Introducing Ms. Firebird

[MARBIL]

YEAH! here is another.

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[lucky13firebird]

Nice, really liking the progress and especially those wheels...

[MARBIL]

I had a few more parts dustless blasted, don't be fooled there is F*#@*#G dust everywhere! just not a huge cloud through the neighborhood LOL! doors, fenders, inner fender wells and core support, had am open schedule today so I got some epoxy on them, got the wheels and tires mounted it has been since the mid 90's since she has rolled on her own tires, I just sat and stared at her, here are some pics.

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[Gil]

Awesome progress !
I love the wheels
Gil

[mc84_zz4]

Great job! There's a ton of work to get to this point!
The next steps are the cool ones: working on a clean car! much more fun than grease & grime.
Looking forward to future updates.
X3 on the wheels, they're bitchin!

[MARBIL]

A verbal teaser, the engine and tranny go in this weekend SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!
Beer and BBQ will be had.
Pictures next week.

[MARBIL]

The engine and trans are in, I had to remove the heater/ac box during the install for clearance, Im hoping it fits back in with the tall valve covers. It looks like the transmission mount is too tall, not sure what to do about that yet, tonight I will get under her again and check pinion angles to confirm mount height. Here are some pics.







Thank you Hay's for not taping 4 of the 6 pressure plate mount holes, must have been Friday beer thirty at the factory when this one was made, LOL!



Anyone near St. Louis looking for a nice break in stand this one is for sale, less engine and radiator of course.

[MARBIL]

The wife and I are thinking about downsizing since all the kids are out of the house now, I told her we are looking for a garage with a house not a house with a garage, if that happens I may keep this one and start on it when the firebird is done.

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[MARBIL]

https://youtu.be/6sWQM0ryAwc
I am not the best for updates and pics but here is a short video of the engine in the car running, remote battery at this point, still working on the wiring harness, got a box of goodies from Mark at madelctrical, if you ever have talked to Mark he is a walking encyclopedia of auto electric knowledge, made my head spin just listening to him.

[NOT A TA]

Nice looking wheels!

[AtomicFirebird]

Sweet Ride! Can't wait to see more.

[MARBIL]

So I have been busy got the battery in the trunk all wired and can actually start the car with the key, SWEEEEET!!
As soon as I figure out why photobucket keeps stopping at 90% upload I will add pics, sorry!

[MARBIL]

OK here are some pics, photobucket makes me want to bang my head on the wall any other photo host recommendations are welcome.

Here is the trunk battery set up
1/0 with solenoid and disconnect in the trunk

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Put distribution blocks on the fire wall and radiator support with relays for the HEI and headlights

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Got some of the brackets on the front of the car, almost ready to mount the front end sheet metal.

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[JHunter]

What size wheels and tires did you go with. I'm looking seriously at the same E/Ts for my 68 Camaro.
Great progress!

[MARBIL]

Hey jhunter,
they are 17x9 w/ 5.5 BS 245/40 tire, looks like everything is going to clear but I need to get more weight on the car to determine if my GW control arms are going to clear

[JHunter]

Great, thank you. I'll be following along.

[MARBIL]

Just remembered this link, check it out.

http://www.chevyasylum.com/tech/backspace.html

[MARBIL]

Been awhile but here are some pics of recent progress, I got the brakes bled and moved on to the slave and found the bleeder hitting the bellhousing with no way to get a socket on it, I decided to install a remote bleeder and when I dropped the trans found the slave was leaking. I went ahead and bought a new slave rather than trying a new o-ring on the supply line, the drive train is all back in and went to fit my sub frame connectors only to find that they cover the rear bolt on the forward leaf spring mount, I had to modify them just in case I ever want to remove the rear leafs, FYI for everyone they are from protouring F-body.

Here are a few pics.

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I forgot to take a pic of the modification, I will get one next time I'm in the garage.

I have been installing the sheet metal, I would rather drop the tranny three more times than install and adjust sheetmetal, holy crap its a pain!

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Modified the glove box, fabricated a mount for a head unit and made a shelf to over it.

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[813Demon340]

Love the Firebird, especially the wheels. Keep up the great progress!

[rreichert82]

Car looks great. I am building a 79 TA and also located in the St Louis area.