New guy from Belleville

[camerjeff]

No they are manual brakes, but they usually work OK except for repeated heavy stops, or if they get water logged. Not great but OK. Here are some interior shots. It is in really nice shape.

[camerjeff]

And some engine shots, besides the incorrect radiator hoses, it has a Service replacement Q-jet dated Feb-1974, almost the correct numbers but stamped as an automatic not a manual, it has an aftermarket 6 bladed flex fan, stock it should be a 7 bladed flex fan for an A/C equipped OHC-6. It has a vintage C/D ignition box that I will keep. I bought a spare NOS unit just in case. But overall it is pretty stock under the Hood. The Previous owner replaced the Factory shifter with a Hurst unit. I did not know they made a Hurst shifter for a Saginaw 4-Speed! The original shifter was in the Trunk.
The Block code is correct for a Manual trans 4bbl 67 OHC-6 so it looks to be the original engine!

[DynoDave]

This thing is sweet!

Ugh...aluminum flex fan. I'm not a "fan". Had one come apart on my brother Dart one time...first and only time he allowed me to drive it. Broke a blade off while driving. Fortunately it must have gone down and under the car, rather than p and damaging the hood and custom paint.Being out of balance, it made the engine shake pretty hard as higher rpm. I thought I had damaged the engine. Took us a few minutes under the hood to figure it out. I mean...how often do you look at your fan blade?

[MP81]

And with what I've seen, they tend to also not cool all that well. They reduce parasitic loss, sure...but that's because it ain't pushing nearly as much air. Aside from that, man it looks clean under there, and definitely inside.

[camerjeff]

I agree with the downside of the after market flex fans, I do have a 7 bladed flex fan from a A/C equipped mid 70's Chevy Pick Up with a 292 I6 Somewhere in the parts stash. I will probably swap it out when I change the Radiator hoses.

I spent most of the day yesterday going thru the paperwork that came with the car. and fount the Protect-O-Plate it confirms the car was sold in Santa Barbara CA in June of 1967 at Hughes Pontiac GMC. That name seemed to ring a bell. So I went thru what is left of my dealer plate stash from when I lived in Washington state in the early 1980's. I used to buy every old dealer frame I came upon at yard sales. Most have been sold off years ago, I only have a few non brand specific frames left, most in soso shape. And look what I found! A Hughes Santa Barbara frame. A single with all the paint missing along with most of the chrome. I think I will try my hand restoring it. I think it will set off the car nicely! Frame.jpg

[DynoDave]

A sure sign that you were meant to have this car!

I picked up a Rinke plate frame for my T/A. It was in OK condition, then it sat on the bench through the garage fire, so who knows.

[MP81]

Now it's modern art.

[camerjeff]

Good news, Saturday I was able to actually change what looked to be the leaky 50+ year old rear brake cylinders and the newer but fluid soaked shoes. And after bleeding the brakes I have a firm Pedal!!!! Yeah!!!! I was actually able to take the car out for a short test drive at a faster pace now that I was sure it would actually stop if I needed it to. The car drives better than I was expecting, and having a firm brake pedal that does not go to the floor is much better. But many little things to keep me busy this winter.

[DynoDave]

Excellent! Brake work on 50 year old cars is not always fun. Glad you were able to tackle it.

Kyle loves working on rusty cars, if you ever need any advice!

[DynoDave]

And here's Leno's Firebird.

[MP81]

Kyle loves working on rusty cars, if you ever need any advice!

[DynoDave]

He's being modest. You should see him tear through working on his brothers rusty Buick daily driver, and his slightly less rusty (and much more desirable) Mustang.

[MP81]

When I think about those times:



Thank God the '81 is a Cali car.

[camerjeff]

Well it was a long couple of days last week, but I finally was able to assemble my new 4-post lift, and get it working a few hours before the 2" of snow fell on friday night. So the 67 Sprint and the Mallet Solstice are tucked away safely for the winter. They just fit in my Garage! I have about an 1" to spare. Also inside is my fathers old 78 Catalina Safari, and my never ending 1977 Astre Formula Project. In addition to assembling the lift, I had to replace all the hanging fluorescent lights with flat LED panels (great upgrade!) Now I have to do something with all the clutter I made rearanging everything!Lift.jpg

[DynoDave]

That's awesome! Glad you had the ceiling height for it. You have a nice collection of Pontiacs.