is it possible to fit a 2nd gen trans am shaker on a third gen firebird? i've seen them on the bandit T/As ('91 or '92?) and i love how it looks, but were those specially made for those few cars? so basically what i'm asking: can i take a 2nd gen shaker and make it functional on a 3rd gen 305 TBI?

 

HUmm, I don't see why not. Oh by the way that looks just like the firebird im about to buy, but the green paint on the one Im looking at is shot.

 

I don't mess with EFI nor know about them, but I can tell you its no prob to put any scoop on any car that you want.

All you need to do is cut the hole centered in the hood for the scoop,

if your EFI is the kind that has the carb looking air intake then mod the scoop to fit on it like they fitted onto the gen 2 t/a carbs

If its the other type EFI with the flat looking air intake then you will have to bolt the scoop onto your hood (alot of the done/does this with the gen 2 t/a so they can have a cleaner look with hood up) then run ducting from your air box to the scoop

To cut the right size hole it would be better if you had a buddy with a gen 2 trans am or go to a junkyard and find one, tape a pc. of cardboard to the bottom of the hood under the scoop hole, then with a dark marker trace around the hole opening marking on the cardboard.

Then when you get back home cut the cardboard out around your lines, now you got the right size and shape, center that cardboard on your hood, and trace around the sides of it onto your hood with a marker. Then use a jig saw with metel cuttin blade or other means to cut out the hole, being sure to cut the line you drawed out but not bigger than your outline

 

no,no,no never use a jigsaw or saws-all to cut holes in your hood that won't be covered up. Those types of saws will stretch the metal. It's best to use a plasma cutter or a fine-tipped torch and being very careful. I cut a hood with a jigsaw one time and i'd never do it again!!! the plasma cutter was so much cleaner and quicker

 

I tried the same thing. I know for certain that a 77-78 style shaker will NOT work. I tried it on my '91 LO3, and the rear portion will not clear the firewall as the existing air cleaner sits. You might try an earlier version of the shaker, as many different models existed, or I suppose you could trim the lip or the firewall, or modify the shaker scoop.

MILT

 

Your right about the plasma cutter. It's cleaner, faster and much better, but aint many folks got one sittin around the house..

I don't have one but need one cause I do alot of metal fab work. I never had a prob useing a jig saw, but I don't use a fast speed. I made an adjustable speed control box useing some old line cords and a house light dimmer. I turn the dimmer so the saw runs at about half the norm speed and let the saw do all the cutting, not trying to push through the metal.

Using the above way with the fine high teeth count metal cutting blades I made many clean cuts in 1/4 panels, hoods, sheet metal for rust patch panels, 2'' x 2'' box tubing for custom motor mounts on my dad's 2 wd toyota/chevy v-8 swap, 1/4'' steel plates for roll cage mounting, etc.. Also used a jig saw to cut lexan, and abs plastic

Maybe its just me, the saw, or the blades I got, but I aint never had a prob using it to cut metal up to 1/4'' thick, when I tried to cut some thicker stuff I did get real rough cuts, so after that one time I went to using a 4.5'' angle grinder and a cut off wheel on the thick stuff

 

air powered metal shears work good, plasma cutters too