[dracowizard]

Your 65 is looking good!,love the color as it looks close to the inferno red thats on my truck.It's a color thats had me thinking of using for my 65 whenever i can get to the point that paint is a urgent matter.Sweet changes sound good as you said it performs well.Curious if you done any chassis/suspensionchanges.Car looks just right as it sits.

[koz5614]

dracowizard - we have the same ride! I love the 3 horizontal bars on the fenders. Did yours ever have the two chrome strips that go above and below the "PONTIAC" on the trunk panel? I have been looking for them for years. I like your slotted mags. As far as suspension mods, I have a PST front end kit, SSM lift bars out back with station wagon springs. I've got ET Streets on it to, but they still go up in smoke if I take off too fast. I'm going to get a set of drag-friendly springs for the front this fall.

[dracowizard]

Hey Koz,sounds as though you're setting the suspension so as to transfer weight to the rear of the car for some drag racing advantages.I just recieved a new PST catalog as i'm beginning to shop for pcs for my suspension setup.Mine never had the chrome strips,i've had many ask me if i did and was willing to sell them since i'll be restomoding the car.I've only one fender that has the bars as one is a replacement,but a gm fender.It's ironic of the color as i've tried to "picture" using the inferno red on my car.I love it on my truck. heres a pic just to compare to your car.

[post toastie]

New Project!!

[post toastie]

ralley 2 pic

[HALFWAY]

Finally found the before picture, after new tires and an exhaust system.

And the finished project.

[rontiac]

HALFWAY, that is a beautiful 64. Is that an original color? I like it better than the "not correct" blue that's on my 65. I also love the wheels. Are they the torque thrust D's? I'm hoping when I get to the mock up point for my wheels, they will have the correct back spacing so I can get a set on the 65. I know they're pricey....like around $200 each!

[backn65]

my lemans has a 406, th350, +600 stall with 3.55 gears. repo cast iron headers with 2 1/2 pipes thru x. cam has a little more lift and duration than the 068, has some head work done, gasket matched.

[HALFWAY]

rontiac - the original was yorktown blue - but I liked the darker blue I picked from a GM book, mid 80's color but it just had a number. I could not tell you the what the wheels are either but they are older and I got them off Ebay for under 300.0 for all of them. I think they are magnesium becuase they are very light weight.

[SupergasDil]

Hi Guys,
You all have some really cool looking cars. Here's what I'm building. I still have a long way to go but it has come a long way since I first brought it home.

[b-man]

Your car inspires me to get my '64 LeMans convertible project moving. Factory power windows, A/C and a '64 421 HO Tri-Power engine with 200-4R overdrive trans/3.36 posi rear.

More than likely I'll put a nice GTO hood and emblems on it too since GTOs are so sexy.

[65GeeTO]

Heres a few of mine

[backn65]

406 with th350 and 3.55 posi

[Blackwood Goat]

Beautiful Car. My first new car was a 65 Lemans, Nightwatch Blue.

[rontiac]

I have finally gotten my first 1964-67 A body. This 1965 LeMans coupe was also restored about 25 years ago. It's a very nice project that I still don't have an exact idea which way to go with yet. Lord willing, this winter I'll be putting my 462 and 12 bolt from the wagon in.
It still hasn't rolled over yet, 95,694 on the odometer. I can't wait to see what my wagon drivetrain will do in a car that's only 3000 lbs. or so!








As you can see in the next pic, it has incorrect upper rear back seat, and passenger side rear side panel. They're from a 66.....anybody have the correct stuff they would be willing to sell me?

[b-man]

A set of splitter tips are absolutely mandatory for the '64 and '65 cars.

The bigger the better!

[benchracerx]

Anybody tried making their own splitters? Dont look like it would be that hard.

[b-man]

I built the 3" splitters along with the 3" exhaust system for my GTO, all out of 304 stainless steel.





Here's set of 2" 304 stainless splitters that I fabbed up for my '64 LeMans convertible:





If you have the skills it's really not all that difficult, using stainless steel eliminates any need for plating. That being said, our sponsor PY sells some very reasonably priced splitters in many different tubing sizes and styles that can make life a lot easier.

[brut4s]

Rontiac, love the color! When are you swapping the drivetrain?

[benchracerx]

A little more done. Tilt steering column in, booster /master cyl. still need to hook up throttle cable and linkage.