i just picked up my new bird.. gotta change my name! anyway its got a big screaming chicken on the hood, but its like kinda cracked and faded when u look at it up close so it looks kinda old, does anyone know of any special reason or did some guy put it on there 10 years ago?

 

Some guy put it on there 10 years ago...screaming chickens died with '89 or '90 T/As.

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Jason E

'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Medium Grey Metallic
2.8, A4, T-tops, 90k miles

'97 Z28 w/30th Anniversary package
LT1 (obviously), 6 speed, t-tops
White with orange stripes, killer system, 41k miles

Speed Kills...Wanna live forever? Drive a Ford.
Long Live #3...

 

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[This message has been edited by FORD Rustangs -R- Us (edited May 08, 2001).]

 

damn so no cool special like bandit edition or ne thing?

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1992 Firebird 3.1L V6 automatic, power everything, t tops. needs some TLC and some work but very nice otherwise!

currently stock..maybe an aftermarket muffler put on before i bought the car, sounds kinda loud

 

Got any pics yet? I'd like to see it.

Chris

 

im buying a small pocket camera today, and my dad is bringing home a digi camera from work on thursday nite so ill have pics online by friday

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1992 Firebird 3.1L V6 automatic, power everything, t tops. needs some TLC and some work but very nice otherwise!

currently stock..maybe an aftermarket muffler put on before i bought the car, sounds kinda loud

 

I think places like Year One & Classic Industries sell the stickers...

 

thanks, i think i might get a paint shop to do a little quicky on the hood where the sticker was (i mean re-do it but with paint not a sticker). my dad remembered the camera but forgot the connector to the comp so in wouldnt be able to upload them so i was like w/e, and hes gonna bring it home 2marrow or ill go get it from his work or something

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1992 Firebird automatic, brand new engine/tranny/brakes/tires..paint is getting touched up- Medium blue

Mods that came w/car - New dual exhaust, maybe lowered cause the tailpipes (angled down 1 inch) scrape on driveway and so does front end..the accual fascia gets stuck if u go less than 2 mph! maybe new wires/plugs, and deff. a POSI unless the car came with the 2 wheel tire spin rear

 

camera should be here at 9 but in the mean time, would u guys suggest taking the sticker off and trying to place a new one on the exact same spot the other one was on? Should i get a decal shop to do it instead, should i take it to a paint shop and get the current sticker painted silver while it is on the car, or get the sticker taken off and it painted where the sticker layed?

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1992 Firebird automatic, brand new engine/tranny/brakes/tires..paint is getting touched up- Medium blue

Mods that came w/car - New dual exhaust, maybe lowered cause the tailpipes (angled down 1 inch) scrape on driveway and so does front end..the accual fascia gets stuck if u go less than 2 mph! maybe new wires/plugs, and deff. a POSI unless the car came with the 2 wheel tire spin rear

"The 92 firebird..not the first to burn out..OR eat pavement, but does a D@MN good job at it! I got pics to prove it!"

"Never let a girl drive your car, unless ur looking to part it out"

 

here are the pics..




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1992 Firebird automatic, brand new engine/tranny/brakes/tires..paint is getting touched up- Medium blue

Mods that came w/car - New dual exhaust, maybe lowered cause the tailpipes (angled down 1 inch) scrape on driveway and so does front end..the accual fascia gets stuck if u go less than 2 mph! maybe new wires/plugs, and deff. a POSI unless the car came with the 2 wheel tire spin rear

"The 92 firebird..not the first to burn out..OR eat pavement, but does a D@MN good job at it! I got pics to prove it!"

"Never let a girl drive your car, unless ur looking to part it out"



[This message has been edited by FORD Rustangs -R- Us (edited May 12, 2001).]

 

Remove the hood decal and have your hood repainted to match. That "once" decal was the correct design but too small. The original 85-88 bird was somewhat larger.

 

Hey all, I just had my bird decal (correct size) put on my 88 v6. Here's a pic:
http://hometown.aol.com/cantphademe88/pontiac.jpg
The guy I had do it did a great job and
I'm totally proud to show off my Pontiac pride. You can get the exact replicas at
phoenixgraphics.com. Hope this helps!

88, 2.8, auto, new paint, decals & emblems.
New Flowmaster, K&N filter, JET chip.

 

ok, u got a figure on how much itll cost?

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1992 Firebird automatic, brand new engine/tranny/brakes/tires..paint is getting touched up- Medium blue

Mods that came w/car - New dual exhaust, maybe lowered cause the tailpipes (angled down 1 inch) scrape on driveway and so does front end..the accual fascia gets stuck if u go less than 2 mph! maybe new wires/plugs, and deff. a POSI unless the car came with the 2 wheel tire spin rear

"The 92 firebird..not the first to burn out..OR eat pavement, but does a D@MN good job at it! I got pics to prove it!"

"Never let a girl drive your car, unless ur looking to part it out"

 

I wasn't aware that the sceaming chicken hood decal was ever offered on a thirdgen firebird.

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'86 Camaro SC 2.8 V6, 5spd, T-Tops
Mods:

(Performance)
Flowmaster cat back exhaust

(Non-Performance)
Pioneer DEH-P4000 head unit
Pioneer 6X9 Tri-Ax speakers
Jensen 8" dual voice coil sub
Blacked out tail lights and side markers (VHT
Nightshades spray tint)

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wasnt.. pretty sure its for 2nd gens

 

There was a rare 91 bandit edition of the firebird put out by some conversion company and the bird died away with the birth of the GTA in 87. This means that birds came on some t/as up until 87. The bandit edition 91 has 1 bird on the hood, and some birds on the front lamps. There's a guy occasionally on the body board (i think) with one. Or you can search for bandit.
Just my .02

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~3.1EyeCandy~
"The Car that started my craze"

'92 Firebird 3.1 (A car sold)

My new baby: '87 flame red GTA 350 w'auto
Carmine interior with pioneer all around
Hooker Catback, Airfoil, K&N
http://3.1EyeCandy.tripod.com

 

Hey, you posted pics on the hood, but I want to see the whole car now!

Chris

 

so i hear some is talking about me in here?
click on street dawg racing to see a pic of my car

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1991 banditt2 #130 of 600
Project 350 TPI Banditt II
http://www.street-dawg-racing.cityslide.com
http://discussion-board.com/GreaterC...dyAssociation/
http://www.cincyspeed.com/

 

Although it might not be to everyone's liking I'm planning on getting on of the 2nd gen birds on my hood. They were actually filled in w/ colors, not just outline drawn. Just an idea.

Clayton

 

3.1EyeCandy, was that the Macho Brothers & their TransAm package? I think they used to love the big 'ol Firebird sticker on the hood...


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l) from http://www.f-body.net/mailbag/3rd/3rd_mailbag.html message boards
---Think your car could be pic of the week? Visit http://www.f-body.net for details!

 

To El Guapos comment on putting a 2nd gen bird on your hood. I have seen that on the Trans Am hoods with the vents (3rd gen. I assume you meant) and it looked good. It was cut all nicely over the vents in the front. Looked bad *** , made me want to put one on mine, but I settled for the outline type. Just a thought. ..

 

The one you have on this hood is from the 70's.
I believe there was one on the early 3rd gen.
The bird went to the back facing hood scoop.
I was used on the early HO carb'd versions.
Remove this one, as it's outta proportion to the hood.

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

Well guys, he doesn't have the car anymore, so this post is about dead. I'm not going to lock it, but we can probably let it die...

 

Actually there were two differant factory offered birds for third generation Trans Ams. The 83-84 models had smaller shutter incorporated bird on the hood bulge and the 85- 87or88's had the one we see here on this topic, the 34x34 outlined hoodbird.

 

Yea, I was referring to the 83-84 version.
They actually had another one later one, too?
This one looks too small, but...
I remember the cry of "screaming chicken", when they first came out in the 70's.
All one could do to a car, back then, was paint it, to go faster!
Like "Flowmaster decals" today!

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

HE doesn't have the car anymore? What happened?

Chris

 

his dad sold it and got him a 4th gen. It's in another post somewhere.

 

He said his dad sold it, yes (ouch), but he only said he'd found a '94'.. didn't say a 94 what.. and I do remember him going on about how his dad was going to get him a saturn originally, so I'm seriously interested as to a 94 what =P

EDIT --- I did a little digging, and in a post on the appearance board he said it's a 94 Camaro.. so if it's a v6, I'm sure he'll stick around a bit since it's still our engine =)

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'86 Camaro SC, black /w silver racing stripes
2.8l MPFI/700r4 /w special 2nd gear delete option
In search of new v8 engine & transmission, now contemplating t5 swap to get me out of this mess.
Misc Mods: Cut air box, '83 Firebird spoiler.
Performance Parts: MSD coil, Accel 8mm wires, SplitFire plugs, Gabriel hijackers.
Audio Mods: Pioneer DEH-P3000, two 12" Optimus Pro Audio subs in hand-made enclosure each powered by a 260 watt Optimus amp. Working on shaving the box for weight.
My Homepage, with pics.

[This message has been edited by TechSmurf (edited May 17, 2001).]

 

oh u know it its a 94 camaro, t tops, all power automatic, with a new system i wish i could keep the bird sooooooo bad it lokos so much nicer, but the f@#$ing head gasket blew testing out the car against my friends BMW and since my dads a car dealer its easier to buy a new camaro and sell my firebird then to spend 700 bucks on repeairs.. go figure

as soon as i find a 3.1L rs t tops 5 spd its mine tho, my dads still lookin

 

$700 for head gasket job?
Damn, thanks for making me feel better about spending my personal effort pulling apart my S-10 Blazer engine to replace the head gasket and the heads with the MPFI heads.
STILL SEEKING A 700R4 TRANNY SO I'LL PULL THE WHOLE DRIVETRAIN!
Getting tired of pushing it back and forth across street. LOL!

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA

 

hehehe...

ya it sucks i thought 700 bucks was a little steep but thats dealer. he said he knows a guy that might be able to do it cheaper, but this camaro was only like 300 bucks more and its in prestine condition, mileage is up there, but hey its a car till i find a good thirdgen right? atleast its an fbody i think it was worn before tho, it was sorta nasty when i bought it and keep getting worse and worse, i just thought someone put bad gas in and it wasnt burning right, then i raced my friend to 75, drove threw neighboorhood for like 5 mins to go back to my house, got out with my friend and it stunk SOOOOOOOO f'n bad i knew something was wrong, smoke was POURING out. well after a little convo with the pep boy guy i realize the worst had come true and i told my dad later that it broke going to pep boys to cover my own @SS and he said he had a ncie camaro i can drive for now. so i just got the tags for the bird, think title is soon and it should be gone in a few weeks or so and the 'maro will officially be mine. 2marrow looks like a wash/wax day for the 'maro

ill keep u guys posted..and keep ur eyes peeled for nice 3rd gens on the east coast for me plz!

-Jason

 

Gotta tell ya...
Alot is the labor to get to the heads, yes.
But, once, there, the heads must be "rebuilt".
They warp, easy.
This was shown to me, as my 2,8 MPFI heads were planed flat, for sticking on my S-10 Blazer.
The heads, also, had to be rebuilt, first, before they were planed flat, too.
That adds to the cost of the job.
I only had a quickie rebuild (knurled guides, one valve guide replaced), as I am seeking a 3.4 to slip under the hood of my Blazer, when my finances can make it happen. These heads will be good for about 10K miles.
Finding a working 60* V-6 700R4 tranny, outta the donor car, in my price range, is the main mission, right now.
Most stuff I'm using is left over stuff from my 2.8-3.4 swap (that's where my swapping MPFI heads came from). Only outta pocket cost, has been for the intake gasket set @$20.
I can get a reground 2.8 MPFI cam for $25 (with lifters), & supposedly a new timing chain for only $5.
I'm still waiting to hear where this $5 chain set up comes from.

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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA