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Monthly Archives: August 2011

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24 08, 2011

Part 2 of Front End & Engine Removal

By |2011-08-23T21:21:43-05:00August 24th, 2011|68' Firebird project, All Firebird & Classic Car Posts|6 Comments

Now that the Firebird's front bumper and most of the front end is removed as shown before, I started digging in deeper to remove the engine. For this to happen, I removed the front fender wheel wells which was located as a separate layer of sheet metal under the front quarter panels. Some old cars have them connected to the [...]

23 08, 2011

Front Bumper Removal & Part 1 of Front End Restoration

By |2011-08-23T20:32:00-05:00August 23rd, 2011|68' Firebird project, All Firebird & Classic Car Posts|1 Comment

After the Firebird's interior floorboards were replaced, I decided to start working on the engine and front end area. Our plans were to rebuild the engine with new aftermarket aluminum heads and clean it up. The best way to remove the engine/ transmission is to remove the whole front end and since it was very rusty up there, it definitely [...]

21 08, 2011

Restored Interior Firebird Floorboards

By |2011-08-21T20:55:27-05:00August 21st, 2011|68' Firebird project, All Firebird & Classic Car Posts|0 Comments

I showed before a post about the process of welding in the new floorboards, but forgot to post a final restored picture of the Firebird's floorboards with a new coat of paint. You can see below an enlarged photo of the 68' Firebird's new floorboards. Looks a lot better than the old rusty floorboards. The paint I used was an [...]

21 08, 2011

Welding in New Floorboards

By |2011-08-21T20:22:32-05:00August 21st, 2011|68' Firebird project, All Firebird & Classic Car Posts|1 Comment

The previous post talked about the start of restoring and removing the rusty Firebird floorboards and this post will talk about welding the new floorboards in place. First thing that I had to do was clean the areas of the metal where the new weld would be. I usually use a wire wheel brush which is hooked up to a [...]

16 08, 2011

Removing Rusty Firebird Floorboards & Restoration

By |2011-08-16T21:35:19-05:00August 16th, 2011|68' Firebird project|1 Comment

In addition to replacing the rear quarter panels on the Firebird and other older cars, the floorboards are another top sheet metal component that needs to be restored. For this post, I just wanted to write about removing the old floorboard with some tips and then I will write a follow up post about welding in the new sheet metal. [...]

14 08, 2011

Replacing Rear Quarter Panels

By |2024-02-22T00:13:15-05:00August 14th, 2011|68' Firebird project, All Firebird & Classic Car Posts|0 Comments

One of most noticeable cosmetic damage on the old Firebird was the large dents and rust in the rear quarter panels.  This looked really ugly driving down the street and kind of embarrassing. So this is one of the first things that we wanted to replace. Odds are if you are restoring an older Firebird or any old classic, you [...]