46 Pontiac 4 door

[R.A.W. RODS]

I think this will feel right at home in this little Pontiac.

 

[patina]

Kewl video but not sure I would call ours a beater. After the customer enjoys the car for a while like it is his wife wants to take it to stage two "PAINT".

I only like the car i dont like the tool driving it lol and i wouldnt call that a beater... Thats more like someones cruiser.

Keep up the good work

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

I only like the car i dont like the tool driving it lol and i wouldnt call that a beater... Thats more like someones cruiser.

Keep up the good work

Took the words right out of my mouth.

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

Well starting to fit the Engine between the rails and so far the only thing in the way is the stock GTO headers. I have some Sanderson Headers coming to solve this problem pulse I'll gain some room for my steering.

Im making my own Engine Mounts so I can use the stock GTO rubber mount. I like over kill so I made mine out of 5/16 plate. First thing was the fun part, cutting them out.

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

Now that the mounts are done we put the engine back In and made the trans cross member. The back of the trans lines up really good but a little trimming will have to be done to get the 3In drive shaft In.

I had to trim some of the Inner fender to clear the a/c and the upper control arm hats. I bent the metal up like stock, all I need to do is weld it and smooth it out.

After that was done we put the front back on to see if the measurments we gave FatMan was right. Beleave it or not the front end went back on without doing anything. Nothing had to be cut or tweaked it sat right back were the Radiator support bolts up. Even the bumper fit right on. The rear is next.

 

[Flying Rat]

Neat ideas. That LS1 combo is going to move that big sled smartly down the road. What kind of rear end/suspension you planning?

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

GM 8.5 10 bolt with posi. New leafs will be made for the rear.

 

[sgtpontiac]

Flat Cool....

Great work and the faux Pontiac motor looks pretty nice sitting in the old girl.... nice job.........

 

[Gastrick]

We used that same Fatman's stub in my dad's 48 Pontiac. It's been in there for years with no problems. Sits nice too.

 

[rainman]

Nice Ride!! [cl

 

[Sam_Fear]

We used that same Fatman's stub in my dad's 48 Pontiac. It's been in there for years with no problems. Sits nice too.

Man, I love that car Gas!

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

We used that same Fatman's stub in my dad's 48 Pontiac. It's been in there for years with no problems. Sits nice too.

Man thats a great looking car. Im not sure if my customer will do the 15" steel wheels or the 17" yet.

Every time I get more stuff from Fatman it just keeps getting better. Hey what Rear End setup did you guys run?

 

[Gastrick]

Hey what Rear End setup did you guys run?

9" Ford with a parallel 4 bar and coilovers. Wheels are 18X8 rear, 17X7 front. I'm usually not too much for the bigger diameter wheels but the car is so large, it was begging for them. Engine is a 454 BBC.

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

9" Ford with a parallel 4 bar and coilovers. Wheels are 18X8 rear, 17X7 front. I'm usually not too much for the bigger diameter wheels but the car is so large, it was begging for them. Engine is a 454 BBC.

Very nice! I would love to 4 bar this one.

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

Well not a lot got done on the 46 today, but the new headers are here and on the car. Really opended up alot of room for the steering and clears the stock engine mounts.

I also killed some time to see if the old paint would buff out alittle. I think for the age it will look good on the old car. You can see on the right what the paint looked like before buffing, on the left much better.

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

Worked on the steering today. Ended up having to use three joint to clear the headers but everything cleared really good. Now I can move to the rear end.

 

[sgtpontiac]

Nice and clean...

Love what you're doing..... great work....

 

[R.A.W. RODS]

Got the column cut down and finished today. Here is how I did mine, Im sure there are other ways but this worked out great for what I needed.


First I cut the stock column tube down and the steering rod.

Next I bought a bearing for a go-kart axle for the bottom of my column. It measures 1 3/8 O.D. and the Inside hole is 3/4 so works great for steering rods.

Next I ran a new ground wire for the horn. I even drilled the bottom of the column and used the stock bracket to hold the wire so it looks stock. Then I pressed In my bearing and made the end of my steering rod Into a DD rod so the New Joint would fit.

Now with it on the car. All thats left is to make my new floor plate and line the bottom up.

 

[Gastrick]

Nifty work on the column.

 

[jfg455]

just found the thread. Nice work. Should be a cool cruiser. [P