Gramma's Car: the new project!

[VintageMusclecar]

Those GM cars with cable operated console shifters had a nasty habit of arc welding through the shifter cables and starting fires if the engine/trans weren't sufficiently grounded to the body &amp; frame--seen numerous 2nd Gen F bodies suffer that malady. It looks like Pontiac resolved the issue in their typical overkill fashion. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

Wow, you learn something new every day! Great auto trivia there!

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Those GM cars with cable operated console shifters had a nasty habit of arc welding through the shifter cables and starting fires if the engine/trans weren't sufficiently grounded to the body &amp; frame--seen numerous 2nd Gen F bodies suffer that malady. It looks like Pontiac resolved the issue in their typical overkill fashion. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]</div></div>

Yep -- you are so wise ... I have seen this issue right after a engine swap. Famous last words: &quot;we don't need this ugly, dirty ground strap&quot; ... TAZ

[njsteve]

Cleaned out the truck and trailer today. Here's the old exhaust.



The main tubes had several of these flattened areas that reduced the diameter by almost half.



And the original log manifolds. the driver's side has the vacuum operated flapper valve.