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US $2,300.00
Year:1973 Mileage:162027
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  1. Numbers matching original SS454 car except rear axle appears to be a 1971 12-bolt instead of a 1973-correct 10-bolt.
  1. Engine:  454 LS-4 4bbl with “HI-PER PASS” block & head castings.  Hydraulic lifters, 750 CFM Quadrajet, iron exhaust manifolds.  All original smog equipment is there.  Engine is stock, not hot-rodded.
  1. Transmission:  B&M Street/Strip TH400 part number 112002.  (Original trans included, see below.)
  1. Rear axle:  12-bolt with 3.07 R&P and factory clutch-type Positraction.  Axle shafts are aftermarket Superior (Summit SAG-EV12-1).
  1. Swivel buckets.  Driver's bucket is rusty and has had its bottom metal patched up twice.  Tilt steering column.  Power windows, steering, & brakes.
  1. 1410 lbs/in front springs, 300 lbs/in rear springs.  Bilstein & Afco heavy street stock shocks. No land yacht feel.
  2. BF Goodrich Radial TA P225/70 R14 98S M+S tires on stock 14x7 "Turbine" wheels with all trim rings & center caps.  Not sure if the wheels are correct for this car.
  3. Originally had air conditioning, under-hood parts were removed, now has parts from a 1974 model:  Evaporator assembly looks different.  Not functional.
  4. Body condition:  Poor.  Very rusty, lots of small dents, decayed cheap paint.  Holes in floorboards, roof, and fenders.  Evidence of assorted repaired wreck damage.  Hood has former hood scoop hole covered with sheet metal.  Value of car is in engine, trans, & rear end.  Maybe also the stiffened SS suspension, grill, tilt column, swivel buckets, console, & dash.
  5. Paint:  Originally silver with black Vinyl top.  Then blue, then orange, now faded burgundy.  Vinyl top is rotted off, about a square foot's worth of many rust holes are now covered with fiberglass mesh & asphalt tar to keep most of the water out.
  6. Interior condition:  Very poor.  Considerable damage due to moisture, sun, & age.  Whole electrical system is flaky.  Interior color scheme is black.
  7. Mechanical condition:
    1. Engine needs short block rebuild:  It knocks occasionally, cranks unevenly,  and uses a quart of oil every 300 miles.  Heads were rebuilt about 1998; cylinder bore measured 4.250 (never been rebored).
    1. Trans has about 10,000 miles since purchased from B&M, who calibrated it wrong.  1st to 2nd shift is luxury car so it can't bark the tires, 2nd to 3rd shift is a bang shift that threatens to break parts.  Shift RPM was 3500, now changed by me to 4500.  It's a smog motor, and runs out of breath at 5,000.  B&M used to be a good trans company; no one there knows what to do about it.
    1. Rear axle is in very good shape.
    1. All suspension rubber is good.
    1. Battery is about eight months old.
    1. Car has been a dependable daily driver since 1995.
  1. Performance:  Fair acceleration.  Decent cornering.  11 MPG freeway, 7 MPG city.
  1. Car's weight unladen, wet, with ~15 gallons of gas in the tank:  2550 front, 1740 rear, 4290 total.
  1. Current issues:
    1. Needs front brake pads, rotors turned, and maybe a wheel bearing.
    2. Needs light switch repair or replacement to get dash lights to turn on.
    3. Right front tire needs rebalancing.
    4. Right muffler is falling apart.
    5. AC compressor 'free-wheeling' bearing started to make noise, so removed belt.
  1. Spare parts included:
    1. Original suspension springs.
    1. Original numbers matching TH400 with worn-out (not burnt) forward clutch and deceased (probably broken) 2nd gear band.
    1. Original worn-out console shifter.  Current shifter is a rebuilt original.
    1. New trunk lid rubber seal.
    1. Correct carburetor in poor condition.
    2. Original radio.  Currently has a Kraco aftermarket AM/FM cassette that doesn't work.
    3. B&M governor weight & spring kit.
    4. Large box of small parts.
    5. Log books, all receipts, photos, parts catalogs, magazine articles, and factory service, overhaul, & smog manuals.
  2. Purchased in 1991 used from a classic truck parts business in Portland, Oregon.
  3. Purchaser to arrange pickup or shipping.  Payment by cash or PayPal.
  4. Selling because I'm replacing it as my daily driver with a free 2004 Saab.  You can drive it home, but it's being sold strictly as-is.

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