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Old 10-20-2008, 05:06 PM
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Default '81 Turbo T/A, body colored inner fenders from the factory?!?

The inner fenders form my '81 (Turbo) Trans Am are painted body color; silver.

Initially I though someone did this when they swapped the 301T for a 400 engine...

But I took a better look and it really appears to me as if these were painted silver from the factory.
My car was built in Norwood dec.1980. Export model for Germany, Europe.
It is an all original, paint interior etc. 70K mile car. except for the engine swap.

Really looks like factory silver painted inner fenders, the clips and screws holding the fenders aren't painted and there's no overspray on other parts. Fenders are black on their backsides as is the firewall.

Could this be original?!? Or do I have to paint em black to look "correct"?

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Old 10-20-2008, 08:22 PM
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Hi, sounds neat. could you post some pics of them?

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Old 10-21-2008, 03:51 AM
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NOT silver from the factory.

The only ones that came with bodycolored inners were the Y-84's & Code 19 (Starlight Black) cars.

What color is the underside of your hood?

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Old 10-21-2008, 06:36 AM
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Underside of my hood is factory black. (semi-gloss)

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'70 GTO convertible 400/400, matching numbers, Currently getting worked on again, body in the bodyshop, engine at the machine shop etc!!)
'71 LeMans Sport T41 Coupe restomod (GTO clone with Judge stripes and wing) 400/350
'71 LeMans Woody Wagon 400/350 patina project
1975 Grand Am 400 factory sunroof project car
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