1969 numbers matching firebird/restoration

[bdyman]

this is my bosses car, complete body off restoration the pics you see now is only 3 weeks of work, new fenders, new quaters, new rear body panle, left and right outer wheel houses were sectioned left and right rear floor pans sectioned, new core support, doors deck lid and hood are in primer

its going back to black, black interior, 4 speed car, small block so here are the pics

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[Turbocharged400sbc]

marvelous work from a dust monkey

he going full resto or more restomod?

 

[bdyman]

thanks,
no full restoration he has a 57 bel air resto mod according to him i have to see the car to judge it resto mod

i would like to build a resto mod for him my way, but he doesnt listen very good

 

[skeezer]

bdyman does work

 

[Eagle]

Looks pretty good!

 

[Ron Vogel]

Smallblock? as in Chevy? Poncho 301 to 455 are all the same block esentially...with the exception of SD 421/428's which had larger main bores.

 

[bdyman]

im just typing what my boss told me, the engine is rebuilt already, ill get a pic next week of that

next week ill be painting the underside with por-15 chassis black, then install all new brake lines, fuel lines, body plugs, and anything else that has to go on before the rear end and the sub frame goes on

more pics next week

 

[Ron Vogel]

im just typing what my boss told me, the engine is rebuilt already, ill get a pic next week of that

next week ill be painting the underside with por-15 chassis black, then install all new brake lines, fuel lines, body plugs, and anything else that has to go on before the rear end and the sub frame goes on

more pics next week

Ahh. Well, I'm assuming it had a 326 (which is the most common motor for that year)...but I'm hoping it's the second most popular (ram air III 400).

 

[Bru]

Yes, hope the boss man plans to put a Poncho engine back in it. Tired of seeing small block Chevys with Edelbrock carbs and intake manifolds mated to a 350 trans in every damn classic.

 

[Ron Vogel]

400's make mean power up to 6K...killer street engines

 

[bdyman]

i know its a pontiac engine that i do know, i was just typing what he said, he thinks he knows what he talks about but he doesnt know. IE-he doesnt even know what panle bond was until i introduced it to him

ill snap a pic of the block and post it next week

 

[Ron Vogel]

i know its a pontiac engine that i do know, i was just typing what he said, he thinks he knows what he talks about but he doesnt know. IE-he doesnt even know what panle bond was until i introduced it to him

ill snap a pic of the block and post it next week

Not really needed, block should be marked what size it is on the driver's side towards the back of the block. It's actually in the casting. I'm REALLY curious about what head's are going on there though to determine the compression. There are 2 head styles, one has round outlets, and the other has d ports. In the middle between the middle 2 exhaust ports will be a #...IE:6x/4x/72/16. I can tell you what the compression will be if you can tell me the block/heads combo.

I have a bank of unused Poncho info in my brain that needs to get out...

 

[skeezer]

Ron check your PM

 

[bdyman]

Not really needed, block should be marked what size it is on the driver's side towards the back of the block. It's actually in the casting. I'm REALLY curious about what head's are going on there though to determine the compression. There are 2 head styles, one has round outlets, and the other has d ports. In the middle between the middle 2 exhaust ports will be a #...IE:6x/4x/72/16. I can tell you what the compression will be if you can tell me the block/heads combo.

I have a bank of unused Poncho info in my brain that needs to get out...

like i said the block is assembled and ready to go back in the sub frame
all i can do is get pics of the block assembled and of any numbers i see on it

 

[Zenriddles]

Post a pic of the front bumper please.

 

[bdyman]

all and any other parts are in another building, i have no need to go there until im ready to have bumpers sent out for re chrome, and or other parts i need for fianl fitment

 

[THEHKP7M13]

Nice work!

 

[bdyman]

thanks guys
here are some more pics of what i did yesterday, sprayed the firewall and underside of the car with chassis black por-15

vvvv a pic of one of the outer wheel house and then the finished product

 

[Euro]

Yes, hope the boss man plans to put a Poncho engine back in it. Tired of seeing small block Chevys with Edelbrock carbs and intake manifolds mated to a 350 trans in every damn classic.

 

[bdyman]

yes it is a pontiac block, more pics next week getting off the rotissare just waiting on new clips for fuel lines and brake lines, and then once its off it will sit until i finished the 70 chevelle ss clone

 

[bdyman]

here is a update to the car what you see is 2 1/2 months worth or work
i started fitting the fenders and the hood yesterday, i still have allot of work to do onto the pics

 

[THEHKP7M13]

Yes, hope the boss man plans to put a Poncho engine back in it. Tired of seeing small block Chevys with Edelbrock carbs and intake manifolds mated to a 350 trans in every damn classic.

Plain and simple it is the cheaper cost and easier path of resistence. If its the difference between all of them having that or being crushed into cubes because peopel couldn't afford to do them o.e. style I will take the former over the latter.