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Offline BACnBLK

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #735 on: April 05, 2010, 11:35:09 PM »
Good luck Kurt ... :D
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Offline LilSki

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #736 on: April 06, 2010, 12:22:14 AM »
I have to admit I have always been a fastback mustang fan. That one looks like a winner!
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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #737 on: April 06, 2010, 07:01:06 AM »
Quote from: KeePat on April 05, 2010, 06:01:14 PM
Quote from: y88rick on April 02, 2010, 07:25:23 AM
I hate you!!!


This car looks stunning. was your nose that straight on the sides or did you have to have it reworked? I noticed mine is a little warped on the sides and would like to attempt to have good gaps too.
Quote from: y88rick on April 02, 2010, 07:25:23 AM
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This car looks stunning. was your nose that straight on the sides or did you have to have it reworked? I noticed mine is a little warped on the sides and would like to attempt to have good gaps too.
Rick,
I spent a lot of time fitting the nose to the fenders before paint and it paid off! When you  start on yours PM me and I give you my cell # and I’ll walk you through fitting the nose.
Thanks!
Pat 


will do buddy will do
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Offline KeePat

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #738 on: April 06, 2010, 08:21:43 PM »
Doug,
Yes, but not on the on the same level as the T/A. 1st it will not be original; Kurt would like to paint it highlander green like the Bullitt car. And we will upgrade the brakes, steering, & suspension for safety. We are going to paint it and do all the body work as well as all the other work. This will be the 1st car that we will paint, and Kurt gets to do all the hard work, that’s the only way he will appreciate it! So far he has his life saving in the car and owes me 4k. The deal we have is I will pay for everything that makes it safer and he pays for the car and all the cosmetics! Plus he can never sell the car EVER!
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Pat   
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Offline 4speed76

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #739 on: April 06, 2010, 09:33:09 PM »
wow the car looks to be in nice shape.  Good luck on that project.
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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #740 on: April 06, 2010, 09:43:06 PM »
Thank you all, from Kurt!

Ok, enough of that Mustang stuff back to the Pontiac stuff! I got the 1st seat belt label samples and they are close but we are making a few changes, like the model # & date code will be a lighter shade of black and some alignment adjustments. The paper/fabric is very similar and I’m going to have one stitched on one of my old belt as a test.
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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #741 on: April 06, 2010, 09:59:05 PM »
Here's a set of '72's I have with the original tags.  Just a FYI in case yours are missing or faded out.





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Offline KeePat

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #742 on: April 06, 2010, 10:29:05 PM »
It looks like you have a mid/late year built 72 as you have the retraceable belts. My 72 has the 71 type belts, and the model # are different. Thanks for the pictures!
Pat
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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #743 on: April 07, 2010, 07:13:57 AM »
nice repro. how did you pull that one off.
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Offline KeePat

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #744 on: April 07, 2010, 08:39:17 AM »
Quote from: y88rick on April 07, 2010, 07:13:57 AM
nice repro. how did you pull that one off.

I have a sign shop that we use for the name & ports as well as the custom teak side name board for the yachts we sell, and they did it as a favor for me.
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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #745 on: April 07, 2010, 08:45:40 AM »
Over the top Pat

Nice touch
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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #746 on: April 11, 2010, 11:29:31 PM »
Only put a few hours in the T/A this weekend. I put the grilles, valence, and center spoilers on. Question, what is the correct headlight for a 72 T/A?
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Pat
   









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Offline Nick623

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #747 on: April 11, 2010, 11:34:50 PM »
BOY DOES THAT LOOK GOOD!!!

I can't help you with the correct headlights issue but I've seen some NOS headlights pop up on e-bay sometimes.
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Offline Gunner

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #748 on: April 12, 2010, 04:11:40 AM »
Thats just so wrong on so many different levels........

And the WRONGEST level is that MY CAR DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT.......YET ;D

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Re: 72 Trans Am restoration 1/9/08
« Reply #749 on: April 12, 2010, 09:36:53 AM »
Wow Pat that looks sharp!
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