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Lobby / Re: Current picture of your project or finished car.
« Last post by roadking77 on Today at 06:53:26 AM »Sounds like a lot of fun Mike. Good to hear about the tank and sender. Fbird central is where I got mine from 
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Lobby / Re: Current picture of your project or finished car.
« Last post by kentucky yeti on Today at 05:55:01 AM »Front and rear PTFB GT suspension (springs), new gas tank and sender, new lower arms and new tubular upper arms with the longer PTFB ball joints. Koni shocks all around. PTFB aluminum solid body bushings. Alignment and shims this morning. Trying to ready it up for FirebirdFest 4 in a week. Still have a few things I want to do to it before the trip.
Did you just replace the sender with a stock unit? Do you have any needle fluctuations as you drive? Mine seems to move about 1/4 tank back and forth as I drive.
I got home from 4 days of driving (FirebirdFest is a blast- I highly recommend it if anyone is interested in a show where you DON'T sit by your car all weekend, but actually take it on drives daily) and can give a report. Yes, I bought a stock gas tank and sender from Firebird Central. The gauge doesn't bounce around. I checked mileage every time I fueled up (averaging almost 15 on road and town combined. I decided to really test it on our way home yesterday. I usually fill up at 1/4 tank. Always have and did so this whole trip. It would take right around 15 gallons, which is right for a =/- 21 gallon tank. On the way home, i ran until the needle was thisclose to the uh-oh mark
19 gallons later, it was full. So yes, it is (so far) accurate at any level and doesn't float around.3
Mechanical / Re: 73 400 pontiac problem
« Last post by ddman on May 19, 2024, 12:45:30 PM »Put battery cables on starter and for the ground. Turns over just fine, ran jumper to Bart side of distributed poured some gas in carb fill bowl shorted soloniod and it fired right up. No exhaust so it was loud but no knocks.
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Electrical / Re: Steps to replace center dash speaker
« Last post by stros on May 19, 2024, 11:30:00 AM »It’s for my 1977. Not sure about the risk for reflection but I’ll put some speaker fabric up there in case.
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Electrical / Re: Steps to replace center dash speaker
« Last post by Wallington on May 19, 2024, 01:38:41 AM »What 2nd gen is this meant to be?
Find some black speaker fabric, you don't want to see any of that shining through the grille or reflecting off the windscreen.
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-jooapdgscx/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/1395/7528/1st-front-speaker-bracket-installed__55530.1697568153.jpg?c=2?imbypass=on
Find some black speaker fabric, you don't want to see any of that shining through the grille or reflecting off the windscreen.
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-jooapdgscx/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/1395/7528/1st-front-speaker-bracket-installed__55530.1697568153.jpg?c=2?imbypass=on
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Electrical / Re: Steps to replace center dash speaker
« Last post by stros on May 18, 2024, 09:58:46 PM »Thanks guys. I purchased this bracket and two new 4” speakers for it.
https://screamingchicken.com/1970-81-camaro-1970-79-firebird-front-dash-speaker-install-bracket/
Will take another look in the morning but my aftermarket AC ducts definitely are in the way of pulling the speaker out thru the glove box. Looks like it may be easier to get it out thru the main gauge cluster area. Here’s the old fbodywarehouse video recommending that https://youtu.be/LD4d0ZIPxNk?si=5RN5dnZHYTpZcbTE
https://screamingchicken.com/1970-81-camaro-1970-79-firebird-front-dash-speaker-install-bracket/
Will take another look in the morning but my aftermarket AC ducts definitely are in the way of pulling the speaker out thru the glove box. Looks like it may be easier to get it out thru the main gauge cluster area. Here’s the old fbodywarehouse video recommending that https://youtu.be/LD4d0ZIPxNk?si=5RN5dnZHYTpZcbTE
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Electrical / Re: Steps to replace center dash speaker
« Last post by Wallington on May 18, 2024, 09:50:43 PM »I can't help, I think my dash was largely out when I removed mine, more friendly ducting setup in mine too.
So a slightly unrelated post but a free bump. FirebirdCentral just listed this factory style centre speaker for original stereo setup. Bracket also listed as they probably suit several. Previously most of this type were the 4ohm modern versions.
https://www.firebirdcentral.com/1967_81_Front_Center_Dash_Speaker_4x10_Delco_Style_p/das-610.htm
So a slightly unrelated post but a free bump. FirebirdCentral just listed this factory style centre speaker for original stereo setup. Bracket also listed as they probably suit several. Previously most of this type were the 4ohm modern versions.
https://www.firebirdcentral.com/1967_81_Front_Center_Dash_Speaker_4x10_Delco_Style_p/das-610.htm
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Mechanical / Re: 73 400 pontiac problem
« Last post by ddman on May 18, 2024, 07:25:32 PM »I don’t have power to the distributeright now, just trying to get it to crank over. I’ll put battery cables and take the battery off my truck tomarrow, that will eliminate bad jumper cables.
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Mechanical / Re: 73 400 pontiac problem
« Last post by tinpusher on May 18, 2024, 07:20:02 PM »I’m thinking the same as above, wire connections to the starter, the starter itself, what is the timing set at? Too far advance will cause cranking issues.
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Electrical / Re: Steps to replace center dash speaker
« Last post by b_hill_86 on May 18, 2024, 06:25:01 PM »I want to say when I did it I did remove the glovebox, and ac ducts. I think I pulled the cluster too for easier access but I want to say to remove it it needed to go to the passenger side. I could be wrong though. It’s been quite a while ago now.