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Old 08-18-2004, 12:05 PM
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Ok guys, Here she is. A 1967 Firebird with an LS1. Been working on her for 9 mos. What a pain in the ***, but worth it. Just need a little tweeking and a fresh tune of the pcm and she will be ready.........
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Looking good! That's an interesting air intake...where'd that come from?
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Wow! Nice car and great job on the resto. and hybrid conversion. Have you driven it yet?
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and what color is that?!? when i get my done i plan on painting it electron blue, but it looks like you already beat my to it lol! car looks great and i emailed you. thanks

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Very cool. Now go get some Pontiac wheels on it!
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I got the intake off of ebay. Suppose to fit a vette. So much for that. I had to hack the crap out of it to get it to fit but it looks good. As far as the wheels, yes there chevy rally's. I like em. Maybe I'll put some foose wheels on it later when I recover my bank account from the conversion. The color is I believe Admiral Blue. Same color that came on the 96 Vette Grand National with a little bit more pearl. Thanks guys, It means alot to get positive feedback. I workd my *** off on this one...
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Oh, almost forgot. I only drove it about 20 miles or so. Need a serious dyno tune to tweek the pcm. Drives great other than that. The things gonna haul ***.
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Man that looks great! I really like those 1st gen birds. Any idea on how much the car weighs?
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Can we get a run down of what parts you used for the install. That ride erases the word "fireturd" from the dictionary
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Great ride and dig the shop!!!!!!!
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im also curious on how much a Camaro/Firbird wheigh with a LS1/t56 installation

How many kilos/lbs on the front axel, and bakaxel
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Originally Posted by 67 bird
Ok guys, Here she is. A 1967 Firebird with an LS1. Been working on her for 9 mos. What a pain in the ***, but worth it. Just need a little tweeking and a fresh tune of the pcm and she will be ready.........
Great pictures and I really like the looks of the "Bird". I've got a question for you...... In one of my prior threads (69 Camaro A/C Compressor questions) you mentioned in a reply that you used a S&P bracket and mounted the compressor on the upper passenger side. I didn't see the A/C compressor in your attached pictures. Could you post a picture of your set up because I've come to the conclusion that I need to do the same set up using a Sanden 508 per Vintage Air's direction (stock LS1 compressor is not compatable with their units). What components did you use from S&P to complete the serpentine belt set up? Thanks in advance for the input!

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I used the same compressor that you are about to use. I will post a picture for you as soon as I get the motor back together. Had a little mishap at the dyno shop. Oh Well. The guy at S&P to talk to is Lambert...............He can point you in the right direction I'm sure. Will cost you about 300 for the brackets...................
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Thank you for info......I look forward to seeing the pictures of the complete A/C compressor/etc.

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