Was in Buck's today and saw a 70 LeMans in there. 350 Pontiac engine, turbo 350 & BOP differential. Was bucket seats / console car but the interior is almost gutted. It's very rusty, and is pretty picked over, but wasn't someone looking for rear glass or trim a while back?
Being an Oshawa built car, I was surprised to see the Pontiac block present.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Saturday 18th of September 2021 09:12:43 PM
No surprise, first year for Tempest and LeMans in Canada, built with Pontiac engines.
I've seen many of them with Chevy engines (though not sure if they were 70, 71 or 72). Didn't know Oshawa did both Chevy & Pontiac drivetrains in them.
this car has yielded up some good, and rather obscure parts - thanks CP & "seventy2plus2" for sharing this!!
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red on black (std) interior "no drivetrain option" car (same base drivetrain as GTO) 1:411 1970 Firebird Formulas originally sold in Canada
Run from the front of the trailing arm to the top of the diff arm to triangulate and stiffen.Seem to be on most Oshawa cars.Only on sticks in the States.
Run from the front of the trailing arm to the top of the diff arm to triangulate and stiffen.Seem to be on most Oshawa cars.Only on sticks in the States.
When you say trailing arm, do you mean the lower control arm? Or upper control arm (which already goes to the top of the diff)? I'll see if I can get a photo of the diff this weekend.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Tuesday 5th of October 2021 08:36:17 PM
Unless I'm mistaken these pictures should suffice - and should save 'seventy2plus2' from another trip to the yard;
I went back to the car today, because a member of another forum was interested in the tail lamp sockets - but it turned out they were the wrong style - so I had a small break from work, in one of the happiest places for me... a scrapyard - and best yet, I didn't spend a thin dome on this minute adventure - double-score!
1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red on black (std) interior "no drivetrain option" car (same base drivetrain as GTO) 1:411 1970 Firebird Formulas originally sold in Canada
1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red on black (std) interior "no drivetrain option" car (same base drivetrain as GTO) 1:411 1970 Firebird Formulas originally sold in Canada
