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Old 12-12-2010, 09:40 AM   #1
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'79 Firebird-Year One Clone

My friend picked this up on Wednesday. It is a Firebird pretending to be a Trans Am now but none of that matters anymore! He just wanted a cheap older car that he could drive for now and fix it up in the future. Well, that didn't last long! It has a 301 with a 2 barrel carb and plans were to swap the intake and carb just so he could have a little fun with it before the snow came. Long story short, we agreed not to put any money into that engine but I didn't expect him to say, lets start the restoration now! So here are some pics of it as of last night. The goal is to make it look like the Year One Trans Am (pics below) He wants to go manual so an LS swap is what we are leaning towards right now.

*Just an FYI, if anyone else has one of these and needs parts, let me know. We are going to have some things that he is not putting back on. Engine & Trans(100k miles), Wheels & Tires for sure. The rest I wont know for a while until he starts ordering parts.
















Here is what he wants it to look like when its finished.

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Old 12-12-2010, 02:26 PM   #2
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I love the Year One TA...I have the dvd of the whole build, if your friend hasnt gotten or seen it yet it may be helpfull-he can get it threw year one.

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Old 12-12-2010, 07:36 PM   #3
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shes a beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!
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awesome! keep us updated!
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just a little seafoam and she'll be good as new!

but seriously looks a like a solid car. GL
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Old 12-13-2010, 03:21 PM   #6
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Nice dude, if he wants to get rid of that sun roof, I have a hard top I cut off a donor car.
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Old 12-13-2010, 07:30 PM   #7
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Thanks guys.

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Nice dude, if he wants to get rid of that sun roof, I have a hard top I cut off a donor car.
He isn't sure about the roof yet. If you want to give me a price, I'll run it by him.

Here are some more pics. As you can see, we found some more work behind the back bumper. Overall it is still looking good, here's to hoping we don't find any surprises!




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Old 12-13-2010, 08:52 PM   #8
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He isn't sure about the roof yet. If you want to give me a price, I'll run it by him.
oh, he has to do a roof skin. that craptastic hole has to go
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:59 PM   #9
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I am want $100 for it?

Where are you guys locate? I have a ton of parts for that car, I have parted a few.
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:35 PM   #10
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I'll run it by him. Located in the beautiful town of Paterson!!
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:44 PM   #11
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Old 12-14-2010, 05:25 PM   #12
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Old 12-16-2010, 09:47 PM   #13
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No pics tonight forgot my camera and my cell phone died. Took the exhaust off and disconnected everything from the engine and trans so we can pull the sub frame on Saturday. Also took out half of the interior. Hoping to have it completely disassembled by the end of the weekend.
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I'll run it by him. Located in the beautiful town of Paterson!!
where in paterson are you located i have a spot off of east main
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Old 12-18-2010, 07:38 AM   #15
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Over by St. Joseph's Hospital.


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Old 12-19-2010, 06:24 PM   #16
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Over by St. Joseph's Hospital.

Wow! Is... is that... is that an original cat? NO ****! Never seen one of those.
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Old 12-20-2010, 10:42 PM   #17
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Umm, that hole is a little off! Time for a new roof.
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Old 12-21-2010, 10:53 PM   #18
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an old t/a....almost gauranteed a surprise or two haha....looks pretty solid...i like the year one t/a...but i would go with gold wheels...that would look better and would give the car a more stock look...if thats what he wants...or course the LS under the hood might give it away
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Old 12-26-2010, 05:07 PM   #19
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Some pics from today.









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Old 12-28-2010, 11:09 AM   #20
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Umm, that hole is a little off! Time for a new roof.
I have a full roof too if needed, but it is from a Camaro though I dont think it will be any different.

Cool project!
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I have a full roof too if needed, but it is from a Camaro though I dont think it will be any different.

Cool project!
Thanks, someone has offered me a roof already. At this point he isn't sure if he wants to go solid or t-tops. As soon as I know for sure, I'll let you guys know.
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i vote t-tops love open roofs
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i vote t-tops love open roofs
If you like leaky roofs and rusted out floors
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Old 12-30-2010, 08:57 PM   #24
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Its going to be a weekend cruiser only and garage kept. The only way it will leak is when he washes it!

Here are some pics from tonight. Just the glass and a few little things to take off and then its time to sandblast!











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Looks like a pretty solid car!
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