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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 12:06 AM
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'91 RS ground effects on an '85 Berlinetta?

Will all the ground effects (front and rear bumpers and all side pieces) off a '91 RS fit/bolt on to an '85 camaro berlinetta? also how will the wing/spoiler bolt on?
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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Welcome to the boards,
Yes the front and rear bumpers will bolt onto the berlinetta. But you are gonna need to drill holes for the front lower spoiler"3 holes in the bottom of each fender", side,door, and rear quarter gfx. You will also need to drill the holes for the rear spoiler as well. I did all of that to my 85 Sport Coupe a while back when I was fixing her up. Its real easy to do if you make carboard templates of where the holes are located, line them up exactly in the same spot as where they were made and drill. If done correctly it should take 2 hours and you'll be happy from what you have accomplished. Heres the results of my 85, I've since fixed the hood to bumper gap.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:57 AM
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thanks for the help! by the way that car looks great, hope mine turns out as well as yours did
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 03:03 AM
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Originally posted by 85SportCoupeto89RS
Welcome to the boards,
Yes the front and rear bumpers will bolt onto the berlinetta. But you are gonna need to drill holes for the front lower spoiler"3 holes in the bottom of each fender", side,door, and rear quarter gfx. You will also need to drill the holes for the rear spoiler as well. I did all of that to my 85 Sport Coupe a while back when I was fixing her up. Its real easy to do if you make carboard templates of where the holes are located, line them up exactly in the same spot as where they were made and drill. If done correctly it should take 2 hours and you'll be happy from what you have accomplished. Heres the results of my 85, I've since fixed the hood to bumper gap.
How did you fix the gap?
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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it does look great!
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 12:06 PM
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There are 2 "plates" at the front of the car. Each one just inboard of the inner headlights. There are a few adjusting bolts and elongated holes there. Just loosen them off and push the nose cone up and retighten! Do you want pics?

Andy.
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 02:28 PM
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Aw Andy Fanshawe beat me too it. Me and my dad fixed the gap in 5 mins. I got under the bumper and pushed up and my dad tightened the bolts and screws up. Its much easier with two people than trying to do it yourself.

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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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I'm thinking of adding ground effects to my 87 LT. Anybody know what they run at a junk yard?
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 09:53 PM
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Welcome to the boards, stick around here and you will learn tons of great things about your 3rd gen.I depends, do you go to the same j/y often? I got all my conversion parts for 250.00 : Front,rear bumpers the lower spoiler,all fiberglass gfx, and 87 3 piece spoiler. I even got a IROC hood but it was warped, I didnt realize it until I put it on my car. All of those parts were in great condition with the exception of the paint being bad on them. I get good prices for parts since I am a regular at the j/y and have spent quite a bit for tons of stuff for my car and future one's too. You can go to www.thirdgenresource.com for a ground effects kit conversion, I reccomend them if you are unable to find any at your local j/y's. I've had great success with them in the past. Good luck with your project, and make templates of the hole locations like I stated in my first post. You dont want to just start eyeball drilling holes into your car.
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