I've read that in 1973 Mustang shared the same production line as Pinto's and Maverick's. It is believed thats why there is a discrepancy in the VIN's and there not always sequential.
The Volo All mustang Show will be held Sept 5th 2015 At Volo Auto Museum in http://volocars.com/#sthash.zTBBL1Ly.dpbs Volo Illinois.
If anyone has attended in the past you are well aware that the class we are put into is 64-73 Mustang. What I have found is that even though 71-73 Mustangs are...
It does sound like a valve issue. It's not so much that the valve itself leaks bit the valve stem seals themselves will, letting oil into the cylinder. Sitting for a prolonged period without starting it and running it can allow the seals to dry out.
Got mine on. Went with the Burgundy. It matches the paint color well. Pretty simple to install, and I went ahead and freshened everything up with some new paint. Since the lettering for the radio and heater are on the clear face I was able to paint the backing and the clock just the outer frame.
Milwaukee is only 45 mi from me. I'm going to see if I can get some time to check it out. Would have to sell the wife on another project car though. :-/
Correct. In which I am searching specifically Grande Coupes. http://www.mustangmonthly.com/featuredvehicles/mump_0809_1973_mustang_grande_hardtop/
I was in hopes of finding out how many are left.
A few years back I spoke with a judge at an all mustang show. He said he worked with Kevin Marti. He told me that there were only a handful of 73 Q code coupes left registered in the US. Being that the production numbers were low (only 548 produced in 73) I guess its possible.
I have tried to...
The "stress" your describing sounds like the timing is to far advanced. I agree with checking to make sure the distributor is installed the right way. Pull the distributor and check the gear for unusual wear marks to make sure its meshing correctly.