Winesnob

Thank you for the info regarding the draft tube. It was this way when I purchased the car. i have also reached out to Charles Coker and have been able to speak with him. He is exceptionally well versed and insightful regarding anything related to 53 and 54 Pontiacs. i will be staying in touch with him as we proceed with our project.

I have a 53 Catalina 2 door hardtop. Inline 8 and hydramatic transmission. Even though it show low mileage it has quite a lot of blowby and smokes from the tailpipe more than I think it should. Given the cost of a rebuild and not wanting to build a hot rod I have sourced a 55 Pontiac sedan with a newly rebuilt 287 V8 automatic. Hoping to do a transplant as I understand that Pontiac had about 23 prototypes of this. I expect someone else has done this already and am looking for some insight and tips on how to complete my project. Also converting to 12 volt at the same time.