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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 09:55 PM
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My 500$ 1983 Firebird..

Yep, here she is. 153000km's, 2.8 V6 unsure if it runs but I know it's very heavy to push.. She's got some rust on the driver floor but nothing too bad, aswell has my hood and left door. Other than that it's pretty clean, both shock towers are solid. Some pics are blurry, sorry.









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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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nice work man!


The interior looks pretty nice you can get a sweet hood to replace that one, and your car will be well on its way

When are you planning on trying to start it?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Car: 1984 15th Anv. T/A
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nice, i got an 83' camaro for 300 bucks in about the same shape.. but mine came with the 2.8 out of the car... but sweet deal man. looks like a great buy.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Toehead
nice work man!


The interior looks pretty nice you can get a sweet hood to replace that one, and your car will be well on its way

When are you planning on trying to start it?
As soon as I get a distributer for an 83 2.8L Its sad that someone ripped me off for one but hey, it's only 8$ on ebay or 125 from a junkyard..

Oh, and I forgot to mention, all of the lights work, aswell as the headlight motors, they're loud but they work..
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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Car: 1984 15th Anv. T/A
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hey, i got a 2.8 distributor, it needs a new plug.. but if you want it make an offer.. or you can do whatever.. good buy though.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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hey, i got a 2.8 distributor, it needs a new plug.. but if you want it make an offer.. or you can do whatever.. good buy though.
Is it an 82-83 distributor?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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yepp.. came off my 83 camaro stock motor.. 2.8 carb'd,, im in southeast michigan.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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yepp.. came off my 83 camaro stock motor.. 2.8 carb'd,, im in southeast michigan.
How far from Windsor?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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umm... last time i mapped quested.. i think it was like an hour to an hour and a half.. monroe, mi if you wanna mapquest
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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umm... last time i mapped quested.. i think it was like an hour to an hour and a half.. monroe, mi if you wanna mapquest
Thats not too far. Would ya take 25$?
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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sure, why not.. i figure if your gonna drive here for it, then it aint that big of a deal.. dont want you to waste a ton of gas, and then have to pay a crap load of money on such a small part.. so sure
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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sure, why not.. i figure if your gonna drive here for it, then it aint that big of a deal.. dont want you to waste a ton of gas, and then have to pay a crap load of money on such a small part.. so sure
Perfect, could you email your address/phone number to me? kevin22_67@hotmail.com I'll try and get a car.. I'm gone on the 20th, maybe I could stop in on my way home from Grand Rapids. If that's cool with you ofcourse, it would most likely be after 4:00 on a tuesday.
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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I'll trade you my NON-working headlight motors for yours
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Old Aug 10, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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sweet.. email sent
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 06:11 AM
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looks good! nice project!
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 06:29 AM
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cool project
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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How far from Windsor?

hey do you live here in windsor?
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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hey do you live here in windsor?
Yep, I live in Windsor.
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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awesome! if you ever need a hand with anything feel free to shoot me a pm or if you need a place to work (got lots of tools here) just send me a msg.... if you have msn just send a PM with your address and i'll add ya!..... where did you pick up the bird?
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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awesome! if you ever need a hand with anything feel free to shoot me a pm or if you need a place to work (got lots of tools here) just send me a msg.... if you have msn just send a PM with your address and i'll add ya!..... where did you pick up the bird?
My email is kevin22_67@hotmail.com I got my bird at AMT autobody on 6th Concession and Provincial.. I live out in the county though, on walker, near paquette corners..
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:32 AM
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Great Project car, just engine, paint job, hood and it's done
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Yo jethawk, what part of windsor? I'm in the East end, near Jefferson.
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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I found a 1/2 decent parts car behind a mechanics.. GTA hood, 2 straight doors, and a pretty decent interior.. I offered 300$.. I also found a good T/A hood in a junkyard, the guy would probably take some of the 76 Torino parts we've got laying around as there's been calls for some, and I've got lots.. So yes, this is great news..
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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Is the car behind the mechanic's really rusted? Or is it that one you were tellin me about on Walker road?
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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Is the car behind the mechanic's really rusted? Or is it that one you were tellin me about on Walker road?
You know where silver city is? It's right across the street.
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 12:02 AM
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I hope I have better luck findin this one than the last one you told me about.

So are the doors in better shape than mine? You know how bad mine are.
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 12:41 AM
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Yo jethawk, what part of windsor? I'm in the East end, near Jefferson.
im in south windsor.... right by the mcdonalds on dougal
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Poject '86
I hope I have better luck findin this one than the last one you told me about.

So are the doors in better shape than mine? You know how bad mine are.
Yea, the doors were pretty straight.. All I wanted from it was the hood, and the right front fender..
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Jethawk - There's a guy that works at a computer shop by my house that has a 'bird that's identical to your car.

Kevman - Is the guy gonna let you take the car for $300? If so, I'll definately buy those doors of ya.

EDIT: Black85sport, your car looks like mine, only in better shape and with mudflaps
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Jethawk - There's a guy that works at a computer shop by my house that has a 'bird that's identical to your car.

Kevman - Is the guy gonna let you take the car for $300? If so, I'll definately buy those doors of ya.

EDIT: Black85sport, your car looks like mine, only in better shape and with mudflaps
Probably is, he hasn't called me back yet, but it is saturday.. I'll let ya know what happens. I also found a sweet lookin 89 Z28 Camaro out in Harrow. Nobody answered the door though...
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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Nice find!!, I found my car for $450 about 2 years ago. and it had a v8 and flawless enterior cept plastic panels..

hmm maybe the markey has gone up?
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