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Old May 24, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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I found this firebird while hunting for pics of Aeroforce gauges believe it or not. While I'll certainly give the person credit for the fiberglass work and such they did....but why do this to a firebird. I hunted through the parent directory from the one pic and found the progress of their work. I love the purple color but that's it. I'm not sure what country this car is in either.

Anyway.....hold your food down....






















And the Final Product











More pics can be seen here

http://flaminbird.smugmug.com/galler...00791623_6Sqno
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Old May 24, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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The after shots of that car are pretty impressive. Sure it looks like a ricer, but damn that is a lot of fiberglass work.
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Old May 24, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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if the front bumper were toned down a bit (and by "bit" i mean alot) and the spoiler didn't look like it came off of something paul walker drives while starring at his passenger and not the road then it wouldn't be too bad. impressive work tho.
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Old May 24, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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Yeah I'm impressed with all the fiberglass work. I found some more pics of it. Looks like he had it a few different ways before he did all that work

In a folder called history were these smaller pics:





And an above/back shot of the hood louvers

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Old May 24, 2008 | 10:46 PM
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Ya know, for how ricey it looks it is VERY original and I kind of like it.
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Old May 24, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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ok.... he did a very GREAT job... in making it GAY! but for the workmanship. Very good. nice color too. but still gay looking.
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Old May 24, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by nssane
if the front bumper were toned down a bit (and by "bit" i mean alot) and the spoiler didn't look like it came off of something paul walker drives while starring at his passenger and not the road then it wouldn't be too bad. impressive work tho.



I gotta give the guy A+ for effort.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 01:11 AM
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He wanted a ricer look, but muscle to back it up.
Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure it's the perfect hybrid for him
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I like it.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 02:10 AM
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That is a serious amount of work, goes to show just how flexible the Fbody platform is in many ways.

The first pictures had me thinking nooooooooooooooo but the final outcome is impressive and distinct.
It's almost an exaggerated Alpha front end - I can't quite nail that down yet.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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I can't tell whether it's a Formula or a V6 from the pics of when he first got it. The swirl wheels make me think it's a V6. I also think the owner is in Finland. Did anyone notice the car started out as a hard top?
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Old May 25, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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yeah definately some real awesome work done there and i noticed how it was converted to a t top car. but i mean honestly its not that hard. take the top panel off and drop the headliner and the t top panel is under it.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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give credit where credit is due, the guys got some skills. i mean, ive seen a few attempts at making fbods rice but he succeed. its very close to being able to sell it off as a ricer. i still dont like it though, but he knows his way around that fiberglass. my biggest complaint = exhaust tips.


i wonder if he converted it to FWD too?
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Old May 25, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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i like everything but the rear bumper, the first version looked better. i wish they would make a hood like that.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Yea..... I've seen that floating around here before.

Impressive work..... but I don't care for the wing.... and I don't like the grill on the front nose. To me, Firebird and Trans Am should be bottom breathers with no grill.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Wow, I must say i'm impressed by the finished product, still not my cup of tea though.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Impressive, not over the top "rice" as some would say. I wish I had the skill and knowledge to put that much work and effort as they did to their ride.
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Old May 25, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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I do not like the color, hood, or the three sets of lights in the nose, but there is alot of time in that car.
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Old May 26, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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I dont think it looks half bad... except the rear... but the front bumper isnt horrible but by far isnt great... but I hate the stock firebird LT1 style bumper personally...
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Old May 26, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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To each his own.... but WOW!! You have to admit that there was an *** load of work and the craftsmanship seems to be quality.
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