1973 SD Trans Am with 1774 miles - Page 7

**njsteve** · #1 12-31-2010, 08:53 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Brewster</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Steve, notice the staples for the welting?
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Yeah, another wonderful factory design meant to pre-fracture the plastic flares, just in time for the assembly line guy to finish them off by hammering in the mounting screws. Oh, boy!

LNavarro · #2 01-01-2011, 01:39 AM

Strange.....the shocks are a gray color.
Is this correct?

**Charley Lillard** · #3 01-01-2011, 02:07 AM

Yes the shocks are the same gray color like on early Camaro's

**Charley Lillard** · #4 01-01-2011, 02:27 AM

Rick..It is red oxide primer under the clip.

those screws are everywhere

**njsteve** · #5 01-01-2011, 02:33 AM

73 was the first year they started using those crazy hex head screws to retain the cowl tag. Same screws should be holding the rear window/trunk filler panel, too.

LNavarro · #6 01-01-2011, 03:24 AM

Hmmm.........
The shocks I pulled from my car are light blue spirals.

Brewster · #7 01-01-2011, 04:10 AM

Larry, Gray is correct for 73. Did you check your date codes on those Spirals you removed?

1969z280 · #8 01-01-2011, 04:13 AM

My 4,000 mile 73 Formula, 63,000 mile 73 Formula and Legend Award 35,000 mile 73 Z/28 all have gray spirals.

Hmmmm?

**Charley Lillard** · #9 01-01-2011, 04:15 AM

Maybe Larry is really thinking his gray ones are light blue ?

LNavarro · #10 01-01-2011, 05:58 AM

LOL.....
it's new years but I haven't hit the bottle that hard.... Yet.
I removed the shocks off of the car last year and they are definetly blue.

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