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Room To Expand, Lots Of Fun by 81_bird

— good acceleration out of stack engine. nice look inside and out car has held together all these years not a lot of maintainence. some squeaks in belts but the belts are probably 20 years old so th... Read More

81 Firebird Formula by Joe

— 383 stroker, 650 dbl pumper, 8 miles per gallon. have been restoring for 5 years. motor is done. working on interior now. hoping to add a rear mounted turbo in a couple years. needs new rims. maybe... Read More

1981 Pontiac Firebird by Shane

— I like the way it handles I wish the braking power was better. Finding parts is always a fun task. I wish it had a bigger motor because it only has a baby 265 4.3 V8 but on the up side gas millage is ... Read More

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Guru953G8 asked a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Car Customization question 3 months ago

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Is it possible to fit a srt hellcat 6.2 v8 into the 1981 trans am firebird?

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Melissa asked a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Espirit General question 2 years ago

High Beam Lights

I just purchased a 1981 Pontiac Firebird, and can't find the high beam switch. Can someone please tell me how to turn the high beam lights on?

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ROCCE asked a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Maintenance & Repair question 4 years ago

1981 Firebird Trans-am Brake Problem

I have a 1981 Trans-am firebird. The brake light was staying on. I changed the mastercylinder, proportioning valve, the hydrobooster, and have bleed the brakes several times. Now it comes on when I pu...

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AntonioEllis asked a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula Maintenance & Repair question 4 years ago

How To Take Off A 81 Firebird Driver Side Fender?

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Rob asked a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Shopping & Pricing question 7 years ago

Thoughts, Suggesions

Getting ready to purchase my 1st firebird that i plan to restore. Anything i should pay attention to in my examination. i am looking at the 1981 model.

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