73 ls5 1of16
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73 ls5 1of16
I just bought a 73 vette that i am told is 1 of 16. The plate by the shifter has 390 hp,500 ft/lb,454,10.25/1. The car was the color of a new penny when it was new and the original title had special written on it where you could only see it holding it a certain way.This is what i was told by one of the owners maybe the 3rd. I need to know if anyone has heard of this 16 vette's and where I can get some info on it .motor # is 3999289 with rock crusher and 4.56 gears.
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Originally Posted by ICEMAN59
3999289....454.......71-79...2 or 4 bolt, some "CE" replacement blocks had four bolt main caps
Where did you get that quote Jug?
Where did you get that quote Jug?
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tatsr2,
Someone was telling you a wisetale, unfortunately last year for M22 production in Corvette was 1972, and it was a scant 20 units produced.
You may have a massaged LS-4, now built to LS-5 specs, but not by Chevrolet for the model year 1973. Also last year for factory assembled 4:56 axle ratio was 1971.
Someone was telling you a wisetale, unfortunately last year for M22 production in Corvette was 1972, and it was a scant 20 units produced.
You may have a massaged LS-4, now built to LS-5 specs, but not by Chevrolet for the model year 1973. Also last year for factory assembled 4:56 axle ratio was 1971.
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Originally Posted by early shark
tatsr2,
Someone was telling you a wisetale, unfortunately last year for M22 production in Corvette was 1972, and it was a scant 20 units produced.
You may have a massaged LS-4, now built to LS-5 specs, but not by Chevrolet for the model year 1973. Also last year for factory assembled 4:56 axle ratio was 1971.
Someone was telling you a wisetale, unfortunately last year for M22 production in Corvette was 1972, and it was a scant 20 units produced.
You may have a massaged LS-4, now built to LS-5 specs, but not by Chevrolet for the model year 1973. Also last year for factory assembled 4:56 axle ratio was 1971.
1of16 Hmmm!
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Engines from '73:
CWS 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 THM-400 with NB2 four-barrel
CWT 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 4-speed manual with NB2 four-barrel
CWM 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 4-speed manual four-barrel
CWR 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 THM-400 automatic four-barrel
Paint colors from '73:
910 = Classic White
914 = Silver
922 = Medium Blue
927 = Dark Blue
945 = Blue-Green
947 = Elkhart Green
952 = Yellow
953 = Yellow Metallic
976 = Mille Miglia Red
980 = Orange
Options:
RPO LS4 454-cid 275-hp V-8 ($250)
RPO M21 Four-speed close-ratio manual transmission (n/c)
CWS 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 THM-400 with NB2 four-barrel
CWT 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 4-speed manual with NB2 four-barrel
CWM 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 4-speed manual four-barrel
CWR 454-cid 275-hp V-8 8.5:1 THM-400 automatic four-barrel
Paint colors from '73:
910 = Classic White
914 = Silver
922 = Medium Blue
927 = Dark Blue
945 = Blue-Green
947 = Elkhart Green
952 = Yellow
953 = Yellow Metallic
976 = Mille Miglia Red
980 = Orange
Options:
RPO LS4 454-cid 275-hp V-8 ($250)
RPO M21 Four-speed close-ratio manual transmission (n/c)
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Originally Posted by tatsr2
The plate by the shifter has 390 hp,500 ft/lb,454,10.25/1.
Originally Posted by tatsr2
The car was the color of a new penny when it was new and the original title had special written on it where you could only see it holding it a certain way.
Originally Posted by tatsr2
motor # is 3999289 with rock crusher and 4.56 gears.
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Thanks
Thanks for everyones help what you have all said is pretty much what I thought.There is a tag on the dribvers door above the hinge that has K15 on it what does that mean.I traded a heritage softail for it not a real harley one I built out of parts. Are there any #s in other places? Thanks for your help.
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Originally Posted by tikkaboy270
your shifter data plate is for a 70 454 .
