Thread: 1978 Pontiac Firebird Formula-Update- 5/9/2014

Took off the passenger fender and fender well today to replace with the one from the 79 that I got from the junkyard the other day. I realized how back in the day they made cars to last , it took me 1 hour to locate the 15 bolts this fender was attached to . Here is a pic-



Heading later on today if weather permits to get the new radiator support and radiator I got for $20.

Total spent so far on paint for the underhood , all engine parts that I will need and the purchase of the car is $2050 not bad .

you could take the other fender off at this point easy, cause you know where all the bolts are now lol

then take the bumper and rad support off, then clean paint and all that good stuff to the bay, then put the engine in and the body parts last. leaving the front clip off leave lots of extra room to work in, as you can see already with the fender and inner fender well off.

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

you could take the other fender off at this point easy, cause you know where all the bolts are now lol

then take the bumper and rad support off, then clean paint and all that good stuff to the bay, then put the engine in and the body parts last. leaving the front clip off leave lots of extra room to work in, as you can see already with the fender and inner fender well off.

Man !!, that is exactly what im doing lol . I need to take the rad support off to install the new one so im just gonna do what you said . The engine should be in by then end of the month .

You'll be posting burnout videos in no time

Originally Posted by dsmuts

You'll be posting burnout videos in no time

oh i hope so lol

So went to get the rad. support and radiator and came back with a bumper cover , edelbrock intake and a 750 cfm holley carb that needs rebuild. Im also buying from this guy a set of 6x-4 heads that have been milled with bigger valves which im hoping he will sell for cheap. The heads will help me go from 8.8 cr around 9.1 cr.

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And probably coming from 30 different warehouses oh how I <3 RA!

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

And probably coming from 30 different warehouses oh how I <3 RA!

LOL True! well Ill be expecting 30 different boxes!

I should be receiving a total of 8 boxes from RockAuto Front suspension kit and Poly body bushings ordered!

Poly body bushings will help out a ton I'm sure. Hurry up and get this thing running

Originally Posted by dsmuts

Poly body bushings will help out a ton I'm sure. Hurry up and get this thing running

HAh this suppose to be a project 1 month project maybe lol

Front end off with semi-gloss paint , ready for new suspension components and poly body bushings . Got all my engine stuff in the mail , will start that this weekend. Plan is to finish engine and transmission , drop it in, wire everything correctly and install body panels back on then I will start on the inside > upholstery > paint > glass > moldings > decals then ALL done .

I might of missed it but what color are you painting it?

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

I might of missed it but what color are you painting it?

Ultra FX Metallics MPX-B Andromeda Silver with black on the hood scoops .

That's going to look nice

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

That's going to look nice

I saw a 70 Chevelle with that color at the Chandler car show and it was awesome .

damn you arizona people and your ability to work outside all year long....

ames performance has some nice parts

Originally Posted by redlinepontiac

damn you arizona people and your ability to work outside all year long....

ames performance has some nice parts

Well .... yes you are correct all year long! I will be installing misters for the summer lol

Well I havent posted in a while due to being super busy at work and not having much time to work on the Firebird. Well finally yesterday I took some pics of some progress . I painted all the interior parts , started on some engine work and took some interior pics.

Painted all interior pieces with SEM paint


Got a set of 6x 4 Heads for $160


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Engine