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Now avail, the Freedom & Freedom II battery topper. Made in the correct blue color, correct decals, it sets on top of a 78 series or smaller battery. Pm me for one, just released at the Trans am nationals in Dayton, feedback was great.
We think 1984 was maye the last year for blue, next run will be black tops but we don't have any decals, I see freedom and freedom II for the 1985 up tops.
We walked around and saw about 10 cars with them on, 2 with old proto caps on, one guy had a nice topper but he put a PC of melted glass for the eye, it didn't look rite, Bobs 78 y88 had my old caps on and Bones had them on his 50th too.
The Freedom came out in 76, thru 78 -freedom
1979-1984 , we think, a guy to,d us his IROC had a black top, BUT- some from the factory was black, they were red also, all 3 color were diff warrant ya, 4-6 years, even The GM Heritage center doesn't know all. I spoke to Mr Wallace at a recent tour I got for my site.
I have a few Freedom warranty cards that came in the glovebox lit, I'll post, I've only seen 3, hard to find.
Yes. All Firebird guys, My site is mainly sec gens, also we get a lot every year at dream cruise, I'll post next year, swing in. We had about 35 Birds come in through out the day.
My avatar is from up at Pasteiners on a sat morn, the car next to me it a 1980 T/A. Pasteiners is a Memorabilia place at 14 & Woodward, the cars and coffee is good, sat morn till about 10 am. You never know what will roll in.
I'll post the two pics of the black tops, we need to be sure on these decals. any help on the decals are appreciated. The mold we have will be correct for making the black tops. If anyone has their own decals, you could paint one of these blue tops black.
Next time at Duggans, if your upstairs, look up, the Trans Am Reaper donated a rear spoiler and it's hanging up there, aussietata donated a dog dish hub cap from an Aussie Holden and it's hanging on the wall.
I have pics from dream cruise, but it's all sec gen's, prob not too interested. I do have some pics from the recent Natz, I'll post.
There's a min of 1,000 to have a run made, you and another guy wants one. Lol then who knows who will really buy on, this isn't a get rich quick thing, I doubt we will ever make our orig investment back. If so, it'll be a long time. Ames just picked them up from us, if you want one, get it now. When their catalog comes out they will be $79.95. I'm doing $75 now.
I suggest buying a blue one and painting it. We just bought a few Delco battery books to verify decals up to the 90's.
Here's a deal for everyone on 3rd Gen.Org, no where else, $75 free ship for one (1) week only.
Till next Saturday at midnight, shipped free priority. 15$ savings, plus $5 off the price. I can leave decals off if you want to paint it black.
Post here if you want one.
1984 and up is hard to get any solid info on, I'm getting conflicting stories, people tell you bad info, lol. It could be that one in the pic or I have 2 more pics of black top battery's, I'm not sure. Look in your GM manual, look in your owners manual, email GM's Heritage center. Watch you tube videos that are dated, buy freedom manuals at the swaps, pics are on the front, with dates, you gotta be your own detective, it was 3 years in the making for the toppers we do.
I picked one of your toppers for my 2nd gen at the TA Nats this summer, they look fantastic . If you decide to make 3rd gen toppers I'm sure they would sell
We do has a Christmas Special for the members of this Site, our Blue battery toppers, $65 plus $15 ship (conus) vendors now sell them, retail is $79.95.
Deal goes thru Christmas. Post your wants here.
I picked one of your toppers for my 2nd gen at the TA Nats this summer, they look fantastic . If you decide to make 3rd gen toppers I'm sure they would sell
Thanks for the feedback, the Olds and Cadillac people are happy with them too.
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can you make me a freedom battery top like this?
This one pic shows up time and time again, If I saw another pic of the same battery to back it up I would like that, but I haven't seen another, but we can make you one if you like. What I don't like about this pic is there's no writing on the right side by the eye, There is a digitizing fee to get it all set up. Up to you.
There is another pic of a red dot decal on a freedom battery, The red dot looks to be the cut out from the eye, people have asked for them in the past, we save them. I didn't put a red dot on my topper, I saw some at the show in Dayton that did. We have these dots as well.
1984 and up is hard to get any solid info on, I'm getting conflicting stories, people tell you bad info, lol. It could be that one in the pic or I have 2 more pics of black top battery's, I'm not sure. Look in your GM manual, look in your owners manual, email GM's Heritage center. Watch you tube videos that are dated, buy freedom manuals at the swaps, pics are on the front, with dates, you gotta be your own detective, it was 3 years in the making for the toppers we do.
Not sure if mine was Blue or Black(I'm leaning more for Black)it appears the pics you have show the Black ones are Freedom and Freedom II,my Owners Manual is showing the Freedom Battery is what was used for 86.
PS.notice the manual is showing the label more to the edge than the center.
Not sure if mine was Blue or Black(I'm leaning more for Black)it appears the pics you have show the Black ones are Freedom and Freedom II,my Owners Manual is showing the Freedom Battery is what was used for 86.
PS.notice the manual is showing the label more to the edge than the center.
If you note the angle stripe on the decal, that what the blue tops looked like.
Here's a manual we just bought, it has a service date of 1985 on it. Yet some people swear that their 84's were a black battery. I'm not convinced. Some wrong info got into a Corvette restoration manual,
Not sure if mine was Blue or Black(I'm leaning more for Black)it appears the pics you have show the Black ones are Freedom and Freedom II,my Owners Manual is showing the Freedom Battery is what was used for 86.
PS.notice the manual is showing the label more to the edge than the center.
Pm sent
Retail is $79.95, but we give a discount on this site to all, $75 plus $15 priority shipping w/ insc included, for the CONUS only. Out of the USA may be higher.
We are running a summer sale on the toppers for all members here, freedom, freedom 2 and the new 402 toppers are $70 , plus $15 priority ship w/insurance. Sale ends Aug 5 th. Thanks!
We're making a Black Topper Prototype. We're these a 75 series, the topper will be a 78 series size, will a 78 series fit these cars? Decals will be in soon. ( freedom II. )
Stop by the unitedfbody booth in the vendors area at the Trans am nationals later this month, you can see all 4 toppers on a actual battery, and save on shipping, plus we have a show price to save you more, see the new Black topper for 1984 up, plus I have plenty of factory orig literature for all years of f body's, and a lot for the 82 up cars, price sheets, brochures so on, we will be in the vendor area, look for the banner. Stop in and say hey!
If anyone wants to make up a smaller topper mock up, a friend has the caps I used to make on the CNC for sale, he went with a new topper, it has the eye and looks like the real thing. You can go blue or black. Pm me I’m your interested, it’s the last set of the caps. They come with freedom decals, but we have all of the decals if you want to change it.
08-28-2017, 04:08 PM
