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Forum: Cooling
04-30-2024, 04:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 96
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 2 blowers motor for AC which one 86 TA ???

Of the two you posted, only one is for AC. Notice, one says "Except AC," and the other says "AC." Regardless, the more important thing you, or anyone, needs to pay attention to is the clocking of the...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
04-30-2024, 04:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,460
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: New "Astro" Steering Bearing / Upgrade...

This thread began about 8 years ago, was last revived about 1 year ago, and I'm reviving it again now to describe a common problem with these bearings that most people probably have but don't know...
Forum: Brakes
04-29-2024, 02:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 250
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: rear backing plate swap

BBC shares some pictures and details of his drum to LS1 swap in this thread. And in post #2 there are two links to similar drum to disc conversions.
LS brake swap - Third Generation F-Body Message...
Forum: Exhaust
04-29-2024, 01:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 213
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Hooker 2460 shortys 3" y options?

There is no 3" Y-pipe for the 2460 headers. Doug's Y-pipe fits the 2460s too, same design, same size (probably made better too). Dyno Don posted some pictures in a thread where he modified a...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
04-29-2024, 12:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 418
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Nwc t5 fluid

Because the HO engine came out in mid 1983, long after the 83 owner's manual was probably published, a loose page with updates for the HO and 5-speed was in my manual, and it called for ATF.

My...
Forum: Body
04-17-2024, 10:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 199
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Broken hood safety latch

The "broken" part is either so obvious that I'm not seeing it, or there's nothing broken, because I don't see any differences between yours and any of mine. If a piece of metal has broken off of it...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
04-16-2024, 11:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 318
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Do firebird rims normally get the Pontiac polished off?

No, that's not normal.

The embossment of the letters is much too deep for a normal surface cut to remove them.

Judging by how the letters taper/fade, from visible at the P, to invisible at the...
Forum: Body
04-11-2024, 03:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 191
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Looking For 3rd Gen Firebird IMSA Widebody Kit

The ISMA hood is available from Fiber Concepts in Warminster, PA.
Firebird (fiberpartsconcepts.com) (http://fiberpartsconcepts.com/1289627.html)

There's no mention of the body kit, but you could...
Forum: Interior
04-10-2024, 08:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 229
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Center lid RPO Coded

You can't peel off the original sticker and stick it on the new lid? Sounds like you have it. They come off pretty easily without being damaged.
Forum: Cooling
04-04-2024, 02:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 286
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: heating pipes

Those are for a V6, aren't they? I see them all the time in junkyard cars. But no reason you couldn't configure some hoses to work instead of the tubes.

I'm surprised Hawk's doesn't have any. They...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
04-04-2024, 01:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 424
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Inflated the spare

The spoked wheel is the "special" one. The tire looks more like it was stored in the mud than it looks rotted.

I used mine twice when it was about 20 years old. Never in 20 years, then twice...
Forum: Electronics
03-30-2024, 01:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 162
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 1988 Trans Am Relay Identification

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.thirdgen.org-vbulletin/1128x1504/img_4639_c6d661103bd9292aa240dea457a66e44f8dd1c0b_8f110b871a397027c718b6111cf0676418b5d38a.jpeg

The relay pops in right there...
Forum: Electronics
03-28-2024, 10:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 162
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 1988 Trans Am Relay Identification

The fuse holder mounts to the side of the red frame next to the radiator and condenser, in a small hole that's hidden by the wire loom. I've circled the area in your picture below....
Forum: Car Audio
03-27-2024, 02:23 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 507
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: OEM Radio Advice

That's not likely to be the original radio for an 84. The grey buttons didn't come until the 1985 model year. Regardless, since you want to keep the radio, might as well have it completely...
Forum: Convertibles
03-24-2024, 12:59 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 10,045
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: New to the Vert crowd

The taillights do look great. I like your garage floor too. I've been wanting to do that, but my garage is 2000 sf, and it will be heck to clean and prep, but maybe one day I'll be motivated enough....
Forum: Body
03-24-2024, 12:40 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 250
Posted By LAFireboyd

Z20 Rear Spoiler, new Reproduction from Hawks

While browsing Hawk's website tonight looking for something to spend money on, I found a new listing for the 1988 Firebird Z20 Special Appearance Package rear spoiler. Looks like they're taking...
Forum: Car Audio
03-22-2024, 12:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 279
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Aftermarket head unit concern

My 1987 wiring should be the same as your 1986. The picture below shows how to make the factory amp work with a 4thgen radio using a 3rdgen to 4thgen adapter harness, and it does work. The blue wire...
Forum: History / Originality
03-16-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 173
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Carpet color issues

Yup, most likely faded. Pretty normal. The vertical pieces of carpet don't fade like the floors do. Grey carpets with beige tones in them would fade to the beige side. Similarly, the 82-84 charcoal...
Forum: Interior
03-12-2024, 12:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 259
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Rear view mirror light switch

Can't say I see the mirrors in junkyard cars these days.

I see the mirrors on ebay, but not the switch, alone. As a last resort, you could get one and swap a switch to your mirror.

I'd image...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-12-2024, 10:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 305
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Narrow track width

When you install big brakes, they will push the wheels out another 1/4" to 3/8" farther on each side in front, so don't forget to calculate the new wheel's offset for that, or you could be in this...
Forum: Exhaust
03-12-2024, 10:39 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,143
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Do I have stock exhaust cat-forward?

Michi, those Hooker manifolds are very nice, and they'd be a huge improvement. But it's not the engine that they won't fit, it's the car. The passenger side flange is likely to hit the firewall,...
Forum: Convertibles
02-27-2024, 02:41 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,086
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Straman convertible owners....I need your help!

You can write-off one TA, white, 87-90, I believe.

I saw it in a San Fernando Valley junkyard in the mid 2000s. I had no idea what it was, until now in this thread today. I was with another TGO...
Forum: History / Originality
02-23-2024, 12:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 406
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 85 or 86 Trans Am - Need background check please...

That's not its original engine. 86 had neither centerbolt heads nor a serpentine drive. But that's a good thing, as the 86 LB9 had the peanut cam. That's either a newer LB9 or, for someone to have...
Forum: History / Originality
02-21-2024, 09:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 406
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 85 or 86 Trans Am - Need background check please...

The hatch mounted 3rd brake light indicates 1986, and the VIN decoder here on TGO (in the "Tools" dropdown menu in the top margin) confirms it's a 1986 Trans Am. The 8th digit of the VIN (F)...
Forum: Brakes
01-29-2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 511
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Brake lines and hoses for rear LS1 brake swap

It was a one-off, sort of, trial-and-error collaboration between Scott at BBU and myself for the C6 rear conversion on my 9-bolt axle. The 6" hoses (Earl's) and 90* fittings (probably also Earl's)...
Forum: Brakes
01-29-2024, 02:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 511
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Brake lines and hoses for rear LS1 brake swap

Is it a 3rdgen axle or a 4thgen axle? In your first post, it sounds like you're describing the close fitment because you've installed 4thgen hardlines on a 3rdgen axle. But it sounds like Shifty is...
Forum: Interior
01-27-2024, 06:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 563
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: REglue Sagging Headliner 1984 Trans AM

I hate to say it, but your chances of success are even slimmer than the previously mentioned "slim to none."

The fabric won't be reusable once you strip it off of the headliner board. What hasn't...
Forum: History / Originality
01-21-2024, 07:33 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 609
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Inside the fuel tank on my Morrison Cook car + 2 new ones

A shame "reproduction" parts are rarely reproduced accurately.

As insignificant as a gas cap might seem, there will come a day when we're gone, and somebody else owns our cars. TGO may or may not...
Forum: History / Originality
01-10-2024, 08:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 416
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 1983 Z28 H.O

You may or may not be aware, and if you're not, then I hate to be a killjoy, but that's not the original speedometer, so its 23,000 miles would have to be considered suspect.

The speedo might've...
Forum: History / Originality
01-07-2024, 04:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 391
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 41k-Mile 1987 Pontiac Tojan Coupe

Can't say I've ever been a fan, but I have to admit, that's the best looking and best kept Tojan I've seen displayed here on TGO.
Forum: Exhaust
12-29-2023, 06:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 910
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 82-84 Trans Am Factory Dual Muffler Exhaust With No CAT Sound

That picture by Firechicken is of the NOS one currently for sale on ebay. There's also a complete used one on ebay, I-pipe and all.

It was a cool idea, just poorly executed.

If the factory had...
Forum: Brakes
12-28-2023, 11:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 361
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: LS1 brake swap bolts

Nope. No washers.
Forum: Body
12-27-2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 297
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 84 Trans Am lens repair

Probably the biggest seller of used, refurbished and reproduction 3rdgen parts is Hawk's.
Hawks Motor Sports › 1982-2002 Camaro and Firebird Specialists (https://www.hawksmotorsports.com/)
...
Forum: Exhaust
12-26-2023, 10:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 479
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: What would you do?

Butchered how? Was there a cast iron spacer between the passenger manifold and the y-pipe? Without that spacer, the y-pipe will appear jacked up because it won't be fitting the manifold properly.

...
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
12-25-2023, 07:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 502
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: "ebay" switchback front makers

I think they present a very good look in the ad's pictures, simple, clean, modern. If I had a Camaro I might go for them. Do they not look as good in real life?

The only thing I don't care for is...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
12-21-2023, 08:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 359
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Rear spring adjuster questions

Good to hear someone else identify this. I didn't like it either and took them out.

The way the rear weight jack is made, it sits loosely in the axle's spring perch. In addition, the construction...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
12-17-2023, 02:16 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,738
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Holiday COTM **Self-Nomination Thread**

See what was missing from COTM that might've always produced a healthy field of nominees? Self-nomination.

I second IROCThe5.7L!
Forum: Brakes
12-17-2023, 04:12 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 23,169
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: C5 rear disc brake install with working e-brake

Ed is shown as not having logged into TGO for about 12-1/2 years, and he hasn't replied to this thread in about 14-1/2 years, but maybe he lurks, covers his tracks or is here now under a pseudonym....
Forum: Body
12-15-2023, 03:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 477
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Were IROCs painted on their bottom side? Body color? Black?

I'd suggest going through the History forum and looking for threads about auctions, open the links to the auctioned cars and look at their pictures. They're usually very low-mile all-original cars...
Forum: Brakes
12-12-2023, 01:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 523
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: CTS-V Rear conversion brackets

Those don't look like something BBU would produce. And by the A or AE cut into them, I suspect they were manufactured by someone else, and Scott (BBU) might've been using them as a template to create...
Forum: Convertibles
11-28-2023, 03:45 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 10,045
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: New to the Vert crowd

How are those Morimotos? Still like them? My HID bulbs and ballasts are over 10 years old now, so I was torn between keeping HID or going Morimoto while everything is on sale for the holiday. I ended...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
11-27-2023, 10:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 356
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Does this heater core look correct?

Yup, that's our heater core. If that's a new one, then great find! I'm surprised I missed it. If the seller has more, then PM me with his info. I've been salvaging them out of later generation...
Forum: Interior
11-21-2023, 12:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 402
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: lighted manual shift pattern

82-92 Camaro Custom Shifter Plate (Manual)|Unleaded Designs (unleaded-designs.com) (https://www.unleaded-designs.com/product-page/82-92-camaro-custom-shifter-plate-manual)
Forum: Aftermarket Product Review
11-19-2023, 06:25 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,764
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: "New" Firehawks

It'll be a way to move some of those $4200 carbon fiber hoods and get rid of those 18" R15 wheels. Looks like there's a new carbon fiber spoiler too.

That new billet T-Ram is cool. 3rdgenners love...
Forum: TPI
11-18-2023, 02:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,127
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Porting TPI Plenum and Runners in 2023. Finding Gaskets

And there are these from Arizona Speed & Marine. AS&M makes the large tube runners, and these are the gaskets they sell for them.
Arizona Speed & Marine Large Tube Runner Gaskets – AZ Speed & Marine...
Forum: TPI
11-18-2023, 02:01 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,127
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Porting TPI Plenum and Runners in 2023. Finding Gaskets

The Mr. Gaskets from Holley in that link are showing "not available."

TPiS shows "available," but they're probably also by Mr. Gasket, so if TPiS doesn't physically have them on hand, then they're...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
11-17-2023, 01:32 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,417
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: 245/50R16 or nothing?

"Special" tires, from, say, Kelsey Tire or Carroll Shelby Enterprises range from about $400-$600 per tire, and those aren't even one-offs like you have in mind.

TGO'ers have been bugging Kelsey...
Forum: Wheels and Tires
10-26-2023, 06:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 608
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Snow rims for 89 GTA

The specs on a 225/60-16 tire (assuming your 16" is not a typo) say it fits wheels as wide as 8", so a used set of 3rdgen wheels would probably be your best option, for both price and fitment.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
10-20-2023, 05:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 182
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: TA Performance rear cover replacement screws

According to the instruction sheet I uploaded for you in your other thread, that smallest plug is 1/8" NPT. I'd imagine you can find one at any hardware store. And there are packages of assorted...
Forum: History / Originality
10-20-2023, 11:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 532
Posted By LAFireboyd

Re: Requesting pics of hood to cowl weatherstrip

The hood has small holes across it, about 1/8" diameter. And the molding has (should have) small plastic pins in it. Line-up the pins to the holes and push 'em in. But make sure the pins and the...
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