....anyone ever see a cam snap into 3 pieces and break the rod and the block?...lol
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Originally Posted by badjuju342
Autoform was one of the first companies to do conversions on 3rd gens to make them convertibles. ASC did conversions on later model thirdgens. There never was a convertible that rolled off the assembly line from 1982-92. Also , there never was a factory 2nd gen convertible ,either.
Like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1991-...QQcmdZViewItem
I always thought that from 1987 on, the verts were from GM?
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This thread makes me miss my 87' IROC I had back in the day.
I had a 406sbc, M5 and 3.73s.
The 406 was dressed up like a 305, complete with the dual snorkel 5.0 HO breather.
It made a hell of a sleeper in the early 90's when all of the 5.0 Mustangs were running around on every corner..
I had a 406sbc, M5 and 3.73s.
The 406 was dressed up like a 305, complete with the dual snorkel 5.0 HO breather.
It made a hell of a sleeper in the early 90's when all of the 5.0 Mustangs were running around on every corner..
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Originally Posted by jking
So 3rd gen verts that were sold new on dealer lots were all conversions?
Like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1991-...QQcmdZViewItem
I always thought that from 1987 on, the verts were from GM?
Like this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1991-...QQcmdZViewItem
I always thought that from 1987 on, the verts were from GM?
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Originally Posted by Amorget
Correct. ASC was commissioned to do the Verts for the Thirdgens. A "GM" vert will have a 3 in the VIN but still has ASC door stickers, etc. A "non-GM" will have a 2. All the 350 Verts will have a 2, as I understand it. It is kinda like how the WS6, Firehawk, and SS were outsourced for 4th gens, the TTA was outsourced also to PAS (along with the Typhoon and Syclone)
I'm positive they were all 305's...
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You could get a 350 in a vert but it is very, very rare and one had to know to order the car as a 350 and have it converted in order to get it. As previously stated you would have to verify it through the vin. It would be designated as a coupe instead of a vert and also have an 8 instead of an F for engine code. More info on this can be found on Thirdgen.org.
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I have no idea how the 50 or so 350 GTA/Formy convertibles that were made in 1989 were ordered. Depends on you definition of from a dealer I guess, but it is well documented that ASC converted some 350 Firebirds in 89, we have a semi complete list of VINs for that year from ASC.
If you mean from a dealer like GM put a 3 in the VIN to signify that was it a convertible, then yes it is true, but I believe they were all ordered through dealers as I think by 89 that was the only way to get the car converted. Earlier they would do customer cars but they went away from that.
If you mean from a dealer like GM put a 3 in the VIN to signify that was it a convertible, then yes it is true, but I believe they were all ordered through dealers as I think by 89 that was the only way to get the car converted. Earlier they would do customer cars but they went away from that.
