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Nov 8, 2007 | 07:33 PM

ta collector

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hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

anyone here have a hood bird on there 3rd gen bird if i dont sell mine i have thought about putting one on just like to get some ideas

Nov 9, 2007 | 02:43 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

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anyone here have a hood bird on there 3rd gen bird if i dont sell mine i have thought about putting one on just like to get some ideas

I personally like the stock hood myself. Some of those aftermarket hoods are gaudy.

Nov 9, 2007 | 03:14 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

i have to agree on the hood part but i was thinking about a hood bird i think it was an option from 85-87 but not for sure

Nov 9, 2007 | 06:28 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

I have a bird i put on my hood about 6 months ago here pic.

Nov 9, 2007 | 07:00 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

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i have to agree on the hood part but i was thinking about a hood bird i think it was an option from 85-87 but not for sure

I dont think it was ever an option on thirdgens. try a search because theres alot of threads on the hood bird, alot of em have pics too.

Nov 9, 2007 | 07:44 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

It WAS an option 85 to 87 Trans Ams (not GTA) I
I see them around once in awhile.

Only looks right on those years listed though, IMO

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Nov 10, 2007 | 12:13 AM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

A lot of the 82's and 83's were sold with a matching dealer installed hood bird. I have a Pheonix Graphics repoduction bird on my 86 T/A. It is the silver outline, and matches the birds on the rest of the car. It looks pretty good. Read the directions and follow them to the letter, or you'll have a mess. The first one I just jumped into, and..., the second one went on easy. Charles

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Nov 10, 2007 | 01:32 AM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

I'm fixing to make this on for my buddies 91....

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Nov 10, 2007 | 07:12 AM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

It just doesnt belong. I have seen some of the cheap birds on cars and it looks like crap. The only time I have seen it done correctly was on the Bandit 2 version. But then again it looks similar to the 2nd Gen. But then agian I think the choppers on OCC look like crap too.

Nov 10, 2007 | 05:11 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

awesome....is your buddies car black !!

Nov 10, 2007 | 05:23 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

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awesome....is your buddies car black !!

Its red right now, but a paint job is planned for spring.

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Nov 12, 2007 | 09:48 AM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

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I have a bird i put on my hood about 6 months ago here pic.

actually thats too small, the ones that did come on the 85-87 cars are way bigger, and on a clean car they do look great!

Nov 12, 2007 | 09:54 AM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

there is a thread titled "show me youre hood bird" in this section search and check it out, there i posted two good pics on nice cars.

Nov 12, 2007 | 03:50 PM

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Re: hood birds on 3rd gen trans ams

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Its red right now, but a paint job is planned for spring.

Yep, it's red right now with a black hood. But, after running the black hood for a few months now I'm planning on two toning the car black from right below the windows up and red down from there. I just have to figure out were on the nose I want to divide the colors. I'm two toning because the bird wont look right on a red hood, and I don't want a solid black car.