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12-14-2005 #1
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'69 Firebird
I just registed today(although I had registered years back as well), and here's my car:
Engine is a 400ci pontiac w/ 670 heads, a 650 Q-jet, a mild cam, and a TH400 trans. The car makes plenty of power so I'll be concentrating most on handling.
My next purchases should be a set of Hotchkis springs/shocks/sways, and a set of as yet undetermined 17" wheels. Then comes the conversion to a 5 or 6speed manual trans.
I havent seen too many Firebirds here yet, so I thought I should post to swell our ranks.
'69 Pontiac Firebird
Orange and ugly, but getting there...
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12-14-2005 #2
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Nice Bird man! It looks really clean...havent seen a hugger orange firebird before I believe...is the top painted or is it just the pic?
J.T.
12-14-2005 #3
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Vinyl top
12-14-2005 #4
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Hugger orange? ::cough:: Nice Carousel Red Bird you got there... moms got a ' CR '69 400 Bird, sweet ride.
-Ian
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Well according to the PPG paint can I DID in fact paint my car Hugger orange. I was never a fan of the name Carousel Red anyway... there's no way that color can be considered anything close to red, orange as can be.
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12-14-2005 #6
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Very nice. Love the Hugger Orange! Sounds like you have some good plans. Welcome to the site.
Jim
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Is the 'stang yours too?
Jim
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I have a 69 CR red 400 bird convert also. It needs resto. It was given away as a prize on the Hollywood Squares TV show. Color looks great. Originally Posted by OldSchoolFormula
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Welcome to the site, Ricter.
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Welcome back, Ricter.
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Very nice, welcome aboard (or in your case, back).
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12-16-2005 #12
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Looks great Ricter, we need all the Birds we can get here to balance those Camaros!
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Wow, it's been a long time since I posted this.
The car has been sitting in a field for the last 6 years. The pictures in the first post are actually quite old.
I finally have the car at my new house. I drove it the 2.5 hours there, so I know it's mechanically sound. Suspension is crap though.
My 2 year old son and I have been outside the last week with all our free time cleaning it up, and fixing some minor issues it has. I snapped a picture of the engine after we used a fine grit sandpaper to get the rust and the shiny coating off the valve covers and air cleaner. I never was a fan of chrome, and I like the less shiny finish it now has. We hit it with some clear coat afterwards to keep it from rusting anymore.
Next I need to remove that intake manifold to be cleaned and repainted.
Then I need to replace the rear multi-leafs before the car is even picture worthy. Even with the brand new kyb shocks, the springs can't seem to hold up the rear. It's completely bottomed out just sitting there. (The pictures in post1 are with air shocks pumped wayyy up).'69 Pontiac Firebird
Orange and ugly, but getting there...
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Nice 'bird. I love the color combo with the vinyl top. The full top looks better than the weird vinyl top that came on the camaros in '69
-Jeremy
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nice car. i like the hugger orange
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Nice... i;d upgrade it to the bigger qjet and some headers to let those 670's breathe.
Dale Hayes
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turbonetics t60, pet stock location intercooler, ride tech coilovers, rjc exhaust, 60lb injectors with tt chip, ported heads and intake, ported tb, baer brakes, roh 17 inch wheels....now need to finish paint and get it put back together.
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Speaking of... I just picked up a set of Hooker headers for this on Craigslist. Best part: they were 25 dollars! I'm gonna have them sand blasted nxt week, then hopefully all painted and on the car the following. Originally Posted by instro84
'69 Pontiac Firebird
Orange and ugly, but getting there...
05-10-2008 #18
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Welcome and nice FB!
You'll see there are a few of us 1st gen FB people found here.
Please post more pics in Multimedia under "lets see those firebirds"
I have a buddy that lives in Garner, NC
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Welcome back. Nice to see one more bird. Car looks good. Steve
1968 Firebird. Owed and operated since 1981. 455 5 speed 4 link mini-tubed ect.....
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If my Firebird had been looked like your when I got it, it would still be a Firebird.
LaMont Mulligan aka munster, leroy, mull, just don't call me late for dinner..
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69 - Firebird into Camaro wana be. Sheep in Wolves Clothing. DSE tubs, Air Rides Airbar Rear susp., CPP Tubular CA's w/Shockwaves, Unisteer Rack&Pinion, RS Hideaways, Polished calipers, drop spindles, 4wheel disc, Be Cool rad, 18" Coddingtons Junkyard Dogs w/12"wide mod on rears, BFG KDW's 335/30/18 & 245/40/18 fronts. 383 Stroker, Edelbrock Vic Jr Heads and Manifold, lunati cam solid Roller, Pro-Magnum Roller Rockers, Demon, MSD Dist, 6AL, Thorely Tri Y ceramic coated headers. Converted to 68 dash. Moser narrowed 12 bolt and fitted for Airbar.
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