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 Post subject: it's ALIVE !!
PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 7:28 pm 
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well, the temps have been up, and most of the roads are starting to get cleaned up, so this past weekend I pulled my beloved 73 out of storage, gave her an oil change and a good bath.

it felt great to get it out on the road again.

hehe, I never really thought my car rode like a boat, but after driving my short bed Z71 pickup all winter then getting into the Delta....WOW. :lol: although I think the rear air shocks lost some air over the winter, so I'm sure it'll stiffen it up a little once I pump them back up.


anyone else that stores their car take it out yet?



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I don't store my Delta but it has been in the driveway since last may waiting for me to finish the engine project. I finllay drove it last week after getting a new Edelbrock 750 performer carb, it sure is nice to drive it again. It feels very unfamiliar, like when you buy a car and aren't used to it yet. I have been driving my little '76 f85 since last May and there is a world of difference between the two!


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I know the feeling, picked up my 88 at the harbour last wednesday, what a great ride! Driven it around 300 miles since I got it. It is resting now though, since i'm on a 2 week springbreak to Florida.

If any of you know of or have a couple of headlight bezels lying around for it please let me know! They were pretty pitted and in fact the only visible apperance drawback.



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If any of you know of or have a couple of headlight bezels lying around for it please let me know! They were pretty pitted and in fact the only visible apperance drawback.


I couldn't find replacemtns to save my life, I ended up having them re-plated.

best of luck to ya finding replacements, but you'll probably have to open your wallet and have them re done


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Yea...I would have to say that too...have someone sand em' down and re-chromed...

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Yes I want to get them replated, but they don't replate them in Norway, and if I take them off and send them over to the U.S for replating the car will sit a long time without the bezels. So I am looking for someone I can buy over here, have them replated and swap them with the ones sitting on when I get the replated ones.



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look on ebay??? If they dont have it there...



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I know when they don't have it there they are pretty hard to come by. Got an offer from a junkyard out in Arizona, they wanted $125 each in used condition a little to steep for me....



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Well its no Olds, but my dad just got his 1992 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 XLH out after a oil change, new battery, new plugs, and a quick cleaning. Was kinda nice to hear it running after looking at it sit since late November.



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