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Finally got a pic but painted it a few weeks ago. You were right the tach looks much better car color.  Had some company Sat night! Need some brakes on the red one. One of the many friends we all make around this hobby owns the red one. I got a couple nice shots! Need one more!  
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Oh man, that just looks sweet! No more "black eye"! Nicely done!
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Very nice! Painted for sure!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold  1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
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His and his ~or~ his and hers?
I can't decide if I am more jealous of the cars or the garage.
68' Firebird 400 convertible, numbers matching, solar red w/ deluxe parchment interior. 66' Pontiac Ventura Hardtop 66' Pontiac Catalina Convertible
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Would love a 2 post lift in my garage!!!
Does your wife ever see you Tony???
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I agree, I am tired of crawling underneath, then needing another tool LOL
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Speaking of garages. The ONLY good thing that is coming out of losing our home is the house we will be renting comes with, get this, a 40x40 two bay shop with 20' ceilings. AND, AND, my friend Mike is going to give me one of his lifts to use in this new shop!!!!
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I'm glad to hear things are coming together for you.
good Luck!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
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40x40 two bay shop with 20' ceilings. Sounds like a snowbird destination for my bird.
Engine Test Stand Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoxyUwptUcdqEb-o2ArqyiUaHW0G_C88restoring my 1968 Firebird 400 HO convertible (Firedawg) 1965 Pontiac Catalina Safari Wagon 389 TriPower (Catwagon) 1999 JD AWS LX Lawn tractor 17hp (my daily driver) 2006 Sequoia 2017 Murano (wife's car) 202? Electric car 203? 68 Firebird /w electric engine 2007 Bayliner 175 runabout /w 3.0L Mercuiser__________________________________________________________
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Real nice.. Gotta love guy toys. Anything to make other men wish it was theres. Nice car and lift fer sure.
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You see when one door closes another one opens,sounds great you deserve it.
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Thanks. To be honest, I'd much rather been able to keep my single car garage of our own. Losing our home is by far the worst thing ever. Losing my vision, our first new vehicle, income etc. etc. don't add up to losing our home. We would have and did give up all of the above in our attempt to keep our home. The only thing we needed in return was a little help from our mortgage company. But they seem to think taking the loss and having the tax payers repay them (under the new laws) for their loss is a better way to go.
Anyway, back to topic. I am pleased to see this beauty ended up with a body color hood tach. Just doesn't get any nicer than that!
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Speaking of garages. The ONLY good thing that is coming out of losing our home is the house we will be renting comes with, get this, a 40x40 two bay shop with 20' ceilings. AND, AND, my friend Mike is going to give me one of his lifts to use in this new shop!!!! Pictures when you are moved in!! Lucky score Joe!
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The red one is a friends car were doing a brake job and some other little things. He wanted to see the bottom side too. I felt it was a great opportunity to take a pic. My wife loves cars too! I talked her out of her 91 mustang gt 5 speed after many years, and into 98 6 speed z-28. When we bought the camaro the 2 post was part of the deal. She got a z I needed a lift. The firebird usually sits above the camaro. The lift was invaluable while doing the bird. This lift is only 111" tall. It is on sale for 1445.00 now without shipping. I think I have seen even cheaper. American Automotive lifts.
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I'll second the lift idea. When I was building my garage originally I wanted a 3 car, however zoning prevented it. As an alternative, I built a 2 car with 14 foot ceilings. I have a Greg Smith lift that raises the bottom of the lift over 6 feet, so I an walk all around with out banging my head. Not only is it great for maintenance but the car is out of the way where it can't be damaged by clutter in the garage.
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That's a decent price Tony.
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