hi guys, i just bought a 49 poncho coupe, it has all new steel welded in but no motor or tanny in it what i wanna ask is can i just make mounts and drop a motor in as is or should i clip it? thanks Marc
what year was the TA clip? is there any that just bolt in......and i dont mean new kits that cost 2g's to buy!
bolt in clip..... no way. close to bolt in? few options, weld in, lots of options. easiest is rebuild what is there. motor mounts for a small chevy are easy enough to make. might be able to modify a 49-54 chevy kit to work.
No, no TA clips that bolt in as far as I know...besides, you'd have to cut the Pontiac frame rails somewhere to figure out how to bolt it in... Chassis Engineering in Iowa makes a "bolt-in" unit, for Mustang, I think, for a same year Chevy...I'd suspect your Pontiac would likely share the same frame. Might want to check that out. I used a '78 Trans Am sub in my '55 Cadillac build and it fit perfectly...go here to see it: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329070&highlight=the+best+55+caddy+build R-
thanks guys hey 53sled........thanks for the tips, so you think i can go with mounts and rebuild the rest that i already have there? i was kinda thinking that would be an option but not sure as this is my first build! 40studedued.......thats one great looking build, i remember seeing that a while back on here and drooling! i really appreciate the help here everyone..........might sound crazy but i wanna try and have this thing rolling for the summer!
if the pontiac is a 100% canadian pontiac it will share the frame with the chevy, but its its not the pontiac frame is much wider than the chevy frame QUOTE=40StudeDude;6051619]No, no TA clips that bolt in as far as I know...besides, you'd have to cut the Pontiac frame rails somewhere to figure out how to bolt it in... Chassis Engineering in Iowa makes a "bolt-in" unit, for Mustang, I think, for a same year Chevy...I'd suspect your Pontiac would likely share the same frame. Might want to check that out. I used a '78 Trans Am sub in my '55 Cadillac build and it fit perfectly...go here to see it: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329070&highlight=the+best+55+caddy+build R-[/QUOTE]
i did a 79 TA on my 50 pontiac and its the best car i have ever ridden,i have taken this car 90mph and its pontiac powered 400HO motor backed wit a 700r4 and the original rear
Hey thanks The Chief.........pics look great!!! My car is a US model, I got my hands on a jaguar IFS and IRS that I want to use now. I hope it fits now with reading how the Canadian Pontiac is on the Chevy frame and the American Pontiac is a larger base.....wow I hope the jag stuff will fit! I kinda wanted to use the Chevy front clip on the Poncho and kinda doubt it will fit now...any ideas on that anyone?
i belive the jag would work but the fron wheels might tuck in a lil bit.if ur planning to bag the car i wont really notice it that much. let me know if you have questions. ive done a jag clip on a 53 chevy and im very happy with it
btw check out this post. the oldmobile frame is very simular to the pontiac. i owuld contact rickyracer for some tech on how he did it. ive seen some videos of his car and it looks like it handles amazing http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4275247&postcount=12
Both Fenders and Hood are longer than the chev. I'd guess the core support mounts are located forward and the wheel base is 5" longer on the Pontiac and it would reason that the difference would be from the windshield forward.
the straight 8 pontiacs fenders are also longer then a chevy what are your plans for the rest of the car? heres alink to pics of my girlfriends 50 it has a nova subrame with unfortinatly a chevy 350 (the way she bought it) http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/69runner383/janets 50 pontiac/
the chevy front clip wont fit, you would need to add 6" to the fenders to cover the frame, on another note why would you want to put a chevy front clip on the pontiac?
Did you not get the front clip (sheetmetal) with the car? As pointed out chevy stuff won't fit. I used a full size Caprice/Roadmaster/Fleetwood frame clip under my '51 wagon, and am very happy with the stance, handling and braking. I'm using stock '51 wheels with the disk brakes.
56 thanks her car is really nice........i have the sheet metal for mine just it was repaired and not back the way it should have been done, the waterfall was welded in with flat steel and looks like ass.......I have a good 50 chevy clip i could use...I also dont have a grille for my 49, if anyone has some stuff kicking around let me know!<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_6238447", true); </SCRIPT>
i have a complete 50 poncho here (canadian model) I have a 50 chevy hood fenders and grill i was going to use ,but this 49 pontiac (american model) has all new steel welded in thats why im doing the american car.
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