My FBod

[Fire_Chicken92]

I just got it a week ago and haven't had MUCH time to work on it. These are just a few pictures, I will take a few of the engine bay and everything so you guys can see what I'm up against. But hey, what's the fun in buying a car you don't need to fix up and put your own touch on?

BTW These are all from a cell phone, sorry for quaity...

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[Untamed]

Third gen's are fun to work on. I've enjoyed putting (what little) time into my 88TA.

Good luck!

[SteveR]

Looks like it should be a fun project :)


btw, whats that music stuff in the background?

[Fire_Chicken92]

Looks like it should be a fun project :)


btw, whats that music stuff in the background?

Haha honestly I have no clue.. I bought it in Avanel, NJ and the kid who sold it to me sent me the pix so.. Got me!

[JerzyIroc]

nice dude. im from jersey city. there's a few of us from there. we should meet up soon man.

[sweetbmxrider]

nice dude! enjoy working on it

[deadtrend1]

kewl dude. Good luck with the project.

You normally park in crosswalks?

[Fire_Chicken92]

i normally park in them at work =) i do delivery and theres NO parking lmao.. so i figure i sit in my car and move if the police come of if an old lady wants to cross.

[deadtrend1]

Heh,
I always liked 91-92's. Makes me miss mine ...

RIP :(
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicles/full/424221409.jpg?1169080182

[Fire_Chicken92]

:hitit:

I like that hood, is that what they came w? I have one from some other car I forget what

[deadtrend1]

no. Thats was from a company that used to be "ASCD".

Firebird hoods were basically flat. You have a formula powerbulge hood that was put on by a previous owner some point in time.

[Knipps]

nice dude. im from jersey city. there's a few of us from there. we should meet up soon man.

nice dude! enjoy working on it

kewl dude. Good luck with the project.

You normally park in crosswalks?

can we call her a dude in more consecutive posts? :lol:

[deadtrend1]

can we call her a dude in more consecutive posts? :lol:

listen dude. I don't understand what you're getting at here?

[Fire_Chicken92]

Yeah, that word is pretty commonly used on this forum lol we should come up with a completely new word to replace it.. And about the hood it was put on by the last owner and IDK I like it but it took me a lil while to having any bulge at all lol Geos don't usually have one hehehe

[sweetbmxrider]

dood dewd dued :shrug:

[chrisfrom nj]

looks great

[Fire_Chicken92]

looks great

Haha Chris look at my other post and then get back at me. lol But hey, $500 couldn't have done much better ;)

[deadtrend1]

Haha Chris look at my other post and then get back at me. lol But hey, $500 couldn't have done much better ;)

he called it a parts car in the other post. Maybe he doesn't realize its the same car. 500 isn't a bad deal for a running/driveable 3rd gen.

[Fire_Chicken92]

=) The really big thing is that it overheats and it stalls, but the stalling I know is almost definitely a vaccuum leak, as for the overheating.... ?

[deadtrend1]

nned a new fan switch

[LTb1ow]

Needs an LT1.

[sweetbmxrider]

does it have an air damn underneath?

[Jersyboyy]

Make sure you have and air dam, and fan shroud. I blew up my motor twice because I waited too long to put those on my car!
Looks good have fun with it.

[NJ Torque]

doesnt look bad. i have some gta's that would really set that car off.

[Fire_Chicken92]

does it have an air damn underneath?

That depends, what's an air dam? lol and as for the gtas, for sale??

[Tru2Chevy]

The air dam is a black plastic piece that is mounted under the lower radiator support to direct air from under the car up through the radiator. That's where the radiator gets pretty much all of it's fresh air from, and without it, will most certainly overheat.

- Justin

[Fire_Chicken92]

hmmmmm. im gonna have to look into this.. lol i am willing to bet that its not there

[GP99GT]

the air dam fell off my saturn at 110mph on 287.....never put it back on and it doesnt overheat :lol:

[Fire_Chicken92]

it might affect me cuz i have a different nose on my car than the stock one

[Blacdout96]

Also, check your hoses to see if they collapsed, and thermostat, and jsut for the hell of it, flush the system to make sure it functions properly. Also check your waterpump as well. You could do the whole cooling system for under 100 bucks ( minus radiator).

[deadtrend1]

She says its fine on highway, but around town it heats up till she turns on the AC.......fan switch.

[Fire_Chicken92]

Also, check your hoses to see if they collapsed, and thermostat, and jsut for the hell of it, flush the system to make sure it functions properly. Also check your waterpump as well. You could do the whole cooling system for under 100 bucks ( minus radiator).

I did all of that and changed thermostat.. BUT like they suggested above... I have no air dam!!!! No one has a random one laying around huh? lol


She says its fine on highway, but around town it heats up till she turns on the AC.......fan switch.

ANNDDD I gotta check that. lol

[GP99GT]

if its fine on the highway its likely not the air dam...the air dam does nothing in traffic

[bubba428]

....................have you been to atco this year...that car looks extremely familiar and the odds of there being to bird like that with 350s and a female driver are extremely slim

[Fire_Chicken92]

haha nah sorry not me.. i just bought the bird 2 weeks ago.

[69BirdX]

wish i still had my 91 GTA. Mine overheated all the time. My cap ahd a small leak so i replaced it and that made a world of diffrence but it still ran hot. All turd gens do that haha. good luck with it. Def get an air damn and make sure stuff isnt crammed around the radiator like leaves. F bodys have a problem with that and there are many TSBs out for that.
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[PolarBear]

Heh,
I always liked 91-92's. Makes me miss mine ...

RIP :(
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicles/full/424221409.jpg?1169080182

I have one of those that I dont think I want anymore (the hood). If you are interested send me a PM

[deadtrend1]

pm'ed ya scooter

[Lt1_8U]

nice car to start up with8-) i originally wanted one but i got a nova and now that the nova is gone i want a 99 trans am lol

[bubba428]

you should bring that down SNJ way some time ;) it'll fit right in :rofl:

[Fire_Chicken92]

haha

[bubba428]

no seriously...I could pull a few strings and get that rust fixed dirt cheap

[Fire_Chicken92]

hehe i can pull a few strings to get it fixed free! it's called my brother =)

[Fire_Chicken92]

im actually hoping to do it this weekend

[bubba428]

o ****....u win

[Fire_Chicken92]

i always win! and if i lose its not my fault so it doesnt count ;)

[Fire_Chicken92]

ok so im in the RED on my thermometer thing and we open the hood and GUESS WHAT ISNT DOING ITS JOB? The fan is off.. WTG fan, you have one simple job which is to spin, and u have not been doing it. u r fired.

[bubba428]

you need a new fan switch...end of story....

[SteveR]

ok so im in the RED on my thermometer thing and we open the hood and GUESS WHAT ISNT DOING ITS JOB? The fan is off.. WTG fan, you have one simple job which is to spin, and u have not been doing it. u r fired.

:rofl:

[Jersyboyy]

Get a new fan switch and an air damn and dont blow up your motor like i did!

[Fire_Chicken92]

i got the fan switch, gonna install it tmr

[Blacdout96]

I think you should get a ceiling fan and a cowl hood, itll fit right under there, and you shouldnt have any problems after that :lol:

[Jersyboyy]

I think you should get a ceiling fan and a cowl hood, itll fit right under there, and you shouldnt have any problems after that :lol:

lol

Install that ish and let us know whats good with the overheating. Hopefully that fixes it. Other wise you might be in for a headache.

[Fire_Chicken92]

:rofl:

[bandit88]

ok so im in the RED on my thermometer thing and we open the hood and GUESS WHAT ISNT DOING ITS JOB? The fan is off.. WTG fan, you have one simple job which is to spin, and u have not been doing it. u r fired.

You might just want to check that the fan can also rotate freely...... that's why i had my overheat problem..... :wink:. yours probably won't be that but it is worth checking

and btw its nice to see another chick on here..... and surprisingly you haven't gotten scared away yet! lol

[WildBillyT]

Make sure that you are actually having an overheat problem and that the problem is not the gauge sending unit.

[deadtrend1]

i got the fan switch, gonna install it tmr

Pick up some antifreeze also, cause you need to drain some of it or else you will take a nice bath when you're under there changing it.

[HardcoreZ28]

Pick up some antifreeze also, cause you need to drain some of it or else you will take a nice bath when you're under there changing it.

Nah....I just did mine. Keep the new sensor handy and when you pull the old one plug the hole with your thumb for a few seconds while you grab the new sensor. I lost less than a quart of coolant doing mine.

[ShadowHawk]

=) The really big thing is that it overheats and it stalls, but the stalling I know is almost definitely a vaccuum leak, as for the overheating.... ?

Sorry to break the news to you, but your Fan Ninja died. I'll sell you a dual setup like the pic really cheap(see below).

2 fans, 2 ninjas...when ninja sweat, ninja use fan, fan cool motor, round eye no overheat no mo! PROBLEM SOLVED GRASSHOPPA. :mrgreen:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/fan.gif

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[deadtrend1]

:laugh:

dude thats hilarious

[//<86TA>\\]

Nah....I just did mine. Keep the new sensor handy and when you pull the old one plug the hole with your thumb for a few seconds while you grab the new sensor. I lost less than a quart of coolant doing mine.

thats how i did mine, works well, only lose a cup or so if your fast.

[Fire_Chicken92]

Sorry to break the news to you, but your Fan Ninja died. I'll sell you a dual setup like the pic really cheap(see below).

2 fans, 2 ninjas...when ninja sweat, ninja use fan, fan cool motor, round eye no overheat no mo! PROBLEM SOLVED GRASSHOPPA. :mrgreen:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee86/nighthawk355x/fan.gif

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Pshhhh sorry but I hired my friend to sit in there and blow on it.. The comment I left him read

9 Sep 2008 15:17

Ok.. Take a deep breath in (do it its important). Now pucker your lips and blow out as hard as you can. One more time. Ok, good you are hired. I need a fan that does it's job and I think you will fit it pretty well! Don't worry I already called Land Rover and quit for you.. hehe Welcome to my engine bay! I expect you in there first thing tomorrow morning, Hector, don't let me down!

[SteveR]

aw man, and I was goin to get you one of these fans

http://sports.fxinmotion.com/Pictures/crazyfan.jpg