Brendon's '67 Firebird thread

[Frankenstine]

Nice work there Brendon, Is that the original center console you are using ?
Thanks
Kith

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by MX145

Glad you're back. Hope you enjoyed your time out of the country. Beside Canada I've never been and Canada doesn't really count.

Looks like you're getting right back into the swing of things. You sure don't mess around. All that work to widen the car, a lot of functional improvements, and now you're building headers. Impressive!

I know the feeling- I grew up a little over an hour from Niagara Falls/ Canada and until my job started sending me places that was it for my international travel...

Originally Posted by 1968 GTO Resto-Mod

awesome thread brendon!!!
man, the fab work you're doing there is really impressive...
and i definitely like the idea of going with the original pontiac color on the engine!
i'll be staying tuned!

Thank you! I hope I don't disappoint

Originally Posted by Frankenstine

Nice work there Brendon, Is that the original center console you are using ?
Thanks
Kith

Thank you! Yes, that is the original console. I just wrapped it with carbon fiber wrap (3m "shelf paper" ha ha). The nice thing about the wrap is that it doesn't permanently damage the console should I want to remove it.

[Tuske427]

OK, I made a mess in my garage this weekend, I mean I did a lot of cutting, sanding/ grinding/ trimming to rebuild the driver side header to fit my car. Man, these things are a lot of work. Of course, I'm sure there are some tricks to doing this that I wish I knew about. I just need to put the collector back on, do some clean up work and send these out for coating.

[68400BIRD]

I have read all the way through page 12. Looks like some pics are missing, but I am very impressed with all of the modifications that you are making. The small things like the drain plugs in the rear window channel are great. Can't wait to finish reading the build.

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by 68400BIRD

I have read all the way through page 12. Looks like some pics are missing, but I am very impressed with all of the modifications that you are making. The small things like the drain plugs in the rear window channel are great. Can't wait to finish reading the build.

yeah, a while back I had run out of room for attaching pics so I had to delete the older ones for adding new ones. Later on I think more space became available. I guess I could go back and re add them...

[MX145]

Originally Posted by Tuske427

OK, I made a mess in my garage this weekend, I mean I did a lot of cutting, sanding/ grinding/ trimming to rebuild the driver side header to fit my car. Man, these things are a lot of work. Of course, I'm sure there are some tricks to doing this that I wish I knew about. I just need to put the collector back on, do some clean up work and send these out for coating.

Good job! That's some crazy angles to work out! How did you do the layout? Was it by eye cutting and tacking pieces as you go or did you use some kind of mockup wire or PVC?

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by MX145

Good job! That's some crazy angles to work out! How did you do the layout? Was it by eye cutting and tacking pieces as you go or did you use some kind of mockup wire or PVC?

Thanks, Ryan! I worked from the top down, and did one at a time. I did buy some pvc tubing I thought I could use for mocking up, but ended up not using much more than one curved part for basic placement. The diameter was wrong and didn't match the curves of my metal tubing.

Once I had the top areas figured out/ past the tight spot I just joined them back to my original collector. Then, when it was mocked up, I had to take the two tubes back off completely, and weld them up, then reattach them and weld them up completely.

Having a sanding disc was key for me for making the tubing flat for good joints.

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by 68400BIRD

I have read all the way through page 12. Looks like some pics are missing, but I am very impressed with all of the modifications that you are making. The small things like the drain plugs in the rear window channel are great. Can't wait to finish reading the build.

Pics are restored if you wish to re-review...

[waynieZ]

Nice job they look like they fit nice now.

[Tuske427]

Thx, Wayne!

This weekend was a bunch of little projects. I got the collector back on, as well as O2 bungs, and added fasteners to my trans tunnel for the center console and rubber shifter boot. I also attached a few more clamps for my fuel/ brake lines.

My wiring showed up so I can start to work on that, too. I need to get my headers coated now so I can get them installed and then start reinstalling the front end sheet metal.