I finally have my dream car (sort of)

[EFI]

Hi All,

I've been checking out this site for a few months, making a post here and there. I've been very inspired and motivated by lots of the posts and pictures by other members. Now I finally have a car, and so I figured I'd do a real intro.

My name is Dan. The car I just bought is a very rough 1969 Firebird convertible on ebay.**

It's going to be a father and sons project. So far my sons have taken out the front and rear seats, removed all the old beer cans and cleaned the one mag wheel. Our plan is to go through it from top to bottom, replacing just about everything.

**BTW - Here's a bit of advise... if you ever buy a car on ebay, bring a good friend with you when you go to pick it up. After a long drive to the the car's location, I jumped out of the truck to check out the car. After my eyes did a quick scan of the car I had one of those, "what have I got myself into moments."
Luckily I had my buddy Pete (a full time Army Guard Heli-pilot) with me. Cuz, my heart started to palpitate, and my stomach was doing something similar to what it does when I'm within nose-shot of a God awful poopie diaper.
Thankfully Pete had successfully completed Prisoner of war camp training, and he quickly noticed the signs of someone about to crack.
I figured he had two options - shoot me or promptly suggesting we start loading the car. Luckily for me and my son, he elected to forgo shooting me and instead said, "well, don't just stand there, lets get this thing loaded!"

[ProStreet R/T]

Congrats on the new project. It can feel a bit overwhelming at first but you'll get there. And hopefully it will build some of the best memories between you and your son.

[almcbri]

Good luck with the build. That is awesome that you and your sons are working on the car together.

[XcYZ]

lol, great story, Dan. It's cool you're doing it at a Father/Son project. Good luck and keep us posted.

[61Bubbletop]

Looks like a great start Dan, good luck with it

[Bowtieracing]

Thank you Dan for a good real life story. Keep sending pictures,really intresting car!!!!!!!!!

[Ummgawa]

I was gonna do a 69 TA pro touring car...have all the parts from stacked gauges to side extractors to a real 69TA hood and rear spoiler. I love the project prospects and I can direct you to every site for 69 Firebird stuff. Keep us posted. By the way I waste more $$ on "future projects" than any human being I know, LOL.

[Hdesign]

Congrats on the newest addition to the family! Father/Son(s) projects are awesome. My dad and I used to have a great time doing that stuff.

[HotRod68Camaro]

My '68 was supposed to be a father son project. Turned into a son only project real quick lol. Not that he didnt want to help but i taught myself real quick.