08-30-2009, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Jersey East Coast Bastion of Liberals
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64/65 Lemans/Tempest
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Originally Posted by richard sargent
20 years ago I took a 2 door post lemans that was owned by Catholic church of Seattle and i cloned it when you could get GTO parts cheap! Factory black car with red buckets and radio delete. I did hood, core support, stab. bar front rear, quick ratio box, kybs, emblems, 4 speed, tilt, 64 wood wheel, 64 round bar, 64 tach, alum. dash insert, map light, remote mirror, 3.23 posi, pwr steering with quick ratio box, power brakes,splitters.I took a 455 and put dished pistons then ran everything on the top end to 64 gto, you name it, every hose line and bracket etc. Only stuff not correct are some bolt heads, timing cover, dip stick, 67 ho exhaust. SD performance ported the heads 245 cfm 65 tripower cam, quiet exhaust. Later I added 17 inch Cragars style wheels with bfg drag radials only because traction was not there period. I went thru great pains to to make look stock wi Attachment 168433
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Rich
Just surfing through,when I came to your car. Great Job! Rich
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