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| June 2001 Installed Bucket Seats from 88' Firebird Installed Glove Box from 83'Monte Installed Wood Grain Dash Board Trim From 83' Monte Installed CB Radio Installed Optimus EQ Mounted Rims and Tires from 83' Monte September 2001 Back to work!! The Monte is on the road as of 9/13/01. I didn't want to put it on the road till next spring, but local laws about unregistered cars forced me to. I also had to get rid of my parts car. Pain in the ass Politicians!! 9/16/01 Tune up including Plugs/ Wires/ Cap/ Rotor/ Oil Filter/ Oil Change/ PCV Valve/ Air Filter/ Fuel Filter/ Fuel Inj. Cleaner in the tank/ Chasis Lube (Everything was dry, I went trough two large tubes of grease)/ Flushed the Radiator and refilled with 50/50 Prestone/Water/ Cleaned Battery Terminals/ Cleaned and Lubricated Vaccum Lines with Silicon Spray and a rag/ Checked all Electrical Connections and Resealed with Dielectric Grease/ Cleaned, Lubricated, and checked all Belts And Hoses for Cracks or Swelling Installed New Marker Lamp - Paid To Much at local dealer 9/18/01 Installed Die-Hard Silver Series Battery Installed New Throttle Position Sensor Installed Blaupunkt In-Dash CD Player October 2001 10/4/01 - 10/5/01 Time for the Sacrifice. The 88' Firebird gets striped. I pulled the motor, tranny, wire harness, computer, steering box, and steering column.. I also pulled the bucket seats and sun-visors back in June. 10/6/01 Installed Ignition and Static Noise filter for CB and Radio. I ran a new power line from a free space in the fuse block, and soldered all the connections to keep from any shorts. Installed new 3 1/2" 40 watt dash-speakers Installed heater controlls from 83' monte June 2002 (1 Year) 6/5/02 - 6/9/02 Some Jerk tried to steal my car Wednesday, but thanks to a Kill Switch all they did was wreck my interior and bust up my passenger door. So the steering column from from the firebird went in. I had to make a steel plate for the fire wall to mount it correctly. Other than that it was a simple bolt in. There's no binding, everything is straight solid, and it looks great. I also have to build that custom console now. I started by making templates for the side panels with cardboard. Transfered the layout to some 1/4" ply wood and ta-da almost have a console. I used angle brackets and spome flat steel to make up supports and brackets for all the goodies. I plan to wrap the entire thing with dacron and leather soon. Now for the door...I have some issues with this still, and I'm waiting for some advice. |