Should I get another third gen?
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Re: Should I get another third gen?
Originally posted by joshwilson3
I've had my 1989 firebird for almost 4 years now.
It has been in two wrecks, but have been fixed with aftermarket cheapo parts. I was looking at getting a brand new vehicle, but there aren't any sport cars that I really like, except corvette, but too expensive.
So, I've decided to by another older sports car and put money into it instead of just buying a brand new vehicle.
I'm still gonna keep the 1989 firebird I have now, but was wondering if I should go with like a C4 corvette or even a second gen firebird?
I'm wanting to be able to modernize the car I get and I need to know if this is real easy to do in a third gen, or if I would be better off doing this to a C4 corvette?
Can you totally modernize a third gen, with like ABS brakes, LS6 engine, etc. or would it be easier to do this on a c4 corvette or second gen?
I want to put in the new LS7 engine that is coming out with it's transmission, but I don't know if this would work with a third gen? As I think the engine has an electric throttle and I don't know if a third gen can be made to run with an electric throttle?
The bad thing I hate about the third gen, is it is so hard to do true duals. That is my main gripe, so would it be alot easier to do all this stuff to a c4 corvette?
I've had my 1989 firebird for almost 4 years now.
It has been in two wrecks, but have been fixed with aftermarket cheapo parts. I was looking at getting a brand new vehicle, but there aren't any sport cars that I really like, except corvette, but too expensive.So, I've decided to by another older sports car and put money into it instead of just buying a brand new vehicle.
I'm still gonna keep the 1989 firebird I have now, but was wondering if I should go with like a C4 corvette or even a second gen firebird?
I'm wanting to be able to modernize the car I get and I need to know if this is real easy to do in a third gen, or if I would be better off doing this to a C4 corvette?
Can you totally modernize a third gen, with like ABS brakes, LS6 engine, etc. or would it be easier to do this on a c4 corvette or second gen?
I want to put in the new LS7 engine that is coming out with it's transmission, but I don't know if this would work with a third gen? As I think the engine has an electric throttle and I don't know if a third gen can be made to run with an electric throttle?
The bad thing I hate about the third gen, is it is so hard to do true duals. That is my main gripe, so would it be alot easier to do all this stuff to a c4 corvette?
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i think it would depend just how much of the car you plan to change/upgrade.. often times all these upgrades end up costing more then a car that came with them would have, and if you ever decide to sell it your still not even going to get half of what you put into it.. its always more fun owning something custom though
just look at how many people have spent thousands of dollars loading there 3rd gen up with 4th gen parts, alot of them could have bought a 4th gen with all the money.. but your talking about way more expensive parts
i dunno about you but where i live, driving across town and seeing like 10 3rd gen camaros (and a few firebirds) along the way is normal, if I were going to spend all the money id probably go with a 1st gen and stand out a bit more, even those are plentiful, theres a couple 69 camaros for sale right on my way to work... anyways, just my thoughts
just look at how many people have spent thousands of dollars loading there 3rd gen up with 4th gen parts, alot of them could have bought a 4th gen with all the money.. but your talking about way more expensive parts
i dunno about you but where i live, driving across town and seeing like 10 3rd gen camaros (and a few firebirds) along the way is normal, if I were going to spend all the money id probably go with a 1st gen and stand out a bit more, even those are plentiful, theres a couple 69 camaros for sale right on my way to work... anyways, just my thoughts
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If I was in your situation I'd look for a really nice 3rd gen body/interior with maybe not drivetrain, or one in need of extreme repair, drive your 89 in the meantime, and do the new one up like you want it. When it comes to these cars the way I look at em is I'd rather have a mint condition body/interior thats never been smacked up with no drivetrain then a car with a rebuilt rear, trans, engine, and a ****ty body.. just my .02 though..
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