Paul of MO
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2011
- Messages
- 638
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- Location
- Land of old Geezers
- My Car
- 71 M Code Convert - Barn find
73 H Code Convert - Field find
73 H code - Latest Project
Hello,
Had a 73 soft top in school and my wife and I drove it till it literally crumbled.
Now many years later my 14 year old son finds a solid 73 convert shell and 19 tubs of its parts on craigslist. Wife says OK so it comes home. Then my son finds a 71 M code convert that had been in a barn for 25 years with a 73 convert that had sat outside for 15 years. Wife not asked and they come home. Went from 0 to 3 in 10 days.
The restorable 73 is an H code with PW's, tach, 3 guage, and factory alum wheels. Very solid car. Seems like all the parts are in the tubs.
The 71 M code needs rails, boxes, quarters, floors ect.... When we got it un buried it turned out to be a complete functional ram air car, nasa hood with twist locks, tach and guages, staggered rear shocks, locker rear, and a D1 numbered FOMOCO chin spoiler. Painted late 70's purple.
The 73 that sat outside for 15 years looks like it sat outside for 15 years. Oddly enough we put the charger on it and everything came to life and the top even went up and down. The clock even worked.
Taking inverntory of parts right now - cant decide if we should do the 73 or spend the greater money and time needed to do the 71.
Thanks and I hope everyone is staying cool.
Paul
Had a 73 soft top in school and my wife and I drove it till it literally crumbled.
Now many years later my 14 year old son finds a solid 73 convert shell and 19 tubs of its parts on craigslist. Wife says OK so it comes home. Then my son finds a 71 M code convert that had been in a barn for 25 years with a 73 convert that had sat outside for 15 years. Wife not asked and they come home. Went from 0 to 3 in 10 days.
The restorable 73 is an H code with PW's, tach, 3 guage, and factory alum wheels. Very solid car. Seems like all the parts are in the tubs.
The 71 M code needs rails, boxes, quarters, floors ect.... When we got it un buried it turned out to be a complete functional ram air car, nasa hood with twist locks, tach and guages, staggered rear shocks, locker rear, and a D1 numbered FOMOCO chin spoiler. Painted late 70's purple.
The 73 that sat outside for 15 years looks like it sat outside for 15 years. Oddly enough we put the charger on it and everything came to life and the top even went up and down. The clock even worked.
Taking inverntory of parts right now - cant decide if we should do the 73 or spend the greater money and time needed to do the 71.
Thanks and I hope everyone is staying cool.
Paul
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