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    1. #1
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      Aug 2004
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      Melbourne, FL
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      Re-assembly process/order ???

      First - sorry this is so long...

      Ok- I finally have my new garage in shape to start work on my 'Bird. It's current state is completely striped and mounted on the rotisserre. Engine and tranny are rebuilt. Rear end is ready to put back together. All suspension parts are purchased and ready. Wiring all in hand. Only body parts I need is a tail panel, 67 Camaro front valance to use as donor to make a cuatom front valance, and maybe one door skin. I still need weather stripping but not worried about it at the moment.

      My quandry is what's the best way/order to proceed. Now this may ramble so please bear with me. Here's my thinking.

      Cleanup and paint my frame, under carriage, and roll bar. ( I may need to do some touch up under neath after the rear end is installed but not much due to some potential welding)

      Drop it off the rot and put it on jack stands. Reinstall the engine, trans, and rear end and square it up. Install front suspension. Remove engine. trans, and rear end. Just to make it easy to work on car.

      Since all the sheet metal in the front from door to door is new GM or very good condition used original parts body work on the front half should be minimal. So I plan to start on one side and work my way around the rear from door to door.

      Once the back half is done I can start to reassemble the doors, fenders, and such to get them properly alligned. Once they are all aligned I can remove everything again for painting.

      Re-install engine, trans, and rearend. Re mount all my body work and wire the care and finsih the interior.

      Give or take a few minor changes is this a good plan or is the a better order to reassemble a car???

      67 Firebird Convert 455 +.060 Johnny Winters TH400 74cc KRE d-port flowed @ 310 cfm heads piston dished 16cc H-beam rods Comp Cam 305-AH-8 cam 108* LSA 253/260 @.050 duration .577/.594 lift w/1.65 rockers Ford 9" 3.55 Detroit Locker M/T Sportsman Radials 31x18x15 on Convo Pro 15x15s

      Honest dad that 455 on the side of the block is a serial number





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