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Offline tenpenny

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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #100 on: March 23, 2018, 06:32:12 pm »
Daughters corolla had two wheels seized on so bad I had to use a maul, and that was after 5 months.  This year I put some never seize on them.


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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #101 on: July 21, 2018, 11:53:28 pm »


We need an update. The new water pump went in.



Radiator back in.



The heater hoses looked really old. So I bought a few feet of hose to cut up in replacement bits.



Connect one end, roughly measure and cut.

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I was able to buy a new radiator hose. No such luck on the top one. So bought one that sort of, kind of had a similar shape. Again had to cut it down.



All new hoses in.



The hose fitting it came with absolutely silly (and it did leak badly) so had to buy a replacement piece (the silver bit).

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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #102 on: July 22, 2018, 12:00:42 am »


Next up is the gas tank that has who knows what in it. Car has been sitting since 1981 or so. The guy I bought it off bypassed the tank and used a whiskey bottle for fueling. Interesting the tank straps used wood. Undid the fasteners after some struggles.



Lots of dirt and pebbles fell out.



The tank is out. And looks pretty decent given the time it sat. Cleaned it out.



Nice and solid under there.



Tank back in. New rubber hose needed and it can be hooked up.
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #103 on: July 22, 2018, 12:16:12 am »
Looking good!
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #104 on: July 22, 2018, 12:20:07 am »
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #105 on: July 22, 2018, 09:58:43 am »
Lots of room to work in that engine bay. Hope you get it  back on the road soon.
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #106 on: July 22, 2018, 11:10:59 pm »
Thanks for the update, I was getting worried since its been awhile here and at the other site.  Good to see more progress is being made.
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #107 on: July 25, 2018, 12:54:43 am »
Yay!  The project continues!
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #108 on: July 25, 2018, 08:51:56 am »
cool to see the revitalization of ol' Blue!
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #109 on: August 06, 2018, 07:21:17 pm »


A friend helped me get the drums off. Brought over his very cool '66 Dodge panel van.





New wheel cylinders



Made up some new brake lines



Changed the diff fluid



Oil change



Gearbox fluid change



The headliner was kinda gross and ripped. Might be hiding some mice poop so ...



Looks like crap but better from dust perspective.



Found a petrified mouse.
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #111 on: August 25, 2018, 09:02:12 am »
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #112 on: August 25, 2018, 09:23:07 am »
Quote from: Arthur Dent on August 25, 2018, 09:02:12 am
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/stories/affordable-classic-1961-pontiac-laurentian-last-minute-fixes/

Some last minute stuff

Thanks for sharing.

It reminds me long time ago when I was teenager, me and a friend bought 196X Dodge Polara for .. $25, sure we split the bill by 2  :P
Except in our case, we ran the Polara as a demolition derby for a while, until "the thing" finally died.

Edit, looks like it was a 1966 sedan 4 doors but wasn't in good condition as picture below
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Polara#/media/File:%2766_Dodge_Polara_Coupe_(Auto_classique_VAQ_Mont_St-Hilaire_%2711).jpg
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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #113 on: August 25, 2018, 02:20:51 pm »
Figured this was a somewhat appropriate place to post this as it is related.  In the late ‘60s, rather than making a model of the Bonneville, the UK’s Dinky Toys produced a model of the Canadian Parisienne instead.  I have no idea as to whether it was due to colonial ties or the fact that rhd Parisiennes were sold in the UK and Australia.  Interesting all the same, and perhaps one of the only diecast models of a truly Canadian car ever (the Laurentian and Parisienne were not simply grill and taillight swapping badge-engineering jobs - much of the sheetmetal was incompatible with the US Catalina and Bonneville of the same era).  A police version was also sold.  It’s amusing to see them described as ‘US cop cars’ in ebay listings.

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Re: 1961 Pontiac Laurentian - Canadian Cruiser
« Reply #114 on: August 27, 2018, 10:24:20 am »
Neat!

rhd  Pontiacs were sold in South Africa too.
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