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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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what do yall think about them? i might do one when i paint the superhawk hood im getting. i can just do the outline of the bird or the full thing
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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I dig them.
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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If you do it, go big! I love this one!https://ls1tech.com/forums/album.php...pictureid=1433
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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thats alittle much for me
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Old May 1, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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do a true fire hood bird.
that would look badass...have the wings of fire trail down the sides.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Hood Birds belong on 1970 to 1981 Trans Ams, nothing else. Just my opinion.
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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SweeTbone
Hood Birds belong on 1970 to 1981 Trans Ams, nothing else. Just my opinion.
I agree...
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Old May 2, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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yupp, agree. looks right only on a second gen
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well hell somebody shop it and see what it looks like?
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I like them, but it depends on the car. Mostly just on 2nd gens, but i think it would look badass with a superhawk hood.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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I absolutely love mine. I didn't want anything too distracting so on my nbm ta with a WS9 hood I did a house of color pearl ghost 77 style bird. I wish I was back home so I could post pics but everyone I've ran into loves it.
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buddy of mine has a black bird on his red WS6's hood and it looks awesome IMO i'll get a pic up if i can
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Old May 5, 2009 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Hamrdown
I absolutely love mine. I didn't want anything too distracting so on my nbm ta with a WS9 hood I did a house of color pearl ghost 77 style bird. I wish I was back home so I could post pics but everyone I've ran into loves it.
I would love to see pics of that.
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