Fresh paint on 1983 Firebird
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Here's a couple more, the last one is the 4th gen leather seats I pulled from a 1994 Firehawk... if you look closely you can see the duct tape holding my seat belt receiver plastic cover together lol
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looks really good. thats the factory wing on the back since its a "500" right? have the re-pop of that spoiler on my 86 and love it.
not digging the wheels, not my thing
not digging the wheels, not my thing
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Thanks. And yeah that spoiler was a California car thing with the "500 limited edition" I like it alot, I think it flows with the body lines better than some of the other spoilers. That was pretty much the only cool part of the "500," the pin stripes and gray paint went by the wayside.
I agree with you on the rims, those Enkie's from the 80's are not really my style either but they were on the car when I got it. I'm going to go with some ROH RT 18in wheels, they should be here within a week or so.
I agree with you on the rims, those Enkie's from the 80's are not really my style either but they were on the car when I got it. I'm going to go with some ROH RT 18in wheels, they should be here within a week or so.
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Re: Fresh paint on 1983 Firebird
Car looks solid! Like the ideas with the decal,wing, and hood choice...only thing i would do would be to throw some bigger tires in back to have a staggered stance to match the hood and wheels even better ...imo... but nonetheless great job with bird
really dont like the wheels??? Think they compliment car well (just needs bigger tires in rear)
really dont like the wheels??? Think they compliment car well (just needs bigger tires in rear)
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very nice! I also have a reproduction of the 500 spoiler and 4th gen ebony leather seats like your own. You have good taste :-)
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Lower it once you get the new wheels and it will look killer!
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Thanks for all the compliments. Here is a picture with the new wheels. I like them but I am still keeping the old ones. To me the old ones have the classic muscle car look.... more so than the new ones anyway.
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Nice! I would still lower it a bit though.
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