71 parts, or lack of
05-02-2009, 02:09 PM
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71 parts, or lack of
Wow, I am really in a bad mood today. I need to replace my crossmember & cowl vent cover. I know the 71-73's arent quite the red-headed stepchildren the 74-78's are, but geez, trying to find parts is making me pull what hair I have left out. Nobody sells the crossmember or vents so far. I suppose I could make one or have one made, but the cowl vent is going to be a bit more of a problem. Any body have any suggestions as to where to look? I have checked several places online, but surely someone has it. I love this car, but sometimes I wish I had bought one just one year older...........
05-02-2009, 03:54 PM
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I am going to fabricate the cowl vents, or I will just weld plates in there and block it off. I could probably make some in the next couple weeks and send them to you. The crossmember, well what is wrong with yours, is it bent or rusted?
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05-03-2009, 07:58 AM
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there is evidence of a repair and not a good one. It looks like they cut out the middle section of the crossmember and welded(poorly) part of another one underneath it. As far as the cowl vents go, I mean the complete cover and the vent hats. Mine has rust on the passenger side right where the windshield meets. The vent hats look like crap, I could probably fab up something, as long as I own this car it wont be a trailer queen anyway. I see that up to 70 the crossmembers were bolt in, and 71 up were welded. Which is probably why I cant find one, that is a bigger job than just a few bolts. I guess I will work with what I have.
05-03-2009, 04:15 PM
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No one makes any cowl repair panels for the 71-73's. It really sucks. But I'm just going to block mine off temporarily until either they do come out with repairs or maybe just make it look nice enough that i won't reopen it. The plastic grilles aren't made yet either. I've look at pretty much every website I know of and still no luck on those parts. As for the crossmember, wouldn't be suprised if it wasn't made either because it is a weld-in and part of the front end.
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