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Old 07-19-2009, 04:53 AM
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Congrats with a fun project!
Cool that you actually can find these cars in Saudi-Arabia.
I have a far out '62 Impala myself that everyone say is beyond repair, but i mean that these projects should be saved as well
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Old 07-19-2009, 05:28 AM
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Some of you guys are seriously missing the point here- he found a 69 Firebird in Saudi Arabia. That's like finding a mint Yenko in Argentina! Also- I think some of you are seriously underestimating the industriousness of a motivated man. Some people aren't used to having shops in every corner of their city, so they learn to take care of things themselves. While it may not win a Riddler, I'm sure he'll enjoy it. As much as I love the high quality of so many of the cars here, I think many of us get wrapped up in 'keeping up with the Jones's' (myself included).

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Old 07-19-2009, 08:05 AM
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thanks everybody

i really appreciate the support ,,, the point as said finding a 69bird in saudi is not easy and by law we cant import any car that is older than 5 years with exception to (30years +)but the broblem is it wont be street legal ,,, so finding this 69bird is like finding a hiden treasure ,,,

I Strongly belive that the aftermarket parts has effected our abilitiy to be creative ,,, if u visit countries like egypt u will find shops restoring any things and i MEAN ANYTHING ,,, the reason is the parts are expensive so they Fix ,,, i will try to minimize replacing bodyparts as much as possible ,,, we can buy sheelmetal and we have hammers we can do anything ,,, however suspension and breaks i'll be buying for sure ,,,

I promise that this car Will be a very very good car ,,, hammering a panel does not mean its gonna look bad ,,,

I WILL DO ALL WHAT I CAN ,,, AND WISH FOR THE BEST ,,,

i started cleaning the car and removing the interior ,,, got my 4 disk brakes kit fron ss396 nothing fansy + DSE control arms(Coilovers) rare and front sway bar from DSE ,,, i will order a fiberglass hood next week just looking for a nice looking 1 ,,,







u cant belive how hard it is to remove a 40years old bolt !!!

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Old 07-19-2009, 09:25 AM
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congrats on the find ....looking forward to seeing your progress
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Old 07-19-2009, 12:04 PM
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congtrats on the find..thats so cool seeing a car like over there..keep us updated and good luck.!!
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Old 07-19-2009, 12:29 PM
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Does it have an engine?


It really isn't that bad, the only hard part will be the roof and even then you will be amazed how much of it will pop back into place with a little hammering.

Honestly man, get it running and driving first, the rest can come later. Make sure you do the car right though so you can keep on enjoying it for a long time

It seems like you are truly happy with the car, I wasn't happy with my first project so I sold it and bought my 1980 Trans Am and I love it, I have gotten so much done on it. I never did anything with my last car.

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Any updates on this. I really like this guys motivation and drive.

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