My recent barn find 1972 400, PART 1

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My recent barn find 1972 400, PART 1

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Here is the 1972 400 that I picked up. It also came with the original cover! :dance:

Here are some pictures
Jeff :canadasmile:
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So how does she look under the cover?

Looks to be a nice find!
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Nice find Jeff. Aside from the ski's, it looks to have most of unique 72 parts and pieces. What are your plans for it?

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I am restoring a 1972 400:canadasmile:
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Nice straight sled! Is that the original seat? WOW!

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Nice front bumper. No visible damage.
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At first glance everything appears to be original except the skis. Its missing the original front belt guard, and the console is damaged. I will be doing a thorough look today.

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jeffreyrempel wrote:I am restoring a 1972 400:canadasmile:
Actually, I am going to use this sled for my 1972 400 restoration
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More pics:

Everything is original parts, including the track. :canadasmile:
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I am so excited, I just had to post pics of a few NOS parts that will be going on my restoration. I finally have the matching NOS Tachometer and Speedometer.
I have many more NOS parts for this sled, its going to be a beaute! :canadasmile:
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That's gonna be a really nice sled man. It's great to see more 72s being restored. If you ask me they're the coolest 00 series just purely because there's so many unique things about them.
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WOW. NOS gauges.... nice. 8)
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