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PeteyD


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This is my 72 LeMans, "Big Blue"  How it sat when I brought it home a few weeks ago.  I've since began the deconstruction and made some minor repairs. 

It's still pretty rough, but seeing all the great looking cars here, makes me feel optimistic about getting it finished.























I've got a pile of parts and a lot of work to do. The worst of which is inner fender & wheel house work, along with frame & floor work.  I hope to have it on the road by summer's end.

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Every part for that car is available as a brand new repop. You should have no problem getting that car on the road.

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Ray White, Toronto ON

Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

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Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 
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Nice Project. looks like PMQ's in the back ground

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Nice car-had one in my teens-'A' bodies are nice to build relatively easy to get parts for-avoid offshore repop as much as possible-its not that good-or should I say Crap but it is nice that its available. There are still plently of parts cars out there you should be able to get stuff from-it helps the "green" people when you reuse old parts insead of buying "new" parts built where enviromental laws are so lax.

any opinions or advice can be offered-appraiser/licensed bodyman

Good luck !

Ken

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Ames and Perfomance Years sell domestic repops, no crap as Ken says.

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Ray White, Toronto ON

Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 
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73SC wrote:

Ames and Perfomance Years sell domestic repops, no crap as Ken says.


I SAID "AVOID OFFSHORE REPOP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE"

if Ames and Performance Years sells domestic manufactured repops then buy it-it likely won't be Crap !

 I am talking through experience buying repop OFFSHORE products-lastest was sheet metal.

Man a guy can't even post an opinion on here !

Censor it !

 



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67BBSD wrote:

73SC wrote:

Ames and Perfomance Years sell domestic repops, no crap as Ken says.


I SAID "AVOID OFFSHORE REPOP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE"

if Ames and Performance Years sells domestic manufactured repops then buy it-it likely won't be Crap !

 I am talking through experience buying repop OFFSHORE products-lastest was sheet metal.

Man a guy can't even post an opinion on here !

Censor it !

 


I think I agreed with you.

 



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Ray White, Toronto ON

Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

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I got the same non power drums up front. If you can get disc's .....it would be a good idea.
Find the 2 letter code on the passenger side block...just below the head.

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73SC wrote:

 

67BBSD wrote:

 

73SC wrote:

Ames and Perfomance Years sell domestic repops, no crap as Ken says.


I SAID "AVOID OFFSHORE REPOP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE"

if Ames and Performance Years sells domestic manufactured repops then buy it-it likely won't be Crap !

 I am talking through experience buying repop OFFSHORE products-lastest was sheet metal.

Man a guy can't even post an opinion on here !

Censor it !

 


I think I agreed with you.

 


I am sincerely sorry-interpretation is everything-comma/period who knows what belongs there

 



-- Edited by 67BBSD on Monday 27th of April 2009 10:53:24 PM

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Ray White, Toronto ON

Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 
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It looks like a good project to me. Hope you keep us posted as you progress.

Big blue should be big yellow, your paint codes on your cowl tags show 56 11.
I believe 56 is Monarch yellow bottom and 11 is cameo white top.  
Nice to here from a Kingston chap, My Dad lives in Kingston, on Abbey Dawn road. 

 Ian K





-- Edited by Beaumont4008 on Monday 27th of April 2009 11:51:53 PM

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This 72 Lemans project is no worse than mine, there won't be a 2 letter code it's powered by a cheviac 350. I read somewhere that a chrome front valance means it was a Luxury Lemans at one point ? Maybe not Oshawa Lemans ??? Good luck with your project. By the way I used to live in Trenton Ontario back in 1987-92.

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Thanks for the encouraging words everybody. Yeah, I'm in PMQs Steve.

I've got a bunch of friends in your Dad's nieghbourhood Ian, lol, small world. thanks for your help with my cowl tag too. Big Blue's on her third color. White over Yellow to Red, then after the previous owner saw the LeMans episode of "Wrecks to Riches" to True Blue.

I like the blue, so I think I'm going to respray it after I'm done the body work. The doors are junk, and the fenders are wavy.

Thanks again everybody for the advise & the encouragement.


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Good luck, It doesn't look too bad though. I knew a guy that had a "sport" like that, same colors just with a hurst shifter bastardized into the floor!

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^ Thanks, I'm sure once I get rolling, the work'll fly by. I'll probably wind up with a G body console & shifter bastardized into the floor, lol.

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I always wanted to use the Hurst Indy Matic shifter but never have. It's about $90 and hooks up to the THM 350, looks just like a 3 or 4 speed shifter when installed, comes with a boot and floor plate. I know in my 73 the cutout for the floor shifter is in the tunnel in the floor pan, lift the carpet and you might have the same.  

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Ray White, Toronto ON

Formerly - The one and only 1973 LeMans 454 "Astro-Jet"

Built March 9, 1973 - Oshawa ON

1993 Corvette Convertible LT 1

Built January 10, 1993 - Bowling Green Kentucky 

 
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^ Yeah, I've got it too. I have no carpet, so it was easy to find.

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Newer pics, taken on Saturday after I got the new rubber on. Looks pretty mean if I do say so myself.





Short vid of it running,


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-- Edited by PeteyD on Wednesday 27th of May 2009 01:43:59 PM

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Looks like side pipes?

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^Yeah, 3inches out right under the doors. I've got a real exhaust for it coming on Thursday. I'm pretty sure it won't get through a safety the way it is now. lol

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SHe's looking good biggrin.gif  When you get your new exhaust on lets here the differance.



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