In this episode of Eastwood’s Internet Café project, the Eastwood Garage crew picks up where JD left off. The project moves to media blasting the frame, tank, cowl, and wheels. The tank goes into primer before the low spots get a bit of filler and sanding.
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Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 6: Restoring the Original Front Subframe
In this episode of the Trans Am project, Mark addresses the integrity of the front subframe by removing it from the body and stripping it down to bare metal. This requires cleaning and degreasing, followed by a combination of wire brushes, abrasive discs, and media blasting to remove all the […]
Project Internet Café – Episode 6: Removing Dents and Sealing the Fuel tank
In this episode of Eastwood’s Internet Café project, JD addresses the dented and rusty fuel tank. The slide hammer dent puller made easy work of the metal. Once the tank was straight, JD treats it with a tank sealer kit for good measure.
Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 5: Replacing a Rusty Floor With New Sheetmetal
In this episode of the Trans Am project, Mark prepares to install new sheet metal in the floor by cutting out what remains of the original floorboards all the way up to the transmission tunnel. With the new floor in place, he seam seals the edges and applies a coat […]
Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 4: Replacing Rusty Rocker Panels
In this episode of the Trans Am project, Mark digs into the inner and outer rocker panel replacements using manufactured panels from Firebird Central. There’s a fair amount of measurement involved before he gets into the cutting and fitting>
Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 3: Fabricating a Body Rotisserie
In this episode of the Trans Am project, Mark fabricates a tip-over jig to use in place of a body rotisserie in his tight home garage. This will give him easy access to the bottomside of the car, allowing him to easily replace the floor panels.
Project Internet Café – Episode 3: Fabricating a Custom Electrical Tray
In this episode of Eastwood’s Internet Café project, JD digs into some metal fabrication to make a custom electric equipment tray for the chassis. He gets the tray roughed in and welded up, then paints it in preparation for later installation.
Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 2: Removing a Lead Seam and Making a Patch Panel
In this episode of the Trans Am project, Mark cuts out the factory lead seams in the B-pillars and fabricates a replacement panel using 18 gauge sheet metal formed on a bench brake and shrinker-stretcher. At the same time, he also fabs a patch for the sunroof drain channels that […]
Mark’s Trans Am – Episode 1: Introducing the Rotten T/A
Eastwood R&D product manager introduces a 1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am that he bought as a personal project. In this first episode, Mark examines the rust issues and discusses his plans to address the rot with a combination of fabricated patch panels and full replacement panels from Firebird Central.