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Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
04-11-2024, 09:36 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 11,009
Posted By Drew

Re: FS: Reproduction Window Stop Bumpers $10/pair

It's spring and time to stop the door rattles. Plenty of these still available.
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
07-13-2023, 11:43 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 11,009
Posted By Drew

Re: FS: Reproduction Window Stop Bumpers $10/pair

Price adjustment, shipping has gone up ($2.65 to $3.75), and I have to pay tax now due to Biden's online sales tax laws... New price $17/set includes USPS First Class postage.

6 sets sold and...
Forum: History / Originality
07-13-2023, 05:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,411
Posted By Drew

Re: '91-'92 Trans am convertible hp figures

G92 doesn't apply to 91/92 Firebirds unless the car is a 1LE. R6P on the Firebird in 91 at least includes the same components as G92 on the Camaro.

People like to say the N10 exhaust didn't do...
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
07-13-2023, 04:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 773
Posted By Drew

Re: NOS Fog Lights IROC Camaro 85-92

They're Astro/Safari van fog lights. They look close but aren't the same as F-body lights. As the pics show, they aren't wedge shaped like true thirdgen Camaro fog lights.
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
07-10-2023, 12:00 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 11,009
Posted By Drew

Re: FS: Reproduction Window Stop Bumpers $10/pair

These are back in stock and ready to ship. Anyone that contacted me should have a PM with payment info.
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
07-07-2023, 02:13 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 11,009
Posted By Drew

Re: FS: Reproduction Window Stop Bumpers $10/pair

I'll have more of these available in a few days. Email or PM to get on the notification list.

Thanks!
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
12-31-2022, 06:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,416
Posted By Drew

Re: December 2022 COTM "Second Chance" **Voting Thread**

Hard pass. No time to detail the car, and not really into the popularity contest. Thanks anyway, and good luck to the competitors!
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
09-24-2022, 05:02 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,703
Posted By Drew

Re: Camaro Reproduction Grilles

28 years with thirdgens. Comparing your prices to other sources for decades. Comparing the thirdgen reproduction market to brand F reproductions. A person doesn't have to look hard with a critical...
Forum: Engine Swap
09-24-2022, 04:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 442
Posted By Drew

Re: 2.8 v6 to 327 swap

The easiest V6 to V8 swap is to sell the car and find one with a V8. It's not that it's impossible to V8 swap a V6 thirdgen, junkyards and shelter belts are full of abandoned swaps someone thought...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
09-24-2022, 04:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,665
Posted By Drew

Re: Judge this gear pattern.

Isn't that a gov-lock? :eek:
Forum: Interior
09-24-2022, 04:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 503
Posted By Drew

Re: Passenger side courtesy light?

Because that's the connector for the harness, not the connector for a bulb. The harness would split off (Y) and have a socket on both sides of the car for bulbs. Cars that didn't have the lights...
Forum: History / Originality
09-24-2022, 03:52 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,158
Posted By Drew

Re: Spoke to Bruce from Hawk's today....

That's all well and good, but I'll reserve judgement until I see evidence of change. I find it hard to believe after this long in business they're really interested in improvement rather than a...
Forum: History / Originality
09-24-2022, 03:44 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 4,463
Posted By Drew

Re: Gatorback deposit poll

Oh look, it's this topic again. :doh:
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
09-19-2022, 10:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,017
Posted By Drew

Re: 88 GTA - 16,700 mile original - my new addition

Beautiful. Still my favorite Firebird body style.
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
09-19-2022, 09:49 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,703
Posted By Drew

Re: Camaro Reproduction Grilles

It's no coincidence that Hawks and OER offer the same parts. This isn't a "new" offering, it's just a new production run of the same old part that's been incorrect for restorations, for over a...
Forum: History / Originality
09-19-2022, 09:32 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 748
Posted By Drew

Re: If you have an original 1991-1992 Z28 grille, please post an up close pic

GM sold the grills long after the originals were gone. It was an extremely popular upgrade. It's like everything else, vendors change, service parts arent always true to OE parts. Glossy is wrong...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
09-15-2022, 08:56 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,703
Posted By Drew

Re: Camaro Reproduction Grilles

Same old ****. Flawed repros at jacked up prices. Even allowing for inflation these are several times more expensive than when the "stealership" could still order them.

...
Forum: History / Originality
09-15-2022, 08:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 889
Posted By Drew

Re: My old '82 Pace Car at Mecum

I've always liked that car. Go for it.
Forum: History / Originality
09-04-2022, 08:52 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 28,768
Posted By Drew

Re: Freedom Battery Topper

A few years ago I was working on the art for a late 601 Delco. Basically creating the label from scratch in Photoshop, going from bad photo references and stock photos, etc. I got it pretty close to...
Forum: History / Originality
09-04-2022, 03:53 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 10,216
Posted By Drew

Re: 1992 B4U Firehawk!!?? 11k miles. Need help identifying this car!

I lost interest in the thread when it became circular, and it was clear nothing good would come from it. Interesting topic, but not that interesting, much like the car itself. :2cents:
Forum: History / Originality
08-21-2022, 03:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 546
Posted By Drew

Re: 85-87 rims with original gatorbacks

So a humble brag thread turns into yet another repro gatorback thread... Greeeeat... :doh:
Forum: Body
08-21-2022, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 258
Posted By Drew

Re: Brackets/tabs on rear hatch window

Louver brackets. That's what's left of the hinges. Debatable if they're worth holding onto. Someone will probably come across this thread in 15 years and ask if you still have them, because...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-16-2022, 10:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 606
Posted By Drew

Re: Coil springs

Chevy or Pontiac doesn't matter much. They both used the same springs. For a given suspension level, for example FE2 which would be an IrocZ or a WS6 Firebird, the range of springs will usually be...
Forum: Interior
08-16-2022, 10:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,324
Posted By Drew

Re: Part Identification

Considering GM used self tappers and drove them in, not really an issue.
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
08-16-2022, 10:15 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,448
Posted By Drew

Re: Bosch Spark plugs suck!

I've been on this forum since 1996. In all these years, I've read so many stupid statements, I can't begin to recall most of them. However, I'm pretty sure this is the stupidest most ignorant thing...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
08-16-2022, 09:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,859
Posted By Drew

Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap

As bad as the single shifter is, I'd imagine the lightning rods would just make it that much harder for the passenger to lean over the console and give a blow job. :2cents: The bare foot gas peddle...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Wanted
08-15-2022, 03:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 677
Posted By Drew

Re: Heat Riser/EFE Valve Spacer

I charge a quarter every time one of my photos is used. I'll Paypal you an invoice. :lol:
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
08-15-2022, 05:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 312
Posted By Drew

Re: Every gear goes forward like it’s in drive

Too many neutral drops, or aggressively rocking a car stuck in snow, will do that. "Rocking" the car will sometimes break them loose again. It should be a death sentence for a 700R4 but I had one...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-12-2022, 08:19 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,773
Posted By Drew

Re: Painting the lifter valley?

21 year thread bump might be a new record.
Forum: Cooling
08-12-2022, 08:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 436
Posted By Drew

Re: Coolant Intake fitting

Heat and penetrating oil. Can't get too hot because the intake is probably aluminum (low melt temp). Might get it out with an extractor.

The other way to go is to clean it up so you can see...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-12-2022, 08:01 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 606
Posted By Drew

Re: Coil springs

Its a Z28, WS6 doesnt apply. It'll be F41 or FE2, but either way the springs won't be much different from each other.

All the aftermarket springs are generic replacements. Original springs will...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
08-12-2022, 07:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 523
Posted By Drew

Re: 235 width on GTA rims?

Sure they'll fit, they'll just look a bit off. It might really get under your skin, and seem like they're comically mis-sized for the car.
Forum: Brakes
08-11-2022, 01:34 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 770
Posted By Drew

Re: Missing Parking Brake Bracket from New Rear Calipers

You're overthinking it. It's a parking brake bracket, not a structural part of the car.
Forum: History / Originality
08-07-2022, 10:10 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 10,216
Posted By Drew

Re: 1992 B4U Firehawk!!?? 11k miles. Need help identifying this car!

This thread has so much potential to hit "clay bar residue" levels of epic absurdity. OP is so sure about hypothetical outcomes, that it would take very little for this thread to blow up. I'm calling...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
08-07-2022, 02:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 868
Posted By Drew

Re: my car is eating water pumps.

Replaced the fan clutch yet?
Forum: Brakes
08-07-2022, 02:42 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 770
Posted By Drew

Re: Missing Parking Brake Bracket from New Rear Calipers

Swap the parts over, or buy calipers with the parking brake brackets. It's getting harder to find the PBR calipers at all, most of the time they're not going to include all the parking brake...
Forum: History / Originality
08-07-2022, 02:18 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 10,216
Posted By Drew

Re: 1992 B4U Firehawk!!?? 11k miles. Need help identifying this car!

I'd say it's worth exactly the same as any other 92 Formula with the same miles, and same options, but without B4U on the SPID. It's a code for an option the car doesn't have, thus there's no...
Forum: History / Originality
08-06-2022, 07:50 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,442
Posted By Drew

Re: Lets put the Hawaiian Orchid myth to bed once and for all

Paint names are marketing. You'll see different names from Chevy, Pontiac, PPG, etc. People who describe their car by some ad man's masturbatory nomenclature are just as bad as the people that walk...
Forum: History / Originality
08-06-2022, 07:33 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 949
Posted By Drew

Re: Part It Out Or Sell It Whole, 16k Original miles.

There's not much part-out value in a Sport Coupe, they didn't have the kinds of parts people generally want. I'd imagine the doors, fenders, and hatch would probably sell, and the usual interior...
Forum: History / Originality
08-06-2022, 07:05 AM
Replies: 218
Views: 10,216
Posted By Drew

Re: 1992 B4U Firehawk!!?? 11k miles. Need help identifying this car!

Yeah, you're not alone. Everyone who comes here and thinks they've found the next big Barret-Jackson thing in a suspicious RPO code, tends to think everyone on the forum is wrong. You might be on...
Forum: History / Originality
08-05-2022, 10:15 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 10,216
Posted By Drew

Re: 1992 B4U Firehawk!!?? 11k miles. Need help identifying this car!

Sadly, if you venture as far as even getting off this particular subforum of TGO, you'll find people generally aren't all that interested in the cars that actually became Firehawks, much less one...
Forum: Brakes
08-05-2022, 12:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,077
Posted By Drew

Re: 1LE Brake Upgrade...

There's not much reason to use the 1LE parts in 2022. Many sources have made the 1LE parts obsolete. The calipers and brackets are getting really hard to come by.

The LS1 brake upgrade gets you...
Forum: Exhaust
08-04-2022, 10:49 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,290
Posted By Drew

Re: MagnaFlow 16450 Y-Pipe Does not fit.

It's not a 305 vs 350 manifold problem, it's a HO vs non-HO manifold problem. The passenger's manifold dumps at a different angle and length on cars with HO manifolds. The Magnaflow 16450 is for...
Forum: Interior
07-13-2022, 07:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 727
Posted By Drew

Re: These GM steering Columns and Dashes are the WORST!

Thirdgens really aren't that bad. Both of my daily driver's are worse in different ways. Working on my Explorer or my Mustang makes me appreciate my thirdgens that much more.
Forum: Interior
07-05-2022, 07:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 318
Posted By Drew

Re: Brake Sw Identify

Cruise but also the torque converter clutch solenoid circuit in this case.
Forum: Body
07-05-2022, 07:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,403
Posted By Drew

Re: Factory Hood Hinge Brace

Not quite. My 91 Formula, 350TPI, had neither brace from the factory. The seam sealer on the cowl was still intact blocking the hole when I installed the cowl brace 20+ years ago. No sign of the...
Forum: Interior
06-10-2022, 12:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 901
Posted By Drew

Re: Looking for Door panels like these on the DSE camaro

Those are the base model door panels used in later thirdgens. 91 and 92 (at least) camaros without the "custom" seats got those door panels.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-05-2022, 02:35 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 550
Posted By Drew

Re: Need to replace lost keys.

Doesn't matter on thirdgens. Just gotta tear the column down far enough to get at the torx bolt that retains the lock cylinder and it'll pull out.
Forum: Electronics
06-05-2022, 02:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 381
Posted By Drew

Re: Rear defrost switch

The switch is just the switch. You also need the module, which on the later cars at least is a large silver can, mounted in the passenger's side of the dash.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
06-02-2022, 02:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 550
Posted By Drew

Re: Need to replace lost keys.

Pull the ignition cylinder and it'll have the key code stamped in it. The door locks are a little harder. Your locksmith can tear the cylinder apart and decode the tumblers and cut you a key. It...
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