Ed

Probably the wrong forum for this but I figured while were on the subject of flares. Do you have to cut the wheel well to install the flares?

Man!! Sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you. Don't give up hope you've got alot of people keeping an eye out for her.

When I was stripping down my car I noticed that the ride height progressively increased. As the car lost weight it kept on growing. Maybe that's what's going on? Just a thought.

Couldn't we start another forum with nothing but pictures of factory markings? It would be an excellent source for those who are doing that factory restoration.

I'm not sure if you have it available down under but we have a product called " J-B Weld" works wonders with metal.

Ciudad Juarez? Did the police ever catch that serial killer from 2 years ago?

Some parts are and some are not. Best thing to do would be to get a catalog from either MSA or VIctoria British . Then you could compare parts and see if they are compatable.

This is as far as iI've gotten with mine. Getting ready for the exhaust.

Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a stock pair of rotors. Then design a pattern on your computer to fit the rotor (or copy one off the web). Transfer the pattern to the rotor. Then take it to the drill press and have at it? (Offcourse don't forget to chamfer the holes). Sounds like maybe two hours worth of work.

I guess I missed that part.:stupid:

Nice looking car, I hate to nit pick, but what about the carbs? I thought all 73's had flat tops? Also the choke cable is on the drivers side of the firewall. On my 73 it's on the passenger side. Did they have both in 73?

I found the exact same model at Wal-Mart a couple of months back. Slowly putting it together.:classic:

Freakin awsome!!!

Thanks guys, looks like it's time for the BFH.

Can someone look at there front crossmember and see if these indents are there. They are on the steering rack support arm passenger side.

And here I thought that he was going to get $150 for his flat tops.:stupid:

Sell, Sell,sell!!!!!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you couldn't give away 73 carbs. They are not a desired item. Sorry.

In the VB catalog I notice that there are different oil pressure senders. One for 70-77 another 78-83. Which one should I use for my 73 with a F54 block from a 81?

Nice throttle links! Are those new?

I hate to say this but did you notice the dark spots between the cylinders? This indicates that there was a leak between the cylinders. That head needs to be resurfaced until the entire surface is clean. When it comes to gaskets you will get a bunch of different opinions but I say get one that has the metal rings around the cylinder holes. Felpro makes pretty good gaskets.

A cheater pipe could help that pipe wrench.

There were a few differences between these two. The one that is mostly talked about is the carburators. The 72 came with round top carbs (good) and the 73 when the emissions laws came in got flat top carbs (bad). Alot of 73 owners will swap out the flat top carbs also known as "boat anchors" with either 71 or 72 round tops. But seeing that your 73 has a 280 engine one would assume that the carburator issue has been dealt with. Another difference between the 73 & 72 is the front bumper. The 73's front bumper is about 2" farther forward and has a rubber "insulator" between the body and bumper. Also the bumper guards are bit larger. Given a choice I would go look at the 73 first. Go through our photo gallery and take a look at some of our cancer patients. You can quickly see where rust begins. Take a flashlight and a camera get underneath the car and look carefully. Any sign of new undercoating might be a bit suspicious. Like mentioned earlier rust will be your worse enemy. BTW what is "Aircared"?

Thanks for clearing that up Carl, I guess I had a little too much eggnogg.:classic:

Scott, I got a copy of the run from the Nissan dealer last year when I bought my Maxima. I watched it a couple of times, thought it was fun but like Brett240 said "he could have pushed harder". I don't think it's worth $50 maybe $10 maybe.