What year fenders interchange???

nitemare70 · 11-14-09, 08:25 PM

I bought a 79 Firebird parts car for the rear quarters. I was wondering if the front fenders would fit on a 78 T/A? I know I will have to cut for the scoops, but man the 79 fenders are solid and nice compared to the 78 T/A. Will there be an obvious problem other than the side scoops?

sinister76ta · 11-14-09, 08:33 PM

The 79 fenders will line up exactly like 78 fenders. All the mounting positions are the same from 77-81.

nitemare70 · 11-15-09, 04:15 AM

Great!! This will save a ton on parts and may give me parts to sell to recover most of my money to buy parts car.

nitemare70 · 11-27-09, 05:05 PM

How about the doors? The 79 Firebird has good doors with manual window cranks. The 78 T/A has power windows. power windows are nice till they quit working. Manual windows seem to give less trouble.

sinister76ta · 11-27-09, 06:47 PM

You can take the doors off any 2nd gen bird and swap them. They're basicly the same from 75-81, with the door handles being the big difference between 70-74 and 75-81. In other words, yes you can take the doors off the 79 and put them on the 78.

Thumpin455 · 12-02-09, 04:55 PM

With a bit of work the only things that wont fit easily from all generations is the subframe from a late car on an early one, and the quarters 70-73 are different from later ones because of the chrome bumper. The rest might not be a perfect bolt on, but its close enough that you could make it work, it just wouldnt be concours correct..

nitemare70 · 12-03-09, 03:15 AM

Ive built a Chevelle show car and was worried to drive it. I just want a driver I can enjoy. Any idea how much is involved in "making it work"?