Firebird frontmount?
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From: Jersey boy
Firebird frontmount? hi guys, ive seen alot of camaros with frontmounts but the bumper on a firebird seems to present quite an airflow problem. is it even possible without hacking up the bumper? has anyone tried(aside from PSJ's griffin setup)? i'd like to use an OBX but it doesnt look like it can be done.
http://www.trtturbo.com/customerscarsandlinksindex.html
go halfway down the page.
Some people also cut out the area where the plate is.
go halfway down the page.
Some people also cut out the area where the plate is.
Originally Posted by BigPlanTransAm
yeah i was afraid that would be the only option. too bad we have front liscenseplate laws here in jersey 
i have seen some people mount their plate on the air dam, under the car, its barley visible, but they have said they havent had a problem with that.
note to guys who put it in the window, most state laws specify that you have to have it "permenetly mounted" so just sticking it in the window wont be legal, so if the cop wants to be a jerk he can.
note to guys who put it in the window, most state laws specify that you have to have it "permenetly mounted" so just sticking it in the window wont be legal, so if the cop wants to be a jerk he can.
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you can stil mount the plate in that spot, just have to "hang it" cut the bumper out except for the little screw tabs and your good. Go to the track and take you plate off for full flow, or on the street you still have a decent amount of flow around the edges of the plate....
heck if you wanted to get cool on it you could shave abotu 1/4" off the edges of the plate and get more "street" flow
heck if you wanted to get cool on it you could shave abotu 1/4" off the edges of the plate and get more "street" flow
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Koncrete, how much of the bumper did you cut out? i see you have a trans am so theres not a whole lot of room with those fog lights being where they are. did you stop just before the fog lights or do away with them completely?
i'd love to see a pic if you have one
i'd love to see a pic if you have one
Im in Texas and we have the plate law as you know and i cut mine out but left the top so i can still screw the cover on..... i keep it on for road trips so bugs dont get all up in my IC..... The rest of the time its laying in my back seat.... I havent been bothered yet..... (knock on wood 
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Most of the time youll only get a ticket for is if you get pulled over for speeding or something else.
Bottem line is, don't be suprised if they do pull you over and are jerks. I think it's really a case of ***** envy as they KNOW that your f-body is faster then their cop car.
Of course the 2 cases come to think about it were both trucks. 
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the evolution front bumper looks somewhat ok. the only way i would get it was if there was an FMIC that the core took up both cut out pieces on the bumper i don't like how you can see the end tanks.
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Or get/make a custom license plate bracket and mount it offset to one side.
and 2000Hawk: i agree with you that it looks pretty ugly when not taking up the whole space but maybe you could put a grill piece in front of it to make it look a little more presentable.
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Originally Posted by freakynipples69
oh screw the front license law, its a small fee. Most of the time youll only get a ticket for is if you get pulled over for speeding or something else.
Originally Posted by BigPlanTransAm
Koncrete, how much of the bumper did you cut out? i see you have a trans am so theres not a whole lot of room with those fog lights being where they are. did you stop just before the fog lights or do away with them completely?
i'd love to see a pic if you have one
i'd love to see a pic if you have one
I....ehm....err...I...uhh...have a pretty much stock car...
I was just throwing an idea out that I had seen and looked pretty nice.... I forget who had it but he cut just the back part of the license plate area out and left the tabs to screw into.... on the road he left it screwed in and at the track he takes it off... you really dont need much air for around the town or highway driving, but anytime your gonna make a run you can just take it off...