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Old 09-05-2004, 06:44 PM
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Sweet dude! Looking good! Is that a catback system or just tips?

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Its a hooker catback. Tips came with. Thanks for the compliment!
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get some paint on there.
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Yeah I know..I gotta do the whole car, so I might wait a bit.
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thats looks really good, good job
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Is it just me or does it look too curvey for a car with a boxy back end.
Old 09-05-2004, 09:28 PM
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yeh, it does look too curvy, but look at sonar_un's car and you won't doubt that after paint it will look good.
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Looks really good on your car, makes it stand out from other Birds. Will you be apinting it to match the color.
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Jensen, yes, they are red. Painted with testors translucent.

Spdfrk, it is way curvy when you look at the back of it. I love it though.

123jon and 86z, yeah I'm gonna paint it body color, after I finish up the little work I need to do. I need to put more filler in the old spoiler holes, and The center posts I had to extend, and I'm not that good with fiberglass yet, so its all wavy and uneven.
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it looks like you did a good job installing it and I like how from the side view the spoiler line almost perfectly matches the line in the ground effects. It's definitely more curvy than the rear of the car... it'd be interesting to see someone modify one to square it off a bit, particularly on the side extensions where it flares out near the back. Reguardless, i think it looks good. congrats! how much did it cost you?
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100 bucks, plus gas to drive to Columbus from Pittsburgh and back.
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Is that off of a 4th gen or is it the 4th gen wing made for a 3rd gen?
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Is that off of a 4th gen or is it the 4th gen wing made for a 3rd gen?
It's a real 4th gen wing because the 3rd brake light wraps over the top. The Thirdgen one is underneath only.

I like the car. Those are earlier T/A fenders, correct? I can't remember ever seeing fender vents with the 91-92 nose. I like it.
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Even without paint i like it.
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Thanks guys. Yeah, its a 98 trans am spoiler. The vents are the earlier style, but I think the fenders are the 85-90 style, cause they have the higher up gfx holes in em. I love those vents though, they're so subtle on there.
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Oh yeah, the thing is in paint now..looks phenomenal. Course, knowing me, it'll be another month before I get some pics of it.

Firebird 383, always been a fan of your ride btw...
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looks good!!
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Re: New Rear Spoiler

Originally posted by Mitch DoGG
What do you guys think?


First pic, BLECH - Never seen that angle before but it definately doesn't fit the car.

Last pic, looks great - straight on, it looks perfect.

I dunno.
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I've always loved how the 4th gen wing looks on 3rd gens.
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man, that looks great. If I had a 3rd gen TA, that would be the spoiler I would put on it. Now, your car is screaming for a set of 17's
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