1970 Firebird Twin Turbo Build

[tcronkright]

We arrived at the SEMA show around noon and it was packed. Pirelli convinced Forgiato to put the Firebird in their booth outside of the South Hall just in front of the optima Challenge car section just before you get to the Monster booth. It is standing tall and it is a great feeling to have this as part of the show. DUBS shot pictures for their magazine and threw some stickers on the glass. Fine by me.

Here are some pics of the car. I hope to meet more Pro-Touring members out here.

[ModernMuseum]

The black on black is wicked. Super nice car, man.

[LeighP]

Very cool....glad you made it there OK.

[avewhtboy]

That is one bad bird!!! Congratulations on a beautiful beast

[Wesley J]

I look forward to seeing the car and hopefully running into you there. Sweet ride.

Wes

[amargari]

Saw this car in person yesterday. It looks awesome. Nice job on the build.

[tcronkright]

Finally recovered from the show. For any of you that have not attended the show, it is truly a “life” event. I had high hopes and this experience surpassed them all. The show was packed and the energy was amazing. The quality of the builds and attention to detail was amazing. The bird got a ton of exposure and countless compliments. It is headed back to Michigan for a couple of weeks to finalize the last few things and get it fired and tuned. We will then ship back to Orange County, CA where it will spend the winter. Several publications expressed interest in featuring the car once it is back in Cali for some good pictures. Here’s a few more shots of the beast at the show and being loaded on the truck for the trek back.

[johnparts]

This car is super bad ass the only thing is I'm not feeling the hood snouts. They are a bit too over the top for my liking but everything else is spot on.

[Badger]

Saw that at SEMA and loved it! Nice to see more 2nd gen Pontiacs getting the pro-touring treatment.

[fbody_mike]

Coming to Orange County? Great! May I suggest bringing it to Cars and Coffee on some Saturday morning. Would love to hear and see it in person.

[L & H Kustoms]

Tom the car looked great and nice to meet you and put a face to a screen name. Congrats.

[opnwide]

Awesome build. Someone should replicate that hood!

What's the final weight of the car with all the mods?

Also, how far can you turn the wheels before the front tires hit those modified inner wheel wells?

[Allspeedcustoms]

We have not had a chance to weigh the car yet. It will be on the heavy side for a track car, but it really was made for cruising and blasting down the straightaways at extremely high speed. Besides with over a 1000 HP to the rear wheels a little extra weight is a good thing. The front wheels are 10" wide and can turn full lock to lock and still have plenty of clearance. The front fenders have been flared a little over 1".

Awesome build. Someone should replicate that hood!

What's the final weight of the car with all the mods?

Also, how far can you turn the wheels before the front tires hit those modified inner wheel wells?

[Wesley J]

I looked and looked but couldn't find you unfortunately. Were you in the dumb, I mean DUB area the whole time?

Wes

[Nessumsar]

Killer car, those body mods are outstanding.

You need to bring it to Run to the Coast in late Feb!

[69projectKAOS]

that is by far the nicest firebird i have ever seen and probably will ever see! lol glad u had a good time at SEMA, i have been wanting to go since i was a kid but haven't had the funds to do so. that's why i enjoy looking and drooling over everyone's car haha .-Dom

[tcronkright]

Here's some recent pics of the car. We fired the engine and it is nasty! We will be finalizing the tuning and putting on the chassis dyno next week. We will be sure to video and upload. Then its off to S.Cal for the winter.

Thanks for all the comments. For all of you in S.Cal, you should start to see this around later this month.

[cdoggy81]

That is so nasty!!! Total badassery

[CruizinKev]

wow looks sick!!!

[02WS6SSZ71]

Thanks. I will get you some pics of the back side. I agree with your thoughts on the aftermarket plastic. I had one but it did not fit well so we scrapped it. We are considering making a mold of the front valance and side skirting.

Are you still considering making a mold for the front valance/chin spoiler? I would be very interested...Thanks