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Old 06-13-2002, 05:30 PM
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anyone seen these before?

it kinda reminds me of my 91 Firebird in the front.



I know its not thirdgen but it does deal with appearance. what do you guys thing?

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When you say "anyone seen these before", what do you mean? The car? The wheels? Just a little confused, sorry!
Old 06-13-2002, 05:50 PM
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Car: 1991 Firebird
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I was wondering if anyone has seen like that whole body kit on that firebird before. I also want your guys opinions. I kinda like it.
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No, I haven't, though I DO like it. Actually I think that's one of those special 500 HP "project" cars from one of the more renowned "car guys." I just can't remember which one.

Now... I'm going to climb into my sensory deprivation chamber as the pathetic, whiney cries of "rice" are surely about to start...

Countdown with me... 5...


4...

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It looks like they melted the wing!
Other than that, I think it rocks... especiallt the rims.
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It kinda looks like the wing on the Mecham T/As


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OMG.... thats a Morgan Motorsports T/A! Those things are wicked! Anybody else got that issue of GMHTP? Its on the cover of the July 2001... which I have here in my hands right now. 418 CI Stroker LS1.... 625 hp 550 ft#s N/A, 6 speed, 3.42s. 1.00 G on the skidpad and 11.40 in the 1/4 on the 18" Eagle F1 supercar tires. All with a 24,000 Mile warranty. Like the custom body work too. :hail:
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I think it looks kinda cool. Not ***** at all, but I know someone will say it is
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I can't belive nobody's thrown out the "R" word at it.

But hey, if it runs 11.4s in the 1/4 on 18" street tires with no blower or juice, I don't care if its got 3 spoilers and a combat body kit its gettin my respect.
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Thats the new concept bird from Pontiac... saw it on tour earlier this spring.... sorry, one of a kind spoiler and ground FX kit for that particular car, but maybe they'll market them later on?
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"Thats the new concept bird from Pontiac"

Um... did you miss my reply? Its not made by Pontiac... its a package from Morgan Motorsports, you can get any of the pieces you want from them last I know.
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maybe I outta come down to Peoria and run you over for being a smart-***...
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I don't see rice, I like it as well. If I were to be critical about it i would say lose the spoiler. But as for the rest goes it looks great.
Just my .02
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Originally posted by MetalliCamaroRS
I think it looks kinda cool. Not ***** at all, but I know someone will say it is
One could say this about the last anniversary firehawk with the blue rims and what not... despite that... it was a bad ****.. just like this one.

I never thought I would see a body kit that I liked on a firebird, simply because their really arent any that I know of. The firebird/hawk ( 4th gen) pretty much came tricked out from the factory. Little if nothing can be done to it to make it look more aggressive than it already does. At any rate, thats an awesome body kit, and an awesome car overall. I'd sport it.
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Originally posted by HrdRockA4305
I can't belive nobody's thrown out the "R" word at it.

But hey, if it runs 11.4s in the 1/4 on 18" street tires with no blower or juice, I don't care if its got 3 spoilers and a combat body kit its gettin my respect.
I feel ya their... They did not go the route of ford on this beast. Might be nice to have a musclecar/sports car with ***** from the factory ( referring to the new cobra ), but to come from the factory with a Supercharger... something seems fundamentally wrong about that. Its almost like they just gave up on trying to get more from the engine. Seems like they just said " aww ***** it" , we don't have any direct competition from GM, just through some aftermarket junk in it, and we will call it a cobra " Pisses me off because I used to like mustangs of the olden days... which raises another interesting question...
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dang it, there's another car i'm gonna have to own before i die. i've got my work cut out for me, because that makes 73 cars i need to be able to afford. maybe i'll hit the lottery..............
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Beautiful car. I remember reading an article on it in GMHTP if I remember right. Very impressive.
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That is bad!!!!!!!:hail: :hail: I dont like the wing, i like the stock wing better, but it still rocks!!!!!!!!:rockon:
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Silver one looks like a Calloway Corvette-like design. I love the custom hood bird on that red Mecham....wish I had the ***** to put that on my new paint job.
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I have see this up close

this car is at morgan motorsports near my town in Northridge. I recognized it when I saw it the sad news is they took all the power out and returned it to stock. Morgan motorsports worked on my friends 2000 camaro but they do all 4th gen F-bodies and Corvette stuff. I believe it isfor sale.
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Originally posted by HrdRockA4305
"Thats the new concept bird from Pontiac"

Um... did you miss my reply? Its not made by Pontiac... its a package from Morgan Motorsports, you can get any of the pieces you want from them last I know.
Agree 100% with you on that one. I have the issue of GMHT upstairs. Fantastic piece of kit.

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Lol sorry man, I do come across as a real smartass on here sometimes. Didn't mean any offense/insult by it. I really thought maybe you just didn't read it thats all.
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Surprising how plain the hood looks, I think it would look sweet with a Raptor style hood. I think the square look of the side GFX kinda clashes with the inherent curviness of the stock 'bird. But the wheels looks good!
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Originally posted by Charlie's87
Surprising how plain the hood looks, I think it would look sweet with a Raptor style hood.
Thats my favorite 98+ bird hood, I wonder how the lines would go if the hood were more raised.... I dunno I'd like to see somone try it! (since its not exactly in my budget) Maybe something will surface someday.
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Lol sorry man, I do come across as a real smartass on here sometimes. Didn't mean any offense/insult by it. I really thought maybe you just didn't read it thats all.
Think you are mistaking me with the guy that was telling you it was made by Pontiac. I was agreeing with you that it wasn't and that you were infact correct when you said it was Morgan motorsports.

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Actually that was aimed at berlinetta85 who said

"maybe I outta come down to Peoria and run you over for being a smart-***..."




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