"Plan B" 69 Firebird

[Over Actor]

Hi all I really love the vibe, respect, and great information I have received from all of the members here. Every Question I ask, Good or bad has been answered with none of the typical SEARCH NEWB! ect comments I ussually see on forums.

Not to mention that everyone is very thorough with their Buildups, Photos, and Information. Which helps us that are about to do this ourselves. Thank you and keep up the great work.

A little info about myself, Im a former Army Airborne Infantryman here at Ft Bragg, NC After being injured In Iraq I decided to leave active duty now I'm Just floating in the reserves untill Febuary.

My full time Job is at H&H Performance I am a jack of all trades but I am mainly a Subaru tech, and Tuner( Cobb, Opensource, AEM, ect...)

I've always love Pontiacs, and F-Bodies in general.
When one of the Brothers in my lodge and best friends said he wanted to ditch this car.

Enter Kate aka "Plan B"

My goal is to make her Fast, Low, Have hella good handling, and be up to the task of driving anywhere I want to.
IE try to emulate some of these Beautiful cars I see here.

and then there is "Plan B"
After I get the body work taken care of, If I get in over my head. I have a 700hp SMC, I'll make Kate into a drag car haha.
With all intentions of making here streetable haha.


So here is what Im working with.
Car is pretty rust free witht he exceptions being the floor boards everything else I see is surface rust, The DS Rear 1/4 Panel was cut off.

My first plans are clean up all of the surface rust spray seome sealer inside of the open panel and weld it up, then either get some new floor pans, or some sheet metal and fix the floors and go from there.

Heres a few pics I have her at the shop. No engine, no trans but it was a manual car. missing the trim tag from the firewall. still has 4 wheel drums, But has a new rear end will get the numbers tomorrow.

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[JLM]

Looks like a project! Nice to see another bird around.

I'm sure some will try and convince you to go with a traditional poncho powerplant ;)

Keep us updated.

[Vegas69]

Wow....you are starting from scratch. Not enough pontiacs around here. Do me a favor and weld a patch over that bird on th quarter first. haha

[Over Actor]

haha My wife said if the front end is borked and needs replaced I should get a 69 camaro doghouse haha.

As for the motor, I'd like to do a ls swap. If not it will be a poncho. The SMC is only for plan B haha

[ho428]

Nice to see another First Gen Bird, yet another Rise of the Pheonix project. That is a major project all right.

For First Gen Bird info visit this site. http://firstgenfirebird.org/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
Also; http://forums.performanceyears.com/forums/ for performace Pontiac in general.
Between them and this site, my three favorites, you'll get a lot of info and feedback.
Good luck.

[Over Actor]

Thank you for the links. I made a sn on 1stgen firbirds a few days ago. This is about to get off of the ground here soon. I finished 1 of the 2 major projects Im building.. then begins my struggle haha

[Ricter]

Just subscribing to this so I can keep up with the only other local Bird I'm aware of.
Any updates?

[zman1969]

Welcome O/A glad to see more birds on here , your will probably be running and driving LONG before mine gets out of body jail good luck and keep us updated. :usa:

[69injun]

Glad to see another Firebird in the mix and especially another 69. Mine has taken a back seat to another project for now but I hope to be back on it next spring. Now just trying to get the Jeep back on the road.

[BA.]

Fantastic, another one saved!!


Good luck man!

[formula]

hmm. it would appear a small patch panel is in order.

Not THAT bad of a starting point, though! good luck!

[41565 chevelle]

Over actor, welcome! Looks like a great project, have fun with it and don't get freaked if it takes twice as long. And more importantly, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!

[Steve Firebird]

Welcome to the site and :twothumbs to another bird project. I hope to finish my 68 this month and after short time to recover and drive the snot out of the 68 I will think about working on my 69 firebird. Give me a shout if there is any thing I can do to help out. Steve

[classiccardude69]

Awesome! Its always good to see another bird around here. Looks like fun.:1st:

[Over Actor]

How about a project update? A car waits patiently for years outside while the owner does all this work for other people then I strip the car down to begin work and it gets pushed outside and left for a night and the car gets stolen. ive been going through a few changes in life over the last 2 years. divorce, remarried this time to a woman who actually is actually supportive and has the drive to achieve her goals in life. its pretty great. Looking to get another 1st gen firebird but a friend of mine has a nice 69 charger weve been discussing since he wants to sell it, and I want a nice driver for us and my now 8 year old daughter who is head over heels in love with cars, and spending time with daddy running around the backroads and car shows.

So Time to get going on a fun hotrod family car (other than my 600whp subie haha)

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[T_Raven]

Aww man I was excited to see an old thread get bumped until I read your new post lol. I'm partial to Firebirds obviously but I do like those chargers, so keep us updated on what you get. A 600hp Subie sounds pretty fun. Is that your DD or just a toy?

[Over Actor]

Its been a daily driver since 2006. Work progressed over the time Ive had my shop. 2.7 stroker and a precision 6262 on 93. Motor needs refreshed and I want to give it a go on e85 the nearest station is an hour from my house and I have a tacoma as a daily now. Im still looking for a fire bird or a 64 gto.

[Over Actor]

If you ever want to let one go hit me up. Im planning a cross country expo this fall in my tacoma hoping to hit up southeast idaho/montana in the process