Can anyone provide some pics of the below shown exhaust splitters when installed?





Most of the time I see the second gen chrome splitters installed on first gen Firebirds. In the rare case I find an image on the web of a car spotting the original ones they usually are installed too deep - at least that´s my impression...

I have the instruction sheet for installation (see below).



Problem is I´m running a customized exhaust system from R.A.R.E. so I´m eager to see these splitters installed on a car. My first and most important concern: How far do they have to poke out of the subframe???

Any pics - especially showing the installation from below - would be highly appreciated!

Thanks for any input!

Thomas

I just installed mine this weekend. They aren't exactly the same as what you have, but I'll snap a few shots in an hour or two

There is an older thread by Brett that shows factory splitters on a Pontiac display car.

Jim,

these seem to be the second gen chrom splitters, looking very different from the above shown




Or the 76-81 TA splitters, looking similar to the second gen ones...



And then again there are repros for 72 GTO splitters looking close to the others - but not like mine...



To complete this "splitter-story" here are the correct 72 GTO exhaust splitters... Fortunately looking different from mine again



And finally, to make this topic even more confusing: 64-65 GTO used these splitters, too - but they have been installed in a different - more transversal - way



as shown in this awesome car (I hope I didn´t breach the copyright...)

Thanks Thomas. I've never seen so much good info on these splitters. I started a thread about it a while back. I will see if I can find it.

BTW, is that your car? Looking gorgeous!

Thank you. Yes, it's my other Bird. I tried searching for that thread. I started it because I'm right where you are at, trying to decide on exhaust tail pipes and ends for my 1st gen. Brett had a nice pic and so did others. The search engine only goes back a few months now for some reason. It was probably 6-8 months ago. I'll keep looking....

I have second gen splitters on mine, but think they look fairly accurate?
check my online pic below...

Bjorn, calm down... Of course they look accurate. But I paid a small fortune for the first style splitters some years back so I hope it´s self-explanatory that I want to know how they should look installed the correct way... Didn´t want to mess things up.


Vikki,
just read your post. That was what I was looking for - at least the info, but unfortunately only a pic that doesn´t show the splitters completely. But much better than none!

To quote Brett (aka 1stgenbirdman)



Thanks again.

no problem Thomas, I`m as calm as the sea without wind!

ok, now I know what youre after,,you HAVE them already ,of course you want to install them correctly...

No tsunami's I hope

Thomas, you have mail.

Here's second gen on my car before tear down. Got real tight in there.
I might go First gen this time around though. Take some pics when you get them on.

Maybe if you used the original two holes where the hanger is mounted, -you could eye-measure up from the drawing.. and be pretty close to the drawing's fitment..

-that would be really close to original..