73 Camaro

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I'm not building it for a quick sale. Plan is to enjoy the car. I'm building it to be a reliable great handling driver that's quick enough yet should get close to 30mpg hwy. Will have a working OBDII port and GM 4 wheel disc brakes so if away from home a dealership could work on it if needed. I would sell if the money was right but that would have to be a big number. LOL

I almost bought this 73 Camaro 23 years ago for my Son's 1st car when it was a great looking driver but didn't because no ac. A friend of mine bought it and took the front clip off to install a fiberglass front but never did then let it sit for 20 years in a cow field. I ended up with it 2 years ago (free).

It's been a therapy project for me. I set a budget of $20,000 once I realized how little rust it had. Doing all the work myself & finding some great deals on parts I'm on tract to be under budget once fully completed. I recently retired so come January getting the 73 completed will be my focus. Hope to be completed by June.
 

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I'm not building it for a quick sale. Plan is to enjoy the car. I'm building it to be a reliable great handling driver that's quick enough yet should get close to 30mpg hwy. Will have a working OBDII port and GM 4 wheel disc brakes so if away from home a dealership could work on it if needed. I would sell if the money was right but that would have to be a big number. LOL

I almost bought this 73 Camaro 23 years ago for my Son's 1st car when it was a great looking driver but didn't because no ac. A friend of mine bought it and took the front clip off to install a fiberglass front but never did then let it sit for 20 years in a cow field. I ended up with it 2 years ago (free).

It's been a therapy project for me. I set a budget of $20,000 once I realized how little rust it had. Doing all the work myself & finding some great deals on parts I'm on tract to be under budget once fully completed. I recently retired so come January getting the 73 completed will be my focus. Hope to be completed by June.
Very cool car. Gonna put a split bumper on it? I'd live to see it once it's done. Anything special in the interior? Or keeping it stock-ish.
 
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Very cool car. Gonna put a split bumper on it? I'd live to see it once it's done. Anything special in the interior? Or keeping it stock-ish.
I'm going with a none RS split bumper setup. I like it better than the RS. Going with Gen 5 Camaro ZL1 heated leather/acatera seats, center console with gauges, Gen 5 Camaro gauge cluster modified to fit in 73 Camaro dash. Hoping to install the HUD (heads up display) from the Gen 5 Camaro.

The rear seat will be from the Gen 5 Camaro as well and will fold down to the trunk.
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