How to clone a 1968 LeMans?

[jokadrma]

I recently purchased a nicely condition 1968 LeMans. Mechanically, it's in very good shape, has a 400 ci GTO in it. The interior is very solid but not mint (has new carpet and a driver bucket that's about to tear).

My question is ... what all is involved and will need to be purchased to clone this baby into a 68 GTO?

Endura bumper
GTO Hood
Left and Right GTO grilles
Hood scoop inserts
Various GTO trim pieces

What am I missing? Thanks for any help ...

[MrPbody]

Tail lights, springs, transmission, rear axle asembly, etc. GTO is more than a "pretty face".
What heads are on that 400? Any idea what year the engine is? Later 400s "fit" but don't make the power a '68 had.
Consider just painting the front bumper. It's lighter than the Endura bumper, and the same shape. NOTE: There were a few hundred '68s with chrome bumpers, a "delete" option.

Please, under no conditions, represent the car as GTO. Even if you do a GREAT job "cloning", you show more class claiming "clone". There have been numerous lawsuits over misrperesented GTOs in the past. The VIN will give it dead-away.
Of course, if you're just cloning it so you can drive a GTO, more power to you!

Jim

The only way you can get into any kinda problem is if you sell this car saying it's a GTO.

It's funny but they only car you could get away with this was a 1972 GTO, I have my orignal paper work from the guy I got it from, but my buddy found that with 72 being a "option" and not a "car" the numbers are allmost useless, your vin would have to show a non Pontiac engine like the 6banger Chevy or a 350 anything to really come up as a non GTO.

Life is what you make it, and with real GTO's going for big money I can see giveing a Lemans a "Battle Field Promotion" the thing is I would never do it unless I had A powerful drive under the hood.

If you can't find the correct endura bumper try VFN fiberglass, however this bumper protects you, so thing twice about this, if you go fiberglass I would take it to sombody that builds race cars to fab a light weight bumber sub.

I think the chrome on a GTO past 67 looks like crap, and most people will argue with you that it's a Lemans even with a real GTO with chrome.

Yes Endura is heavy, but not so that it maks a slow car, figure the differance is like haveing a young teen in your non endura Lemans (I was'nt making a joke and that still sounds bad).

My 68-68 GTO info is not all the good but I thin you have everything, I know that some badging inside is needed, and buckets are nice, but thats about it, oh yea and the ground pounding Pontiac engine.

Hope this helps, got pictures?