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Old 01-21-2002, 10:08 PM
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daytona hood or ram air?

hey guyz, i need some opinions and a few pics would be nice too. i ahve seen many pics of TA's with the ram air and i think it look sweet. but i found a site that makes the camaro daytona hood for my TA, i was wondering if anyone had any pics of a TA with daytona, and which do oyu guyz think looks better on a TA?? thanks
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Re: daytona hood or ram air?

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hey guyz, i need some opinions and a few pics would be nice too. i ahve seen many pics of TA's with the ram air and i think it look sweet. but i found a site that makes the camaro daytona hood for my TA, i was wondering if anyone had any pics of a TA with daytona, and which do oyu guyz think looks better on a TA?? thanks
Ram 1 or 2 on a bird.
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truthfully I think your best bet on a hood would be the powerbulge hood. They look great on TA's...I think they look better on TA's than they do on the formulas and the '82-'84 birds. Just my opinion...maybe you should take that into consideration....it gives the car an agressive look without making the hood look out of place. I dont really like the aftermarket hoods...I used to until I saw how the hood looks on my car with the '85-'90 gfx and front end.

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Go with whatever factory hood you like best. Most aftermarket hoods make the car look like a carnival ride.

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Old 01-22-2002, 12:15 PM
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ram air 1 or 2, but looking at 1 right now. i lie the powerbulge alot, it looks cool on the TA. i am jsut looking for somehting no one in my area has. i also waould liek to see some pics of the daytona on a TA, that i ahve never seen. thanks
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I know I have a pic somewhere of the daytona hood. I used to like it alot in the pictures...until I saw it in person on a red GTA that is in my area. The pic is of a red and silver ta and the side of the hood with the billet holes is silver. It had a turbo spoiler on it I think...I will look for you and post a link or pic.

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james, thanks that would be grat if yo ucould find that pic.
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i was just looking at a TA with a daytona hood. really kick a$$ but just have to get it without the "ribs". the little black peices on a camaro z28 hood. it can look great.
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Here are the pics. I used to love this trans am...but for some reason I just dont like it anymore.

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My car has the Daytona turbo hood on it>I cant post pics but my car is on this site search through the appearance board you will find a couple pics of my black transam very sharp.
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james, what kind of wing is oin that TA
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I dont remember the name of it. I was going to put it on my TA...but I dont know anymore. I kind of like the '91-'92 Z28 high rise better. I think it is the turbo wing. Something to that extent.

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Here's a pic of my 1984 Sport Coupe 4 cylinder w/5 speed.

Im adding the domed hood, t/a fendors, and ground f/x from an 82-84 style t/a. Got 16" formula rims on it too.








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please take this as a complement,

All you need to do is ad the Aero Spoiler and it would look almost exactly like a 87 Formula. Just the bumpers would be different.

I like your car man...

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What would it take to put on an aero spoiler?

I was going for the 82-84 T/A look and since they use the regular spoiler I was going to stick with it.

Your right, Im awfuly close to a formula right now! I never thought of it that way. I saw a firebird roll by me the other day that was a 88ish formula with my nose! Everything else was stock. Looked very unusual. So basically that is what my car would look like with the aero spoiler.

Thanks for the insight.

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hey does anybody no what kind of rims are on this car?
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so does anyone have a pic of a 85 and up trans am with the blister hood?
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britered86transam,
Which car, be specific.

The T/A With the Daytona Hood looks like Craigers
The 83 Firebird has 85-87 T/A WS6 aka 87 Formula Wheels

John
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