Hi everyone, my name is Philip, located in MA. I am still new to the forum, thought I would introduce myself to everyone. I bought my second firebird in october (my other firebird is an 89 GTA which is my first car and still have it) and have been working on cleaning up the underbody since then. I drove it for 2 weeks in October and then Winter arrived so it is in the garage now. So far besides all the fluid changes, I had the rally gauges and hood tach restored at redline gauge works. I've sanded down the frame rails and repainted with zero-rust. The car has minimal rust, just flakey paint on the underbody which I am trying to remove and finish repainting before spring so I can drive it. I also have to install the radiator x-panels, lower filler panel, and change a differential cover gasket and identify which posi is in there to put in the correct fluid (moser unit). The car is definitely not all original but I really just wanted the feel of a first gen firebird. It has a 455 from a 1970 GTO and thankfully does not ping using 93 octane gas.
I must admit, right now I am pretty tired of doing underbody work, 3 months of scraping, grinding, working in the cold. I am also using the eastwood internal frame paint and trying to get into everywhere I can snake the nozzle. I am a perfectionist too so I like things done a certain way. I know if I go the extra mile that I will enjoy driving it more knowing all those areas are protected, but it feels like a love/hate relationship sometimes. I have the car on 4 stacked 2x8x12 wood on each side. Anyways tonight I plan on painting part of the drivers floor pan and rocker panel.
