69 firebird update

[zingercustoms]

Haven't posted for a while...been busy with another restoration. The valve covers will go, I am mounting coils some where else. We are thinking about an aftermarket intake and some other upgrades....what about the professional performance intake? anyone know how they are. Here is the progress pics.

[waynieZ]

It looks great. What color did you use on the trans?

[BBC71Nova]

Very nice. Speedtech frame is looking great. I have subframe envy now

[tones2SS]

Looking great. Very nice.

[zingercustoms]

Thanks.....The color is the same as is on the tail panel (tail panel has a little more gold pearl/flake), oil pan and the subframe.....Honda color called Magnesium metallic or something, Just mixed it up from a color a custom color a friend had, he Honda color was real close to it. We were going for a magnesium (goldish) silver....If I don't go with an aftermarket intake, I will Be painting the intake the same color.

[zingercustoms]

Back at it for now...
Inside in all dynomatted, power window regulators in, wired up door and trunk poppers. Bulkhead for a/c fitted, starting the brake and engine details.
We are using a hydra booster from astrovan for power. All stock calipers for the front: corvette, back 85 cady. Lines are all polished stainless.
Here are the pics.

[waynieZ]

Wow, looking good.

[zingercustoms]

Ok, here is the latest...We have been hard at work getting wiring all figured out. Decided not to use painless and go with factory wiring and computer. Have it all ran and ready for power. Ignition all all that is done, shortened and removed all unwanted wires and repinned the computer connectors accordingly. We have to have the computers flashed and soon we will be ready to start it up. My brother decided to change the cam, rockers, intake and have the heads ported. (of course after I painted everything) We had a guy that does it for Lingenfelter do it and it should have awesome flow, he cleaned up the intake as well inside. The flow numbers are 317 at 600 lift? max. whatever that means, I am not an engine guy, but my brother said that is awesome.
The cam is a comp cam 54-444-11:

Cam Style Hydraulic roller tappet
Basic Operating RPM Range 2,000-7,000
Intake Duration at 050 inch Lift 224
Exhaust Duration at 050 inch Lift 230
Duration at 050 inch Lift 224 int./230 exh.
Advertised Intake Duration 273
Advertised Exhaust Duration 279
Advertised Duration 274 int./279 exh.

Harland Sharp 1.7 roller rockers
Profesional products typhoon intake (ported)
GM performance Roller lifters.

Heres some pics:


The fuel rails came adonized red, so we made a bath of lye and water and stripped them, then I polished them out to match the covers. I got the intake based on looks more than performance. These were the coolest covers I have seen and they only go with this fuel rail and intake so....I wanted the only shiney bits on the car to be the top of the engine, everything else will be black or silver. I still need to do something with the throttle body and we will be getting a billet oil cap too.


I used this cool carbon fiber vinyl to cover the instrument panel. It actually has texture to it. I Stripped off the wood grain and the silver outlines and applied it. I Also cut out some pieces for the fuel rail covers that say "Rare Breed" for the top shelf 101 proof Wild Turkey the car is named after, and since Pontiac is now a rare breed....
The console will go up in front of the area all cut up for the radio and air controls, We have a vintage air magnum kit and billet controls.









The power brake booster is a hydra unit out of an 99 astro van and we got the SSBC billet master cylinder with the built in distribution. The top matches the fuel rail covers. Sorry I didn't snap a pic with the tape off. We hid the computer like so....

[1bad78zam]

Still looking good!! Can't wait for the finished product. You wouldn't want to reproduce that front end would you?

[killer67]

Damn! That motor is sexy