Appearance & Detailing Interior & Exterior Appearance Modifications

Base Firebird Body Kit????

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:05 PM
  #1  
BirdsOnly's Avatar
Thread Starter
On The Tree
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Default Base Firebird Body Kit????

I see quite a few base model/formula firebirds that have an added urethane body kit on them. Were these offered as options, or did alot of people add a wings west type kit themselves?
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:10 PM
  #2  
Tainted's Avatar
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,425
Likes: 2
From: Indianapolis
Default

RK sport did them stock if its the same kind were both thinknig about
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:13 PM
  #3  
BirdsOnly's Avatar
Thread Starter
On The Tree
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Default

So they could be ordered with the car new?
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:23 PM
  #4  
mycamaroSS's Avatar
TECH Veteran
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,821
Likes: 0
From: San Marcos/Plano, Texas
Default

post some pics of it if you have any
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:44 PM
  #5  
BirdsOnly's Avatar
Thread Starter
On The Tree
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Default

This

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...e&aff=national[IMG]

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...eadExists=true
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:52 PM
  #6  
Tainted's Avatar
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 8,425
Likes: 2
From: Indianapolis
Default

yup you could get that stock
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 07:53 PM
  #7  
LILWS6's Avatar
12 Second Club
 
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 993
Likes: 3
From: Waukesha,WI
Default

i've seen alot that look like that around here all arebase model v6's
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 10:03 PM
  #8  
bob320fa's Avatar
TECH Apprentice
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 339
Likes: 1
From: America, f**k yeah!
Default

....Sometimes I really miss my pewter bird...and I liked it with the body kit.
Reply
LS1 Tech Stories

The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time

story-0

Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

 Verdad Gallardo
story-1

6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-2

Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

 Verdad Gallardo
story-3

Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-4

Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

 
story-5

Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

 Verdad Gallardo
story-6

Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

 Verdad Gallardo
story-7

Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

 Verdad Gallardo
story-8

10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

 
story-9

10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

 Verdad Gallardo
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 10:31 PM
  #9  
22fst4u's Avatar
Teching In
 
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
Default

It's called the W68 sport appearance package. It's a special option you can get from the factory. I have it on my car.



Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 10:49 PM
  #10  
530transam's Avatar
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 723
Likes: 0
Default

yup and only gm has rights to the design. You can order it from gm through any dealer but its like $3000!!!! or you can get lucky and find someone selling them off their own car. Sometimes if you search on ebay for w68 you can find them bt not often. i think they would look so much better molded!
Reply
Old Feb 4, 2007 | 11:45 PM
  #11  
Devylyst's Avatar
TECH Fanatic
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,107
Likes: 0
From: College Park, GA
Default

Yea dealerships charge an arm, leg, and kidney for the W68 appearance package.
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 12:27 AM
  #12  
tmc2k1's Avatar
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 870
Likes: 0
From: Spring Hill, FL
Default

I LOVE the W68 Kit. This is one thing i had to have when i bought it. Makes them look SO much better

Before 15% tint
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 12:47 AM
  #13  
BirdsOnly's Avatar
Thread Starter
On The Tree
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Default

Are the front air dam and rear bumper just moldings or is it a completely different bumper and nose? The wings west kit looks similar, do they still make it?
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:27 AM
  #14  
tmc2k1's Avatar
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 870
Likes: 0
From: Spring Hill, FL
Default

The whole W68 kit is a bolted on kit basically. If i wanted to i could remove it all and look just like the base v6 birds/formula
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:32 AM
  #15  
BirdsOnly's Avatar
Thread Starter
On The Tree
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Default

Hey have you ever run your V6? I am interested into what it would run. I have heard a 5-speed v6 bird will give a 98 auto mustang gt a run for its money?
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:38 AM
  #16  
tmc2k1's Avatar
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 870
Likes: 0
From: Spring Hill, FL
Default

Yes that is true. It would be an extremely close race

I havent run my V6 but i have raced a 3.4 camaro, 3.8 camaro, 2005 Acura RSX Type-S, 2004 Turbo Jetta GLI, 2 99-04 V6 Mustangs and 2000 Eclipse GT and i beat all of them.

Closest was the Jetta GLI. Buddy of mine from work had intake,turbo-back exhaust and a chip and BOV and i beat him by a car at 90..If we went to like 120 he wouldve been in front. We went from a dead stop and i smoked him off the line
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:45 AM
  #17  
BirdsOnly's Avatar
Thread Starter
On The Tree
 
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Default

Is your car a hard top too?
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:46 AM
  #18  
tmc2k1's Avatar
TECH Resident
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 870
Likes: 0
From: Spring Hill, FL
Default

Yup, the only option my car does not have. I have monsoon sound, leather, w68, power everything.
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 03:22 AM
  #19  
530transam's Avatar
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 723
Likes: 0
Default

i have a v-6 as well as my ls1 and my lt1. I love it still to this day its my favorite, mainly cause it was my first car. I had intake and full exhaust, a ported intake plenum, bigger throttle body, a performance tune, a pcm reprogram, and a stock psi ss rear end with 3.73's and a short throw. That little ****** would slam you in your seat. It got to the point where my lt1 didnt have anything on it. But then the whole smog thing got in the way and now its basically stock. Stock form, the v-6 is VERY restricted. Gm plans on v6 buyers not wanting power so they dont plan for it. Intakle alone really made a difference.
Reply
Old Feb 5, 2007 | 11:46 AM
  #20  
SCRWS6
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

If you do want to find the complete kit, I posted up in the Parts Wanted section, took me 3 months but I did get the entire kit......
Reply



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:49 AM.

story-0
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin

Slideshow: This heavily modified 1971 Camaro mixes classic muscle car styling with a fifth-generation Camaro interior and modern LS3 power.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-12 18:06:42


VIEW MORE
story-1
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them

Slideshow: From wobbling harmonic balancers to failed EBCMs, these are the issues that define long-term C5 ownership and what repairs typically involve.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-05-07 18:44:57


VIEW MORE
story-2
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph

Slideshow: A modern Camaro transformed into a retro icon, this limited-run "Bandit" build blends nostalgia with brute force in a way few revivals manage.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-04-21 13:57:02


VIEW MORE
story-3
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked

Slideshow: Cadillac didn't just crash the high-performance luxury vehicle party, it showed up loud, supercharged, and occasionally a little unhinged...

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-04-16 10:05:15


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!

Slideshow: Top ten most powerful Chevy trucks ever made

By | 2026-03-25 09:22:26


VIEW MORE
story-5
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP

Slideshow: Hennessey has turned the Silverado ZR2 into a 700-hp off-road monster with supercharged V8 power and a limited production run.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-24 18:57:52


VIEW MORE
story-6
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes

Slideshow: A one-off sports car that looks like a vintage Italian exotic-but hides a C6 Corvette underneath-just sold for the price of a new mid-engine Corvette.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-23 18:53:41


VIEW MORE
story-7
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power

Slideshow: A heavily reworked 1972 K5 Blazer swaps its off-road roots for a low-slung street-focused build with modern V8 power.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-03-09 18:08:45


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy

Slideshow: There are thousands of used Camaros on the market but we think you should avoid these 10

By | 2026-02-17 17:09:30


VIEW MORE
story-9
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die

Slideshows: Which one of these myths do you believe?

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-01-28 18:10:11


VIEW MORE