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Car: pontiac firebird trans am 1984
Engine: 5.0 v8 H.O
Transmission: auto
Axle/Gears: 700R4 auto overdrive
fenders
how do take the front fenders off ad how many bolt are there if have pics that mite help i'm getting my car ready for welding thanks
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Car: '89 RS, '89 Iroc
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Axle/Gears: 2.73, 3.08
Re: fenders
few bolts run along the top of the fender, few down the nose, one big bolt at the bottom near the doors, other than that is just the support brackets and antenna that need to be removed
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Car: 86 iroc
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Transmission: 700r4 Kevlar kit, non-lockup
Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi
Re: fenders
When I removed my fenders the bolts for the nose cone were a pain in the **#, they actually came unscrewed from the nosecone before the nut even broke loose. Be carful!!!
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Car: 1985 Trans Am T-Top
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Transmission: T-5 5 Speed
Axle/Gears: 3.42 posi 1LE 10 bolt
Re: fenders
Hood comes off first , hinges are covering the fender, ground effects need to be removed. There's one big bolt at the lower rear corner of each fender, a bunch of bolts along the top that you can see, then three on each fender that hold the nose cone to the fender. Those are the ones that are usually stuck. Be prepared for those to just rip off, so you will need to remove the nose to install new retainers if that happens. You need to pull the belly pan/ air dams to get to the bolts from below.
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Car: pontiac firebird trans am 1984
Engine: 5.0 v8 H.O
Transmission: auto
Axle/Gears: 700R4 auto overdrive
Re: fenders
someone has already removed the antenna and left bare wires anyway i do ground fx the 84 ones so where are the bolts on them also i'm trying to leave the hood on
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Car: 86 iroc
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Re: fenders
The hood has to come off, the hinges are bolted to the fenders
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Car: pontiac firebird trans am 1984
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Re: fenders
i'm taking the hood off now as i need the whole front end off to the inners for the welding of the battery trays but can i take both fenders off with the nose still atached to them then take the headlights off also i have 1984 ground fx on as you see
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Car: '88 Formula, '94 Corvette, '95 Bird
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Re: fenders
It takes all of 20 minutes to take a front end off a thirdgen.
-- Joe
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Car: 1985 Trans Am T-Top
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Re: fenders
Or worse, breaking the mounting tabs on the nose cone. They tear off pretty easy.
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