![]() If you can't do the work yourself, it can get unreasonably expensive. There is a lot to consider buying an old car. The quarter panels along the bottom typically rust out also. The water runs into the trunk rusting the trunk pan away. Next and maybe the worst is the lower right side of the rear back window (passenger side).That chrome channel around the glass sits in a depression that holds water and rots a hole there. They have a small drain, but the condensation that forms inside the doors when stored outside will rust the doors from the inside out. If the paint is bubbling at the bottom of the fenders, its rusting from the inside out. If it rusts out here, the repair is huge and requires cutting out sheetmetal and replacing with the windshield removed. Inside the windshield at the base of the dash. On a 69 firebird, these are the first places I look for problems. Having listed all the above I would have still done the project today. ![]() I did all the work myself, so very little in labor costĪs stated, I was happy with my purchase and new this would be a project. Heater core went up and had to be replaced.Īnd many other small things that really add up over time. Had cooling issues, water pump, radiator, fan clutch, hoses,Ī rocker arm stud broke and all had to be replaced The oil leak was the rear main seal, had to pull motor, rebuilt the lower end while it was out.ĭisk break conversion on the front and repaired the breaking system including master cylinder.īought a kit and completely rebuilt the front end. Paint still the same and no problems so far, but she stays in the garage. No deal breakers but some work to be done. The things I knew were an issue was the suspension- ball joints, breaks, tie-rod ends, tires, oil leak, gas gage, battery, wipers did not work. ![]() Or so I thought, I was and still am happy with the deal I got and don't feel the owner mislead me. I used to do body work so I was pretty good there. Ran ok, looks awesome, no paint needed, interior in ok shape. She looks exactly the way it does in the avatar I choose and I paid $6,800. I found mine on Craig's List a few years ago. Summit has LOTS of 'em, and show the height above the carb specs, for most. Will need the correct drop base for hood clearance. I'd also replace that air cleaner with a 14 X 3 round one. And, you can Google for the best price on the clutch and flex fan. There are always some 7-blade Pontiac fans for sale on Ebay. (Some repro shrouds are said to be of poor quality.)Īlso need a good 7-blade fan, either a clutch fan with a Hayden #2797 Severe Duty clutch, or a Flex-a-Lite 1818 flex fan. Repro shrouds are also available, for maybe $150 or so. A good Cold Case alum rad is around $350 shipped. Under the hood, it needs a bigger radiator & a good fan shroud. Don't know how many of those high dollar cars actually sell. Many are advertised for MUCH more than that. A nice, completely restored '69 Bird would be worth $20K or more. IF the body is mostly rust free and has no other major body or structural problems, or other major unseen problems, the price should be higher. New crankshaft and flex plate internally balancedĮtc etc, - this receipt alone was £1900.IF & ONLY IF it has very little rust, it might not be a bad project. Valve springs dual are competition cams as was timing chain Mahle pistons forged flat top (floating wrist pins) mahle rings, deck height without gasket 0.024" Ivor Searle of soham rebored the block, over bored by 0.030" to suit 455 type pistons, removed and fitted cam bearings and balanced the crankshaftĬylinder heads are 6x machined to give higher compression, valves fitted are standard with new seals all good for unleaded, standard valve guides, valve guide plates are competition cams The build was built to spec to produce 400 bhp & 500 ft/lbs of toque, figures stated by real steel The paint is bright and a good standard, there are some small areas of light bubbling, they are - front hood lip one side, lower wing each side, small spot lower door, i am being overly honest here and critical of an old car so don't be put off by my straight up description. The car was always yellow and again is registered as such although it was fully resprayed in 2011. The car is reg first in uk in 1981, and show 10 owners, it is correctly registered as a 7555cc historic vehicle on the log book. So here we have my 1969 Pontiac Firebird 461 Stroker, this is a firebird 400 car originally, when i bought it, i did so as a 400, then when i finally checked engine number found it was a pontiac 350 inside, not happy i went out and bought a period pontiac 400 engine as non runner to fully build. Apologies this will be a lengthy advert but i am old school and believe in selling a car based on the good and the bad with as much info as possible
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