firebirdjosh

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I'd like to see some of the totally custom stuff done to our cars. My two favorite things I've done is install an original Nintendo system, and custom 8 bulb Sequential taillights.

bulletboy29

Most of my original custom work has to do with making new wiring connectors for when the old plastic ones crumble in my hand!

85f-bird

these cars are done so often by so many people that the ability to find true "custom" work is very difficult to find. You can sometimes come up w/ creative work, and other times, come up with custom work, but more likely than not, it's been done time and time again by now. Someone on here has alluminum bezel rings arounds their guages in a firebird, along w/ an aluminum overlay (which was all customed) and is awesome, probalby the only one i've seen on the boards. Red-Raif has a lot of "custom" components on her car actually, from the exhaust design, to her use of spoilers, and even the backlit instruments, some really neat stuff. Your best bet would be to look for the people who "pioneered" the way, the ones who were first w/ ls1 swaps before people knew it could be swapped, the first t-56 swap the same, before hawks made conversion kits. The 1st guy to do an independent rear suspension on a 3rd gen, person who chopped up an SS hoodscoop and molded it onto their camaro before ASCD did it the mass producing way.

By now, many of the ideas have been seen, there will be new ones, and the old ones will still always be impressive.and as long as people have the ability to dream, they'll be coming up with new ideas on how to do a new problem....

i've got the creative idea of a northstarred 3rd gen....it's possible, and i've seen one northstarred 4th gen. Lots and lots of work, but to be on the list of the pioneers, think it'd be worth it.

jgifford

I think the only thing on my car that could be "pioneered" is the motor. I'd post pics, but it really doesn't belong here you can check out my webpage it my sig.

MNformula350

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My interior, for pix clink link in sig.

vernw

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Is that short pile carpeting on the door panels, headliner, sail panels, and T-top shades? Looks really good in the pix, regardless of what it is!

MrDude_1

little custom crap most people dont notice:

• i have a 91, but the tonneu cover release is on the cover itself.... letting me release the cover with one hand easily.
• i have a convertible, but i have a elec trunk release
• pushing ANYWHERE on my "airbag" wheel makes the horn go off.. not just the two "buttons" that i could never find to hit.
• i have a dent in my airbag wheel from the palm of my hand. see above.
• i have a little light in the mirror that lights up the shifter area... like a C5 corvette.
• my speedo gauge goes to 230. (115 gauge x 2) basicly i cut the pulses in half, and then use a custom face
• my shift light is built into the dash like its a stock gauge
• in my 82, the amp is where the ECM usually is... in my 91, its on the back "wall" of where the tank is
• i have a small black button on the side of the dash, between the dash and the door. it used to be for my reverse lockout on the T56.. now... its somthing else
• my gas pedal is tweeked to be closer to the brake.. now i can "heel-toe" with the edges of my feet.. more accurate for me.
• my car was a auto. the only way you can tell is either the RPOs or the automatic style key release on the column.
• im running a totally stock 4thgen suspension.. stock 4thgen LCAs, stock 4thgen panhard, stock 4thgen rear, ect
• my Kmember allows me to bolt in a LS1 OR a SBC.
• my car weighs 3015lbs... and i havent taken the rear bumper, stereo, carpet, ect out... it should be sub 2000 when im done.. and still have all thoes things

srdynamics1

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Wow! Killer idea. I have got to see this

MrDude_1

to be honest, it really sucked. thats why i havent talked about it much yet.

the numbers are too close together.. what im working on now is a much better idea.. by taking the signal and dividing it by a diffrent number, i can make diffrent output ratios... then just make a gauge to match. im probly going to go with dividing by 1.73... to change my 115mph speedo into 200 even. i think the 30mph less will clear it up better.

18inchboyds

the rear end , its a chrysler 8 3/4 and it will bolt into any 3rd gen , i didt make it to o nly fit my car . i made the rear end around the car .

18inchboyds

another pic

stage20

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my 02 trans am leather has been reupholstered to match.
the rears now have the same pattern as the fronts.

deadbird

(none of which are fully complete...)

mw66nova

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not super original and not always liked, but definetly not common:

no gfx, no spoiler, and grid taillights

82firebird

My Gas Cap...



and Sub Box...



More pics can be found on my cardomain page.

67 Camaro 88

Stuff I haven't seen anyone else with...
hatch switch relocated to defrost spot because I have a mech. oil pressure gauge where people usually put it onthe 97+ console:

Put 6-cluster LEDs (people that I've seen do it use the less bright LEDs, not nearly as bright) in the turn signals, and idiot lights...blinkers are like shift lights now.. its crazy. ...and hooked up a fan switch to an LED letting me know my fans are getting power and on. Drilled out a screw hole in the gauge cluster and mounted it in there, fits like a glove:


Maybe some tail light action sometime in the future if I ever get some time away from school, full time job, and reroofing our buildings.... bleh.


-Bud

18inchboyds

deabird i want those headlights for my trans am , ill give you some money to make me a set , how much you want for them . I think they are sweet .

Mr. TurboTA

I put bluedots onto my third brakelight on my 1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am!
So, at night, they light up purpleish!
I had an extra lens, and since they have 2 round sections in the lens, I just dremeled them out to install the bluedots!
I had lucked out, and found a set of bluedots with gold metal edges, so the gold matched the gold on the car!
I always carry the original lens in case I am stopped!
Now, to take a picture!

George

firebirdjosh

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Wow I see some really nice ideas and some that... have... nice effort .

Karps TA

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It was a lot easier to be original before this site got popular. lol

911rsq

Ha.... My car is ALL original. But that's not very "original"!
OEM, NOS or Nuthin'!

Orinackra

Original eh....I'd have to say the combo of a 91-92 car, with the ra1 and 4th gen spoiler is pretty unique.

irocz eric

Nolan, why did you make a new name?

Air_Adam

I made this for my T5... this was the first day (err... hour) or work:

Air_Adam

...This is the 2nd day (hour.. the next day) of work. After this, it was painted.

I did this because I like the shifter to be curled back some, it gives it a little more of that old muclecar feel. I also changed the thread to 1/2"-20, so it can use any shifter **** you can imagine. Worked great!

911rsq

Nastalgia shifter.......KOOL!!!!!

Jim85IROC

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Around here my thirdgen stands out just because it's a clean, straight, rust-free thirdgen.

But, in terms of actual "custom" work that no other car has, I guess my audio system would qualify. I tried hard to build an LCD video system that looked like it could have been a factory option in 85 if they had that sort of thing back then. Anybody can slap together a fiberglass mold and paint it to match their exterior, but it takes a lot more work to make something look stock.




This year I need to finish the dvd trim ring. I'm going to cut up my last spare dashboard so that I can use the actual OEM plastic instead of the ABS like what's there now. This will tone down the ridiculously bright camera flash reflection in pictures, plus it'll just tie everything in together better. I'm going to route a little edge into it, just like the OEM stuff used too. It should tie it in nicely.

TAdan

Jimbo, nice work on the LCD screen

86'Bowtie

Original and unique about my car...the driver.

firebirdjosh

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That's similar to what I did on my bird. The leather on the sides of the screen hide magnets so I can mount my dashpocket back and no one knows it's there.

vernw

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Gots of different stuff in combination, but the one true unique thing on my 91 Formie is probably this.....

MrDude_1

thats nice!

mine is just a row of LEDs in the rear spoiler lense... nothing worth writing about.. i was hoping for that red dot effect, but it looks stock. i might as well have used LED bulbs....

vernw

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Thanks, Mr. Dude! I actually get a compliment on it every once in a while.

If interested, check out BLUETPI's stuff. He's got a web page http://members.aol.com/BlueTPI/3rdGen.html with samples.

Does a nice BowTie as well. Tell him the 383 guy sent ya!

TexasLT1

One of the first LT1 swaps on the board, definitely the only one in town.

Other than that, nothing too spectacular, other than its a clean 3rd gen, of which there are none in my area.

Awesome89

most of my work is exterior, pretty obvious, just take a look at the profile

iansane

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S2000 Engine Start button located in upper cig lighter hole in 4thgen console.

90mm Hella Custom headlights mounted in bumper and !popups

Other than that? Not much really. A lot of the same stuff everyone else has, t56, led bulbs, hsr, harnesses, yadda yadda yadda.

deadbird

I'd love to say I could but, you have an 86 (85? one of those.. little fuzzy right now ). Either way.. those use different motors/relays (82-6 3 relays, 3 wire motors, 87+ relay module & 2 wire motors) and I'm not sure how they work as I've never messed with the st style motor/relay lights. I don't know if how I did mine would work the same for yours.

Hardest part of any of it is putting the trim bezels in a blender and fiberglassing them back together and still make them screw on like OEM (making all the other crap a reversable bolt in/out deal in case you change your mind isn't exactly easy either I guess, too).

IHI

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I'd have to say the hood since it was "made" from scratch. Like it, hate it, alot better than my old hole in the hood for clearance and I've never seen another like it anywhere ever!!

BTW, OLD picture from '03 ET Finals in Cordova, but it's a pretty good picture of the hood.

Sickness91Z28

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my 1981 Z28 fender vents...if I had the choise to do it again...I'd leave'em out

srdynamics1

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My hidden and hardwired garage door opener is pretty sweet

CamarosRUS

firebirdjosh.....im wanting to mount my tv like that too, that looks sweet!! how much room is behind there and is there anything else i should know before i go cutting?

good job man!

redraif

Exterior:
#1: 4th gen mirrors,
#2: with good shot of the SunCoast hood that is mighty RARE around these parts! (technically not custom, I know)
#3: Also painted t-top molds are pretty RARE!


#4 Non pop up headlights! (only seen 2 others with this exact idea)
#5 Clear FRONT turnsignals (not the ones on the fender)(only one other car his is done with clear plexi!)
#6 Front lower spoiler (gone now) most hate it!
#7 84 frt gfx on 85-90 base model Bumpercover. My own holes cut for fogs, accent, & KITT light!
#8 Plexi inserts to replace the base model black bumper inserts!

#9 Rear lower spoiler & decklid spoiler (combo of 2 common spoilers)
#10 Exhaust
#11 Amber lenses painted transperent red (rare on birds, have not seen it done on any others this style!)
# 12 The body color painted tailights are rare!
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#13 My 2nd gen emblems...on nose, sail panels, and rear tail section.

#14 My Grand Am emblems!

#15 My hand made RAIF emblem

#16 Shaved doors, not rare, but gas filler door is!
# 17 Red mirror tint!

redraif

Rare red and black PMDs with Hawks covers!
#1Horn bird filled in red

#2 Smoked plexi gauge cluster cover & AC face
#3 Smoothed and painted dash gauge cluster cover
#4 Painted vent bezels
#5 Carbon fiber radio pod plate
#6 Kitt light box fitted in dash!
#7 Hampton vinyl covered kick plates!

#8 5& 1/4 inch speaker in Doors.
#9 Rare door panel recovering with painted door handle cover plate
#10 recessed bird in door handle cover painted in!
#11 Cover for 4th gen mirror bolts!

#12 Custom embroidered CarMotor sports floor mats. Had RAIF & my nose bird digitized special for me! Back mats embroidered as well. Matched t-top bag!

# 13 Hampton Vinyl covered rear cargo panels!

#14 Rare, Black painted center console and Radio pod. Red accents
#15 Carbon fiber center console shifter plate

redraif

Check my sig for links to specific sites that detail how I did all this as well as other goodies I have not named here!

19doug90

I plan on doing a gas cap exactly like that only i want a locking one. Really dont trust people around these parts hate even leaving my car parked most places. It used to be such a quiet little town too lol anyways i digress.

I have plans to make 2 notches in the bottom of the rear GFX so i can put tips on it that dont look like they hang stupidly low. Am still looking to find a way to get custom actual hood louvers to replace the black fake ones on the irocs.

Also when i get the chance am going to basically gut the interior, tear the carpet out and by the front seats put in that diamond plate crap. Not sure what i can do yet about the headliner because im pretty sure the a pillar would look like *** without the plastic covers on it. Back seats are already removed. Cage will go in as funds come in.

If the car ever gets done the way i would like, the car will get basically back halved, minitubs for bigger wheels, fuel cell moved to the trunk, and cut the sheet metal out from where the trunk was as well as part of the floor behind the front seats to route big exhaust easily up over the axels.

As for now all i have done is this bit of custom front end stuff (its hard to see)


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The middle section has been cut out as well as the plastic used for mounting the turn signals. The middle section is going to be made into a giant ram air scoop, and the turn signal area (and where those go inward has been painted matt black) will be routed for air cooled front brakes.
The paint doesnt match too well on the new bumper cover and i didnt have the proper tools when preparing the actual cover and am not happy with it so when the car eventually gets a repaint i will buy a new cover and with the experience i now have will do it properly.

iansane

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I've wanted to do that for awhile. Not neccesarrily hidden, but hardwired. Do you have pictures? What kind of button did you use?

evoluzione1

reverse hood!

firebirdjosh

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There was plenty of room. There was one black module about the size of a wallet that I just mounted off to the side (had plenty of slack on the wire). Then there is a metal piece running along the bottom that I anchored the screen to and put some foam against the back of it to keep it from rattling. I'd say maybe 2" deep. Should be plenty of room for any screen.

hmmurdock_00

This should be orginal, a camaro based on the Back To The Future time machine. Don't worry none of it is perminate. Just something I play with at times.

http://www26.brinkster.com/howlingma...rointnight.jpg

sorry about not changing it to fit to post here, also excuse the quailty of the picture.

TunedPort 335

my motor