A 73 RS LT to be restored...

[73RSLT+95Z28]

Hi all and greetings from Finland.
I´ve had a 95 Z28 for 6 or so years and about 5 years back when I began servicing it myself I did a bit of research into "F-Body history".
I sort fell in love with the looks of 70-73 Camaros and finally, last December I found my baby. It`s a 73 RS LT from Arizona. I got it home February and garaged it...
Now it´s time to get it running and maybe go on the road for a month or two, as is.

I plan on restoring it fully (numbers match) and the paint will be "the legendary" Hugger Orange w/ black stripes.

 

[73RSLT+95Z28]

Can someone help me with the shifter?
The spring and the plate beneath it, where do they go?

They don´t seem to function properly as is (the shifter tilts from side to side a lot) though I´m pretty sure this would be the correct place for them.

 

[68400BIRD]

Everything looks correct to me. You might have the dual gate shifter. If you push over to the right you can slap it up one gear at a time. Welcome to Nasty!!

 

[thedude327]

Nice score on the 73 !!!!!!!!!! Oh and welcome to the site !!!!!!!!!! How bout posting some additional pics of your project car ???

Paul

 

[brownz]

nice car need more pics....

 

[73RSLT+95Z28]

Thanks all.

The interior was kind of busted, dash torn apart (why?) with just the gauge bezel in the trunk, don´t know if it works...

Engine is a 2bbl 350 block w/ 305 heads.
Haven´t gotten around to see tranny or rear yet, but I hope they´ll be numbers match.

The only bad rust areas I´ve found so far on the floor are beheath both rear seats, so someone must have had some sweaty asses

My garage size is ~10x20 feet, so space is really limited to do anything else but have the car there.
Yesterday I started working on lengthening it some 9 or so feet by tearing down a middle wall and adding the adjasent room to it.
Hopefully will get this gone in the next 2 weeks (my remaining holiday).
Then coming fall/winter hope to get down to tearing the car apart...


And one more salespic

 

[73RSLT+95Z28]

One more pic, featuring my "gm family":
* My garage w/ the 73 in it.
* The red is my daily summertime driver , a 95 Z28, current best 13 @ 108 mph.
* The orange 81 Camino (305) is my winter car, a lot of fun in the snow with it´s weight distribution and no lock...
... and the striped green is my friend´s 93Z (in for some maintenance)

 

[73RSLT+95Z28]

built sheet?

Anybody got a built sheet and an original window sticker (sales sticker) from a 72 or 73 that could perhaps scan and post here?
Just for reference.
And where should I look for the built sheet? Didn´t find it anywhere inside (pass. and rear seats are still on their frames, so if it´s inside the seat...?) nor was it on top of the fuel tank.
Remember reading somewhere that they stuffed the sheet anywhere at random, even inside frame rails, but if I recall correctly, this was done on 1st gen only...

 

[73RSLT+95Z28]

Got the additional space finally ready in October.

Here´s a picture from a few weeks back.
Not much room to mess around in my garage...

And today I got the 327,5cid off.
327,5 because it´s got 305 heads on a 350 block...

Beyond you can see the additional space, not much room to mess about in there either but it´ll have to do.

Bought a small sand blasting cabinet, don´t know where to fit it though...
Next in agenda is to take the front frame off. Then I thought I´d built a rotisserie for the bodywork.

 

[73RSLT+95Z28]

Got something done today.
Frame off and waiting to be sand blasted hopefully 3 weeks from today.

The firewall and chassis bottom are in good shape (except the rear seat undies) and there´s no need for metalwork there. Just clean up and paint.
Also got the small sand blasting cabinet assembled.

And a bunch of stuff awaiting sand...