'69 Firebird Convertible Project.

[Josue]

This isn't a proT car though, just a normal, stock, driver quality restoration that will only get driven 5 times a summer. We're not cutting corners, but we're not going all out like most other cars on here either. haha

I get what you're saying though, and after discovering some F-Body measurements existed, I'll definitely be making sure everything is correct.

[Josue]

Accomplished my goal, car is a roller!!

How nice it's going to be moving this thing now. I'll be away for 3 months training for my new job at the beginning of next year, but we're moving closer to my parents, as my new facility is 15 mins from them. Our house is only 7 mins from them as well, and they're having a 28'X40' pole barn built soon, so this project will get finished there.







Thanks to Project Routy from V8TV, I made these shock simulators so we didn't have to fight with the coil springs on a bare subframe that didn't have the weight of the car to help. lol




Gotta steer it!





Threw the sheet metal on so it was that much less to move.

[Josue]

Figured I'd post about the end of the road with this project. lol

I just haven't been able to find the time to work on it as much as we'd like. The new career, bought a house, had another kid...life's just not accepting of a ground up restoration right now. This is as far as I made it with the car in the new barn...







Got all the metal cut out in the rear of the car, and I was fitting everything up. After 4-5 hours of cutting, grinding, clamping, bending....and only being marginally further ahead than when I started, I realized this project was way beyond my means right now. So, made it a roller again, and sold everything...(those quarter panels are just screwed on, they still need more fitment work)




The car sold locally, to a gentleman 10 mins away. We're going to keep in touch with him though, and we're excited to see the progress he makes! We even offered him to come look at Dad's new toy whenever he needs the reference. hahaha







Wound up buying a driver quality convertible, that's turn key and ready to drive today! 350/2bbl car, 4sp, 35K mi, power drum brakes, power top, new interior, and assorted new parts here and there. Found it in NC, and payed a classic car inspector to check it out for us, instead of us flying down there. He did an AMAZING job! Sent us 236 pictures of the car, and gave it a very fair review so we knew what we were getting ourselves into when buying a car that we weren't able to check out ourselves. Had it shipped up to Ohio, and now begins the LONG LONG winter season before he can actually drive it. haha It's not perfect, but at least he can drive it while we give it some TLC.

I'll be buying their 68 this summer. I'm taking out a loan for the appraised amount, and they're selling it to me for about half that, so I should have a decent budget to upgrade that car to my liking.

[lucky13firebird]

Wow, looking good. Lucky