1969 Pontiac Firebird aka Snow White

[anguilla1980]

That's very disappointing. I hope they didn't use Camaro front inner fenders too, which don't fit right and are also common. Good thing your new frame has rack & pinion because the 1yr only/Firebird only steering components may have been replaced as well.

[TANKMASTERJ]

I think that every on of these builds go up by 3 X the estimated cost. And us power hungry, show hungry, comfort hungry guys surfing PTF is half the reason lol.

[LS2 Chevelle]

I think that every on of these builds go up by 3 X the estimated cost. And us power hungry, show hungry, comfort hungry guys surfing PTF is half the reason lol.

That is so true.....same thing happened with my Chevelle. Told myself I would never do this again....ITS A SICKNESS

[LS2 Chevelle]

After the complete disappointment of finding out what I really had under that pretty white paint I decided get a little drastic....can't have a pro-touring chassis with an Earl Scheib body... The arguments with the wife begin in 3, 2, 1......

[LS2 Chevelle]

The only way to do this right is to start from scratch.....Cause if you don't, things will bite you in the arse later.....Learned this when building my pro-touring Chevelle.

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That's very disappointing. I hope they didn't use Camaro front inner fenders too, which don't fit right and are also common. Good thing your new frame has rack & pinion because the 1yr only/Firebird only steering components may have been replaced as well.

Nope.....all Firebird there.

[andrewb70]

What a projet...

Andrew

[68Formula]

After the complete disappointment of finding out what I really had under that pretty white paint I decided get a little drastic....can't have a pro-touring chassis with an Earl Scheib body... The arguments with the wife begin in 3, 2, 1......

Why, did you forget to circle her with chalk and mark "keep" as well? j/k

Glad you'll be fixing the quarters correctly. Shameful all the atrocities hidden underneath that beautiful car.

[LS2 Chevelle]

Why, did you forget to circle her with chalk and mark "keep" as well? j/k

Glad you'll be fixing the quarters correctly. Shameful all the atrocities hidden underneath that beautiful car.

lol....because I'm building it for her....

[LS2 Chevelle]

So I decided there is no salvaging the body at this point... it was time to gut everything. The only thing original is the roof, rocker panels, and deck lid. Everything else got scraped.

[68Formula]

So I decided there is no salvaging the body at this point... it was time to gut everything. The only thing original is the roof, rocker panels, and deck lid. Everything else got scraped.

Wow, so it was THAT bad?! Amazing what can be hidden underneath what looked to be a pretty nice car.

[Alponcho]

Did you really do all that in just three days?

[andrewb70]

This escalated quickly!

[LS2 Chevelle]

Did you really do all that in just three days?

No...this was over a 3 - 4 week period and this all happened about two years ago I was just trying to get you guys up to speed.

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This escalated quickly!

Once I knew the car was as bad as it was there was no turning back...

[LS2 Chevelle]

After the mini tubs were welded in it was time to start installing the new quarter panels.Attachment 175363Attachment 175364Attachment 175365Attachment 175366Attachment 175365Attachment 175366Attachment 175363Attachment 175364

[Crazy Horse]

Nice Project!
I also ordered the SP3C Chassis for my build.
Are you powder coating yours?

[chickn]

Do you still happen to have the rear tail panel that you removed? i need the corner of the tail light opening for rust repair on my bird

[Lonnies Performance]

Great build... reminds me of cutting the rear half off of my 68 Camaro & starting over.
Once it's all apart it gets overwhelming, like it will never be a car again.

Looks like you are doing it the right way. If it looks anything like your Chevelle, it will be really impressive.
Keep the pictures coming, it is nice to see the progress & should be really outstanding when done.

[LS2 Chevelle]

Great build... reminds me of cutting the rear half off of my 68 Camaro & starting over.
Once it's all apart it gets overwhelming, like it will never be a car again.

Looks like you are doing it the right way. If it looks anything like your Chevelle, it will be really impressive.
Keep the pictures coming, it is nice to see the progress & should be really outstanding when done.

Thank you

[LS2 Chevelle]

Sorry for not posting in a while but the car is almost done. I have been so wrapped up in the build I forgot to keep posting build photos.

[LS2 Chevelle]

We decided to get rid of the plastic spacer in the front end for a cleaner look. I lot of metal work went into making it took factory.Attachment 204888Attachment 204889Attachment 204890Attachment 204891Attachment 204892Attachment 204893Attachment 204894