Nice color. Lots of metal work, I with yah there. Hope you got her for cheap. If you go custom put what ever engine you like. SBC in a stock Firebird is a poor investment. IMO
My Coupe was in better shape than yours and by the time I cut out all the rust there was barely anything left to attach to.
I LOVE da birds but it's hard to get a return on your money.
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