Holy cow- not again...

  Here's the 3rd blog in a series that all turned out to be about 1973 resto-mods of vehicles.  Why did another 1973 fall in my lap? I don't know.

But here it is...

The subject in question...

Chrome bumper rear

dual SU carbs- bitchin!

The floorboards ARE worse than they appeared- but the rest is pretty solid

The trunk seems bad but is actually pretty sound.

Done so far:   
   I drained 5 gallons of "gas" out of the tank,  it has a set of  "Lazarus" goodyears on it-
all four of the cracked, flat tires aired- one needs re airing every other day. but it rolls.
I vacuumed out the interior and pulled carpet etc..- floorboards are shot, but rockers and the rest are good.
Missing oil cooler- that's it. Everything else is there.  Who takes an oil cooler??
It has (2) 6v car batteries behind the seats.  At $100/per plus per battery ,its getting 1 standard 12v battery.
Top is shot, seats are shot, has working roll up windows,  master cylinder and clutch master are dry.
Outer body is pretty straight.
  **I'm betting that I can double the purchase price of the car just in replacement parts to get it running.**
   I will see if the engine will run- I can turn it by hand so it may.. if not- v8 swaps are fairly easy...
Right now its in the driveway pissing off the neighbors / HOA while the Commando gets upgraded.. Then the  car can be put in the garage and the fun can begin..

BIG NOTE: some of the stuff I do is by the book, some stuff requires

additional engineering to make it safe and sturdy enough. 

If you don't know what a lugnut or ujoint is, get help.

If you have no fabrication skills, get professional help before attempting any of this

stuff.  A poor weld or design can leave you at best stranded, and at worst you and or others dead. 

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