ShovelMan

Thanks for the input

I'm new to this forum and I was wondering how can I get rid of the 'shedding' rims?

TempleU_WS6

iTrader: (6)

Well you could start by getting new wheels. I have these for sale....

https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...cas-tires.html

Other than that I'd say get a V8 and a paint job. Sorry but that thing needs some serious TLC.

Super-Bat

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Start with a paint-job. Go from there.
What part of TX you from?

02RedWS6RamAir

iTrader: (2)

A ram air hood would look nice.....

ShovelMan

A real-working Ram Air hood?

http://www.classicindustries.com/fir...s/f939701.html

I like this one but it's too expensive..

as for the rims, I like them but I don't need some right now.


How would tinted tail lights look on my car?

Houston. It's all good man.

MTBSully

iTrader: (7)

fix body lines/ wash the damn thing

Jersey Mike

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What's your budget short-term & long-term budget?
I'm assuming this is a daily driver...

ShovelMan

Yep it's a daily driver.


And lol I'll wash it when I get home!



Also, I can't do anything to it performance wise, right? It's a 5-speed

Super-Bat

iTrader: (38)

What year is it?
There's plenty of performance mods for the 3.8L

ShovelMan

It's a 96 Firebird.

And Dude, I love your signature

Thizizkai

iTrader: (3)

WS6 clone that sucker I hate the way the LT1 birds look but thats my .02 lower it on C5 Z06's or a nice mesh style wheel combo and it would be presentable..

Blasko

iTrader: (3)

I say cruise around the forums and look at other peoples cars for ideas on what you like

Jersey Mike

iTrader: (9)

Honestly, if you want to go fast, the cheapest route would be to sell & get a LS1 bird.


If performance isn't your concern (and since you didn't state a budget in your response...):
*TA Hatch
*LS1 Taillights
*Remove Side-Moldings & Align hood
*Paint
*Window Tint
*Suspension
*Wheels

ShovelMan

People have told me to sell it. But not many people would wanna buy a stock V6 Firebird.


In the near future, I am planning on getting a T/A

BirdsSince16

iTrader: (3)

The best and chepeast things you could do are wash and align the hood.

It really needs some paint, and some wheels.
Get a new bird emblem for the front, and the decals for the rear lettering and bird/firebird between the tailights if you're into that kinda thing.

Might get a single in/dual out muffler and some nice tips. Consider swapping to a T/A style rear bumper. Remove the side molding, tint the windows

I'm not sure if you're still in TX but if not ditch the front plate bracket.

Lots of visual potential here. Good luck and be sure and post up when you start doing things.

ShovelMan

Questions:

How do I align the hood?

What is side moulding?


Should I paint it back to its original color (Silver?)

razz

i just installed a ram air hood on my 01, this should help you:
http://www.fbodyonline.com/forum/f20...ee-pic-153710/

you should fix the paint first, no point of having nice rims if the paint is all messed up. I'd go for a dark color.

Super-Bat

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Thanks. I didn't make it, but I've just been to lazy to change it to the one I did make. If that makes any sense.

3.8 has potential as I stated before. Depends on what you want out of it and how much money you've got to burn.

What do you want out of it? Do you want it to look nice? Or be the fastest thing on the road?
Since it's a DD, I assume you cant afford to have it have much down time, so cosmetic things are easier/faster to do than engine work.

ShovelMan

What's a DD?

Also, yeah, cosmetic things are more of an issue to me. I want to have a nice car. After that's done I would like to work on the sound of the car but I don't know how to change it.

My friend told me I didnt' have a catalytic converter because my car is so loud lol


Thanks guys !

98NBM1

iTrader: (4)

Sounds like you've got a lot on your plate. I started out with a V6. I mostly worked on the appearance of the car instead of trying to make it fast, its kind of pointless in my mind on a V6. To make it look better:

-Wash it, clay bar it, wax
-Align hood
-Tint windows
-Remove side molding

Those are really basic just to get it looking decent, especially if you're looking to sell it fast to get an ls1 like you mentioned. Good luck man