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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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Rear wing removed

I took the rear wing off for fun and it looked better to me in person than it did in pictures. I'm going to leave my rear wingless for now on.





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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 12:43 PM
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What did you do about the holes?
It looks not bad btw
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 12:52 PM
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What did you do about the holes?


I filled in the holes with some sheet metal I cut to fit and then bonded it to the decklid.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 01:07 PM
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It looks good
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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it does look better that way, the only wing that i like on firebirds is the wrap around one...
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 02:55 PM
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well id have to see your car before with the wing on to give my full opinion but it looks good without any kind of spoiler.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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Wingless Thirdgen's have a certain appeal that make them look good, but you know my stance on wings......
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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Looks Good

Your f-body is looking good playa
Here's my 89 GTA Grey Ghost
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These are my 2 road cuttin machines!
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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Looks pretty good.I took my wrap around spoiler off because I thought it looked better without one cause the paint was cracked on mine and it had a few big holes in the rubber. I dont have $350 lying around to drop on a new fiberglass aerowing so I was considering spending 10 or 15 bucks at the local junk yard and putting on the plain firebird spoiler in the meantime.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 04:34 PM
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Hell yeah man, I love it.
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Old Jan 1, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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Damn that looks great! All birds should be wingless. (No pun intended)
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 12:10 AM
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not bad at all! i like it.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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here's my GTA wingless when it was in the shop. I think it looked pretty good. But I'm a big fan of the normal wrap-around as well.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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I think it looks cool. I used to own an 84 S/E that came stock w/out a spoiler.







I would have to say though, I like them better with a spoiler. Especially the 82-84 body styles.

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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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Originally posted by FLYNLOW92rs
Wingless Thirdgen's have a certain appeal that make them look good, but you know my stance on wings......
bigger is better?

(just jokin wit ya )



i like the no wing look on 'birds, but for the camaros, the spoiler is perfect to me..... it needs that lil flip on the end to complete it...
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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Wingless birds do look good. I've always like them. But the Wrap around spoiler on a bird just plain belongs there.

Gm did a good job with the styling on thirdgens. At least, I think they did. But I'm biased, same as most of you. ^_^
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 02:32 PM
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i like 'em better with the wings on.
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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it looks like seeing an old friend with a new haircut. kind of weird but doesnt look bad. why dont your taillights have the amber sections in them?
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Old Jan 2, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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Ha! I've gotten so used to my 82 without a spoiler that when I just placed it on top of my decklid it looked strange to me! (BTW the base taillights are on the car because my 82 ones are cleaned and polished and I needed to put tailights on it to move it. Hek even look at the seats a spare viscount I had and the drivers seat is my Camaros )


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