Frame restoration

[Guest Fitz]

From this to this:

The new frame is in the garage now, 3 long years of work and wait...

Fitz.

[Guest Fitz]

I put the engine last night, what a rewarding night. I began in sept 2006 to restore this car.....

Fitz.

[PONTIAC1953]

hi fitz, is your frame a 1953 canadian pontiac/chevy type frame ?

[Guest Fitz]

Yes, it's like a chevy one, but there is "some" modification to make this frame work for a Pontiac, like the front crossmember, handbrake linkage hook, side transmission mount support, and on the steer axle a engine mount support is added.

Fitz.

[Guest Fitz]

some better look of the frame.

Fitz.

[Guest Fitz]

I have to say this frame is not the original one, mine is a 53 (54), and in 2007 i bought a similar frame that I tought it was the same series but it was a 49-52 series and I tought 49-54 was identical, now I can tell 49-52 are the same and 53-54 are from another style, look mostly the same but they are not. Back to my house, and place the 2 frame beside each other to realized that they are not identical. OK I knew the frame was from a Chevy, so I had to change some park brake bracket and the exhaust support, but I had to change also the curve of the frame. 3 long years, to acheive the finishing result. The original frame was too rusty to do anything with.

Here some picture of the "correction" of the new frame.

thanks for watching.

Fitz.

[X-Frame]

Is this a Canadian car or US model? Definitely not original if US since all Pontiac's had a X-brace while Chevrolet did not except for convertible models between 1940-1957 and tubular X on all models from 1958-1964. Pontiac had an X frame on all models (except Canadian cars) since the 1930s on to 1957 then like Chevy went to tubular X in 1958 but only until 1960.

[Guest Fitz]

Yes you are right this is an original canadian Pontiac frame, based on the Chevrolet one.

Fitz.