Brendon's '67 Firebird thread by Tuske427

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I had a few hours today to work on the car, so I finished up my top half of the driveshaft safety hoop, and worked on my gas tank access door a bit.  

I still need to get some hinges and a latch/ fastener for keeping it closed.

5-15-2011

Thank you, everyone! It means a lot to receive the kind words.

I spent some time yesterday finishing up the fuel tank access panel. I purchased a hinge from Lowes and modified it. I welded the hinge to the door but not to the trunk. I used some buttonhead allen screws and welded some nuts on the underside and used one larger one for securing it shut. I plan on using some type of weatherstripping to help seal it and prevent any vibrations or exhaust leaks. I also trimmed the allen bolts to length. they are untrimmed in the pics.

The metalwork is for the most part there, but it will need some bondo/ prep work to get it to a "show" status..

5-20-2011

This afternoon I completed a couple of small projects. I welded in the inner seat belt brackets to the trans tunnel. I also built some drainage tubes for the rear window channel. As we all know these first gens like to collect water at the base of the rear windows so I added some drainage tubes to the corners to allow water to drip through. I'll attach rubber tubes to these and have them exit through the wheel wells (when installed)