'68 Firebird

[Lenie]

Cliff, just keeps getting better. Did you do your own exhaust? Looks really really good. Kudo's

[CliffS]

Cliff, just keeps getting better. Did you do your own exhaust? Looks really really good. Kudo's

Hey Lenie, long time! How'things going? Trying to improve her. Exhaust is from Magnaflow through Frank. Got a lot of wrenching to do when all parts arrive.

[CliffS]

Got my bolts fom L&H and bolted the bracket and Wilwood stuff



Closer look on steering arms after mock up



New sway bar and G bar will pop up next week

[CliffS]

Brown Truck? naaaah probably brown sea container arrived:



new headers, 4-link, new sway bar, billet sill plates and some more

[CliffS]

yesterday evening a valley pan swap



internals were looking good

also some billet hinges which were laying around for the last 1 1/2 years

[CliffS]

Just installed the ridetech Muscle Bar. I will have to relocate the Posi links to clear the Steering arm

@ Darren @ ridetech; thanks for the awesome support & service!

[Pontiac Chris]

Hey Cliff, the car looks amazing, love the T/A hood and the Forgelines! Those L&H tall spindles are sweet, sounds like you have nice little suspension upgrade going, let us know how much better it handles/rides. What size tires did you end up running?

[CliffS]

Hey Chris, thanks!
I will do so. I ended up with 235/40/18 and 280/35/18.
Just for the record and see if my brains still work; was your car destroyed by fire back in the UK?

[Martin71RS]

Looks good, you've been busey!! When it's finished you have to get it to a track....trust me...you'll love it and can finally use it where it's built for....

Martin

[Pontiac Chris]

Yeah thats me, that was back in 2000, its a real FIREbird y'know! Good luck with your car and keep the updates coming.

[CliffS]

Looks good, you've been busey!! When it's finished you have to get it to a track....trust me...you'll love it and can finally use it where it's built for....

Martin

Trying to Some hours in the evening. I know, hopefully next season!

[CliffS]

Yeah thats me, that was back in 2000, its a real FIREbird y'know! Good luck with your car and keep the updates coming.

it still works ;) I followed your website back then ( you know, not too many Birds across the Pond). Awesome car, very nice color!

[CliffS]

Took the Bird to my buddies alignment shop. With the DSE camber shims and taking taking into account the old shims,specs were almost good except
for some toe in/out adjustments.



Received some new "lightning" yesterday

[T_Raven]

Nice lights! Who makes them? Are the tail lights reproductions or are they aftermarket made to look different? hard to tell in the pic but they don't look quite like stock

[CliffS]

T,

I've been looking a long time for some decent headlights and finally found them @ the Ring Brothers. The tail lights are from Fesler.
Installed this afternoon:

[Lenie]

Hi Cliff, other than the black aluminum housing, what are the differences between the fesler tail lights and the stock tail lights? Been debating on buying a set if there are major differences. Thanks

Took the Bird to my buddies alignment shop. With the DSE camber shims and taking taking into account the old shims,specs were almost good except
for some toe in/out adjustments.



Received some new "lightning" yesterday

[WS6]

Looking good Cliff. Have you have a chance to drive the car hard enough to notice a difference in the handling?

[CliffS]

Just had a small trip from the alignment shop back to the garage. Had two nice curves where I cornered 0.8G. It feeled like more sharper steering but have to make more road time to tell.

[Moabdude]

Cliff, can you give me your alignment specs?
I need to do the alignment on my 68 Camaro soon.
Assuming the specs for 68 Firebird and 68 Camaro are the same?

Thanks

[CliffS]

Bram,

I used these specs:
Street Performance

Camber -1/2 deg
caster +5 to +5.5 deg
Toe in 1/16" total