Searsman

Rock on! 🎼

Would be interesting to know.. I like bench seats too... oh well... 🤔

Ah shucks .. thanks Rob...

Next? Inner fenders , should be a breeze , huh?

A lot on the list.. it’s fun though, good luck... 🍀 myself? I’ll never be done...

Any statistics on how many 71 SS were made with bucket seats? I heard rumors of 300 plus but unconfirmed.. thanks...

All done .. rechecked lash, runs great!... hope those springs hold up... ABE5154A-3E68-4C33-A489-2C327140CF4D.mov

Good point, they are not the originals, but my understanding is they were replaced about 20 years ago.. still sounds old to me .. no broken ones.. but I didn’t replace them.. should have I suppose...was a hard job for a medium height manlike me so I have to see if they last.. thanks for the tip ...

To the left of the 170 is rough. Can’t see any letters there.. to he RT of the numbers is SS4 then can’t see after the 4.. didn’t want to do any damage to the plate by scraping.. I took this picture about 2016 and put grease over the plate to keep it from rusting further...

Only 3 left to do , another day... left side done. RT side finish tom.. hardest ones to get to...

The top picture with orange paint is the number stamped on the block behind the alternator... I think that’s the “ pad “ your asking about...

Started replacing valve seals on the SS 454 after work... got 7 out of 16 done.. finish up this weekend.. had a little oil problem 😃....

Sharp 👍🏻..Love that color !

Wow! Fantastic job! .. good to see another Kansas City SS brought to life...

Will do 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Ahhh I have a die cast 71 that color I ordered off eBay.. nice.. I’m pretty sure this is the original bucket seats and they are in real good shape.. so I haven’t considered re-covering them with new material.. I like the original vinyl...really appreciate the info... Ron...

Thank you for the compliment,, not sure how to read the trim tag yet. Glad you can and did.. I kinda thought it was antique white at first but I wasn’t there :)... it does have buckets but they are not cloth . Suspected they are the original seats withe some type of tough vinyl.. the vinyl top could have been added later I suppose but then again I have no idea.. I like the sound of classic copper 67... I’ll check it out see what it looks like... and thanks for doing the research .. Ron

Thank you, same here.. looking forward to meeting Monte people like me and the show itself.. largest show I will have attended. . I go with no other expectations.. it’s a nice car , far from perfect but I have worked hard on it to look and run good.. Gets a new headliner this winter, valve seals after that.. it will be as ready as I can get it...we will need help knowing what and when to do things when we get there.. as the other first timers will too I expect... thank you again , see u in 7-8 months 👍🏻 Ron...

Ohhhhh thanks👍🏻. Have learned a lot on this club site .

Great !, thanks ripleydale, wasn’t aware of that method—-

Thank you sir

Thanks Bruce, that was a real bummer about your friends 71 SS. Can’t be replaced.this one was antique white when built.. I like hat triple black there.. sharp!!