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I remember not being very fond of the 3/4" Ø solid steel shaft running from the steering box to the wheel in my 66 442 for this exact reason.
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Tempest 1964-65 exc. conv. Tempest 1966 exc conv. & 4dr. HT |
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Update: The Great Pontiac Tempest Custom Rebuild begins
We've bought a car to rebuild our beloved '66 Tempest Sprint. I've been scouring the Web day and night since we decided to keep the wreck, mostly finding that there's nothing out there for a project car. And prices? Forget about it. So I'm feeling fortunate in finding a car that's close to my location.
Here's the car. I ended up paying about 4000.00 US for it. It being a local car saves us the ridiculous shipping and brokerage fees. So add that 4000.00 to the 1300.00 US that we gave to the insurance company for the wreck, and you've got my gross expenditure so far. Not counting storing everything, of course. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details...dId=1599558855 To say that the car is basic is a bit of an understatement. But there's still a heck of a lot of good parts on the wrecked car, including a complete red interior, a lot of the body and trim, and of course the drivetrain. Everything else we can sell after cannibalizing the wreck. And we can also sell the gold interior, etc. from this car. Stuff like that is unobtainium around here and people pay crazy money now for Pontiac parts. And it looks like I will now have 5 engines. So some selling can happen there as well. In fact, that has to happen. It's going to be slow going at first. So this could take a while. But it appears that we are on our way. |
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I think you did great there. I would have started with that car for a project without a thought for $4000. Whole frame already blasted and painted, sheet metal looks great (no salt up there??). I think if you were starting in the US and had to find all that in different lots you'd be in $8,000 by the time you gathered it all up.
Congrats ... first step on the way to the crash being a distance memory.
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That looks like a great base to resurrect a Cammer.
Looks like lots of bits that can be sold off to offset some of the cost as well. Best of Luck! Looking forward to seeing it come together.
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When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did, in his sleep. Not screaming like the passengers in his car. |
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Here's the data plate.
I'll start another thread in the appropriate section when we have the car in our driveway. |
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Hopefully, the Trim Tag from your Cammer can be saved.
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When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did, in his sleep. Not screaming like the passengers in his car. |
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I think you did alright if the car is as solid as it looks, $4000 USD's doesn't buy much car these days, I have seen rusty non runners sell for more money than you paid for it. Hopefully it all works out well for you and your cammer will be resurrected from the dead!!!!!
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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