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Old 02-21-2016, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by fbody_brian
Swapped out the stock steel hood for one that weighs a little less.




Broke, so paint will have to wait, but still better than the stock one.
Out of curiosity, where did you get your hood from? I want one like that for my 94.
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Old 02-21-2016, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TechCam97
Out of curiosity, where did you get your hood from? I want one like that for my 94.
It's a suncoast hood, but I lucked out and got it locally.
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Old 02-23-2016, 02:39 PM
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Started my search for a manual bird again after selling my '79. The last two times I've gone car shopping I was looking for a manual bird and eventually gave up, maybe third time's a charm...
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Old 02-23-2016, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Boxxx
Started my search for a manual bird again after selling my '79. The last two times I've gone car shopping I was looking for a manual bird and eventually gave up, maybe third time's a charm...
Just curious, are you looking for another '79...
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Old 02-23-2016, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Boxxx
Started my search for a manual bird again after selling my '79. The last two times I've gone car shopping I was looking for a manual bird and eventually gave up, maybe third time's a charm...
How close does it have to be? There's a few 6 speed 4th gen birds for sale around my area (Boise)
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Old 02-23-2016, 06:52 PM
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I've thought about getting another '77-81 if it were a 4-speed, but figured for what a decent one would cost I could get a really nice fourth gen.

Close enough to get there and back in a day or two, 2,000 miles in one direction is kind of extreme for a car that probably isn't exactly what I want. The only way I'd do that is if it were bright purple metallic with the LS1 and T56.
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Old 02-23-2016, 08:56 PM
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I know these come powder coated from BMR, but I re powder coated it red for my firebird to match my calipers.
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Old 02-23-2016, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Boxxx
I've thought about getting another '77-81 if it were a 4-speed, but figured for what a decent one would cost I could get a really nice fourth gen.

Close enough to get there and back in a day or two, 2,000 miles in one direction is kind of extreme for a car that probably isn't exactly what I want. The only way I'd do that is if it were bright purple metallic with the LS1 and T56.
I guy on here (harbone) had a sweet '79 T/A 4 speed for sale a while back. Not sure if it sold or not?
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Old 02-23-2016, 11:59 PM
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Yeah he's on Trans Am Country, I think he finally got it sold as the posting is gone now.
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Old 02-24-2016, 09:14 PM
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Replaced my alarm case
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Old 02-25-2016, 10:03 PM
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I fired my car up for the first time since last fall. Took it for a bit of a drive. Just rolled past 19000kms....
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Old 02-27-2016, 01:49 PM
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I got tired of looking at the faded bird logo on the rear filler panel so I made a replacement decal. It ended up being a little smaller than the original but it's not that noticeable.

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Old 02-29-2016, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Decadence75
I got tired of looking at the faded bird logo on the rear filler panel so I made a replacement decal. It ended up being a little smaller than the original but it's not that noticeable.

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Looks good!
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Old 03-01-2016, 11:14 AM
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Bought this gem on Saturday...

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Did hose mod yesterday to level things out.

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Old 03-01-2016, 08:19 PM
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Good looking ride!
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Old 03-01-2016, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by '02 WS6
Bought this gem on Saturday...



Did hose mod yesterday to level things out.

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Nice car! I don't think I've ever seen a gold one in person around here. It must be one of the more rare colors?

Maybe a dumb question, but what is a hose mod???
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good looking ride. What are the specs on it? 6 speed? Mileage?
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Old 03-02-2016, 12:40 AM
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Hose mod: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...d-writeup.html
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good looking ride. What are the specs on it? 6 speed? Mileage?
6 speed, non-traction car. Just over 100k miles at the moment.
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Old 03-02-2016, 01:53 PM
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6-speed, now I'm jelly. I'll find one eventually, hopefully.
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