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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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name that nose

I've got a 90 firebird, but i'm pretty sure it's got a trans-am body kit. i need a new front bumper cover, so what should i be looking/asking for. Thanks
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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My 89 firebird had that same bumper/ ground effects.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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Your info says its a 5.7L, have you tried running the VIN thru CarFax or anything to see what the VIN shows? That will tell you if it's base model or T/A
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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could it just be a base firebird with a 5.7 dropped into it? Or maybe it's actually a 5.0? I'm sure that the Trans am hoods come with the vents but I only see the stock Firebird hood in the pic(unless that was changed as well). What kind of lights do you ahve on the back? If it has the red brake, white reverse, and yellow turn then it's a Firebird. Oh...and any Trans Am nose from I think 85 - 90 should fit
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Car: 90 firebird
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actually, it had a v6 in it, and i did a motorswap. the vin checks back as a 90 firebird, but i thought they all had that sort of wave look where the sideskirts start to curl up. could this be stock on a 90 f-bird/trans am?
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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here's some more pic's
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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nope nope....that there is a Firebird! I believe the Trans Am body package, bumpers, side skirts, fog lights etc etc...was an option that became available in I think late 1989. Firebirds kept the stock non Trans Am hood though.
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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yeah. damn, i was dumb. it's the 91's that have the new style nose. I read somewhere that they ended mine in 89 and 90 + up lookes like this
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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You're looking for 1985-90 Trans Am or 90 base Firebird nose or ground effects.

In either 1988 or 89 there was a test run of base Firebirds built with the Trans Am "appearance package" to be sold in California and somewhere in Colorado. They were called Firebird-XS and Firebird-SSA. They sold very well and the T/A appearance package became standard on the base Firebird for the remaining of the 3rd-gen production.
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