does anybody have any better pictures of this wing installed on their/somebody elses car? the photos on GT Auto's website are pretty fuzzy, so it's kind of hard to see how the lines of the car and the wing go together. i just want to get a better feel of how it looks, that's all.

btw, does the wing have the third brake light?

 

Ask and ye shall receive... This isn't GT Auto's spoiler it's a spoiler off of a '97 TA that a friend and I put on my car.








Steve


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Steve's Trans Am Temple

 

Hey nice wing. mine is about the same but I lost that wedge light and put in a nice slimline light on the underside of the wing. I have some more good pictures and will get around to putting them on soon. Hey that hood, is that a us body hood? How did you get that to fit was it a pain in the a$#$%?
Mine should be done in the next few weeks. It looks a lot like that. I got one from us body just to see what the other hoods out there look like and I can't get it to fit right. any hints??

 

That wing looks sharp!! Hood looks great too!
Did you have the lower pedestals of the wing glassed in?
Now all you need is paint!
Nice car!!

[This message has been edited by Tonyrodz (edited February 12, 2001).]

 

GT Auto: Thanks - I thought about putting one of those long LED light strips in, but got really tired of screwing with it and said "to hell with it." Yep, that hood is a USBody Ram Air II hood - and it fit with no real problems - though it took me the better part of an afternoon to get everything settled correctly.

Tonyrodz: Thanks again! A buddy of mine and I spent the better part of oh, about 12 hours to blend those pedestals into the hatch lid. She'll be getting a shot of Metallic Pearl White paint with pearl ghost flames eventually - after she gets out of the shop with her new 383 that is... I've got more at my site...

Steve

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Steve's Trans Am Temple

 

scauffiel, bad a$$ car man! I love to see 3rd gens with body mods...and im tired of hearing other 3rd Gen'ers calling "different" 3rd gen's- rice or *****. any more shaving or other body mods left to do?

 

Well, I don't know if you've been to my site or not, but I shaved the antenna and added a frenched power antenna to the passenger B pillar (you can just barely see it in these pix). I've filled in the body seams around the air extractors, the seams at the front and rear bumpers, and the ground effect seams. I've made clear side markers to replace my stock yellow/red ones (and blended them as well) and blacked out my taillights and front turn signals. Just need to shoot her in Metallic Pearl White with Pearl ghost flames and she'll be good to go.

I've spent a large amount of money and time on her. Once I get the 383 and built tranny in there I fully expect her to get stolen. That is just my style of luck. Guess I should really get that fuel pump kill switch installed, eh?

[As to being called "*****" - it doesn't happen too often with my car. The way I look at it is this: my car is an extension of me, therefore it will reflect me. If some people want to leave their car utterly stock and in perfect condition, fine. But that ain't me! Too many stock looking F-Bods on the road as it is - in my opinion. That's what it's all about anyway, opinions, and you know what they say about those. It just saddens me to see posts like, "Have money, help me choose wheels to buy!" Jesus, come on, can't even pick wheels that you like? How they expect someone with utterly different tastes to help them is beyond me. Besides, are they getting new wheels because they like the way they look or to impress others? Grrr... Anyway, sorry, I tend to babble.[/RANT] ]

Steve

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Steve's Trans Am Temple

[This message has been edited by scauffiel (edited February 13, 2001).]

 

Hey scauffiel, your car is sweet. I love the hood, and spoiler. Those wheels are awesome too. Your web site is full of great info too. Keep up the good work. What color do you plan on painting it. I'm sure it will look great.


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1982 Firebird S/E
305 T Tops Loaded

 

yes the gt auto wing comes with the third brake light if u dont have it now ask for the contact kit so u can wire it in. i am going to put mine on tommorow just to see how it fits and looks. monday my car goes in for paint so thats good just want to get the wing on to to get the new holes drilled and so i know what holes to fill in..hope this helps..

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1988 firebird ws6 formula350tpi msd 6al box blaster 3 coil accel 8.8 race wires hooker shorty headers hooker cat back system pro shift light a pillar gauge pod and water temp and air/fuel ratio gauges autometer oil pressure gauge b&m mega console shifter, march underdrive pullies, tpis airfoil cvr high torque starter (love it)
best 1/4 mile run of 14.44@ 96.53
this run is before the new exhaust system

 

Steve, did you and your friend happen to make a template to go by to make those extensions on the spoiler? I have the same thing on my camaro and need to extend them, and i loved the way you did yours. Any help would be greatly appreciated on that.

thanks again man
keep up the good work

-Steve
92 rs/ss frankencamaro
406 t5 combo

 

Oooohhh sorry brother... We basically just "eyeballed" it until it looked right. We used "tiger hair" fiberglass for the majority of the base, and then used bondo to "flesh" it out. I wouldn't go with just bondo alone, I think it would crack in short order...

Steve

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Steve's Trans Am Temple

 

I have an '83 TA. I need to replace the aero wing since it is cracked. I was thinking about replacing it with a 4th gen. spoiler. Did you guys buy them specially made for your 3rd gen.'s? There is a wrecked '97 Firehawk near me, with the spoiler in perfect condition. Will this fit on my car? How much should I pay the most for this? Thanks.

 

Does any body know the answer to Chris'86RS's question? I was wondering the same exact thing.

 

Jesus, did you guys even read the entire topic you posted in? Or is this some kind of troll? [/spoonfeed]

Steve

 

To get a good fit we had to cut 3/4" out of the center of the wing extend the feet to fit the deck lid and work the ears that run up the glass to fit just right. It took a week and a gallon of bondo and some fiberglass to get the prototype to fit the hatch just right.

 

Do you think it would be easier to have my body shop do it for me. I have some connections through my grandfather, therefor it might be a hell of a lot easier to have it done. How much do you think the maximum is that i should pay for the spoiler of the '97 Firehawk? Also, i know this is of the topic but do you think $300 for a full set of gray seats from the same firehawk is worth it? And would red on gray look good? I was originally planning on making my car red on black, but found these seats. What about having the gray seats dyed black? Thanks. And sorry for going off the topic.

 

Steve,

Yea, My friend and i have thought about that too.. the only other idea that we've come up with is possibly getting the trunk deck lid of a ta thats been wrecked, cutting it up and kinda molding that part onto the cars origional trunk lid.. I dont know bout being able to eyeball as good as you did may have to go with the molded look. I think if we can find a ta with the back hatch shattered we'd get the decklid for a reasonable price.

-Steve


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92 RS/SS FrankenCamaro
More mods to list than time to do it in

www.groundzerocustoms.org

 

Man that is the hottest TA I have ever seen. Those rims and the spoilers plus all the little details like filling the seams and the clear parking lights just make it unique. Even though there's no paint on it yet, it still looks awesome!!!

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'88 IROC 305 TPI
Crappy 700R4 slushbox
Gutted airboxes
180 degree T-stat
Advanced base TPS voltage
Relocated IAT sensor
Momo steering wheel (gotta luv it)
Ram-air setup coming soon
Flowmaster muffler (puke)
Taylor SpiroPro wires
Accel cap and rotor
Ported plenum
Kills: '94 Z28, Olds Aurora V8, bunch of Mustangs, T-birds, ricers, and others who assumed a 12 year-old car would be too slow.

 

Well, thanks brother! It's kind words like that that make all the time spent worthwhile.

Steve

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Steve's Trans Am Temple

 

I been to your site before, I just wanted to say thatz a phat *** ride, I hope as my camaro comes along it looks that nice when its primered out (prolly 4 a few years :P )