1968 Firebird 400

[68400BIRD]

Still stinks in the garage but I snapped a few pics.

[CruizinKev]

nice man looking good

[cobraguy65]

Subscribing. Thanks for sharing and nice work. I am getting close to starting a build thread on my Bird.

[Rag-Rat]

Great do-it-yourself project. Better than many "professional" shops. Can't wait to see the roller with paint.

[Motown 454]

It looks great, nice work.

[68400BIRD]

I spayed some PPG DCC gloss black paint on the firewall last night.
Here is one before pic first.

[67rstbkt]

I ..................like it!

[LeighP]

Hey, that looks great...really clean.

[John Wright]

good job!...looking great

[CruizinKev]

yeah very nice

[rickpaw]

Looking good Rob. What did you use on the firewall before spraying the last coat?

I need to get back on my 67. Sigh.


Tu

[68400BIRD]

Looking good Rob. What did you use on the firewall before spraying the last coat?

I need to get back on my 67. Sigh.


Tu

I started with sanding the whole thing down to bare metal.
Cleaned with wax and grease remover
Acid etched all bare metal
Wiped down with tack cloth
Applied body filler numerous times
Sealed with primer sealer PPG DP90 (two coats)
You can top coat up to seven days but I'm not that fast
Applied seam sealer, let dry for at least one week
Scuffed down all primer
Applied heavy fill primer
Block sanded out filler primer
Wiped down with wax and grease remover,tack cloth
Sprayed primer sealer again
Waited to long and had to scuff down primer again LOL
Wax and grease remover,tack cloth
Sprayed primer sealer again DP90
Top coated with three coats of PPG DCC gloss black paint
I'll wait a few weeks and cut and buff the upper cowl and the area that I smoothed.

[BA.]

looks fantastic man!
keep up the great work.

[68400BIRD]

The big day finally came LOL the car is finally off of the rottisserie. Placed it on jack stands for now intill I get the subframe all put back together.

I tack welded the perches onto my 12 bolt. I will install it with the rest of the suspension and if the pinion angle is correct I will weld it solid and clean it up for paint.

I started putting on new parts. Lower and upper control arms, and sway bar. I will have to do a few mods to the sway bar to make it fit correctly. The bar is more than twice the size of the old one. So I will need to drill new holes in the frame and make some threaded plates for inside of the frame to bolt it to.


Worked on installing the rear brake lines and fuel lines. They have to go in before the engine is installed.

[wmhjr]

Again - nice job! I'm enjoying those pics!

[68400BIRD]

Again - nice job! I'm enjoying those pics!

Thanks, I'm hoping to have a lot of pics over the next week or two. This is what I have been waiting for. Time to bolt on the new parts that I bought last summer. LOL I guess my time frame was off a little. I thought I would be driving it last summer in primer.

[wmhjr]

Don't feel bad - my project was supposed to be on the road and done by July. For various reasons it was delayed and I'm now waiting until spring. It's been at a show, but I won't drive it until everything is clear and all salt has had a chance to be washed away.

[E.rodz]

great job rob looks like your making foward progress.now your to the fun part of doing some assembling.you need to take a break between spurts of body work or you will go nuts and rush through and regret it later. keep taking your time and don't rush it you will thank yourself later.

[68400BIRD]

Worked on the car some more. Installed the QA1's and spindles.

Close up shot. Need to clean everything up, it's been sitting for a long time. It's amazing how long these projects string out.LOL

Made the plunge and installed this myself. Lots of towels and small movements.

Engine and tranny all bolted in.

[John Wright]

You're moving right along