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28 minutes ago, Last Indian said:
Again, even that is fixable! But you are correct to take the best path that fits your budget. I’m JustA saying, (that’s a term we use here because of our buddy JustA6), those parts in a world of ever depleting & limited parts of their kind have value because they can be fixed!
This head with the blowout between the two cylinders can be fixed BUT finding someone with the skills that’s prepared to do the job here in Western Australian has been fruitless! They have ether retired or not interested to help! That’s why I tried my luck buying this secondhand motor I previously posted.
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1 minute ago, JUSTA6 said:
The secret location is like being in the secret Batcave. ZIP ZAP ZOWIE among all those amazing toys.
Cheers JUSTA6 mate. What did you think of that Chrysler 😎
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Here is the Part 1 of 2 video collecting the 401 Donor motor for parts to fix my 1969 GP 455 stroker…. This is an Unlisted video, I posted it just for this forum 👍🏻
“PONTIAC Donor Motor & other American Muscle Cars”. For the HD version - Click on the “YOUTUBE” title (bottom right) to take you to the video… 👍🏻-
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10 hours ago, Frosty said:G'Day Spike. Welcome to FP and the madness mate!
We love pictures and videos. We love stories. We are happy to share our ups and downs and our experiences. So feel free to chat it up in the various threads.
Fitzy and Kiwi are the most vocal members from your neck of the southern hemisphere. We still give them crap and they return it in kind. It's all good. So feel free to jump in.
Don't give up entirely on that motor. She can be sleeved, bored, and stroked as you know. The bolt running loose on the passenger side head is astonishing. Since you will salvage the one good head for your '69 GP, I would expect you getting a set of aftermarket heads and other goodies for this motor and really make it a real screamer.
Cheers Frosty mate 👍🏻
It’s great to find this community of fellow Pontiac madmen. I am looking forward to meeting exploring and learning here on this awesome website. Cheers from the great land down under.
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12 minutes ago, 64 kiwi boni said:The question i would be asking, is .... where are the other cracks!
and thats a job for a machine shop that can magnaflux the block after its cleaned.
For now (with a restricted budget) I’ll just be getting the best of the two heads overhauled and fitted to the current motor in my car. That’s my end goal just to get the car running all ticketyboo 👍🏻 And use the car in a couple of short film ideas I have planned. Plus with our summer just around the corner I’m keen to just go for a cruise…. Ooooo Yeah!
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On 9/4/2022 at 9:26 AM, Spike said:
Hello World, I look forward to meeting fellow Pontiac enthusiasts from around the world.
I am the proud owner of a 1969 Pontiac GP with a 455 stroker under the hood. I purchased this car almost two years ago here in Western Australia. The car had been converted to a Right Hand Drive and in fair condition. Just over 12 months ago I took the car in to my mechanic’s workshop for a full service & tuneup… DAM we found it had low to no compression in one of the cylinders and off with it’s head was required. Long story short, I only recently found a usable head to replace the No good one (geez it’s hard to find parts in in general let alone in Australia!) With fingers crossed I’ll have my pride & joy back on the road sooner than later. 👍🏻
Here is a recent video in my YouTube channel:
Below is a of photo why I find myself in this predicament… the offending head…
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24 minutes ago, Last Indian said:
Spike, even the head that had damage from the bolt can be fixed if need be! There are several ways in which it can be restored, so don’t scrap it unless you really don’t need it. Backup parts are always a plus.
Cool, it took me over 12 months T find this old motor & the owner had no history on it. A complete gamble for $1000 (AUD). Still I would have paid the $1K just for the head if it came down to it. What the video didn’t show was the crack in the block (I ain’t no mechanic) so I missed this crack crap!
it would have been nice to score a few more useable or resaleable parts.
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On 9/4/2022 at 3:49 PM, 64 kiwi boni said:Hay guys don’t forget
dave at
pontiworld.com.au
He has lots of really hard to get parts too !!!
64 Kiwi boni… 🫵🏻 L E G E N D 👍🏻
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On 9/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fitzy said:We departed Queenstown this morning and I was glad to get out of the place - too busy. We did a pretty big drive all the way to Milford Sound and then back to Te Anau, another little town built next to a lake. In case you're not aware, Milford Sound has been described as the Eighth Wonder Of The World. It is achingly beautiful and spectacular. We drove through sleet, snow & rain to get there but when we arrived it was bright & sunny. This mountain country is simply awesome. Bit cold though...
Cold? It's bloody freezing...literally. The jacket I bought in Andorra several years ago that has been sitting forlorn in my wardrobe has been worth it's weight in gold.
Yeah, these are top pix for sure 👍🏻 NZ is such a magnificent place and just outside every city or town is such awesome country everywhere you look. It’s a bit like all four seasons in one view.
cheers from Wild Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
On 9/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fitzy said:We departed Queenstown this morning and I was glad to get out of the place - too busy. We did a pretty big drive all the way to Milford Sound and then back to Te Anau, another little town built next to a lake. In case you're not aware, Milford Sound has been described as the Eighth Wonder Of The World. It is achingly beautiful and spectacular. We drove through sleet, snow & rain to get there but when we arrived it was bright & sunny. This mountain country is simply awesome. Bit cold though...
Cold? It's bloody freezing...literally. The jacket I bought in Andorra several years ago that has been sitting forlorn in my wardrobe has been worth it's weight in gold.
Yeah, these are top pix for sure 👍🏻 NZ is such a magnificent place and just outside every city or town is such awesome country everywhere you look. It’s a bit like all four seasons in one view.
cheers from Wild Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
On 9/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fitzy said:We departed Queenstown this morning and I was glad to get out of the place - too busy. We did a pretty big drive all the way to Milford Sound and then back to Te Anau, another little town built next to a lake. In case you're not aware, Milford Sound has been described as the Eighth Wonder Of The World. It is achingly beautiful and spectacular. We drove through sleet, snow & rain to get there but when we arrived it was bright & sunny. This mountain country is simply awesome. Bit cold though...
Cold? It's bloody freezing...literally. The jacket I bought in Andorra several years ago that has been sitting forlorn in my wardrobe has been worth it's weight in gold.
Yeah, these are top pix for sure 👍🏻 NZ is such a magnificent place and just outside every city or town is such awesome country everywhere you look. It’s a bit like all four seasons in one view.
cheers from Wild Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
On 9/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fitzy said:We departed Queenstown this morning and I was glad to get out of the place - too busy. We did a pretty big drive all the way to Milford Sound and then back to Te Anau, another little town built next to a lake. In case you're not aware, Milford Sound has been described as the Eighth Wonder Of The World. It is achingly beautiful and spectacular. We drove through sleet, snow & rain to get there but when we arrived it was bright & sunny. This mountain country is simply awesome. Bit cold though...
Cold? It's bloody freezing...literally. The jacket I bought in Andorra several years ago that has been sitting forlorn in my wardrobe has been worth it's weight in gold.
Yeah, these are top pix for sure 👍🏻 NZ is such a magnificent place and just outside every city or town is such awesome country everywhere you look. It’s a bit like all four seasons in one view.
cheers from Wild Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
On 9/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fitzy said:We departed Queenstown this morning and I was glad to get out of the place - too busy. We did a pretty big drive all the way to Milford Sound and then back to Te Anau, another little town built next to a lake. In case you're not aware, Milford Sound has been described as the Eighth Wonder Of The World. It is achingly beautiful and spectacular. We drove through sleet, snow & rain to get there but when we arrived it was bright & sunny. This mountain country is simply awesome. Bit cold though...
Cold? It's bloody freezing...literally. The jacket I bought in Andorra several years ago that has been sitting forlorn in my wardrobe has been worth it's weight in gold.
Yeah, these are top pix for sure 👍🏻 NZ is such a magnificent place and just outside every city or town is such awesome country everywhere you look. It’s a bit like all four seasons in one view.
cheers from Wild Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
On 9/5/2022 at 3:59 PM, Fitzy said:We departed Queenstown this morning and I was glad to get out of the place - too busy. We did a pretty big drive all the way to Milford Sound and then back to Te Anau, another little town built next to a lake. In case you're not aware, Milford Sound has been described as the Eighth Wonder Of The World. It is achingly beautiful and spectacular. We drove through sleet, snow & rain to get there but when we arrived it was bright & sunny. This mountain country is simply awesome. Bit cold though...
Cold? It's bloody freezing...literally. The jacket I bought in Andorra several years ago that has been sitting forlorn in my wardrobe has been worth it's weight in gold.
Yeah, these are top pix for sure 👍🏻 NZ is such a magnificent place and just outside every city or town is such awesome country everywhere you look. It’s a bit like all four seasons in one view.
cheers from Wild Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
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On 9/4/2022 at 1:08 PM, Fitzy said:Hi Spike. In case you're not aware, Ames Performance is a US based dedicated 'Pontiac only' purveyor of parts. Butler Performance is also all about Pontiac and Rockauto will look after all your generic requirements. These places are indispensable for anything Pontiac related.
I'm just north of Cairns and built my 65 GP using plenty of parts from these places, amongst others.
Just worked out how to drive this reply to comments “Quote” thing…
My good wife has some cousins in Cairns who have a earthmoving business up in your neck of the tropics. Thanks for your reply and the parts leads 👍🏻
A 65 GP is another pimp ride 😎
On 9/4/2022 at 9:16 PM, JUSTA6 said:Welcome to your new obsession! We have a great bunch of Pontiac fanatics round here, always ready to help if we can to find parts ect.
Thanks JUSTA6 mate 👍🏻 you have a cool emoji here☝🏻, any chance of hooking me up with a link to this Gif? I’d like to use it when I post my Pontiac on my other social sites (if that’s okay)👌🏻
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11 hours ago, Last Indian said:
Welcome to the Pow Wow Spike! If you can’t find other heads you should be able to salvage the 401’s, but that will take machine work which cost money. So if you can find another set of heads that would be the ticket.
Always loved the “69”! Big American iron! Like riding on air!
G’day Last Indian mate 👍🏻, (I’m just learning how to navigate this cool website).
yeah, with a little TLC and mechanical wizardry I reckon we should be able to bring one of the heads back to life. I only need the one to replace the “too far gone head” and if I’m lucky I’ll have a couple more internals from the 401 parts motor to sell on and try to recoup a few bucks back in the kitty.
On 9/4/2022 at 10:26 PM, Ringo64 said:
What a GP! Lookin good
Cheers Ringo64 👍🏻
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Good on Yu Fitzy mate, I appreciate the parts leads. Owning a 53 yo car I’m sure more parts will be needed in the future.
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Thanks “Wrongway”mate 👍🏻
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Hello World, I look forward to meeting fellow Pontiac enthusiasts from around the world.
I am the proud owner of a 1969 Pontiac GP with a 455 stroker under the hood. I purchased this car almost two years ago here in Western Australia. The car had been converted to a Right Hand Drive and in fair condition. Just over 12 months ago I took the car in to my mechanic’s workshop for a full service & tuneup… DAM we found it had low to no compression in one of the cylinders and off with it’s head was required. Long story short, I only recently found a usable head to replace the No good one (geez it’s hard to find parts in in general let alone in Australia!) With fingers crossed I’ll have my pride & joy back on the road sooner than later. 👍🏻
Here is a recent video in my YouTube channel:
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G’day from Western Australia 🇦🇺👍🏻
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Good read fellas 👍🏻 learned is what it’s all about and I feel like I am in very good company here. Apart from knowing how to do a basic service I am not mechanically minded.
I can provide progress updates on MYWILD1 & a big yes to posting more videos 🎥🎬.