1970 Firebird - Pro Touring Project

[saltfuture]

Great job. I'm loving these videos!

[jtwoods4]

Great job. I'm loving these videos!

thank you! I love making the videos. I think it's just great how these old cars can be brought back to life so easily. Today's modern cars are made out of cheap plastic parts that are designed to wear out and not be rebuildable. with these old cars all you need is some patience and some tools to remove rust and paint.

[jtwoods4]

Speedtech Front Suspension mount modification

[jtwoods4]

More welding updates

[zamora7]

Doesn't get more detailed than videos, looking forward to more.

[jtwoods4]

Front Suspension Complete!

[jtwoods4]

More updates. Welded some seams on the rear frame and did the Gulstrand Mod to the front suspension.

Gulstrand Mod




Seam Welds

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Let the sparks fly!!

[626Chevelle]

Forgeline is out of control with the prices. give me a break. Have you look at the ET Wheels model LT III. They are a minilite design. Im actually going to be buying a set later this year. Check them out if you havent already

Turns out Forgeline has a new wheel called the "Laguna" that is a modern take on the old school mini lite.

Here is a pic. I am considering these for my car but $9000 for a ****ng set of wheels is absolutely ridiculous...

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[jtwoods4]

Wow those wheels look perfect! Are they capable of withstanding the abuses of road racing?

[Nicks67GTO]

$9k for wheels? What is it that makes them cost 9k? You can build an entire stroker Pontiac for that much.

[jtwoods4]

There is nothing that makes them 9k. yes the wheels are nice but there is nothing about them that makes them 9k. that is a price that is set to market to a specific crowd of people that are willing to pay that and apparently that crowd of people is choosing to pay that so that's why they ask that much.

Its just an inflated price, there's nothing special about them that you can't find in another wheel for half the cost.

For example, Formula 43 wheels offer the same quality. nowhere near as expensive.

the main difference is the superior design aesthetics of the forge line wheels. the designers at Forge line are producing better looking wheels than anyone else.

[jtwoods4]

Since race season has started the Firebird build has come to a crawl. Been at the race track with the trans am every weekend. And if I'm not at the racetrack I'm busy fixing the Trans Am because of the racetrack abuse.... Anyway, progress on the Firebird should start up again soon. plan on installing the rear Speedtech torque arm suspension next month. Detailed videos will be posted.

[Paraman1]

I Love the look of the forgelines but if I had 9G's laying around my car would be done not sitting in the garage waiting for new parts as I can afford them . My current budget since I have one girl in college and another just a few years out is about 2500 dollars a year so a mere 4 years savings and I could have a sweet set of wheels . Or I can just roll around on my vanilla Torque Thrust 2's until I win the lottery .

If you can afford them by all means but for me they are just fun to look at .

[Nicks67GTO]

There is nothing that makes them 9k. yes the wheels are nice but there is nothing about them that makes them 9k. that is a price that is set to market to a specific crowd of people that are willing to pay that and apparently that crowd of people is choosing to pay that so that's why they ask that much.

Its just an inflated price, there's nothing special about them that you can't find in another wheel for half the cost.

For example, Formula 43 wheels offer the same quality. nowhere near as expensive.

the main difference is the superior design aesthetics of the forge line wheels. the designers at Forge line are producing better looking wheels than anyone else.

Right. I guess if the market will support it then the price is fine, albeit ridiculous but ok....you will never see me even day dreaming about $6000+ dollar wheels though. Ouch.

[jtwoods4]

Made some progress on the brakes last night.

[jtwoods4]

well I've been looking four wheels and have talked to several wheel manufacturers and it is difficult to find an 18 inch wheel that will clear the large Wilwood brakes. I called forge line and they said no worries we'll just send you a wheel so you can test fit it. now how cool is that! guess that's part of the reason they charge so much money, great customer service.

here is the GA3R 18 x 9.5... I chose the 9.5 because that is the largest wheel allowed in the NASA vintage outlaw class.

enjoy the video

[jtwoods4]

Here is the latest video showing the Ron Sutton / Speedway Ford Floater assembly and some details on the Speed Tech torque arm assembly. Big shout out to Ron Sutton for his incredible tech support. Ron is the best parts supplier out there, not only do you get top notch parts but you get tech support from a racecar builder / driver with 30 years experience. The attention to detail and level of support from Ron is unparalleled in the industry. Yeah that is a pretty bold statement but just order some parts from him and you will see what I am talking about.

Here is Rons website. Which I am sure most of you guys are already familiar with.

http://www.ronsutton-racetechnology.com/

[NOT A TA]

I've been getting parts for my Firebird through Ron also and have also had good experiences. I'm about to set up the new Holley Hydramat I purchased through him. Sure, I could probably spend a few hours surfing the web looking for the cheapest possible price and save a couple bucks but he seems to have an old school sense of how business should be run in today's world.

[jtwoods4]

Speedway Rear end and Speedtech Torquearm