72 TA : New Project

[DaJudge]

Great job Steve. Now can you come over and help me with my Formula Haha

[KevinW]

Steve, you still going Sat and Sunday?

[njsteve]

Yes, I'll probably be there around noon Saturday and early on Sunday.

[KevinW]

Sounds good, I am still toying with showing up sunday. your cell still ends in 49?

[njsteve]

Nope, I'll pm ya.

[njsteve]

Drove the 72 to Musclepalooza at Englishtown this weekend. Met a bunch of people who recognized the car from this thread.

Don't you just hate it when you go to the senior prom and somebody else shows up wearing the exact same dress as you???

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But seriously, one of the guys from the Performance Years website, Dave, (necdb3) brought his beautiful March 1972 built '72 T/A, 4-speed, A/C, polyethylene valance-equipped car and we parked next to each other (His is on the right). Great guy and even nicer car. It was neat to have another 72 there to compare to. I even found I was missing an A/C hose bracket on the inner fender. In fact I have the bracket, I just could never figure out where the darn thing was supposed to go! Mystery solved, thanks to Dave.



At the end of the day, I wound up with a second place for the Pontiac class. An absolutely stunning turquoise, 65 GTO won 1st place. It was an amazing car and definitely deserved the win. - Though, I think I had more fun! When we were sitting in the cars, waiting to drive up for the trophy presentation, the Hemmings people were telling the drivers that they could shut their cars off to avoid overheating on the 90 degree day. I just smiled, rolled up the windows and turned the A/C to max and watched the temp gauge sit happily at 170 degrees. Try doing that in a tri-powered GTO!
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[KevinW]

Congrats Steve! Do you remember who took the chev trophys?

[njsteve]

The white 67 Z/28 got a trophy (I recall that since he was in line behind me).

[njsteve]

Amazingly enough, this morning I found that little a/c hose bracket in the &quot;box-o-leftover parts&quot; I have. Here it is all nice and installed:

[napa68]

Steve,
I need to take the opportunity to say thanks. Not only has your thread (which I hate to see end) been sheer entertainment, but also rather inspiring. I must say for myself (and probably some others) that your work is a text book model to slow down, pay attention to the details, and produce a product that raises the bar of quality. In addition to the restoration itself, the additional time taken to photograph the details and share them must have really stacked up. Sir, I take my hat off to you! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]