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Originally Posted by Brad1970
Here is the start of my project. 1972 Pontiac LeMans Luxury. 400ci, TH400 tranny. Not the original tranny & motor from what I've been told by the previous owner. Body is fairly good shape, not a lot of rust & runs great. I bought the car from a guy in Kentucky who bought the car from a guy in my home town here in Arkansas. He had moved to Kentucky from AR 4 yrs ago... small world.
Anyway drove the car 9 hrs back home & not a problem.
Got the car in Nov. & started in the trunk with a wire wheel taking off the surface rust & a bit more. Discovered a hole in the wheel well/trunk line (common spot) & in the rear close to the spare tire tie down ( few smaller spots) where the trunk brace is.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I pulled most of the interior & my Father & I removed the rusted out passenger side floorboard & installed a patch. I've been wire wheel brushing the floorboards & what not, & using rust inhibitor paint over the cleaned areas, then using flat black on top of that.
Last week I ordered some of the suspenion pieces I wanted & got in some of it today. For the front I went with Savitske's SC&C Stage 2 Plus, nascar style ball joint (screw in), lightweight arms, with SPC lowering springs 550lb front, 135lb rear & Polygraphite bushings for front lower arms. In the rear I've ordered Spohn upper & lower adjustable arms with Del-Sphere joints & Vari shock single adjst. I'lll get those installed in the next week or so...
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1st...welcome Brad, 2nd looks like a nice project you have and a good starting point. I have a 1972 GTO that was given to me as a wedding gift by my father-in-law. He gave it to me as a wedding gift because he had two daughters and never had a son to give it to. I had begged for it for years and he kept saying,
"No!" So, when I married his daughter it became mine.
Nonetheless, what are yor plans for the car? Pro-touring with rims & brakes, etc or pretty much the stock look with a few upgrades? Keep us updated. You will find out here on this forum we love pics more the life itself.
