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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mc01ta
Call me weird but that looks kinda nice above...I'd have to see it in person though

I think it need to be a bit further back.....its interesting..but the priest on the board will poo poo it.....

Again it just confirms for me that you can do almost ANYTHING to a bird and it wont look too much out of place...they're so 'Organic"....
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 04:52 PM
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I remember seeing it done to a firebird on cardomain about a year ago. It was okay.... to say the least
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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That looks better than I thought it would.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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It looks just as odd as the WS6 hood on the Camaro. It would look better if it didn't have the two ram air thingys there or if it were smoothed out. Can someone photoshop that?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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that looks good.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Are you guys serious? That looks like I would like to see the same photoshop w/ the nostrils filled in so the front bumper came up to meet the hood in the center...that might have some potential.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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I'll try to photoshop the nostrils.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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looks decent, i dont know if i would want one. i like the way the nostrils accent the insert on the front bumper. heat extractors would make it look better i think.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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I dont personally like it, it has a lil ''aggresion'' to it, but if anything it needs to be farther back. But I just think it looks as friggin ugly as the WS6 hood on the camaro, and Ive seen it on a 3rd gen!
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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I think it looks nice, but everytime Id see it Id say to myself "someone cut apart decided to mix and match Camaro and TA hoods"... (I saw once on the same day on the opposite sides of a intersection: a 93-97 Firebird with Camaro hubcaps and a 93-97 Camaro with Firebird wheels... felt like telling them to trade with each other)
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Here's some exremely quick 'chops. Not really likeing it, but that's what happens when you half-*** it. Anyways, this should give an idea. Theres one filled normally and one filled with a miniature comaro emblem. I'll give it some more time later when I have some free time.


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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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it looks like a sunfire!!
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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The nostrils kill it. It doesn't flow right like it does on a camaro. IMO, x100 = that hood.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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I does look like a sunfire
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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It looks terrible without the nostrils
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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I liked the Chevy big block TA hoods that were made for the 93-97's
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:02 PM
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I think it looks pretty good. Kind of surprised me to say the least.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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It looks tooo much like a camaro, so for everyone who is hating on it, well, either you drive a Trans Am or wish you did.... Just kidding guys.

I'm still trying to see what a slightly larger center section would look like on a Firebird.
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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I agree 100% with what was said above. It looks terrible without the nostrils, and It does look like a sunfire
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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Can you say "inbreeding?" Because I can say Hell No!
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