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10-27-2008 #1Full Blown G-Machiner
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OLDFLM's (Ty) 71 Firebird comes to Fletcher's Customs!! Giving back for my Freedom!!
This thread has really taken off and the support and contributions from this community and its vendors, is honestly "unreal". You folks never cease to amaze me. I thought it would be best that I list sponsors up here as they are added. Keep reading through the posts to see all the new news as it happens!
Business Sponsors
-Inland Empire Driveline http://www.iedls.com/
They have offered to donate a complete driveshaft for the Project
-Billet Accessories Direct http://www.billetaccessoriesdirect.com
They have donated a "Smooth" series billet steering wheel
-Modo Innovations http://www.modoinnovations.com/
They have donated a set of there awesome pedal covers
-Hoodpins.net http:// www.hoodpins.net
Awesome set of hood pins
-Autorad Radiators http://www.autoradradiators.com/
Custom Built Aluminum Radiator, and Aluminum core Support
-Ben @ Hermance Design http://www.hermancedesign.com/ for all his hard work he is doing on the design and layout of the car.
-Morris Classic Concepts http://www.morrisclassicconcepts.com/
Front 3 point belts , and rear belts
-Anvil Auto http://www.anvilauto.com/
Carbon Fiber Formula hood, nose, lower valance, rear spoiler, rear bumper, tail panel, dash guage bezel, console pieces
-Marquez Design http://www.marquezdesign.com/
Custom interior door panels, rear pacakge tray, billet striker, billet jamb vents, billet hood adjusters
- AGR Performance http://www.agrperformance.com/ to the build.
Larry with AGR has graciously donated a Billet 12.1 Steering Box and one of there great steering pumps
-Fesler Built http://www.feslerbuilt.com/
Chris has donated a set of his hood hinges and will be doing a ton of new parts for first gen firebirds, with us getting the first sets. Tail lights, front signals, markers, along with a bunch of other goodies he is going to try and replicate, all out of nice shiny Billet!!
-US Collision,
Mario (DOOM) has donated all the paint materials for the car. PPG base, clear and all other needed reducers, etc
-Pro-Touring F-Body http://www.pro-touringf-body.com/index.html
Dave has donated a set of there awesome G-braces for the car
-Phoenix Transmission http://www.phoenixtrans.com/
they have donated the following parts
-special built version of there PT700R4ST 700R4 tranny
-Torque Max 2500 Stall convertor
-Ponitac adaptor plate
-TV cable system
-Dipstick and tube
-Tranny x-member
--Auto Custom Carpet www.accmats.com
they have graciously donated a full custom carpet kit, with one of kind custom embroidered floor mats. Thanks to Julie Tyson for working and helping us out with the project
-Shiftworks http://www.shiftworks.com/
Herb... donated a 4-speed conversion kit to convert the stock slap stick shifter over to a 4-speed auto to work with the 700R4 from Phoenix Transmission Products!
--Hedman Hedders www.hedman.com
They have graciously donated a set of #28150 ceramic coated headers to project CF-71 Freedom Bird!!
Special thanks to Vic Wood for working this and helping us out with the project!
-American Autowire www.americanautowire.com
They have graciously donated a complete “Classic Update” wiring kit to the build!! https://0193647.netsolstores.com/ind...D&ProdID=28047
Special thanks to Donnie Bock for working hard on this for us and helping out with the project!
-Kevin Swaney at TIN INDIAN Performance (TIP) has partnered with Jeff Kauffman at Kauffman Racing Equipment (KRE) to build my 400cid Pontiac engine into a 440cid-stroker! The new engine will feature ALL aftermarket parts with the only original piece being the factory iron block... topped off with KRE heads and TIPs custom engraved billet valve covers!
-Pypes Performance Exhaust-
XVF13s 3" x-pipes and MVR16S 3" RacePro mufflers!!
Personal Folks, who have made donations be it money or parts
-camcojb-Jody
-SPchiv- Full poly bushing kit and stainless bolt kit
-70bird-Mark
-gearheads78-Richard
Moved over from Lateral G, so posts are a couple weeks old!! Know you guys over here know Ty and myself also, so knew you guys would want to see the process
Ty (OLDFLM) contacted me last week about the possibilty of rescueing his car from paint jail. Ty is is a 23 active enlisted member of the Air Force and had the all to famous trapped story. Car was dropped off for a simple scuff and shoot, suppossed to take 3 weeks, and when I picked it up it has been 14 or so with very minimal work done. So I agree to do the car on Ty's budget. Its one of those "pay it forward" things. For 23 years hes been doing things for me, and my fellow americans, so I had to give back in a way.
So fast forward to last Saturday, I make the plans, hit the road and drive up to pick up the car from the local guy who has it. Get there to find the car sitting in the rain, while not usuallt to bad but the guy had already applied some bondo to the quarter seems, and places, there was quite of bit of bare metal on it. So immediatly I see that this is gonna turn into a lot more work, now I got to strip out all the mud he put on the car. Anyways we get it out "paint jail" and bring it back to my place. Where I jump on it, and by midnight Saturday its stripped and ready to start. Few days pass by and I jump back on the car last night. Me, Jerry, and new guy Micheal jump on the car trying to sand off all of "local guys" body work. And low and behold we start to find very old filler and repairs from way back before Ty owned the car. So we ditch the little sanders, for 4.5 angle grinders with 3M pads on it and go to work. 4 hours later and lots work, we got a shop 2" in dust and bare metal on both quarters. Way back when apparently the car got rearend, and the shop who fixed it did some nice work!! You know instead of pulling out the dent in the lower valance lets jut slap in 3" of mud and call it a day. Filler must have been cheap back in the 70's!!! Basically I had no plans of stripping the car to metal, but once I started and didn't find things I liked then I had to. This wasn't included in Ty's budget, but I just can't bring myself to leave crap!! Anyone who wants to help out let me know. Lets give back to our troops!!
Current Plans while at Fletcher's Customs:
Bodywork, bodywork, bodywork, did I say bodywork!! Lots of metal work, I don't liek mud so there's gonna be a lot time spent with a hammer and dolly to get things straight
-Paint a nice Burgundy that pops
-Install Kore brake kit
-Install 18" Rushforth Superspoke wheels and tires
-Install Autometer guages
-fix some other little issues
Few pics from earlier in the year, with the Resto Mod look
Right after it got in my shop
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10-27-2008 #2Full Blown G-Machiner- Join Date
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Some pics after last nights sanding thrash!!!
Jerry getting it done!!
Micheal getting in the action
By 9PM she looked better
10-27-2008 #3Full Blown G-Machiner- Join Date
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Little history. Ty is 23 year active Air Force guy, with 4 kids a wife and very tight budget. He contacted me, gave me his situation and his budget. My heart told me "its the least I can do". this guy has helped defend my freedom , I can give back to him and touch his life. His budget is only about 1/4 of what I am doing to the car. I was simply going to rescue the car from the previous paint jail it was in, and do a simple scuff and shoot!! But then I wanted to give back. So its turned into a full on build. Complete strip of car, rust repair, lots metal work, bodywork, paint, strip and paint subframe, refinish underside of car with bedliner, etc, etc. You figure I am already 20 plus hours into the car now @ $50 a hour, I half his budget already! And still got a to buy a ton of materials.
I am doing a lot of stuff he didn't ask for, but its my way of giving back. hoping that he and his family can enjoy the car and maybe he can use it in his daily life to show other active veterans how much we appreciate them.
There are ton of things we need for the car!! I'm not a big high dollar shop!! I am simply a two man operation. No big budgets to throw at this car. So any help I can get on parts, etc is much appreciated and lets us all give back! if there is anything or if you would just simply like to help out please let me or Ty know. Thanks from Fletcher's Customs
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What do you need? If We can help I think we all would try to.
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