I was contemplating adding gfx, and I know the cars that came with gfx had a 2" bracket welded on the lower part of the body where the side gfx attatch to. Has anyone added gfx without the bracket? If so, how did you do it? Does it sag?

 

Yea i put 85-90 T/A gfx on my 84 but i used the bracket. It soesnt have to be welded i just used self tapping sheetmetal screws and i think mine came out great.

When i first bought my car after primer--->

 

After gfx ------->

 

Month later

 

You don't hve to use the original bracket, a 2" x 1/8" x 4' piece os flat stock works just well (that's what I used anyways).
Just adding the gfx w/o anything will cause them to sag over their span in time. Just having them off the car on a irregular surface will deform them slightly. While they will return to normal shape once mounted, you will want to mount them to 'recontour' them before painting. They also won't be quite as rigid leading to the paint being able to crack & chip easier.

 

It's been done.. I like how Firebirds look without GFX though.. But they look nice with them too...

 

Those rims are nice. They look like the ones I want. Are they Welds? Can you give info on them? Thanks.

 

They are american racing rims still have them sitting in my garage. they're 14's but dont really seem lioke it when their on the car.