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For sure. I quote that with a smile on my face. It’s the kind of toil I like!

Thank you. “We have toiled through the mountains. Now we must toil through the plains.”

Thanks

Seen today. For sale. Would make a nice addition but an RV is too extravagant for me right now.

Polished and installed. Re-fanged. This vehicle conforms to all Federal Motor Vehicle safety laws applicable to model year 1973. So far as I know.

Thanks for the tip. I have heard cerium oxide paste is good for glass scratches too.

Teachable moment. I didn’t like the way the nuts were installing, so even though I brushed the threads previously with a wire brush, I stopped installation, pulled out my tap and die set and chased the threads with the die to clean them up. Also cleaned the nuts. 3-n-1 oil. 5/16 NC (“C” is for...

1973 Federally mandated bumper guards. Note how the black rubber part protrudes. I believe 5-mph was the ‘No damage’ threshold.

Top nut tightened. Access under black plastic headlight lower shroud.

Bottom nut tightened. 1/2”.

3 seconds with steel wool, before and after…

The bumper. Amazes me how grungy it gets just sitting in the carport, as little as I drive it (seasonally). Where do the bug splatters come from, etc. Kicking’ it old school with chrome polish, #0000 steel wool (thanks for the tip, Manny!), and Tar & Bug remover.

The “new” RH bumper guard is cleaned and assembled.

A little chrome polish on the salvage yard chrome part. And some glycerine on the salvage yard black rubber part, to soften and shine it up.

I got the bumper guards out of the attic. Going to have to do some mix and match with the (1) replacement pad I got. And some cleaning…

Ha! If you mean “insecure”, I’ll take that as a compliment.

A hardtop version…with a bull bar, 440, 140 mph speedo, and CA, WV, or Michigan State Police livery would look good. (WV had dark blue and gold, which I like.) And a big red (or blue) bubble light on top…of course. That says “move over”, very effectively.

Well, funny you should mention that. It’s my next project. Personally I prefer a cleaner pre-73 look. However - I recently decided - from a very practical standpoint, if that plastic grille ever gets damaged because I didn’t have the guards in place, I’ll be crying. So… they are going back on.

Did the same thing on the driver’s side. Then this was the end result. Voila!

Lookin’ better already…