Replacement build thread. 1999 firebird.

[DanDalessandro]

What's in your feet Joe?

Good news. Sure was quick!

[zeeman]

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My work space

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Waiting for Bob to pick us up. (Bob has a really nice trailer)

[zeeman]

What's in your feet Joe?

Good news. Sure was quick!

Bones, I broke one before, thats how I know....

[zeeman]

So, when it comes back the plan is to....
Finish installing everything under the car.....again!. Ffs.
Then when the hatch and wing come back from the painter. Install that and then finish installing the interior.
After that its motor and wiring harness.

[Atrus]

Wow, nice turnaround! I'm betting you are glad you got it done. How does it look under there?

[zeeman]

I dont know! Ive been so busy at work I stuffed it back in the garage and havent looked at it. Sad I know. Everything that I could see looked great. He ended up doing the entire drivers floor pan, and both rear frane rails the drivers front frame rail. And the rear spring pockets. Plus the cavity in front of the rear trailing arms. Everything has been epoxy primed.
I cant wait to get back to it.

[zeeman]

Scores! I found a decent set of ws6
17 inch factory wheels. One is cracked but its on the back side and its repairable.

[zeeman]

I am still waiting for my hatch. I used the same painter as the door. Damnit ,I knew better. 2 months to paint a hatch. What a crock.

[zeeman]

Ladies and.gentelmen, I am proud to announce.... WE HAVE A TRANS AM HATCH!! holy..... now I can get back to work!

[zeeman]

Well the color is off, but its silver on a silver car. Ill get some pics up eventually. I just couldn't do a black hatch on a silver car, Im not a teenager. So now I can get the interior put in it and start to finish the underside....again.
I am going to get some single stage paint put into aerosol cans to do the underside of the car where I had it blasted, to seal it up and protect it. So I have to do that before I can reinstall the dif and fuel tank etc.
I bought a cam and springs today, I have to pick them up tomorrow. I have an ls7 cam and beehives. I couldn't wait anymore! had to get it. So ...soon as I get the body of the car put back together I am going to ship out the block and crank. I need to get the pistons swapped around too.
Progress is slowing a bit, Im working 7 days a week right now, so Time is tight.
A big thanks to gols1go, Thanks Ken!

[zeeman]

Well I am hoping to get some stuff done after work this weekend. I need to remove the door panels and put the correct speaker rings in for the t/a door panels. Then remove the console and put a new shift cable in. Then I can start installing the interior. I might take a few days off around the holidays to get some stuff done too. We'll have to wait and see.

[zeeman]

Headers ordered.

[DynoDave]

Headers ordered.

Hooray!

[zeeman]

Well, I finished the hatch install. I need to get some single stage paint in spray cans for the bottom of the car. I need to paint it before I install anything else. The shocks need to get reinstalled before the carpet gets put in place so no interior yet. I'm just going to paint it light gray to seal it after the blasting and epoxy. Feel like I'm spinning my wheels.
I also ordered the fuel filter/regulator yesterday. That'll help when the time comes.

[zeeman]

So Santa dropped off my headers, Speed eng. 1 7/8 stainless, and front cover ls2 with cam sensor, for my engine. I don't know what he did with the timing set.
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