1971 Firebird Build ("The Other Woman", a.k.a. Project "T.O.W.") - Lateral-g Forums

**GregWeld** · #1 06-09-2013, 06:00 PM

Good gawd that is one ugly green!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Glad you got it all worked out! That's super exciting for you too! Rob and DG and I are just happy to have cost you some extra bucks! What else are we good for.... This is LAT G after all... and that's what we all do here. Enrich each others lives -- or break the bank... whatever comes first!

RussMurco · #2 06-10-2013, 09:47 AM

Awesome to hear it running and rolling! Great job and it looks fantastic!!!

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

This is LAT G after all... and that's what we all do here. Enrich each others lives -- or break the bank... whatever comes first!

You keep saying that and it's starting to worry me as I'm sure it would do the latter! I'm not inviting ANYONE from here to visit my shop!!!!

**GregWeld** · #3 06-10-2013, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ravenworks

Awesome to hear it running and rolling! Great job and it looks fantastic!!!

You keep saying that and it's starting to worry me as I'm sure it would do the latter! I'm not inviting ANYONE from here to visit my shop!!!!

Oh --- "we" don't need to actually physically visit... Oh No! We can cost you plenty with just a few visits to this website for regular updates...

RussMurco · #4 06-10-2013, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Oh --- "we" don't need to actually physically visit... Oh No! We can cost you plenty with just a few visits to this website for regular updates...

Hence, why you haven't seen THIS yet!!!!

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Originally Posted by Ravenworks

1970 Firebird build thread coming soon!

I'll post when it's DONE!!!!

carbuff · #5 06-10-2013, 12:35 PM

I assure you that this site was responsible for plenty of my expenditures during the build process...

**Flash68** · #6 06-10-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by carbuff

I assure you that this site was responsible for plenty of my expenditures during the build process...

It was Rob and Weld's fault... I was an innocent bystander.

RussMurco · #7 06-10-2013, 01:17 PM

No doubt in my mind, I've been around here long enough to notice who the antagonists are!!!

**68LS1** · #8 06-10-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

It was Rob and Weld's fault... I was an innocent bystander.

Sure you were

Bryan, very pleased for you.

**FETorino** · #9 06-10-2013, 10:10 PM

Great news she is finally on the road.

When do the new seats and 335s arrive?

carbuff · #10 06-21-2013, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by FETorino

Great news she is finally on the road.

When do the new seats and 335s arrive?

Partial update on this. I hoped to update this way before now, but...

After scouring the country, and with help from Weld and Sieg even, I could only come up with a single seat that I wanted to use. I had focused in on the Recaro Cross Sportster as my replacement. This unit has a base without the side bolsters, which was way more comfortable for me. I found one in Eugene, OR, and Sieg was gracious enough to go check it out in person for me! Thanx again!!!

Unfortunately, the packaging and shipping cost on this thing were ridiculous. And even worse, the Recaro dealers were telling me 9 - 12 weeks to get the corresponding passenger side seat, as they are only manufactured in Germany. That wasn't working for me...

So after some soul searching and opening up my options, I have changed my selection to the Recaro Specialist M instead of the Sportster. From what I have read, that seat actually sits a little lower than the Sportster, which will be good for me. The 'M' also has a flat base, which again works better for me. And, perhaps most importantly, Recaro has them in stock, so I can get them quickly. I just completed the order, and they should be here next Thursday. I'm sure Eric will have my mounts made by Friday.

On another front... I spent Wednesday night rewiring my Fan relays. The Holley ECU wouldn't handle the combination of the AC and coolant temp fan control the way I expected, so I needed to add a couple of relays to the system. That was fun, as it was all tucked up under the dash and I had worked so hard to keep it all clean. Thankfully I was able to do it without too much pain (although my back and sides might disagree with that statement!).

Eric has been working on the new front spoiler. That will be mostly wrapped up this weekend. It looks good on the car, and we're working on a design to add a splitter and perhaps some canards which will bolt-on to experiment with on different track days.

Now, about those 335's...