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

[fletcherscustoms]

And the night just gets better and better!!

It's my pleasure and honor to add US Collision to the list of sponsors! DOOM (Mario) from the boards, who owns the shop contacted me and has offered to send all the paint materials for car!! PPG base, clear, reducers, etc!! Mario I personally thank you for you support and your contribution!! Thanks again from Fletcher's Customs!

[awr68]

Very cool Mario!

I love how this is working out for Ty!!

[TonyL]

HAHA! Awesome! This just gets better and better! (omg. what have we done?! a SEMA project??!)

Man I wish i could see the look on Ty's face when he sees this!

[fletcherscustoms]

Originally Posted by TonyL

HAHA! Awesome! This just gets better and better! (omg. what have we done?! a SEMA project??!)

Man I wish i could see the look on Ty's face when he sees this!

Wow and here I was a couple months ago, all calm and collected that I had full year to complete my one SEMA project, the Challenger. Now there's two to get done!!!! Ty's car will be done way in advance and do the local southeast circuit before heading west!! But wow what great showing of support!!

[radrambler]

ty

my dad was stationed at warner robins in the early 70s .where his service time ended.i was 4-5.
i dont know if it will help but i live about 3 hrs from coolidge ,ga per the computer map .i will drive up and donate the time to sandblast the suspension parts if you have someone to pressure wash the grease off of them.if you need that.(i blast @ home for $$) or i could bring it all back home blast and paint it then bring it back painted.
we cant have all these great part going on and not make the suspension look great also..... let me know what you guys have planned for this area .
or if you guys need an extra hand for assembly i could drive up and help with that . my qualifier i built a 71 camaro, ground up in the early 90s.click my hubgarage link in my signature to see..

radrambler

[fletcherscustoms]

Originally Posted by radrambler

ty

my dad was stationed at warner robins in the early 70s .where his service time ended.i was 4-5.
i dont know if it will help but i live about 3 hrs from coolidge ,ga per the computer map .i will drive up and donate the time to sandblast the suspension parts if you have someone to pressure wash the grease off of them.if you need that.(i blast @ home for $$) or i could bring it all back home blast and paint it then bring it back painted.
we cant have all these great part going on and not make the suspension look great also..... let me know what you guys have planned for this area .
or if you guys need an extra hand for assembly i could drive up and help with that . my qualifier i built a 71 camaro, ground up in the early 90s.click my hubgarage link in my signature to see..

radrambler

Wow thanks for the offer. A complete suspension, subframe rebuild is in the works already. I have a big blaster and also a 4ft cabinet blaster so I'll blast everything here. But I know for sure there will be time when we need some extra hands. So I'll keep in touch with you.

[fesler]

Originally Posted by boilermaker

yeah yeah I know I'm slacking on pics!! I spent all last week sick as a dog so I am way behind at the shop but most of all at my day job!!! I'll get some pics up this weekend once I dive back into it!! It'll be going on the rotisserie this weekend or first of next week. With all the down time waiting on parts now, I am gonna spend a good amount of time doing some repairs and cleanup to the bottom end. There has been a lot of exhaust on this car I guess. Where the hangars are mounted in the rear there are 19 holes and 22 holes drilled previously!! come on guys use the same hole!! Theres a little rust repair to do in the front passenger pan. There also some rust in the rear frame rails that needs to be redone. The previous shop tried and did a pretty crappy job so now I got to cut theres out and redo it.

We are kind of in a holding pattern till after the first till we start getting all the carbon parts in, and the Rad support from Autorad!! I'm just gonna spend a lot time on some little details that weren't originally in the plans!!

Now if we can get a nice discount on some suspension and some seats. We're gonna have one badd boy pro tourer!!

I am working on the seats now and am trying to get a killer price on Recaro so I will dontate some of the money towords them and maybe a few up here would like to chip in on them. what were you thinking of spending on seats or what is the budget for them. I have a set here in stock that I will donate half for the project.

I can work on suspension what are you guys looking to do on it. Air Ride? Bret might want to get involved with this because of the coverage the car is going to get now.

I will also shoot the car for the features and so forth if that will help. I have been shooting for 15 years now so we can get some good stuff on it. Just some thoughts and if we are going to help Ty out lets give him a car he could only dream of having.

[fletcherscustoms]

Suspension is still way up in the air!!! The budget is the biggest thing right now!! Ty's has given me $2500 to do my part, paint, assembly etc!! WE currently have $2700 in the account I set up with the donations we have received. So we are working right now with $2200 and need suspension, interior (seats, carpet, dash pad, etc.), the motor needs some attention now due to the caliber of the rest of the car, and I really want to do Vintage Air in car as Ty plans to drive this thing alot, as well as odds and ends we'll need along the way. The budget is the biggest hold up. I have donated $500 to the project and we've had a little response with cash donations but mainly companies products.

As far as suspension Air Ride would be my pick, but this is Ty's car not mine. I know he was talking about arms, coilovers, etc.

[fletcherscustoms]

One of the best moments of my entire life just happened! I have been trying to get in touch with Ty all morning. And he has been teaching a class so no email or phone all morning. I've left him constant messages, etc. He calls me about 5 minutes ago. Where I proceed to tell him the bad and the good news. You can here him sigh and then ask for the bad, to which I respond "this time next year you'll be a little broker, than now" and he says "why?" To which I respond we're taking the car to SEMA 2009!! Nothing, nothing at all, no reply at all. Complete silence for what seems like an eternity, which is then overcome by the sounds of a grown man weeping in pure happiness!! He just didn't have the words to speak. But for one of the first times in my life, I felt his happiness! I felt his joy!! There is not a better person that I know of that deserves this car!! Cause through all of this he still gives it all to God, and continually thanks Him for what He is doing to bring us all together!! Look for him to be on here soon, when he gets a break from class!!

[OLDFLM]

I can't say thank you enough!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know how else to say it!

A spot at SEMA 09 for my car!!! Are you kidding me??? UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!

I thought Chad was yanking my chain when he told me this morning! (c:]

And when the reality of it all hit me... it hit HARD! I was truly blown away!!

I'll admit it took me a while to regain my composure (in uniform) to say anything at all...

Words simply can't express my gratitude!!

You have no idea how grateful I am or how indebted I feel...

The generosity of everyone involved is AMAZING!!!!!!!

I am truly humbled and I'm a very blessed man!!!

I'm proud to be a member of this great community!!

I THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!

V/R,
Ty