Gray foam that is shaped like an egg carton is stapled to the inside of the closet walls. The walls are stuffed with fiberglass insulation and old carpet padding. I bought a used compressor off Craigslist. I ran 120 Vac wires for the receptacles and lights. I added another one for my compressor and a 4-wire 220 Vac plug for my generator. I added three 240 volt plugs in the walls for my welder. My plan did not work out and I had to work around the car because of the storm. I planned to finish the addition before bringing my car home. Please drain the gas tank and run the carburetor dry before storing a generator for years. I must have fixed eight generators after the storm. Everybody did their best to help each other. Hard times seem to bring out the best in people. Talk about sucking air through a tiny straw!! It does run and does not make any abnormal noises. The heads are for a 350 engine and it has a 2-barrel carburetor. The motor mounts are the 1969 and older two bolt version. I think that I have a combination of mismatched engine parts. I drove it 200 feet and the wheels did not fall off. The engine was pressure washed possibly to hide an oil leak. There is no telling the last time the engine was started before the tune up. The points and plugs are new, the oil was new and the radiator coolant was green. The engine runs good and the transmission works. It needs many body panels replaced because of rust. You need a screwdriver to open the trunk. The convertible top flew off during transit. He got a call from the dispatcher, his wife, and left to pick up a car on the other side of Houston. Later, I found out she hid her jewels and money in the house because she thought I was going to ask the driver to spend the night at our house. I think she called everyone she knew to tell them about our new car. She kept staring at us through the kitchen window and talking on the phone. My wife was inside with the women neighbors. We talked maybe for two hours and drank some homemade beer on the patio with a few of the men neighbors. Later, when his car arrived, he found out it was wrecked on the other side. Another one only viewed one side of the car on eBay. One of his previous customers refused to pay him because he did not like the used car he bought sight unseen. He talked about splurging that night and getting a hotel with a shower because he slept in his truck for two days. They never had seen a car that did not have electric windows. The six-year-old neighbor twins were fascinated with the manual window handles. Another one wanted to buy one like it but his wife told him that he could not. One man wanted to buy my car on the spot. He said he has hauled other cars in worst shape.įour sets of neighbors came out of their houses to see the one-ton pickup with a long trailer parked in front of my house. The driver, who was president and CEO of the company, loved the car. I hired Get-Ur-Dun Trucking Company to deliver the Firebird. The next morning, I got an email telling me that I won! What am I going to tell my wife? Should I send flowers? I will have to get the car shipped to me. The gauges and speedometer work, headlights work, radio has no sound. The owner stated it needs a complete restoration. From what I can tell from the photos and talking to the owner, it needs the following in body parts:
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