Sparky
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Hello all,
This is my first post, as I have been lurking for the past year learning all I can from your knowledgeable community. Without even using or buying any of SPI products, this forum has convinced me of their quality and ease of use, and the car I’m restoring will be wearing SPI products. This will be my first full car restoration.
I’m from central MA, am a electric lineman, and have a machine/ metal/ and auto repair shop that I like to stay busy in. I just built a paint booth last year to separate that work.
I bought this car a little over a year ago, partially restored. The previous owner started with this Pontiac factory colored “Pink Mist” 1968 Firebird 350, with 48k, and a solid body. Someone before him started to repaint the body, but that is all coming off, I’m just not a pink guy.
Previous owner, blasted the underside and painted it with a gloss black
Sher-kem enamel. Installed 1968 428 GTO engine with Dave Crane worked heads, replaced the auto 2 speed with a Tremec 5 speed manual, and a Nova rear end with 4:11s. He didn’t change out any of the old rubber mounts and front end suspension parts, it even has the original riveted in ball joints.
I need to address all these “oversights” and the many other hiding issues. The last 2 months I’ve removed the entire interior, rag top, glass, and trim. I want to strip the pink paint, epoxy it, body work, and paint it before I start buying bolt on parts.
So into the realm of auto body I go, I’ve been accumulating auto body tools and equipment for a while now.
Most of all, please feel free to make any suggestions to what I’m doing or not doing. I’m a novice, and really appreciate being a humble student and learning from all of you that know better.
This is my first post, as I have been lurking for the past year learning all I can from your knowledgeable community. Without even using or buying any of SPI products, this forum has convinced me of their quality and ease of use, and the car I’m restoring will be wearing SPI products. This will be my first full car restoration.
I’m from central MA, am a electric lineman, and have a machine/ metal/ and auto repair shop that I like to stay busy in. I just built a paint booth last year to separate that work.
I bought this car a little over a year ago, partially restored. The previous owner started with this Pontiac factory colored “Pink Mist” 1968 Firebird 350, with 48k, and a solid body. Someone before him started to repaint the body, but that is all coming off, I’m just not a pink guy.
Previous owner, blasted the underside and painted it with a gloss black
Sher-kem enamel. Installed 1968 428 GTO engine with Dave Crane worked heads, replaced the auto 2 speed with a Tremec 5 speed manual, and a Nova rear end with 4:11s. He didn’t change out any of the old rubber mounts and front end suspension parts, it even has the original riveted in ball joints.
I need to address all these “oversights” and the many other hiding issues. The last 2 months I’ve removed the entire interior, rag top, glass, and trim. I want to strip the pink paint, epoxy it, body work, and paint it before I start buying bolt on parts.
So into the realm of auto body I go, I’ve been accumulating auto body tools and equipment for a while now.
Most of all, please feel free to make any suggestions to what I’m doing or not doing. I’m a novice, and really appreciate being a humble student and learning from all of you that know better.
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