grove

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i like the camaro sideskirts and i was wondering if anyone has put them on a firebird before. and if so if they have a pic of it.

scooter

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I would like to see that too, I like the hole in the side. Everything should bolt on, but you may have to drill some holes, not sure if the studs are the same

Abird4u2nv1

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Do a search, there are people who have done it, its been covered b4. Redraif has them on her firebird, but it may not be how you want, hers are mounted lower than normal.

xlwhellraiser

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Here you go.

grove

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i tried searching. but i guess i entered the wrong search name or something because i get nothing. but i will look at redraif's car. if you know any pics off hand please post them. but i will continue to search.
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hey thanks for the pic. thats kinda funny that your car is a pro am. so is mine. those side skirts are they aftermarket? or did you fins them at a junk yard or something.

Zepher

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my old 86

grove

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hey guys thanks for the pics. i appreciate it. the camaro sideskirts look great on the birds. now im seriously thinkin about doing that to my car now.

casebaseball205

that does look reallly god

Firebat

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I tried this and didn't like it. The camaro ground effects don't come up the door as far as the trans am ground effects do. I think it would look good on a 91-92 firebird though.

Randy82WS7

i dont like the look too much

this is the first time i have sene pics of camaro gfx on a bird

and i also think it would look evne worse on an 82 83 84 bird

just imho

and yeah it would probably look best on a 91 92 than any other years since they already have so much other bulky extra plastic junk parts all over them anyways

whats a few more to make them look like a big spaceship

lol

i dont like bulky plastic much as you can tell

thats why i like the 82 83 84's so much, as most of them have the least amount of plastic baggage crap stuck to them than any others, and just have two little pieces of GFX and thats it GFx is jut a PITa always gotta worry about it getitng damaged, and it always gets in the way and stuff, hum



the 82 83 84 have the real basic to the point sleekness, beautiful

each has their own though



good luck

Firebat

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actually i think they would match 82-84 the best. I think Zepher is using 82-84 fender vents in the pic, dont know though. Redraif's red car uses 91-92 camaro side ground effects and 82-84 firebird trans am vents

Zepher

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I was using the 82-84 vents on the drivers side, I didn't have the pass side one on for some reason even though I had it.

The 91-92 Camaro gfx would look perfect with the 84 Trans Am nose, bumper, and fender gfx since they are the same height.

Nightcruzer

I know it's an old thread but...

I actually just finished installing and painting my gfx and have a pic of the 82-84 TA bumper and 91-92 camaro rocker ground effects combination AND all the same color as opposed to the gfx being a different color.
IMO the camaro gfx DO look best with the 82-84 front bumper and 82-84 TA fender gfx.

Still need to install the door pieces but need to align all the panels first.

Tmic87TPI

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that looks awesome. hey Zepher, did you have that car in a video on youtube? cuz I swear I saw it in a video somewhere.

Zepher

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Ya, that does look very good, now you just need to get the door pieces.

And ya, my car is on youtube.
http://youtube.com/profile?user=FormulaZR1

rwdtech

EXCUSE ME...?
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looks killer man! all u need is the door gfx. that has a real road race look to it. hard to explain, but awesome

TurbomanKnight

Looks great man! Bump for a another Brooklyn member.

grove

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i know this thread is old. and im the one that started it, im finally getting around to installing my sideskirts. are there any tips for installing the camaro skirts on a bird?

TheScaryOne

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Measure twice, drill once, and make sure you rust proof any holes!

grove

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is there any specific i should measure to. the reason why i ask is because i already took my old ground effects off, and when i held the new ones up the front bolt lined up with the hole, but the back bolt did not line up with the hole. and the top of the ground effect did not line up with the existing line on the door from the old ground effects.

TheScaryOne

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Well, someone said that the 'Bird GFX sit higher up the door than the Camaro ones. Basically you're gonna eyeball it to how you want it. Stick the GFX up to the door, and see how it looks. Adjust, and when you find where you're happy, drill and install. Repeat on the other side. It'd be a good idea to have a reference point of some kind so you can mirror exact the sides. Good luck! I'd recommend filling any of the old GFX holes you don't use if you have a welder, if not, make sure to rust proof them!

Stephen

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I'm liking the way the vents on the Camaro side fx, match the notches for the 87-90 front fog light openings.



I need to trade my GTAs side fx for Camaro ones now!

Tmic87TPI

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I did this conversion too, the rocker is simple, but the door is very hard, I still havent gotten it how I want it. click the link in my sig to see my car.

grove

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the rocker panels are easy those are already on. just sctratching my head with the door panels.

Tmic87TPI

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for the doors I drilled too high, so Im just going to elongate the holes down until it comes to a good resting spot.

grove

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i want to just drill once. oh well ill try to figure it out this weekend since its since the weather is gonna be nasty here and florida. thank god for a garage.

Zepher

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these are the only pics I have, you can see where the original ones are and the new holes.

Frozer!!!

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Looks good , one suggestion though. I think it would look cleaner if you filled the spot were the Z28 RS emblem usually goes and sand it flush

Stephen

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Or, if you could find/make a WS6 emblem that fit, that would be cool, but ONLY if your car is a true WS6. Don't be like the *****s, and claim things you don't or never had.

Now I wanna sell/trade my extra side skirts, for some 91/92 Camaro pieces!

Stephen

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But Redraif's vents are molded in flush, not mounted like stock.

Tmic87TPI

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me and my brother just got done fiberglassing up one side, I cant wait to see it mounted.

grove

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i just thought of something that might look cool to go were the z28 emblem went. have the pheonix in that general area. i know you would have to smooth out that area. then apply a sticker or something of that nature there. i think that might look cool.

Zepher

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I made this, but it faded to a pink color (was red) and the glue became cloudy.
Vinyl would have been better but I didn't know any vinyl people at the time.

GodSpeedGTA

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I have a set of 91-92 Aero GFX that i was gonna use on my bird but decided against bec the holes were different in opposition to what i was told. However they are nice pieces and i need to get them gone so if anyone is interested plz pm me.

I would have still done this mod but we had already primered the car and then we fig out the gfx werent going to fit the holes so I said forget it. They look good on our cars esp. 85-90 models

Stephen

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That's EXACTLY was I was talking about. A piece os plex or lexan, lettering on in inside....I LIKE!
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Have the body & door pieces? What ya want for them?

grove

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ok, im having a problem trying to get my the rockers on. the part that i think that is supposed to get screwed down underneath the door. that piece isnt going under the door to get bolted up. i wish i had a pic to show you what im talking about. but i dont. is there any way someone could basically give me a step by step procedure to doing this. things arent lining up. i know i have to drill some holes in my body to mount the end pieces. im just trying to figure out how to mounth the middle portion.

Tmic87TPI

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the piece that holds the Trans Am rocker gfx has to be trimmed down or taken off for those holes to line up. I trimmed mine with a die grinder. if you want I can snag a picture of what Im talking about.

grove

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yes please take a picture. a picture is worth 1000 words.

Tmic87TPI

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heres the pic of what I had to do, hope it helps.

grove

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tmic, so you cut up your old trans am to make a bracket and then used that to put the gfx on?

Tmic87TPI

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yeah, that bracket that holds your trans am ground effects on sticks out farther then the camaro one does, so you need to cut it back.

grove

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i wonder if thats how everyone else did theres. i want to find the best method before i start hacking things up.

Zepher

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The 86 Cars had a 2 piece bracket (one welded to the body and the secondary one was bolted to that) and I just unbolted it.
My thoughts is that they just added the secondary part to the 84 style bracket and then in 87 or 88 went to a new bracket.

grove

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my car is an 88. so i take it either im gonna need to make a bracket of some sort from my old gfx to fit the new ones. or go to the junk yard, and find an older camaro with that bracket that your talking about?

zepher do you have a pic of how you installed the gfx to the door jam/sill area?

also i tried looking at your website. it seems like its not working.

Zepher

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I just looked for some pics and I don't have any.
The bracket you need does not come off since it is welded to the car, best bet is to do what the others have done and just cut yours down so that the rocker will fit.

My site doesn't have many images on the main pages.
here is the main directory with a ton of images.
www.transamws6.com/pics/

grove

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i think i might make a bracket out of my old gfx. or i might till next weekend to go to the junk yard, and see what vehicles will be there. ill have more money to do things then. hell i might pick up a 4th gen center console if i spot one. thats why i didnt go out there today because i have no money. and im not sure where the junk yard is at here in jacksonville.