I agree with you Carl. It's like defusing a bomb.

72 luxo · Veteran Member

Where to start on my 72 lemans

455gto · Poncho Master!

As for books. A shop manual for a 72 or a reprint is fine. The restoration guide for the GTO will help. As for sites PY forums ...lots off Lemans guys and they know their cars.
Try looking for a 72 cheap.........All the little stuff is hard to find, but out there on Ebay for a price.
What needs to go on??? Is the fenders, hood on....do you mean the clips for the windows, rocker chrome. Int in or out? Pic would be nice

timbuk · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

ah the overwhelming feeling of where the hell do i start!Is the car body together?455 says pics,i agree.

ARCADIAN · Poncho Master!

72 luxo and when you can't find that clip or part? Just buy a replacement and as soon as you do , guess what? You find the original, been there/done it!

72 luxo · Veteran Member

No the body is not together, everything is painted and ready to go I just want to be shure that I dont miss anything when it appers to be all there.

72 luxo · Veteran Member

Also how could I lift the body off the frame without having a hoist or body lift, I am not happy with the frame paint that was used and I want to be able to get to all places, I have a very limited funds and a small one car garage

timbuk · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

i block the body up with 4by4s and get the frame as low as i can and slide the frame from under the body remove wheels and use floor jacks!

72 luxo · Veteran Member

Here are some pics after it was painted, I am pretty happy with the overall results but with I put more input into the process.

455gto · Poncho Master!

If you are taking off the body.....buy new body mounts. I also suggest body tape to the edges.
Run electrical.....Put your heater core back in. Brake booster etc

65sssd · Poncho Master!

72 luxo wrote:

Also how could I lift the body off the frame without having a hoist or body lift, I am not happy with the frame paint that was used and I want to be able to get to all places, I have a very limited funds and a small one car garage

Use a cherry picker and put soft fabric between the body and the straps. A 4X4 and saw horses will hold the car. You can lift the rear by putting the straps through the taillights.

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

Its all freshly painted and you want to take the body OFF????

for some minor frame detail ? good luck.. single car garage? wow!

I will not tell you how I really feel about it...

65sssd · Poncho Master!

427carl wrote:

Its all freshly painted and you want to take the body OFF????

for some minor frame detail ? good luck.. single car garage? wow!

I will not tell you how I really feel about it...

I agree with you Carl. It's like defusing a bomb.

72 luxo · Veteran Member

Yeah, I figured that it would be alot of effort to do so, I will reconsider for shure. Is Por 15 good stuff?

455gto · Poncho Master!

For my car I used Krylon for touchups
I would get the car as high as possible and spray bomb the areas you don't like.

tin indian · Poncho Master!

72 luxo wrote:

Yeah, I figured that it would be alot of effort to do so, I will reconsider for shure. Is Por 15 good stuff?

magnet paint is alot better. it doesnt require a top coat. its pricey though, $140. a gallon. it looks just as good with a gun or a brush. the more humidity, the faster it dries. it feels like a powdercoat when dry. 1 gallon is enough to do 1 & 1/2 of your car

it goes pretty far. its avail in gloss or satin. the satin looks original.

72 luxo · Veteran Member

I love your Phrase "save a classic, crush an import" tin indian, thats awsome. Nothing is more gut wrenching seeing big massive junk yards in big cites from 20-30 years ago, all those crome bumpers still attatched to flatened classics.

cupedition · Addicted!

If you need to lift the body off without scratching it , your eight friends should be nakkkked . Six to lift , one to guide and one to point and giggle . :)

Por 15 is a good product if the part is rusty or sand blasted it needs a rough clean surface to adhear to . I have a frame sprayed with it for a few years now and no rust . Two coats gloss with two coats of satin .
All inner areas were oiled after .

72 luxo · Veteran Member

Yeah, just not happy with the way the frame turned out, there is some piting that I wish was filled and smoothed. The frame was completed about 5 years ago and I have gained alot of knowledge since then. I have spent way to much on this car for me to sit back when it is done and not be happy with the results.