64 kiwi boni

yes mate, i will be collecting my chassis from auckland as soon as i can and its got a really tidy 2 door shell. trust frosty would know if they are close enough for you to use . i would like his in put as this is my first pontiac and not sure on year model changes. more than happy to help if i can

Or.... 64 pontiac 2 door hard top is the same as a 64 impala, would this be the same case with 65 ???? above the belt line that is window seals are the same , front rear glass is the same

frosty, how close do you think fitzy 65 is too a 64 bonni for the parts ??? my chassis is coming with a free body shell and the frames are in good nick ? maybe fitzy could use them off my shell ?

were the hell do you find these Justa ??? sooo crack me up mate

ah frosty just take the hose from the water pump and hook it to the intake manifold👍 no joiner need mate, i bet its 3/4 tube which will completly by pass the heater element mate

very nice work 👍

Then you have gone this far, so hunt down the best deal on a good quality replacement core. Here in nz i have my radiator man that knows his brands. if it was me... take it to someone you know he will tell you.. its stuffed, say get me a new one with a good warranty or i will make you take it back out when it shits its self at your cost and the damage it does to my car 😄 i went through this with a tiny heater core for the mk1 cortina and i had to pay good money for a good... brand new core from a company that warranty its product. i am sure you can do that, i would not try to have your unit patched, it will have chemical and erosion corrosion from all the years of flow through it. am a plumber mate, copper just doesn't last 😜

easy mate, just loop the hose on the engine(by pass the heater element)

well best thing to do.... fix it your self and then you Know its right 😄 they clearly put it in the "too hard basket"

Yip Frosty, that core is leaking bad mate !

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Hay Frosty, i bought a custom autosound from ecklers a few years back for one of my 57 chevys, work ok, just seamed a little cheap in its finish with the chrome but i did like its usb port it had, think it was on the rear too so you can hook it to your cd player. and hide the wire i like old school and have tape players in all but one of my toys, wife goes off at me for playing all my old 70 and 80's stuff ! haha🙄

Justa, how the hell did you get a picture of my shower !!,, and what happen to my jim beam??? the mind boggles with what you will create with this simple slab of metal Last Indian 👍

Last Indian, you remind me of a very good friend of mine who is a Scotchman, living here in nz, he is a bone carver. he makes these amazing scripts on bone from whales bones, tigers teeth etc and it just so detailed and special during the lock down i had to fix his gas fire and he showed me what he was working on . it was the a tusk from a Narwhal whale and he was commissioned by its owner to " mount it" what my friend did was he carved in minuter, a whole picture of the whale its self into the horn and mounted it on a piece of rimu guess what i am saying is that like him. your what i consider a Craftsman.👍

Last indian, what gets me is your sooo clearly a patient man but also clearly very clever! why did you spend your working life as a oil scientist when you could have been in automotive design ? i am in aww off what you have hand made! you have shown us your super clean engineering shop/ garage i am thinking you have always done this... these 2 fields are so far way from each other, i wonder if you had always had this hands on metal thing going on ??🙄

Oh yes !!! that is my issue with my 64 bonni too, but thanks to a good cover from rock auto, its a outside car for now. A big truck like that is always going to have to live outside and thats going to stuff it... your right, dont buy it, ..... ho hum...so sad poor truck was waiting for some one like you to come along and save it from the scrap heap... thats ok.... maybe some young guy will buy it and drive it for a little while and then take it out with his mates and put it in a ditch and the tow company wont get paid, they will auction it off and it will head to heaven 😢 ho hum, i guess thats life for anything thats old these days😢 Beautiful old trucks like this one all go to that big steel shed in the sky, its just natures way....😥 if i was there i would save her from here fate, whats 5 k in the big world of it all, so little for sooo much ....😢

Now thats COOL and the price is right too!! Frosty you have to buy it!

i think this is a bit of you mate ....https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2345979800

That is great information mate!! i completely agree with the doctor approach to the condition of your oil. and i for one will use it 👍 Thank you so much, you have once again enlightened me and its sooo far away from rebuilding a steering wheel!!!! haha, that just got me big time ,, sand, fill, prep, paint , sand fill paint , sand fill paint !! ( for anyone who has no idea what i am on about go see my thread ) Your clearly are very patient man

The mk1 cortina gt duratec na custom. Motor was out of a mondeo, only used the block and head, everything else is custom

This is my 59 plymouths 313 poly engine, This is my 72 with a 350 its just a driver The hellcat 707 hp stock

first one from me is THE Q 400 with 4 bolt block and double hump heads fully internal balanced and blue printed

in the rockauto news letter today....... Diesel Oil, Flat Tappets & Gas Engines "Zinc" or "Phosphorus" on an oil bottle label usually is referring to the additive zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate (ZDDP). ZDDP helps prevent wear, especially where the camshaft contacts the lifter in flat tappet lifter engines. Newer engines (since the late 1980s) have roller valve lifters and therefore do not benefit as much from ZDDP. The anti-wear benefits of ZDDP were recognized in the 1950s. The oil of the 1950s had only about 300 parts per million (ppm) ZDDP. The concentration of ZDDP in motor oil gradually increased until it reached a maximum of 1200 to 1400 ppm in the 1980s. (More than 1400 ppm of ZDDP in oil actually starts to increase engine wear.) Unfortunately, it was discovered that ZDDP makes catalytic converters for gasoline engines less effective by gradually coating the catalyst material with phosphate. To satisfy the latest API Service "SN" oil standard, oil manufacturers only put 600 to 800 ppm ZDDP in their oil. Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil For over a decade, car enthusiasts with flat tappet lifter engines have been debating whether the 600-800 ppm ZDDP in new "SN" oil is enough protection. Oil experts say that it is enough wear protection once the engine is broken in. The flat tappet lifter equipped engines in my family fleet were all broken in around a half century ago. I still like to dote on my old cars by giving them a little extra ZDDP as long as it does not require too much hassle or extra money. Valvoline VR1 Racing Oil has been one convenient option. It does not qualify for the "SN" rating because it has too much ZDDP and it is "not recommended for extended use in vehicles with catalytic converters." Another new, less expensive possibility may be the 10W-30 oil made for some of the most modern diesel engines. Some old car enthusiasts have long recommended oil for diesel engines because it frequently contained more ZDDP. Unfortunately, diesel oil was typically only available in a heavy weight such as 15W-40. Motorcraft's 10W-30 Oil for Diesels The label on Motorcraft's 10W-30 oil for diesels says it "contains more than 1000 ppm phosphorus for better wear protection." That is 200 to 400 more ppm at little or no additional cost compared to "SN" 10W-30 oils. The Motorcraft diesel oil label also says, "do not use in gasoline engines equipped with catalysts." I am testing the Motorcraft 10W-30 for diesels in the 351 under the hood of my 1971 Ford LTD convertible. However, I am not recommending that anyone else use oils labeled "diesel" in any gasoline engines. Please consult your vehicle's owners manual, the appropriate authorities, legal council, etc. before choosing a new type of oil for your specific engine. (For most vehicles, simply look under "Engine" and "Oil" in the RockAuto.com catalog to see manufacturer recommended choices. Oils listed by weight (10W-30, 0W-40, etc.) are found in the "Tools & Universal Parts" tab, under "Engine" and finally "Oil.") Tom Taylor, RockAuto.com

frosty, do you think this is the right kit for my 64 bonneville ? https://www.kanter.com/productdetail.aspx?DeptNo=1600&MakeName=Pontiac&MakeYear=1964&CategoryID=39&ProductCode=1800&Router=Gallery there is 2 others kits that talk about king pins!!! my one is ball joints, what had king pins ???🙄 Saturday here, worked all day, just got into my office ( 5.50pm) and am buggered . looking forward to a nice slow mothers day tomorrow oh and a beer cheers guys!! sprint 6 , thats a really cool colour on your 63 👍 what engine?

so, last indian, what should we be looking for in our oil and how do we spot dogdie oil products?🙄