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New Guy w/'71 Lemans Sport

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Hello everyone. I just picked up a 1971 Pontiac Lemans Sport for my wife. She's always wanted a classic convertible and now she has it. She took it for a ride and had to have it. So, now we own it and I'm pretty excited too.

A little about the car: as stated above it's a '71 Lemans Sport. It doesn't have the original motor. It's sitting in my garage holding on to a 402 Chevy big block. The transmission is original however - it's a 350 turbo. I believe there were a little over 3800 made that year and I think ours is number 355 off the line. Based on the limited research I've done I believe it has something called a Ventura Sprint package. I'm basing this on the fact that it's an automatic with the shift on the floor. I could be all wrong about that.

I'm a member of both a Harley forum and Ford forum because I have a problem with getting something and then trying to absorb all the info I can. That's why I'm joining this forum. I want to learn all I can about this car, things I can do with it and history. I like to work on things myself and learning to do these things from real people with real experiences is the best way. So, I look forward to reading your thoughts and picking your brains about different things.

Thanks!
 
you can get a history of the car for a fee from www.phs-online.com . Typically a Chevrolet engine will not bolt to a Pontiac transmission without an adaptor plate. There are two groups of transmissions Chevy and BOP, Buick, Olds, and Pontiac.
 
melsg5 said:
you can get a history of the car for a fee from www.phs-online.com . Typically a Chevrolet engine will not bolt to a Pontiac transmission without an adaptor plate. There are two groups of transmissions Chevy and BOP, Buick, Olds, and Pontiac.
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I didn't know that about the Chevy motor and Pontiac transmission. I just assumed being GM it those items would work together. My apologies. So, now where would I find the serial number on the trans so I can figure out what it is? Sorry for all the questions but that's why I joined.

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you would need the engine code from the pad on the engine block in front of the passenger side cylinder head. It is typically either two or three letters.
 
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