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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 06:55 PM
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worst firebird ever??

So i recently bought a 91 firebird after a late night marketplace browsing. The owner was asking 900 and after some haggling i was able to get it cheap. I wont say how cheap, but ive spent more on beer in one weekend lol. I knew when i got it that it was extremely rusty and destined to be parted out but i wanted to beat on it a little before that happens. So, its a 91, base model im assuming, ws6, l03 700r4 and someone thought it was a good idea to throw a set of 4:10s in the open diff.... Its rusty, not your average rust either, i mean ROTTED OUT! Ive never seen one this bad, if you have please share lol Onto the pics

loaded up from meth valley

finally home

check out the state of neglect

um, must be an aftermarket 2 piece rotor

oh thats nasty

look at that nice tire though

So go ahead and let me have it. "that thing is junk" "who would want that thing" "other similar comments" It was dirt cheap, it runs, and moves lol.
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 07:00 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

Holy cow! I've never seen one that far gone. Amazing how our cars rust...from underneath....still looks good on the outside. Looks like some good parts though.
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 07:02 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

So I wont bother posting pics of how i "fixed" the rear end, (because i know how that'll go) but i will say about 2 spools of .030 wire was burnt up in the process, and its plenty solid now.



Pretty sharp 20 footer eh? hahaha


Yes its not worth it, no its not worth a damn penny, But its mine, its cheap and not terrible to look at. Oh did i mention that this thing was daily driven by the previous owner? LMAO
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 07:11 PM
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ehh, what the hell, i throw in some pics of the external "rust repair". And yes, i know it wont last long, but guess what the car is garbage anyway hahahaha The old foam and kitty scratch over a massive rust hole is always classy. Plus the 4 different shades of blue are a nice touch.


Gnarly

Like new!!

hahahaha face palm


Joe dirt approves

otherside was the same way, it got the same treatment


Yeah i know, junk it! in due time my friends. Its day will come come
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 07:21 PM
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That looks like it would be a good prostreet project.. Fun stuff, have fun!!
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 08:52 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

...Well... ...the outside...um looks good. I don't know if that car is safe to drive though with all of that rust, missing metal I see in those two pics above. Yours is not the worst I've seen though. About 8 years ago, I was in the Louisville, KY pull-apart and there was a see-though 82 Trans Am there, when I say see through, I mean I could't find a single metal piece that was salvageable, not one panel. I'm not even sure how it was retaining it's shape. I was getting the seats out of it (just the seats, foam/fabric), the tracks were completely "dissolved" and the whole car was "moving" while I was in it like an old rusty barrel. It was insane. I took pictures, but can't find them. I've wanted to post them so bad, it's the worst I've ever seen. It would make everyone's eyes pop out on here. It was god awful. Yours wouldn't even hold a candle to it.
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 08:56 PM
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By the way is that a Formula? I see it has the hood and wheels at least. TPI engine?
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

Originally Posted by kentuckyKITT
...Well... ...the outside...um looks good. I don't know if that car is safe to drive though with all of that rust, missing metal I see in those two pics above. Yours is not the worst I've seen though. About 8 years ago, I was in the Louisville, KY pull-apart and there was a see-though 82 Trans Am there, when I say see through, I mean I could't find a single metal piece that was salvageable, not one panel. I'm not even sure how it was retaining it's shape. I was getting the seats out of it (just the seats, foam/fabric), the tracks were completely "dissolved" and the whole car was "moving" while I was in it like an old rusty barrel. It was insane. I took pictures, but can't find them. I've wanted to post them so bad, it's the worst I've ever seen. It would make everyone's eyes pop out on here. It was god awful. Yours wouldn't even hold a candle to it.
Ive welded enough material in to be sturdy. Not pretty by any means, but safe non the less
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

Originally Posted by kentuckyKITT
By the way is that a Formula? I see it has the hood and wheels at least. TPI engine?
Dont think its a formula with the lo3 tbi in it.
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Old Apr 25, 2019 | 11:20 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

Originally Posted by 1986 iroc z28
Dont think its a formula with the lo3 tbi in it.
It sure CAN be a Formula! They came with either engine
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 12:07 AM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

That sht'll buff out. Bummer there's so much rust. Not really worth fixing right, but it could be fun.
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 12:29 AM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

Originally Posted by dagwood
It sure CAN be a Formula! They came with either engine
well, w66, pretty sure that means formula. Guess its a slightly more desirable pos


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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 07:30 AM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

The pic of the brake disc and pads says it all. Gotta love Rust Belt road salt.

The guy had some cojones to ask $900 for that car.




Good luck.
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 08:16 AM
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Drive it like you stole it! As a kid we took an old Ford Futura in this shape cut the top off it, welded up sum glasspacks, put mudgrip tires on the back, unbolted the doors and we had a ball terrorizing the backroads with it.
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 03:56 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 06:01 PM
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 07:28 PM
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Damn I don’t think my floor pans are THAT bad and my iroc has rusted out fenders behind the wheel wells lol
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 08:48 PM
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Re: worst firebird ever??

Originally Posted by 1986 iroc z28
New youtube show "The Dukes of Livingston" ?

Just the good ol' boys
Never meanin' no harm
Beats all you never saw
Been in trouble with the law
Since the day they was born
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Old Apr 26, 2019 | 09:49 PM
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Got to love the rust belt. When someone out West or down South say it's rusty I have to laugh. Unless you are on the coast, there is normally no comparison. But every area has it's issues. Sun beat paint and totally hashed interiors kills them in other special ways.
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