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Twistyman

Twistyman

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I remember the firebird cost $4,800...I had everything including GMAC $250,000 insurance... total cost car/finance/insurance....$5,300.00... thats what the rims and tires cost now.......
 
tipsgnob

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Twistyman said:
I remember the firebird cost $4,800...I had everything including GMAC $250,000 insurance... total cost car/finance/insurance....$5,300.00... thats what the rims and tires cost now.......
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hey twisty...you would like my 1974 firebird formula 455, it's been a project for 2 years now. I have done the motor and it has a new B&M turbo 400, all new hotchkis suspension. BUT...I am stuck on the interior...I hate interior stuff.

I have had em all over the years, mopar, ford, AMC and a few foreign bitches thrown in there for laughs. I need to finish this firebird, but what I really want to find is a decent datsun 240z, I just love to drop small block chevys in them.
 

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Twistyman

Twistyman

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tipsgnob said:
hey twisty...you would like my 1974 firebird formula 455, it's been a project for 2 years now. I have done the motor and it has a new B&M turbo 400, all new hotchkis suspension. BUT...I am stuck on the interior...I hate interior stuff.

I have had em all over the years, mopar, ford, AMC and a few foreign bitches thrown in there for laughs. I need to finish this firebird, but what I really want to find is a decent datsun 240z, I just love to drop small block chevys in them.
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Interior... I worked as a GM mechanic..Alignment, brakes and trim (interior/water leaks/sounds) was my job... lets do it..LOL..:clap:
So hows shit today...
 
tipsgnob

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Twistyman said:
Interior... I worked as a GM mechanic..Alignment, brakes and trim (interior/water leaks/sounds) was my job... lets do it..LOL..:clap:
So hows shit today...
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cold and raining like a mofo, which sucks. I am going to titans/ravens game today and I am going to be wet and cold....:o
 
MrHowardMarks

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Yeah, I'd bring a doobie with me to the game, you know... Just in case.

Ahh yeah, we got the Dart in 85 for two grand, it sat for 12 years, then we restored it. They are the cheapo model like the Nova... I don't think the Dart sport has the cross member you're talking about...


Hey tips... You've got a 400turbo in there, why not just go with the aluminum sheet metal interior? Talk about badass... Raw aluminum, only thing on the doors is a lever to open it... Get a pair of racing buckets, Lexan windows... And you're set.


Oh... And a black paint job.
 
Twistyman

Twistyman

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Mini jack....
Anyone know any good/safe FREE game download sites... I've been dl'ing free 60 min trials.. bejeweled 2 ..majhong...etc any ideas welcome....

Thanks.
 
tipsgnob

tipsgnob

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MrHowardMarks said:
Yeah, I'd bring a doobie with me to the game, you know... Just in case.

Ahh yeah, we got the Dart in 85 for two grand, it sat for 12 years, then we restored it. They are the cheapo model like the Nova... I don't think the Dart sport has the cross member you're talking about...


Hey tips... You've got a 400turbo in there, why not just go with the aluminum sheet metal interior? Talk about badass... Raw aluminum, only thing on the doors is a lever to open it... Get a pair of racing buckets, Lexan windows... And you're set.


Oh... And a black paint job.
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hey HM...I covered the whole interior with hushmat and then everything else is new..door panels, dash, recovered rear seats, racing style adjustables seat for the front, new sill plates and headliner. I changed over to old style headliner instead of the cardboard type, and that's where I'm stuck. the old style headliner is a pain in the ass.

Twistyman said:
Mini jack....
Anyone know any good/safe FREE game download sites... I've been dl'ing free 60 min trials.. bejeweled 2 ..majhong...etc any ideas welcome....

Thanks.
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www.quicksilverscreen.com.....
 
Twistyman

Twistyman

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tipsgnob said:
hey HM...I covered the whole interior with hushmat and then everything else is new..door panels, dash, recovered rear seats, racing style adjustables seat for the front, new sill plates and headliner. I changed over to old style headliner instead of the cardboard type, and that's where I'm stuck. the old style headliner is a pain in the ass.

www.quicksilverscreen.com.....
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Thanks... :hug::leaf:
Those headliners are a bitch to get right.. My mustang had a small rust hole in the top of windshield and if I went over 90mph the cloth would puff out and freak the shit out of me...:shock:
 
MrHowardMarks

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Oh, I thought you hadn't done any interior work...


The old style headliner meaning what... I thought the brittle cardboard was the old style... You can get some elastomeric paint and paint the old cardboard.


Or if you're talking about the foam like cloth stuff, you can buy it at a fabric store, or you could do vinyl...

The stuff you want to adhere it to the car is 3M Super 77 adhesive spray

You spray it on both surfaces, and stick them together, be careful of the overspray, it's superglue essentially...

I went through the cheaper crap putting a new headliner in my Omni GLH, nothing worked properly except the 3M Super 77...

I have a stripped interior in my Subie, no headliner, nothing in the back, no door panels belts etc... Just a dashboard, two seats... I do have the door panels intact in the front... Just the whole back of the car is gutted... I weighed all of the crap I removed from the interior and exterior of my car... It came up to 560 pounds, that's a shitload of weight savings...
 
tipsgnob

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Twistyman said:
Thanks... :hug::leaf:
Those headliners are a bitch to get right.. My mustang had a small rust hole in the top of windshield and if I went over 90mph the cloth would puff out and freak the shit out of me...:shock:
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I had to pop rivet the brackets in to hold the rods, the car originally was the cardboard type and I got the brackets off by 1/8 " and had to redo them. that's where I'm stuck.
I'll talk to ou guys later, must go watch the footsball game...........:?
 
tipsgnob

tipsgnob

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MrHowardMarks said:
Oh, I thought you hadn't done any interior work...


The old style headliner meaning what... I thought the brittle cardboard was the old style... You can get some elastomeric paint and paint the old cardboard.


Or if you're talking about the foam like cloth stuff, you can buy it at a fabric store, or you could do vinyl...

The stuff you want to adhere it to the car is 3M Super 77 adhesive spray

You spray it on both surfaces, and stick them together, be careful of the overspray, it's superglue essentially...

I went through the cheaper crap putting a new headliner in my Omni GLH, nothing worked properly except the 3M Super 77...

I have a stripped interior in my Subie, no headliner, nothing in the back, no door panels belts etc... Just a dashboard, two seats... I do have the door panels intact in the front... Just the whole back of the car is gutted... I weighed all of the crap I removed from the interior and exterior of my car... It came up to 560 pounds, that's a shitload of weight savings...
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the cardboard is the new style, I went to the type that uses the rods and lots of stretching...lots. the old style gives you a couple of inches more head room. I am doing the interior nice, because it will be for sale. If I was going to keep it, I probably would gut it.
 
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