I'm mildly excited. I wanna hear how great gobfuls of money get poured into the endless black hole. Mind you, it's a great looking car and will be a restomod gem.

NZ visit coming up...when it's finished!

I'm justa happy its somebody else spending money!!! 

2 hours ago, Wrongway said:

I'm justa happy its somebody else spending money!!! 

Pfft what else is all our hard work for anyway !!! Ya can’t take it with you 

so you might as well have fun with it 

i am going sit down and set a budget … 

ok stop laughing fitzy … I recon I will be in the 60 to 70 k by the time it’s on the road. So far I am in the cost of the  car , shipping motor trans suspension to the tune of 32k . 
but I will write up a budget !! Even if it’s justA for shits and giggles 

for interest sake I am only 24 k in with the 64 . Including everything to date 

Edited March 9, 20242 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Budget. Hilarious! 

Tell you what. You can be ahead of the pack. Stop shaving and showering now, put your oldest clothes on and sit on the footpath with a tin cup and a sign around your neck that says "Fixing up old Pontiac. Please give generously."

2 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Budget. Hilarious! 

Tell you what. You can be ahead of the pack. Stop shaving and showering now, put your oldest clothes on and sit on the footpath with a tin cup and a sign around your neck that says "Fixing up old Pontiac. Please give generously."

But I already do that 

7 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Budget. Hilarious! 

Tell you what. You can be ahead of the pack. Stop shaving and showering now, put your oldest clothes on and sit on the footpath with a tin cup and a sign around your neck that says "Fixing up old Pontiac. Please give generously."

So excited today when my head light ring arrived from Dave and Pat in Prairire Du Rocher IL 

 

Thank you so much Pat !!! fantastic service, lots of places wont hummor us over seas pontiac nuts !!! 

Even when we are prepared to pay the money and the crazy shipping costs ! but thats the world we live in and i am so pleased i have the one part my 57 was missing ... it was on the car when i bought it , but it was missing by the time it got to new zealand ! 

Edited September 20, 20241 yr by 64 kiwi boni

it will be on the car tomorrow !!!!!!!

We are expecting pictures you know!?!

Hey Chris, is the Pontiac moving yet?

8 hours ago, KiwiStarChief said:

Hey Chris, is the Pontiac moving yet?

hi Russel, the oringinal engine still goes and she drives but has a big leak from the front coupling on the trans, i am only justA getting back to cars after a long period of doing other stuff !!!

Here is my super tidy head lights home !!!

And it took all of 3 minutes to find 3 screws and fit it !!!!

It’s even a close blue to the factory colour !!!

Great find bro!

Almost looks like a brand new car now if you squint a bit.

Are you still wanting the bonnet hinges we talked about when you first got the car?

6 hours ago, KiwiStarChief said:

Almost looks like a brand new car now if you squint a bit.

Are you still wanting the bonnet hinges we talked about when you first got the car?

Its looks brand new if you take 200 steps back, turn 180 degress !!!!

You bet Mate !!!! i ceratianl need the hinges,lets make a plan to catch up next trip to Auckland !!! i so want to see your 57 !!!

Edited September 22, 20241 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Russel. where is the alternator mounted on your ls engine ? i am looking to put the Ls2 into the bosses 63 safari frame but i am not sure the low mount alternator location from the holden will work in a Ponti frame ?

On 9/22/2024 at 5:52 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:

Russel. where is the alternator mounted on your ls engine ? i am looking to put the Ls2 into the bosses 63 safari frame but i am not sure the low mount alternator location from the holden will work in a Ponti frame ?

Chris, my alternator is mounted up high on the drivers side, as per the attached. Next time you are up give me a call and we can catch up. 0211448222

Russel, that looks so clean 

On 9/21/2024 at 2:39 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:

hi Russel, the oringinal engine still goes and she drives but has a big leak from the front coupling on the trans, i am only justA getting back to cars after a long period of doing other stuff !!!

Here is my super tidy head lights home !!!

And it took all of 3 minutes to find 3 screws and fit it !!!!

It’s even a close blue to the factory colour !!!

Yeah, nah. It's not close. You either need to squint more or lay off the eccies. It's way off but good to hear you sourced one. Hard to believe that someone somewhere had that particular part sitting around - a part that is, what, 60 something years old? Well done. Hand that strange man a beer.

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