McCune, Thanks for the compliment on the floor pans. They don't look as nice as yours though. I just looked at your progress for the first time today and have to say you have one fine car there. My car was incomplete when I bought it, so I'm building mine to look 90% original and plan on driving it every nice day when finished. The guy I bought it from decided to stop re-doing Camaros and threw in alot of extra parts. The picture I'm attaching is of bumper reinforcement braces for 1973 requirements. I noticed in the assembly manual they were used on full bumper cars. Did I miss something, because if they added strength to those cars, they would have added the strength to the rs bumper cars. I was the original owner of a 1973 LT RS car and when I repainted it in 1976(lived in northern Indiana then), I don't remember seeing them.
1973 Camaro Type LT RS Z28 Project
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BillyDean7173
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That is correct. Those large bumper brackets are for a 73 only standard front end (full bumper) car. They eliminated the inner and outer bumper brackets, as well as the bumper filler panels. If you look further in the 73 assembly manual, you'll see the pages for the RS front end. That front end uses the inner and outer bumper brackets and the bumper filler panels. Since you have an RS front end, you don't need those large bumper brackets.
badazz81z28
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It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me why the RS cars didn’t use the same 1 piece bumper bracket. For the center of the car, the full bumper had an additional brace inside it and the RS nose had a lower brace and 4 additional braces/brackets supporting it. But why is the 73 RS the same as 70-72 in the corners and not re-enforced like the standard bumper? Hmmm
TAZZ 1
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Are these the heads that the Hot Rod Magazine article ( in the mid 70's) described as " not able to produce enough horsepower to pull a fat girl on a tricycle"?
I had a 73 RS Z28 in 75 and my friends with the 70-72 cars would harass me about that article every time we tipped a beer.....
While I appreciate anyone wanting to put their car back to stock, I can assure you a manual car would be 10 times more fun than an automatic... And in todays world a 5 speed OD ( TKX) would be even better.....
Just thinking out loud here...
Very nice, keep the updated coming.
BillyDean7173
Final Six
Yes, you've told us about the Hot Rod magazine quote and your friends' cars before in another member's 73 LT RS Z28 build thread. See below.
Here's the link to that build thread if you want to re-read all of your comments.
Charlie’s 1973 RS / LT / Z28 lives again !
Before I start my rambling story, I want to thank this website and its many contributors for all their efforts! Any restoration project is challenging, and having a backbone like this to rely on for help is invaluable. I had tons of questions along the way related to my project, but luckily...
TAZZ 1
Veteran Member
My 72 also was factory Silver 14 code
Well forgive me, I am old and forgetful...Yes, you've told us about the Hot Rod magazine quote and your friends' cars before in another member's 73 LT RS Z28 build thread. See below.
Here's the link to that build thread if you want to re-read all of your comments.
Charlie’s 1973 RS / LT / Z28 lives again !
Before I start my rambling story, I want to thank this website and its many contributors for all their efforts! Any restoration project is challenging, and having a backbone like this to rely on for help is invaluable. I had tons of questions along the way related to my project, but luckily...nastyz28.com
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