Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
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Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
I have no intentions of trying this, but a friend and I were discussing it and wondering if it's possible to convert a Camaro into a Firebird. Will the front clip swap over? Can Firebird quarter panels be welded on, etc?...
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
Sure you can do it, but why? It is funny, people think the two cars were clones... they kind of were, Cosmetically the Doors, glass, hatch and the roof panels are actually the only pieces that are interchangable. The quarter panels, the fenders, hood, are different. The wheel well openings are round on the Fireibrd and more elongated on the Camaro... The Camaro has harder fender flair creases, where the Firebird is softer.
Even the shape of the sail panels are different between the door and the hatch...
Even the shape of the sail panels are different between the door and the hatch...
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Re: Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
I never knew that about the sail panels...
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
The shape is different between them... The Firebird has a much more distinct highlight line than the Camaro... Obviously the Glass is the same on the hatch and the door, so the distance does not change, the shape of the hatch is the same,
This is a Camaro
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
This is a Firebird
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
Notice they are indeed different.
This is a Camaro
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
This is a Firebird
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
Notice they are indeed different.
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Re: Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
It's easy
Step 1. Buy Camaro
Step 2. Sell Camaro
Step 3. Buy Firebird
Easy, right? lol
Step 1. Buy Camaro
Step 2. Sell Camaro
Step 3. Buy Firebird
Easy, right? lol
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Car: 92 Firebird
Engine: 4.8 LR4
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Re: Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
The shape is different between them... The Firebird has a much more distinct highlight line than the Camaro... Obviously the Glass is the same on the hatch and the door, so the distance does not change, the shape of the hatch is the same,
This is a Camaro
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
This is a Firebird
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
Notice they are indeed different.
This is a Camaro
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
This is a Firebird
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...1&d=1533848754
Notice they are indeed different.
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: Camaro- Firebird Interchangeability ? ...
That poor Formula, being humiliated like that.
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