Kerry's 1973 Imperial Restoration

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This is the ongoing saga of the restoration of my 73 Imperial. I am the third owner of this local classic. Major bodywork and paint will be first on the agenda, followed by lots of TLC as she (as yet unnamed) is planned on being a regular driver. Note: The fuzzy orange thing below the front bumper is 'Fuzzy Butt' our rare orange tabby. The rare part is because she is one of very few female orange tabbies. Her main role in this saga is to keep the mice out of my shop and therefore out of my cars.

• Part 1- Funny how things work out
• Part 2- Need some parts
• Part 3- To the Junk Yard!
• Part 4- Bits and pieces and cutoff wheels
• Part 5- Patch Panels
• Part 6- Welding and grinding
• Part 7- Trim, baths, and lumps and warts
• Part 8- Bath and trim removal

Got off sync and skipped part 9. Too lazy to renumber everything else.

 

• Part 10- Almost ready for color
• Part 11- Color or Runs, Sags, Bugs, and Sandpaper
• Part 12- Shine(!) - and door handles
• Part 13- Stupid is a stupid does
• Part 14- Progress
• Part 15- A free 72 parts car
• Part 16- AIR CONDITIONING!
• Part 17- Heat and Air at last
• Part 18- SHAKEDOWN CRUISE!
• Part 19- Final Assembly and first road trip!
• Part 20- Lifter 'click' and new timing chain
• Part 21- Engine bottom end
• Part 22- No More Smoke!! - Valve seals
• Part 23- No blue smoke and tons'o oil pressure

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• If you like this, check out some of Kerry's other projects 
• 1950 Saga
• 1954 Saga
• 1957 Saga
• 1961 GeeA Limo Saga
• 1964 Saga
• 1973 Saga
• Repair articles
• Painting 101
• Leather Seat Repair and Restoration
• Body Repair and Paint
• Replacing the Upper Control Arm Bushings

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This page was last updated on 08/23/2001. Please send any comments to me and come join the Imperial Mailing List - Online Car Club

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