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[moparlee]

Welcome to the site from mid Michigan. Sure glad you kept your car and that stash of parts inside and out of the weather all those years. You are going to have fun in retirement, I know I am.

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Haven't decided on the go back totally yet,,,thinking more to the resto mod side,,,just like fat tires and low riding,,LOL,,but yes fender tag still available and even build sheet buy I cant remember where i put them,,think the CRC is sitting in with the mid-60's coming on me,,now you got me going on a search mission,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Well as to today’s date, have not found the build sheet or fender tag,,seems like I stuck them in a book or magazine,,now I gotta go through a stack of junk,,,did however locate the driving lights, headliner center console, sun visors and all mounting hardware in a labeled cup,,the search saga continues,,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Well Memorial Day was just that, a memorial to all those who gave their lives so that we could have the freedom to do whatever we wish,,,THANKS TO ALL THOSE AS WELL AS ALL VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION,,,,I decided to clean the engine compartment and lo and behold, there is the factory Gold paint under all that rattle can BLACK from back in the 70's,,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Well it's been awhile since posting, lost phone with alot of pics but have a few new ones, did decide on color, V2,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

This what I pulled out,,'73 340 as I didnt wanna use my original, just a play toy, lol, didnt last long even with vacuum secondary's,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

On to the cleaning, about ready to paint, finally got old booster off, man what a chore under that dash with my bad back,,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Started brakes from booster to right rear, took a metabo and went to work,,got ready to order, Classic Indust. CLOSED due to Covid,,so much for brake job,,

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Between Auto Zone, Oreillys and Classic and mucho buckeroos later, EVERY part associated with brakes are in shop BRAND NEW,,wife couldn't understand why so much on brakes,,ol saying,,"Going is good but Stopping is Priceless",, went ahead got heater and glove boxes too since I had a few weeks of quarantine,, anyone have a source for a new small block throttle cable, speedo they had but no throttle,,,

 

[fasjac]

Nice project Bobcat! A lot of memories there for sure. I’ve been in Little Rock for a long time. Glad to see you started posting again. I joined around Christmas last year. Lots of help here.
I didn’t read all your post but, if you’re still in Arkansas, hope to see it sometime.

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Great, I'll be in The Rock tomorrow but for UAMS, no Cuda, I hope be up and running at least by September, our local car show is sometime that month, may not be complete but close,, I'm in southeast corner of state, Crossett,,hopefully we meet one day,,,

 

[fasjac]

Great, I'll be in The Rock tomorrow but for UAMS, no Cuda, I hope be up and running at least by September, our local car show is sometime that month, may not be complete but close,, I'm in southeast corner of state, Crossett,,hopefully we meet one day,,,

I'm the parts director for Landers Toyota, we deliver sheet metal in that area everyday. Let me know about your local car show.
Look forward to meeting and seeing your car sometime!

 

[Bobcat 1970]

You have a great looking car there, urethane or painted bumpers, looks like urethane with the wings,,,I'm debating painting mine as well, think I have to go with black top portion of car since no vinyl going back and with the louvers and spoiler, dont want alot of mismatch,,original with exception of Hemi, I have 340, and kinda new scheme just opposite, Tor Red bottom with black top without strip, just sort of scheme, hard decision, lol

 

[Bobcat 1970]

Original vs new scheme,,

 

[fasjac]

Yep, decision time. I like both. I did the repro elastomeric/urethane bumpers (pricey) with 70-71 brackets. I have chrome bumper bumpers that I ran for many rears before the last refresh. Personally, didn't like the filler and bumper guards the later ones came with. law thing I guess.