3 hours ago, Fitzy said:

- I am super impressed with your homemade 'bezel removal tool.' What a cool solution. I've always attacked mine 'butcher style,' a pair of needle nose pliers and a hammer, or a little screwdriver tapped around. 

Why do I picture FItzy as Mongo with a hammer and a screwdriver?

 

6 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Oh, by the way Kiwi - I am super impressed with your homemade 'bezel removal tool.' What a cool solution. I've always attacked mine 'butcher style,' a pair of needle nose pliers and a hammer, or a little screwdriver tapped around. 

mate. i googled the tool and Pontiac have a code for the ""special """ like me! tool that undoes these bezels, 

 i looked at it and though..... hmmm i can make that !!!, what have i got that i can make that out of...i call it number 8 wire mentality....

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_8_wire

and if you really want to be bored stiff !!

 

Edited November 17, 20214 yr by 64 kiwi boni

I got all excited today when the Ames box arrived only to be disappointed when I opened it !!!!!

Gen 2 camaro wiper blades !!! Wtf

Dang! Sorry to hear that

4 hours ago, Bonneville convertable64 said:

Dang! Sorry to hear that

i do have to say mate, that this is the first stuff up that ames have done.. todate, every single part they have sent me for the 64 has worked... lets justA blame this one on that bloody covid!!! hahaha

Del did you see the 64 rag top for sale here in nz ?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/pontiac/other/listing/3329074506?bof=UKDwhbEv

In the hopes of turning lemons into lemonade, Fitzy, does it look like the wiper blades will fit at all to the car? Or is the mounting just totally wrong and you have to return it?

I agree with Kiwi, this is not like Ames, but manure happens. Sadly.

Frosty - put your glasses back on. Kiwi received the wrong stuff, not me. Unlike his bucket of bolts, mine came complete with it's original superb condition correct blades. I can't help it if my car was the better purchase.

So Kiwi  - are they even similar? Can you make them fit? I wonder if older Holden ones would work?

I have NEVER received anything other than the correct parts on time from Ames, so this is most unusual. Does the label part # coincide with the invoice and what you actually ordered?

Completely wrong part number on them mate 

email Ron And asked for the right ones to be sent 

what I got fits on a pin and mine are like yours flat tab that pushes into the sleeve 

On 11/8/2021 at 8:40 PM, Fitzy said:

From Ames:

I had ordered the pg580L

14 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Frosty - put your glasses back on. Kiwi received the wrong stuff, not me. 

Aw shit! You're again mate. 

My sometimizers is showing again. Dang it! 

Edited November 19, 20214 yr by Frosty

After another weekend of working, pulling walls out an installing beams i had yet again  a hour on the 64 sunday afternoon, so i went to and installed the door glass seals

the old and the new seals justA slide into place from the bottom of the channel in the rear window 

the old ones where pretty crusty !!!

Edited November 21, 20214 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Next was the window to roof seals... every simple installation removing the old was a mess!

the new steele seal next to a mint-as original one in twenty five thousand crusty bits!!!

 the new seals fit perfectly and come with the required 2 buttons to trap the seal on the A pillar👍

the other side was justA - as mint too !

i am very impressed with the fit and how well the glass frame seal against the new seals

Edited November 21, 20214 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Next was the crusty old j seals and they are justA little bit fiddly to install but still only a 5 minute job..

once again the new steele seal are a perfect fit👍

ok. yes i will be removing them again!!! for new paint in the door jabs, but i justA wanted to try them out !!

 i do have in the kit the hood seal, 2 lower door seals and trunk seal, but these will go on after the new paint job ...but lots of other things to do first !! i do want to thank you guys for recommending the steele rubber parts!! i am very impressed with the quality and fit 

so big thank you  and i certainly would recommend steele rubber to anyone reading this 👍

Edited November 21, 20214 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Nice work, Kiwi. I was going to do mine but couldn't cop the ridiculous cost. I'll get by with mine - they are nowhere near as crusty as yours and are for the most part complete, although any semblance of pliability disappeared about 30 years ago.

Just now, Fitzy said:

Nice work, Kiwi. I was going to do mine but couldn't cop the ridiculous cost. I'll get by with mine - they are nowhere near as crusty as yours and are for the most part complete, although any semblance of pliability disappeared about 30 years ago.

I have never seen seals as crusty as mine where mate ! I certainly  had to replace them 👍

Mine are right behind you, but I'm waiting til paint.  GTO doesn't get wet past the doorhandles.  Unless caught in the rain.  Nice job!  Have never heard a bad thing about Steele.

Great job!

On 11/18/2021 at 2:47 AM, 64 kiwi boni said:

i do have to say mate, that this is the first stuff up that ames have done.. todate, every single part they have sent me for the 64 has worked... lets justA blame this one on that bloody covid!!! hahaha

Del did you see the 64 rag top for sale here in nz ?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/pontiac/other/listing/3329074506?bof=UKDwhbEv

Seems like a deal. The Big question would be if there is rust issues.

23 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Mine are right behind you, but I'm waiting til paint.  GTO doesn't get wet past the doorhandles.  Unless caught in the rain.  Nice job!  Have never heard a bad thing about Steele.

I support what Justa and Kiwi are saying. I've used Steele Rubber products for door seals, the trunk seal, quarter glass seal, and the main convertible top seal on Lucy. All are top shelf stuff. I'll gladly use them again on any car I own.

Have been baby sitting the grand kids all weekend !!!

the 3 year old wanted To go for a drive in the 64 

but the grand ma said no not with out being in a car seat !!! ... to which I replied w. T . F. Grand ma ! Didn’t need one when we where young !😡😡😡😡

none the less a very sad grand son! Hahaha 

we still had fun ! 

so we took his little ford ranger out in the paddock, collected pine cones and lit the pizza oven and had pizza for dinner....

Edited November 29, 20214 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Looks BA sitting there like that. Better look out 😂

Another Xmas present arrived today 

front timing cover gaskets to fix my front seal leak and it comes with various gaskets and I see there is a fuel pump one too 👍👍👍👍

Del, the guy who rebuilt your super Hydromatic... does he have a email address ? i have been hunting the web for that front seal kit and i am not sure which is the correct one, i am thinking he would be the best to buy the parts from.

i do see there are kits that include not only that press in seal for the front behind the coupling but the o rings for that from section too! if i am going to all the trouble of doing the seal i am inclined to do all the seals.

39 minutes ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Del, the guy who rebuilt your super Hydromatic... does he have a email address ? i have been hunting the web for that front seal kit and i am not sure which is the correct one, i am thinking he would be the best to buy the parts from.

i do see there are kits that include not only that press in seal for the front behind the coupling but the o rings for that from section too! if i am going to all the trouble of doing the seal i am inclined to do all the seals.

I know Gene bought the parts from Fatsco.net. They are knowledgeable and easy to talk to with questions. Gene, my transmission guy is old school with no apparent email but his website is restorationhydromatics.com.

10 hours ago, Bonneville convertable64 said:

I know Gene bought the parts from Fatsco.net. They are knowledgeable and easy to talk to with questions. Gene, my transmission guy is old school with no apparent email but his website is restorationhydromatics.com.

thank you mate, i will jump on his web site.👍

Work is justA taking over my life @ the moment 

But I want to keep moving forward to getting the 64 vinned and legal for New Zealand roads 

one part I need to sort is the seatbelts they are  57 year old 

they look OK but I am sure they won’t pass the inspection 

i have talked to a guy at belttec who can make all new fabric that is correct and compliant..i really want to save those fisher body latches!!! they are so cool . certainly dont want to buy the new generic stuff ! 

Edited December 2, 20214 yr by 64 kiwi boni