Pictures of Don's 62 Impala. ( Don from Portland, Mi.)

[Don Carvill]

Wow! all of my assumptions are completely wrong. Is the earth still flat? Just kidding.
I will have to crawl under and take a picture of the pan.
Thanks a lot for your patience. If I answered this many wrong assumptions for a rookie in my trade I would have certainly picked on him at least once or twice. You are being too nice.

 

[bobs409]

I'm holding back. Naw, just kidding.

Have no fear, we'll have you whipped into shape in no time.

 

[Don Jacks]

All aluminum,as well as most cast iron Powerglides had both a vacuum modulator and a kick down linkage on them.The only transmissions that didn't were the Torque glides .even the th400's.

 

[Don Carvill]

I couldn't wait for the week end. It looks like the pan from a PG. I also took a picture of the vin. It reads- 21847A205231 I did not get a picture of the tag on the cowl. That will come later. Thanks for the info and help!

 

[Don Carvill]

What is a torque glide? I have never heard of it.

 

[La Hot Rods]

Ouch, looks like a cast iron P/G.

 

[Don Carvill]

Yup. I was kinda hoping to get lucky and have a turbo 350 already swapped in. I wish they had swapped the trans and not the motor.

 

[Don Carvill]

I tried to give away the cast iron powerglide from the Corvair. Even the Corvair guys didn't want it. Can I assume it is the same with this powerglide?

 

[La Hot Rods]

The Torque Glide is basically a aluminum Power Glide without the automatic shift.

 

[Don Carvill]

Is that what people use to race?

 

[La Hot Rods]

Some of the Junior Stock racers may want it if they lived close by and didn't have to pay shipping.

 

[La Hot Rods]

Is that what people use to race?

The Touque Glide isn't very common, most racer use the Power Glide and set it up for manual shift.

 

[Don Carvill]

It will be a little while, as long as it works I will be doing the body before I swap the transmission. I am sure I will be swapping the motor in the future. I know where there is a 327. The 305 runs very well to move the car around though. But they will both be available if my plan goes well.

 

[Jim Sullivan]

My 63 four door had a six cylinder with an air cooled powerglide. I still have the vented dust shield.

 

[Don Carvill]

Did you like the powerglide? I have never driven this car more than 5 miles an hour while pulling it in and out of the barn.

 

[La Hot Rods]

I had a 63 SS 250 HP 327 P/G, I Like the way the car drove. It was no race car by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a great cruiser.

 

[wristpin]

It should drive just fine with that cast PG. Enjoy driving what you have and plan on a trans swap with your later engine swap.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

I drove my '62SS car around for five years with a 283 two barrel and a PG, it was just fine .

I kept all that original stuff but now have a transplanted 409 with a four speed in her .

You might consider the same!

Cheers! TomK

 

[oldskydog]

Early 63 Corvette and Chevy II had air cooled powerglides.

 

[409gang]

I have had to many full size and mid size (Chevelles) Chevys with powerglides in them to count, I found them great to drive and very dependable.