Brendon's '67 Firebird thread - Page 24 - Lateral-g Forums

**geberhard** · #**231** 10-21-2012, 08:02 PM

Brendon, I love the magic you are doing with metal on the bird!! I spent a HUGE amount of time reshaping and adjusting gap, etc, so goal wa smuch better than factory, and tight gaps. I had to weld seams, move things around, then grind, then redo a bunch of things, but in the end pays of, so am sure you will be pumped when primer time comes around.

Post up pics of the finished bumper when you get a chance, I am considering chopping mine further for the other project (rear bottom section is semi beat in some areas, and makinfg it skinnier to integrate better on the custom valance (am planning to integrate a 69 maro valance).

Here is the 67 400 coupe pic form a couple weeks ago (still ways to go)

and since you are into 90210 body changes, here is what I did on the 68 vert (Lolla), shaved rear gills, and incorporated 69 front fender scoop insert sections:

not the best shot but close to how she sits now:

Tuske427 · #**232** 10-28-2012, 06:10 PM

Thanks, G! Yeah, I like how you made your car different with the '69 parts. It definitely stands out.

The front bumper is still a work in progress. I also had to shorten the lower bumper brackets to get the bumper to sit closer to the body. I spent most of the weekend aligning the body to the ends of the bumper. I also added flanges on the inner edge to help eliminate visible gaps and light shining through. I also had to push some of the fenders out along the bottom edge to sit closer to the bumper. I have some "before" and "after" pics. you cna see the improvements. From that I now need to reposition the header panel as it's causing interference with the hood shutting fully. It got pulled inward as I attempted to get the bumper to sit where I wanted it. After that I need to add some material along the edges of the hood itself and the bumper to get those gaps right. They just don't align to my satisfaction.

Tomorrow I'm off to SEMA, yay!!

**geberhard** · #**233** 10-29-2012, 09:42 AM

Breandon, excellengt and thankd for the shots! I think even factory never had it as close as yours

Gui

Chicken Louie · #**234** 10-29-2012, 11:52 AM

Great work on the front end!!

**waynieZ** · #**235** 10-29-2012, 05:21 PM

Looking good!

Tuske427 · #**236** 10-31-2012, 05:53 PM

Thanks, guys! I'm not done yet. It's still a work in progress until I get it right.

bloibl · #**237** 11-02-2012, 06:09 PM

I am not sure how to upload a picture on this site but have you seen the 68 68 conv firebird on carsbykris website? Car is cream and green really nice car.

Tuske427 · #**238** 11-04-2012, 06:31 PM

I went to the site- lots of cool renderings for sure

I had some time on Sat to work on the front bumper fitment more. Not done yet, it still needs tweaking. Attached are images of the flanges I'm making to help the front bumper stay put and not let light through as I'm not using those rubber gaskets anymore.

Tuske427 · #**239** 11-12-2012, 07:30 PM

got one more day in this weekend- am getting closer to getting this to fit right. I have the bumper sitting nice against the fenders, and the top view gap with the hood aligned with the bumper, but now the hood itself appears warped as there are high spots when looking at it from the front. So I have a few options. 1- leave it (yeah, right) 2- add metal to adjust the leading edge to make it appear less warped. 3- slice the under structure and bend the hood out/ re weld the underside back. I think I'll go with #2, then #3 if needed.

blazer1970 · #**240** 11-25-2012, 05:54 PM

Nice looking Firebird...