Brendon's '67 Firebird thread

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by geberhard

Brendon, very cool idea, and same though here I HATE filling up the tank of the bird: 1) It happens too often - gas guzzler JK, kidding 2) the filling up process requires some Yoga maneuvers so I can fill, view, and not spill! And it rhymed. I was debating previoulsy doind a Camaro style filler on the back, and change the angle but like your idea.

One other thing I was thinking is building an extension that you can basically attach to your stock filler and remove at fill-ups.

Gui

That too is a good, and much less labor intensive, solution. What I like most about what I've done is I was able to get a check ball valve in there to prevent the "slosh" of the fuel going back up the neck and bypass the cap/ slobber over the car during acceleration.

[67zo6Camaro]

I thought I heard you back in town.... I mean I heard you back at work this past weekend.

Look good.

[Tuske427]

Thanks, Brett!

You probably heard me working this weekend, too, as I finished up the gas tank neck area. I had to made a recess in my box to clear the trunk latch. I also built a box in the trunk floor (really using up the last of my old original passenger door skin) to locate the original filler neck rubber sleeve and bracket. I shortened the sleeve and will use a clamp to help seal off any fumes.

I also welded up my widened rear bumper and am happy with the results. The passenger side of my second bumper was rusted through, so I ended up slicing a section and adding it to my original one. Not my first choice, as it's two welded strips and more opportunity for misalignment, but it was this, or chop out the corner and patch that. I may need to either adjust, or shim, my rear bumper bracket to get it to sit level, and then I can revise the side brackets to fit. Since I moved the bumper in closer they won't fit as is.

[waynieZ]

Nice progress. it looks nice and tight.

[Tuske427]

Thanks, Wayne!

One more pic I forgot to add earlier

[Tuske427]

Still alive. It's been one busy weekend after another, and I got distracted. I bought another car- a '55 chevy. I plan to make a "2 lane black top" style gasser out of it. real rough and basic. The beauty is it came with all the same 'glass parts to make a 2lbt car, and a 9" rear. But first things first. I need to get my Firebird driveable (while I collect parts for the '55).

I spent today working on the rear bumper more- getting it to fit better. The first pic shows the large gap along the right side of the bumper . I t required cutting the bumper and shaving it down a bit, as well as revising three of the four bumper brackets (multiple times) I lost count how many times today alone the bumper went on, came off, went back on, etc..

It looks a bit better now. It's not perfectly straight, and it'll need some love by a bumper shop one day. But it's good enough for me at this moment.

[waynieZ]

The bumper looks nice and tight. I love that 2lb 55, and the movie.

[Tuske427]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

The bumper looks nice and tight. I love that 2lb 55, and the movie.

Thanks, Wayne! Yeah, I too am a 2lbt movie and car fan. I was thinking of a license plate for this that says "3 yards", ha ha

[Tuske427]

Got some time in this weekend- I stripped some of the paint off and then tore the car apart. I'm to a point now that either I can leave the car looking rough and drive it sooner, or spend more time/ money to do all the body work and paint it. I want to drive the car so I am opting for the former. To do this I plan to paint the car with a clear paint (KBS "diamond finish") over the bare metal and leave it looking raw for a bit. This way I can drive it sooner and work the bugs out of the car without ruining a nice paint job. (I learned this the hard way with my last car)

I still have a lot of minor repairs here and there (welds to clean up/ finish, etc). Then I'll paint the chassis and interior, assemble the car and then clear coat the exterior and start assembling.

[captainofiron]

looking good, excited to see how it turns out