Tired, not thinking so well. Had it in first instead of fourth, kept crawling on me.

Don't have an impact, but the four foot breaker bar did the trick. Gave the seam a good squirt with some penetrating oil, my next day off I'll go rent the puller and get that sucker off.

Yes, I know, camaro rims (notice I didn't capitalize, Firebirds have always been better). One of my neighbors passed away, his son had a couple cars in the garage he had to get rid of since he was losing his storage. Got it almost as you see it for $3500, so I don't care about the rims for the moment.

Besides, isn't it more important to get another Firebird back on the road? This one's been parked since 1996 and I'm doing the best I can with no money and no time!

And it IS a bit of a Frankenbird. Not an original 400, but the guy I got it from did the swap, said the motor came out of a mid-70's TA. He replaced pretty much all the sheet metal except the roof, then I think he got discouraged because it still needed so much work.

Since I've had it, I've had the framerails, trunk floor, and drop-offs replaced, new leaf springs and shocks. Redid the brakes, switching to silicone. I just finished the gas tank with the Eastwood sealer kit, new gas line, fuel pump, rebuilt the POS Holley which I'll probably replace anyway with an Edelbrock just for the reliability, etc, etc.

Right now I just want to get it running again! The few times I've had it out, the 400/4 spd just pushes you back in your seat. WAY cool!