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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 10:57 PM
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Pics of my firebird with new TT2 rims..

Enjoy guys, let me know what you think. I just got these wheels last week. Now if I could just get some decent weather around here....




Let me know what you think!
Thanks!
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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 11:13 PM
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sweet ride

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Old Feb 26, 2001 | 11:44 PM
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dood awesome car wut kinda motor yuh got? i luv those rims ,gawd im speechless thas bad lookin dood ,totally one of the nicest birds ive ever seen if it hauls *** ,its ****ing perfect lol i jus got mine back from the paint shop on saturday an im pissed the car looks awesome but they got paint on my damn air cleaner? how i dunno but they buyin a new one to replace it ,thye did a real nice job with it but yer car omfg dood its awesome thumbz up man jus lemme know wut kinda motor n stuff yuh got im curius lol

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406 pontiac {carbed}
12 boly posi rear end
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 12:01 AM
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Awesome. I think the wheels really grab attention, head turners. Lookin good, keep it up!!!!

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 12:11 AM
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Your car is awesome! I love the wheels. They're like cragars only better. What do you use to get it looking that shinny? It looks better than the mirror in my bathroom. So what products and techniques do you use?

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 01:53 AM
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aw hell, now I have to mop up my keyboard from looking at your car!! That is DIFINTIVELY the nicest Firebird I have EVER seen. I have a black 86 IROC, which I love. Those pictures have made me rethink my next car purchase. I'm just twitterpated!
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 03:06 AM
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Sweet Ride!!! Nice & Clean. If it was mine I'd lower it a little more in the front.(That's just me though)
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 05:27 AM
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I never thought that those TT2 wheels would look good on a Firebird until I actually saw it. I love how your car looks. Those wheels do it so much justice. Sweet ride bro.

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 06:36 AM
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It's not very fast, but it is faster than when I bought it. Its a 305 tbi with a few mods on it.. Probly somewhere around 220 hp..

As for lowering the car, I'm going to do that as soon as I take car of a couple other small problems.. (That will come in the summer probably.)

Thanks for the compliments guys. Glad you like it.. I will say I get alot more attention now that I got rid of my 15x7 GOLD crosslace rims and have some real wheels on it now...

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 07:52 AM
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oh my god, I'm speechless! Where can I get a set of these, and for how much?

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 10:41 AM
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Nice Car!Some aftermarket rims look so stupid on third gens,but those wheels look incredible!Are they 17in?Direct bolt on or did you need spacers?

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 11:46 AM
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Very nice!

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 01:28 PM
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Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 / ?
I love those rims. I'm still wondering how they would look on my IROC though. I'm also wondering how they would look on my GTA. I have a feeling that with the boxy look of the cars with ground effects, they may not look right. I love those rims though.

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 03:44 PM
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Those have been my favorite wheels for a long time, and they look good on a third gen!

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 04:30 PM
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Looks great!! What size rims and tires?
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 04:59 PM
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Oh my god, that looks sweeeeeeeet!!!!

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 06:16 PM
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Those rims are SO sweet! I've had them on my to-do list for a while, and will get them when I come back from europe after the summer.
Im also curious to what size rims/tire combo you've got. I haven't decided if I'll go 17 or 18.

Sweet clean ride man!!


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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 07:22 PM
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i cant stop gawkin over this car lmao that is probably the best looking bird ive ever seen damn dood hella nice car cant say it enuff {*cough* put a 502 in it *cough* lmfao

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406 pontiac {carbed}
12 boly posi rear end
17 inch zr1 silver wheels
11 inch wide in back
bfg g force ta tires
maui blue hardtop
4th gen rear wing
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 10:15 PM
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The wheel and tire combo are the 17x8 TT2's and 255/40/17 (i think) Yokohama avid H4 tires... This combo costed me $1700 installed.. No spacers were needed...
As for polishing.. I use extreme metal polish then i wipe that off, buff with a soft cloth. After that I put on 'wheel wax', then remove that and buff with a soft cloth.. The whole wheel procedure alone takes about an hour and a half... I can't wait for my zaino polish to arrive so i can get the paint looking as nice as the rims...

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 10:26 PM
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I've been looking at those rims for over a year now, and each time I see them on a third gen they look better! You're car looks absolutely gorgeous! How much and where from?
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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 10:32 PM
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personally they are nice. BUT EVERYONE AND THEIR MOTHER HAS THEM. IT GETS OLD. i have to be different and i could never get those. i see those almost 2 times a day in the summer. and at the last show we counted 32 cars/trucks with them. just look in your mags and those are all you see. but they do look nice on your car. i will stop blabbing now . thanks

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Old Feb 27, 2001 | 11:12 PM
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I love those wheels. They look awsome on your car. Can you tell me what size they are and what the offset is. Thanks.
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Old Feb 28, 2001 | 06:18 PM
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Outstanding!! looks clean and mean, a rare combination. Do you have any problem with tire rub or clearence with your set up?
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Old Feb 28, 2001 | 07:21 PM
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I saw those exact rims on a Chevelle SS the other day. They looked bad a$$ on black cars.

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Old Feb 28, 2001 | 07:39 PM
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Damn they look choice on your car. Those rims are really bad. I like them a lot. Thinking of dropping your car? Hhhmmm, I think it would look even better than it already does. I had the same bird before I got my Z but had the stock GTA rims on. Laterz

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Old Feb 28, 2001 | 09:23 PM
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I'm gonna have to agree with rare-roc-z, I planned on getting that exact combo but it seems like all aftermarket rims around here are either TTII's or draglites. Its aparant why they are so popular, they look great on our cars. Nice ride.

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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 12:17 AM
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hey 92fire-audio I love the car it looks great. I was wondering where in MO you live I am from north of KC you should check out MOFBA.ORG it's the missouri f-body association. thirdgens are scarce always looking for new members. drop me an e-mail.
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Old Mar 3, 2001 | 07:36 PM
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Your car looks sweet with those rims dude! I have similar rims on my IROC. I just wish they were 17" like yours and not a puny 15".

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Advanced base TPS voltage
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Old Mar 3, 2001 | 07:44 PM
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Damn those are about the only wheels I have seen that look a lot better than the stock ones.

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Old Mar 3, 2001 | 08:25 PM
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Damn i was going to save up for my stereo, but forget that, i'm getting that tire setup, i have a red firebird, and those would look bad *** on my car, bad *** ride dude.
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