Pre 1958 Canadian Pontiac Chassis Forum

tom · tom

Hi, Just started to rebuild a 1948 pont torpedo back. Does anyone have any suggestions on replacing rear end housing, front end, and steering colume? Is there anything that is a good match to this frame? Also it has the old type master cylinder on the frame is there a better fire wall mount system?The ca...

davelacourse · davelacourse

Thanks to Ghost Post for pointing this out to me - the adjusting screw spring that holds the bottoms of the brake shoes together needs to have maximum clearance from the star wheel of the adjusting screw assembly. It's easy to see which end goes where, but it makes a difference how it is hooked into the ho...

davelacourse · davelacourse

those !#$%^&*! springs inside the rear drums! But I got'er done, the drivers side at least: Before: After: Decided to upgrade to self-adjusting brakes back there, added more !#$%^&*! springs to deal with *ka-sproing* shot parts across the garage less than a dozen times I believe Parkin...

Roughshod Rod · Roughshod Rod

How the heck do I get them off to inspect them and clean/grease them?The fronts came off without a problem. I would be happy just to get the rear-ends front plate off to inspect the pads.Are there better greases to use? Regular bearing grease OK?Cheers,C

davelacourse · davelacourse

Well the Left side was hard enough (the rear shackle bushing was scraping the fuel filler), but the Right rear shackle bushing won't come out. It is about 1/2 inch shy of clearing the spare tire well. No matter how I pound on its bolt or wiggle it. If anyone has a trick to get that old shackle out (and the new...

davelacourse · davelacourse

The 1955 Chevrolet Shop manual has a procedure for rear spring removal. I followed that procedure on one side of my 1956 Canadian Pontiac (which has chassis identical to the Chevrolet for 1956) and it worked OK, but did not help me with removal of the right rear shackle the spare tire well interfered wi...

blanchae · blanchae

I found that an mid 70s Camaro or Firebird 10 bolt rear end fits beautifully in a 53/54 Cdn Pontiac. You can use the original springs if you make the lowering blocks and spring plate as described on my rear suspension webpage. One thing that I would do differently is to put anti-seize in the rubber suspen...

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	Changes to 48 pontiac (Preview) Hi, Just started to rebuild a 1948 pont torpedo back. Does anyone have any suggestions on replacing rear end housing, front end, and steering colume? Is there anything that is a good match to this frame? Also it has the old type master cylinder on the frame is there a better fire wall mount system?The ca...	tom	5	2904	Dec 18, 2009 by Rolilk
	Brake job tip (Preview) Thanks to Ghost Post for pointing this out to me - the adjusting screw spring that holds the bottoms of the brake shoes together needs to have maximum clearance from the star wheel of the adjusting screw assembly. It's easy to see which end goes where, but it makes a difference how it is hooked into the ho...	davelacourse	6	2286	Jun 15, 2009 by 59poncho
	Installing new front disc brakes was a piece of cake compared to (Preview) those !#$%^&! springs inside the rear drums! But I got'er done, the drivers side at least: Before: After: Decided to upgrade to self-adjusting brakes back there, added more !#$%^&! springs to deal with ka-sproing shot parts across the garage less than a dozen times I believe Parkin...	davelacourse	18	3343	Jun 1, 2009 by davelacourse
	Rear drums - 54 Pathfinder (Preview) How the heck do I get them off to inspect them and clean/grease them?The fronts came off without a problem. I would be happy just to get the rear-ends front plate off to inspect the pads.Are there better greases to use? Regular bearing grease OK?Cheers,C	Roughshod Rod	9	2125	Apr 5, 2009 by Rolilk
	Help! Right rear shackle bushing won't come out (1956) (Preview) Well the Left side was hard enough (the rear shackle bushing was scraping the fuel filler), but the Right rear shackle bushing won't come out. It is about 1/2 inch shy of clearing the spare tire well. No matter how I pound on its bolt or wiggle it. If anyone has a trick to get that old shackle out (and the new...	davelacourse	3	2066	Feb 19, 2009 by davelacourse
	1955-57 Rear Spring Removal Procedure (Preview) The 1955 Chevrolet Shop manual has a procedure for rear spring removal. I followed that procedure on one side of my 1956 Canadian Pontiac (which has chassis identical to the Chevrolet for 1956) and it worked OK, but did not help me with removal of the right rear shackle the spare tire well interfered wi...	davelacourse	0	1967	Feb 19, 2009 by davelacourse
	Installing and lowering mid 70s Camaro/Firebird rear end in 53/54 Cdn Pontiac (Preview) I found that an mid 70s Camaro or Firebird 10 bolt rear end fits beautifully in a 53/54 Cdn Pontiac. You can use the original springs if you make the lowering blocks and spring plate as described on my rear suspension webpage. One thing that I would do differently is to put anti-seize in the rubber suspen...	blanchae	1	2518	Aug 30, 2008 by Canadian Poncho
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