I purchased my 68 350 Firebird back in 2002 off ebay, sight unseen for $1200. I joined FGF in the fall of 2002 and was pretty active until about 2005. Two new jobs, three houses, two new kids has really put the Firebird on the back burner. Right before Thanksgiving of 2011 I decided I would tackle some of the body work I've been putting off since I purchased the car (triggered by a 45+ year old wiring harness smoldering). So I started the tear down once again...the third tear down to date. I knew the outer cowl panels behind the front quarters were rotted so I started there. I cut open the outer skin and the damage was pretty extensive with rot from the inside out...and then the car sat in the garage until January of 2013, when I decided to replace the center section of the trunk. Cut the trunk out, fitted the new panel and then we sold our house in February 2013, so we moved again... It's taken a year to get settled in the new house. Garage is much smaller, so working on the Firebird is "interesting". I finally got the trunk welded in last month, first time doing metalwork..first time welding. Now I'm going to replace the entire firewall, entire floor, both outer cowl panels (both inner and outer structure which is currently cut out), both quarter panels with outer wheel housing. I replaced the entire drivetrain on the Firebird back in 2005 so I'm good to go there (complete aftermarket four wheel disc brakes, 200-4r modified tranny, rebuilt Pontiac 350, custom driveline, 8.5" rearend with 4.10 posi out of a 73 Ventura with aftermarket axles, complete Eaton Detroit Spring leafs and coils, PST bushing and sway bar kit, tubular upper control arms, fast ratio power steering box). I plan on adding aftermarket AC (car came with AC originally but previous owner stripped all the AC components off the car), and FAST fuel injection (Nevada high plains is brutal on carb tuning!). I will create a new thread in the bodywork section detailing the sheet metal replacement. It's good to be actively working on the Firebird once again and it's better to see many of you still actively participating on the list still. Many of you have helped me out through the years with knowledge, parts and motivation.