Project Frankenbird - 1968 Pontiac Firebird

[killer67]

Are those concave wheels? Who makes them? I thought you were going with ZR1 black wheels. I like the rendering wheels better

[bdahlg68]

Originally Posted by 65_LS1_T56

I could photoshop your face in here if you wanted to see what you look like in front of a blue bird Brian?? Just trying to help.

That's insulting....... to her anyway.

Originally Posted by killer67

Are those concave wheels? Who makes them? I thought you were going with ZR1 black wheels. I like the rendering wheels better

They are ADV.1 wheels. Model is ADV5 Flowspec's. Waiting for them to come out with 19's and then I may pick them up. Was leaning towards the ZR1's until I came across these. Now I gotta have em.

[PASD U]

I like the Green too. Green/black would be a bit of a departure from so many others. Especially like the ADV1 choice. Why not a set for BOTH Pontiacs?

[bdahlg68]

Progress! In between preparing the nursery for our first baby and watching the Bruins there hasn't been much time for the Bird. But today I was able to put in a few hours and got the old inner cowl completely out and fitted the new one. I need to make a few adjustments but it is almost ready to weld!

[bdahlg68]

Lots of plug welding and sanding later, the cowl is in and so is the DSE fill plate. Still some plug welds to do and some places to weld on the fill plate.

Question! Do I really need to tack every single spot, ors every half inch ok???

[KPC67]

looks good

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by bdahlg68

Lots of plug welding and sanding later, the cowl is in and so is the DSE fill plate. Still some plug welds to do and some places to weld on the fill plate.

Question! Do I really need to tack every single spot, ors every half inch ok???

I TIG welded the one I just did with Silicone Bronze rod -- it's low heat makes it ideal for NON structural --- but since you cut the old one out - you need to have some structure - I'd weld it solid - just watch your heat. You're going to have to bodywork that big flat area one way or the other if you want it to look good.

[GregWeld]

I went back to look after posting -- and I see that you're probably asking about the DSE panel -- again - I welded the one I just did solid as I stated above...

I thought maybe you were asking about the cowl to firewall....

Either way -- solid is good - probably overkill -- but I don't want to go back to fix a cracked paint job!!

[Ron Fox]

Blue Bird

Nice build!

[bdahlg68]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I went back to look after posting -- and I see that you're probably asking about the DSE panel -- again - I welded the one I just did solid as I stated above...

I thought maybe you were asking about the cowl to firewall....

Either way -- solid is good - probably overkill -- but I don't want to go back to fix a cracked paint job!!

Thanks for the input. I'm going to weld it up solid. A stitch in time saves nine, right?