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1997 Firebird Y87 5spd

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tommy vercetti
Hey guys,

just starting some kind of a build thread,

bought a few days ago a 97 bird with the 3.8 , Y87 code, black with grey interiors, t-top and manual tranny.

i love it, but it needs major works,

i already left it in a body shop because the previous owner hit a pole coming out of a corner (yup he spun, and he hugghed the pole with a door...).

it has some rust all over the under carriage.

interiors are in pieces, i need a lot of interior parts (gonna open a thread soon) starting from the upper part of the dash (the one that faces the windshiels, to sun visors, radio, ebrake bezel, radio and so on.

i also need to do a full tune up with new fluids.

only mod is the alluminum DS

if you want to follow me on youtube this is my channel (no bird yet on it)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6TtHsgUpcylmfI9r6pyCyw?view_as=subscriber

and insta

https://www.instagram.com/tommyvercettitorque/

238000ish km

any input is much appreciated

thanks!

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Injuneer
The real GM inserts for 96/97 are hard to find, and expensive. Hawks has one (only) for the driver side and asking $124.

www.hawksmotorsports.com

96-97 Trans Am Ram Air Hood Scoop Screen, Driver Only, NEW GM

96-97 Trans Am Ram Air Hood Scoop Screen, Driver Only, NEW GM
www.hawksmotorsports.com www.hawksmotorsports.com

I saw someone selling 96-97 "chrome" versions for $90 a pair. They could be sprayed with flat black to look more authentic. But I can't find the link.

The grilles for 1998-2002 are easy to find, but are a different shape, and have a hole on each end for screws. No screws on 1996-1997. They have tabs that snap into the notches on the hood.
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at that price, i think i'll patch something up lol
thanks for the infos though!
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hood is installed, it is the hood i always dreamed about. gonna paint somewhere in the near future.
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started to prep the hood for painting.
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and the hood is at the body shop
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car is up on jackstands, need to:

-change u-joints;
-change rear brake hard lines and soft lines;
-change rear acxles bearings;

any tutorial is well appreciated.


and, will have to pass inspection....

PITA
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axle bearings are installed with seals,

found out some rust issues though
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damn i'm seeing some bad rust underneath this car, a few holes in the floor pans...
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started to tear the interiors down
this pics is what i found just beneath the passenger seat
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hi guys,
tore down the whole rear brake system set up with the help of an angle grinder and started to install the new brake lines as well.
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started to install the short throw, it's for a mustang so it needs some "careful massaging" in order to fit....
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tommy vercetti said:
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started to install the short throw, it's for a mustang so it needs some "careful massaging" in order to fit....
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will updated as soon as i take it off the jackstands, i'm only missing the u-joints for the driveshaft now.
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ZumpTA
Sounds like a firm and precise mechanism. Good work!
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it's quite good honestly. issue now is that the leverage is way off alignment in the center consolle. it's all the way to the right , so it's very uncomfortable. needs adjusting.

also, new u joints in the ds are in.
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gonna take the car off the jackstands today.
will keep you updated

still need to fix rust though.
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hood is complete, like it?

do you think i can bolt a ram air air intake to this L36? what about the offset TB? aftermarket solutions?
thanks
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had to replace a hub yesterday night. finally got rid of bad noise i had.
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so this is what happened today ahahahahahah
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Love your Hood, from where you get it? Greets from Switzerland
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Love your Hood, from where you get it? Greets from Switzerland
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Love your Hood, from where you get it? Greets from Switzerland
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hi there,
got it from ebay, came from tallin.
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