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Thread: 67 Firebird Convertible
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01-14-2010 #1
67 Firebird Convertible
Well I decided to make a new thread for my car as the old one is missing all pictures because apparently putfile.com is no longer working. So unfortunately i have no original pictures of the car when i got it or of any of the horrible body work done by the previous owner. Anyways this car has certainly been a huge learning experience for me. A little background then on to the pictures.
Prior to acquiring the Firebird i had a 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GTV6 with just about everything imaginable done to it, Full suspension, paintjob, lip kit supercharger, 2 sets of wheels 2 or 3 hoods after all was tallyed up i had around 20000 into it all by the time I was 16. Well the unfortunate thing is that it was stolen and torched burnt to the ground and not even stripped.
Well after months of dealing with insurance and the cops pretty much calling and telling me it was a cold case. I ended up getting only 13000 for it. Well I decided that it was then that I would go old school and purchased what looked to be an almost perfect starter project car a 1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible.
Well the owner wasnt truthful and I was dumb for purchasing a car sight unseen. Well after about 40 or so hours on each quarter panel i finally got them close to perfect. I worked at custom car shop and pretty much taught myself how to do body work. The cars first timeline was to get it done within one year and well I actually was for the most part on schedule till the IRS shut down the shop and i was forced to get my car towed to my moms house, and proceeded to get it closer to being done.
Well I came up with the name Twisted Karma for a few reasons, my previous car was stolen and set on fire, then i ended up getting a firebird. But now I'm thinking more towards Twisted67 if anyone else can come up with a better name im game.
Painting the trunk and jam in the garage
Here it is painted no clear
A few of the interior or lack of
Chris Smock aka Blazed67
1967 Firebird Convertible- Tough Luck- never ending
2003 VW Jetta Wagon 1.8T- the new DD
2006 Suzuki SV1000R- greatly missed
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01-14-2010 #2Then after it was painted i had to put it in the backyard as i was getting ready to leave to go to school at USF, and unfortunately the wiring also decided to go up in smoke literally so there was no way to get it even driveable before i left.
This next set of pictures is before it was reassembled when i was putting in my new 3 row aluminum radiator which of course i dont have a pic of just me cutting up a new bracket to get it to fit.
Heres the engine after cleaning it out and putting all new gaskets and such.
Chris Smock aka Blazed67
1967 Firebird Convertible- Tough Luck- never ending
2003 VW Jetta Wagon 1.8T- the new DD
2006 Suzuki SV1000R- greatly missed
01-14-2010 #3Well from the last pictures you may have noticed the spot in the middle of the door. When I stored the car in my backyard i covered it with a car cover and two tarps the I bungee corded to the subframe so nothing would fly off. Well unfortunately the bungee cords ended up rubbing through both the towels that I wrapped around them and the car cover. Gotta love those Florida winds. Well here comes repaint which I did much better on then the first time.
I have no pics of the car in the sun nor has it even seen sunlight since it was painted.
Also from the last set of pictures in my previous post that the wheels were a bit funky to be on a firebird.
So I decided to do a quick restoration on my rally II's. With a wire brush attachment for a drill, paint stripper, bead blaster and a straight grinder with a very tiny detail wire attachment. Fun process...
I ended up painting them a satin black then wasnt too happy with how they turned out so now they look more glossy, of course i don't have a final picture of how they turned out.
This is the most recent picture of the engine bay showing the almost completed AAW wiring harness install.
Well thats basically where I am currently. I have certainly overcome quite a few obstacles along the way as well as setbacks. I also decided to paint my front and rear bumpers satin black as I'm not a huge fan of chrome and well they were painted when I got them. I also did a little custom touch on the front bumper which is almost complete.
The worst part of working on the car is I live in Tampa and the car resides in Fort Myers which is about 140 miles south. At this point im just wanting to get the car driveable damn it being perfect. But i still have a ways to go before its there.
My to do list includes:
Finish the wiring harness
Put on bumpers and hood
Install headlights and taillights
Get the top installed
Put in my Stewart Warner Guages and Covans Dash insertChris Smock aka Blazed67
1967 Firebird Convertible- Tough Luck- never ending
2003 VW Jetta Wagon 1.8T- the new DD
2006 Suzuki SV1000R- greatly missed
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