Can fender vents be added to stock fenders?
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From: Woodinville, WA
Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 305
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Can fender vents be added to stock fenders?
Not clear how they mount, but I'm curious. Or is there an inner structure to the T/A fenders vs. the regular firebird ones?
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From: Ballwin, MO
Car: 1987 Trans Am
Engine: 355 tpi
Transmission: 5 speed
Re: Can fender vents be added to stock fenders?
Yes it can be done, But you can't just cut a hole and stick them in. They actually sit on a lip as the hole is bent in to make a ledge. The easiest way to do it is to find some T/A fenders and go that route.
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From: Short Summer, VT
Car: 1985 Trans Am T-Top
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: T-5 5 Speed
Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi 1LE 10 bolt
Re: Can fender vents be added to stock fenders?
If you are going to cut reg fenders for vents, just cut true gill extractor in them like the factory should have instead of using cheesy plastic inserts. That's what they did with the 5th gen I think. Part of my TA resto is eliminating ALL the plastic inserts, pet peeve of mine on these cars.
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