November 2018 COTM **Winner** http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...ps229e234c.jpg Congratulations, Cehbra! Your 1991 Firebird is our Thirdgen.org Car of the Month. I quite enjoyed reading your presentation and other threads. You do really outstanding work, the result of which is this better-than-new-looking ride with several unique enhancements, and it all comes together very nicely. I strongly recommend that everyone check out Cehbra's build threads [linked below]. I cannot do it justice. Its a painstaking labor of love, turning old parts into new and base trim into highly optioned. http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psl0ju1nnx.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psv7pjjpka.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psyip8rqlh.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pso42ipvci.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psgcfkedjt.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psiuxg2dz6.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...psnz15oitb.jpg http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/...pswjsg5ej2.jpg The car was originally owned by a friend of mine who ordered it directly in the USA and imported it to Switzerland himself - not through the official dealers. That's why the car has some options that export thirdgens usually didn't have back then - like the US exterior mirrors or the "old school" rear spoiler, both were unavailable in the EU at the time. He kept the car extremely well and when I bought it from him in 2013 it was still bone stock and had just over 14500 miles. The car to date still has the original bright red paint. I'm keeping his tradition and try to preserve the car as carefully as he did. One thing I had my heart set to do was (and still is) an engine upgrade as the car is a 305 TBI. Unfortunately there are extremely strict laws concerning engine modification here in Switzerland. E.g. that Magnaflow cat back isn't exactly legal and I have to swap it for the original exhaust every time I go to inspection... :rolleyes: So I decided to make the best of the situation and go for detailing and cautious modernizing modifications while trying to maintain an OEM look as much as possible - not easy when you're as picky about details as I am. Here is my build thread, if anyone is interested: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...-memories.html The first big task was a cowl induction hood. The one I eventually got originates from a 1984 Trans Am and I also made it functional in the process. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...-trans-am.html There have been some other smaller modifications - like adding the overhead console, a Momo steering wheel, the 1991/92 Trans Am rear lights, an 82 shift knob, OEM diamond spoke wheels and PMD seats. By the way: the PMD seats, the cowl induction hood and the Trans Am logo are a reverence to my first car - a red 1982 LG4 Trans Am, which I sadly had to leave behind when I left the US after a year as an exchange student. The latest big mod was a complete interior overhaul with auto dimming mirror, keyless entry and a double din radio with GPS. Mainly I wanted to have the OEM 87/88 digital dash in my 91 Firebird, a task that required a lot of preparation including reverse engineering the digital dash odometer. In the end it paid off - and now I enjoy riding the only 1991 Firebird with a digital dash that I know of. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...dash-swap.html https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...o-86-88-a.html |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Congratulations!!! Very nice ride among a sweet trio. |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Congrats! :) |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Very nice car, congrats! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Nice ride. Congrats! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Nice work sir!:goodjob: |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Congrats! Great job! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Beautiful work and stunning car!!! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Beautiful Poncho. Congratulations! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Wow, insanely clean, nice work, congrats! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Awesome car man! Congratulations!!!! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Very nice! Love the dash! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** The car is beautiful and a great presentation.. congrats! I will check out the build threads mentioned, sounds awesome! |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Thank you very much, guys! I also want to say thank you to maks10 for the nomination. And a big thanks to Dave for his efforts each month with the Car of the month threads! It's awesome to get to know about brilliant cars regularly that we would likely have never seen if they weren't showcased on those polls. Again, I can only say I'm so grateful my simple Firebird made it to the top of this months COTM. *Chris |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Congrats,you have a beautiful car. I really enjoyed your build threads and the stories with it.You have done some great work and have inspired many. |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** No problem! Car deserves the recognition! As well as your threads. |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Way to go :thumbsup: |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Beautiful bird. Congratulations on winning COTM! :thumbsup: |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** The forum main page still shows the Sept car of the month. Are we seriously back to not posting this to the main page. Again how hard is it to upload a photo. |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Nice bird, man. |
Re: November 2018 COTM **Winner** Congrats! clean ride |
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