I plan on the original black vinyl roof and a modern charcoal grey paint. The '68 fuel fill is filled-in and fueling will be accomplished behind the flip-down liscence plate using a '69 Firebird gas tank.Īll/all the cal has the "feel" of the stub-nose Camaro, but still maintaining the Firebird styling. It is tucked in nice and close with 1/4 gap all around and I plan on having it re-chromed. The rear "split" bumper is 2 camaro bumpers that gave their life and were split-chopped-modded-and welded back together. So I set out to make something that was neither camaro or Firebird. I knew I couldn't just put a Camaro bumper on a nice Firebird, puritsts and mod-guys agree on ONE thing-that. ALSO-the center X of the park lamp grill was removed and to my pleasure the shape of the remainder matched the curvature of the bumper perfectly.Īnd well, Since we are on the topic of bumpers, I don't like the Firebird rear bumper either. The narrowing of the openings put their start at the inside edge of the headlamp instead of some random point the factory chose, and the park lamps are centered between the headlamps. The air openings were narrowed about 6" giving me just enough room to put in a set of "frenched-in" '69 parking lamps. To complete the nose, a camaro vailance was used. Well' once that was finished the mods needed to continue to the lower vailance. This will allow it to remain in-line with the fender edge and not chew the paint there. I was also fortunate that my car came with camaro fenders which gave me 3 tabs inside the headlamp bucket to mount the edge of the bumper to. In total the bumper is moved back just over an inch from where the factory hung it. It took a million trial fits and removing just under 1/2" from the chrome edge but the end result is that the lines of the hood and fenders follow nicely onto the bumper now. So my mission was to make it look like it belongs there. Pontiac had to "hang" their nose onto a camaro. ![]() I've liked the Firebird but REALLY didnt like the fact that the front bumper looks like an after-thought, and truth be told it really is. ![]() LS1 brake system front/rear with LS brake booster modified to stock pedal The 1973 Firebird featured updated front and rear bumper designs. The 1969 Firebird saw significant changes, including a redesigned front end with a new split grille and quad headlamps. In-depth analysis of each model years features & engines Muscle Cars. Tubular A-arms, tall ball joints and tie rods Discover the history and evolution of the Pontiac Firebird from 1964 to 1974. ![]() OK-guess it's about time for my "build thread' The plan LS1 / 4L60E from '98 Trans Am
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