1967 Pontiac Le Mans Convertible 3 spd Auto 400ci

1967 Pontiac Le Mans Convertible in very good shape. In 2002, t 39,00 miles, ll themechanicalwere redone by previous owner--( a very good friend of mine). He replaced the 6 cylinder with a custom, rate built 400 ci GTO engine. He put in 3 speed automatic and replaced the steering box with arack and pinion trans amsteeringbox. All new shocks,urethanebushings, rakes, rake lines, adiator were also installed, s was the exhaust syste. It sounds great, umbling without being anuisance. It handles like no old american boat - with the new bushings, hocks, nd extra heavy sway bars the car handles like a newer car. No rattles or shakes.Jeff did minor rust work ( rear panels) -and repainted the car. The body work is fairly straight and I havealwaysenjoyed it. At the time of the repaint, e replaced thewindshieldand the vinyl top dash. Thru the 12 years that i have owned it, have put about 6500 miles on it. It has been bullet proof, ever failing to start with nothing breaking down. I did pull out the heater core years ago, think that is all that failed during my ownershipThe mechanics arestillgreat. Carbs may need rebuilding or cleaning. Brakes need to be adjusted as they pull a little. I just drove it 200 miles with zero issues. Doe not overheat. A great looking and driving car .The drivers side floor panel Jeff put a patch panel in, ther than that, believeeverything is as it left the factory. The black top is fabric and looks great and works well. The rear window isclearbut needs to berestitchedas it is pulling away a little.There are a couple of white stains or marks where the car cover rubbed the top. It might be able to scrubbed out, r just hit it with a can of paint. The carpets are old and the new owner might want to replace the4m-- me-- i just would repaint them every 5 or 6 years.The seats are still the factory vinyl. There isstitchingthat is pulled on the drivers seat. The vinyl is not torn, ust thestitchingis out and i think it can be repaired fairly easily.Tires are excellent.One rear window has to be helped whenraisingthe windowThere is one spot of rust that you see when you open the drivers door- thats from sitting outside. Also where thebrightworkhits the paint along the windshield, ust is starting to bleed thru the paint- i think a simple fixI am torn about selling this car. It has been a great car, ne of my favorite cars that i have ever owned. Its fun, ast and always gets a thumbs up. Only selling because i have come to the sad realization that i dont see me having the time to drive this car in the years to come. It will be a regret--The previous owner can answer any question that i can not ( i traded a 1964 t bird for this car in 2003)

On Jul-29-15 at 05:12:21 PDT, eller added the following information:

I just recieved an email from our frat brother who spec'ed the rebuild for the previous owner (as i can not find my box of info that came with the car- See below for what Drew said about the car rebuild)

Moog heavy duty front coils. Moog Cargo Coils in back. Very stiff. Trans Am front sway bar, " rear bar. Genuine '67 GTO High Output open element air cleaner. '71 Rochester. '72 cast iron intake. '77 '6x-4 cylinder heads, .11" intake. 1.66" exhaust. Screw in rocker studs. New guides, eals, prings. '78 TA valve covers with internal oil drippers for improved rocker lubrication. '68 400 block, 060" over, 12 cid. cast pistons. Block zero decked. GTO windage tray around crank. Trans Am oil pan for improved oil control in corners. Melling 60lb oil pump. Stock, og style exhaust manifolds. 2 1/4" exhaust system. HEI distributor, ummit 2801 camshaft. 214/224 cam, 460/.475 lift. -Drew

On Jul-30-15 at 08:42:37 PDT, eller added the following information:

a question wa raised about the steering- and i was corrected by Andysee his response below

The boxes had varying steering ratios over several years. Early boxes were 17:1 with over four turns lock to lock. Later boxes were 14:1 and trans am and z28 boxes were 12.5:1. Less than 3 turns lock to lock.

A Firebird box would be like a TA box only easier, ess feel. So Long swapped out a slow 'finger touch' power steering box for a quicker ratio box. The same boxes were used from early 60's to late 80's with internal changes but looking the same on the outside.

It's a common swap but it is not 'rack and pinion'.