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Sep 13, 2009 | 01:43 AM

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From: Central Illinois

Car: 1991 Pontiac Firebird

Engine: 3.1L V6 (just stock for now)

Transmission: Automatic

What do you think about shaved door handles?

I have a 91 firebird and I am thinking about getting the door handles shaved. Any suggestions on a certian kit/motors to use? What do all you think of shaved handles on 3rd gens?

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Sep 13, 2009 | 10:03 AM

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From: Menomonee Falls, WI

Car: 91 Camaro RS 92 Camaro RS

Engine: 406, 305

Transmission: TH350, 700R4

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

I bought the vehicle power accessories kit from summit racing. Shaved door handles are for sure the way to go.

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Sep 13, 2009 | 10:15 AM

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From: Greenville

Car: 1991 formula

Engine: 350 tbi

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: 308 posi

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

i hate the look, it just makes it look like something is missing...because there is
i think you should take the money and put it into an engine

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Sep 13, 2009 | 11:25 AM

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Car: 91 RS

Engine: 350 TBI

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Axle/Gears: 3.42 Posi

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

It's horribly tacky. Don't do it.

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Sep 13, 2009 | 11:32 AM

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Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

Consider just shaving the locks. The locks are ugly, the door handles aren't that bad.

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Sep 13, 2009 | 01:53 PM

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From: Greenville

Car: 1991 formula

Engine: 350 tbi

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: 308 posi

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

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Originally Posted by Firebat

Consider just shaving the locks. The locks are ugly, the door handles aren't that bad.

now thats something i have never thought about, i like that idea, anybody on here do that?

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Sep 13, 2009 | 06:39 PM

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Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

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Originally Posted by charlielamb

now thats something i have never thought about, i like that idea, anybody on here do that?

82Firebird did. His car was the silver 82 firebird with the bird painted on the hood along with 18" Coys C5 gray rims.

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Sep 13, 2009 | 07:13 PM

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From: york, PA

Car: 88 iroc camaro

Engine: jasper 350, l98

Transmission: 700R4, corvette servo, shift kit.

Axle/Gears: stock

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

another good one is converting to the more flush look of truck handles.

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Sep 13, 2009 | 08:42 PM

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From: Bastrop, TX

Car: 1988 SC Convertible

Engine: LT-1

Transmission: 700R4

Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi w/PBR's

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

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Originally Posted by charlielamb

now thats something i have never thought about, i like that idea, anybody on here do that?

Yep, I did....it looks soooo much better. I topped it off with the smooth 4th gen handles.

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Sep 14, 2009 | 12:52 PM

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From: Greenville

Car: 1991 formula

Engine: 350 tbi

Transmission: T-5

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Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

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Originally Posted by FYRCHKN

Yep, I did....it looks soooo much better. I topped it off with the smooth 4th gen handles.

how hard is it to put the 4th gen handles on? are there any modifications or do they just bolt right on?

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Sep 14, 2009 | 11:59 PM

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From: arlington, tx

Car: 90 z28

Engine: 355 with hsr

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Axle/Gears: 3.73 posi

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

graft in some corvette handles

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Sep 15, 2009 | 12:17 AM

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Car: 1991 Firebird

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Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlielamb

now thats something i have never thought about, i like that idea, anybody on here do that?

I plan on doing it now since the person who broke into my car really ate up my door around my lock cylinder. It'll look cleaner I think.

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Sep 15, 2009 | 12:17 AM

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From: Bertram (outside Austin), TX

Car: 87 GTA

Engine: L98

Transmission: 700R4

Axle/Gears: Dana M78 3.27 posi

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

Quote:

Originally Posted by irockid86

another good one is converting to the more flush look of truck handles.

I agree so much, I did it to my old 92RS, years ago.

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Sep 16, 2009 | 02:27 PM

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From: West of Toronto

Car: 89 IROC

Engine: 305 TPI / ZZ4 cam

Transmission: Stage 2 700R4, LS1 driveshaft

Axle/Gears: Strange 3.42 w/ Auburn

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

Quote:

Originally Posted by FYRCHKN

Yep, I did....it looks soooo much better. I topped it off with the smooth 4th gen handles.

Nice mod

Personally I like what Stephen did in fitting the truck door handles on. Looks killer on our cars.

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Sep 17, 2009 | 08:19 AM

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Car: 1986 Camaro SC (Supercool)

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Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

I did mine a few years back and I love it. People comment on them all of the time, and it's one more thing to set your car apart from the rest

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Sep 17, 2009 | 04:21 PM

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From: Bastrop, TX

Car: 1988 SC Convertible

Engine: LT-1

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Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi w/PBR's

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlielamb

how hard is it to put the 4th gen handles on? are there any modifications or do they just bolt right on?

Direct bolt on with no mods needed.

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Sep 18, 2009 | 10:34 AM

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From: Greenville

Car: 1991 formula

Engine: 350 tbi

Transmission: T-5

Axle/Gears: 308 posi

Re: What do you think about shaved door handles?

thanks FYRCHKN i gotta head to the junkyard and get me some and swap them out, great idea, you do awesome work

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