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Old Feb 22, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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Modifying 85-90 TA front bumper...

Has anyone modified the front stock TA bumper to cover the leading edge of the parking/headlights and move the parking lights into the bumper? I would think you could cut the pieces out, and then raise it to the level of the surrounding bumper peices, and cut holes for the parking lights.

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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 08:37 AM
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i think this would look good.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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Wait - isn't that a picture of the 82-84 ground effects? The front bumper I have has fog light holes in the bottom corners of it, and has side skirts that have door pieces too...
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 05:17 PM
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that pic looks like an 85 with a photoshop job to cover the running lights

i'm still not clear on what you want to do?
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 05:43 PM
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Is this what youre talking about..?

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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 05:52 PM
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i love that hood...is it a working ram air? have any pics of the engine set-up to accept the ram air?
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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It's Steve Cauffiel's car. His username on the boards is Scauffiel and here's a link to his site.. www.transamtemple.com
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 06:42 PM
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yeah thats a photoshop on my trans am , i think getting rid of the fog lights like in the pic would look cool.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 08:00 PM
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i think the 84 ta had the front nose similar to the 85 but minus the fog lights.

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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 12:18 PM
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What I mean is to cover the turn signal light and the leading edge of the headlight with the bumper plastic itself (like the 91 and newer front end thats smooth where the headlights are). I would move the turn signals into the bumper like a 93-03 T/A, rounded around the edge of the bumper.
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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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I understand what you're saying. Just continue the center portion where the small bird is all the way over to the fender to hide the recess for the headlight (where it says PONTIAC) and the parking lights.

I think it would be cool if you moved the parking lights where the fog lights are on 85-90 T/A's and then cut two holes on either side of the licance plate for the fog lights....identical to 93-97 Trans Am's.

If you could make the front parking lights wrap around the cornor, so you could see it from the sides, it would be legal to shave your side markers too.

I'd have to see a few photoshops of this before I even considered it, but it could look cool.

Matt

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Old Feb 24, 2003 | 03:52 PM
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I think I know what is wanted...this was supposedly custom made for the guy...
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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yea that looks nice. just dont use bondo on that, it wont hold. you will have to use fiberglass to do that, but the best way would be to mold more urathane over those spots and then use a body filler with flex agent to get that smoth look.

either way, you wont be able to hit anything and get away unscathed.

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