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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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do you guys and gals think that i should keep the car without the decals or not. If i get decals im gonna get 1970 trans am decals and use them . i want the car to look differnet but im not sure if i want decals or not , what does everyone think. http://community.webshots.com/user/ramairetransam
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:29 PM
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I'd say leave her alone, she looks good like it is
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:39 PM
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i agree, looks good now, nice and clean lookin'
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:39 PM
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can you post a pic of the 1970 TA decals? Not sure what they look like
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:42 PM
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I think it looks very nice and clean.. Putting a bunch of decals on it would only ruin it IMHO, but to each their own..

Cheers,
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 06:49 PM
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im a big fan of the red and grey look...

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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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this is what they look like , of course i wouldnt use the stripe.
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:14 PM
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:16 PM
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:19 PM
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It would be unique. I think it would look kinda cool. Either way your car will still look awsome
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:20 PM
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Originally posted by nolanr0413
last one
That nose bird kicks ***!
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:27 PM
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here a crappy photoshop i did .
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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Hmm...Could be interesting. I do like the nose bird, but it looks a little big for the stock location

Maybe try putting the bird where the license plate would go.
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:48 PM
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i gotta start to learn photoshop... i dont understand how you guys can get little things of one car, and put it on another... i have a hard time just opening a file in the dam thing... and im pretty technologicaly indept... IM A ENGINEER FOR *** SAKES.. well sort of
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 08:56 PM
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hows this speedcat
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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i say leave it without the decals, i'm not too fond of the second gen decals on our 3rd gens but it def would be unique and could look good if done right. maybe if the nose decal was a little smaller?
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 09:18 PM
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i say if you were to go with 2nd gen decals,dont use the nose bird, but the decals that say trans am would look cool
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 10:56 PM
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I agree with bird 355. The photoshop looks like it stands out too much, but nothing always looks like it does in photoshop. I really like the look of the bird on the 2nd gen when its not photoshopped though.
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Old Mar 27, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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Why ruin such a sweet paintjob with decals? I say leave them off.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 01:33 AM
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Could you put the nose bird off of a LT1 (93-97) Trans am on it? I was thinking about doing this, so I found one in a junk yard, but I ripped it's wing off trying to get it off the nose
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 05:30 AM
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Leave off those decals you were looking at.


Buy the decals from firebatscave that are the Ram Air ones for the side of the hood nostrils.


It adds to the hood BIGTIME...
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 06:38 AM
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No Decals!
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 06:54 AM
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From: "No one cares if you're in before the lock!" - Best quote ever.
Don't do it........!! For one, the T/A decals you're looking to put on seem horrible dated, and would clash, especially with that RAII hood....secondly, that Firebird decal looks very Wolfenstein/****-esque...! If anything, I'd say get some cutsom decals printed up at a viynl shop....cheap but very original. Nice car, too, BTW.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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no decals. looks great the way it is.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 02:28 PM
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Dosn't anybody like them?
Do you all think mine looks like crap too??
Here is a shot of mine befor....
I like it alot better with, I don't care for the older one like you have photoshoped, Mabe if it was a little smaller, and not blue it might fit a little better.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 03:31 PM
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i would leave them off
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 03:50 PM
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Some new rims would look cool
i like your trans am just the way it is
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 04:49 PM
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I would not suggest the 2nd gen style decals. I have seen them on an 84 T/A (its since been sent to the junkyard). It had the TRANS AM script decals from an early 2nd gen. It just did not match the car. I also think your car looks very clean just the way it is now. If anything I would just put the stock decals back on and add a 4th Gen stlye Ram Air decal to each side of the hood, good luck with it.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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i'd get like the thirdgen hood bird i've never seen one on a ram air hod i think tat would look sweet
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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Decals off.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 09:37 PM
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thanks for all the replies, i think i will keep the decals off , im not sure if im gonna put the ram air one on the side of the hood. i like how it looks but i think ill keep it plain and kleen .
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