SPRINT 6

FWIW and as pointed out Size, Shape and Feather Count differ between the two years. Sadly seeing early Pontiac's at shows anymore is almost as rare as the Caps themselves. My related pin board ; https://www.pinterest.com/mrbigbluesky/pontiac-sky/ Cheers

Welcome aboard TEX, Your '66 is one of the first I was drawn to at the 2017 POCI convention. Great Looking car and it was great to see it being used as intended!

No No, nothing major. I've been putting off a slight oil issue for sometime now and decided now or never. It was a correlation of gaskets and seals with a minor puff during long term idleness upon start up that was increasing. Once into it I then found the Cam Housing (No Valve Cover on the OHC 6)(Also a zero lash non interference valve train) gasket was beginning to fail which was making quite the mess. As an aside I felt the head should be gone through and we did find a few guides with minor issues so all new went in as well as new Viton seals. This all comes after 16 years of almost trouble free operation since my last go through, so just out of warranty by a few days Anyhow its something that wasn't going to correct itself. So my punch list is now getting shorter I got ahead of myself by not cleaning the pistons up first but what fun is it if you can't do it over, Funny how one thing leads to another, and another and...

In preparation for the rapidly approaching drive/show season I thought I would give the Ol SPRINT 6 a tune up. I thought I was following all the factory shop manual guidelines correctly, but I must have misinterpreted something along the way [/url] Now I'm really going to have to step up my game to be ready in time

Never Hurts to look Here is a link to a site dedicated to the Canadian Pontiac's that may be of interest; http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com

Pontiac's of that era built in Canada are just basically Pontiac Bodies on Chevrolet Chassis. Thus why you couldn't get a WIDE-TRACK Pontiac North of the Border. Being on a Chevy chassis means it also would be Chevy powered and if the 6 under the hood is original it's going to be a Chevy inline 6. The Only Pontiac Engine in a Canadian Built Pontiac that I'm fully aware of is the OHC 6, but I'm sure there had to be a few other offerings.

IMO, this engine was an exercise in design. It was conceived at a time with no real market, it just seems someone said what if or wounder if and they decided to give it a go. More of a lets see if we can exercise. I like them due to this odd ball factor but I also have collected and built several OHC's ... enough said

Love the Trophy 4 I reassembled this '63 Tempest years ago for my good friend after it came out of paint and sat in pieces for almost eight years before I just had to step in. We put 300+ miles on this one at the past POCI convention in Texas. Original low mileage engine taken apart no excessive wear found, everything checked out cleaned and re-assembled. Car never missed a step in that Texas Heat.

No need to worry this is normal on any Pontiac that is driven. The cross over on the intake suffers the same effect over time It's like a badge of honer so wear it well! There are a few tricks but no magic bullet that will last on any car that is truly driven, on and off a trailer doesn't count The sliver heat paint mentioned is a very good method of slowing the process.

Easily identified but seldom seen anymore by the unique hood ornament. I drooled over the '32 in the link below when I first came across the ad. https://www.cars-on-line.com/57014.html

FWIW If you don't want to do any modifications and looking to maintain a stock appearance, I recommend the Reproduction T3 Headlamps from Lectric Limited. I've been running them for years and the output is like night and Day (Pun intended) https://www.lectriclimited.com/lighting-fuse-flashers

Jack; The OVERHEAD CAMMER CHAPTER of POCI. http://www.ohc6.com We are the only group dedicated to the Pontiac OHC 6 engine. We also have a very active FACEBOOK page. Cheers

Seeing that Funky paint scheme on the '67 in the first image made think of the '65 used in an episode of My Three Sons...

LIKE THE OWNER A LITTLE WORN 1 by J. Hamlin, on Flickr

In the Chevy specs COVERT is a Tan color, FWIW? Might try contacting/joining the Grand Prix Chapter of POCI

THIS 1972 PPG COLOR CHART MAY BE OF HELP, SEE BOTTOM FOR LIST OF COLOR VINYL TOPS

Ya sure, Go ahead, rub it in... Its OK I'll wait my turn

I too use AC but for me, I considered an NOS filter to be too much of a crap shoot. I drive my cars way to much to rely on a 40+ YO paper, But that's just me. I was once one of those that fell into the overpriced NOS and Re-Pop "Show" filters but again with changing oil as frequently as I do this get's unnecessarily expensive. For anything that I show I now make my own with standard Dark Blue AC-PF24s. These are good filters that have never let me down. I just prep and paint them white add on one of those 4$ "Decals" that mimic the OE style filter and call it done. I been using these decals for a few years now and I am amazed how well they hold up. I'm considering this year to go with a K&N with the nut on the end to closer match the correct filter for my OHC 6 but on the fence with that. Ames also offers a copy of the OE PF7 that I may consider but for now AC will do. JM2C CHEERS!

BUD, I can't say for sure as I have never been up close and personal with a 1966 B-Body of any style/model. So my input is solely guesses and/or assumptions. I would venture a guess as what you are repeatedly seeing/finding with these old tail-light assemblies is age and fatigue. Since the bezels are pot metal and so large I would think some warpage overtime is very possible but again this is just a guess. I would look at the tail panel itself for possible direction in course of action. Looking at the stamped/punched opening of the tail-light section is it equal across the opening? If so then it's very likely and the bezel/housing are what need attention. If it were mine and the reveal around the housing when installed into the panel opening is not equal around the bezel "I" would carefully look into spreading/straightening them. If this is the course you choose, Try it with one not worthy of salvage so as not to ruin any you may want to use. Best of luck.

What a great project, And the detail is outstanding, I've always wanted to attempt such a project and had a plan but it just never came to be. My ideas will live through a fellow Cammers '31 project. Chris accomplished what I've always dreamed about. Glad to see you living your dream. Best of luck and look forward to further progress. P.S. Glade to see some Poncho Power between those rails Here's Chris' OHC 6 Powered '31 Sorry for the high-jack, just thought it might inspire you further! Cheers.

Nothing wrong with a larger displacement between the tubs I ran a '66 326 model with a 400 for years. I topped it with as much of the basic 326 parts to make it appear stock and had a lot of fun running the wheels off it. That's one of the best things about Pontiac engines no big block small block so swapping engines/parts isn't that bad.

SERVICE REPLACEMENT, which means either there was a warranty claim and/or over the parts counter purchase for a replacement. They use different numbers but castings and code remain/match said car. This one was heading to the scrapper so I took a road trip and picked it up before it was gone. As far as your build who did you choose on the Machine work?

You sure got lucky with that one. It happens once in awhile I just picked up a '67 230 earlier this year with unknown internal condition. Turned out to be a Low mile SR short block.

IMO; I don't think a rebuild of the original engine hurts/lowers value as long as all the major components are there with the correct #'s & Dates. It's just not untouched but still the original engine. I'm on round two on my '66 @ .030. I've also had another one .060 which is about max on these little engines.

Let the Games Begin! You have now entered into a little known and/or appreciated part of Pontiac's history. Caution must be used as it can become an addition Best of luck and keep us updated with looking forward to hear/see your progress.