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Owner: 68firebird
Last Updated: 4/26/07
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03/08/08 -
Added a journal entry.

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Basic Specifications

Vehicle Color: white
Engine Type: 8 Cylinder
Transmission: Auto
Est. Horsepower: 245 HP

68firebird's 1968 Pontiac Firebird

1968 pontiac firebird--soon to be a pro-touring bird

1968 Pontiac Firebird
1968 Pontiac Firebird
1968 Pontiac Firebird

About this Current Vehicle:

bought this car 6 years ago with the body in great shape. It doesn't have a pontiac motor in it though, it has a small block chevy. I've slowly been doing stuff to it, but have been saving money and accumulating parts to make her a pro-touring bird. I've accumulated a bunch of parts already for it:

Global West subframe connectors
Global West solid body mounts
polygraphite front end rebuild kit
Hotchkis 2 inch lowering springs for the front
Hotchkis/bilstein shocks for all 4 corners

I have many more parts to get, so this is just the beginning. Next on the list is a hotchkis front sway bar and hotchkis sport rear leafs, and then of course disc brakes and a nice set of rims and tires, probably 17 inch. I'm also in the process of changing the color of the interior over from the aqua color to black.

Vehicle Journal:

Mar 08

no time

I haven't had any time to work on the car. got the front up in the air, got some of the front suspension off and thats pretty much it.

Apr 28

front end is up on stands as of today

Put the front up on jackstands today so I can start rebuilding the front suspension. So over the next month or longer ( I have a 10 month old daughter that ties up a bunch of time) I'll be tooling on this, I'll update photos as I go along.

Factory Options:

originally a straight six bird, but there was a small block chevy in it when I bought it.

Exterior Modifications:

rear spoiler, front chin spoiler.

Interior Modifications:

autometer tach, B&M megashifter

Performance:

not that great yet, but she's clean

Suspension/Chassis:

stock for now, changing all over to pro-touring specs soon.....

Drivetrain:

small block chevy, turbo 350, weak straight six rearend.

Electronics:

stock

To-Do List:

N/A

6 Comments on 68firebird's Firebird


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TheAnGrYGoAt on April 30 2007, 4:01 pm

Grin nice 1st gen f-body.....love the 68-69's

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Bandit on April 30 2007, 1:05 pm

Nice bird, and great choice of mods. I am looking forward to seeing her morph into a pro-touring beast! Grin

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qwik1320 on April 27 2007, 1:50 pm

Looks great! Smile

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79transam on April 27 2007, 8:39 am

sweet ass bird nice work so far.. looks like u have a great project on your hands... keep us posted on the progress... 5 stars all around

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PROTC on April 26 2007, 7:26 pm

car looks great!! have fun doing your mods. id go with the cal tracs insted of the slapper bars like i have.

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weamdog on April 26 2007, 5:34 pm

Nice Bird, good luck on your PT conversion.

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