View Full Version : Back on the streets, '68 Firebird
CliffS
08-28-2006, 03:25 AM
After a major setback (one of the cars was stolen beginning this year) I got to drive the Bird again. One of the main issues was overheating:
Convert from mech. waterpump to elec. waterpump incl. changing waterpump housing
Aluminum pulleys, valve covers, cleaner lid, DSE wiper motor
New master cylinder and flex. brake lines
Installed tranny cooler, coil overs ( can't go to low cause of large number of traffic bumps overhere !). slide-a-links and changed gears. Also installed a T/A FG hood.
Took the car for a 200 mile drive to a Belgium car show yesterday and ended up in the top 20 (+ 1700 cars).
Feels good to drive it again.
vannatta20
08-28-2006, 04:19 AM
Sweet firebird! You have a really nice setup. I dig the 69 trans Am hood.
Mr.VENGEANCE
08-28-2006, 06:16 AM
hoooot!
CliffS
08-28-2006, 10:04 AM
Thanks guys. One from the interior:
rohrt
08-28-2006, 10:15 AM
very cool
Z06killinSBF
08-28-2006, 10:42 AM
Looks great. Where did you get your air cleaner lid?
jy211
08-28-2006, 10:50 AM
Looking good! :smoke:
CliffS
08-28-2006, 11:08 AM
Looks great. Where did you get your air cleaner lid?
Air Inlet Systems, Ontario, Canada.
http://ramairbox.com/
Hammered
08-28-2006, 04:28 PM
Congrats! I like the TA hood too. Sometimes wish I'd gotten one.
Where'd the steering wheel and indian head come from?
John
Roger Poirier
08-28-2006, 05:51 PM
Cool car... Nice.... Are you going to paint the hood?
R.P.
restomodbird69
08-28-2006, 06:03 PM
great looking bird
speedster
08-28-2006, 06:13 PM
Very cool 'bird Cliff. Nice job. Enjoy it.
I have the same aircleaner. It would not clear my hood but I needed it for the base anyway as it drops my ramair box down. You can get it for much less $$ than ramair box sells theirs for. This is where I got mine: http://www.stockcarproducts.com/acc9.htm
CliffS
08-29-2006, 12:29 AM
Congrats! I like the TA hood too. Sometimes wish I'd gotten one.
Where'd the steering wheel and indian head come from?
John
John,
The steering wheel is from Billet Specialties. Strelka Built who did the custom valve covers also did engrave the horn button.
CliffS
08-29-2006, 01:03 AM
Cool car... Nice.... Are you going to paint the hood?
R.P.
Roger,
Future plans are to paint the whole car. For know I'm happy with the black and white scheme.
Martin71RS
08-29-2006, 02:02 AM
After Cliff took me for a ride in his bird I decided I needed another motor for my car....it's a real beast! (and I still think it doesn't need a paint job.....)
Martin
Stargazer
08-29-2006, 12:18 PM
Hey Cliff!
We meet again.
I forgot to ask (and look),
what kind of steering gear (box) have you got?
Stock, custom or rack and pinion?
Later!
Aad.
Love the black TA hood:cool:
CliffS
08-29-2006, 12:33 PM
Hey Aad,
It still got the stock steering box.
68firebird
08-29-2006, 01:54 PM
very nice bird. I only hope mine can come close to lookin like that someday.
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