Radical Rides Bandit build

[Samckitt]

Radical Rides - Where do you guys have your shop?



The build looks great so far.

[Radical Rides]

Our shop is in Surrey/Langley bc canada

[WS6]

The inner fenders, glass, metal,...?

This car looks great. I want to get my car that low one day. I figured it would take channeling it to get it that low. What did you do for the rear since the outer fenders are just on the other side of the inner fenders? Typically that keeps the back from going very low and still be functioning correctly. I'm guessing the morrison chassis design took care of that though.



Thanks

[formula]

Man oh man I love those wheels- but I may be biased. Keep up the updates for us!

[Radical Rides]

The inner fenders are all steel ...

[Phishfud]

Man does that look sweet! Love to see the 2nd gens getting attention like this. Outstanding!

[Rybar]

Nice build Paul, please keep the rest of the world informed

[Radical Rides]

Ill keep putting pics and updates as we get farther along

[Radical Rides]

couple more pics just bolting it togethor one more time to make sure body lines are perfect and gaps are mint from here it is on to bolting in the motor and such

[LeighP]

Very nice...is that a Year One F'glass nose?

[Radical Rides]

Ya thats what it started out as ...it was pretty rough though we had to do alot of work to get it fit and get it striaght nothing fit we also added the fog light holes the customer liked the look of it on the year one bandit they built

[LeighP]

A poster on Transamcountry.com had issues with the "non" fit of the Year One nose as well.....and yet another guy spent a huge amount of time fixing a VFN nose for his 77 because of poor workmanship/molding.....is it too much to ask that someone make a fibreglass nose that does actually fit the front of a Firebird?

[cefboy]

Are those rims from yearone?

[Radical Rides]

No the wheels are from forgeline ...

[Radical Rides]

The problem with someone making a good fiberglass nose is the time and money involved to make it ...by the time you find a good rubber nose and make it good enuff to pull a mold of off it is worth so much money no one is willing to pay for it ...the year one nose is a good start but it does require alot of work .. it all depends on what your expecting as a final product we spent a ton of time on this one cause we want it perfect ....We looked at pulling a mold of it but we figured it wouldnt be practical unless I had a few people that where comited to buying them ...we are more than capable of building a perfect fit nose ...but im betting for the time involved it would expensive

A poster on Transamcountry.com had issues with the "non" fit of the Year One nose as well.....and yet another guy spent a huge amount of time fixing a VFN nose for his 77 because of poor workmanship/molding.....is it too much to ask that someone make a fibreglass nose that does actually fit the front of a Firebird?

[pro-touringAK]

I just found a 81 Trans Am for cheap. I like the looks of the 77-78 nose better though. are the noses interchangable?

[tonykim]

I believe the noses are interchangeable. there's probably inner bumper structure you'd have to swap also.

[redfire69]

I believe the noses are interchangeable. there's probably inner bumper structure you'd have to swap also.

Yes, the inner structure has to go with it. Might as well take the inner tail panel and taillights (like Year One does w its Bandits) to make it really look like a 78. Sorry for the high jack.

[garickman]

any updates on this build?

[GM_muscle]

yes you can swap to the 77-78 front bumper but you will need the bumper support to. i did the swap on my 79. the radical rides bandit is bad ass keep up the killer work and keep the pics coming.