Zepher

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WS6 Trans Am.

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j166a99

if only that were so...

Zepher

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So, do you like it?
I'd do it if I were proficient in body work.

j166a99

not only do i like it...

i sent this pic to a few friends and had them going for a while. pretty funny.

i like the concept, and hopefully the custom fabricators out there'll catch on and start producing them. who knows???

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'86WS7
Ram Air...
*EiyseWhite*

West Coast GTA Man

Awesome!

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mcconahay37

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That's the kind of body stuff that should be produced for 3rd gens. Not crap like that FX designs peice.

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TH350 tranny with 2500 stall, Eibach Pro Kit, SLP 1 3/4" headers with 3" Flowmaster exhaust

Jza

Interesting. And a good PS job at that... See if you could do a couple more angles...

Jza

Well, except for the fact that it's waaay off center.

bird of spray

Thats cool, I agree,much better then the Home Boy FX stuff.


Flame Red GTA LB9\5spd
Many many parts

1994 Polo green LT1 "Z"
6spd
Tons of parts

EnTwisted_Iroc

that with some good ground effects would make a firebird look better a IROC

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also
73 Olds Omega
350 rocket
EdelBrock RMP Manifold
EdelBrock 650 Carb
Dual Flowmaster 2.25" with 3" tips American racing rims.

johnyIROC

Just buy a damned 4th gen, instead of making some bastard mutation of a 3rd gen. If you like that look, save your pennies and get a WS6.

un4givin89

I like it, and I own a camaro. I smell a body kit coming on here...

Zepher

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It's off center because I couldn't really find a picture of my car that matched the one I got the nose off of.


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WS6 Trans Am.

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Zepher

iTrader: (1)

Here is another shot with more mods.

j166a99

hahahaha, pretty good...

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'86WS7
Ram Air...
*EiyseWhite*

EVILFACE

I think it looks pretty good. Slap one of the early fourthgen ram air hoods for thirdgen birds and it rocks.


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Evil's 88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto, Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter, K&N Open Element, MAC Lower Control Arms and Panhard bar

kurgen

that is awesome

TopForm

I love it, way too cool!!!




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1987 Firebird Formula

Currently undergoing full restoration

ONEFORMULAOVERALL

very,very nice now patten it and send it 2 ..i.e us body or elsewhere!!
i'd pic 1 up no stuttering!!!!

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92 F-BIRd FORMULA T-TOP (WHITEKNIGHT) 5.7L-98,700R4B&MSATURDAY NIGHT
SPECIALTRANS 2500STALL,54MM-AS&M TB-PORTPLENT,LARGETUBRUN,L-98 ALUM. HEADS PORTED
UNDER PULLEYS K&NCOLD AIR KIT,160THERMO,ELDB HEADERS W/3 1/2 Y PIPE 2 RINO CAT 2 DUMPS!
MSDDIST,6AL,TAYLOR 8MMWIRES.
2BLASTERCOIL.ACCELL PLUGS
CUSTOM FASTCHIP BY ED WRIGHT,AUBERN POSI W/ RICHMOND 3.23 AND MOSER AXEL SPLINES CRYGO FROZEN,TUBE FRAME CONNEC,EIBACH PRO,HOTK LOWER,PANHARD,TOQ ARM,STRUT BRACE
PST KIT.1LE BRAKE KIT.CROSSED DRILLED ROTORS MANY MORE MODS FORESEEN IN MY ERA!13.38ET @ 106.75MPH

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FlyinLow89

Man why does everyone try to make their car look like something its not. Like those c5 body kits for c4's. Just live with what you got.
good photoshop work though

Jim 86 Bird

Badass Zepher, badass

I actually think I'd buy that (snap judgement for the sake of argument) if GTAuto made a fiberglass version just like their other stuff

j166a99

*I'm with Jim 86 Bird*

Although, I, myself would pretty much be sold if GT Auto picked up on this concept...

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'86WS7
Ram Air...
*EiyseWhite*

scauffiel

Man why does everyone have to bit*h about what other people want to do to their cars? You live with what you got.

S.



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FlyinLow89

deadbird

While I think the 1st one looks good, I find it hard to believe at the same time more people aren't saying "if you want the car to look like a 4th gen,, just go buy one bla bla bla...", since the same thing is said about "rice mods" (as in "go buy an import")to 3rd gens.

Even off center,, the 1st pic is pretty sharp though.

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j166a99

BIG NEWS, BIG NEWS, check it!!!

i sent an email to the GT Auto dudes to see the pic 'Zeph' did up for fun. believe it or not, i got a reply back from George Ostrom (GTAuto) with an ETA of the project to be completed in 2-3 months, pretty crazy...

whatcha think???

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Ram Air...
*EiyseWhite*

BlueAlice91bird

I like! I've always prefered the camaro noses for the thirdgens, but that kicks A!!

MetalliCamaroRS

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I like it.

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5.0L TBI
Custom white-faced gauges
K&N Airfilter and ready to take on the world!
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91Zman

I can't see why anyone doesn't like it.Why can't anyone customize a car anymore?I guess no one is allowed to?

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1973 Camaro(project car)
John Soule' member of the GULFSOUTH FIREBIRD/CAMARO CLUB (NEW ORLEANS) and WORLDWIDE CAMARO ASSOCIATION

FiReBReTHa

wi neeeeeedd side pic!!!!!
if its under 400 im positive im in...



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Edelbrock Catback, Custom Alarm. Fourth Gen Console. i have six cupholders. all for starbucks!
Go|)Created The Earth, And Then Turned Up The Bass.
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"Honda's FOR ME TO POOP ON!" -Triumph...

crumblinghevens

that is so what I was thinking! You did an awesome job on the front and sides. You should try the back with the bumper and maybe the lights. That would be the ultimate gfx kit.

BTS88IROC

I'm more of a camaro guy....but that is AWESOME man!! I'd buy a thirdgen bird just to put that nose on it!! haha

Zepher

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Thanks, I do hope GT Auto makes this kit.
I was at the dealer looking up prices for the Facia and related hardware and it would be a big job to fabricate everything to mount up. A direct bolt on would be nice to be able to buy.
I can get the Facia for $305, absorber for $75, that's all I looked at yesterday. The lights should be about $200+ for all 4.


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Mirsiro427

While I applaud the creativity behind the idea, the mixing of the two body styles just doesn't look right. The lines from each car do not flow with one another. This is not an opinion, it's a fact. The angular lines of the third-gen just don't blend with the sweeping curves of the fourth-gen. They are both great looking cars individually, but not when they're combined. I tend to agree with those who say if you like the look of the fourth-gen, then buy one. I think if you had a third-gen with these body modifications it would say this about the owner; "I really want a fourth-gen, but this is all I can afford". A true fan of the third-gen cars wouldn't do this. Again, the photoshop work is cool, and I can appreciate that aspect of it, just don't make it a reality. I have played around with many car pictures, but it was for fun only, never would I attempt to execute any of those crazy concoctions.(one of them was a VW Golf-looking thing created from a current platform Eldorado!) Go ahead and flame me, just think about this, how many great cars from the sixties were destroyed in the seventies by so-called customizers?

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ONEFORMULAOVERALL

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mirsiro427:
[B]While I applaud the creativity behind the idea, the mixing of the two body styles just doesn't look right.

while i respect your opinion i don't see your balance of lines & curves. I think they sweep in and out very well and compliment each other.

which brings me 2 another point
1. DON'T SMOKE CRACK! J/K J/K....

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SPECIALTRANS 2500STALL,54MM-AS&M TB-PORTPLENT,LARGETUBRUN,L-98 ALUM. HEADS PORTED
UNDER PULLEYS CRANE AFPR,K&NCOLD AIR KIT,160THERMO,ELDB HEADERS W/3 1/2 Y PIPE 2 RINO CAT 2 DUMP.
MSDDIST,6AL,TAYLOR WIRES.
2BLASTERCOIL.ACCELL PLUGS
CUSTOM FASTCHIP BY ED WRIGHT,AUBERN POSI W/ RICHMOND 3.23 AND MOSER AXEL SPLINES CRYGO FROZEN,TUBE FRAME CONNEC,EIBACH PRO KIT.HOTK.LOWER ARMS,PAN,TQ ARM,STRUT TOWER BRACE,PST KIT.1LE BRAKE KIT! CROSS DRILLED ROTORS MANY MORE MODS FORESEEN IN MY ERA!13.38ET @ 106.75MPH

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Zepher

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There are a couple of reasons I don't really want to get a 4th gen, we already have 2, a 96 T/A and a 96 Camaro. Working in the engine bay of both 4th gens is a PITA.

The 86 T/A looks great stock, but there are some aspects of the 4th gen T/A that I like, for example the 95-97 WS6 hood, 98+ nose, 95-02 spoiler. I am not making the car into something it isn't, it's still a Trans Am.
It's like having an 82-89 Camaro and putting 91-92 ground effects on it, it's a body enhancement.
So, there, that's how I look at it.
Here are my cars,


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Third

Go for it dude, at least it's F-body parts. As far as saying if you want a 4th gen buy one, what about all the guys that swap LT1's and LS1's and fourth gen interiors into their first, second or third gens? Are you gonna say the same thing? As long as the mods are within the F-body family let it be.

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deadbird

As much as I dislike red,, it doesn't actually look too bad (one solid color)
http://www.deadbird.org/z/xbreed.jpg
(white is a PITA to add color to)

I certainly wouldn't to it to my baby but,,
if I had another one to do that to & some
extra cash,,,

The only real difficulty would be having to
either reskin the door or make an entire
new one along with a rocker panel to get
that curve in the door.

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soulbounder

Care to try your skill at putting one of those on a 91 or 92 Bird?

okfoz

n/m

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91Zman

Agreed! Amen to that!


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1973 Camaro(project car)
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jobryan26

Zepher that is true an awesome idea! I bet scauffiel could do it.

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deadbird

soulbounder,,

As much as I would like to,, the 91-92 T/As/firebirdds only differed in the gfx department,, since this edit does away with any nose/gfx from the 3rdgen era,,, it doesn't matter 82 to 92,, it will all look the same once you remove the lower gfx. A 92 will look the same as an 82 stripped down using the same nose/gfx. The edited pic could be a 3rd gen from 82 to 92,, the general chassis/body never changed thru the years.

PhantomTPI

Too bad i am not a Photoshop guru, but I have actually had this idea for a long long time, and have just aquired the front turn signals off a totaled 99 TA a few weeks ago. Zepher, seems like you and I share the same idea, the only difference is I was just going to modify the existing 3rd gen front bumper cover..the setup would be the same though, utilizing 98+ lighting placements. The existing 3rd gen front blinkers would be blacked out. I have sketchs of my idea, but you've got something much better. I'd defeintly go for this conversion, I do hope someone builds it soon and produces it...becasue I'd be getting it :-D

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1986 WS6-Equipped 5.0 TPI Trans Am
Random Tech High-Flow Cat
Two Chamber Flowmaster Muffler
Megs Custom 4.5" Stainless Steel Rolled Tips
1999 Grand Am GT In-Dash CD Player w/Equalizer(fits like '86 original)
5% Tint On Rear, 35% On Sides
http://www.pitt.edu/~zyhst/trans86/

OTHER RIDE:
1998 C5 6Spd. Corvette Coupe
Silver w/Gray Leather Int.
12/14 Options
Stock(for now)
Best 1/4th: 13.5 @ 104.4MPH

Zepher

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I am going to see if I can get a cheap bumber cover from a wrecked T/A and see how close it would mount up.
I'll keep all that are interested informed.

PhantomTPI

Definetly keep me updated, Zepher.

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1986 WS6-Equipped 5.0 TPI Trans Am
Random Tech High-Flow Cat
Two Chamber Flowmaster Muffler
Megs Custom 4.5" Stainless Steel Rolled Tips
1999 Grand Am GT In-Dash CD Player w/Equalizer(fits like '86 original)
5% Tint On Rear, 35% On Sides
http://www.pitt.edu/~zyhst/trans86/

OTHER RIDE:
1998 C5 6Spd. Corvette Coupe
Silver w/Gray Leather Int.
12/14 Options
Stock(for now)
Best 1/4th: 13.5 @ 104.4MPH

Brian K

That should have been on those cars for the last year.. Pay what ever you have to, but get it done..

johnsjj2

I think it looks real good. The only thing I would change is the size of the turn signal, and fog light holes. IMO they kinda over see the headlight area. Like some have stated, ad a Ram Air hood, the spoiler off of a 4th gen Ram Air and you would have a very nice ride.



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1991 Z-28


350, T-5, K&N, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust,Dynomax Bullet Mufflers, T&R Motorsports custom air intake

soulbounder

Yea, I realize that deadbird, lol. Do you think that nose with 91/92 gfx would look ok? I'd love to get a 98 or up nose onto my 91, with original gfx, and a raptor style hood. Not the 4 nostrils, but the hood that ties in with the bevels in the nose. Zepher, think you could put a 98+ nose on that?

1991tealRSt-topGuy

hell yeah dude!!!!!!!!!!