31pontiac's '31 Pontiac

[Ringo64]

Amazing work!

[64 kiwi boni]

very nice detail work👍

[cowboydanny]

Wow that's what it will look like I can't wait to get mine done as well. I'm hoping I can take it to a jeweler to have restored.

Did you have the one that goes on your dash redone too?

[31pontiac]

   I sent my emblem to Maxwell Enamel in CA for restoration.  Not cheap, but excellent work!

   I was lucky, my dashboard emblem is good enough to use as is.

[31pontiac]

   The A/C  unit under the dash left no room for the manual choke cable to be routed to the right side of the rear carb to meet the choke lever so I designed a bellcrank assembly to fit under the rear edge of the carburetor to do the job.

[31pontiac]

      Not enough room in the dash for all of the gauges and switches so I made 2 “accessory“     panels ,  one to house the choke and ‘61 Pontiac ignition switch and the other for the A/C controls.

[64 kiwi boni]

Nice work 31, i like the way you have curved the extension, fits in really well👍, sexy as mate 👍 

Edited January 31, 2021 by 64 kiwi boni

[JUSTA6]

12 hours ago, 31pontiac said:

      Not enough room in the dash for all of the gauges and switches so I made 2 “accessory“     panels ,  one to house the choke and ‘61 Pontiac ignition switch and the other for the A/C controls.

Nice job! Your additions blend right in.

[Frosty]

I know this comes down to personal preference, old school looks or whatever, but I am curious.

Why are you going with a manual choke? Wouldn't an automatic choke carb been a lot easier?

Regardless, I respect your choice and I think your fab work is great and ingenious. Keep up the good work.

[31pontiac]

   Thanks Frosty.   Yes , an automatic choke would have been easier,  but  I wanted period ( ‘60’s ) looking dual quads  (AFBs).  My engine builder found this pair of Carter 500’s online with no automatic choke and I said OK.   I like the SD 421 inference.  

[Frosty]

Okay, now I understand. Thanks for taking the time to explain that 31pontiac. So period correct it is! I like it!

[31pontiac]

   A little more progress.  17” Derale clutch fan with a shroud made from old metal shelves. Modified the stock headlight bar and custom made the headlight stands to fit the Guide  682-C headlights.  Installed the tach and ‘55 DeSoto gauges.

 

[64 kiwi boni]

oh wow mate its looking really good 👍

 love those long branch headers too 👍

[JUSTA6]

Looks sooo good. The Master at work. Thankz for sharing the progress.

[31pontiac]

   Here are a couple of details I hadn’t posted yet.

   The ‘58 Chevrolet Bel Air taillights were chosen due to their  ‘60’s showrod feel.  The push bars and rear spreader bar/ license plate plate bracket were fabricated from bar stock and an original NOS Hollywood license plate lamp was used to keep that vintage feel.

    The front spreader bar is a Model A brake bar trimmed to fit between the frame rails. It was chosen because it compliments the      “V”ed shape of the grille

     These parts and a few others were dropped off at the chrome shop at Hershey last week.

 

    

[JUSTA6]

That looks soooo good!   Really nice job on the headlight brackets.

[64 kiwi boni]

I agree with justA .... very cool and the 58 tail lights suit it 👍👍👍

[31pontiac]

   Just a brief update.  My son-in-law helped bend some AC and trans cooler lines.  
   Also picked up the chrome before Christmas.  Librandi’s does excellent work!

[Frosty]

Nice and clean work. I can't wait to see more.

[64 kiwi boni]

Very tidy plumbing 👍👍👍👍👍

[31pontiac]

Routing exhaust was challenging. Mufflers are Pypes RacePro and tips are modified Olds 442 pieces.   Also could use some help rotating last pic.😬

[Frosty]

Very cool update. Any particular reason for the Olds tips? The cool factor? I had them lying around the shop?

[64 kiwi boni]

very sexxy plumbing there Tim 

[31pontiac]

    Frosty, the exhaust on Mickey Thompson’s Challenger I was my inspiration.  Although not a direct copy, I tried to have a similar look with the hard slice cut pipe. The 442 tips ( flea market find) received a harder than original angle cut and I feel gives the end of the pipe a more finished look.

     The sides of the gas tank cover will eventually be modified to accommodate the tailpipes better.

     

[Frosty]

That's a better story than I expected 31pontiac. Thanks for sharing that one. Inspired by history. I like it!