"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
08/18/2016 at 16:16 • Filed to: None
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"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
08/18/2016 at 16:16 • Filed to: None | 1
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So now my car is going to be worked on in a day or two.
Why am I more stressed now?
Restoring cars sucks guys. Last goddamn time I buy anything this old.
Puppy for your time:
Chasaboo
> My bird IS the word
08/18/2016 at 16:26 |
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Funny, everyone went mental over the grille-less Tesla, but I remember seeing that Firebird back in the day and think, dang, there’s no grille on that thing, it looks cool.
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My bird IS the word
> Chasaboo
08/18/2016 at 16:36 |
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The bottom two grilles are functional, but that front air dam/splitter/whatever drives air up in the radiator. Supposed to make it more aerodynamic. I am planning on doing a write up once I can get the damn thing on the road. I also plan on trying to get Mr. Regular to take a peek at it (since we are in the same state)
crowmolly
> My bird IS the word
08/18/2016 at 16:39 |
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Last goddamn time I buy anything this old.
This is the car equivalent of “I’m never drinking AGAIN.”
shop-teacher
> Chasaboo
08/18/2016 at 16:43 |
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I think it’s because the front end of the Tesla looks like it’s supposed to have a grill there, but they just forgot to cut it in. This Pontiac, not so much.
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> My bird IS the word
08/18/2016 at 16:43 |
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Sadly, nine times out of ten, it’s just hollow words meant to keep your car in the shop. I’ll bet money that 2-3 days from now your car will be just as un-worked on.
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My bird IS the word
> crowmolly
08/18/2016 at 16:43 |
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I don’t have a problem, seriously. I can stop buying rustbuckets whenever I want.
lets just put it this way. This car is original. Very original. As in 37 years of neglect original.
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crowmolly
> My bird IS the word
08/18/2016 at 16:44 |
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Yeah, until one day you see an ad for a ‘73 super duty, and just decide to drive by to peek.
Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
> My bird IS the word
08/18/2016 at 16:56 |
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Can somewhat confirm. From the repairers perspective, restos are a hell of a lot more rewarding than fixing your 1,092,913th beige Camry bumper, but dear god the time, money, and unforeseen nightmares (oh, great, someone riveted patch panels onto this thing underneath 3/4" of body filler and five paint jobs that I’ve been grinding on for 45 minutes trying to find bare metal).
My shop currently (1970 is the newest thing on the floor ATM):
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> crowmolly
08/18/2016 at 16:57 |
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Yikes, do you know what those are going for? (shudders)
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> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
08/18/2016 at 16:58 |
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If it is, she is going somewhere else. I figure I will just pay 40$ for new tow straps and have my buddy dolly it.
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> Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
08/19/2016 at 11:59 |
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You sir have the patience of a saint that moonlights as a Buddhist monk.
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Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
> My bird IS the word
08/19/2016 at 12:59 |
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Two of my customers got shafted by other resto shops. Half assed work, mudding and priming over corrosion to make the appearance of progress and charge for work they really didn’t do. The teal and white F100 was weeping rust from the upper bedside down the 1 year old paint when it came in. Prior shop didn’t bother to seamseal anything, and just fiberglassed over rot.
Good luck with your F Body, they are beautiful cars.
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> Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
08/19/2016 at 14:59 |
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Thanks. I haven't even started the serious bodywork yet (not my skill set) but most everything else I plan on doing myself.