in the dark, I'd prefer not to fumble around. Does anyone make stencils for these to re-letter the block?
...
Forum: Industry Stuff 05-26-2024, 10:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 191
Posted By Rachelsdad
I wish there was an interchange book like the one...

I wish there was an interchange book like the one I have for my '56 Safari. There are a number of parts we have in common with other marques (tilt turn signal apparently crosses with a few, as the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-26-2024, 12:16 AM
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Views: 43,129
Posted By Rachelsdad
Went to the local cruise night with my '63 and...

Went to the local cruise night with my '63 and ran into an old friend. We hadn't been in touch in over 40 years. He recognized the Bonneville, and I recognized him. LOL... We went to high school...
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 05-21-2024, 08:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 224
Posted By Rachelsdad
Thanks! I guess I just needed to hear it...

Thanks!

I guess I just needed to hear it from someone else. I aee that Eastwood has some self-etching primer in a rattle can.

The next challenge will be to match the white, but thankfully, both...
Forum: Garage Sale 05-21-2024, 10:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 589
Posted By Rachelsdad
Jack, if I had the space, we'd have made a deal...

Jack, if I had the space, we'd have made a deal already. That Buick is really sweet.

The '26 Pontiac sounds like a real prize, though, so I get why you need to make space.

I'll be at the local...
Forum: Industry Stuff 05-20-2024, 08:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 191
Posted By Rachelsdad
Safeguard speedo knob source: Zip Products

Zip Products, in Mechanicsville, VA is a Corvette repro house. That said, I was able to source a knob for my '63 Safeguard speedo from them. The rubber knob is apparently identical to (or very...
Forum: 66-67 GTO Tempest & LeMans TECH 05-20-2024, 08:20 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 119
Posted By Rachelsdad
I'm not an expert in '65 or '66, though I did...

I'm not an expert in '65 or '66, though I did install a top on a '67 Bonneville many (many) years ago, replacing the original, and that was plastic, as is my '63. My brother has a '65 Olds Starfire,...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-19-2024, 06:21 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 389
Posted By Rachelsdad
This thread has a good discussion of manifold...

This thread has a good discussion of manifold coatings:

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=872899

As to the original question, I have no recommendations for places...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 05-18-2024, 07:15 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 2,985
Posted By Rachelsdad
Andy Granatelli, then CEO of STP, did those ads...

Andy Granatelli, then CEO of STP, did those ads on TV (STP: The Racer's Edge).

I used to use "upper lube" in my cars, but have strayed from that practice in recent years, for this reason or that....
Forum: The Body Shop TECH 05-17-2024, 10:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 224
Posted By Rachelsdad
Painting anodized trim

Hi, all...

My '63 Bonneville has two specific pairs of gold anodized crests which include painted areas:

Door panel interior
Rear quarter exterior

My current exterior crests need to be...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-17-2024, 02:22 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,314
Posted By Rachelsdad
All the best, Greg.

All the best, Greg.
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 05-15-2024, 09:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 291
Posted By Rachelsdad
Aha! That makes sense all around. I, yoo, thought...

Aha! That makes sense all around. I, yoo, thought they would have been part of the decor group, but I'm not seeing them in my docs. That makes the most sense, though.
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