Purchased my firebird last august. I have always wanted one since the mid 80s when my uncle gave my cousin a '67 326 coupe as a wedding gift. I remember that beauty sitting at the end of the culdesac to this day. As a car guy who searches the ups and downs of the internet for the next great auto purchase, I happened upon a horribly rough orange 68 firebird and happened to show it to the wife. She agreed it was cool. The rest is history, although that particular rust bucket was not purchased. Not but a few days later a guy locally listed a older resto which he traded for while building a guy a house. Turns out he was more of a boater and the car was wasting away. He knew little about it, but i realized immediately it was a original 400 /400 car, still color correct green and original blk interior with upgraded wheels and SSBC . PHS got me the documents hours before sealing the deal to confirm. Whoohoo. So off I went in my dream car. Got my first speeding ticket (in 10 years) almost immediately. 49 in a 35 mph zone. Got off for improper equipment. Car seemed to a be a squared away example minus a few things to make her roadworthy... like dimmer switch, turn signal corrosion, better guages and wipers. Ran good but seemed to lack the pontiac punch. We knew something was rough, but I took a chance on a road trip. I did run out of gas driving it to Good Guys in charlotte. (so happens the gas tank is empty at a 1/4 tank on guage). Other than that hiccup she was perfect for a 5 hour drive at 70. However, once in charlotte we noticed a good bit of blow-by and she was mysteriously using a lot of coolant. Hum. Well, my buddies concluded she needed to be opened up and long story short I will be receiving her back soon. Full up stroker (butler 462) build, hotckis CAs and sway bars/chassis brace, new springs/leafs, bilstein Drag shocks, steel brake lines, new steering everything, new exhaust, doug's headers, 62 heads, old street dominator intake...should be fun, rebuilt tranny w/ stall. 3.23 gears. my favorite: the motor as it came out. I was glad to get rid of the green motor. forge pistons had some damage - reason it was a weakling when i purchased it.
