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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 12:45 AM
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Hood Idea! Check it out

For the firebirds! This looks pretty sweet, IMO.

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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:11 AM
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well, you know, except for the 91-92 shark nose and all it looks really good

nah it looks great and i wish ascd would wise up and make one for us 'bird owners =/

(if that were a fiberglass scoop, how much would one pay in bodywork just to get it stuck on there and functional, not incl. paint ?? )
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:14 AM
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Hell Yeah that looks SWEET I been waiting for someone to do that in photoshop. Do mine somebody, I dont got photshop!
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:15 AM
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I have no idea

But I do know that it wouldnt take much to make the mold fit a bird hood :shrug:
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:15 AM
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Give me a few minutes, I'll give it a shot
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:30 AM
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Not quite the right angle with the two pictures, so the Inlet is set too far back. Got any more pics of the car I could try it on? This one is too wide at the back, and not far enough forward.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 02:03 AM
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I think that one is a bit wide....maybe a little narrower would look OK.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 09:52 AM
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I don't care for it at all. Like the SS hood belongs to Camaros, like the Ram Air I and IIs belong on Birds.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 10:37 AM
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I don't care for it at all. Like the SS hood belongs to Camaros, like the Ram Air I and IIs belong on Birds.
I agree.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 11:41 AM
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I agree.
So Do I. Sorry man.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 12:43 PM
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I give that a third! But it is a nice lookin hood, just not on Birds
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 12:48 PM
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I think it looks pretty good, but it doesnt match the body lines or anything.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by 89Irocz23
I think it looks pretty good, but it doesnt match the body lines or anything.
Do you know what you're talking about, or are you just saying that?

Take a look again. They all angle in toward the nose. Plus its very angular, like the thirdgen body is. I think the lines match up fine.

As for the SS hood on a firebird, I guess that makes since if you're **** like that
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 01:23 PM
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hey add a 85-90 TA front end! Thats what I want too put on soon.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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Looks alright, but I'm with Mark. SS hood for Camaros, RA I and II hood for Birds.

I think it would look best with the 91-92 Styling, since the car is more curvey.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 07:37 AM
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Originally posted by Adam62083
Do you know what you're talking about, or are you just saying that?

Take a look again. They all angle in toward the nose. Plus its very angular, like the thirdgen body is. I think the lines match up fine.

As for the SS hood on a firebird, I guess that makes since if you're **** like that
Take it easy now, I see what he is saying, maybe not so much the lines, but it just doesn't look like it belongs there.

and yes, I guess I'm ****, like the other 10 people that agree.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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I think it goes with the lines very well...may not look right on a pre-91 bird, but to me it goes far better than the popular RA II hood or anything else available for the cars. It goes with a 3rd gen bird far better than a 3rd gen Camaro, too.

I for one would welcome more hood designs for these cars...
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:33 PM
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I see your guy's point on SS's for Camaros and Ram Air's for Firebird, but I have seen plenty of Camaro's with Ram Air hoods. So if we can't use yours, you can't use ours either
J/K I don't think it looks too bad, but Ram Air's are definately better
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:44 PM
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Personally I dont think it would match up right on a pre 91-92 nose. If I get some better shots of the SS hood I could try some more chop shop jops on it but as of now I dont have any angles that work. The job I did on mavericks car doesnt do it justice because the angles are off quite a bit.

It is kind of like how I dont think the Ram Air II looks silly on a 91-92, but looks good on a pre 91-92. The cars have a different nose and ground effect that totally changes the look of the car.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 07:58 PM
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yeah.

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