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I think what Bill's point is they may have sent you the right shipping box with the wrong bumper. You need to contact whom you got the bumper from and direct your question to them. A 1 1/2" gap is a bunch when it comes to body work.

I'm not familiar with the '74 red, so take this for what it's worth. With the solvent pops, we know the car has been top coated at some point in time.The color in the photo to me appears to be a metallic maroon. If the original color was a metallic color, your gold flakes could be silver...

In the first photo, the paint damage is what is called solvent pop. It is caused by either inadequate ventilation air flow during the painting process in the paint booth or by top coating before the previous coat has dried properly. In other words, poor painting technique on the part of the...

You mean the optional PO2 hubcaps? If so, I don't know if they were that popular an option. Only about 10% of '72's had that option. Don't know about other years. They remind me too much of the hubcaps found on Impala's of that age.

The single fuel line I was referring to is the line that runs from the gas tank to the fuel pump. The stock LT-1 fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb ran to a brass block which then had two separate lines that fed the front and rear bowls on the Holley. As noted by JohnZ, the stock Holley...

You may find the weatherstripping easier to work with if you lay it out in the sun and let it warm up. Absent the sun, a heat gun can be used instead. As Mike suggested, use masking tape to hold in place.

Not sure how it affects the discussion, but if the OP has a '79 with the factory CR Super-T10, then it has a 2.43 first gear. If he has the factory WR Super T-10, then it has a 2.60 something first gear (don't remember the exact ratio). But the 2.43 close ratio box was only available with the...

1970, due to the UAW labor strike at GM, was a low production year. That plus the LT-1 being a low production option of 1970, makes it a combo not commonly seen. If the car is highly optioned, I would expect to see most of the options to be in the interior, like leather interior, TiltnTele...

Just by chance, I received a Volunteer Vette Products catalog and was flipping thru it. They list (to my surprise) a replacement hardtop rear glass. Part number GL27. Another source to check. HTH and good luck with it.

Painting an exhaust system isn't without it's pitfalls. Rattle can hi-temp paint usually isn't that durable. Plus where ever there is chrome, it's going to have to come off for paint to stick properly. And there are not any hi-temp primers that I'm aware of to help with paint adhesion. I would...

Wanted - 7042217 Quadrajet carb for '72 LS-5 motor with manual transmission.

You might check with one of the companies that rebuild hardtops, like Glassworks (Glassworks.com). The guy to talk with at Glassworks is Mark something. Don't recall last name at the moment. They would also probably have the little fiddly pieces needed to replace the glass and the trim around it.

I would have to check, but I believe the "Soft Ray" or "Soft Ray Tinted" glass tag ceased to be used due to the tinted glass option being dropped from production and being made standard equipment on the Corvette line. Tinted glass was not an option for a '72 model. I find it a bit strange that...

Your window glass should have a LOF (Libby-Owens-Ford) logo along with "Safety Plate" and with a etched date code indicating month & year that the glass was manufactured. For example, the glass date code for my February '72 built coupe is "XY" and my April '72 built convertible is "GY". Also...

We are all attached to our particular rides, but one that has been in salt water is hard to recover from. Best might have been to let insurance take the car, especially if the insurance company attached a salvage title to the car. As Gary says, a frame off might be the best way to go. If you got...

I would start with disconnecting the relay rod from the the pitman arm on the steering box and see if the tightness is in the steering box. Then work out from there until you find the problem.

After you sort out your starter problem, you may want to look at the battery cables. You would want to make sure one of the cables doesn't have internal corrorsion under the battery cable insulation causing a voltage drop between the starter and the battery. The original cables are copper clad...

Sorry to disagree. From experience, a big block car is totally different from a small block car. The big block motor is wider than a small block and eats up a lot of space in the engine bay. Add air conditioning and access to the right side of the motor disappears. Add power brakes, and you lose...

I recently purchased one of the GM 290hp 350 crate motors from Jeg's as a temporary replacement for the original 360hp 327 in my '62. Jeg's frequently has a free shipping deal on the GM crate motors, which will save you about $150. My only compliant about the whole process was the delivery...

Have recently done the heater core also on my BB car. The side vent will be your friend here also. Having the vent grill removed will give you to access to the fasteners that mount the inner heater core box to the firewall. Removing the passenger side dash pad will give you access to the inner...