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popballz
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1989 Pontiac Firebird
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 Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:46 pm Post subject: opinions on front end spaces |
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Good enough?
Don't worry about headlights
its all about 1/4 inch
I think I might try to pull the middle of the drivers side in a little.
I've been working on my car alot this past week.
2 hours-tear blue car apart
2 hours-tear red car apart
40 minutes-remove/install 1 headlight bucket and power antenna
30 minutes- place front end on blue frame
1 hour-bolt everything up
1.5 hours-alignment
And I still have to put a few pieces back on, a few more hours.
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Xophertony
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Location: Portland, Oregon.
1988 Pontiac GTA
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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looks exquisite to me.
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GREG DAVIDSON
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Location: Salem
1989 Pontiac Formula
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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| I feel your pain on the headlight buckets on our birds... I have yet to re-align mine again.. My opinion is it's all up to personal preference, they look ok but its going to be a total pain to get the to factory look. |
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popballz
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1989 Pontiac Firebird
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| GREG DAVIDSON wrote: | | I feel your pain on the headlight buckets on our birds... I have yet to re-align mine again.. My opinion is it's all up to personal preference, they look ok but its going to be a total pain to get the to factory look. |
Haha, I know like 10 ways to adjust them now!
I am going to try to make everything as perfect as I can, if I am going to waste time doing something, I might as well do it right.
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aaron_sK
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Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| That looks about perfect to me, but I ain't a body guy. |
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QwkTrip
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Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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| Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| The back looks a tad high. |
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blue89
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popballz
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Location: Tacoma, WA
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| QwkTrip wrote: | | The back looks a tad high. |
Thanks! fixed!
| blue89 wrote: | | Are the lids and hood that miss matched? You got it looking good but I bet that took a while. |
you right
ready to roll!
front of driver's headlight is a little low and top of front bumper need some support, but I have to study for a test that's in like 2 hours!
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DBL_TKE
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1991 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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You got one headlight cover that's a slightly different shade 
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fiveoformula
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Hey its looking good, glad to see your making progress.
But you do realize that your our first member to be on the RED team and the BLUE team with the same car?? lol |
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popballz
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1989 Pontiac Firebird
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| fiveoformula wrote: | Hey its looking good, glad to see your making progress.
But you do realize that your our first member to be on the RED team and the BLUE team with the same car?? lol |
I did realize that but it will be white in a few days then will I have a team? Can I be on multiple teams if I still technically have red, blue, and white paint on the car?
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chevymad
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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I know Paul(twilightoptics), Mark(mangus), and Tony(xophertony) have white cars.. guess that makes a team.  |
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| Team America! |
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iansane
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Schultzy89GTA
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popballz
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1989 Pontiac Firebird
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:46 am Post subject: |
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That works for me! 
I think I must of grounded one of my blinker grounds to my headlight power wires because one side will stay on and not blink then it switches sides. The right blinker comes on with the headlights sometimes. But its always changing!
I messed with it for like 45 minutes then put it all back together and it worked...for like an hour.
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RSFreak
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1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Go Team RED!
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iansane
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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That looks awesome, dude.
You want to come help me with the front end of my bird? It's aaaaallll messed up. 
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popballz
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1989 Pontiac Firebird
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| Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:26 am Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: |
That looks awesome, dude.
You want to come help me with the front end of my bird? It's aaaaallll messed up. |
I can help you if you need it, I now know about 23408723194732 different ways to adjust everything.
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Quasi-Traction
"I have petals"
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1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
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| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| chevymad wrote: | | I know Paul(twilightoptics), Mark(mangus), and Tony(xophertony) have white cars.. guess that makes a team. |
Forgot one there, bubba.... 
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