1994 v6 with 98-02 frontend , ttop conversion and firebird dash and door panels

http://kweems.photosite.com/ check it out let me know what you all think.theres alot of pics over 60 i think if anyone wants diffrent angles of the work ive done just ask i dont mind takeing pictures ......right now im still working on the shaved door handles with school and work not alot of time to work on the maro but honestly takeing my time on it has made all the work ive done better , do it right the first time i guess is the way im looking at it

later people



kev

Wow, that looks really good.

thanks man



kev

hey can you guys see the pics ?? if you can there not best of quality , ill try to get better pics up soon

Looks great :thumb: It's good to see someone doing someting different with their 4th gen. than the same old stuff.

crazyjim thats cool hate it , as of right now i have 3500 bucks into it , doing all the work myself and my bro working at a salvage yard .........im getting a 98 z28 drop top when this is done , this car is just for fun but one thing your right on is it would be a waste if you wernt getting the parts bellow coast, ill do a few performance mods over the winter , theres not a whole lot you can do with a 3.4 , this car is all show no go kinda sad


kev

honestly the car needs to be painted looks good with some water on it lol , i have it sanded down right now once i get the the popper kit for the shaved doors , i can finsh it off with a new paint job .....but if anyone has any questions about anything i can try to help you as best as possible with pics , cause if it wernt for this camaro site i wouldnt have done anything



kev

Can the TA panels work in a camaro without changing the dash?

yes they will !

crazyjim thats cool hate it , as of right now i have 3500 bucks into it , doing all the work myself and my bro working at a salvage yard .........im getting a 98 z28 drop top when this is done , this car is just for fun but one thing your right on is it would be a waste if you wernt getting the parts bellow coast, ill do a few performance mods over the winter , theres not a whole lot you can do with a 3.4 , this car is all show no go kinda sad At least your honest and not pretending like it is :thumb:

I'm not a fan of that hood...It just blantanly sticks out on a Camaro.

Everything else looks great though, especially the grill

im likin it allot good job so far

Very nice conversions and mods :bow:

What did you use to fill in the door handles and antenna?

Also, did you have to do some rewireing to use the TA panels?

ok for the door handles and antenna , i used light weight bondo . heres the trick with the door handles , you want to grind the edge down were the door handle was so you will have to feather out the bondo , if your just filling in the hole , it will crack out also make sure you put the bondo in thin layers so it fills even .after the bondo work is done , i did some sanding useing this tool that has a handle on it , that is a must for getting the bondo work to blend with the rest of the door .after the bondo i ussed a fill in primer then a little more sanding and some bondo glaze , not the orange crap the stuf that you mix the hardener , then a little more primmer and some wet sanding , its ready for paint ,the antenna i used some of that bondo scren and some lightweight sanded it down.................ill get more pics up of this later you wuill see what im talkking about the only rewireing on the trans am doors is on the rear view mirror switch , everything else plugs in normal

hope this helps a little , ill get some more pics up


kev

Looks damn good man. Pretty much everything I was going to do with my 94 z28. Firebird interior, LS1 frontend. ttops. But I sold her about a year ago, and just recently bought a 94 firebird formula w/ttops :D

thanks man , so far the hardest thing to do ont this camaro was putting that damn aftermarket hood on , it took me a few days to get it right ......it still needs a little more work on the driverside and it should be as good as you can get it , thanks for them comments , also i added a few random pics through out the photo album

kev

Damn, that looks really good, the hood seemed a little out of alignment, but that'll always be a never ending battle! my 94 stock hood doesn't even line up right :cry: But anyway, how much did it cost you to shave the door handles? I really like the look of shaved doors but I don't have much money, did you use any welding/fabrication or did you just use bondo? Also, how do you install the door poppers? Just curious. Well, thanks and keep up the good work!

yea the hood is a pain in the butt , but im pretty sure i can drop it little bit more on the driverside.....the shaved door handles arnt finished yet , i just got the kit , hopefully with in the next week or so i can finish them up , i got a remote popper kit so it should be slick when its done , ill do a write up with pictures on shaved door handles when im all done

damn thats pretty sweet...i'll admit with the k's in your name and the long list of crazy mods i was thinking it was some 16 year old dumbass...though im not a fan of the all show thing you definately put some work into it....thats still a lot of time and money to know that you already want to sell it for a z drop top though

during the front end conversion was there any technical difficulties regarding the headlight connections? Any specific parts need for this conversion of the head lights? if so could possibly let me know what and where to get these parts from?

wireing is the same for the most part besides the foglight plugs , i replaced the whole light harness because i had a whole front clip................ill do a write up on the front end conversion when my car is complete , but if you have questions ill answer to the best of my knowledge


kev

Very nice car. :thumb: It does kinda suck that it's all show no go, but at least you know what you want and you're not faking anything. It looks GREAT. Again, the hood is a little gaudy, but it's better than stock at least. The shaved handles and LS1 front end are a great touch.

One question though. What are the pluses of having the firebird dash? Do you have to have the red lighted gauges?? I was always more a fan of the "white" camaro gauges (although I've put white LED's in mine, which gives off a blue color, just to change it up). And I really like the added red accents in the door panels. I have the same color seats and i like the way that contrasts.

All in all good work man, sweet ride. Now you need to do the LS1 transplant! ;)

Kyle

Oh, and one other thing I would change. I'm not a fan of altezza's on ANY car, but yours are at least white to go along with the car, but I'd still lose those if anything.

honestly kyle , i think the firebird dash is alot slicker looking also kinda updated the look of the int. and at night time the red glow looks pretty badass .for the taillights i agree with you 100 %, i ditched those .thanks for the reply , by the way you have a nice ride your self very clean looking good color
later bro

kev

Looks great...

honestly at this point I'd consider a t56 and ls1 swap :)

What body kit is that? I don't know much about the 98+ front ends

XENON 98-02 front bumper and rear skirt , the side skirts are stock rs

kev

Hey man your car is looking bada$$

Believe it or not I did the dash conversion on my 94 3.4 camaro too!
I was from a 2000 firebird but let me ask you something!

how did you wire up those gauges!!!!!!! I could'nt get mine to work I did the whole wire up in that guys website but still my gauges are froma 98 firebird alot of a write up would be helpful right know i dont know how much gas i have or f my car is over heating of how fast Im going help me man please

i can honestly say the quality of the work is superb.... but i dont like the style, for the simple fact that the front fascia looks modified... which it is, but unlike a body kit, that front end will be harder to pass off as original....i was thinking about doing that to mine eventually, but if i did, i would do it up to look all original.... then slap an "LT1" sticker, get laughed at, and put $50 bets on what i had under the hood as an original motor.... make money all day :) lol and 2nd... i dont like the trans am hood on camaros.... i think they only look good on the bird because the rest of the body conforms to it... just my own opinion though, great job no doubt, just not my particular style.... keep up the good work man :) i like the t tops :)

Hey man your car is looking bada$$

Believe it or not I did the dash conversion on my 94 3.4 camaro too!
I was from a 2000 firebird but let me ask you something!

how did you wire up those gauges!!!!!!! I could'nt get mine to work I did the whole wire up in that guys website but still my gauges are froma 98 firebird alot of a write up would be helpful right know i dont know how much gas i have or f my car is over heating of how fast Im going help me man please

the best way to fix your problom is get a guage cluster that came out of a 1994 3.4 v6 firebird, the guage cluster should fit in the 2000 firebird dash . the reason is so you can match wire for wire, meening alls you need to change is the plug , wireing is exact colors , no extra wires at all and that my friend should help you out alot , also when you get a cluster see if you can get the wire harness / plug with extra wire cut so you can do the swap , its easy man ......... good luck

Ok man thanx for the info!!!!!!

One more thing Is the wiring harness from a 1994 firebird the same as a 2000 b/c I got the one from a 2000? Is it the gauges that are the only ones that differ or is it the wiring harness too???
Thanx for the first info though it really helped ebay here I come!!! :D

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

get a guage cluster and wire harness out of a 3.4 firebird , alls you have to do is match color for color to the camaros harness. just take your time and everything will work , another thing if your cars over heating , maybe your fan is going bad or the sensor that tells your fan to come on is shot , try looking into that keep me updated on your progress

peace out

kev

thanks man for the info! I am looking for the cluster on ebay but cant find one with good milage on it, though Im being patient! thanks alot though. If not Ill just look around my area to try and find a wrecked firebird in order to get the wiring harness also. Thanx really, for the info if really helped alot. I ll keep you updated(Ill email you cool!?) gracias!

does anyone know anything about www.oldschoolflake.com cause i was thinking about buying one of there flake guns but dont know if its a good investment also i was wondering if i should change the color of my car

thanks kev

is there any camaros painted gun metal , cause i was thinking about changing the color ...... something diffrent , tired of it being white, maybe thats to much work what do you people think

Looks sweet, my buddy and I are about to tackle the t-top conversion on my car in a couple weeks. Just got all my parts a few days ago. He did the t-top conversion on his 93Z, actually has the LS1 front end swap aswell. Looks good :)

thats cool man , the ttop conversion is not bad just have to take you time



kev

Yip, was not too bad, my buddy and I knocked all the fabrication work out in 8 hours on Monday and then on Thursday I did all the fiber glass and body filler work and then painted. It turned out awesome and does not leak a drop. I love riding around with them off :)

does anyone know anything about www.oldschoolflake.com cause i was thinking about buying one of there flake guns but dont know if its a good investment also i was wondering if i should change the color of my car

thanks kev
do you have a new link for the pictures?

wow, thread from the dead!