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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by jesse1980, May 1, 2014.

  1. jesse1980
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    So the 61 62 control arms will bolt right up and be correct for steering? I thought the spindals were different. I have regular and finned drums for the front. I think I'm going to go with the finned. Any advice on maybe going with some sort of factory disc off of a later Pontiac full size?


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  2. 62hotcat
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    rick builds some power. good choice going with him. Between dad,my son and i we have 4 62 catalinas.Great cars.
     
  3. Super/Stock Poncho
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    Go with Scarbird for your front disk conversion. With the conversion kit you can buy over the counter brake parts.
     
  4. 62hotcat
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    scarebird on 2 of our cars worked out real well. Fabcraft for 4speed,rear, and some other big car parts.
     
  5. Hdonlybob
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    Always a favorite of mine..you have one mean car !! Love it.
     
  6. Super/Stock Poncho
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    62hotcat is right. If you need Pontiac 4 speed parts, rearend stuff, just give Brad a call at Fabcraft.
     
  7. inkstain27
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    Cool project, love seeing other 63 ponchos! lets me know I'm not the only one haha
     
  8. jesse1980
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    Yeah, I got the fabcraft catalog last fall, they got a lot of great parts. I was trying to keep it mid sixties era, that's why I was considering going with the finned drums.


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  9. jesse1980
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    I'm using radials. They are here at the shop already. I'm running all steel black wheels and 8:50x 15 M and H race masters on the back.


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  10. jesse1980
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  11. Super/Stock Poncho
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    Black steelies give the early 60s pontiacs a mean nasty look. Here is my 62 sitting on black shoes. It is sitting 560237_10150970017480804_740175237_n.jpg 1" higher with new springs after this photo was taken.
     
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  12. jesse1980
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    That Catalina looks great. I love the black steelies look.


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  13. jesse1980
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    Moons are cool too. My uncle had a set on a 55 Chevy he built when I was a kid.
    I'm hoping to have the rear end out tommarow and Sunday morning I'm going to menards to get cinder blocks and 2 8 foot 4x4s to set the frame on to power wash, get down to bare steel and paint by next weekend.


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  14. jesse1980
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    Here's the block, going with forged steel eagle kit. H beam rods, crank, pistons.
     

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  15. tommy
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    I assembled a 421SD from parts for my 63 Catalina in 1968. Very few of my 389 parts worked on the SD engine. I was young and dumb but I got it done and drove across country. 100miles...10 gallons of gas at highway speeds.
     

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