[njsteve]

Excellent. I will be the guy that looks like me, with my car. :-)

[Formulabruce]

[QUOTE=njsteve;5062932]That Admiralty Blue and white 1973 Formula is back on the market again. What a beautiful color combination. The dealer in Michigan wants $89,900 for it now.

http://www.grautogallery.com/details...pr_id=&search=[/QUOTE

Why the black underside, or is it just me?? 73 in Norwod was pretty bright primer. Underside is mostly all black, lines included...Gas tank too.... yup a Camaro guy attacted it with black semi gloss paint.... need more than "Castol super clean" to fix this mess..
looks like a typical 69 Camaro restoration to me, and I have seen plenty, I do LOVE the color combo though, the mileage?? well
Its over priced by 20K without seeing it in person. TH400 Transmission pan??? OMG.....Driveshaft? .. would take 20K to make it as correct as the price would indicate.


and look at the lower DS core support and splash shield... looks really rusted..

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

Why the black underside, or is it just me?? 73 in Norwod was pretty bright primer

and look at the lower DS core support and splash shield... looks really rusted.. tranny pan ... yuck

What's the matter - you don't like a little "Bow-Tie" on your Poncho?

[Formulabruce]

Since Steve brought up his order sheet and the decal situation,( In his own thread) I thought it might be interesting to pose this question. Did ALL "WHITE" SD come with blue Shaker decals?, T/A ( fenders too on the T/A) or Formy?? It seems all I have seen, recently are. IF so, was this negated for a hood bird?
Seems the Blue was on a few cars with very different interiors...

[bird72]

I found a couple of flaws, but I know the Super Duty experts will find more.

[njsteve]

You'd think in a fancy place like this we could keep the frikken clowns off the forum.

;-)

[Transamric]

Originally Posted by njsteve

You'd think in a fancy place like this we could keep the frikken clowns off the forum.

;-)

My eyes! MY EYES!!

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by njsteve

You'd think in a fancy place like this we could keep the frikken clowns off the forum.

;-)

AH a "MOPAR" color indeed! Pink Panther Pink!!
Hard to get it out of your blood Steve?? hehe

[superdutybob]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

Since Steve brought up his order sheet and the decal situation,( In his own thread) I thought it might be interesting to pose this question. Did ALL "WHITE" SD come with blue Shaker decals?, T/A ( fenders too on the T/A) or Formy?? It seems all I have seen, recently are. IF so, was this negated for a hood bird?
Seems the Blue was on a few cars with very different interiors...

White T/As came with blue decals and White Formulas came with black decals.

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by superdutybob

White T/As came with blue decals and White Formulas came with black decals.

Them's fighten' words!

Don't make me sick Enrico Stein on you!
There's nothing like the wrath of a 6'8", 280 pound, octogenarian, original SD Formula owner.
:-)

[Firebird 2]

Has anybody seen this car..it looks familiar. White 73, dark red guts and no hood bird. Called RK yesterday for more "detailed" info and after speaking with them, no call back. I have a good friend in the market for a clean 73SD - any clean 73's out there???

[nadine]

My 73 SD is at the Mecum Anheim CA Auction and will be Auctioned off this Saturday. You can read about it on the last couple of pages on this forum. Lot#S138...p.s I have a Very low Reserve on her. The only reason for selling is I bought a industrial property and need the cash. The car is amazing.
http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/sal...er-Duty/133266
Kenny Maisano

[Larry Navarro]

Originally Posted by Firebird 2

..........I have a good friend in the market for a clean 73SD - any clean 73's out there???

Have him email me at [email protected]

Thanks!

[johnta1]

See if I can get some blood flowing here!



Doing some digging, looking, cogitating, etc.

Here's a pic of the early engine codes for 1973.



Notice no XD/ZJ SD codes? (also no Y8/W8)
At the bottom it says W8 & Y8 use hardened iron foot (lifters)

Now in the pic from HPP article from years ago:




Look closely at the driver head: Y8
I think most people assumed it was a 1974 model SD engine?

Look at the hanger paperwork:
It says 1973 at the top of the paper. (plus the usual SD stuff elsewhere)

The engine behind it is a 350 of course, but that code is for a 1973 350.
(none in 1974 with that code)

I have quite a few EUNs for K112 cast date Y8's (and other early date codes like that)

So,

1st they are more than likely pre egr fiasco
2nd they would not probably have the partial VIN on them
3rd they must have been removed from the engine line for rework
( Would they have the 1st style cam probably?)
4th Since they had Y8 (and W8?) on them they could not be used in 1973 cars

Now on the thread here:
1973 Y Code SD

Would his SD be a Y8 or the XD?

Also, would the 'Y8/W8' engines be held until the 1974 model year? (after rework- intake, cam maybe, etc)

Just think if the EPA hadn't found the egr problem (or found it a lot later) how much power the SD would have made?
(along with it being in the GTO, etc possibly)


Just wish I could have been there in the plant back then.

[Larry Navarro]

Kenny's SD didn't sell.
What was it bid up to?

[RamAir]

Originally Posted by Larry Navarro

Kenny's SD didn't sell.
What was it bid up to?

$65k, no sale

[Larry Navarro]

Dayum.....only half of what the car "sold" at RK motors.
Seems that the SD cars don't do well at auctions and all other makes get the SOLD bidder..

[muscle_collector]

Pontiacs in general never do good at auctions. I don't know why anyone even wastes their time taking them to auctions.

[fiedlerh]

A close-up

[1971WARBIRD]

Originally Posted by fiedlerh

A close-up

be very interesting to know the story behind some of this stuff.