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classic bird meshed with a newer bird
#150411 12/02/08 02:22 PM
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Did you see this conversion. I think the shop did great work. The front doesn't go to well on the newer body, but the rear looks perfect!

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Re: classic bird meshed with a newer bird
LJM #150413 12/02/08 02:33 PM
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Lots of work but I don't like the long slanted windshield and lack of rear quarter window.

Jeremy


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theoretically yes, but that's just a theory
Re: classic bird meshed with a newer bird
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Wow, not sure why it was done but a good job doing it. Not my taste but very good work.
If the roof to sail transition was a little sharper edged it wouldn't look quite so morphed. Other than that it's not bad at all.

Wanting a Custom fit in an off the rack world.

I don't have time for a job, I just need the money.
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ho428 #150416 12/02/08 03:05 PM
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ugh!

I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
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1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt)
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Re: classic bird meshed with a newer bird
68tpls400 #150417 12/02/08 03:25 PM
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interesting....but not my cup o tea....

I'd rather have a mug o beer....

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Dave's Langley '68 Droptop #150421 12/02/08 03:41 PM
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very interesting...would like to see in real life....very well done....probably not what I would do, but neat...

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Bjorn Sefeldt #150424 12/02/08 05:09 PM
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YIKES! That looks really weird! It has been really well done though, i agree, professional job! If you look at how the rear quarter goes over in the door, that is a smooth fit.

But man, it does look... strange.


I prefer the real thing.


Good find!


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Wouter #150448 12/02/08 09:27 PM
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Of all the weird and whacky conversions I've seen, this one is actually not bad.



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Looks like someone hit it in the face with a football bat!

I'd rather see a rust bucket on the road, than a
garage queen anytime!!
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I dont like the sloped windshield. They did nice work but looks a little funny.
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colorado68 #150454 12/02/08 11:06 PM
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Very HOT looking!

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400PLUS #150468 12/03/08 12:53 AM
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Not a bad looking car.The mirrors i would prefer original style or bullets but hey that's just me.

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colorado68 #150490 12/03/08 10:19 AM
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Good work, but it just does not sit well here....


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maxepr #150516 12/03/08 06:51 PM
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Not my style either. It's certainly a clean modification, but the slope of the windshield and hood are strange. I like the lines of the first gen birds as they are.

Learning as I go! Not stock, but doing as much as I can myself.

1968 Firebird Coupe in progress...
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JMC #150525 12/03/08 10:40 PM
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Weird, but nicely executed. If I had to choose between that and a stock FGF, I'd choose the stock FGF.

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Yellowbird #150538 12/04/08 02:15 AM
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Don't like it. Looks like an aborted Pontiac project that was not thrown away completely.

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nashville68bird #150784 12/07/08 01:12 PM
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More mashed than meshed to me.

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