68 Firebird update

[Blaster11]

It has been a while since I last gave an update but here are some of the latest photos from Frank at Prodigy. Thanks Frank!

Bruce

[restomodbird69]

car is looking good.

[rohrt]

Wow that underside looks good. I like that color.

[Blaster11]

Thanks, thats the factory color its being painted. I thought it would be a change to see a different color running around these days.

Bruce

[68Formula]

You wanted a different color, so you painted it factory? That's pretty ironic! Looks good Bruce. Like the rims too. Are those 18s?

[Blaster11]

Different from every one else not for me since it was not that color when I purchased it. Wheels are Gasser D's 17x8's front with 17x9.5 on back.

Bruce

[ProdigyCustoms]

Color is killer. Everyone that comes by is like, WOW! It's nice to one something a little different. The painted bottom and detail frame rails worked out looking real nice.

[Steve68]

Looks like a full frame car cool idea Frank/Bruce,

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

clean

[mdprovee]

Cool color, I like it.

[PairOf69's]

Hey Frank is that a single stage paint on the firewall...? I think the car looks killer! :headbang:

[Nine Ball]

Good choice on the factory color, too many reds/blacks now.

[OHCbird]

Ha! thats why I stuck with the April Gold- I like the factory metallics (Tyrol blue, Lucerne, etc). I really dig that color in the 1st gen birds. If i had to change colors, it'd be similar to that.
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[ProdigyCustoms]

The firewall and frame are a single stage skei gloss we make with acrylic enamel, flatner and activator. The color is base clear underneath, Jeff, these two would make a cool photo shoot together when they are done

[kmcanally]

Nice...I too like the subframe detail. It is diffucult to present detail without contrast.

[ponchopwr70]

That floor looks nice, lot of work, but worth it when its done.

[MuscleRodz]

Nice to see original colors that are not normally repainted. Too bad mine was originally red/black. :hand:

Mike

[BonzoHansen]

Awesome

[colt zantop]

very nice so far!

[trapin]

Yep...I like that color...very classic looking.

Nice work Frank.

[68Formula]

Nice to see original colors that are not normally repainted. Too bad mine was originally red/black. :hand:

Mike

Your lucky, my original colors were way worse than that!

[Blaster11]

Hey thanks for all the compliments on the color, I can't wait to get it back to start assembly. Here are a few more pictures.

Bruce

[platinumgta]

Looks great. Wish I had the cash to do something w/ the 68 firebird sitting out in our garage!

[Steve68]

Frank still needs to work on his alinement skills,

[ProdigyCustoms]

Frank still needs to work on his alinement skills,

He was not supposed to post that pic with our special autocross alignment! This project is quicky becoming a favorite of ours. We molded the scoops, actually by necessity because the inserts fit so badly, but the end result made it a awesome hood. Looks hot with the 68 chrome grill in front of it. We will see color in the next few days.

[PonchoJohn]

Special alignment?
I thought it was just embarrassed about not having it's engine in it...:naughty:

[Blaster11]

Just a quick update to let you know Frank is laying down the base coat as we speak and should be laying out the stripes tomorrow. :woot: :woot: :woot: I will post pictures as soon as they are available.

Bruce

[Rybar]

Car looks good Bruce, post some pics when you get them.

[Blaster11]

Here is just a taste, more to come later. Frank is laying out the stripes today.

Bruce

[ProdigyCustoms]

Here it is in base ready for stripes tonight, and clear. I am so digin this color!

[Steve68]

Looks Friggen killer!!!

[F70t/a]

The color is very sweet!!!

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Looks good!

[Nine Ball]

very nice! It would probably look good even without stripes.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Stripes, now clear tonight soon as it gets cool.

[Blaster11]

YES YES YES!!!! Thats what I am talking about. Frank looks great!

Nine Ball your probably right, I just have this thing that if a car has scoops, stripes, and a good looking set of wheels that I have all the things for a great looking car.

Bruce

[Brian-Blade]

That is a sweet color combo ..Nice work !

[Blaster11]

Thanks, I sure hope I can get it together without beating the paint. My worst fear is the spring loaded jack handle, It seems to have gotten every vehicle in the house.

Bruce

[Johnny Blaze]

Looking great! Truely an insperation to my 67 project.

I was wondering, why the black was sprayed before white for the stripes?

[ProdigyCustoms]

Hey Blaze, The stripes were laid out at the desired width, sprayed black, then a 1/8 tape was put along the edge before shooting white to give it a perfect black pinstripe. Gives it a real formal "tuxedo" look. It will really pull in the black and white houndstooth interior.

Here it is all shinny. Couple days and it will be back in Maryland.

[Johnny Blaze]

I see, an alternitive to the usual seperated pinstripe.

I like the whited out rear panel as well!

Can't wait to see it featured in a rag!

[Bill Howell]

Finally, paint and strips.
I watched the Prodigy crew sand, and sand, and sand, and sand,
and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand on this car all weekend. I had hoped to see it painted, but it just takes time to get a body right before spraying it. I know now why I am not a paint and body man, just not enough patience.
The color is growing on me too, it should really stand out in a crowd. I can not wait to see it finished.
Good work guys.

[64belair]

Thanks bill, yah at the end I thought my arm was going to fall off. However I must say it does look hot with the clear on it now.

[awr68]

Looks great!! But that is to be expected with Frank and crew!! :)

[trapin]

Wow...a beautiful color. Nice choice Bruce. Very classic looking.
And the stripes give it that retro/Trans Am look. I love it.

Frank can really lay down some color.

[BonzoHansen]

Badass.

[Blaster11]

Finally, paint and strips.
I watched the Prodigy crew sand, and sand, and sand, and sand,
and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand, and sand on this car all weekend. I had hoped to see it painted, but it just takes time to get a body right before spraying it. I know now why I am not a paint and body man, just not enough patience.
The color is growing on me too, it should really stand out in a crowd. I can not wait to see it finished.
Good work guys.

Early on when I was talking to Frank all I would say was the car needs to be straight. Frank got it and would move on to something else and all I wanted to talk about was the straightness of the car. I had seen too many cars with shiny paint and wavy bodies so all that was on my mind was straight, straight, straight, I probably sound like the line off of Monty Python :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam: :spam:

Anyway the pictures look fantastic and I am so glad I had Kris Horton do a rendering so that I could see my vision or maybe lack of vision while I still had time to make changes. Thanks for all the compliments.

Johnny - If I could get my car in a magazine or to SEMA I guess I could go ahead and die because for me that is unimaginable.

Bruce

[Hammered]

I love it, especially the detail on the stripes. I can't wait to see the interior come together. I'm trying to get a herringbone like material for mine.

Do yourself a favor and wrap that jack handle with some foam pipe insulation.

John

[Roger Poirier]

Sand, sand, sand = Sweet, sweet, sweet! :cool:

R.P.

[Johnny Blaze]

That car has every right to have a full mag feature on it!

One of the most high quality builds of a first gen bird I have seen yet!

[OHCbird]

I do believe I might have to get on this Prodigy waiting list... I like your work down there!

[KrisHorton]

Looks great Bruce, I was happy to help out. The Cars by Kris/Prodigy Customs 1-2 Punch, eh? I set em up with the renderings and Frank and his crew knocks em out of the park with their talents.

Kris

[ProdigyCustoms]

I guess we have the highest Horton completion ratio? Wait till they see Chicos car! And Milf is coming!

[ballzy13]

cool

[Drewhelm]

AWESOME color combo!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

yall pulled it out yet!?

wanna see the product!

[ProdigyCustoms]

She is slick and buffed now. Tomorrow it will see the sun. It should light up the atmosphere.

[vannatta20]

Cant wait to see your car put together with the Trans am hood! Always wanted to do that but couldnt picture what exactly it would look like. Your car is sweet! I am starting to restore my 68 and this is getting me so excited.

[vannatta20]

Its been 3 days now since the last update. Anymore :pics2:?

[ProdigyCustoms]

I am meeting Bruce in South Carolina Saturday morning, I want to wait until he gets the car to so it assembled in the sun, otherwise it would be like getting married naked.

He will have it at 10AM Saturday. I will post pics on the way home.

[muthstryker]

vannatta20 arnt you getting excited to see it put together!? lol. color is so damn nice, almost looks like the color i was going to paint my gto, stock color on my gto was tyrol blue now its primer gray and ruuust

[vannatta20]

vannatta20 arnt you getting excited to see it put together!? lol. color is so damn nice, almost looks like the color i was going to paint my gto, stock color on my gto was tyrol blue now its primer gray and ruuust

Yes! I have only seen one other firebird with the 69 trans am hood. I have been dying to see a pro-touring car with the same hood.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Bruce and I met in the middle, in South Carolina to get his car back yesterday. So here are the final pics. Big props to bruce, he is a man amoungst men. Without going into details, Let's just say he wrote the wrong numbers in the final payment check. Thanks Bruce, you did not have to do that, but it is always nice to be appreciated!

And Lisa is fired as the offical Prodigy Customs photographer. hopefully Bruce will send me some better pics.

[Blaster11]

Well got home yesterday around 2:00 and had to clean out the nest and kick some of the other toys out but thats ok. I am sure glad a friend of mine loaned me he his enclosed trailer because as I am driving down the road just minding my own business when a passing trailer truck has a blow out. Actually more like an explosion and start throwing rubber all over my truck. So I am on the binders trying to get away from this guy when big pieces of sheetmetal from his truck are getting thrown in front of me (don't know where it came from), so all I am thinking is "no cut tires, no cut tires". I have to run over the top of the metal but luckily down center line and tradegy avoided. whew!!!!

Car looks great!! Thanks Frank! Thanks for the wrong number story, boy did I have some explaining to do!! Now its all on me to finish her, hopefully I can do the paint justice. The wife took lots of pictures as we were unloading it yesterday but the pictures so far really don't do the color justice. Don't get me wrong it looks good in the pictures but it looks great in person. I will post more pictures when I get them downloaded.

Thanks again Frank and thanks again to everyone on the board for all the ideas that got me this far.

Bruce

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

looks so good!

[CliffS]

Awesome color combination! Love your hood.:naughty:

[Blaster11]

Hurricane has passed so I got it outside and snapped a few pictures. So far I have put on the door handles and the rear marker lights on and have started putting the chrome inserts in the quarters but ran out of the securing nuts. I am realizing that I purchased most of the large items but am I missing a lot of little bolts and fasteners which have brought the process to a halt:seizure: . Sound deadener is on order so I can start that soon. I will try and keep updates coming.

Bruce

[NvrDun71]

Lookin good man. Your definitely in the fun part of the build, gettin all the details sorted out and final assembly.

[Blaster11]

Uncharted territory for me.

Bruce

[restomodbird69]

i'm jealous

[CliffS]

Does it have a new set of smoked glass?

[Blaster11]

Have smoked glass? Sure does! I got it from the GP superstore and had Frank install before delivery. I am really glad I did too the original glass was all fogged on the edges and scratched to sh!!. Made a really big difference kinda stealthy looking.
I have been installing the door locks and P O N T I A C script across the deck lid and am surprised by how much space the paint takes up in these holes. Something I really never thought about. Hmmm, anyway back to work.

Bruce

[72Z/28]

Looks a killer , can't wait to see it when it's all put together

[CliffS]

Have smoked glass? Sure does! I got it from the GP superstore and had Frank install before delivery. I am really glad I did too the original glass was all fogged on the edges and scratched to sh!!. Made a really big difference kinda stealthy looking.
I have been installing the door locks and P O N T I A C script across the deck lid and am surprised by how much space the paint takes up in these holes. Something I really never thought about. Hmmm, anyway back to work.

Bruce
Glass looks awesome. First I have to figure out a way to get it over the Atlantic before ordering.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Glass looks awesome. First I have to figure out a way to get it over the Atlantic before ordering.

We can handle that Cliff, but it will be pricey. We just sent glass to England, $700 shipping.

[speedster]

Frank -

Can you email, PM or call me. I think I NEED some smoked glass... LOL


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[speedster]

Hurricane has passed so I got it outside and snapped a few pictures. So far I have put on the door handles and the rear marker lights on and have started putting the chrome inserts in the quarters but ran out of the securing nuts. I am realizing that I purchased most of the large items but am I missing a lot of little bolts and fasteners which have brought the process to a halt:seizure: . Sound deadener is on order so I can start that soon. I will try and keep updates coming.

Bruce

Hey Bruce -
Your car is lookin' great. Glad to see that you have it in hand and are getting it all together. Post pics of the assembly. And that color, it really stands out - Frank is really good with a brush and a roller...

Also, if you need various fasteners and can't get them locally, you can get them from Totally Stainless.

[CliffS]

We can handle that Cliff, but it will be pricey. We just sent glass to England, $700 shipping.

Thanks Frank. Yes, importing parts from the US is very pricey! Did you ship it through UPS, DHL, Bax Global or one of these companies?
A local guy who import parts uses a sea container I''ll contact him first.
Number one on my list is a new R.D. radiator, painting will be hopefully winter '07.

[ProdigyCustoms]

I will need to check with Lisa to see what we did. The box is about 16" X 36" X 72" and about 70LBS

[CliffS]

I will need to check with Lisa to see what we did. The box is about 16" X 36" X 72" and about 70LBS

Ok, please let me know.