BLURR

I think it looks better. Im gonna put the original nose bird back on it when it comes in.

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After




My dog on gaurd duty this morning, he a bad mo fo yo. LOL

Mikes86SC

kerryismygirl89

I like it. You also took the "TRANS AM" decal off the windshield, right? Looks good.

nolanr0413

actually i like it better with the hood bird, i dont know for some reason it looks good with it, maybe its the color or something , but it just looks good. Looking good, i think u should put a windshield banner back on , one that says pontiac. the one that is one the turbo cars.

FLYNLOW92rs

iTrader: (53)

I liked it better with the bird on the hood, my .02.......But the car looks nice regardless....

Sonar_un

Yeah, it looked nicer with the bird on the hood. Still a very nice car though.

pvt num 11

I'll disagree and say that a little decal on the nose would be nice, I'm not in for those huge banners and decals, unless it's a TTA, those look cool with the stickers. Maybe a GTA emblem on the nose?

SpeedJunkie

Its hard to tell cause the pic with the bird is in good sunlight and looks freshly waxed the second with it off doesn't seem to be a good day for great pics.

Alan84TA

I'll have to say I like the bird better... I put one on mine last year... Of course '85 it was a factory option... Nice car either way though!

Orinackra

Yeah, I really liked the hood bird too. But hey, its still looks sweet either way, and it is your car.

novass

iTrader: (1)

I like it with out both the bird and banner!

87z28camaro

i think it looked a lot better with the bird on it, i think the bird on it looked really nice, i mean, both ways your car is still a very nice car, but i think it looked better with it on,

LUVmy92

It looks real clean , the bird was nice but I like it with out it.

TorchTA

i liked the bird too.



-JT

-N-

yeah i liked the bird too. it makes the hood look a little bland without it

Pew

The car looks but I always liked the bird on the hood gives it nastalga I guess. But anyway It dose look good either way.

3.1EyeCandy

iTrader: (3)

words cannot express how much I liked the bird on that hood. Having seen the car in person - it was perfect. The bird matched the silver decals perfectly and really set off a hood that came on
Trans Ams since 1985.

As long as you think you're improving it - that's what counts I guess.

speed88

I liked it better with the bird on the hood. Still a nice car though.

FyreLance

I liked the bird on there too... but it still looks good.

TRAXION

Great Job. Thanks for un-r1ce-ing your car. People are too eager to r1ce up their cars with stickers and such. It's nice to see someone who un-rices their car.

Tim

92MaroRS

how the hell can you call the screaming eagle r1ce? i mean really its been around before anyone even thought about trying to make a 4cyl fast. imo i like the bird on the hood but if you like it thats all that matters.

omcrider

Thats one of the dumbest comments I have read on these boards, I guess you relate Smokey and the Bandit to 2fast2furious, whats with some people and there fear of import styling. Everything doesn't have to be negative.

The big hood bird although a trademark of these cars since the early 70's never looked right to me on the 3rd gens, however I did find yours very tastefully done an dit actually looked good. I think it looks good with it clean also so you can't lose on this one. I was surprised by how many people posted really liking the bird I thought it would get more thumbs down. Long live the screaming chicken!!

Calderone

Hood birds looks badass on 2nd gens
on some 3rd gens looks good
but it belongs more on 2nd gens T/As

TRAXION

Now there ya have it. The bird did not come stock on the thirdgens. It came on second gens. Leave it where it belongs. Stupid comment? Nope. Why don't ya slap some VTech stickers on there while you are at it ... they never came on a thirdgen either but if it looks cool then what the he11?! ... not.

Tim

92MaroRS

does it really matter? lots of things on most peoples car dont 'belong' there yet lots of people do it

VinJo87

I think it looks awesome either way! Bird or no bird. I think with the Bird and w/o the windshield banner would look good too. Just matter of personal preference. Awesome car nonetheless!

Yes, you could get a 'bird on the hood of third gens "stock." I think 84-86 Trans Ams you could? Not sure on the exact years and whatnot, but you could. There's already been two other people in this thread who have said this also.

BLURR

Now thats what Im talking about. Thats the way I think. I just got tired of seeing it on the car. It looked out of place on that hood. When i get my ram air Hood I will put it back on.

elevario

I like the bird decal on your car better. I want to find a bird with one of those!

82firebird

Oh, but the hood bird did come stock on some second and third gens as well. Therefore, it belongs. In no way is a hood bird even close to being a "Vtech" sticker anyhow. And to see a Vtech sticker on a thirdgen would be a new sighting for me. Either way, your car looks great with or without the bird.

BLURR

Thanks

Yes the bird was an option on that hood through 87 but I think it looks out of place.

85 T/A WS6

Yes you too can moderate this board.

Qualifications ? None, just talk out your bunghole ! Ha !

BLURR

LMAO

ImportsRsloths

Throwing stickers on your car is pretty borderline r1ce ........ Taking them off is borderline "de-r1cing" pretty simple....... IMO Not to many stickers on show cars...

DigitalMonarch0

LMAO

TRAXION

It's gay on a thirdgen. It's r1ce. That's my opinion. It's like putting a big wing on the car. But, like I said, that's my opinion ... and I am kinda radical on that opinion. I don't like the stupid gay hood vents on my stock IROC hood. They're total r1ce.

Tim

CaysE

I'm all for the small logo on the nose; would love to see it. The hood decal was well-done, but I think it looks better without it.

Traxion, I can't for the life of me figure out how you became a moderator while you purposely undermine the server's censoring rules by writing things like "r1ce." Your opinion is gay. But that's just my opinion.

shapeshifter

i have to say i definetly like it a lot better without the bird and banner.

TRAXION

I'm a moderator because I know a lot and because I help a lot of people. I'm a moderator because I've given more to TGO in the past 7 years than 99% of the people here. Being a moderator has nothing to do with my opinion. My opinion is my opinion. In case you didn't notice, the owner of this post asked for opinions ... not facts. My opinion is that it looks better without the big gay bird. Then again - I'm not some 17 year old kid that thinks adding stickers makes the car faster and better. I think that adding stickers makes the car look r1ce. Oooops. I did it again ... I said R1CE. Spend the money where it is useful ... spend it on speed and performance. I guess that's why I am running mid 11's naturally aspirated on the stock shortblock.

Tim

THE BANDIT-Z

Either way looks nice, but in my opinion I would keep the bird. If it looks like one, fly's like one, then its gotta be a bird..... a firebird

Justins86bird

Looks good both ways, but I liked the bird better.

SloGta

I think it looks cleaner without the bird, but it didnt look bad with it though.

BLURR

I agree, I just wish I could go ahead and order the correct nose bird.

BanditWS6

For my taste, birdless hood =

For some reason I was never much of a fan of the screaming chicken...on the thirdgens. I have a black '79 Y84 Trans Am with the extra-groovy Smokey & the Bandit gold hood bird and absolutely LOVE the look, but I guess the more simplified style of the third-gen bird logo just doesn't look right to me. The hood is otherwise a simple and elegant design, and the bird doesn't look natural -- especially with the placement of the dual vents. Rather, I think the reduced bird decal usually seen on the apex of the front clip is just right.

Good move on taking off the T/A decal on the windshield too. Was too small and looked awkward IMHO. I had an ugly FIREBIRD stick-on banner on my Formy when I bought it and took it off as well. I think the big, white-letter PONTIAC banners are nice but in keeping with the sleek and elegant look of your T/A, I'd probably leave the windshield blank. All up to you, though -- your car, your preferences!

BTW, I saw your original post back when you picked up this car and thought it was a great find. Very, very nice Trans Am. Only thing I did not like about it at the time was the hood bird...

JeremyNYR

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Traxion, no one is questioning your right to have and express an opinion. It's the manner in which you express it that's shocking, especially from a Moderator. Throwing around the r1ce word that often starts flame wars is bad enough. Calling what people do with their cars "gay" is even worse. However, you did a great job of showing the quality of your character. Top it off with the incorrect assertion that no hood birds came on thirdgens and people will question why you're a moderator. Simple enough.