'69 Firebird Convertible Project.

[Josue]

The sub-frame isn't bolted on, we just slid it under there for storage.



And dad thinking ahead...lol



The dude we bought it off of got it when he was 18 and still in his high school's auto body program, so he bought this car to play with. It was complete when he got it, but he saw fit to completly tear the car down so that every single nut, bolt, piece, part were spread out ALL OVER a 1 car garage. lol So, needless to say he lost interest with the car in it's current state.

My dad actually came to me with the idea to buy this a while ago, but I veered him away from it because at the time, I was unavailable to help him with it, he has limited automotive knowledge, skills, and tools to try and do it his self, he's already got his '68 that he could be putting the attention into (he barely drives it), so I was sure mom wasn't going to be too keen on him buying another car, and we didn't have anywhere to work on it, the 68 is on 1 side of the garage, and mom gets the other spot.

BUT, in talking/thinking about it more in depth, we decided that we'd be able to swing it this time. I currently live an hour away from them, but I'm waiting to get hired by the FAA, so when they do hire me, hopefully it will be at the facility my mom works at up by their house and I'll move back towards there. We'll probably live with them for a year or 2 while we save up money for a house anyway, so that'll make it easier to spend a few nights a week out in the garage.

Even though the car's in a million pieces, needs the amount of work as it does, and they'll probably have $20K spent with this thing by the time it's said and done, I still think it was a great deal. Hell, it came with $2000 worth of new parts already! And you can't put a price tag on all the quality father/son time spent in the garage, not to mention the fact that they'll KNOW they have a perfectly restored car, and not just somebody else's problems that they've masked with bondo and undercoating.

They could've just as easily sold their 68, bought a decent convertible driver for $15K or so, and been driving it in the spring, but like I said, you never know what you're getting with these "restorations", so it's better to DIY. Plus, since they've grown quite attatched to the 68 through all the work and money put into it, and the 12-13 years we've had it, they'd rather see it stay in the family. So they're going to hang onto it untill I have the cash to buy it off them for what they have in it! Or, if their cash flow gets low for this project, I might start picking up some parts bills here and there, and they'll just take the money I spend off the tab.

Here's their/soon to be my 68 for reference...





Already have the wheels spinning in my head!!!