the 2014 pontiac parisienne thread

well after finishing the polish and wax on the 94 sedan my 95 parisienne was jealous

so I washed and waxed her with some of Roberts Spray on Carnuba wax, works great

Cars are looking good, Pat. Now go put that Poncho back to bed before all of that raw southern steel starts to oxidize....

the sedan still ain't ready


just got the new front springs and shocks late today, seems parts for our cars are not as often on the shelf anymore like they were 20 years ago......

buickestate wrote:

the sedan still ain't ready


just got the new front springs and shocks late today, seems parts for our cars are not as often on the shelf anymore like they were 20 years ago......

For a 1995 pontiac pariseanne wagon,the parts were NEVER on the shelves!  

Looking good.

Looks good.

Nice job on the transformation of your wagon. A Facebook group just posted some photos of it. They think it is a super rare Pontiac Wagon only available in Canada. LOL.

It's true! It was built in the FarmVille Pontiac B-Body assembly plant.   

94Woody wrote:

A Facebook group just posted some photos of it. They think it is a super rare Pontiac Wagon only available in Canada. LOL.

Well, in a way they're right: it is super rare, and it was certainly assembled in Canada. I'm not sure it's ever been "available" though...

Link?

Looks really good! You need side-by-side before and after pics. Car has come a LONG way...now put it inside and drive that KIA until spring!!

yeah but she who must be obeyed drives the kia during the week, that why I got the white RMS

A pretty picture from this morning



how she was when I first bought it before Robert started to buff it out

Looking goooood! How about coming down to FL in a couple of weeks...lol...I wish I could see it in person

she who must be obeyed is moving that week end  

Really glad you saved that one!!

Consider this peer pressure for the Honeycombs

it looks great. the lines all look straight

Very nice Patrick!

Hard to believe its the same pontiac/chevy wagon.Looks awesome Pat but all of your GMs do after a little magic from you.

One of the Pontiac mods I did back in early 2012 was the pontiac bonneville grill. I wasn't really pleased with it, it looks ok and did the trick, but it just wasn't right, and looked too heavy.

Do keep in mind that at the time I fabricated that grill I was on pretty nasty pain killers and muscle relaxers. I wasn't moving very well and in a lot of pain from that accident. I built that grill in my family room on a tv tray while sitting in my recliner, the only chair I could tolerate for any length of time. It's also the only place I could sleep for the first six weeks after that accident.

that was two years ago, and it's time for a 95 Parisienne gril 2.0



















I'm going to paint it in the next day or two and then mount it

Modified OCC grill?

no an oem impala ss

The back of the grill center looks like the center out of the OCC.

Fiberglass instead of bondo this time?

yes, it's a lot lighter

Looks much more appropriate to the wagon,you do some beautiful work Pat.

Something to think about

http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/editorial/1405_1996_pontiac_parisienne_what_if/

That grill in the concept drawing looks remarkably like your new one. Except yours is a bit less angular, having some rounding more suitable to the B body it's going on. And I agree, the Mk. I was a bit too heavy.

I love the last line: "Who will be the first to build one?"

I've got news for that author: it's been done and his name is Pat.   You should send him a pic when you get the new grill painted and mounted.

I just shot him an email sending him here.

Pat, your days in the Witness Protection Program are numbered.....

Aww yeah! Like it!!!

DRIVE IT TO FL NEXT WEEK!!!

I like that a LOT better! Split-grill Pontiac, and no more double arrowhead emblems on the nose.

Awesome!!!

buickestate wrote:

Something to think about

http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/editorial/1405_1996_pontiac_parisienne_what_if/

Once  you get the grill painted,please send in pics to this pontiac magazine.You deserve the recognition for building this beautiful pontiac wagon that never was as posted by (buickwagon).

Grill has been painted in base clear DGGM, I'll cut and buff it monday then put it on

I wonder if you should have left the grillwork itself in a flat black? Wasn't that more traditional than base colour in the Pontiac family?

that wasn't flat black, it was just black primer, DGGM comes out best when it's sprayed over black primer

the grill ain't done yet

I will zip it until the Maestro is done...   

Hood tach.

Do it now.

Stingroo wrote:

Hood tach.

Do it now.

....and a Screaming Chicken!!!!

No.

But hood tach.

Pat.

Do it, you must.

A hood tach yes but no screaming chicken,needs something more majestic like maybe a blood red indian bird of fire.Maybe along the lines of a condor but no screaming chicken.

buickestate wrote:

Yup, that'd be the one...

https://www.yearone.com/Product/wheels/shw1795k

they will not fit

buickestate wrote:

https://www.yearone.com/Product/wheels/shw1795k

they will not fit

What?!? A man with your talents cant be stopped by such a small hurdle...I refuse to believe it!

A set of 5x5 to 5x4.75 adapters with a 78.3 centerbore should do the trick.Need to find out what the centerbore of the new wheels is if you want to keep it hub centric.

they will not fit my budget this year

put a shaker scoop on it,..

phantom 309 wrote:

put a shaker scoop on it,..

Yes.


And a hood tach.

NO shaker hood, and no SCREAMING CHICKENS!

Hood tach is a possibility that I am investigating

I wet sanded the gill this morning





then came the buffing





then I painted the mesh satin black





and the final product gets installed