Beautiful car. As a guy who turned a 68 firebird into an autocross car that I never autocross, I can't suggest you reconsider that plan enough. The loss in ride and comfort is not worth it. Keep it old school!
Thank you! What I didn't mention in that post is the even further down the road second part of that plan. My dad's high school car was a 1971 LeMans with a 455 and a Muncie 4 speed that he built in his high school shop class. Unfortunately he sold it (wishes he never did), so I'd love to find one to swap the 455 from my Trans Am into and kind of replicate his old car. So then I would have the best of both worlds. We'll see if either part of the plan ever happens though. Saving up for an Alaska moose hunt and a wedding have taken priority.
I'd have to disagree with you there. When I bought the Chevelle I posted earlier for my mom, it was all stock except for a GM Performance 350. It wallowed all over the place and stopped like a loaded freight train on a downhill grade. The Speedtech stuff he mentioned is amazing, and makes her car ride like a Caddy. The AFX spindles alone take the handling to a place stock stuff can only imagine. You can easily take Speedtech parts and make a car ride really, really well without tuning it to the edge of drivability like a dedicated auto-x car. I bet with some minor tweaks your Firebird could ride good enough to pleas a 70 year old lady like my mom.
