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Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 03-21-2024, 10:04 PM
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Posted By Wick Humble
Dog-dish or poverty hub caps need the trio of...

Dog-dish or poverty hub caps need the trio of metal clips on Tempest Y-body too; I can't find any for my '61 V-8 coupe. I think that they're the same as big Pontiac. Now, the A-bodied Tempests were...
Forum: 61-77 GTO, Tempest & LeMans Parts For SALE 03-20-2024, 11:55 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 118
Posted By Wick Humble
Free 1961 rear-seat original panel (red)

FREE; 1961 Tempest coupe -- used upholstery FREE for shipping: I had to recover my '61 coupe seats with the Ames 'LeMans' pleated kit, but have the rear seat back panel (only) to give away to a...
Forum: Pontiac - Street 03-20-2024, 11:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 557
Posted By Wick Humble
I have been struggling with this issue this week:...

I have been struggling with this issue this week: our mirrors were from a Chevy (Monte, as I recall) and the end not only pulled off of one of the cables, but the nylon block broke in two; I think...
Forum: YOUR BEST PONTIAC STORIES 02-22-2024, 11:12 AM
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Views: 656
Posted By Wick Humble
Got my CA license in a '55 Pontiac

In August of 1961, I took my CA drivers license test in the family 1955 870 Chieftain 8-passenger, four-door wagon, a real 'family truckster' and very good car -- wish I had it now! We traded it on...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-22-2024, 10:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 919
Posted By Wick Humble
Our tech guru at "Little Indians" chapter of POCI...

Our tech guru at "Little Indians" chapter of POCI said it would work, when I asked him; hope so! Sometimes those differences don't prevent an interchange.
BTW, how the heck does on post a new...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-22-2024, 10:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 919
Posted By Wick Humble
That's a new one on me! The Tempest dash is...

That's a new one on me! The Tempest dash is woefully inadequate, also! But, one of the problems with the BOP 'senior compacts' was that despite technology sharing, they were trying to put cars on...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 02-22-2024, 10:29 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,188
Posted By Wick Humble
Update to 2024: are these clips available now...

Update to 2024: are these clips available now online? Ames doesn't stock them. I need a dozen for my '61 Tempest V-8 coupe. Wick
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-20-2024, 02:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 919
Posted By Wick Humble
I, being an old (!) belt and suspenders man,...

I, being an old (!) belt and suspenders man, checked with our ropeshaft guru at Little Indians; he green-lighted the swap. The Olds block/heads were indeed different, in many ways; the Olds 215 had...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-20-2024, 12:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 919
Posted By Wick Humble
Reply to Buick V-8 215

Good story! I had lightlypused '65 Tempest Custom 2-dr HT with 2-bbl. 326 that I thought of similarly in '67-69, when I sold it to my bro as my draft exemption expired. It had the deluxe flipper...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-19-2024, 10:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 919
Posted By Wick Humble
Yeah, there are those; very spendy, though! I'm...

Yeah, there are those; very spendy, though! I'm hoping that this assembly is sound; seems okay. As I had to strip the body, fix rust and dents, and repaint this spring, PLUS do almost all the...
Forum: 61-63 Tempest & LeMans TECH 02-19-2024, 12:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 919
Posted By Wick Humble
1961-62 Tempest aluminum V-8 (Buick) tech info

I'm restoring a '61 Tempest coupe with the 215 aluminum V-8 (Buick) engine, and want to start a registry of owners. Are there any PY participants that would be interested in this listing? Yes, I'm...
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