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November 26th, 2012, 08:12 AM
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In the picture,the passenger fender has the crumple bumps,and the driver's fender does not. I would need to see if I have another nice 70 442 fender for the passenger side.If someone doesn't mind the bumps,I have a perfect driver's side 71-72 442 fender,that I could sell instead,so it would match the existing passenger fender.
November 27th, 2012, 05:07 AM
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Is the driver's seat OK,or is it broke?It looks a little too reclined.If you need anything for that,I have some spare seat frames & parts.You might just need the rubber stops,unless someone modified them to recline back farther.Easy fix either way.
November 27th, 2012, 05:37 AM
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November 27th, 2012, 06:13 AM
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I forwarded the car & info to a gentleman out in the Long island area,that is looking for something like this.He's done his share of cars,and definitely understands the cost-saving of buying a solid car like yours,versus a patchwork quilt.
Get that cast off & quit hobblin around.
Get that cast off & quit hobblin around.
November 27th, 2012, 06:30 AM
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I forwarded the car & info to a gentleman out in the Long island area,that is looking for something like this.He's done his share of cars,and definitely understands the cost-saving of buying a solid car like yours,versus a patchwork quilt.
Get that cast off & quit hobblin around.
Get that cast off & quit hobblin around.
You're absolutely correct about the car being an easy do with it being solid. The best thing about it is the fact the engine & trans are fresh. We all know how much engine costs are, $3-4K,a nice chunk of change.
November 28th, 2012, 01:44 PM
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Here is a picture of the correct trans ID tag. The one posted above is from another car and it was put into the file of my car by mistake. I apologize for the mix up. I added some pictures of the engine & trans vin & casting #'s.
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November 29th, 2012, 11:43 AM
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would like to buy the car
December 5th, 2012, 06:07 PM
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Thanks
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December 6th, 2012, 02:01 PM
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I looked at a 70 442 a few months ago and it had the same fender set-up. The passenger side had the "humps" (71-72) and the drivers side was "smooth" (70). When I questioned the owner about it he said if it was a late production car and they were running out of fenders, they would use a new (71-72) fender at the factory. I'm not sure if I bought the story but everything looked factory correct. Ironically, the car was the same 53 gold color.
December 6th, 2012, 02:17 PM
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That's funny my gold hardtop has the same thing with the fenders but I have heard they used left-over 70 fenders on early 71s not the other way around. Need to search for that info some more.
I looked at a 70 442 a few months ago and it had the same fender set-up. The passenger side had the "humps" (71-72) and the drivers side was "smooth" (70). When I questioned the owner about it he said if it was a late production car and they were running out of fenders, they would use a new (71-72) fender at the factory. I'm not sure if I bought the story but everything looked factory correct. Ironically, the car was the same 53 gold color.
