My Firebird build - Page 5 - Lateral-g Forums

Jimmy Sean · #41 10-24-2014, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

Its looking good!

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by WSSix

Good job on the subframe connectors!

Thanks.

I'm looking forward to getting past this part and painting the underside and firewall.

Stovebolter · #42 10-24-2014, 07:40 AM

As you said....time money and family get our attention foremost. But your coming along. Looks good. I've been working on a 36 Chevy street rod for 9 years. And still have a long way to go. Lol.

Keep after it!

David

Jimmy Sean · #43 10-02-2015, 02:39 PM

I have been working on the firebird off and on over the past year but have not made much progress towards getting it back together. Both the 5.3L and 6.0L truck engines have broken rods. My father-in-law who has been helping me fund this project offered to buy another engine. We purchased a complete takeout engine, harness and computer from a 2009 G8 GT that had been wrecked. I had the computer flashed by Mike Norris and the harness reworked by John at Modern Vintage Systems.

Earlier this week we found out that he will not survive the cancer he has. He beat the cancer the first time but this time it is not treatable. Our relationship in the past was not all that great and I’ll leave it at that, in the past. The past few years though have been great and we have connected around this car. I hope that I can at the very least get it running so he can hear it and at best get it in a drive-able condition so that I can take him for a ride in it.

So the plan is to get it running as fast as I can and then focus on getting it in a drive-able state maybe not legal but drive-able.
I have order some parts this past week for reaching the goal of getting it running but still need to order the intake tube, headers and some misc. fittings for the fuel system. Then I’ll need to purchase a rear suspension system, hopefully the torque arm system from Speed Tech.

More updates to come.

**WSSix** · #44 10-03-2015, 08:02 PM

Best of luck to you, Sean!

**waynieZ** · #45 10-03-2015, 11:51 PM

Sorry to hear this, I'll keep your father in law and all your family in my prayers hoping he gets to see it running.

Greg from Aus · #46 10-04-2015, 02:41 AM

Sorry to hear it Mate, I hope your plan works out.

Jimmy Sean · #47 10-13-2015, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by WSSix

Best of luck to you, Sean!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

Sorry to hear this, I'll keep your father in law and all your family in my prayers hoping he gets to see it running.

Thanks for the prayers.

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Originally Posted by Greg from Aus

Sorry to hear it Mate, I hope your plan works out.

Thanks.

Jimmy Sean · #48 10-13-2015, 07:17 AM

Here is the 5.3L's broken rod.

And the 6.0L broken rod and mangled crank.

The L76 from a wrecked 2009 G8 GT

Jimmy Sean · #49 10-13-2015, 07:22 AM

Test fit of the Holley A/C bracket and compressor.

Checking the clearance from the alternator and the Holley motor mount bracket. Just enough to get the nut on.

Jimmy Sean · #50 10-13-2015, 07:28 AM

A few weeks ago I was able to get some work done on the trunk.

And this past two weeks I have been working on finishing the firewall and sanding the floorboard. I was able to get the firewall, floor and subframe painted last night. Very happy with how it turned out.