Florida_mariner

My '89 Formula 350

Here's a pic before and after...

did my own sanding,primer and taping...let another guy with a more exp hand spray it....

comments welcome...

BTW I was serious in the other thread when I said I'd trade it for a t top car if anybody is interested...

have some other pics too

I'm in N.E. Florida

thanks

Mike

fireturd350

iTrader: (8)

Very nice. Any reason why you went from the aero spoiler to the normal flat one? Is it painted in flat black?

I love the air dam look. I really need to get my side pieces installed.

86F.BiRD

not bad, not bad at all

Florida_mariner

had a few reasons for the flat wing...

1 my old aero one was toast and literally crumbling ...

(still have the lense and socket from it I'd sell cheap to a member if they need one)

2 I think the wrap around types look like crap...always have...

3 I got the old style wing for 30 bucks from a guy up in GCS who has tons of parts...

wing is flat black...toyed with doing my mirrors too but not so far yet...

I like how it blends with the black bumper trim & the air dam and my last FB had dark tail light lense covers and I was thinking of getting them for this one too...maybe just go to the tint shop right down the road and see what they say about it...prolly a fraction of the cost..

paint could have come out better but it's OK for a driver and I didn't have to pay more for it than I did the car itself as the shops were bidding on it...

Used Nason base/CC cost me about 500 bucks all things considered...

scottmoyer

Looks like you took a "Formula" and made a "Firebird". To me, one of the best features of the formula is the rear spoiler. I also love the two tone color scheme. Now, with the base wing, and single color paint, it looks like a base Firebird. But that's my opinion!

LHernandezJr

I like the looks of the smaller wing a lot better.

But, as Scott said, that's my opinion.

Florida_mariner

I have the color codes for the two tone and may yet add the silver...but imho that red stripe looked hideous...

I always thought the older T/A's with the flat wing looked better...

that aero wing has always looked horrible to me personally...but I figure any real 3rd gen enthusiast will recognize the car for what it is...

besides maybe

Florida_mariner

Sorry...hit the wrong key...

somebody with a base bird 2.8 or 305 who doesn't recognize the rims and wheels will wanna run me and I can make some of my paint money back then :-)

thinking I don't really want those big decals either...

no accounting for taste...

best...

whatever84

Looks good. I like the sleeper look anyway.

Mark.

neeb_usmc

iTrader: (2)

looks great

Anti-Venom

IMO, the aero wing is the best looking, most functional wing to grace a bird. Removing it makes your car look like a base model. To each their own though. Of course I also love the Mecham wing.

79tagio

The base wing looks allot beter, wrap arounds look ugly lol.

Florida_mariner

My sentiments exactly :-)

adding a few other pics of my car for anybody who may be interested

before and afters

thanks for the input if anybody has more send it on...

maybe one day those poor aero wing lovers will become enlightened and realize the older type T/A flat wing rules... :-)

ruled on the old T/A's...still rules on any bird...

imho of course..

best to all