I have and base 87 firebird that came with the 2.8(i think they tried to call it an engine). The front bumper has a crack running from almost bottom to top in the middle. I was wondering if i could simply bolt on the camaro bumper and keep the flip up head lights. I know that i would have to add some gfx to the car though to make it look right.

I know that there r those of u out there that dont like this, but I DONT CARE! I LIKE THE IDEA.

 

sounds like it has the potential to be cool. good luck to you sir

 

The fenders are different, it wouldn't just bolt on. It would look weird as hell with pop up lights and holes for headlights also

 

I would like to amend my previous comment. *potential to be cool...if done right*

 

It won't bolt up. If you manage to Frankenstein it on with a box of screws and a carton of duct tape you're still going to have two huge holes where the Camaro headlights were.

Bottom line is it won't fit and it'll look like crap. A 2x4 wired on would look better and have a better chance of lining up. If you want to make another cheesy Fire-maro then you're going to have to swap the fenders, hood, headlight support, bumper support, etc.. along with the bumper. Don't forget the wiring harness for the lights too.

 

thats a photoshop yevgenievich did for me last year when i had the same idea. the thread for this is here. firebird fenders are longer and slope down lower in the front than camaro's do, so the sides of the bumper need to be shortened. and the top needs to be lowered. i plan to do something like this to my car still but i now plan to use the top part of a 78ta bumper the grills and headlights. cuz my car is getting a retro theme with a 78 dash and spoiler, 68 tail lights and more.. i am in the part collecting phase of my project. and as soon as i got another vehicle to drive my bird will be completly gutted and completly redesigned from the ground up

 

Whew! Thank god that's photoshop! I was about to get mad that someone f'd up a nice TA.

 

dumba** statements like that rite there are exactly why people who do build truly custom f bodys dont come on this board.

 

it actually doenst look half bad in my opinion

 

Well I'm sorry but it looks like something from the movie The Cars.

 

It does look terrible. Truly custom jobs ruin the fantastic looks of the third generation F-bodies. Very rarely are they done right. Most are just ghetto looking jobs that are thrown together in some guys garage.

If yours ever does come to fruition, and actually looks like it was done right, I will be surprised.

 

The Camaro nose will be too tall, because the Firebird hood drops approx. 4" lower where the hood & fascia line up. You would have to either section the Camaro nose or trim the top or trim the bottom for it to fit.

 

if you take your time and do it right it will look amazing....the photoshop looks great i hope you dont mind i saved it

 

^this.

TA people wont like it, camaro people will. I personally don't like the look of TA's....so I like the design in photoshop. Looks neat

 

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But be tasteful please...

I think the nose and tail of the 91 firebird needs to be shortened about 3" in the rear behind the tires and 4" in the front in front of the tires. I have at least been thinking about the way to do it. Rear would be easy, front not so easy but doable.

 

Thanks for the info. i took a look at that link and people r saying that ill have to use the top half of the bird bumper and the bottom half of the cam bumper and fuse them together somehow

 

also the sides of the camaro bumper are bout 5 inches longer and would need to be shortened as well easiest way i could see this being in done is make a fiberglass mold of both bumpers and cut and fiberglass the molds together to build your new bumper..