1968 Firebird; A Labor of Lust

[lawless]

Repop fender was absolute junk. Using original fender instead which had some wreck damage, but is fixable.


Scored these Heidts drop spindles at a swap meet. Barely used, buuuut need the tubular control arms that go with them to make'em work ;)


Got a sweet deal on a new Goodmark hood and scoops, sooo obviously that had to go on.


Got some EMS billet hinges for the new hood since my originals were shot.


Body workin'








Even had to get a new spoiler. My orginal '68 Camaro spoiler had all but one post broken hah.












So the car will be coming back from the body shop for us to test fit the motor and trans, as well as the Vintage Air unit among other things, before it goes back to be put on the rotisserie for final welds and to get the the bottom side painted. This means I need to make a decision on headers and motor mounts. We're thinking maybe chevy small block mounts with adapter plates. Did a search here on the forum a little earlier and have seen some people have had luck with this method, though I am open to other options. Also looking into the Speartech engine harness.






Sorry for all the posts, photo-limit didn't like me putting everything in one reply.

[rickpaw]

So the car will be coming back from the body shop for us to test fit the motor and trans, as well as the Vintage Air unit among other things, before it goes back to be put on the rotisserie for final welds and to get the the bottom side painted. This means I need to make a decision on headers and motor mounts. We're thinking maybe chevy small block mounts with adapter plates. Did a search here on the forum a little earlier and have seen some people have had luck with this method, though I am open to other options. Also looking into the Speartech engine harness.

Looks like you're doing LS swap. I'd suggest you use Holley for motor mounts/headers/crossmember. They're designed to be used together as a system, and has great clearances for headers.

The car is moving along great.

[lawless]

Haha, true. I'm not sure if the original fender will need large patches, but around the wheel lip there's a rather large dent, so we'll see.

Looks like you're doing LS swap. I'd suggest you use Holley for motor mounts/headers/crossmember. They're designed to be used together as a system, and has great clearances for headers.

The car is moving along great.

That is a good suggestion. Right now we're looking at S&P mounting plates and oil pan.