Tuned Firebird
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Hi everyone,i'm 22 years old female from Finland.i have had 3rd gen pontiac firebird since year 2007.I have changed allmost everything from my car.
Here's some pictures!please tell me your opionion,thanks!i will upload more pictures later.
Here's some pictures!please tell me your opionion,thanks!i will upload more pictures later.
Last edited by Diore; Mar 16, 2010 at 12:53 PM.
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Love the color! Body kit isn't as bad as I would of thought, maybe its the paint job.
Still a very unique firebird and I like it!
Anything done performance wise?
Still a very unique firebird and I like it!

Anything done performance wise?
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i have made that body kit by myself.I'm doing now a new front bumber,i will upload pictures when its ready.For engine i have done only little changes but i will do more
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I'm very impressed, and the car looks pretty nice too.
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Exactly what I was thinking. Most girls around here don't even like 3rd gens because they're not 'cute' like the Jetta daddy bought them.
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very nice car except front bumper, it looks like F&F style
will You be on Power Big Meet i Sweden this year with car?
Best regards
will You be on Power Big Meet i Sweden this year with car?
Best regards
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damn. you are soooo right on this one haha, i hate it when girls cant appreciate a classic (f body or not) or eeven atleast TRY to work on a car.
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front bumber has been made by modification of Trans Am bumber..i am making new front bumber now,i will upload pictures when it's ready.here's some pictures more too.. Joined: Jan 2007
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Holy Cow! A girl that works on the same stuff I do! My wife has a GTA but I did the work.
I love your car, a little Euro for here in the states, but rare over there I bet, but really needs an areo wing! Just my 2 cents...
I love your car, a little Euro for here in the states, but rare over there I bet, but really needs an areo wing! Just my 2 cents...
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i give major props to a female that has completeley restored and customized a thirdgen most of the time when people do this they mess up big time. as for you, you did an amazing job. love the color of the car want mine to be darker
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Thanks for everyone posting comments..here is one "teaser" picture from new front bumber look..
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I wish I had my own shop/garage to do my own work... Can't wait to see the progress, the car is very clean. I really like the rear end (Corvette almost)
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Man I love the rear on that car. It looks really good with the exhaust like that. I personally am not a fan of the front bumper but nice to see something different and custom fabbed, especially by a girl.
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I'm going to take my car to a carshow here in Finland,car show is on april (2nd).
So front bumber must be ready by then!
So front bumber must be ready by then!
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Never thought a 3rd gen without a spoiler would look good. And yet... it looks really good. Makes me second guess what I'm gonna do with my next 3rd gen.
And I don't know if you did your paint yourself or brought it to someone, but care to wrap mine in the same paint if you get a minute? lol.
And I don't know if you did your paint yourself or brought it to someone, but care to wrap mine in the same paint if you get a minute? lol.
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car looks AMAZING. I think you deserve HUGE props for doing all that work yourself. To me the car looks like a cross between a third-gen and a 1990s 8-series BMW but in my eyes thats a good thing
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Nice. Its totally cool you work on your car and have done all that custom stuff. And thumbs up for NOT having a rear spoiler/wing. Firebirds look 100% better without a rear wing, don't listen to the fools that tell you otherwise. Good Job.
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What a cutie!... the car i'm thinking about 
good job. do you normally do body work or other type of work of the sort in your current career?

good job. do you normally do body work or other type of work of the sort in your current career?
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wow a volvo. i just crashed an s80 t6 about 2 weeks ago. was my daily driver and it saved my life. someone hit me and it caused me to swerve into the corner of a brick building at 40mph. the car was destroyed but it did its job in protecting the passengers and driver. now i gotta drive my camaro all the time. need to get another daily driver.
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Nice ride.... I love the fact in europe you have 2 fab everything if you want it a certain way. I heard that parts are very expensive over there for an american car.
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usually not a fan of body kits, but that looks really good especially the rear bumper, and I really like the paint too
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The green car looks amazing. The new front bumper does not.
Volvos in Europe have a different connotation than here. Here Volvo's are boring foreign family cars known for safety. But in Europe, Volvos were almost entirely RWD for a long time, so they're actually very popular race cars.
wow a volvo. i just crashed an s80 t6 about 2 weeks ago. was my daily driver and it saved my life. someone hit me and it caused me to swerve into the corner of a brick building at 40mph. the car was destroyed but it did its job in protecting the passengers and driver. now i gotta drive my camaro all the time. need to get another daily driver.
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Hey Diore, what kind of foam are you using to sculpt the new front end out of? I can see that its a spray foam, but I'm wondering what brand/part#, and if they sell it in the states or what something comparable would be.
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I've always thought that wheels larger than like, 15s or 16s look like garbage, but other than that, the car looks amazing!
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Foam is made by Wurth,i don't know do they sell it in US.
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your bumpers looking good. i don't know if they sell Wurth but alot of people in the states use great stuff expanding foam
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hey! i wouldn't trade my formula for all the world..I hate new cars..i had an 06 cobalt and it ran like crap..my firebird is the best car ive ever owned...
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They have both a Canadian and an American division... looks like they have some interesting products
http://www.wurthcanada.com
http://www.wurthusa.com
http://www.wurthcanada.com
http://www.wurthusa.com
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