| Tuske427 |
09-20-2016 10:02 PM |
Thank you, everyone! I'll reply to specifics below
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Originally Posted by Stuart
(Post 5631776)
Welcome, and that's a good looking Firebird. Tell us more about the build.
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Thank you. It's been a 5.5 year build in my garage and I've had it on the road for just over a year now with 5k miles on it. My goal was a track day capable driver. It has many of the typical pro touring modern mechanicals (at least the engine is from an '02 T/A, ha ha) but I wanted to keep a vintage feel to it so it retains much of the original interior and I've avoided trying to force fit on new bits like mirrors, shaving drip rails, etc. I've also made a lot of custom body mods to improve aesthetics and function. So far so good, imo. I have documented the build on Lateral-G and on Hotrodders.com
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/show...ht=Brendon%27s
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...ournalid=20939
The Firebird build starts from near the back- page 64 or so
Here's a video of it on the dyno:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kI5fHnFwY
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Originally Posted by Chris65LeMans
(Post 5631817)
By the way - what part of LA are you in?
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I live in Long Beach. I should be going to the Cruisin for a cure show this Saturday @ the OC Fairgrounds
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Originally Posted by wheelspin
(Post 5632273)
Nicely set-up Bird, Brendon :cool:. I use my tribute TA for local track days, how about you?
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Yes, so far I've had the car 2x at Auto Club Raceway on the Roval. I want to go to big Willow but haven't yet.
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Originally Posted by Greg Reid
(Post 5632472)
Is that a bare-metal bird? Pretty cool looking whatever it is. Gives it a slightly 'post-apocalypse' look...lol
Welcome.
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LOL, yes. It's actually clear coated over the bare metal (KBS "diamond clear") It wasn't my plan from the beginning but after 4 years into the build I reached a point that I wanted to drive it sooner than later so I figured this would be a cheaper/ faster way to get the car in a drivable state. After doing this I've received way more positive recognition for it than I would have ever imagined, plus the fact that I do take it to track day relieves any concerns of ever damaging a nice paint job. It also makes the car much less of a hassle to drive on a regular basis as I don't need to detail it every time I drive it, or worry about stone chips, etc. It's amazing how many people come up to the car and touch it at shows, ha ha. So I'll leave it like this for a while. The original plan was to paint it its original special order color of verdoro green.
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Originally Posted by Captainofiron
(Post 5632547)
welcome, you post over on lateralg right?
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Yes. your handle looks familiar |
