Just got home from Hot August Nights. I was going to post a video of the exhaust before I left, but I couldn't get it uploaded. So anyways heres the video.
And some pictures from Reno.
There was a 21 and under show this year at Summit. it was cool to see and talk to a bunch of kids my age that were interested in classic cars.I also was lucky enough to win best of show there and got a $100 summit gift card! wooohooo!
Cruizin' Downtown.
There was another 71 vert parked at Grand Sierra. Never saw the owner, but I got some cool stock vs not so stock pictures.
Then we showed in Sparks. Its one of our favorite places because of the shade.
Saw this cool Mach 1 across the way.
Then I got a green piece of paper that said "Don't move your car, you are being considered for an award" that was awesome considering how huge of a show it was. About 30 minutes later I got a purple paper that said "Winner" I was obviously blown away by this.
I was told to stick around until 6:00 when they handed out awards. They had 5 runner up ribbons and one trophy for best of show. They counted down the awards and with each one I got more excited and nervous. When they gave away the last runner up I was thinking I was ripped off or forgotten because there was no way I was best of show. Then they announced my name that I had won! I got the chance to compete in the best of the best show on saturday, and got $250 in cash!
On saturday my car was featured up by the stage with the other three daily best of show winners.
And some other 71s I saw
Over all an incredible trip and I got to see a total of 4 71-73 convertibles and tons of Mach 1s and Coupes.
I have been wanting to see the sport r seats installed on something other than on the add from cjponyparts. I think they turned out fantastic, you can get rid of that "wrinkling" on the driver side seat by putting a hand held steamer to the vinyl / leather. Otherwise they look great, cant wait to get a pair myself. One thing I have been looking for but cant seem to find is dimensions of the foam, specifically the width between the raised bolstered areas on the side. I am a bit broader in the chest and waist and dont want to purchase something I wont fit in. If you get a chance, can you post dimensions... also good info about removing the spacers to make up for added height.
Sorry for the delayed response, the seats have smoothed out with time and heat, so they look much better now. I took measurements from the inside ridges of the bolsters and the bottom is 20" and the back is about 18". The spacers are just in between the tracks and the seat frame, so when you unbolt the frame they simply fall out.
