67 Firebird Convertible

[Smock67]

Well I'm back on the car as my summer internship didn't go as planned (long story) so I'm back in Fort Myers and I'm able to work on it while my apt in Tampa is being rented out. So as far as new things on the car from my last update I got the wiring finished by a local guy that helped with my brother Chevelle, I finally came up with a custom way to mount my headlights (hehe more trouble then it was worth to just buy the new mounting stuff, but much cheaper). I started wet sanding yesterday mind you i painted it last summer so the clear is hard as a rock. Which is good and bad good because it means I am less likely to go through to the color, Bad because it takes forever as I'm doing it by hand(took about 3 hours to do the front fenders). Car will end up getting re-cleared after I'm done wet sanding with 1000.

Car is leaning more towards a streetfighteresque feel I don't like chrome so all chrome pieces will either be painted or powdercoated satin black.



So my to do list to get the car at least street legal
1. finish wiring on tail lights, drop fuel tank to I can hook up the fuel sensor wire
2. Get the top installed
3. Re-install my gauges (lost screws)
4. Change all fluids
5. Install front bumper

Well I'll stop talking and show some progress from yesterday and some general pics
I walked into the garage and saw a nice ass

So i looked up the rest of the body

and then had to check out the other cheek

Moved up front and she had the hood up

My headlights

The business


The cockpit


Then I heard a rumbling

It rained so it seemed fitting to wetsand

Looked outside and saw this


Well that pretty much brings things up to speed as where I am now. When I say this is a budget build now I mean it, I cleaned out my cabinets and took back 25 dollars worth to Harbor Freight, got store credit (might as well be cash to me hehe) I also took back wait for it


130 dollars to Advance Auto Parts. So that is how this is currently being funded and make fun if you want but since im back at my moms house i get 10 an hour for any work that gets done around the house. I also am selling loads of parts from my motorcycle that is out of commission, a RX7 and parts from that and other parts that have just accumulated in the garage.