CLASSIC>COLLECTOR>CARS>RESTORED 1972 Pontiac FireBird350 Esprit w/ Formula hood

Make:	Pontiac
Model:	Firebird
Year:	1972
Mileage:	123000
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	North Highlands, California, United States

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IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT CLASSIC THAT YOU WILL SINK YOUR MONEY INTO BECAUSE OF CONDITION AND OF COURSE THE BIG THING!!! YES CONDITION !! CONDITION IS EVERYTHING TODAY. REMEMBER YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, AND IN SOME CASES A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN YOU BARGAINED FOR. THAT'S THE WAY LIFE IS UNFORTUNATELY. MY CAR IS TOTALLY TRANSPARENT IN IT'S ENTIRETY. I DID WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T DO. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY CAR MY BABY MY CREAM PUFF.
THIS CAR IS IN BETTER CONDITION THAN MOST PEOPLE AT 47 YEARS OF AGE AND WILL OUT LIVE THEM 4 DECADES
THIS PAST WEEK FOR 3 DAYS ONLY. I HAD MY BABY. MY SWEET AND PRECIOUS VERY OWN, MY ONE AND MY ONLY PERSONAL PROJECT CAR ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK FOR $15K !!. WELL IT DIDN'T SELL DESPITE TONS OF LOOKS DOZENS OF WATCHERS AND 10 MESSAGES. GOT MULTIPLE OFFERS OF $15 AFTERWARDS? SO SAD TO BAD!! ALTHOUGH DURING THE WEEK I WASN'T DORMANT!!! I INSTALLED THE NEW CARPET KIT AFTER I INSTALLED A LAYER OF RUBBER WITH FOIL BACK INCLUDING HEADLINER AND INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANELS AND THE REAR DECK AND UP BEHIND THE BACK SEATS AS WELL.TOP ROLLED JUTE ON ALL THE FLOORS AND ANOTHER LAYER ON TOP OF THAT WITH A FOIL BACKED PAD FOR ADDITIONAL INSULATION AND COMFORT AND NOISE AND HEAT PROTECTION AS WELL. I'M ALSO GLAD TO REPORT THAT THE BODY WAS ALSO WORKED ON AS WELL!! AND THAT WE SPRAYED ANOTHER COAT OF PRIMER ONTO THE CAR !! IT'S NOW ALMOST ON IT'S LAST LEG TO GETTING PAINTED. GETTING READY TO SHOOT THE GALLON OF CANDY APPLE RED THAT'S IN THE SHOPS CABINET ON TO THIS SLEEPER.
OH THE PRICE JUST WENT UP AS WELL ON MY UNWANTED AND UNLOVED CAR!! LoL SHE'S UPSET. SHE'S TELLING ME TO SAY $25K AND !!!!! THAT YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS !!!!!
I BOUGHT THIS SWEET CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE FLOOR PANS,TRUNK, FENDERS AND OVERALL CONDITION IT WAS IN OTHER THAN IT BEING HAMMERED ROUGH AND NOW 47 YEARS OLD!! IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE PICTURES YOU WILL SEE ONE THING!! TOTAL AND COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY OF ALL THE WORK AND THE CONDITION OF THE ENTIRE CAR FROM START TO FINISH.
THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY CAR SO I SPARED NO ENDS OR CORNERS WITH THE WORK I WAS DOING TO IT. I DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT THE BRAKES THE FRONT END THE DRIVE LINE REAR END AND THE BODY. FOR BEING 47 YEARS OLD IT IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION ALL PANS AND FLOORS ARE PERFECT .
I WAS GOING TO START TO DRIVE IT. CHECKING THE FLUIDS I SAW RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT SO A GOOD COOLANT FLOW. REMOVED FAN SPACER SHROUD & RADIATOR.SAW WATER PUMP LEAKING AS WELL AS ENGINE BLOCK FREEZE PLUGS. HAD NEW ALUMINUM INTAKE AND HEADERS FOR THE MOTOR.SO LIFTED MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION OUT TO REGASKET THEM THERE IS ONLY ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON THE REBUILDS. NEW MOTOR GASKET SET NEW FRONT REAR SEALS FILTER PAN GASKET AND CHROME TRANSMISSION PAN .TIMING CHAIN AND GEARS. I WENT TO TOWN
THEN DECIDED TO TEAR APART THE ENTIRE FRONT END SUSPENSION AND REBUILD IT ALL EVERYTHING. I ALSO LIFTED THE BODY AND REPLACED THE BODY GROMMETS AS WELL. THEN THE REAR END I DID THE SAME THING.I DROPPED THE REAR END REPLACED GASKET AND GEAR OIL NEW REAR BRAKE FLEXLINE FLARED LINES & NEW FITTINGS AND GAS TANK CLEANED AND YES NEW SENDING UNIT AND WENT THRU IT ALL NEW RUBBER CUSHION FOR TANK VIBRATION. NEW LEAF SPRING GASKETS BUSHINGS AND ALL NEW SHACKLE GROMMETS AND ALL NEW HARDWARE AS WELL.
ALL NEW PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED CALIPERS,ROTORS,INNER&OUTER WHEEL BEARINGS AND RACES,GREASE SEALS NUTS COTTER PINS AND NEW SHINNY GREASE CUPS OF COURSE!!ALSO NEW SHOES,HARDWARE,NEW DRUMS, WHEEL CYLINDERS SEALS,GASKETS,WATER PUMP.POWER STEERING PUMP,ALTERNATOR. WELL YOU GET THE IDEA OF WHAT I WAS DOING FOR MY OWN PERSONAL CAR THAT I WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING AND SHOWING OFF.
ALL THE PARTS!! EVERY SINGLE ONE I TOOK IN HAND AND SCRAPED WIRE BRUSHED SANDED RUST INHIBITORS PRIMED AND PAINTED EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY BY MY OWN TWO HANDS. ONE BY ONE BY ONE BY ONE. SEE ALL THE PICTURES OF EACH STEP AND ALL THE PREP THAT WAS DONE ON MY CAR!!! THIS CAR!!! THE LAST CAR YOU WILL WANT TO OWN. I DIDN'T DO A ROTISSERY . I'VE SEEN GUYS BUY A CAR LIKE MINE AND COMPLETELY STRIP IT DOWN.