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Lifetime MemberEquinunk, PA - USA
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Vette(s): 1972 conv, 4-speed, 350, 200hp, numbers match, rally wheels, war bonnett yellow w/white top. good condition, nice driver.
There is a difference in the "Egg Crates" The 70 had just a fin with no bottom ridge. Just flat to the back. The 71 & 72 had an edge, very slight not far from the top/edge of the outside. That edge was also chromed, the remainder of the unit was painted body color. I'm not at all able to post pictures, hope you can decipher what I mean.
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Vette(s): Numbers matching 1972 350 4 speed, silver pewter body with blue interior
Your timing is good. I was actually sitting on the floor next to my drivers "crate" and started picking at the edges with my fingernail. All edges vert and horizontal are chromed. Someone did a real crappy respray on her. Covered up the egg crate chrome as well as the stainless (or aluminum?) along the bottom of the windshield where it meats the fenders. Dopes. I found a couple cracks and bondo....so ya the paint job will be more work. Its not even in the planning stages....I wanna drive this car this summer not fool with it. Shoot, I've only owned it since Nov 26th with the only miles being the drive home when the truck refused to pull the trailer over the mountains....about 90 miles. So I'll strip the trim pieces before summer.
My Christmas present to ME! Bought Sat 11-30-2013. 72, 350 4 spd, Silver with blue interior...Can't you just hear Pablo Cruz playing in the background?
Lifetime MemberEquinunk, PA - USA
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Vette(s): 1972 conv, 4-speed, 350, 200hp, numbers match, rally wheels, war bonnett yellow w/white top. good condition, nice driver.
On the '72, the metal along the windshield on the hood is SUPPOSE to be painted.
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Ya...the stainless trim along the rear of the wiper door should be body color, as will the two trim pieces on the tops of the fender edges/corners. 
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Vette(s): Numbers matching 1972 350 4 speed, silver pewter body with blue interior
Well the dopes that painted the car didn't paint the wiper door rear stainless...its all nice and shiny. I thought it looked proper and the fender extensions were incorrectly painted.....thanks for the info. She's just a mixed up muddled up shook up girl....(ok whats the from....?)
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My Christmas present to ME! Bought Sat 11-30-2013. 72, 350 4 spd, Silver with blue interior...Can't you just hear Pablo Cruz playing in the background?
HighDesertDave said:
Well the dopes that painted the car didn't paint the wiper door rear stainless...its all nice and shiny. I thought it looked proper and the fender extensions were incorrectly painted.....thanks for the info. She's just a mixed up muddled up shook up girl....(ok whats the from....?)
OK You had to drive me crazy trying to remember that line - finally got it, Lola by the Kinks!
Couple of questions:
Rodney - the chrome trim on the horizontal fins does it go all the way to the right where they taper down? I think they do but not clear in your pic. Bubba also painted about everything 0n my car but the windows!
And Joel, the extreme edge of the stainless on the wiper door cover (next to the windshield) is not in fact painted, is it? Not on mine and doesn't look like it in your pic?
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persico said: And Joel, the extreme edge of the stainless on the wiper door cover (next to the windshield) is not in fact painted, is it? Not on mine and doesn't look like it in your pic?
Welcome back, Mario!
And yes, ONLY the very edge of the stainless is shiny, but not the whole piece.....I shoulda been more precise in the description...good catch!
Iirc, they were painted like this to reduce the glare created from the shiny stuff right there in front of the driver's eyeholes.
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