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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 06:02 AM
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A new idea never seen done before!what do you think?

Has any one thought about taking the better looking z28 style lower side ground effects and putting them on a early model trans am......82-85...would it fit? i wonder what it would look like...any ideas or opinions?
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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zepher had the 91-92 side gfx on the car he just sold. took me a while to find a pic but her u go.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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Not bad...i am guessing it doesnt look that bad all i got to do is find a nie one out of a junk yard and classic industries just got a new rear lower spoiler to fit that car sorta like the ones on later models ..might look unique
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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Got the 91-92 side gfx on my 87 bird!
Exterior have a page on my gfx...

Mine never seem to show up as well as Zephers!


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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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my bro did the same thing on his 88 gta he still has the stock ones for sale
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:40 AM
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hey redraif , love the way your ride looks
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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here is a better shot of mine,









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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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red raif your car is nice man all round interior and everything...if only i had da money and da knowledge
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Thanks you guys...lots of time!
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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hey redraif is that a wing bolt on backwards under ur front bumper??? that looks pretty cool
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Originally posted by tornado
hey redraif is that a wing bolt on backwards under ur front bumper??? that looks pretty cool

i always wondered that..
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 10:10 PM
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It WAS 2 stock spoilers that were cut and fitted together to match the angle of the nose!


I say WAS because a roll of carpet on a dark street in the middle of the night took the thing out. Broke the passengerside so bad it was unfixable. Had planned on getting the OTP nose eventually, so we have not attempted a repair or a replacement. It never really fit the way I wanted it, so if I do it over, it will have some further modifications. The edges on the side never quite matched the angle of the bumper cover and it always bothered me!

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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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I've recently thought about doing this on my 84 T/A. It looks like the 91/92 Z28 side pieces are the same height as the 82-84 T/A pieces. I'm gonna compare them next to eachother on my friends 91 RS this summer to see if the lines will match up well enough for my liking.
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Old Feb 12, 2005 | 04:30 AM
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hold up...in this case 91/92 firebird side gfx will fit a camaro? or it just wont look any good...
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Old Feb 12, 2005 | 10:21 AM
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Hey zepher, what's goin' on with your ride??
Is it in mid-paint transformation... or are you goin' for that camoflaged look in case someone sees you railin' up and down the street...?
(Y'know the eye-witness givin' the cops the report will say "IT WAS RED" an' the other guy will say, "IT WAS BLACK"... an' the other guy will say...)
Sould be very nice when done... I usually don't like cross breeding but yours is tasteful.
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Old Feb 12, 2005 | 07:31 PM
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Zepher sold his the car pictured above. Sad day it was....

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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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Originally posted by SNIPING92BIRD
hold up...in this case 91/92 firebird side gfx will fit a camaro? or it just wont look any good...
the bird and camaro side gfx are interchangable any 3rd gen year, any style!
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 02:01 AM
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thnx 'redraif'... i wonder how would 92 firebird gfx look on a camaro...
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 02:35 AM
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Originally posted by KEVIN G.
Hey zepher, what's goin' on with your ride??
Is it in mid-paint transformation... or are you goin' for that camoflaged look in case someone sees you railin' up and down the street...?
(Y'know the eye-witness givin' the cops the report will say "IT WAS RED" an' the other guy will say, "IT WAS BLACK"... an' the other guy will say...)
Sould be very nice when done... I usually don't like cross breeding but yours is tasteful.
Yep, I sold that car about a month ago.
It was eventually all black with an LT1 and 6 speed (note the first pic in this thread) , but lost motivation to finish it. I offered it to a friend of mine for $4750 and he bought it, we just put all the parts into the car and he trailered it away.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 04:50 AM
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hey zepher what ride do you have now. any pics.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 04:58 AM
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Originally posted by smokefan
hey zepher what ride do you have now. any pics.


and I picked up this last night to play with,
1990 Formula 305 TBI 5 speed. Installing a 305 TPI and 3.45 posi disc rear this week
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 09:30 AM
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Oh man Zepher... I thought you would lay off the new cars for a while and finish one of them. LMAO!

I hope ya have fun with this one too.
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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Those 92 gf look sweet on t/a's
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Originally posted by Sonar_un
Oh man Zepher... I thought you would lay off the new cars for a while and finish one of them. LMAO!

I hope ya have fun with this one too.
All I am doing to the 90 is the rear and the TPI motor, then I'll drive it for awhile, get a cheap paint job on it and then sell it.
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