I got mine at Willcox. Part #421330. They are just red. The only red available for a 72. Willcox had a 20% off sale. Al Knoch makes the best though. I would use them next time. Willcox covers come from Corvette America and they're fine. Special tools. Hog ring pliers. Seat cover clip installation tool. Nothing else that's special. Hair drier or heat gun. Socket set. Wire brush and rust inhibiting paint for the frame. You will likely find rust. Por-15 or similar to repaint the frame. Spray on glue to finish the foam install. And baby powder to slide covers over the foam.

Hint: the seat cover clips (those attach the covers to the frame through the foam) suck. I don't see how they can hold up over time. My originals used chains of hog rings. Ultimately I duplicated those chains with new hog rings. You can use the clips as a guide for length. Once you get into the job you'll see why the seat cover clips are so bad. They're thin and stiff. Prone to breaking or coming loose. Hog ring chains are flexible and tough. You can also buy chain, cut to size, and attach hog rings at each end to attach to seat and frame.

I used the cheap hog ring pliers. They're bad but they work...barely. If i do it again I'll buy better pliers. The main thing is to take your time and be patient. It's sure to cause you to use a very colorful vocabulary. The first seat takes forever. Take pictures as you disassemble. I didn't and it added a few hours to the job. Be meticulous. If you do, people will ask you where you got the covers done. Trust me on this one!

IMPORTANT: watch the Corvette America instructional videos over and over again. They're online. Toss the written instructions. I hold a Ph.D. and I am completely unable to decipher the written instructions. I have no idea how you could do it right by reading those things.

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Welcome to the club I almost have a twin to yours but I have a 76 L82 with white seats and white door panels and everything else is red Enjoy it !!! I'm sure your going to love it !!

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I really appreciate the tips and instruction! I will search and price covers while deciding if this is a good project for me. I will also look for the how to vids on corvette America. That should give me a good idea if this is something I can handle. Thanks again!

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Thank you for the welcome! Your Vette is beautiful! I would enjoy seeing pics of your red/white interior. I was thinking of the same scheme!

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Please let me know how it goes and take pics if you can! I'm so tempted to try this myself but I'm afraid to screw up or have my C3 not drivable for too long

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Two toned '76s are fairly rare...and neat, too!


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Welcome. It is nice to see another Red 73 on the Forum.

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Brian - NCM Lifetime Member

73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Thank you for the welcome! Great looking 73! How do you like the red with saddle interior? I see from your description that you're running the dual fans. How is that working out for you? Did you have over heating issues? A friend of mine has a 78 that is constantly overheating. Thankfully mine has not, but someone suggested I replace factory fan with the duals. Not sure I'm ready for that though.

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Yes, it's very satisfying to do the work yourself.  I've done most of the work myself, but I also farmed out some items that I just didn't want to do; like trailing arms and rear end rebuild.

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1973 BB 4-Speed Coupe Project Car

Same for me. Ball joints, upper and lower control arm bushings and trailing arm bushings. All farmed out and the car is on the hoist right now. I did clean up the front end and rear end undercarriage while its on the hoist. Por-15 front to rear!


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I like the Medium saddle interior. 

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Brian - NCM Lifetime Member

73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System