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Looking at your flickr album...Where'd you get the 2 dual gauge pods, on the passenger side? Are those just a-pillar pods, trimmed to fit the flat mounting spot, and hung there?
What's thant hanging up under the nose? License plate?
Yah thats my liscense plate. In OH we have to have a front mounted plate, and I'm not drilling holes in my nose so thats where its been for 9 years now.
Steve Petroff, your car is amazing..... That is incredible. How does it run?
Fatal88's car is insane, having seen it in person many times, I can attest to that car's complete awesomeness. The owner's (Tim and Teri) are a couple of pretty cool people too. I wonder if they will be at our gathering this week?
Anyway
This signature is the "creator of the Fbody"
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... and after posting pics of Fatal's supreme car, I now give you my junker.
I haven't taken pics in a while
hey now whats this!!??? did he graft the front end of a 4th gen into the front end of a 3rd gen camaro? Never seen that before, sweet!
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I wanna paint my GTA yellow, but I'd wanna do it RIGHT, and pull EVERYTHING (motor, trans, interior) and do a COMPLETE color change.
Haha, agreed, I like yellow. I drive a "Solar Yellow" Dodge SRT-4 every day LOL
I feel the same way about the color change issue too. I was all set to paint my floor and everything when I had the interior out of the '92, but then I realized there wasn't much point since I was covering the entire thing with FatMat (DynaMat stuff). So I settled for just the engine bay and door jams, and didn't bother with the interior :P
-Paul
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1992 Pontac Firebird. 350, 6 speed, 3:27 9-bolt posi, and 4 wheel discs (C5 'Vette units up front with 13.5" Z51 C6 rotors!). Holley aluminum heads, 66 cc chambers, with 2.02/1.60 valves, Lunati cam 235/240 @ .050 .490/.490 lift. SLP 1 3/4 inch headers (Jet Hot coated), full 3 inch Flowmaster cat back. Holley Stealth Ram controlled by a Commander 950 system. Be Cool Aluminum radiator. Tan leather 4th gen seats.
1984 Pontiac Trans Am. -R.I.P. thanks to Russel brake hoses
Also: 1989 Buick Reatta, gotta love the touch screen! (Possibly for sale, anyone interested? trades?)
Also: Yellow 2003 Dodge SRT-4, it's not a V-8 and it'll never replace a V-8, but it's still a BLAST!!!
Also: 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel
~Why do ponies need to inhale laughing gas just to pass me?~
A few questions:
- are those z06 size wheels/tires? what size spacers did you use?
- what gas filler door is that? I love how it matches the wheels
- what intake is that? Are those Locar cables?
The wipers were ditched because it made the firewall not look pretty. Simple as that. The guy who owned the vehicle daily drove it also, rain or shine.
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hey now whats this!!??? did he graft the front end of a 4th gen into the front end of a 3rd gen camaro? Never seen that before, sweet!
For all intents and purposes, the car is actually more 4th gen than 3rd gen. The whole front end of the car from about half way in the main compartment to the front of the car is all 4th gen. All of the interior mounts, engine bay mounts and fasteners are 100% 4th gen and bolt up perfectly. All interior equipment from the fog light switches, to the HVAC, and even the steering wheel stereo controls are 100% functional also.
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For all intents and purposes, the car is actually more 4th gen than 3rd gen. The whole front end of the car from about half way in the main compartment to the front of the car is all 4th gen. All of the interior mounts, engine bay mounts and fasteners are 100% 4th gen and bolt up perfectly. All interior equipment from the fog light switches, to the HVAC, and even the steering wheel stereo controls are 100% functional also.
I think Fatal could be called a 3.75th gen now!
I saw it when it was still TPI, and the inner fenders have flames to match the body. Dunno why he didn't put the flames on the inner panels this time.
The gauge pods are aftermarket units that I modified to fit.
Questions:
- are those z06 size wheels/tires? what size spacers did you use?
The wheels are 20x10.5 and 19x9.5 with 2.5" spacers (if I remember correctly) had to modify the rear wheel tubs and coil pockets to fit the rubber 285/30/20
- what gas filler door is that? I love how it matches the wheels
The gas door is a Mustang Bullit unit that I modified to fit
- what intake is that? Are those Locar cables?
Intake is Holley Pro Dominator base, everything else I custom built from there. Yes, I used a Lokar cable and TPI mount for the throttle cable.
[quote=Sonar_un;3576685]The wipers were ditched because it made the firewall not look pretty. Simple as that. The guy who owned the vehicle daily drove it also, rain or shine.
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Yeah but it wouldn't be street legal and would be damn near impossible to see in a downpour.. kinda silly
The wipers were ditched because it made the firewall not look pretty. Simple as that. The guy who owned the vehicle daily drove it also, rain or shine.
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Yeah but it wouldn't be street legal and would be damn near impossible to see in a downpour.. kinda silly
Could say that, but I know it is feasible here in Houston. I didn't have wipers for almost a year in my old Camaro. Hardly found time to use it.
No offense to Boyd rims, but they are just all the same looking. I've seen a couple that look good, but man, Boyd needs to come up with some different styles.
I know this is a reply to a really old post but I don't think he will, he's dead.
Boyd was a true hot rodder and he built some great cars in his day and the hot rod community should honor him for his acomplishments but lets be honest ppl he was pretty much an A hole....Ask Chip Foose or Jesse James...If Boyd was real smart he wouldnt have let that talent get outta his shop. Boyd had a Tv show (if you could call it that) but look at where Chip and Jesse are now...I dont see Boyd shirts for sale in Wal-Mart. Not to knock the dead Im sure Boyd had redeeming qualites and he will be missed and like I said the hot rod community should honor his accomplishments and we have lost some one who at one time was a great innovator
Sorry to be off topic, yeah I hear what your saying, but where did Chip get his start from. A-hole or not alot of todays customiserz look to Boyd as an Icon in this industry.
Boyd was an icon...Chip really got his start working for his dad who also built hot rods and yeah boyd gave him a leg up but some one with the passion and talent Chip has would have made it anyway....
Your right tho off topic
Back to pretty thirdgens......Speaking of which has anyone seen the 87 camaro Troy Trepanier is building? It will defintly be in the running for the meanest prettiest thid gen ever when its done.
Boyd was an icon...Chip really got his start working for his dad who also built hot rods and yeah boyd gave him a leg up but some one with the passion and talent Chip has would have made it anyway....
Your right tho off topic
Back to pretty thirdgens......Speaking of which has anyone seen the 87 camaro Troy Trepanier is building? It will defintly be in the running for the meanest prettiest thid gen ever when its done.
Wow! I really like how they are smoothing the block and heads It would be even more badass if the block was aluminum so they could polish all that stuff up
I love that TA and I have to have a yellow IROC.
Also, I'm saling my ZR1s for some C6s now...lol
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everytime I read over this thread I wanna ask, what color is that orange from?
It looks like the new Dodge/Jeep orange...
either way, awesome transformation..
Thank you very much! The color is a GM color "Sunset Orange Metallic" It's been available (with a few variations on the name) on several GM vehicles. Probably most notably the last couple model years of the Camaro and Firebird had "SOM" as a color option.
Thanks again for the compliment!!
-Paul
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1992 Pontac Firebird. 350, 6 speed, 3:27 9-bolt posi, and 4 wheel discs (C5 'Vette units up front with 13.5" Z51 C6 rotors!). Holley aluminum heads, 66 cc chambers, with 2.02/1.60 valves, Lunati cam 235/240 @ .050 .490/.490 lift. SLP 1 3/4 inch headers (Jet Hot coated), full 3 inch Flowmaster cat back. Holley Stealth Ram controlled by a Commander 950 system. Be Cool Aluminum radiator. Tan leather 4th gen seats.
1984 Pontiac Trans Am. -R.I.P. thanks to Russel brake hoses
Also: 1989 Buick Reatta, gotta love the touch screen! (Possibly for sale, anyone interested? trades?)
Also: Yellow 2003 Dodge SRT-4, it's not a V-8 and it'll never replace a V-8, but it's still a BLAST!!!
Also: 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel
~Why do ponies need to inhale laughing gas just to pass me?~
Thank you very much! The color is a GM color "Sunset Orange Metallic" It's been available (with a few variations on the name) on several GM vehicles. Probably most notably the last couple model years of the Camaro and Firebird had "SOM" as a color option.
Thanks again for the compliment!!
-Paul
thanx Paul I saw my FIRST Orange and black Firebird Vert the other night.. I am in love..
Yes I did I had TT2's...I just put these ones on this year!
I love your new wheels! I looked for a set on the Boze website but couldn't find them. Closest ones I could find were the Flex or speedster. I don't think they make the "Octane" anymore.
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I love your new wheels! I looked for a set on the Boze website but couldn't find them. Closest ones I could find were the Flex or speedster. I don't think they make the "Octane" anymore.
it's the firewall forward
thirdgen sheetmetal
looka at the pics of the ls1, you can see that the inner fenders are fouthgen ones
ill see if i can find better pics
in this one you can see the same inner fenders and stb which is the 4thgen stuff
hmmm i must have balls to say this...but uhh not diggin the paint job..what is this hotwheels? heh...but dont take my word for it tho...if everyone else says it's coo then it probly is
But the engine bay is friggin sweet, and the interior apparently is too
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I absolutely love the paint job on your car dude...its been my wallpaper for ever
Deff the best looking and cleanest third gen i have EVER seen. absolutely love all the black accents on the yellow...just looks...balanced...just like the spoiler balences the hood scoop...perfection
Congrats man
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355 small block,dartII heads with 205 valves,200 cc ,lunati cams,545/545-315/315,1.6 roller rockers,flowtech headers,toqurer 2 intake,1 in spacer,800cfm carb,keith black true flat tops,eagle steel crank,eagle steel rods,windgage tray,screened oil returns,balanced, 200 hp top shot nitrous kit 2 stage,100 hp 1st stage,100 hp 2nd stage 
weird i know
-R.I.P. thanks to Russel brake hoses 
