Firebird-Camaro rear fender swap

**divinmc** · 06-04-2007, 05:13 PM

I looked through every forum I could find and couldn't find an answer on this question. Sorry if it's already been asked, but.....Can I swap the rear fenders from a similar year Firebird onto my 2000 Z? Hopefully with minimal mods. My real concern in doing the swap is how the Camaro spoiler will mate with the Firebird fender.

**Corvettekid82** · 06-04-2007, 05:38 PM

They wont mate up. Totally different lines back there.

**third_shift|studios** · 06-05-2007, 06:55 AM

how about how the lights are totally different and the shape of the fender too...not to mention it's MOLDED TO THE BODY

**greatwhiteZ28** · 06-07-2007, 02:14 PM

you better find a good body-man and start to save up

**divinmc** · 06-10-2007, 05:16 PM

Well, thanks to those of you who answered reasonably. Let me just explain what I am goin for here....I prefer the bulging curves of the Firebird fender (quarter) to that of the relatively straight Camaro stocker. So anybody got any ideas of a company that sells or could make a mild widebody style fender for the 4th gens?

Let me finish this off by saying I know that the taillights of the Firebird are different, but the Camaro lights are pretty easily modded into the slightly different shape. I was unaware that the fender is molded tho the body, if thats what you meant, but I think I could work around that somehow.....No offense meant to anybody, just explaining

**Redphoenix1998** · 06-10-2007, 11:53 PM

lots of cutting and lots of welding. Not worth the time. If I were you, I'd go to a good body shop and have them stretch your rear quarters

**chug** · 06-15-2007, 05:09 AM

those nice fat fenders(Quarter Panels) come with nice fat doors and fat fenders that match up with a sweet front bumper that needs a hood that will fit. In other words nothing in the lines of the Camaro will match up with any TA panels. you would be cheeper to go and buy a TA then trying to rice-graph some body panels onto your car that don't really fit.

**Raven02ta** · 06-18-2007, 09:39 AM

or you could always buy the dick harrel rear 1/4 panels and have those put on. rather than spending $8K+ on chop/cut/rebuild/customization.

or do it different sell the camaro and buy a firebird and put a camaro front end on it.

**third_shift|studios** · 06-18-2007, 12:03 PM

just buy a dick harrell car

**01SOMSS!** · 06-20-2007, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

just buy a dick harrell car

yeah I know man

! we all have one!!!!

**greatwhiteZ28** · 06-24-2007, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by third_shift|studios

just buy a dick harrell car

ive never seen those stripes before with that style, does anybody know where to get them

**Chris U** · 06-27-2007, 03:00 AM

The Dick Harrel panels are patch panels adhered to the stock quarter panels. I know this as I watched it being done in the company I worked for. Turned out pretty nice but to clarify there are no 'Harrel' quarters.