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#1
08-03-2007, 09:17 AM
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Fender fitting
I am trying to get a LH fender for a 1980 Firebird. The fender has an air duct in it though. The only fenders for 77-81 that have the air duct are the trans am fenders. Will the 77-81 trans am LH fender fit on the 1980 firebird body. Here is the one I was looking at:
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000136d |
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#2
08-03-2007, 12:33 PM
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That fender will bolt on your 1980 Firebird,but most reproduction sheet metal doesn't fit very good & will require reworking.
Also be advised that Classic Industries catalog is FULL of parts that they can't supply & I believe that fender is one of them. |
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#3
08-03-2007, 12:39 PM
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I also found this site that had a couple. Did only certain models that year come with the air duct? Because it says firebird on the registration, but I read only trans am's had those ducts. Here is the site with original fenders. Thanks again.
http://www.frankspontiacparts.com/firebirdtransam.htm |
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#4
08-03-2007, 03:52 PM
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The trans ams were the only one fitted with the vented fenders but they will bolt right on to a firebird.
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#5
08-04-2007, 12:50 AM
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Heres a pic of the old fender. Thats a trans am LH fender then? The body parts haven't been changed. Special versions of the 1980 firebird didn't have ducts?
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#6
08-04-2007, 05:22 AM
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Only Trans Ams had the air extractors...........if your car is a base Firebird then the fenders have been changed. Standard Firebird fenders can be had pretty cheap compared to TA fenders.........I bough a passenger side Firebird fender in really nice shape for $30 from a local junkyard. I was off the car already too.
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#7
08-04-2007, 06:50 AM
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Firebird Vs Trans Am
FYI
Your title / registration may say Firebird and not Trans Am even though you actually have a TA. I have owned over 30 TAs over the years and most of them said Firebird on the title. HTH |
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#8
08-04-2007, 01:45 PM
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Keep in mind that the full name is Firebird Trans Am. Whether its a Base, Esprit, Formula, Trans Am, they're all Firebirds.
Why not put a patch panel in your fender? Most aftermarket sheet metal(especially 2nd-gen Firebird) is known to be complete garbage. |
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#9
08-04-2007, 08:59 PM
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Have you checked your vin number it could very well be a trans am and not a base firebird
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