31pontiac's '31 Pontiac

[31pontiac]

  Also modified and installed a 1955 Cadillac Power Brake pedal I found at Hershey.

[cowboydanny]

This is great info as we are not yet at this point with our 31. What are you doing for steering setup? I have no idea what to do on ours yet. 

[31pontiac]

   I used a Vega steering box from Flaming River,  2 shafts and 3 universals to connect it to a Flaming River tilt steering column. I will try to post some photos later.

[Frosty]

Vega steering boxes tend to be one of the go to steering boxes for a lot of hot rods. These non-power assisted steering boxes do not require a ton of effort to steer, they are some what small (as steering boxes go), and work well for a 2500-3000 vehicle. My first car was a Vega. You didn't need a lot of effort to turn them. That's why they are still popular with builders.

'31pontiac - your fab skills are outstanding. I love watching what you come up. You are true hot hodder. Keep up the great work.

Edited May 20, 2019 by Frosty

[31pontiac]

   Thanks for the kind words, Frosty, but I can't take all the credit. My brother has been a big help.

[31pontiac]

   cowboydanny, here are some pictures of how I mounted the steering box.

[31pontiac]

[31pontiac]

  Designing and building a console.

[JUSTA6]

Fantastic work.  Talent level over the top.   Keep up the great work and sharing it with us.

[31pontiac]

Had to find a home for the coil and of course the bracket had to be modified to fit the spot I had in mind.

Also addressed the wire looms.

[31pontiac]

   Mounting the A/C unit behind the dashboard, trying to make it as inconspicuous as possible. Not a lot of room in these old cars.

[31pontiac]

  I’m planning to mount the fuse block under the passenger side seat, so my brother and I fabricated a box to hold it.

[Ringo64]

Wow! Great work. No kidding about limited room

[31pontiac]

  Cleaned up, painted, and reassembled the 1962 fullsize Pontiac rear brakes. Got to use some paint that has been sitting in the cabinet too long.

[JUSTA6]

That's purdy.  Thankz for sharing your progress.

[Ringo64]

Very nice! Blue is one of my favorite colors for parts  

[31pontiac]

   Installed a Lokar E-brake floor mounted handle and had to design and build a console for it.

[64 kiwi boni]

very nice work 👍

[JUSTA6]

Nice job!!!! Thankz for the great pic's N sharing.

[31pontiac]

A few more items I’ve been working on, a cover for the fuse block, a stone guard to protect the steering universals, and cut holes to to install gauges.

[Frosty]

What / whose gages are you going with?

[31pontiac]

1955 DeSoto 

[Frosty]

On 6/29/2020 at 9:36 AM, Frosty said:

What / whose gages are you going with?

 

On 6/29/2020 at 11:55 AM, 31pontiac said:

1955 DeSoto 

Sweet!!!

Obviously there is a back story to you selecting '55 Desoto gages. Desoto is not an obvious choice for most people, albeit way cool in my book. So what is the story behind selecting those gages?

Edited June 30, 2020 by Frosty

[31pontiac]

  I found the DeSoto dash at Hershey about 17 years ago (about 3 years after I started this project). I had been looking for gauges from a ‘50’s or ‘60’s vehicle to kind of keep in the 1960’s hot rod theme.  Since that time I have looked at many cars and aftermarket gauges (Moon, Stewart-Warner, Classic, Autometer, etc.) and didn’t see anything I liked better.  They fit my Pontiac dashboard well, have that period hot rod vibe, and are seldom used anymore.
  

[31pontiac]

   I sent my grille emblem to be restored about 6 weeks ago and got it back today. Totally happy with the results!    Before and after pics.