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Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 28, 2004, 07:48:03 PM: After sanding, scraping, hamering, sanding, cutting, welding, hamering, bondoing, sanding, priming, sanding, priming, sanding ... did I mentioned sanding ... my right arm is bigger than the left one.

Almost there :D
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1093740060_formularesto01.jpg)
Alas the guy screewed up the color, what part of color matching you don't understand uh? A bit to light, thus orangish under the sun.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1093740291_formularesto02.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1093740884_formularesto03.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1093740402_formularesto04.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1093740434_formularesto05.jpg)
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Gunslinger on August 28, 2004, 08:06:03 PM: WOW, Nice.

It does look Orngish in the sun but a cherry red in the shade.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Staga on August 28, 2004, 08:14:04 PM: Looks good and it also looks like you didn't use much fo'c'sle and chicken wire on it... Well done!
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: rpm on August 28, 2004, 08:31:55 PM: My sister had one of those in High School. Hers actually WAS orange. Sharp ride.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Saurdaukar on August 28, 2004, 10:34:01 PM: Damn Frenchy - coming along nice!
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Leslie on August 29, 2004, 12:59:26 AM: Beautiful car Frenchy!!! The .455 is a classic engine. Don't leave home without it.:)

Les
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: GtoRA2 on August 29, 2004, 01:05:31 AM: Frenchy
It is looking very good man... it is going to be a sweet ride.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Nilsen on August 29, 2004, 03:41:35 AM: nice one.

is it gonna be fast?

will you hook up an ipod to the stereo?

will it get a huge spoiler?

any chanse you can dress the interior in leopard skin and pink velvet?
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Leslie on August 29, 2004, 04:26:26 AM: Put my '69 Olds .455 in that Trans Am, and it'll sit there all week and burn up a tank of gas and two tires before it even moves.:D

Think what it would do in a Trans Am.

Les
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Mark Luper on August 29, 2004, 04:28:15 AM: It's looking great Frenchy, love the color.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Nomde on August 30, 2004, 09:58:09 PM: Very nice Frenchy :aok

It's amazing the difference in the prepping and final paint jobs. Can't wait to see all the trimmings on it bro :cool:
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: United on August 30, 2004, 09:59:50 PM: Wow. Nice ride. Im jealous now! :D
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Roscoroo on August 31, 2004, 12:28:27 AM: 455 w/ 505 isky cam , 96 cc heads .... droool droool

(looks over @ the 6 sets of "steel rods" hint hint)
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Saintaw on August 31, 2004, 01:08:54 AM: :cool:
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: Mini D on August 31, 2004, 10:38:00 AM: Get some more pictures of the car... only leave the hood down. That picture made me cringe. And straighten out your passenger side headlight... it will screw up your highbeams placed like that.

I love the 73... the last decent Firebird. This is a great start for a muscle car froggy. Now start hanging out with lazs so he can offer you some advice with that dog of a 455.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: gofaster on August 31, 2004, 01:57:08 PM: I had a '75 Firebird "Buccaneer Red" which did have an orangish tint in the high noon sunlight but redder at all other times. Make sure you keep a good coat of wax on it or it'll fade real quick.

Mine had a white interior with black dashboard, Hurst shifter and factory honeycomb rims, twin exhaust and spoiler on the back. The '75 was the first year the F bodies got the wrap-around rear window. It was a real eye-catcher.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: OneWordAnswer on August 31, 2004, 06:58:30 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mini D
Get some more pictures of the car... only leave the hood down. That picture made me cringe. And straighten out your passenger side headlight... it will screw up your highbeams placed like that.

I love the 73... the last decent Firebird. This is a great start for a muscle car froggy. Now start hanging out with lazs so he can offer you some advice with that dog of a 455.

Jealous.
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: loser on August 31, 2004, 07:12:45 PM: Frenchy, a bit of advice for next time or future projects.

ALWAYS do the drive-train before doing paint and body work.

You will be ticked off when (not if) the paint gets scatched pulling/reinstalling the motor.

First go, then show :)
Title: 1973 Formula 455 (update)
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on September 01, 2004, 12:29:02 AM: Totaly agree Loser, but I didn't had much of a choice. Someone owed me a lot of money, but couldn't pay me back. Rather than having him getting beat up, we worked a deal: get his friend to do all this work and paint the car. I didn't spend a dime, might as well get something out of it.

Plus this car is my daily driver, she's not something to be left in the garage and taken out each month for some testoterone contest, or when I'm in lack of attention. I expect my baby to be all dinged up again within a year.

At least the most important was taken care of, stop the cancer from spreading.

Talking about Laz, pretending to be a muscle car lover, I'm surprised he didn't drop a line. Maybe I should post a picture of some 18th Street gangbangers "representing" next to their El Camino. :lol