1970 Firebird Twin Turbo Build

[aronhk_md]

Tom,

Definitely ceramic coat any exhaust you want to last, but dont wrap! Do a search on wrapping exhaust components and you'll find the hotter it is the quicker the failure. It traps moisture and will rust out an area that wouldnt have otherwise. And turbos get HOT.....

Thats why wrapping has fallen out of favor.

[robertjra]

love asp work you are going to have a killer car one of a kind!!!!

[silverdenali22]

Going to be a nice car good work man...

[tcronkright]

I completely agree. We are going to ceramic coat everything in lieu of wrapping. A more intelligent alternative!

[tcronkright]

Scot, thanks in advance for letting me use your wheels for a few hours to check the gapping, ride height and snap some pics. My wheels should arrive Friday. Can’t wait to meet you in person at SEMA.

The car is primed and in the process of being final-blocked. The hood you see in the pictures is a stock hood, not our modified hood. We get that back on Friday and took the time to make molds of the scoops in case other people want to modify their formula hood to something more aggressive.

We decided to remove the stock hood latch so that the intake pipes can come straight out toward the front and down into the intercoolers. We are installing two flush-mount Aero Catch latches on the hood. The guys at All Speed created custom pockets for the intake plumbing. They created a pocket in the center for a emblem.

Paint has been selected and ordered and we will be spraying on Saturday. I plan to record that!

Thank to everyone for the awesome feedback over the last few months. It has kept us on our toes and identified several issues that we needed to address.

Enjoy!

[NOT A TA]

It's looking great! Nice work on the body mods. It will be cool to see it in paint!

[aronhk_md]

Yes, looking great. Many people have a hard time visualizing with incomplete projects....my ex was one, and she would admit it....but I can see where its going.

On that note...do you have a plan to make new inner wheel wells, none at all, or modify the old?

Mine is going to be a one piece tilt front end, so you wont have the same visual impression.....I may add a partial wheel well regardless for support and to deflect road trash.

[Throttle]

Hawt!!

[tcronkright]

Yes, looking great. Many people have a hard time visualizing with incomplete projects....my ex was one, and she would admit it....but I can see where its going.

On that note...do you have a plan to make new inner wheel wells, none at all, or modify the old?

Mine is going to be a one piece tilt front end, so you wont have the same visual impression.....I may add a partial wheel well regardless for support and to deflect road trash.

We are creating new close out panels for the wheel wells. We will use the existing inner wheel wells as a base. Likely going to cut and enlarge them and expand their coverage from front to back. No sense sandblasting everything inside from road dirt.

[VA Saleen]

All of have to say is this is one of the baddest T/A's that I have seen. Love this build. I am currently in the hunt for a project 70-73 Trans Am or Firebird.

Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see the finished product.

[John Wright]

man that thing just sits right....great job! All of the extra metal work is very flattering to that body style.

[Doug1]

Very nice work. I hope she runs as good as she looks. You guys have done a great job. I can't wait for mine to get done. We're going to have a number of sweet birds around soon.

[tcronkright]

Very nice work. I hope she runs as good as she looks. You guys have done a great job. I can't wait for mine to get done. We're going to have a number of sweet birds around soon.

Name the time and place and I am there!

[cdoggy81]

WOW, she looks great!!!
Any luck on those valance pics?

[srh3trinity]

I was skeptical about how the hood was going to turn out. I thought it looked a little too over the top from the initial pictures, but I was wrong, you guys nailed it. All of the body mods work together to make for an amazing car. I can't wait to see it in paint.

[cobraguy65]

I was skeptical about how the hood was going to turn out. I thought it looked a little too over the top from the initial pictures, but I was wrong, you guys nailed it. All of the body mods work together to make for an amazing car. I can't wait to see it in paint.

I think thats a stock hood. not the modified hood.

[fbody_mike]

Great work! I love it!

[srh3trinity]

I think thats a stock hood. not the modified hood.

Looks like you are right. I looked back a few pages and it was more aggressive than I remembered. It will be interesting to see the new hood then and see how it flows with the rest of the car. Everything else has come together so nicely that the hood should come out looking pretty nice too.

[aronhk_md]

I keep thinking of my car as the ugly duck compared to some of these cars...but then I remember that so far I only have 15K invested, and that brings the smile back to my face almost as much as rumbling down the road in it.

When I get my practice rolling in a couple of years it'll get a major facelift.

In the meantime I love living vicariously through you guys. We all stretch the envelope in different ways, and by sharing here we all benefit. I hope to meet some of you sometime.

[srh3trinity]

When I get my practice rolling in a couple of years it'll get a major facelift.

In the meantime I love living vicariously through you guys.

I have said both of these statements many times. I am currently a Fam Med resident and I am planning on doing a Sports Med fellowship, so money is tight. I have a '74 Firebird that I am just now starting to get some parts together.