My '62 Acadian Build

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

RE: My '62 Acadian Build

62Beaumont · Addicted!

No update yet, I haven't worked on the car since I moved last spring.
The yardwork is starting to taper off, so maybe pretty soon I'll have to dust off the tools.

62Beaumont · Addicted!

Well the car's only been on hold for a year and a half now. smile

Since the last build update, we've moved out of the city, had a second child ,

built a 24x26 detached garage and completed a whole pile of projects on the house and in the yard.

Now, it's time to get back to the car.

Here's my private car hauler (aka Carl S.) towing the car to it's new home spring '11.

This was the second time he's moved my car for me from an old home to a new home in the last 5 years, thanks again Carl.

Next move, I'm driving it.

Last year I built some sub-frame connectors.

Started with some 2x4 lumber and paper templates.

Transfered them to steel.

Welded them up.

The kinked up section just after the front subframe is where the exhaust will cross over from outboard to inboard (I'm going to use fenderwell headers).

I still have to clean them up a bit and prime/paint the welded areas.

Next project, I just finished modifying a driveshaft safety loop.

Here's what I started with.

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Here's what it looks like now.

Here's the bolts and retainer plates from inside.

Hopefully the next update won't be in a couple years from now. smile

-- Edited by 62Beaumont on Friday 12th of October 2012 02:07:46 PM

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Nice! I think I need to come for a drive some evening. Maybe on a convertible night soon.

I don't have to worry about other's asking me to haul cars for them after I hauled (sort of...) that last one for 2kwik2c!

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:

I don't have to worry about other's asking me to haul cars for them after I hauled (sort of...) that last one for 2kwik2c!

What type of drop off policy do you have?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

It's a surprise, you never know when it will happen!

Although in Joel's case, no surprises, I unloaded it where I was supposed to, both times...

62Beaumont · Addicted!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Nice! I think I need to come for a drive some evening. Maybe on a convertible night soon.

Sounds good. Shoot me a line whenever you're up for it.

62Beaumont · Addicted!

Next update.

I got the driveshaft straightened, ballanced and installed new u-joints.

How she's sitting now.

Next is the exhaust.

I bought a 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust kit with turbo mufflers from Jegs a while back and some extra U bend tubes for my fenderwell header routing.

I also bought an H pipe kit but might not bother adding it. I'll complete the welding first then see.

I had to cut and weld the intermediate pipes to fit my headers.

The driver side header collector sits lower than the passenger so the exhaust had to kick up a bit.

Here's the clearance where the exhaust passes on the subframe connector.

The tailpipes are a couple inches short so I might look at some chrome tips, not sure.

I still have to weld up the system but it turned out pretty good.

Just wish the driver side header was tucked higher up and the tailpipes were a little longer but for the price can't complain too much.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Now I KNOW I have to come for a visit... Guess it's time I got off my butt and got to work on that Grande Parisienne.

Good for you Joel, if you're in the area stop in and give me a kick in the rear and tell me to get to work.

57poncho · Uber Guru

Great progress Joel keep it going.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Sure looks like you've got enough room!

67SD396 · Poncho Master!

Nice work Joel. Great to see you back at it. Can't wait to see the finished ride!

DANO65 · Poncho Master!

Looking good Joel. Nice to see progress. Keep at it. Oh well maybe this winter I'll start making progress again..........

62Beaumont · Addicted!

Thanks guys. Yes, progress feels good.

beaumontwagon · Guru

Wow man ,good for you. Thats alot of work.
Its all worth it in the end.

62Beaumont · Addicted!

I pulled the headers out and had a chance to blast, prime and paint them on Saturday.

These are '60s Doug Thorley 1 5/8" primary with 2 1/2" collector fenderwell headers.

I know fenderwell's aren't everyone's cup of tea but I love them.

My "shadetree" blasting setup.

My "shadetree" paint booth:

First I primed with VHT flameproof primer and then used a small torch to cure the primer a little.

Then I painted them with VHT flameproof flat silver and used the torch again.

I can't wait to bolt them back in and install the new intake, carb, valve covers... to see how they look.

Hopefully they won't need to be recoated for a couple of years cause they're a real pain to get out of the car.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

Who told you not to use those crappy fitting fenderwell headers!

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

Good stuff Joel. Glad to see headers grow on trees in 'Toba.

62Beaumont · Addicted!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Who told you not to use those crappy fitting fenderwell headers!
I knew you couldn't resist that comment!

Pontiacanada wrote:
Good stuff Joel. Glad to see headers grow on trees in 'Toba.

Hahaha, yeah there a little rare these southern manitoba header trees. You have to wait just before snow fall untill the headers are ready for picking.

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

With any luck we will have an early frost, they will freeze and fall off the tree, useless!!!

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
With any luck we will have an early frost, they will freeze and fall off the tree, useless!!!

"Grounder" headers are still great in my books.

We JUST have money growing on trees out here! blankstare

Stephenzone · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Carl Stevenson wrote:
Who told you not to use those crappy fitting fenderwell headers!

don't listen to him, we like fenderwell exit headers. these are for a bb in my 63 wagon

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