1969 Firebird Convertible
Resurrecting a Phoenix, A Modern Day Love Story
Max bought this 1969 Firebird Convertible for Darlene while they were dating, eventually got married and had children. In 1986 the Firebird got parked... Thru the kids, working and all these years the plan was to one day to put this Firebird back on the road. The Car was parked and covered with a tarp and sat from 1986-December 2014. (28 Years)
Darlene has just retired from her career and Max is still working hard.
Some 25 Years prior, Max had us do a general repair on one of their vehicles, a daily driver. Max remembered the quality of our work and decided to give us a call to surprise his wife with a Firebird overhaul. So Max being the incurable romantic, took one of our videos "What it Really takes" and sat down with Darlene for a Friday night movie, Darlene got the surprise of her life when the video started and Max told her yes, we are restoring your beloved Firebird.
We are going to show you the progress from A-Z. The first step is going to get this vehicle safe, reliable and running.
So Stay tuned, we will be posting pictures as we go.
Darlene has just retired from her career and Max is still working hard.
Some 25 Years prior, Max had us do a general repair on one of their vehicles, a daily driver. Max remembered the quality of our work and decided to give us a call to surprise his wife with a Firebird overhaul. So Max being the incurable romantic, took one of our videos "What it Really takes" and sat down with Darlene for a Friday night movie, Darlene got the surprise of her life when the video started and Max told her yes, we are restoring your beloved Firebird.
We are going to show you the progress from A-Z. The first step is going to get this vehicle safe, reliable and running.
So Stay tuned, we will be posting pictures as we go.
The overhaul begins.
Moving the Firebird from it's resting place of the last 28 years!
Moving the Firebird from it's resting place of the last 28 years!
The Firebird arrives at the shop. Ready for Sorting
Pressure washing the under carriage.
Interior Floor Pans
Remove all wiring
Floor Pans
Marking Floor Pans
Begin cutting out floors
Welded in Floor pans
Engine from donor car ready to be rebuilt
Machining and long block assembly done on Pontiac 400. Getting ready for paint
Painted Engine, in Original Pontiac Blue
Prepping Sub-Frame
Applying 415 Rust inhibitor on sub-frame
Halfway done
Finished and Rust Proof
Sealing the seams
Prepping metal part of dash
Plastic dash removed
All welded seams sealed
Epoxy Primed
Cut in car color prior to window installation
Dash Painted
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Sorting parts
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Figuring out what to order |
Windshield & Chrome trim in
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Seat Disassembly begins
Covers & foam removed
Back seat cover
Seat backs prepped
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Seat Disassembly
Broken Springs
Seat being repaired
Seats derusted & 415 protective coated
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Interior has arrived!!! Let the fun begin!
Installing the seat covers
Fitting the radio in the dash
The new rear end third member installed
Running new brake lines
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New rear brakes & hardware
Installing new gas tank
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Starting to take shape!!! Before and Now shots
A Tired 396 Big Block Chevy out of a 1967 Camero Super Sport
This is a Mechanical build not just on the engine but on the Steering Unit and Drive train. Being that it will be in the Washington Area, also a new Classic Auto Air A/C system.
We will Show you the pictures of the progress as we go.
Disassembly begins
The Culprit, Cam gear destroyed
Squaring the block on a boring mill after it's been bored
Number still in tact
Bearings laid out and ready for assembly
Parts ready to be installed
Short block is together
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Rotating assembly in
Timing chain on and lubed |
Original OEM Carburetor Rebuilt and Ready to Install
Engine on the test bed ready to be fired!
Sheet Metal Removed
After removed car support, steam cleaning & pressure washing
Ready to remove sub parts
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One Control arm off
Steering & Core support removed
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Sub components completely removed
Front fender skirts repaired and rust inhibitor put on
Body without Sub Frame
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Front sub frame cleaned, de-rusted and rust inhibitor put on
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1968 Ford Mustang
Resto Rod.
Some Projects take longer than expected, this is a customer designed Hi-Performance build on his original 1968 Ford Mustang
- 302 Stroked to 331
- Professional products fuel injection system
- Computer Controlled A.O.D. Transmission
- Aluminum radiator with push/pull electric fans
- Classic Auto Air heat A/C system
- MSD Ready to run Distributor
- Customer Supplied oversize tires and wheels
- H.D. Front and Rear sway bars
- Along with other customer designed modifications
- Custom Red late model corvette paint
1968 Shelby
1968 Shelby, Tired and worn Engine, Transmission and Engine Compartment
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Engine out and getting disassembled |
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Stripping out the engine compartment |
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Stripped to bare metal |
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In the booth taped up |
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Prime and Paint |
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Finished Engine Compartment
The Painter Brandy Victoria,
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Brandy Victoria in her work gear |