The yellow beast is BACK!
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Le Mans Master
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From: Still cruising the BVI in my head.
St. Jude Donor '08
The yellow beast is BACK!
Since arriving in late November, she's spent about 5 minutes on the road before this weekend...an engine rebuild and then some, the body shop, and finally the detailer, and home at 5p last night.
It was worth the wait! She runs smooth, drives great, and looks be-a-utiful. Here's a pic- The light was disappearing so the bright yellow color looks off, more later...
It was worth the wait! She runs smooth, drives great, and looks be-a-utiful. Here's a pic- The light was disappearing so the bright yellow color looks off, more later...
Drifting
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia
Pretty. The wheels actually look pretty good on there.
The gap between the end of the hood and the windshield makes it look like you did away with the silly wiper hatch. Is that a long hood?
And did you blend the gills in the side?
Looks clean and sits right. Nice gaps to the wheels. Very nice.
The gap between the end of the hood and the windshield makes it look like you did away with the silly wiper hatch. Is that a long hood?
And did you blend the gills in the side?
Looks clean and sits right. Nice gaps to the wheels. Very nice.
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Drifting
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia
And yes, by the way...I am officially an idiot.
I did know it was a '73, but I don't know WHY I was thinking the egg-crate side gills and wiper door was retained in '73. Duh.
Forget I was here...carry on...
Still looks really nice, though.
I did know it was a '73, but I don't know WHY I was thinking the egg-crate side gills and wiper door was retained in '73. Duh.
Forget I was here...carry on...
Still looks really nice, though.
Drifting
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From: Fredericksburg Virginia
Sorry. Silly in the sense that the main function it has on my car is to not function. Once I get it working, my feelings about may soften.
Also silly in the sense that they seemed to do just fine by getting rid of it.
I will say, though, that when it does what it should, it looks really good. Having the hood hard to the glass is pretty sharp.
Also silly in the sense that they seemed to do just fine by getting rid of it.
I will say, though, that when it does what it should, it looks really good. Having the hood hard to the glass is pretty sharp.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ocean County NJ
That's one sharp looking 73! Did you have a rebuild thread or did you do all this work incognito? Would love to see what's doing under the hood and more pictures of the new paint. Congratulations!
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Melting Slicks
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Keith in space, I had to drive my 68 for 4 1/2 years after a divorce, through the worst winters Cleveland,Oh had in '77 & '78. The wiper door was engineered to break 3/8 of an inch of ice. I can vouch for that! Mine gave me trouble only once and I thought it was the wiper motor, but it was the limit switch on the firewall. A 68 does not have the vacuum "switch" by the wipers. I think that they can be trouble prone. I have had my car for 38 1/2 years.
Melting Slicks
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Keith in space, I had to drive my 68 for 4 1/2 years after a divorce, through the worst winters Cleveland,Oh had in '77 & '78. The wiper door was engineered to break 3/8 of an inch of ice. I can vouch for that! Mine gave me trouble only once and I thought it was the wiper motor, but it was the limit switch on the firewall. A 68 does not have the vacuum "switch" by the wipers. I think that they can be trouble prone. I have had my car for 38 1/2 years.
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From: Still cruising the BVI in my head.
St. Jude Donor '08
Why thank you!
I did not have a rebuild thread (other than the "oh cr@p I have to do a lot more work to this car than I thought" thread)...dropped it off at the mechanic about a month ago, maybe more, the mechanic sent it to the body shop, I picked it up Saturday and took it to the detailer, and voilá...here we are!
Had everything taken car of on the car- the rebuild, every leak, every squeak, all done. I am completely surprised at how well this car runs and handles! I've driven quite a few '68-'72s and my own '64, and power aside, this one beats them all hands down. The improvements they made in '73 were really nice ones.
I admit I have to agree on the wiper door, 90% of the ones I test drove didn't work. I kind of like the aggressive long hood too. I do like the chrome front bumpers though, but all in all I'm really happy with the '73 model year.
Many more pics later thus week...
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From: Still cruising the BVI in my head.
St. Jude Donor '08
Took her to work today, I'm seriously amazed at how well this car drives! Not a squeak or rattle, cruised down the freeway at 70+ smooth as silk.
A couple more pics from the parking lot today- here she is with the top up (not the original canvas one, this one was custom made by the previous owner from Mercedes canvas), and a view of the cockpit:
A couple more pics from the parking lot today- here she is with the top up (not the original canvas one, this one was custom made by the previous owner from Mercedes canvas), and a view of the cockpit:
