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  1. deanlemans81

    Looking for NOS tail lamp bezel

    Hey guys. If all goes well next year my Lemans goes to paint. One of the items I'm looking for is a NOS left taillamp bezel from a 78 GrandAm/GrandLemans. Part number is 5931311 or 5969619. I already have the right side. Thanks
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    rockauto magnets trade

    Hey guys. Like most you I order a lot of parts from RockAuto and look forward to seing which magnet will be in the box when it arrives. I have a couple of doubles and am curious to see if anyone has some they would like to trade. Here are my doubles #73 Mike's Triumph #169 Brian's Mercedes...
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    project planing book

    Hey guys, I was just loooking at Stacey David's web site and he has a project planing book available. for sale. Has anyone used it and is it worth it. Thanks. Deanlemans81
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    What do you use for shop equipment

    Ok guys, good news. I just bought a new house (new to me anyway. It's a little over a century old) with a 36X32 foot garage that will need to be equiped. I don't have pics yet since I move June 10th but they will come. My question is what make and model compressors, 2 post lift, sandblast...
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    Back to the familly

    Hey guys, not really a new guy but I was away for a while to settle some things and now I am back. Hello to all my old friends and I hope to make some new ones along the way. As a quick update, the 400 is now running in the Lemans since the past 2 weeks and I'm ironing out the bugs. I will...
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    Cool birthday cakes

    My kids organized a surprise birthday party for me last weekend with about 40 of my friends and family (Love my kids) and here`s a couple of pics of my b-day cakes. Guess who my all time favorite driver is? Don`t these look cool? Notice they used his Pontiac GP for the car. What other cool...
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    trans tv/detent cable mystery

    Ok here`s the mystery. last winter I purchased a th350 trans for my lemans that is supposed to come from a 75 firebird. Unfortunatly, there is no tag or casting number anywhere on the trans to help with ID. It is a th350 with a dual bolt pattern bellhousing. The problem I`m having is with...
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    Ram Air Restoration ent. manifolds

    Hey Guys, here`s something that`s stumping me. I want to order a set of ramair manifolds from Ram Air restoration ent. and I am having trouble with the website. If I call the toll free phone number, 1-800-421-8455. I get a message saying that the number is not in service. Is it because I`m...
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    finally putting the 400 in the Lemans

    Hey guys, well I`m officially walking everywhere for a while. After years of parts hunting and accumulating, I`ve finally pulled the v6 out of my Lemans today and started with my engine swap. Over the next couple of days I hope to have the engine compartment cleaned and detailed (not show car...
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    Pontiac motor mount location

    Hey guys :D I need some help from the Pontiac faithfull. I am FINALLY starting the engine swap in my Lemans this week and I can`t remember which holes to use in the frame to bolt my frame motor mounts to. Does anyone have a pic or diagram to share? Thanks, Dean
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    Gone fishing

    hey guys, don`t want to rub it in but for the next 3 days I`m gone trout fishing with friends. Should be a great weekend. See y`all when I get back deanlemans81
  12. deanlemans81

    rear brake upgrade

    Ok guys, here`s a question for you. At work today I changed the rear brakes on a 98 4wd blazer with discs front and rear. I know about the front brake upgrade using 2wd blazer parts but whenever someone does a rear brake upgrade, most often they use 4th gen ls1 f-body parts. Why not use the...
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    side window swap

    Hey guys, I have what I believe should be a simple question. I am cleaning a bunch of spare parts from an 87 Cutlass Supreme (they will be posted soon) and the doors have the factory tinted windows. Are these a direct swap for the non-tinted glass in my lemans? I would like to avoid taking...
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    Cad 425, good or not?

    Ok, A freind of mine just picked up a 84 caddy with a running 425 for a song. the body is shot but the engine runs fine. I know quite a few of you have installed 472/500 caddy engines but is a 425 similar? Is it any good or just a boat anchor? I really don`t know anything about these...
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    early christmas present

    Hey guys, I know some of you are going to be jealous :mrgreen: Last week the weather was below freezing on most mornings and when the temp drops like that I always wear my tuque (seems freezing your ears when you`re 14 leaves you a little sensitive to the cold). Well Tuesday morning I`m...
  16. deanlemans81

    I got it back!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hey guys, I just had the worst news one of us can have. This afternoon between 3:08 and 3:18, someone made off with My 81 Lemans. Just took it from where it was parked, in the street beside the new car lot at work. I left work at 3:30 and my pride and joy and GONE :cry: . Please all of you...
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    monte ss cluster

    Hey guys, my buddie picked up a Monte Carlo SS instrument cluster at a swapmeet to install in his 81 Malibu. While the gauge faces and front are pretty nice, the printed circuit is really in bad shape. Will any printed circuit from a monte,elco or malibu with gauges work as a replacement...
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    Rear swaybar and control arms

    hey guys, Just want to share a good score in 2 ways. Went to one of our 2 big car shows yesterday (over 1000 cars of all kinds, muscle cars, rods, 50`s, original model t`s everything but rice) with a huge swap meet and picked myself up a rear sway bar from a 83 442 for the paltry sum of $35.00...
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    Grandamman good seller

    Hey guys, Just bought some taillamps from Grandamman and the arrived in great shape, well packaged and as advertised. I would repeat in an instant. Dean
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    Pontiac gauge cluster

    Hey guys, I was at a local salvage yard during the holidays trying to digest another turkey dinner when I came across a clapped-out GrandPrix waiting it's turn for the portable car crusher. After a quick look, I was able to pull the complete gauge assembly along with a 4 inch lengh of wiring...

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