I'm having a cage installed in a couple weeks and am going to find out about welding the rear bars to the frame if not using solid mounts. I think there will be flex issues where they are welded to the frame unless solid mounts are used. I've seen some nice fuel cell setups in 1st gens but not in 2nd gens, should be able to make something similar though I'd think.

You got some pictures of the fuel cell reinforcements? Maybe I could copy something out of it.

Might want to read this http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14678

Any new progress on your ride? I am building a 70 firebird also.

Hey guys back again, finally got the car on the road. Any idea where I can find the front nose for the 70-73 bird?

I found a workable front bumper and a valance on EBAY a couple years ago I'm going to use for future mods. Also there's a company that was remaking bumpers with your core also.

You could check the for sale ads and place a wanted ad on http://www.transamcountry.com/ , a 2nd gen TA/Firebird site.

Exactly what "nose" parts do you need?

It's the nose that the grills and headlights attach to

Ah, so you just want/need a bumper. I saw one in the pics you posted a while back. Is that one bent or rotted? Perhaps it could be repaired if it's just cracked or has chunks missing. I've used a flexible parts repair kit from 3M with excellent results if thats the case. If the endura rubber is shot maybe the company that molds a new one on old skeleton might be a good way to go.

There's also one or two companies making fiberglass replacements. Those original things weigh a ton and are way out front hurting handling,braking and dragstrip launchs.

saw a 73 nose over on performanceyears.com (a big pontiac site) in the firebird parts for sale section. the 73 weighs about 3 times as much as the 70-72 but i like the deeper inset of the grills better. if you don't know the difference check out the 70-72 (interchangable and the grills sit flush)and the 73 (heavier but deeper grills). you can thank the 73's weight on Ralph Nader. the 73 (only year) noses will probably run a little higher

i'm not on here much, on pro-touring.com more, but i just noticed your thread. as a die hard firebird guy i must say, please don't put a chevy big block in your firebird. the only acceptable substitute for a pontiac engine would be an ls engine. it's your car but no self respecting pontiac fan wants to see a chevy engine in an old pontiac.

i'm on my 3rd 79 ta, and still have my first car, a 67 firebird. i already have an ls1 and t56 to put in one or the other. the other will get a big inch pontiac with kauffman heads and fuel injection. if you aren't too hip on the pontiac scene yet here are some good websites for performance parts. you can see what kind of power they are getting with stock blocks and stroker kits, or if that's not enough you can get over 500 cubes with the IA II block that butler sells.

www.krepower.com
www.butlerperformance.com
www.tinindianperformance.com

but anyway, i can't wait to see more progress