Pontiac Bandit TA advice and SS 427 Impala resto

I've been busy the last couple of months writing for various publications and conducting the usual appraisals and restoration consulting work. A nice 1967 SS 427 Impala fastback is coming back to life now after a long 18 year slumber in a Nissan Hut. We were able to source original hubcaps, AM/FM radio and decode the buildsheet for the owner. It will look fantastic when the original Honduras Maroon paint is resprayed next month.
You can have a look at some articles I've done for an excellent website called Second Chance Garage. They specialise in enabling car owners to handle their own maintenance and restoration chores. Their practical, well laid out articles show you how, what to do, and in what order. They also give tips and hints on avoiding common errors. Second Chance Garage also covers foreign cars and 1940s classics as well.Check them out at secondchancegarage.com. You can see my articles on my 1980 Trans Am turbo SE carpet installation, plus a couple of exclusive articles on buyer's guides for the 1963-67 Sting Ray Corvettes and the 1968-1972 Pontiac GTO.
For Trans AM Special Edition fans, a complete database of how to articles from my logbook on Dead Eagle is available at bandittransamclub.com web portal. Check it out under the Speed Demon Restoration Articles.
My knowledge on 1970-1981 Firebirds was also tapped for articles on the Auto Blog column, "Breaker,Breaker: Year One Recreates Bandit TAs" article by Dan Roth. Much of the research info was gleaned from two articles I wrote about Bandit TAs located on the bandittransamclub web site under team hoghead links.
I also helped verify the 1st Y84 Fisher hatch top Trans Am which was given to Burt Reynolds in appreciation for promoting the Trans Am in Bandit and Hooperman movies.NPD president, Tim Schmidt, owns this car and can be seen at their Ocala showroom.You can see pics of the car and learn its history at highperformancepontiac.com features on the 1978 TA by Don Keefe.
Right now, I'm going over my new parts for the 72 GTO in anticipation of the upcoming cruise season.