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Hi Skip, thanks for taking time to post your videos, I have been a subscriber for a while now. I am on my second gen Firebird restoration, my first is a 78 Formula that my mom purchased when she was going through her mid life crisis when I was 13, good for me because I got to drive it to high school. It is restored to completely stock down to the 2 barrel carburetor and the Uniroyal steel belted radials. My second is a 81 Trans am that I purchased as a shell that a guy was scrapping, so I decided to do a 70-73 TA pro touring LS six speed swap. The car has a ton of metal work, flush fit small back window 81 rear taillights, extended the lower rear quarters 2 1/2 inches with a metal wrap around bumper and a rear diffuser along with a metal spoiler. I was thinking about installing gen 5 Camaro door lathes and then I remembered the Bear Claw latches that you installed on your truck. My question to you is, do you think the Bear Claws would work on the second gen doosr? Thanks, Mike

Hey Skip, Do you remember where you bought your Battery cables from? I'm trying to get the closest ones possible to correct originals for my 77 T/A with a Pontiac 400 engine. I know you usually do all of your homework. I'm looking forward to your next video. Tracy Lee down in Georgia.

Good progress, keep it up! 😎

I wrapped with bungee cords and left them in the sun for a few days, worked great for me

I had the same issue, drivers side was perfect, passenger side didn't fit for crap, and they were the originals that I took off!

Must’ve been built on a Monday or a Friday,,,,😂😂😂

Great points, taking mine off this weekend,,,

Hi Skip, yes that throttle looks like it’s open pretty far. That usually leads to dieseling after you shut off the car when it’s hot and I’m sure you know that, but maybe other viewers don’t. Let us know how the idle works out later. Sometimes I’ve had luck with adjusting the timing a little bit also to get my idle where I like it. That Quadrajet restoration looks beautiful. Great work!

You're not alone...

Owned 2 birds, and you have shown us a lot. Thanks

That's GM

The engine and engine bay looks so good

That's one bad machine.

Experienced, "aftermarket parts fit/fail" myself with an old Mustang. there has to be some way of getting advise from the Firebird community. I'm certain you're not the only one with this and other issues from replacing original parts. Good luck, looks like quality work so far.

Good vid, what was that stuff? Pick clicks? And by the way I'm having the same trouble you did with my right rear caliper they can't seem to order the correct one. Such fun!

Do you have any tips or perhaps what tool you should use to install and remove the trunk torsion bars? I’d love to see how you accomplish this, your videos are very helpful!

Be happy it leaked now and not after you got the wheel well and fender on!

Nice work, looks great!

Good video Skip. The booster....is it new? That car is gonna look super!

I felt exactly the same when I did my brakes. Ended just saying the same. Well they work... Best move on.

How did the Retro radio sound and work??

We used an inductive soldering iron held near the HEI module to induce a 60 hz magnetic signal into to the pickup coil. With a spark test, it would fire 30 times a second or half to the magnetic field as is reversed. I would try a coil of wire if you have a soldering gun. It won’t work with a pencil type soldering gun. Or, run a jumper off a running GM with HEI, from the tach lead to the tachometer. You just need power, ground and input which was optional on most. It could be a 6 cylinder as it still reads. Unfortunately I don’t live nearby or I could loan my Kent-Moore frequency generator. It has multiple out puts to check VSS input, ABS as seen on scan tool and many other on-off circuits directed by the service manual. Note; Some digital tachs require a “Pull-up” resistor to B+ and increase signal strength. Just a thought.

I believe it’s better to let the paint sit, shrink, cure out completely, as well. Looks good.

I worked on school buses at a shop and when they use a solid front axle, they use king pins. On the bottom they use these huge captured thrust bearings. If you have a buss or semi garage, see if you can get a couple of these bearings. They work great in place of the washers and pullers as well. This isn’t a tool that’s a guy uses all the time, but the king pin bearing works great. Or grease.

I did the same for my stop / tail light housing on 67 C10. Got the “COB” LED panel that fit side by side behind red lenses. Diode on both feed wires with added resistors to make tail lamps less bright. The “COB” is just component on board and on $5 for two 7” long. I am to cheap to spend $200 from Brothers for LED stop light inserts. I do enjoy wiring as one of 6 electrical class we taught for ACDelco. I worked for them for almost 7 years.

Nice “Coming Attractions” feature video.

On the window trim with the door inner belt molding (Fuzzies) what is that made from?

Beautiful property Skip!

Costco has a huge selection of battery's

Great advice on polishing the plastic. I am probably a few weeks away from this phase, but this was a great video for what to expect.

nice 51 p/u

I think your wrong about that "weird random" part you found not belonging. My 78 has that piece. It has a vacuum diaphragm that moves the panel. I am sure you need it. I can send a some pictures of what mine looked like before I removed it to get cleaned and repaired if needed.

I just pulled my fuel tank on a 1978 Trans Am and I took a few videos of the lines before I went any further. Do you want it to double check your lines? I think you got it right but what you described was my biggest fear, getting one of them backwards or having a part come in and it confuse you because of the orientation of the tubes. I'm loving your videos, keep up the good work.

Love the gauges. Getting ready to buy Dakota digital now. Which gauges are these? Rtx? Vhx ?hdx?

Love seeing your progress... awesome.

Hey Skip I’m catching up on your videos. Bring that Trans Am down here to Georgia where the Bandit was from! lol I’m originally from Michigan, Georgia has a pretty good car culture. I have a Silverado kinda like yours in the video. I can’t believe just swapping brake pads is a hassle, you’re the second person I heard mention it. I’m not looking forward to it with mine. The I’m currently helping my uncle with a 69 Camaro, we butt heads because he’s a rigger and I’m more like you, more of a perfectionist. I have a video in my channel of us messing with it. Car restoration can be a headache!! Your car is looking great!

Nice, my exhaust guy tried to fight me on the two mufflers he wanted to put one big one behind the diff and I said no. Not on my W- 72!!

Which exhaust did you end up going with? or did you make all your own pipe?

don't the new speakers normally come with new wires?

Sure looks perty! Looking at retirement in a couple of years, too and not really keen on spending half my income on property tax and house insurance!!

Awesome, was wondering how it was going. Why not drive the Trans Am when it's done? I like your Blazer idea, cool.

I would swap those panels out at their cost. Minor cleanup is forgivable but come on, zero quality control. The problem with you fixing them is it promotes their lack of quality.

Hey Skip. Thank you for the all the videos and documenting your progress. I'm using your build as a resource for mine. Been using your tips on paint. I'm knee deep in stopping the rust and looks like I'll need an entire floor pan and trunk floor among other sheet metal. I'm restoring my lost and now found high school 79 Firebird Formula. ua-cam.com/video/lMmHq34dePQ/v-deo.html If you want to check it out.

Don't you miss stereo shops?

This old bird sure has come a long way. I can't wait to see her all back together again looking shiny and new!

Hey now, have you finished the engine harness wiring,? If you did I don't see it. Good stuff here Skip !

nice job!

Wow! That radio IS modular! Do they still make Jensen Triaxles? Those were my go-to in "79. 😂 That, and a bottle of Jovan Musk oil in the console! (Try Five Finger Death Punch's version of Blue on Black!)

I have a good pic of my glove box with trunk release button before i took out the dash. If u have an email or phone # ill send it to you. I know the current trend is to put these larger wheels on the older cars but i dont think they look right and am gonna get my original 15in snowflakes redone.

If it's to loud your too old! sorry, had to say it! The one song I've always used to judge a stereo is the Darkside from Eddie & the cruisers soundtrack, seemed to have a good mix of bass and treble to flesh out a speaker.