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Hi Folks! Latest newbie to the site here. Bought my first Pontiac this past Sunday! It's a 1957 Pathfinder 4 door sedan base model, with an inline 6 (261?) & Armstrong steering and brakes (or is that "Legstrong" brakes?) and a three speed manual on the tree. Only option it has is B.S.O. 213 (heavy du...

Hi guys, Now that I've got my carburetor rebuilt, I'm going to need to put a complete exhaust system on my new to me treasure once I get it running (hopefully next week). I noticed when I picked it up that everything back from the exhaust manifold is gone, so I'm starting from scratch. There is a good muffl...

Hi guys, I was doing the brakes on my '57 yesterday and found out the hard way (when I opened the package containing the new drum I'm installing and compared it to the drum/hub I had just removed) that the hub is riveted to the original drum. I simply ground the rivets off, drove the drums off of the hubs and...

Hi guys, I'm working on my '57 Pathfinder shifter (three on the tree)/signal light switch etc. Managed to order the necessary innards from Eckler's for a little more than $200, which is really nice. However, now that I have it apart, I see the upper mast is trashed. Nothing to even rebuild or overhaul,...

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1957 pathfinder standard 261 New member from Regina SK (Preview)	Welcome Aboard!	23	1657	Apr 12, 2020 by cranks38
Hi Folks! Latest newbie to the site here. Bought my first Pontiac this past Sunday! It's a 1957 Pathfinder 4 door sedan base model, with an inline 6 (261?) & Armstrong steering and brakes (or is that "Legstrong" brakes?) and a three speed manual on the tree. Only option it has is B.S.O. 213 (heavy du...
261 exhaust 1957 Pathfinder Exhaust system for 1957 with 261 L6? (Preview)	Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Power Train Tech Forum	8	1745	May 5, 2020 by TheFrenchCanadian
Hi guys, Now that I've got my carburetor rebuilt, I'm going to need to put a complete exhaust system on my new to me treasure once I get it running (hopefully next week). I noticed when I picked it up that everything back from the exhaust manifold is gone, so I'm starting from scratch. There is a good muffl...
1957 57 hub drum brakes riveted Front brakes & hub questions - 1957 Pathfinder (Preview)	Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Chassis Forum	6	2039	Jun 11, 2020 by TheFrenchCanadian
Hi guys, I was doing the brakes on my '57 yesterday and found out the hard way (when I opened the package containing the new drum I'm installing and compared it to the drum/hub I had just removed) that the hub is riveted to the original drum. I simply ground the rivets off, drove the drums off of the hubs and...
Column shifter mast 1957 Upper steering column mast for 1957 - available? (Preview)	Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Power Train Tech Forum	2	1517	Jan 28, 2021 by TheFrenchCanadian
Hi guys, I'm working on my '57 Pathfinder shifter (three on the tree)/signal light switch etc. Managed to order the necessary innards from Eckler's for a little more than $200, which is really nice. However, now that I have it apart, I see the upper mast is trashed. Nothing to even rebuild or overhaul,...