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Forum: Fabrication
12-30-2021, 12:48 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,565
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Has anyone done AWD yet?

The awd cutlass has a oldsmobile bravada front frame section grafted onto the stock g-body frame. F body's are unibody so that wouldn't work the same.

Are you planning to use the subaru engine and...
Forum: Body
03-28-2012, 07:45 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 25,738
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: camaro kitt

do a search for transmaro lol ya it will if u use everything fenders forward
Forum: Body
02-11-2012, 03:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,845
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: will a 78 front clip fit a 92?

Second gen firebirds are a half inch wider than third gens iirc width is not an issue its making it flow with fenders and hood that will be bigest challenges. I am probaly gonna make a fiberglass...
Forum: Body
02-08-2012, 12:45 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,845
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: will a 78 front clip fit a 92?

Not to hijack thread but Have u ever seen a rolled rear pan on mini trucks? Basicly I am just making the bumper even with the tail lights cuz I don't like how far they stick out it looks bulky and...
Forum: Body
02-07-2012, 07:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,845
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: will a 78 front clip fit a 92?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/attachments/signature-pictures-photoshop-requests/233108d1327722660-can-someone-please-do-bumper_chop2.jpg

Photoshop of 78 ta bumper with bottom holes opened and...
Forum: North East Region
02-05-2012, 01:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 823
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Any WNY third gen owners?

I Am from silver springs when u doin it? As long as I ain't workin I am in
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
02-02-2012, 11:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 411
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: 84. v6 t5 parting out

were ru and how much for the trans and all the parts for it? d shaft, cross member, clutch, flywheel, pedals etc
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
01-30-2012, 05:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 977
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: question bout speeding?

You can take a defensive driving course to get a reduced fine. But I am trying to find ways to fight it cuz I know I was not goin as fast as he said I was and I have a witness who can verify my...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
01-30-2012, 05:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 977
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: question bout speeding?

I will try that tomorow on my way to work. I have 31 inch truck tires on back for the winter. That sounds like it would throw it off a lot but I have tested my speedo by comparing it to those speed...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
01-29-2012, 01:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 977
Posted By 87bluebird

question bout speeding?

idk if this is the rite place to post this but anyway friday i was driving to an interview i had. my friend that came with me suggested we take a shortcut thru the state park i have never taken...
Forum: Electronics
01-28-2012, 04:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,059
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: fuel pump coming on while car is off?

will have to go by the wires cuz i doubt there still in the right spot i replaced the wiring harness and all the relays a year or 2 ago. and i am gonna finally do oil antifreeze and stuff like that...
Forum: Signature Pictures and PhotoShop Requests
01-28-2012, 01:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,242
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: can someone please do a photoshop for me?

yeah :) that looks awsome
Forum: Electronics
01-28-2012, 01:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,059
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: fuel pump coming on while car is off?

yeah i aint too far from leroy pm if you find it :) and how do ik which relay goes to fuel?


and vetteoz ok i was looking for oil something switch in that diagram.lol
Forum: Signature Pictures and PhotoShop Requests
01-27-2012, 09:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,242
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: can someone please do a photoshop for me?

That does look awsome. Thanks :) can u connect the centers on the bottom like the third gen bumper? I wanna get a few different ideas how to make this bumper look before. I build it..
Forum: Electronics
01-27-2012, 01:00 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,059
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: fuel pump coming on while car is off?

yes i have looked at that link a hundred times today am i blind or is the oil switch not on there? and i think i have an idea were it is but not positive. also just got thinking thats the same part i...
Forum: Electronics
01-26-2012, 08:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,059
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: fuel pump coming on while car is off?

what does it look like? anyone got any pics i will try to find it tomorrow morning
Forum: Electronics
01-26-2012, 03:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,059
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: fuel pump coming on while car is off?

hatch motor is ripped apart and wires cut to it. so it aint that and were are those 2 switches located so i can test them? i sat in the car for 40 mins todays while waiting to see some one and pump...
Forum: Electronics
01-26-2012, 06:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,059
Posted By 87bluebird

fuel pump coming on while car is off?

hi my car is currently an 87 firebird with a 2.8 v6 and auto trans with mpfi. bout 2 weeks ago i went to tops for groceries and when i was putting the grocerys in the car i heard something that...
Forum: Body
01-17-2012, 02:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,385
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: camaro bumper on my firebird

also the sides of the camaro bumper are bout 5 inches longer and would need to be shortened as well easiest way i could see this being in done is make a fiberglass mold of both bumpers and cut and...
Forum: V6
01-15-2012, 08:14 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

Update on mine still trying to figure out how to wire the relay into mine I am hesitant to mess with it cuz it works right now.lol anyway I was wondering if that could be why when I start the car...
Forum: Body
01-13-2012, 11:42 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,385
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: camaro bumper on my firebird

dumba** statements like that rite there are exactly why people who do build truly custom f bodys dont come on this board.
Forum: Signature Pictures and PhotoShop Requests
01-13-2012, 02:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,242
Posted By 87bluebird

can someone please do a photoshop for me?

i am planning to build a custom front bumper for my car its gonna be a cross between a 91 camaro bumper and a 78 ta bumper or something else.. i am giving my car a retro theme with a 78 ta dash and...
Forum: Body
01-13-2012, 01:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,385
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: camaro bumper on my firebird

377431

thats a photoshop yevgenievich did for me last year when i had the same idea. the thread for this is here. (https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body/566188-firebird-camaro-bumper.html) firebird...
Forum: V6
01-05-2012, 10:32 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

lol right now idk care bout the disaster of a harness i just need the thing to work and not catch fire till i get the money up to get another vehicle to drive while i finally put in the 350 and 5...
Forum: V6
01-05-2012, 09:50 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

how do relays work? how does it know when to turn the fan and alternator on? relays are the little bout 2 inch rectangle boxes that are on the firewall by the brake booster right? i replaced the one...
Forum: V6
01-05-2012, 06:10 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

what size relay is needed and can u tell me were to find a wiring diagram for that circuit? cuz fan wires are completely gone and idk where alternator wire is going. will it be fine to leave brown...
Forum: V6
01-04-2012, 11:23 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

ok can some one give a clear answer to what the brown wire is? i cut it and left it unhooked and now car charges perfectly :) i tried hooking it to the charge screw and the alternator was buzzing...
Forum: V6
01-03-2012, 10:26 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

well the fan has worked like this for a year?? electrical system was fine till a couple months ago what kind of relay would i need to add to it? and how do i add it? and i will replace the whole...
Forum: V6
01-03-2012, 06:36 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

i thought brown wire was a switched 12volt thats why i have not done that to it yet.. and thats how i hooked the red senser wire its now hooked with an eyelet to main charging screw..



no i...
Forum: V6
01-03-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

also according to the wire diagrams on atgo the brown wire runs to the c/h fan fuse? is that correct
Forum: V6
01-03-2012, 05:27 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

the tan wire is there on mine i have not messed with it.. what do you mean overloading at current? and would it work to wire the alternator brown wire to a switch? or is there something else i can...
Forum: V6
01-03-2012, 05:15 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

the radaitor fan died last winter i replaced the relay and fan and it still would not worked so i wired the fan to a switch i mounted on my dash.. and theres i think 5 relays and i got that thing i...
Forum: V6
01-02-2012, 08:30 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

right now the brown wire which is supposed to be the switched 12 volt source off the ignition to feed the alternator is dead no power i have tried bypassing the fusible links before to test them and...
Forum: V6
01-02-2012, 08:23 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

can i wire the brown wire to a switch on the dash like i have my radiator fan? i have been looking on alot of sites on how people who convert there cars to these alternators run that wire to a switch...
Forum: V6
01-02-2012, 07:57 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

i have several ground wires car is grounded good both batteries have a motor and chassis ground. what kind of isolator do u mean? i only have the second batterie in so i can go further off a charge...
Forum: V6
01-02-2012, 07:19 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

i just got another alternator under warranty still dont work... but i think i finally solved it the brown wiring going to the alternator has no power so i got to find another switched 12 volt source...
Forum: V6
01-02-2012, 03:06 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,609
Posted By 87bluebird

alternator problem need help asap i am stumped

sorry this is a long post.. my car is a base model 2.8 v6 87 firebird.... a couple months ago my battery started dying out on me while driving. i played with all the wires for the alternator and...
Forum: Body
10-19-2011, 01:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,798
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: wildest custom thirdgen pics

another is the evoluzion kit (https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body/451595-evoluzione-winter-update.html)
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/826450/1983-chevrolet-camaro...
Forum: Body
10-19-2011, 01:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,798
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: wildest custom thirdgen pics

theres also a transformers 5th gen inspired camaro in paraguay
http://cdn.clasipar.com/pictures/photos/000/782/333/vga_Imagen_300_copia.jpg
not many pics or much info on it.

redneckjoe how much...
Forum: Body
10-19-2011, 12:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,798
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: wildest custom thirdgen pics

one awesome custom third gen is hsilived's camaro he has a thread bout it on fiberglass forums (http://www.fiberglassforums.com/showthread.php?t=6217) 382468

another cool camaro is radical82's...
Forum: Body
10-19-2011, 11:03 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,730
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: omg, look at this thing!!

first of all it is against thirdgen.org's rules to post links to or photos of cars just to make fun of them. :lookhere: :thanks:

second of all you may not like the style of that body kit but you...
Forum: Body
10-18-2011, 10:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,798
Posted By 87bluebird

wildest custom thirdgen pics

i know alot of thirdgeners think these cars are best looking stock. and love to throw around insults and jokes about custom cars sayin they look "rice" or "*******" or "ghetto" or something stupid...
Forum: Engine Swap
10-18-2011, 12:30 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 48,198
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Third Gen 6.2l Diesel Swap?

i finaly found a thread (https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fabrication/455517-framing-f-body.html) about someone putting a diesel in a third gen its not a 6.2 but it is diesel and brings up a good...
Forum: Body
10-17-2011, 11:46 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,727
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: theft prevention

yeah way over protective.lol sad thing is its just a base model v6 firebird rite now with rattle can black.i got alot if stuff i plan to do to make her a nice car but just haven't done it yet. but...
Forum: Body
10-17-2011, 11:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,634
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Stinger Wide body input

did you get the kit on? if so how did it fit and can you post pics?
Forum: Body
10-17-2011, 10:20 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 6,727
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: theft prevention

my bird sits on our farm bout 4 miles from were i am living. its rites in the middle of our split driveway and the farm is in the village. i leave her unlocked with the keys in the ignition. they way...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
10-12-2011, 11:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,791
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Corvette front suspension project has begun

what ever happened with this project?
Forum: Engine Swap
10-12-2011, 07:43 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 48,198
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Third Gen 6.2l Diesel Swap?

not only are thirdgens lighter but they are also alot more aerodynamic than the old chevy trucks. and if we could squeeze 32 mpg out of an 85 chevy blazer. then i dont see why 35+ is out of the...
Forum: Engine Swap
10-11-2011, 11:28 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 48,198
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Third Gen 6.2l Diesel Swap?

what happened with your project? i am thinking bout doin this to my bird. i have a 350 sitting in the garage i was planing to stick in her but i also have a 88 6.2 diesel jimmy sitting in my...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-10-2011, 11:23 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 6,640
Posted By 87bluebird

Re: Post your "Holy ***T" moments lol

dude i wish i had that **** on tape especially the second one. last december was a blast. that was the second time in 3 days i had caught air 2 days before coming home from a party i was driving my...
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