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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 08:52 AM
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part swap 91 & 89???

Can body and interior parts be swapped between a 89 & 91 Firebird?
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

Only one way to find out. Do you have specific parts in mind?
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

Originally Posted by camarotucker
Only one way to find out. Do you have specific parts in mind?
Front fenders, hood, center consul, interior door panels, or pretty much anything interior.....?
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

Swapping and being the same part are two diffrent things. I dont own a Firbird so I cant tell you what parts are the same, however all the parts you listed are swappable.
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 06:58 AM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

I was told that 91 & 92 parts cant be swapped? As far as interior parts my only concern is with all the holes line up for like the door panels,consul ect. As far as the fenders, will they match up tp the nose/hood ect, and will the hood line up? On a post a few months back i read that the 91 and 92's are not "swappable" with earlier years??
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

you can swap all that over fine, all the door panels are the same, the fenders they are the same for both firebirds and camaros for all years, everything you mentioned youll be fine on swapping, trust me, i swapped all the interior from my 90 camaro to my 86 camaro and a few body panels.
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 07:55 AM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

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you can swap all that over fine, all the door panels are the same, the fenders they are the same for both firebirds and camaros for all years, everything you mentioned youll be fine on swapping, trust me, i swapped all the interior from my 90 camaro to my 86 camaro and a few body panels.
Thats what i thought, but on a post about three months ago, i was told you couldnt with the 91 & 92's? I know all the camero's are swappable as far as body and interior. I dont mind putting an interior of a 90 on back, because you cant even find anything after market for 91 and 92's. I have a catalog from classic industries and they completely skip 91 and 92's!
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

Yeah classic has a habit of skipping some years because everything interchanges, only reason they list some other years is because there is a slight change in something but trust me, your gonna be fine if you swap everything over. I wanna know who said they couldn't.
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

I appreciate your help! I cant remember who told me that, it was about 3 months ago. But i appreciate your help!!
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

welcome!
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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Re: part swap 91 & 89???

Ok, here's the deal. Everything swaps, period. You have an airbag. You need to keep the airbag parts to stay mostly legal, and also the rear seat belts and the upper trim panel over the hatch that has the wiring for the high mount brake light running through it. Other than that, swap away.
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