'80 Lemans Tear Down
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This is the brace for the upper control arm mount.
The 12 bolt housing has also been shortened and new G body brackets welded on. Also had new housing ends welded on to elimate the c-clip axle retainers. It's slow progress, but at least it's progress...
The 12 bolt housing has also been shortened and new G body brackets welded on. Also had new housing ends welded on to elimate the c-clip axle retainers. It's slow progress, but at least it's progress...
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G-Body_Vet said:
If only we had PARTS for them!!!! I'm trying to do almost the same on my '81 GP and i'm starting to consider to sell it!!! 5 years of running around in circle, i've never found anything but tiny bits here and there.... So sad, he would be KILLER once restored!!!!!
When I bought this car I also never imagined everything that I needed to find would be so tough to locate. I found out in a hurry that it was going to take a lot of time and patience to get the car the way that I want it. I'm still working away at it though. Most recently I was working on control arm bushings. The lowers didn't give me too much trouble. Not the case with the uppers. After a few hours of pounding, cutting, etc, I broke down and took advantage of the UMI Christmas sale...
I had ordered these to install the 12 bolt during UMI's Thanksgiving sale. Now I have to decide whether or not to upgrade the brakes...
I had ordered these to install the 12 bolt during UMI's Thanksgiving sale. Now I have to decide whether or not to upgrade the brakes...
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The car looks like it's coming along nicely. Great to see an old Pontiac getting some love, you just don't ever see them around.
Man, that's a lot of work. Looks great! I was wondering, your car has a pointed nose, as does Adam6640's GrandAm. I have the 81' LeMans nose on my wagon, just like Adam's other pic, it's not pointed, it's almost flat. I wonder is the steel impact bar that's behind the urethane cover pointed also, or straight? The reason I ask is that Supermav's GrandAm is being parted out and I thought I would swap the GA urethane nose onto my wagon. But my impact bar is flat, and it would be a b*tch to ship the nose w/bar. Have any of you seen the impact bar without the cover?
I do have space to work in. Now the budget part is a different story. The control arms blew my budget for a while. I haven't done anything more to the car since I took those pictures. I have to get the guts for the 12 bolt and springs for the front and rear before I can start bolting anything together...G-Body_Vet said:
tdvick said:
I hear ya! I've been on standby myself. In the past, most of my project cars were usually drivers as well and that limited the work to one thing at a time. Having the entire car torn apart changes the game.
Since the engine is the biggest expense I'm trying to wrap that up first. I've been eyeballing a used 8.5" that I'd like to get as well. Looks like my tax return is already spent.
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