The Paint Job

'73's are sweet. I passed on a nice 454, 4spd once .....I was 20ish and worried about my insurance rates! In hindsight it would have been a better deal then the small block I ended up with. Pictures, pictures!

I'm going to keep a running log on this. Yesterday was the first day of work. It will be stripped to the bare fiber glass. Detailing the undercarriage we be more of a challenge, because the body is not coming off the car. It's going to be fun. And, the engine compartment does still look pretty good. I'll post some pics of it also. When I was looking for vettes there were three things that I had to have. 1973 car, Yellow, and, big block. I had to look for a few years to find one that was in the condition I wanted. I like to go down the country road with my foot all the way down sometimes...........that's why it's getting a new paint job. I am a middle aged kid after all, and, proud of it! 

http://s1370.photobucket.com/user/totalair96/slideshow/ Engine photos have been added.

That car has a great frame and undersides. The motors all there too! The bread truck.... Future street rod?

5 or 6 years ago I decided to replace all the belts, hoses, wires, cap, rotor, coil, points, plugs and thermostat. They were all original, and old. One belt had broke, you can see the replacement, and trashed the hood liner. I replaced the hood liner. That belt was on back order, and was replaced shortly after I took the pictures. Everything was replaced with dated coded original parts. The valve cover gaskets were seeping. I sand blasted them, the thermostat housing, ignition shield brackets. Repainted them with factory paint. Baked them in the oven. My wife was way pleased. I'm going to dive into it again and repaint the alternator, smog pump and A/C brackets. (Black) I should have done it then. Only so much you can do with the motor in. So here is the question to all of you. Everything you see under the hood is correct except for one thing.(Besides the belt that has been replaced) Who can name that one thing first. I haven't figured out what the prize is going to be. Probably something really stupid.

Well....lessee....the air filter is not "original".....and the alternator looks suspicious, but Imma gunna say there's something not quite "right" with the windershield washer pump....
The oil fill cap should be painted orange on all big blocks, but a few weren't, for some reason. Over the years, the paint does wear off. Also...it appears that the valve covers have the "drippers" on them(on the inside)....they shouldn't on a '73....
Other than that, it looks really NICE!

Key word here is correct. The original alternator is in a box on the shelf. The replacement is correct. The oil filler plug is lost in my garage somewhere. It was painted. My garage is clean too. Go figure. Mouse must have run off with it. The replacement is correct. Believe it or not, I have the original Air Filter. It was pretty dirty, but, I saved all the old stuff I took off the car. The windshield washer pump I forgot about. You got me on that one. I could not find an original replacement, and, It's been years since I replaced it, sooooooooo, that's not what I was referring to. I may have to send you a constellation prize. How about a new C-7, Supercharged.............The valve covers are original. The car was built in November of 72. Maybe they were using up old parts. I don't know. There is one thing you missed, and, I figured you to be the one that got it. Good luck

C'mon Ray ....throw us a bone here! 
Is it cosmetic, or mechanical?
Can it actually be seen in these 3 pics as they are on PB? Remember, we(well, me anyway) have old and fading eyeballs.....

Albo..he did say "under the hood"...

Whatever it am, it's not standing out like a sore thumb in the pics. The only other thing I would guess is the wiper motor itself, and the brake master cylinder...and maybe the blower motor resistor. This is gunna drive me nutz now.....