Camaro and Firebird top frames interchangable
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Car: 87 IROC 92 Z-28 91 Ragtop
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Camaro and Firebird top frames interchangable
The top frame on my '91 RS has a bent component which doesn't allow the driver side window to close properly. If I found a top frame from a '91 or '92 Firebird, would it match the Camaro frame, or would it only fit Firebirds?
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Car: 1990 irocz camaro
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Re: Camaro and Firebird top frames interchangable
same frame as long as it in the same year -89 90 91 92 same only differents is the 90-92 hand a headliner inside car
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
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Re: Camaro and Firebird top frames interchangable
85-88 are type 1
89 Type 2 (no headliner)
90 - 92 Type 2 (headliner)
Actually the most notable difference is the 88 & prior were slightly narrower... AND they used a different clamping mechanism, not sure the difference with the clamp honestly.
John
89 Type 2 (no headliner)
90 - 92 Type 2 (headliner)
Actually the most notable difference is the 88 & prior were slightly narrower... AND they used a different clamping mechanism, not sure the difference with the clamp honestly.
John
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Car: '91 RS CP now is the son's driver
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Re: Camaro and Firebird top frames interchangable
early cars had a "threaded pin" for lack of better description, that screwed into a hole with pins protruding in to it, where as the later had a cam that was rotated onto a hardened plate. I have both mechanisms "88 daily driver has pins and 92 parts car has the cam system. I will try to get pictures posted, incidentally my '88 has a lot of rust in the drip rail over the windshield, so I will be transplanting the '92 upper windshield frame (super clean) onto my "88. when I get started I'll start a thread to track progress. I will split it at the factory seams
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