Modified Pontiac Firebird 1969 Pictures 
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`69 Firebird, 4-wheel drilled and slotted discs, rack and pinion, tubular upper and lower control arms, welded-in Competition Engineering subframe connectors and adjustable QA1 coil-overs (not visible in these early pics). Front and rear Hotchkis anti-roll bars and rear leafs holding a 12-bolt 3.73 Moser rear with 33-spline axles and an Eaton LS. 350HO Vortec Crate w/roller rockers, RPM AirGap, and re-jetted Holley 670CFM Street Avenger. Custom Ram Air hood with three-way all cold air, Patriot mid-length headers & custom exhaust by Andy`s Muffler, Snellville, Ga. A Keisler TKO600.64 5-speed with a heavy duty Sachs clutch with a 168 tooth flywheel and a hydraulic release bearing. I`m turning only 2000rpm at 70mph which works out to redline at 162mph. Complete driveline is rated for 600+ ft lbs of torque so I can thrash it daily without breaking anything. Recently added trunk mounted Red Top Optima, 3hp gear reduction starter, Bi-Xenon 6k hi/low beams with 100 watt halogen inner high beams.
The wheels are polished aluminum American Racing Torque-Thrust 2s. The rears are 18x10 with 6 inch backspacing which put the rear rim in the center of the wheel well with the original 10-bolt stock rear axle. When I installed the Moser 12-bolt it was 1 inch shorter so I had to use 1/2 inch spacers and longer studs on each rear wheel to bring them back out. I had to roll the lips of the fenders up a little to keep from cutting the sidewalls on the 275/40 tires but I didn`t have to cut or tub the rear fenders. The rear anti-roll bar helps keep the tires from rubbing too. The fronts are 17x8 with 4.75 backspacing with 225/45s to keep the sidewalls the same height. Wider front rims are possible but I used 2-inch drop spindles in an early attempt to lower the front end and the steering arm end was too close. The later addition of the adjustable height QA1 coilovers made the drop spindles unnecessary.
CAR MAKE & MODEL
Modified Pontiac Firebird 1969 Pictures
CAR REF NUMBER
28247
CAR COLOUR
Vermillion Red
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