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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 08:16 AM
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It would be nice to see the Corvette Forums 73s in any stage, whether complete or in restoration
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New interior is going in now....
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 08:20 AM
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I love the 73. When we did all of the body work on mine, I had the option to change to put any combination of front/ back on it. I chose the 73. I like how unique it is. I will probably put the bumpers on the summer. Then again I have been saying that for a few summers now.

Your 73 looks great. What wheels and tires did you use? Did you do any suspension work?
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 08:42 AM
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Bought this off of my dad ( he owned it fo 34 years ) about 3 years ago, sat for over 10 years needs a lot of work.

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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tpfarm
Hey Mardyn;
Your experience sounds a lot like mine.
BTW over the weekend on Mecum Auctions I saw a red '73 L48 auto that looked like a nice car from what could be seen on TV , engine compartment looked pretty correct. It still could have been a pig with lipstick, it went for 11K .

I don't think we're alone in that boat...

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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 06:29 PM
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FLA-C3, your Vette looked perfect before you took it apart.
The chassis looked so nice a guy hates to put the body on
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 11:20 PM
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Great looking cars guy's! Seems the folks at Corvette America agree. 73's on the last two C3 spring catalogs.
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but sold it to buy a a family car. now my daughter will be 1 year old i got another 73. this time LS4/m20 just got tranny rebuilt. and installeqdafter clean up found the WD black marking on top of tranny.

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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by jr73
FLA-C3, your Vette looked perfect before you took it apart.
The chassis looked so nice a guy hates to put the body on
Thanks, the first two photos are deceiving. The body and frame were solid, but the rest of the car was in pretty rough shape.
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I'm still working on mine.


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Now Chuck there's something I can identify with
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Always starts out as a small job
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 08:05 PM
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Well you either love them or hate them. Custome Vettes. Here's my 73 with my 23 year old behind the wheel. We're enjoying cruising in it during the summer months in Michigan.






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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 08:26 PM
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I bought this 1973 via Hemmings Motor News in 1988, to flip... I just can't seem to part with it. Here are my two favorite shots of it.
1991...


1999...


a less glamorous but more recent shot from 2011...


Good luck... GUSTO
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chucksingh the frames clean up very nice. I was fired up the day I got mine back from the sandblaster.
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Looks great, did you have to do any repairs on the frame??
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chucksingh the frames clean up very nice. I was fired up the day I got mine back from the sandblaster.

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I went to the dakside after the accident I installed a 69 front clip






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I have had 5 73's:

My first - L48 auto


My second - L82 4 speed


Third - Blue Green metallic 454 Auto , sorry, no pics

Forth - Red L82 4 speed Coupe, again no pics handy

And my last, L82 Auto, and I still hate that I sold it at a weak moment.

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Looks great, did you have to do any repairs on the frame??
A patch on a rust hole the size of a half dollar passenger side below door area
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