Hello from the Dark Side (DRK SD 73)

[ayilar]

She looks tough enough to me. Did the vertical stripe come with the car or did you add that?

Sorry, I didn't scroll back far enough. I have my answer. Great looking car!

Originally GY9, no stripe. The last owner before me repainted Medina dark red metallic, and added the stripe. Unfortunately, he had the latter painted -- it it had been a mere tape, it would have been gone the day I got it. One day, I will have the car repainted in the original GY9 -- that may be next year, or the year after.

 

[73Coupe]

Good lookin ride!

Are you a pontiac guy also?

I take it the "dark side" refers to Pontiac full size cars (GM B Body Platform)....basically if you migrate over to those models from the Firebird, GTO, Grand Am, LeMans, or Tempest scene, you are said to be going to the dark side.

 

[cuda hunter]

Correct. I was a darksider for many years, wait, I still own a few big pontiacs.

 

[73 New Yorker]

I had some upholstery work done and found a piece of the car’s history.
I’m planning on entering the car in its first show next week.

 

[ayilar]

@69CoronetRT and @cuda hunter should be delighted to see the build sheet of CS23T3C240862 -- nice find, and great to see the seats redone.

The seat looks great. The next time we chat, we should compare notes on fabric sourcing and upholsterer choice.

 

[cuda hunter]

Great match on those seats! Really does look great!
Thanks for posting the build sheet!

That is a SWEET looking ride!

 

[73 New Yorker]

Thank you for the compliments guys. If it helps anyone else out I purchased my upholstery from SMS Auto Fabrics.
Part # 1973 Chrysler Cloth 72-2026
It’s not cheap (like everything else on these cars) but it was a great match.

 

[ayilar]

Thank you for the compliments guys. If it helps anyone else out I purchased my upholstery from SMS Auto Fabrics.
Part # 1973 Chrysler Cloth 72-2026
It’s not cheap (like everything else on these cars) but it was a great match.

Same as what I did for the vinyl I Medina, my 1971 Monaco, and Buttercup, my 1972 NYB. Perfect grain and thickness/feel match.

 

[73 New Yorker]

A good Saturday morning project. I saw someone do this on YouTube and liked the way it looked.

 

[ayilar]

I happen to like the bumper guards on the 1973 Chryslers and Imperials, but @78Brougham will be delighted by your removing them!

 

[73 New Yorker]

I prefer the clean look, like you’re 72.

 

[ayilar]

I prefer the clean look, like your ‘72.

Rear, I agree. Front, to my eyes they go well with the massive 1973 bumpers and grille. When Ming is back on the road, we can compare.

 

[73 New Yorker]

Sounds good and I would very much like to meet Ming someday.

 

[73Coupe]

As a former '73 owner, I'll admit that it looks clean sans nubs, although I did appreciate them. Very handy for pushing things with the car, or being pushed....

 

[73 New Yorker]

Hopefully I’ll never need to do either of those.

 

[73 New Yorker]

I liked the way it looked so I took some pictures

 

[Boydsdodge]

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Your car looks fantastic, hope you get the skirts on.

 

[73 New Yorker]

I would love to you as soon as I find the hardware

 

[ricks_RR]

very sexy nice pictures

 

[ayilar]

I would love to you as soon as I find the hardware

--> This seller has one of the two butterfly screws / nuts that you need:

Quarter Panel Wheel Opening Wing Screw# 6028934 - C - Body - 1970-75 - NOS - SHIPS FREE TO LOWER 48 - Blue Star Performance

Quarter Panel Wheel Opening Wing Screw# 6028934 - C - Body - 1970-75 - NOS

bluestarperformance.com

--> I found a second butterfly screw (P/N 602 8934) here, no price as of yet. IMHO it's worth a call: Inventory - Page 2996 of 3296 - Brad's NOS Parts

PS: Here is what it looks like installed (not on my cars). @marty mopar lists here all the info about what other parts may be needed, with the caveat that the info he provided was for a 1978 Newport (the butterfly is the same, other parts may not be).