FatCat

So tonight I sold the 78 and bought the 73, It's not a BB car but one step closer the that someday!
Tomorrow I will start by trying to get some brakes on it an check all the safty stuff too.
Here are pix!


































It's an L-48 and appears to be very original. I am just going to have to decide how I want to approach the restoration. I am not at the point where I could handle a frame off but I really want to fix it nice.
The original color was Dark Blue Metallic which was a 73 only year paint color. The car has been sitting in a garage since 1985.
What do you all think! I probably won't sleep tonight....hahaha

scrappy76

Looks good. I myself would much rather have a 73 than a 78. Lots of cleaning will make it look alot betta at a minimal cost. Make sure you clean the interior with mold and mildew cleaner.

sweeet76

Nice going. You've been here before, now just get a game plan, take your time and stick to it. Good luck.
Oh by the way, have you ever thought about selling cars for a living?

oldschoolvette

looks like you have something to do in your spare time for a year or so!!

Nice car

Good luck

Blue73Shark

Nice car and welcome to the 73 Club. I have an L82 with the same color combination (your original color and interior). From the photos, there is a lot of "originality" to your car.
Keep in touch with us as you go thru the restoration.
Fran

Roco71

I love a 73, looks like a fun car to restore.

Chuck72

She's a diamond in the rough,...make her glisten again!!

71scgc

Dean Bailey Olds
Tulsa, OK
That's old. And cool
Carter (former Tulsan)

jcloving

I like the blue interior. I would probably stay up for two days cleaning that thing.

chstitans42

Clean the heck out of the pain and interior and make them look decent while you get the mechanical areas working like they should. Then after you drive it for a couple of months, you can focus on paint and interior at that point. Congrats on the swap!!

oldsarge

Nice to see another 73 coming back to life, congrats and have fun.

carjack007

Hi Fat Cat,

My '72 looked exactly like yours when I started restoring it! It had also been sitting for 25 years. I think you are going to have a lot of fun, hard work and enjoyment for the next year or two.

Regards,
Bob

FatCat

Thanks everyone, I didn't sleep well last night, I am putting new calipers on today, checking wheel bearing and U joint trying to get it where I can at least drive it around the block. Hahaha.

orourke

Hi from another Tulsa area '73. That's the year I started with. It was just about in the same shape too. It was long after that I found the '70 big block. It can happen. Still own both of them too.

See you around.

AirborneSilva

Very nice there FC have you started her up yet?

FatCat

I would really like to meet some of you all here in Tulsa! Hit me up if you would like to come see my new baby..

FatCat

Oh yeah! Drive her off the trailer with no brakes.. Wow what a rush!!

Easy Mike

I like her. She looks reasonably intact. Nice catch.

CA-Legal-Vette

Looks good! It looks more or less like you had described it in the other thread. Lots of work ahead of you but it will be worth it.

7T1vette

Well, the body appears to be in reasonably good shape...which is a good thing! And the engine components seem to all be there...also a good thing!

The rust condition on the body mounts looks to be OK; hopefully, the underside looks the same--surface rust, nothing major.

The interior is TOAST. I don't even see many panels that can be reused. Possibly the driver's dash pad and trans tunnel. Pretty expensive to bring that interior up to stock condition....or any other decent condition.

Gauges are all there and gauge cluster is "whole". If the radio works, that would be a real "plus".

You have a good starting point. As you stated, make sure the car is SAFE, first; then make it operational; THEN make it 'purty'.