ok i bought a fiberglass notchback off ebay i bought it because it was the closest looking to the factory one i have ever seen and i really like the factory one but the only factory one i saw for sale the guy wouldn't let it go for less than 1200 i got this one for 350 and it is close enough to my taste but i am having problems getting it to fit not because ot the notchback itself more just fitting the hatch(lining it up) then bolting it to fit i cant line it up then bolt i line it up while it is down then when i lift it up it moves out of place i am having a really hard time with this any sugestions?

also this problem i belive is from the notch or maybe i just can get it lined up enough the latch hook wont sit near where it has to be to get latched i will probly have to modify it alot any hints?

oh i almost for got to add i also am having a problem with struts my stock ones have that rectangular opening at the end and the not only has just a bolt coming out the end to put the strut on will i have to get new struts cause getting these to fit is harder than lining it up

thanks
mcwille

 

I KNOW your from Michigan, but can you at least break it up into sentances???

Really you need to explain more. From talking to Hawk at hawksthirdgenparts.com he has a fiberglass aftermarket notchback, which was similar to the stock one, and he was unhappy with the way it fit too... Call him he might have an idea, BUt keep in mind he is running a business and may not be willing to help you with something you did not buy there.

John

 

sorry about the sentance fragments, english was my worst subject in school. i'm a math and science type of guy, but here is a pic of the strut mount i'm talking about

 

i am having a hard time getting the old struts to fit that, and this question goes for puting on all hatches. i run into the problem where when i lift up the hatch to titen down the bolt on the hings to hold it in place, it always moves from where it was lined up.

here is a pic of the notch resting on my TA

 

this is a back shot

 

that looks good, i wonder what it will look like with a spoiler on it.

 

damn u i was bidding on that on ebay....... it came from a camaro correct?!?!?

 

0o0o0o well the better 1 won!!!

 

Ok, I understand your delemma.

What your saying is when you put on the hatch struts, it is pushing the hatch back, and therefore out of alignment?

If this is the case, then you may have to put something in the holes so the hatch wont get pushed back. I am planning on doing this to my standrd glass hatch. The hatch struts ar so strong they push it harder than what the bolts can hold.

The left circle would be what is happening because the struts push back on the hatch, and the Right circle is what I am thinking about doing to mine... not decided on what to use yet, but I am thinking about some sort of Hard Rubber of some sort.

John

 

i have a spoiler i need to get it lined up before i make the hole to put it on

yeah sorry about that i have spent months looking for one that looked enough like the factory one for my tastes. i watched it like a hawk from the moment he listed it, drove 9hrs there and 9hrs back to get it and make it back before work just to get it too. if you wait long enough i'm sure you'll find another one i was looking for about 4 or 5 months

ok that solves one of them but how do i get the bolts tite without shifting the hatch to begin with??

mcwille

 

Hi,
We are finishing up a mold for a notchback just like this please call me at the shop for details.
Thanks,Bruce
www.hawksthirdgenparts.com

 

i did this with my hatch, which i'm sure weighs a ton more than that one...you just need two people and get the bolts tight enough that they barely move...then lower it down, move it into position, pick it back up and tighten them the rest of the way.

 

i keep trying that and it isn't comming out right for somereason i thought there was some trick to it

p.s. i bought my first thirdgen in Chagrin Falls i was working at a horse show there and drove by it every day on my way to the show at like 6am been in love with thirdgens ever since it was an 84 firebird

 

wow, was that hard to read. I wasn't the best in English class either, But damm I've seen foreign people forum better sentences.

lol..... j/K man.

Thats deff. going to look sweet when done. I wanted a notchback back in the day when I bought my 1st camaro.

 

And here is a pic of my Notch!!! Hehe, I couldn't help myself!

 

hey GTA4ME, could you post a pic of the hinges on your notchback, i would really like to see some more pic of how the "buttons" were gotten rid of. i would really like to see the underside and the back of the window too

thanks
mcwille

 

hey mcwille,i bought that hatch from you. i had some trouble fitting it.but i got it all worked out.i had to machine some new strut mounts outta billet alum. i will put up some pics next week. the car is in the paint booth rite now. sorry i kno its an old thread but when i saw the pic i was like hey i own that now lol

 

here is a pic of the car as it sits now

 

here is the hatch

 

here is a new one