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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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This is a car we have been building at work. Everything has been done in house, from fabrication to wiring. The car is on its wheels and running on all 8 cylinders. Not too much more work and it will be ready to go to interior, and off to the show circuit it goes.

I think this is the lowest 1st generation f-body vert built to date. Almost every panel on the car has been customized.




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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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car looks awsome, are the fenders 4th gen inspired or is that how they come
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 10:32 PM
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Looks good, got any more pics of the ls1 under the hood?
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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Would be awesome...if it wasn't slammed and a vert.
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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God damnit that is sexy.

If only it was a coupe..
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Looks sickkkkkk! Can you lower it anymore?!?! lol
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 05:50 AM
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That car is low......
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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nice car, but can i order one with a hardtop
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saaaaaaaweeeeeeeeeet

what size wheels? pics of ls1?
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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very clean, i love it!
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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Is it bagged? IMO its great but just a little too low, any pics at other heights? It looks great slammed from every angle but the front. I would also get some black projector housing in there. Its freaking sweet though!
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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Is this really one of the 8 69 trans am verts? Or a clone using a firebird shell?

Looks good.

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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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For real i would hope its a clone.. Still looks pretty sick though!
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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Thanks for all the comliments. None of us at work are really fond of verts, but thats what the customer wants. Its a firebird, but we dubbed it the "translam". How is it possible to be too low, thats how we build cars. Our motto is lower, louder, faster. I didn't know that was such a thing as too low. LOL

Wheels are 20s in the back and 18s up front. I think they are 325s or 335s in the back im not sure.

Here are some shitty pics of the motor from a while back. Nothing has really changed since then. This is completely wired except I think its missing the plug wires, which you cant really see anyways.


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Very clean.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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Ill try to snap some pics of the underside while its up on the lift. We are just doing some last minute things on it right now.

I forgot, I dont think it can go any lower without losing the convertable top. The inner fenders lay on the tires right now, so when its slammed it cannot be driven. Yes its on shockwave airbags front and rear.
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That is just so bad ***. . . . . . I wish I could get my mitts on something so damn nice.
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in all seriousness, whats the bill gunna come out to be?
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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man that is sick! were are you guys located?
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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very nice under hood pics

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