Pics speak for themselves. Let me know what you think. I've never posted on here before, but I've used these forums to get lots of awesome information and its been very helpful. I understand some people don't like the body kits, but this is the third, third gen I've owned and I wanted to do something a little out of the box.

Interior used to be cloth/gold...just in case anyone is curious.

Also (so you can envision the final look) I will be painting it Medium Quasar Blue Metallic and putting some Boss 338 Black rims on her. Anyone got any opinions on the rim size I should choose, BTW? 17 or 18? I don't want them to look to big or to small.

Rims:
http://www.myatltires.com/images/wheels/boss/338B.jpg

 

More Pics. (Seats are black, they just look kind of shinny grey in the pics)

 

interior looks great, but in not digging the body kit, looks kinda rice-y. A factory spoiler would make the profile look better. these cars look a bit weird with no spoiler. But the front is not doing it.

cant go wrong with 17 or 18" wheels. 17" tires are a bit cheaper, but there are beginning to be a lot more choices for the 18's. I like 18's personally

 

Thanks, and yes it has the factory spoiler, its just off at the moment (along with a few other parts.) I agree it looks strange without the spoiler, but its been off for so long now I don't even notice it anymore.

I think once all the body work is done and she is all painted (and not multicolored) it will look pretty nice. And I think the body kit is a good way to make the car different, but not ridiculous looking??? Also I think once I get some better mesh installed on the front and not the crappy stuff (some of it is off as well which makes it look kind of strange) it will look a bit more complete. I just wanted to see what some other people thought of the job so far. Thanks for commenting. ^_^

 

If you like it, thats all that matters

 

i think you did a good job installing the body kit it looks hot i have seen a few third gens with it. some are hack jobs others are look nice. when you get the car painted it will look even better. what are you using for mesh?

 

Yeah we decided to mold it right to the car, it seemed like the only secure way to put it on and make it look right. Plus my dad has been doing auto body for over 30 years so even though hes never messed with the body kits before it wasn't to bad. The hoods a big pain in the ***, thats why it's the only thing not done yet. lol. He wanted to save it for last.

As far as the mesh I only have what the kit came with. I plan on replacing it with something nicer, but I don't know what/where I will be getting it yet...did you have any suggestions?

 

I like the body kit .....Where did you get it ??? And do they make one for the iroc ????
Also ( just me thinking ) have you ever seen the tail light's on K.I.T.T.???? The way the tail light's were done on K.I.T.T. would look great on your car ....

 

I got it from www.Duraflexbodykits.com. I don't suggest the body kit if you are going to have to take it to a body shop to fit or mold to the car. My dad said that this kind of work would have cost me a lot more than I was in for. But if you have one of the custom shops near you who do that sort of thing all the time, maybe its not to bad. Perhaps get some price quotes (if you need to, this is just if you don't know how to do it yourself, or know someone who can do it for you) on the labor.

Camaro Body Kits: http://www.duraflexbodykits.com/82_9...atalog_vm.html

Also note that the kits arn't perfect even though they are made for these cars, it takes a bit of work to make them fit how you'd like them to. But it's do-able and definatly worth it if it's done right.

Do you have a pic of the Knight Rider tail lights? I've seen them before but I can't find any pics of the back of the car at the moment...thanks for the suggestion.

 

knight rider tail lights are just stock lights with a lexan cover that blacks them out when they are not lit.

another option that would look good is the 82-84 smoked trans am tail lights.


are you gonna smooth the bumpers to the fenders and quarters so there is no lines? this is the nicest job i have found someone has done installing this kit

 

OK, yeah I've seen the knight rider tail lights before, not sure if its my thing, but I may do some sort of tail light blackout; covers or something.

As far as the smoothing of the bumpers to the fenders, etc, I personally like the lines. I think it gives it definition, and I think it looks to long and continuous without them. It doesn't look bad without them, I just prefer it with lines.

I do know that I want to put the Ram Air Hood grilles in from the fourth gen, and probably get the rest of the mesh to match (all black) and I know we will be (trying) to put in some fog lights we're the two circles are in the bottom of the bumper. IDK, I just have a whole lot of little details to smooth out, which I think are going to make this car perfect (for me).

 

I love it man! You did everything i want to do to mine. That body kits so expensive though...
Im getting the RA II hood this Winter though
And for your tailights,i personally like the ones that came on the 86-89 Trans Ams like mine. Those with VHT nightshade tinting would look great. Theres a few members on here who have done it.Ill post a pic of my tailights and then the then Tinted version.



Heres the tinted:

 

I can appreciate the work, in to that white one...However I have to agree, it looks really long....Thanks for putting the link for the iroc body kit ...It's only $734 ...I'm talking to my body guy about it ...I need to call this place and find out if I have to cut the fenders and quarters ...

 

You riced out a trans am imho, and you spent money on it.

 

I think that kit looks... ricerific... just needs some underglow and a NOS sticker! Love the hood tho

 

I was going to write this whole thing about how some people just don't know how to have tact when they don't have anything nice to say, but I decided that it just not worth it.

I made my car for me, and that's all that matters.

 

Well to be fair you specifically asked every member of this board what they thought of it. You got some compliments and some negative comments, but those where just opinions. Opinions that you yourself asked for. I don't think anybody was ragging on you personally.

 

I said what I said because I wasn't trying to start anything. I wasn't trying to say anyone was ragging on me, and I believe people are entitled to there opinion. Sorry the wires got crossed in the message.

 

I seen the mistishbi eclipse with those body kits , so I will have to agree with someone saying it looks *****

 

i'll wait to see it painted to see if i like the body kit.

 

sorry but my personal preference has to agree... it's not a toyota, it's a firebird.


but....................

i do love the 98-02 interior in it... that's pretty awesome. I think i may have to do that.

i didn't happen to notice if the door skins worked for you or not..

 

interior looks awsome, hood is awsome. but as far as the body kit, i think the rockers are about the only thing i could stand. the front is kinda *****, but i like the look of the front bumper from the side, not straight on. and the rear bumper makes me wanna rip out my eyeballs and light them on fire then stomp on them lol. sorry

 

I'm glad everyone seems to like the interior. As for the body kit I know that it is definitely a personal preference thing, and I personally don't like the front end as much as some of the stock ones throughout the years to be honest; but I don't think it looks horrible. We are still working on it, and having some proper grille peices I think will help complete the overall look of the vehicle better (not to mention paint). I like the cars just as they are, and I'm not saying that the body kit looks better, I think it's just different and makes the car unique. My point is that even if it's not your thing, the car isn't completely hideousness either.

Also in my defense (not sure that's the right word) this is not my first Firebird. I'm not a Honda (for example) fanatic who got there hands on a real car for once and butchered it just for the hell of it. I've had two other birds in the past (1991 & 1983). Not to mention I grew up riding in my dads 84'. My moms first car was a second gen, and the car she had before trading it in for a 80' Vette was a Firebird. I'm familiar with and have respect for the look and build of these cars as is. My point is don't think of me as a destroyer of a perfectly good thing; I see myself more as someone who just wanted to push the limits and make something completely my own. So just to recap I don't think the body kit is the hottest thing since sliced bread I just like it because it's different.

 

i'll put it this way.......


did you BUILD that body kit yourself? or did you buy it?

if you MADE the kit, then, i don't care what anyone says.... many props to you for taking the time to learn it...

if you bought it, you may have wanted to find a different one, but then again, maybe it is your goal to make it look like that... who knows...

younger people prefer that style..

the back looks like a 300zx, the front looks like a few different things,

and REALLY, it's not a bad design after looking at it a few times....

but the people who were alive when these cars came out and fell in love with the GM design will have other things to say about it....

i think what really stands out the most to me right now is the headlights... i think if you figured out a way to make fixed headlights fit into it instead of the flippies, it would change the look enough to make it "acceptable" and maybe even awesome....

i have no idea how you would go about doing it though...

something kind of like this..... FLAT and long.....



or.....

connect the flippies to the hood and put small lights in the space where the blinkers are... but they may not provide enough light....

there... CONSTRUCTIVE criticism...

 

seriously though, if you put 19's on it and lowered it a little bit, it would also make it work a little better, then the obvious paint.....

personally i'd go with BLACK..... not ***** green or orange or yellow or anything... BLACK....

r.i.c.e.r. is a cuss word?????? and so is ******* r.e.d.n.e.c.k. weird...

 

look, i would experiment with the body kit, but at least ditch that rear bumper and put some type of factory one on it. it just ruins the proportions of the whole car. its too BIG. kinda like a sagging diaper or something lol. you could pull off the rest with paint and wheels. but that rear just kills it man. ill admit you did do a pretty clean install with it all though. so i know you have the "know how". but if thats your taste, more power to you man

 

claRmOaCrZo: That's what I forgot to mention, I agree that the picture of the rear bumper makes it look huge and ill proportioned, but in person it doesn't look like the sagging diaper you described above (nice comparison btw, lol). Anyways it looks strange so I will try to post some different pics at different angles, and perhaps we can put the (factory) spoiler on to better show the overall look (I won't have pics until Sunday).

mitchberry: The headlights have a gap right now, but I purchased a set of the older style headlight bezels to fill in the space perfectly. Also I thought about painting it black originally but I fell in love with the Medium Quasar Blue metallic color. Also I am leaning towards 18's for the rims. Not sure about lowering it, the front end already likes to meet the pavement a little to much for my liking. In certain areas it seems impossible not to scrape the underpart of the front end. Mostly it's ok, but if it was an inch from the ground (I've seen people do this!) I think I'd go crazy. lol.

 

OK, so I was bored, and wanted to make a wallpaper for my desktop. It's a Vector Concept of the finished product for my car! This might change some peoples minds on the look of the body kit, or for those of you who were on the fence about it, check this out. It's not perfect, but I spent 8 1/2 hours straight working on it in Photoshop. Don't ask why, once I started I just wasn't stopping until it was done, I got a little hyper-focused. If you don't like the look of the car, at least respect the artwork, lol. (I just pretty much copy pasted the logo in the background, not claiming to have created that. ^_^)

 

Nice photoshop, but Irl I don't think the car will look that good. (Nice picture, the colors are sick)
- Sorry the body doesnt fit my taste.

 

Thanks. In real life its going to take a lot more work, but we've already come a long way, and only time will tell the end result. I know she won't be perfect, but honestly neither is my vector (I nit pick my own work, and I know where all the flaws or things I don't like are, lol).

As for the real car, the end result will be near enough to this vector, if not better. I know my dad's work, and he is a perfectionist when it comes to what he does. Also the list of little details I have to change is endless. Like I said it won't be the straightest, cleanest third gen in the world, in fact it might not even be nice enough for a Car show; but it will be sick enough for me.

 

hey, i was thinking.....

something that may make the rear look a little cooler is to have vents in it and push the pipes to them...

obviously, your rear looks NOTHING like this, but it's pretty much the best thing i could come up with on short notice that represents what i'm talking about...



and also put a long spoiler on the back, not the stock one... something that kinda compliments the fact that the rear end sticks out considerably beyond the tail lights...

i can't find a pic of what i'm thinking of, but, it would be 1.5 feet from front to rear, and the width of the car obviously, and slightly above the normal height... kind of like a funny car, or rally car or something....

it just needs something to compliment it, that's all...

 

dude.... i envy you for keeping such good spirits about it even after REPEATED butt reaming from just about -everyone- who has posted back...

seriously, it's to the point now to where i'm getting pissed off reading the responses here, and i'm seriously losing my faith in my fellow man by reading some of the crap here. so many immature idiots...

You're building a car with your dad... you like it, you're having fun doing it, and believe me, you'll be happy you did it. screw what everyone else thinks..... so far, the work looks great... keep it up... don't give up on it, and get this thing like you like it.... and drive the hell out of it.

and... with all seriousness, everyone else should be ashamed of themselves for acting like that towards this dude.... he's out getting **** done while you're sitting back getting drunk and trash talking people over the computer..

supposed to encourage younger people for doing good, not get pissed off and jealous because their better than you.. Honestly i'd give this dude a job just because he shows initiative. what have you guys done the last several years of your life besides sit around and get fat???

ok.. im done......

but... for the record, i'm not talking about EVERYONE......

 

Thanks Mitchberry . I try to keep a positive outlook on things. I know that some people are always going to be rude, sometimes extremely so, especially over the internet. It doesn't matter if its about car restoration, or couponing, there are always, and will always be haters. I don't think anyone has been a complete *** to me yet on here lol, they just have a different opinion, one I suppose they are not always entirely nice about. I guess I've just built up a thick skin after awhile.

 

np dude lol

 

hey you could put 24+ size rims on there then youll definitely get some hate mail. i think the body kits unique not my taste but its your car as long as you like it who else cares

 

Help.....I've been trying to get a hold of that place ....so I can order a body kit for my iroc ....I've called ...left 2 messages....I went on the website and requested a phone call ....and nothing ....and they added a new body kit for the iroc ...if you know something I don't please share ....thanks for any help

I want to order the kit but my friend who is a body guy ....wants to know if it is just drop factory parts and bolt on kit or dose the fender's and quarters need to be cut ...he understands there's prep work ...but how much prep work ....

 

Honestly dude, in my opinion, when a company does that, here's what will happen. U will order the part, it will come cracked n ****ed up and when u try to call them you're going to get the same awesome level of support. If you get your part at all. Typically its a couple of kids trying to start a business and have no idea how to run one. Telling u this from experience. I'm in the industry. I would suggest finding who they buy from and going there. But on the other hand if they are that bad, If youdo get the parts they probably won't follow up if you file a chargeback on your cc and may get a free body kit out of the deal if they do come fuked up.

Typoed rom m smsung epic

 

hey hellion, quick ?. how long did it take to attach the different pieces of the body kit and how much of a p.i.t.a. was it to attach to the car. i want to get this kit myself but cant find any good write ups from guys who actually put it on or helped put one on the car. would really like any info you can provide. might push me to order one sooner than later.

 

Thats more a question for my dad, but most of it wasn't to bad if you know what your doing. The hood on the other hand (which still isn't done) fit like ****, stuck up about 2" from the front quarter panels and since then we've had to cut it a crap load of times and do some fiberglass work. I'm not entirely sure we didn't get a bad one. I should have sent it back for a replacement, but maybe that's just how they come, IDK. If you or someone you know does great body work I think you'll be fine, as my dads never dealt with a body kit before and it looks really good in my opinion. If you have to higher some one to do it it's probably going to be way to much money to justify doing it. Payed $1500 for the kit, and so far my dad said that at a body shop I would be looking at $3500 (something like that don't remember exactly what he quoted me) worth of work and we aren't even finished yet. Just saying.

I wouldn't say it took that long to put on, just seems that way because we could only work on weekends, and only when I had the money to put forth for materials. So if you have the time and all the money I wouldn't imagine it would take that long.

 

When do you expect paint on the car? I like the sides and front for sure...

 

I'm hoping we will be painting it within the next 3 months. We've got a few things to do and I just have to come up with the money for materials and we are good to go. I'm very determined to get paint on her before summer!

 

Yup...

 

Its definitely unique and different, a kinda like, the photo shopped pic helped alot, cant wait to see it done. Keep up the good work!