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Just pointing this out... not sure if it matters to you... but from what I can see that is not "the BB hood" i.e. the big block hood from 1968... it's a full custom L88 design scooped hood in the "long" style, meaning it has eliminated the wiper door.
Again, some people do not care about this while others like the stockish BB design hood (different scoop area), but want to keep the overall stock configuration of the wiper door assembly. Some do not.
Yeah, i was looking at my eckerts catalog and saw the same one there. I may just swap it out for an LT1 hood.
Nope, Austin area, that's' the bitch about it. I will have to travel 7 hours round trip with 6 kids and a trailer to haul the spare engine and hard top back cuz I am driving that sucker back.
Well welcome from East Texas, and I have family in Austin. Don't feel bad about the 7 hours. I lived in Hawaii and had my '72 stored in Madison, Wisconsin. My dad, sister and I flew out there, had the car prepped and ready to go. Ended up sending sister to DFW to hang out with family and dad and I drove my (his former '72) through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas. Parked it with family for a month and went home. Came back and drove to California. Shipped it Hawaii. I did all of that when I was 15, no license and forgot if I had permit or not. Then 2-3 years later we moved to Texas and the car was again moved back to Texas. 7 hours is nothing!
Last edited by Brandons72vette; Mar 13, 2015 at 12:51 PM.
Well welcome from East Texas, and I have family in Austin. Don't feel bad about the 7 hours. I lived in Hawaii and had my '72 stored in Madison, Wisconsin. My dad, sister and I flew out there, had the car prepped and ready to go. Ended up sending sister to DFW to hang out with family and dad and I drove my (his former '72) through Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas. Parked it with family for a month and went home. Came back and drove to California. Shipped it Hawaii. I did all of that when I was 15, no license and forgot if I had permit or not. Then 2-3 years later we moved to Texas and the car was again moved back to Texas. 7 hours is nothing!
No way! I came here from Hawaii also! I was stationed there through the Navy and came here and retired after doing a 20 year sentence
My wife and I used to hang out at the chart house in waikiki when i would come in from being out to sea for a week.
Okay, it sounds like you already made your mind up and you are off and running on a car that cosmetically looks good. All you will have to do is change the seats maybe. I understand but let me show you some things that you will run into.
Okay so picture #1 is my 69 that I bought to just drive around in and have fun ,right! See anything wrong ? NO looks good shiny paint good tires runs strong.
Picture # 2 That's what is left of a seat belt bracket. Yes the one that hold your butt in the car
Picture #3 So underneath the shiny windshield trim was this. See anything wrong. Go back and take another look at the windshield trim. Look great. Well look what was underneath.
In closing I know you are excited, so was I, and 20k over what I paid for the car I find myself 1 year later in a full body off restoration. So spend your money now and save a lot for later. You gonna need it.
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Did you see the car in person before purchasing? How can a potential buyer determine the condition of the cage underneath the windshield trim?
Did you see the car in person before purchasing? How can a potential buyer determine the condition of the cage underneath the windshield trim?
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Hi joeba, good question. Here's my advice. Look very closely at the fit of the trim around the top and sides pillars. There should be no signs of extra goop. Most people will not allow you to check under the trim but pay attention to what I mentioned. You also should check the inside trim around the windshield for missing screws, miss alignment of any windshield trim. Open the doors and check the top part of the windshield pillars for extra goop or signs of rust or decay. It is a crap shoot but you do have some things that you can check as well as the over all condition of the rest of the car. Just my opinion.
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