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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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Car: 1987 z28 camaro
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Front fenders with gill louvers


Does anybody have pictures of a camaro with these fenders on it?
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 05:16 AM
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No, but, quick question, where did you find those?
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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here are my fender vents. They are out of an 81 Z28. I haven't seen anyone here have a set of fenders like the set you posted. Do a search and a ton of threads will come up about fender louvers/vents
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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I found them at www.up22.com.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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i was considering buying them- but ive dealt with UP22 befor and had nothing but problems, my friend had problems too- my hood came cracked down the cowl, with 4" of the rear corner broken off, the underside looks bad on them too- and they want you to pay to ship it back so they can fix it- then you pay again to ship it back, i wouldnt deal with them- go do what 84customZ28 if you want them, his look amazing.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Those gill openings are from the second gen Trans Ams!
I have sold abunch of them to Mini-Truckers for their vehicles!
You just cut a hole into your fender, and bondo them in!
Or, replace the whole fender with the fiberglass one, as the fender vents themselves are fiberglass, and bond together well!
I like the early Z-28 vent on the thirdgen camaro! To me, the camaro is more squared, while the Birds are alittle bit more rounded!
If you are after a set of the second gen vents, email me at:
WarbirdTA@hotmail.com

They look good, but I haven't done it.

Hope this helps,

George
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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Good luck, I posted the same thing months ago and didn't find anyone else. I'm gonna graft in a set of oem ones.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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if anyone decides to do it...do not bondo them in. There is really no proper way to do it unless both parts are made from the same material. The fender vents I used were from an 81 Z28 and they are made out of aluminum.....while the fender is made of sheet metal. I wanted to make them "seamless" but wasn't able to because you can not weld aluminum to sheet metal (unless you braze them, but they would warp bad). If you could get a set made out of sheet metal....that would be the best and safest way. If you use bondo to make them seamless...they will crack in no time.
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Yea 84's look good, so do flynlow92rs's i was planning on em but my dad has a 81 Z and after comparing the cars, i realized the fenders on ours are alot smaller back there and though tit would be cluttered looking. The top pic almost looks like a early 2nd gen t/a vent,,,but smaller.

Also had alot of friends that had problems with up22's products, have had a friend on his 3rd hood from them, but instead of going and getting a harwood like i told him too he keeps being stupid
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:45 PM
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84, if you didnt bondo them, and didnt weld them how did you get them on there? and said and done, how much did it cost you?

absolutely love this mod

-chillen
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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i was thinking of doing the same thing but with the shark gill louvers instead of those,i think they`ll look pretty good when i get finished.
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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Originally posted by ssxmac
84, if you didnt bondo them, and didnt weld them how did you get them on there? and said and done, how much did it cost you?

absolutely love this mod

-chillen
the vents come with studs on the other side. I have to cut alot of cutting and drilling..and just used self tapping nuttz to hold them in place. I bet your thinking they are seamless huh? On a dark colored car...mine being black....from a distance, it's actually very hard to tell that there is a seam. But when you get close, there is a seam...

BTW, I think it cost me about $60 bucks...just the price of the fender vents.
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