Kerry's '73 Imperial Restoration

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This is the ongoing saga of the restoration of my 73 Imperial. I am the third owner of this local classic. Major bodywork and paint will be first on the agenda, followed by lots of TLC as she (as yet unnamed) is planned on being a regular driver. Note: The fuzzy orange thing below the front bumper is 'Fuzzy Butt' our rare orange tabby. The rare part is because she is one of very few female orange tabbies. Her main role in this saga is to keep the mice out of my shop and therefore out of my cars

• Part 1- Funny how things work out
• Part 2- Need some parts
• Part 3- To the Junk Yard!
• Part 4- Bits and pieces and cutoff wheels
• Part 5- Patch Panels
• Part 6- Welding and grinding
• Part 7- Trim, baths, and lumps and warts
• Part 8- Bath and trim removal

Got off sync and skipped part 9. Too lazy to renumber everything else.

• Part 10- Almost ready for color
• Part 11- Color or Runs, Sags, Bugs, and Sandpaper
• Part 12- Shine(!) - and door handles
• Part 13- Stupid is a stupid does
• Part 14- Progress
• Part 15- A free 72 parts car
• Part 16- AIR CONDITIONING!
• Part 17- Heat and Air at last
• Part 18- SHAKEDOWN CRUISE!
• Part 19- Final Assembly and first road trip!
• Part 20- Lifter 'click' and new timing chain
• Part 21- Engine bottom end
• Part 22- No More Smoke!! - Valve seals
• Part 23- No blue smoke and tons'o oil pressure
• Part 24- The final chapter

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• If you like this, check out Kerry's 57 saga

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This page was last updated on 10/9/2000. Your feedback keeps me going. Please send any comments at pinkertonk@hotmail.com



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