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1960 Catalina, 2 Door, Hardtop, Bubbletop, Bagged, Turbo, Ls Swap, Low Reserve!! on 2040-cars

US $28,500.00
Year:1960 Mileage:90000 Color: Blue/White /
  Blue/ White
Location:

Champlin, Minnesota, United States

Champlin, Minnesota, United States
Transmission:Automatic 4L80 with Stall
Body Type:Bubbletop
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:5.3 LS
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:

Used

VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 160S07090
Year: 1960
Number of Cylinders: 2001 Turbo 5.3 LS
Make: Pontiac
Model: Catalina
Trim: 2 door hardtop
Options: CD Player
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 90,000
Exterior Color: Blue/White
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Blue/ White

 

1960 Pontiac Catalina, 2 door, hardtop, PS, PB

Back story and reason it’s for sale… Purchased this car as a driver, I picked it up off of ebay 2.5 years ago, I wasn’t excited about the driveline and made some big changes to make it more what I wanted. Put it on the dyno the first year out with factory intake and 63mm throttle body, and put 420 hp to the rear wheels with a conservative tune and a bad cam sensor, since then changed a lot of pieces, car is noticeably faster and has tons more power (guessing 475-500 at the wheels now) but haven’t been back to the dyno since). Changed front and rear window gaskets and to that the dash had to come out (fun fun) that’s what started the redo of the interior and the freshly painted roof. All in all a great car, fun to drive, dependable, and fast, but I’ve got my eyes on another one now so it’s time for this one to go.

What it looks like (exterior)… Baby blue (8-10 years old, showing wear has some nicks chips etc but good driver quality) with freshly painted roof (Bright white with mild diamond ice pearl), Deleted wiper holes in cowl panel.

What you’re sitting in (interior)… White/blue seats and door panels, Billet steering wheel/ and adapter, fresh carpet, new kick panels with speakers, cd player with auxiliary input, all interior metalwork custom painted bright white with a mild diamond ice pearl., one of the previous owners had installed an amp gauge in the dash and I thought it looked tacky so I replaced it with a white faced autometer clock. Done in 2014

What it rolls on (rims) rear 20x8.5 front 18x8 Chrome Boss 338. All lug nuts switched to standard instead of half being LH threads. New 2014

What makes it go (driveline)… 90,000 mile, 2001, LS1, 5.3, Lingenfelter Z06 LS2 cam, beehive valve springs, 70mm turbo, waste gate set at 11# boost, functioning blow off valve, stainless F body hot-side turbo exhaust converted to cold side, f body water pump, billet power steering relocation bracket, alternator relocation bracket,  polished aluminum LS2 intake, polished aluminum 96mm LS2 throttle body, Modified GTO engine covers hydro-dipped in silver carbon fiber over bright white paint, Aluminum Fuel rails, remote oil filter, remote oil cooler, fuel pressure regulator with return, large aluminum radiator frenched into core support with dual electric fans (controlled by computer temperature sensor on at 160 degrees), large intercooler between grill and radiator plumbed with all polished aluminum tubing, chrome 200 amp alternator, twin Batteries mounted in trunk behind right side panel (run parallel still 12 volts, just more of it), 3” stainless Exhaust (dumps under rear passengers area with turn down), 4L80 Transmission with Jegs 3600-4000 Stall convertor, Automatic linkage modified to work from stock column shifter, All AN fuel system (10AN feed, 6AN return) All AN Oil Lines, Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pump with Aeromotive Check Valve and 10AN Inline Filter, Sumped 1960 Chevrolet fuel tank, Ron Francis Wiring kit for Lights etc. Doesn’t overheat, and doesn’t leak a drop of anything. Pump gas premium Fuel only.  All work done 2013/2014

What Makes it Stop (brakes)… 4 wheel power disc with Wilwood proportioning valve, Scarebird front brake conversion, Bonneville wagon 12” rotors in front, 11.75” drilled rotors in rear, gm metric calipers in rear, all 1/4 ” brake lines. New 2013/2014

How you know what it’s doing (gauges/engine management)… Autometer liquid filled oil pressure gauge (lower left of steering wheel), Autometer boost gauge, PLX engine management gauge (reads everything the computer does), Autometer Wideband gauge (center lower), Autometer tach (mounted to column), LS1 Computer Custom Tuned. New 2013/2014

What holds it up (suspension)… Stock trailing arms and control arms, independent 4 corner air ride, 1/2 inch lines, dumps limited to drop more slowly, air zenith compressor, 3.5 gallon air tank, 1/2 ” fast valves with 3/8” ports, 2500# bags, front shocks relocated, rear shock in standard placement, factory rear end welded spool 4:88 gears (run about 70mph at 2900 rpm on the freeway). upgraded 2013/2014

Things people don’t Like (cons) Fuel gauge says you’re empty before you actually are ( I consider that a good thing), blinkers do what they want when you try to use them (connectors at column are to blame I believe, I just arm signal),  NO neutral safety switch (you could install one fairly easily if you cared to), minor exhaust leak at driver header gasket and at (1) of the v-band clamps on drivers side until it warms up then it quiets right down (just haven’t had time nor concern to fix it since it isn’t effecting anything)

I do not need help selling my car so please don't contact me if you aren't buying the car yourself. :)

$1000 deposit due within 24 hours of auction end, will help load onto your transport but you are responsible for transport or shipping/pick up.

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