OLDFLM's (Ty) 71 Firebird comes to Fletcher's Customs!! Giving back for my Freedom!!

[70rs]

Originally Posted by OLDFLM

Thanks Eric! Jeff Kauffman and Kevin Swaney did a hell of a job collaborating on this unique 440cid stroker and building it for the car!

Here's another video of it just idling at 850rpms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMpFDzNCBTI

Think anyone will buy that "it's just a rebuilt Pontiac 400?" LOL


Okay... One more just because I like to hear it "cackle!" (c:]

https://www.youtube.com/profile?user=.../6/DQ9HmLhbS3w

I seriously doubt you will be able to pass it off as "just a rebuild" LOL!!

[fletcherscustoms]

Well we are finally getting close to light at the end of the tunnel. Its really amazing the little things that you put off to get a car ready for SEMA, that is done prior would have taken a hour now take a day to do cause you got to take the car apart to do it. We are getting close I hope to get fluid and fire to it this week and get the bugs and kinks worked out. WE are gonna hopefully debut it at a local show on the 22nd and then it will go back home to Ty till we do some events later this spring and summer!

[OLDFLM]

Yeah, that kinda sums up how I'm feeling!!

[fletcherscustoms]

Made head way this weekend, but still not fired up yet... Spent Saturday chasing leaks, and finishing the AC install. This week we will be ready to go! We worked Saturday afternoon on brake leaks mainly, just letting air in the system that gave us hell trying to bleed it. We had to tear most of the system apart and add some new fittings and tighten some other ones. But its ready now, just has to be bled. Engine has oil, trans has oil, and rear has oil. Just have to put water in her and bleed brakes and she's ready to fire up!

[fletcherscustoms]

Set your DVR for Car Crazy on SPEED Channel!



Our “SEMA thrash” interview with Barry Meguiar will air
Monday night, 19 April 2010 at 11pm EST!!! (8pm Pacific)




“Friends at SEMA”
Mon 4/19/10 11:00PM
Sun 4/25/10 8:00AM
Mon 4/26/10 4:30AM
Mon 4/26/10 3:00PM

[fletcherscustoms]

Its been a crazy time with the car. Finishing all the little details that got left behind in the SEMA thrash, that have taken hours to do now instead of minutes if they would have been done beforehand! But finally yesterday we got her all buttoned up and added fluids. And fired her up and pulled her out of the shop for the first time under power!! Shes headed down to my buddies stereo shop to have a nice simple system installed in the trunk to complete the package. WE are going to debut her fully completed this Saturday at a local charity show and I have all plans on coming home with some "Best of Show" hardware!! Once again I want to thank everyone for everything that you have done on this project, your support, your products, and your "well wishes". None of this ever would have happened without folks and companies like you. Thanks again and don't forget to Watch the Speed channel tonight at 11PM eastern- 8PM Pacific, for our interview with Barry Meguire for "Car Crazy Friends At SEMA"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy4_jzOm370
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOXILIoFtiE

[awr68]

Sounds good, that is a mile stone right there!! What's with the open headers? I thought Michael built a nice system for it?

[fletcherscustoms]

BMR redigned the torque arm setup for the rear. And shortened the arm and changed the mounting location in the front by adding a new crossmember at the rear most body mount on the subframe. in turn that messed up the way we had the exhaust routed and done under the car. So we got to build new pipes and mount some new mufflers. Would be done sooner, but my orange car is on the lift with no suspension under it so kind of hard to roll it out of the way

[fletcherscustoms]

Heres a couple of new pics I took today down at my buddys stereo shop.

Stereo detail

(2) JL audio 10w1
(2) JBL 400x4 amps Ty has had for years
pair of Pioneer 6x9 and 6.5"
All wiring etc,etc

[fletcherscustoms]

The stereo is finished!!!