Rear bumper: Restoring and assembling
The rear chrome bumper is surprisingly affordable to purchase online. It doesn’t even make sense to have it rechromed. My original rear bumper did not look too bad on the outside except you can see [...]
Front Bumper: Update and assembling
I started to install the front bumper and check if I need to align the fenders for it to fit well. The old bumper bolts were rusted so I had to await for the new [...]
Weatherstripping Installation: Full kit install around trunk & doors
I ordered a full weatherstripping kit and installed these around the windows, doors and trunk. This took a lot longer than I would have expected. I applied a little bit of adhesive to help hold [...]
Fender Emblems: Drilling holes & Install
The driver side fender was original but the since the passenger side fender was replaced with a new aftermarket , it did not have the emblem holes pre-drilled. To make sure it matched the other [...]
Rear Spoiler Installation
Some people will not like the idea of installing a rear spoiler on the 68 firebird because they didn’t produce them at the factory but in my opinion there isn’t enough character in the rear [...]
Buffing finished paint job on whole car
Today I finished sanding and buffing the whole car. Pictures are below. I over buffed some areas so be sure to not overdo it. Using a paint thickness gauge would probably be a good idea.
Painting missed parts in between hood and fender
Today I painted missed spots around the car and small touch up spots. The hood and engine was covered and masked. I gave the areas in between the hood and fender a quick sand and [...]
Paint day: spraying sealer, metallic base coat and clear coat
Finally-- I got around to painting the car today. I sprayed it with a sealer first, as shown in the below photos. The sealer seemed to spray nicely. I don’t know what I was thinking [...]
Final sanding of primer and prep for painting day
Over the past week I spent a lot of time sanding out the second spray of primer coats. I sprayed it with the same old primer that we had left over because I was hoping [...]
Gas pedal weld fix
After moving the car out of the garage so the primer could bake in the sun, the gas pedal broke at the weld. This happened one other time and I only put a light tack [...]