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05-06-2018, 07:26 AM
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77/78 nosecone fastener
I was just finding a pic to answer a friends question on park light mounting when I remembered this question and it has me stumped.
Where the nosecone slips in above and below the park lights there is a fastener hole in the top of the skin that holds it up and onto the inside of the steel bumper cutout lip. I think it's only at the top. Mine never had anything there so I added plastic trim fasteners and pushed them in 15 years ago. But what was there originally?  Front bumper before park light plugs by Aus78Formula, on FlickrYou can see the black bumper skin in this one and hole in bumper.  78 front bumper inside 2 by Aus78Formula, on Flickr
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05-06-2018, 09:25 AM
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I'll try and check today when I go to the shop and drill door holes.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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05-07-2018, 02:59 PM
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Sorry forgot to look . Pulling the cooling fan off the get the balancer off became a cursing ordeal!
I check either Wed or this next weekend.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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05-08-2018, 06:35 AM
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All good, I just figured there may be someone else out there that has a 77/78 Firebird.
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05-08-2018, 09:45 AM
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Aus, I have read this over a couple of times now at TAC as well as here, I am not sure what the question is. I have lots of pics from my tear down and put together and am sure I could help.
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#6
05-08-2018, 09:47 AM
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what secures the bumper opening above the park lights on 77/78. hole as per pics.
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05-08-2018, 10:17 AM
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It is amazing how many jobs that should be simple and last 5 minutes to do morph into an hour or so!
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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#8
05-14-2018, 06:16 PM
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Looked yesterday-no fastners on mine. I did take the nose off when I repainted it in '88 and swiss cheesed the front bracing(a lot of work for 15 lbs) but that part is there and I kept most of the factory stuff. Urethane nose hole does not look like it ever had anything in it. I would think one of those push in "Xmas Tree" retainers maybe.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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