After losing a bid on a red factory 1988
Formula power bulge hood on Ebay, I hit the Internet looking for a hood.
By some twist of fate, I wound up on Craig's List where I found a 1983
Crossfire Injection setup and functional hood.
After some email bartering, a deal was struck for $350 including shipping and
fondling. I only purchase the hood, leaving the CFI setup behind as I
have no use for it other than as a desktop decoration...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The parts arrived from PST in three very heavy
boxes. I threw all three into storage and locked them up. I'm
glad that they do free shipping to the continental US. That's some
serious weight to ship...
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Saturday, June 9, 2007
I finally removed the dinky Firebird
steering wheel and installed the optional (for that year) leather wrapped
Trans Am steering wheel. The feel between the two wheels is like night
and day, the larger wheel really is the better one to use in these cars,
especially if you intend to throw her around any corners or road courses.
The finish on the wheel is a little faded but a local shoe / luggage repair
shop said they would re-dye the wheel and repair the slight damage to the
leather wrapping for $10. Deal.
Friday, June 8, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
I finally got off my butt and ordered the suspension
parts for the old girl. Coming soon from PST are:
My goal right now is to get the old girl back to handling like she was new, repaint the ground effects, restore the factory decals and mount the original 16x8 wheels with correct rubber before September 2007.
- Performance Polygraphite front end rebuild kit (includes polygraphite front sway bar bushings)
- Idler arm
- Center link
- Hotchkiss coil spring set (x4) - will lower the car about 1" to 1.5" all around for a more aggressive stance
- Weld-in subframe connectors to tie the subframes together and strengthen the structure (especially with the T-tops)
- KYB front struts / rear shocks
- Rear polygraphite sway bar bushing kit (24mm)
My goal right now is to get the old girl back to handling like she was new, repaint the ground effects, restore the factory decals and mount the original 16x8 wheels with correct rubber before September 2007.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Crap. I just discovered a one inch tear in the
side bolster of the driver's side Recaro. It's my fault. I'm going
to have to get a little creative to not only fix it but also to build up the
area around the tear (on both sides) so that this problem doesn't occur again.
The bad news is that Recaro seats are not only rare but they sell for a king's
premium if you can find them on Ebay. The good news is that the cloth
pattern really isn't that fancy (not like the multiple "Ruffles" ridges seen
in the later Firebird seat designs) so a competent upholstery shop should be
able to repair this tear easily.
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