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Body brackets
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Bonjour! The body brackets of my '57 are too rusted for making their job. Have I to manufacture it or can I find that new ?
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Laurentian 57
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steering of my 57 Laurentian
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Hi, I have a problem with a piece of my right steering but I don't know the english name of it... You see on the picture, the axe is twisted because the rubber is older than me. I need to find that for the both ends and the both sides.
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Laurentian 57
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58 Pontiac w/factory air suspension?
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A friend of mine found a 58 in a field in Northern Alberta that he may pick up(just for parts, he's a chevy guy) But he says it has factory air suspension in it, like some 58 chevs were ordered with. Anyone ever hear of such a critter? Or know how rare it might be? I haven't seen the car, but he says its prett...
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sixtywagon
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'53 Pontiac Coil Spring Removal?
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Hey Guys, i've got the whole front end out of the car now , how do i get the coil springs out? I have 2 spring compressors here and either will work. There has to be a technique to this if anyone has any info please let me know. thanks
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welldunn
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Which Part is Bent?
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I know i have something bent in my front end but i can't tell exactly what piece i need to get or maybe i need to get it all. This car must have hit something before and the idler and tie rods are a little out of whack because the part that is secured to the front axle is pushing up into the oil pan. If anyone has a...
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welldunn
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What is the best way to remove unwanted frame bracket? - UPDATE
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The factory welded a bracket assembly to the frame near the cowl to support the column shift linkage: I want to remove this bracket, because (a) it is not needed since I am using a floor shift and (b) to clean up unnecessary clutter in the engine compartment (which will be much more croweded with the big b...
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davelacourse
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'57 Pontiac/'57 Chev chassis parts interchangablity?
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Diving right in with a question, I did do an intro though. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is the chassis and it's components (suspension, diff, etc) all Chevrolet? Ie, can I order ball joints, tie rods, diff bearings and the like for a Chev?
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brad2v
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early 50's pontiac Factory Tire Size
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my car has 14's on it and it's a 1953 pontiac is that correct ? i was told by one guy that he thinks it should be 15's. thanks
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welldunn
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disc brake kit
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Has anyone ever replace the front drum setup to a disk on a 58 Laurention the the rim off set change
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pontiacman
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steering box
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Hello: I am looking for a steering box for my 1952 fleetleader special, 6 cyl. My mechanic thinks the steering and front end are chevrolet as they do not match the car manual for Pontiac. Any ideas?? I can buy a rebuild kit but would prefer to buy one already done. Thanks for your help in the past. B...
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wwdaze
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Wheel cylinders
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Hello! Is there anyone knowing the references for me to buy four new wheel cylinders for my 57 Laurentian 6 x 261 i.c. Pierre
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Laurentian 57
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Any Similarities from a 53 Pontiac to 55-57 Chev's
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I can't find a power brake conversion kit for my car and all the kids at the speed-shops are useless unless it has a turbo. Is there another kind of car i can ask for parts for by chance? thanks guys
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welldunn
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53' Front Brake Lines
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i'm having trouble finding how to route the front brakes lines , does anyone know if this early of a car has a proportioning valve? i can see where the back brake lines ru nto the front but i cannot see the front lines and there is no junction block in the front and i think there should be right? Any help is mu...
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welldunn
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53 Front wheel bearings
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Just wondering if anyone has done a conversion to tapered front wheel bearings. This conversion kit replaces the same wheel bearings listed for my 53 http://www.dreamershotrods.com/cpp-4759rbk-u.aspx
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Chief 53
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Need help identify another bracket
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Sorry to be a pain guys, but I need help with another bracket. I thought I had labelled everything correctly and took enough pictures, but appenrently not! I suspect this goes either on the frame or transmission, but no clue where. Thanks again
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57Pontiac
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Need help to identify this 1957 part!!
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Hi guys, I am unable to determine where this part goes. I looked in my documentation and the tons of pictures I took when dismanteling my car and no trace of this part... it may come from one of 2 other cars I parted out, but still I have no clue where it goes If anyone has any idea..please let me know Thanks!...
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57Pontiac
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1957 Original Brakes or Disk brake kit???
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Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out if I should restore the original drums brakes on my 1957 Laurentian or buy a complete disk brakes kit. I imagine it would be probably a lot cheaper to restore my original brakes, but security-wise is it safer to go with disk brake? Anyone has ever installed a disk kit? Do...
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57Pontiac
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1965 and 66 frames
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I have a 65 2 door beaumont, I also have a 66 4 door chevelle are the frames the same - interchangeable? -- Edited by brad on Wednesday 17th of March 2010 07:33:57 PM
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brad
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Upper control arms - more caster?
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Well I drove to the alignment shop, and he put the 56 with all new/rebuilt front suspension on the fancy computerized/laser-guided machine, and ... cannot get anywhere close to the factory specified 1 degree postive caster, and cannot get any positive camber either (toe-in of course is not a proble...
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davelacourse
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Power Steeering Box
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Hi, I am new to this site and really glad to have found it. I am in the middle of a 56 Pontiac Laurientian and I want to put in power steering. I am looking for something that will prettty much bolt in. Short of ordering one from Danchuk in the USA for $500.00 usd I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get o...
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