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    Car Year, Make, Model: 1952 Pontiac Chieftain
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    New to the forum with a 1952 Pontiac Chieftain

     



    Hello everyone. I am excited to be a part of the forum and share my project with you as it goes along as well as read about all of your own. My name is Joel and I manage an auto repair shop in Florida. My wife and I just recently bought our first classic car project to build together as I am turning 50 early next year. We currently live in Florida and have attended a lot of car shows and have been dying to bring one of our own. After months of searching we finally decided on this:

    1952 Pontiac Chieftain 2 door sedan
    Black w/ Flame job

    Previous owner said it is on its 3rd engine, the stock 4.4 liter straight 8.

    I am considering doing a turbo'd GM 4.8 V8 swap along with a 700R4 trans. Or maybe going with its larger 6.0 liter cousin.

    The paintjob is nice but not what we initially had in mind so later on it might get changed, maybe reverting back to just plain black but I don't know, it could grow on me. What are your guys opinion? The wheels are okay but will be changed for something more vintage style with chrome hubcaps and some nice white walls.

    But for now the first job I have in mind is to do a disc brake conversion and some sort of power brake upgrade immediately. During the same time period I am also going to rebuild the king pins, and replace all the control arm and leaf spring bushings and inspect the rest and do the alignment. Then sometime next year I will do a power steering conversion.
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    Nice looking ride, Joel! I've always like that particular body style and roofline. It's a great car to begin with.


    Lynn
    '32 3W

    There's no 12 step program for stupid!

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    Wow, you didn't exactly start with a rusted out shell did you? The car looks good too.

    Before you decide to go overdrive, do the math on your rear gears or you'll not get to use the extra gear (until 70 mph)
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    Education is expensive. Keep that in mind, and you'll never be terribly upset when a project goes awry.
    EG

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