And that ladies and gentlemen is why the previous owner didn't believe you're going to drive it out
@benkojr5 жыл бұрын
The Frame condition scares me more than the motor!
@brentunderwood76005 жыл бұрын
@@benkojr frame is fine it was flooded not from up north were salt is..lol
@benmiller50155 жыл бұрын
I came to the comments to say exactly that
@garysimonson95935 жыл бұрын
Iowa car, @@brentunderwood7600 = northwest of Des Moines. Salt and plenty of it.
@rogersmith98085 жыл бұрын
The collective "OHHH"!! From every gear head when you pulled that rocker cover off would have been deafening!! 😦 😲 😵
@Bigdog302V85 жыл бұрын
No joke there!
@tomadkins28665 жыл бұрын
It was more of a collective "Eeww... Yuck!". Darn shame.
@thekingsilverado90045 жыл бұрын
That is not an original motor the fucking thing is literally worthless.. That is a small block Chevy painted up like a pontiac motor to make you even more stupid you even watched this.... The thing is a dented up tuna can turd...
@fender52475 жыл бұрын
Roger Smith that’s exactly what I said oh no
@rogersmith98085 жыл бұрын
@@thekingsilverado9004 Wow... Feel better?!? 😮
@NoWay235485 жыл бұрын
“Pretty clean” *Opens the door to the Crypt Keepers former car*
@troydavies32255 жыл бұрын
Lol I was just thinking some people have a funny definition of what "clean" is
@MEA-if8zn5 жыл бұрын
Junkyard digs is like the roadkill we don't deserve but the roadkill we needed
@jamesschilling74345 жыл бұрын
I agree, dismantling this rusted engine would great content.
@Novusod5 жыл бұрын
Then soak all the parts in rust remover and put it back together. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH3YoaSee7JrrdE
@ParadoxdesignsOrg5 жыл бұрын
You know its a small town when you know the police by their first name
@brithim5 жыл бұрын
Yeah lol
@prisonerofthehighway10595 жыл бұрын
Or you spend a lot of time with them lol.
@MrShekoexile3 жыл бұрын
It's when they know your name that you should be concerned
@brodiegus24733 жыл бұрын
sorry to be offtopic but does anyone know a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb lost my account password. I would love any help you can offer me.
@brodiegus24733 жыл бұрын
@Bowen Layne i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@bradleymorgan82235 жыл бұрын
I want nothing more than to see that engine rebuilt...
@BlakesCars25 жыл бұрын
That waterbed sticker is the only reason I’d make this car road worthy again LOL
@50calcaleb585 жыл бұрын
well i mean it was in the bed of a river for a while the name for it should be "water bed" for both reasons.
@jacobmercado37625 жыл бұрын
I'm surprise that the sticker still exist, even after being flooded.
@Kilolocks5 жыл бұрын
I feel like dismantling a old flooded engine would be some good content. Even if you don't reuse the motor.
@iGingerYT5 жыл бұрын
So happy I found this channel. It's nice to see someone from the homeland out there rescuing these old beauties. I hope ya'll can make this thing run again. I'd love to see it roar back to life! Keep up the great content! Your channel is like the Roadkill of Iowa and I love it!
@MeneCenter695 жыл бұрын
*Slaps roof of this poor car then hand falls through* : "She'll run"
@eltony985 жыл бұрын
It make me always cry to see those cars like that
@DustinDegler5 жыл бұрын
At least you didn't lose a 10mm socket, that's like losing gold! haha
@kirkprell44935 жыл бұрын
LoL, Right. I couldn't tell you where mine are.
@davideckard58275 жыл бұрын
i have like 10 or 11 10mm sockets....i keep losing them buying a new one and finding the old one
@johnmarshall39034 жыл бұрын
There's not even one metric fastener on that whole car
@number36655 жыл бұрын
Please leave it Pontiac powered. I'm sure you can find another 350 or even a 400, 428, or 455 to drop in it. The LS swap thing is getting old plus I'm tired of seeing that engine in everything.
@boostjunkie23205 жыл бұрын
Are you paying for the rebuild??
@mikehileman76724 жыл бұрын
You do realize that the 1998 -2002 Pontiac Trans Ams were sold new with an LS1? That motor is roached in the Pontiac now, not worth saving...
@tootall55595 жыл бұрын
for the viewers that don't know, unlike more recently, a Pontiac 350 was NOT the same as a Chevy 350. ON the 72 I had, it was a crummy engine that I replaced twice, then the guy that bought it from me replaced the engine twice, before finally opting to put in a Chevy 350. One of the motors did something very strange, it developed a gouge in the head right between two cylinders. How that would happen, no idea.
@jordanwiley45825 жыл бұрын
Keepin it pontiac powered man! if you LS swap it you might as well just get a chevelle.
@debonairecatalina65705 жыл бұрын
For the love of sanity, don't put a fucking LS in a Pontiac. You can get more power from a true pontiac and itll handle the load for a longer period of time, especially with a forged steel crank, roller cam/lifter/rocker setup & timing gear setup. Also, you can get over 4 inch strokes out of them, which will provide significant torque at low rpm. Let the hatred flow, I don't care.
@dsjwells5 жыл бұрын
Jordan W🧶iley
@jordanwiley45825 жыл бұрын
@@debonairecatalina6570 ....who are you arguing with? Or at?
@debonairecatalina65705 жыл бұрын
@@jordanwiley4582 ......the L.S is unworthy of being in a pontiac
@jessiebickel22145 жыл бұрын
I think this car is better suited as a donor to a better rolling chassis
@rogergoodman86655 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for rescuing that Lemans from its waterlogged hell. Pontiac's are my favorite car make. It's a shame she sat neglected so long, but at least it didn't go to the crusher or shredder. Thanks for having the courage to take on the challenge & for getting another "true blue" Pontiac V-8 & resisting the temptation to put a small block Chevy or modern LS in her. I'm a subscriber for ever! Looking forward to more videos of this car!
@rdotech75145 жыл бұрын
I had a 1969 GTO back in the day. Would love to see this car back on the road some day.
@undissatisfied15575 жыл бұрын
This is my life now. A new junkyard revival.
@HoosierDaddy_5 жыл бұрын
Awww. My dead mothers first car was a 1969 Pontiac Lemans. She always talked about that car till the day she died. Just think, this and all of these old cars were someone's dream. Great car!
@bigospig5 жыл бұрын
Jesse says, "New car." I'm with Jesse. 🤣
@BIGWojo685 жыл бұрын
So does anyone else get extremely pissed off seeing these beautiful vehicles get left behind and forgotten about?
@area85restorations755 жыл бұрын
They were just used cars back in the day man. But yeah it is hearbreaking.
@SemiErnie5 жыл бұрын
Sure do
@SemiErnie5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know , but I'm from that era and to see this youngin wanting to bring it back to life and I'm okay with that .
@OcihEvE5 жыл бұрын
I did a quick Google and there was heavy flooding in the mid-west in 2008. It's possible this entire car was under water at one time but I am sure people were more concerned with their houses at the time. She might be parts now for another 68 that had a better fate.
@BIGWojo685 жыл бұрын
@@OcihEvE Shit screw the house I would have taken the car.
@jasonbarnhart80295 жыл бұрын
I drove by this car for over 10 years, glad you rescued it!!!
@NikolitheRussian5 жыл бұрын
I say its worth a shot to rebuild that motor. Worse comes to worse you can find a much bigger pontiac v8 to drop in. Maybe even a 5spd swap
@JrgProductionsRSA5 жыл бұрын
Plz Rebuild that motor , dont swap an LS in it Plz !!
@Armymi335 жыл бұрын
If it's been flooded to the extent it looks like is that feasible?
@JunkyardDigs5 жыл бұрын
I will not be repairing the original one but I will never ls swap it either
@JrgProductionsRSA5 жыл бұрын
@@JunkyardDigs Ok , Im happy as long as its not a ls im happy . Keep up the Fantastic work :)
@Plu54f0x5 жыл бұрын
@@JunkyardDigs A teardown of the original motor would be cool to see. Or at least pull the heads and oil pan.
@comanchefun16125 жыл бұрын
Trans fluid is your friend. It can be rebuilt
@cdogg17875 жыл бұрын
that mouse nest is factory
@MrPotatochips45 жыл бұрын
My dad had one of these in !972, 4 barrel and a 4 speed. He taught me to drive a standard - one evening we went over to a back road, and I got behind the wheel. He said, "Step on the clutch ... put it in first .... give it some gas .... more gas .. more ... now take your foot off the clutch". We peeled out, and he said, " keep it straight ... less gas ... clutch in ... brake." He used 2nd and 4th usually. Hurst shifter. 2 door. I was checking out Hemmings for one the other day, so I guess that's why this showed up. That was a badass car with a 4 speed bro. I loved that car, but I loved my dad way more.
@MrPotatochips45 жыл бұрын
BTW I got a 4 barrel carb off a buick. Never been underwater dude.
@horseyhorselips35015 жыл бұрын
Had one of those stolen from me during the Blizzard of 77'. Desk Sergeant refused to report it stolen.
@cvic98425 жыл бұрын
Thanks for not ls swapping it, i know that motor is pretty far gone, but even just a period correct motor from another same model. Ls swaps can be fun, but i love authenticity, and a big clumsy ls takes all that away.
@michaelszczys83165 жыл бұрын
I don’t think it going to move very good if it’s been under water. I had a motor just sit out in damp air and got rusty to where I could not get it to turn any more. Turning flywheel bolts with big long bar, nope. The pistons will probably only come out with a chisel. Seriously Had Pontiac just like that ( even greenish blue color ) it had a Chevy 283 with a power glide. I think it had real high 2.73 to 1 rear end. 283 died after overheating so I put in a 230 6 cylinder that I had and converted to a 3 speed stick trans. Having a 2.73 gear and big tires with a stick was not real good, almost had to get out and push to get it rolling, had to be careful getting it moving without overheating the clutch. After that it was okay. Not a race car, good cruising on freeway. Pontiac drive lines had larger universal joints so when combining them with Chevy we found you could get a two size bearing cup u- joint and that’s what we used. They had them at auto parts store. Don’t know what it was normally for.
@cvic98425 жыл бұрын
@@michaelszczys8316 yeah, like I said it was pretty far gone, and I don't expect that exact engine to ever run again. I just meant using an original period correct engine from another car
@JunkyardMook5 жыл бұрын
Smokey eats all tools
@JunkyardDigs5 жыл бұрын
She literally does🤣
@Laffy13455 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂yes they do.🐷
@anotherdayinparadise89925 жыл бұрын
That is a awesom car. Definitly deserves a rebuild. All original with the matching numbers
@tristanszakacs7745 жыл бұрын
Love the quality of these vids. I'm fully invested in seeing how all these projects turn out.
@Education-19645 жыл бұрын
that motor looks like a boat anchor
@EzioNova92935 жыл бұрын
Le mans seems like a rare car to find, and I say get the engine rebuilt
@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge5 жыл бұрын
I say just get a different engine. That thing isn't going to get rebuilt in 20 years.
@Reggie-The-Dog5 жыл бұрын
LeMans are not really rare.
@daviddahlgren85225 жыл бұрын
Brings back good memories. Bought my first car at 15 in 83. 69 Lemans. Supposed to be a 350 auto. Bucket seats, console shift. Paid $40.00. Didn't run. Bad points. $5.00 repair. Turned out it had a 428 Bonneville engine in it. Ton of fun in that car. Wish I still had it.
@JasonSHHS5 жыл бұрын
“I told the buyer, I said Bob...”
@richard_lerma_jr5 жыл бұрын
I say soak it with WD-40 and drain it and see what happens.
@kman-mi7su5 жыл бұрын
Was thinking the same, let the cylinders soak in marvel mystery oil for a week and see if it turns.
@richard_lerma_jr5 жыл бұрын
Yea!
@MissionFreiheit5 жыл бұрын
I second that. Engine is shot anyways. Rebuild doesn't make a lot of sense. So might as well try your luck with some marvel mystery oil. Soak it, drain the MMO, fill it up with fresh MMO again and repeat the process for a couple of weeks, and see what happens...
@slaquers5 жыл бұрын
Yea I agree! Might as well try it out, nothing to lose there and if it starts and runs somehow, that'd be an awesome video
@tomjeffserson1575 жыл бұрын
That engine is a boat anchor
@MrJustus885 жыл бұрын
Love to see folks bringing those junkyard finds back to life
@djentyman40025 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see more of this car in the future! Hands down the best looking Pontiac in its day
@redtorino5 жыл бұрын
Rebuild from the ground up with the original engine and swap a Grand National 200-4R into it. The LS thing is a snore.
@NB-op8or5 жыл бұрын
Strongly agree!
@ClassicRideSociety5 жыл бұрын
Looks solid enough to be saved to me. Floors/trunk floor might be Swiss cheese though unfortunately sitting there all these yrs
@juljasmaharchive5 жыл бұрын
theyre easy to replace!
@bongrips4jesus3645 жыл бұрын
It looks like it just came out of Hurricane Katrina
@danoneill98865 жыл бұрын
Nice find! I have the same exact lemans in my garage. Blue /blue interior and vinyl top. Only difference is mine has bucket seats with column shift. One of the best looking A bodies IMO. Definitely fix her and good luck!
@mongreleater5 жыл бұрын
On a side note, I love the geodesic dome house. Kudos to the homeowner.
@jeremydale72635 жыл бұрын
Do not put an LS in it, that's not your style which is why I like this channel.
@JunkyardDigs5 жыл бұрын
No LS here don't worry 😎
@ae86hachi5 жыл бұрын
@@JunkyardDigs God bless you!
@InvincibleExtremes5 жыл бұрын
Pontiac rules!
@Mercmad5 жыл бұрын
Get your welder and trailer down there and show them how it's done!
@InvincibleExtremes5 жыл бұрын
@@Mercmad Kevin is more than capable, but I would love to work together some time.
@m4rvinmartian5 жыл бұрын
Lemans = poor man's goat.
@bongrips4jesus3645 жыл бұрын
I have a Pontiac a 2000 Grand Am it's a good car
@highlysuggestible8615 жыл бұрын
Always makes my day to see another classic saved from gravity and oxidation. Thumbs up.
@johnmartin43325 жыл бұрын
I cannot wait to see what you do next! Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas
@bronzechicken44375 жыл бұрын
Rebuild it, don't LS it.
@paulkane23915 жыл бұрын
Wow. You will get MAD PROPS if you rebuild that motor. IMHO, I'd part out the car and cut my losses. Too much damage (driver door, driver quarter, passenger quarter, plus rusty-rot fenders, not to mention whatever not-yet-discovered strains of mold are festering in the interior) to make it worthwhile rebuilding. You're a brave dude.
@Ichiidino4 жыл бұрын
I like to look back at this comment and laugh a little. You did have a point, but still. Imagination.
@GeorgiaRidgerunner5 жыл бұрын
As soon as junkyard popped that valve cover I said out loud it's toast...
@gregmiller19515 жыл бұрын
North Central Iowa here...keep up the good work..I really like to see young guys who really dig and understand how to work on the older vehicles!
@captainchicken89835 жыл бұрын
Don't put an LS in this please lol
@thinkingofyouto15 жыл бұрын
Oh man what a tease I want more and I don’t Want to wait
@MrDusterProductions5 жыл бұрын
I saw this on my home and it made me really happy because I just started working on my grandma's 71 lemans sport thats been parked since the 80s
@ShanerTheGrey5 жыл бұрын
Bring your buddy from the truck videos back. The two of you together make the best videos.
@YourLockerzPal5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for not putting a clickbait title with “cops came! Taser pulled?!”
@superjim39985 жыл бұрын
Don’t LS swap! Have some emagination! Do something with Pontiac power!
@ITGuyOhio Жыл бұрын
Damn! Young skinny Kevin. Nice revival video.😅
@user-if8nz2yo5n3 жыл бұрын
My first car that I paid for with money from my first part time after school job was a 68 Lemans! It was a barn find with 109,000 miles a classmate bought from a senior, possibly the original owner. The vinyl top was shredded, paint faded with dented up rear fenders. He quoted me $300 after he'd replace the dents, tear off the vinyl and do a 1 coat paint job. This is 1981! And his dad was a mechanic who worked out of there 2 car garage. SOLD! I said. It was green with the 350, 2 spd powerglide with posi rear! Fn thing would move! I still miss her.
@rustyaxelrod5 жыл бұрын
Was that a replacement Pontiac engine coming out of the back of the van? Cool! Exactly how I would have handled it (after assessing the floors and trunk). Was that an aluminum intake manifold? 😏 350 is ok, 455 is fun but don’t rev without a lot of aftermarket $$$, a 400 is the way to go. If you can find a 69 YS block with 6X heads you would be golden. Driver side body damage is a drag, passenger side look pretty decent except the rust. Flooding is a bad deal. Behind the dash, heater box, wiring, all potential extra headache but still do-able. What were the options on the car? Power steering/brakes, anything? I’ve had four 1970 model LeMans, LeMans Sport, and GTO’s. They are are a lot like a Chevelle but a little more styling and Pontiac mills are outstanding torque monsters. Well supported in the aftermarket if you want to make it really nice but real head turners on the street as a driver or at the drags on the weekend. Lots of potential! Good luck with it. I believe have a copy of an old issue of Pontiac magazine that has the “matching numbers” series for this car. If you want to post your cowl tag, and casting numbers I can look them up and decode them for you. I think the original engine may be salvageable with an overbore, you’ll just need to tear it down and see how deep the corrosion went into the cylinder walls. And of course it would need a set of pistons, lifter bores could be pitted badly and if it had river water in it, it may have frozen. Check freeze plugs and outside block area and pull the intake and valley pan and look along the sides of the block valley for cracks, kind of a weak spot on these engines when they freeze. I noticed it had pushrod guide plates (good sign) but the rocker studs appeared to be pressed in (bad sign). I don’t think the car is valuable enough at this point to warrant spending a bunch of money to keep the original engine but of course that up to you. I WOULD tear it down and see if it’s worth hanging onto and devoting storage space, for later maybe, if it passes basic inspection. Cool car with the buckets and console! Keep posting your progress, this could get interesting.
@russellnixon75925 жыл бұрын
Put it on the road definitely
@Johnnmary10025 жыл бұрын
Keep it pontiac my dad had a 72 lemans had a stalling problem remember nobody could figure it out went to PA to trade it mechanic test drove it was a loose ignition wire fixed he asked my dad if he wanted to keep it he was like nope got a 75 ford maverick which was my first car id love to have a lemans after if i ever fix my monte ss keep up the good work
@grumblyone33345 жыл бұрын
With all the crust in that motor... tear down is automatic. Even if it cranked, the rust would destroy what's left. Cool restoration pick!
@hobiem33785 жыл бұрын
Keep it original and rebuild it It’ll be worth a lot more
@ivantalbott87215 жыл бұрын
Please once you pull the engine do a teardown video!!! Im so interested
@pettyeddie20005 жыл бұрын
When you lifted the valve cover...OMG !!!
@s2meister5 жыл бұрын
500 gal of Evaporust, 55 gal of Marvel Mystery Oil..... and a BF hammer. Its mint!
@eq4w5hwerq35g5 жыл бұрын
save the car, don't part it out
@markssmallengines35425 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome, be a beauty to restore. If that was in australia the owner would be like "its not forsale, I'm going to restore it before i die!". Then another 30 years passes he dies an it goes off to become a Hyundai 😓 are you still working on the F truck? Take care Mark
@rogersmith98085 жыл бұрын
Happens all the time here too, Mark. When I was a kid my dad and I tried for years to buy a lightly damaged mid-50's (IIRC) MG TF that was sitting in a shed that was falling down around it. The old lady that owned it refused to sell it because it belonged to her dead son. No other kids, no plans to do anything with it, none of her family wanted "that old junk car", but refused to even consider selling it. Even when the opportunity to see it go to a young person who would have restored it to exactly the way it was when her son had it and would have LOVED it, she would rather see it rot as the roof above it litterally fell in on it! Still makes me sick to think about it. It wouldn't have taken more than five new tires, a battery, and a bit of sweat to put that little red doll back on the road! 😢
@superchuck32595 жыл бұрын
@@rogersmith9808 So many fools can't let go of loved ones. Nothing you can do will bring them back. But cars in sheds can be brought back to life!
@rogersmith98085 жыл бұрын
@@superchuck3259 Yep. I only hope that someone at some point did get it and do a proper resto. and gave it the love and respect it deserved! 👍
@patrickfitzwater55115 жыл бұрын
@@rogersmith9808 I've seen similar, a old 40's what looked like a Merc could have been something more unique but they refused to sell, say under a tree until it literally collapsed on it self
@perotekku5 жыл бұрын
Nice to see three generations working together on a car! Your dad looks really young to be a grandfather.
@terrellbrooks55905 жыл бұрын
I have a 68 convertible lemans with a 68 rebuilt Pontiac motor love it!
@JRC995 жыл бұрын
I love the 68 LeMans. Best year for them, and I prefer them to the GTO. And just like my dad, you say council instead of console lol. Edit: GodDAMN those rocker arms are a travesty! Please, no LS swaps!
@mrchevy705 жыл бұрын
I heard him say "council" instead of console, and had to stop the video right there to make this comment. Seems to me that almost all younger people do this now, why?
@JRC995 жыл бұрын
@@mrchevy70 I'm 19 and say console. My dad is 48 and says council. It's not an age thing.
@kman-mi7su5 жыл бұрын
I'm with you on that sort of, I like the 68 GTO better, but would love to have a Le Mans the same year.
@kman-mi7su5 жыл бұрын
Crying shame that old Le Mans is in that shape, parts car at best if you ask me. I would sell it for parts, keep the motor and rebuild it but not to stock of course. Then find another Le Mans or some other Pontiac of that vintage for it to reside in.
@GoodGeeks5 жыл бұрын
This channel is going to blow up if you keep it up
@mattkaustickomments5 жыл бұрын
Had that same 350 w Rochester 2v in my ‘72 Luxury Lemans HT Coupe. Put a later model HEI unit on it. Was great engine. To clarify regarding Pontiac engines, what you meant to say was that they all had the same block/exterior block dimensions, from which PMD bored various displacements, not that they all had the same displacement. Thx for posting!
@slowride555 жыл бұрын
Titanic!
@greenclover84195 жыл бұрын
Thank god you don't drop a 10mm cuz thy like to disappear
@chriswhite21515 жыл бұрын
No metrics allowed!
@Deucealive755 жыл бұрын
No need for metric tools needed. GM didn't use metric hardware until the late 70's.
@theotherhomer5 жыл бұрын
I had one of these a couple years ago. Was a 1970 2dr hardtop like yours, same color but 350 with 3 sp standard. Sat in a junkyard for the last 25 rears, had it running in an hour. Was a fun car.
@beulahboi5 жыл бұрын
Man, I can't say how much I appreciate your careful and thoughtful approach. I can't watch most car channels because they do nothing how I would., carefully. P.S. Please save this Le Mans and don't make it a wanna be GTO.
@christopherdukes85445 жыл бұрын
Fill it full of kerosene let it sit a month
@tomadkins28665 жыл бұрын
unfortunately it's way too far gone for that.
@P00katube5 жыл бұрын
She'll go 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene.
@callumdonington22274 жыл бұрын
@@P00katube Just put it in H.
@50calcaleb585 жыл бұрын
the dislikes are from the prius drivers that whine about the fuel consumption
@driftwooddetours53944 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 68 lemans I pulled out of a garage that had been parked for 10 or so years. Love this car
@mattlepperd86065 жыл бұрын
I love Pontiac guys...LOL They are always weeping over people putting better engines in these cars.
@Paul_Wright5 жыл бұрын
Rebuild dude not ls swap
@theonetheonly20985 жыл бұрын
Your lucky that you did not got 18 in of snow.
@austinwagoncompany5 жыл бұрын
My grandpa has a '79 Pontiac Catalina with a '73 Catalina engine in it. It's just sitting out in the field waiting. They told me it had blown a headgasket.....that's all I know. BTW, how big was the laugh when you told that guy you wanted to drive it out of there? I was thinking "watch him drive out!" But when I saw the water on the dipstick, I thought "Meh, it's still good". Then the shot through the breather, "well, maybe ALOT of 3n1", and then you popped the valve cover off and I shook my head and thought "I wonder what the previous owner imagined when he heard you were going to drive it away" Good video anyway!
@TylersNeighborhoodGarage5 жыл бұрын
The heads are probably salvageable, but the block is probably done. If the trans got water in it, and it did, it's done too. Not being a naysayer but I've been through all this. Put a good 455/TH400 in it and call it a day.
@Redneckrc5 жыл бұрын
Put a Cummins in it 😂😂😂
@jason22talley5 жыл бұрын
Hell nah
@michaelbartley94995 жыл бұрын
Sad ! these 68, 69 La mans were nice looking and nice running cars, my brother bought a 68 back in 1980, it was the dark green, drk green interior w/ the green landau top (vinyl) someone had painted it white and left the green top.......it was a hot lookin car ! I, or cores, had bought my first car in 79, it was a 1969 Buick Skylark Convrtbl. Late 60s early 70s GM cars were at their best and this is why ur seein them coming back. Good that ur saving this one, keep it up. Michael
@edwardalamo25075 жыл бұрын
Late sixties Pontiacs are hot 400 ,3 duces and a 4 speed and posi
@otaka19455 жыл бұрын
This is why we live in the mountains. barely any flooding here. (except a tad in Spring after snow season)
@andyolsten39015 жыл бұрын
That motor is rebuildable!!!! Pontiac, nothing better. I have a 1968 LeMans that I fired after sitting for 15 years. I am now driving it daily with the same oil in it.
@DieselDoc785 жыл бұрын
I can see the Craigslist ad now: vintage Pontiac with patina. Ran when parked, New valve job, one owner, 2 spots of rust, a few dings. $7500. No low ballers- I know what I got!
@raymondmumford62555 жыл бұрын
Such a nice looking car! Please restore the motor.
@edwardalamo25075 жыл бұрын
Last of chrome front bumper cars nice styling not a hard car to restore
@papawnanabubby50055 жыл бұрын
I redid a 67 LeMans. It was never under water, but we replaced both quarters the trunk floor both rockers patched one fender and put a different fender on. Any of these things can be rebuilt, they make absolutely every part for these, wiring harnesses, you name it. They're not building any more of them. Something is that complete I would hate to see parted out. If you don't want to do it there are people out there who would. There's also people who would fake a GTO, which I don't care for, but at least the car would be saved. I would not part that car out.
@mojochip6955 жыл бұрын
Loving the show from London,England guys....Ihave family and friends in Iowa...Watching you guys it has me looking forwards to my summer visit in 19`....keep up the good work!
@sethcantrell19322 жыл бұрын
When you accidentally watch the galaxie video so you get to this and go yeah it don’t run 😂
@curm17785 жыл бұрын
"She wants to go!" said with no irony whatsoever. She don't wanna go, boy. She wants to stay right there.
@electrichellion59465 жыл бұрын
When I saw the thumbnail I initially thought of my old PoMoCo it was a ‘69 Custom S. Front bumper was a little different. Silver with black vinyl top and interior. Fun car to cruise around in. Miss that car. Still have a set of its keys around here somewhere.
@glitchhero5 жыл бұрын
That engine is a certified boat anchor now. But for shits and giggles pull it apart and try to make it run again