It is comprised of various panels spot welded together into one single structure making the car body.
2nd gen firebird sheet metal.
Tack weld patch panel to door skin.
First gen customer cars.
The firebird or second generation f body car is a unibody vehicle and therefore the body is constructed as one unit.
Options for 2nd gen firebird camaro.
The front bumper headlights and grills are quite easy to swap simply unbolt the front bumper brackets and hardware and bolt on a 77 78 front bumper and hardware.
As for the hydraulic master cylinder there are really only 3 options with 2 popular mounting brackets on the market.
Use the old metal top as a rough guide to cut out the 18 gauge sheet metal patch panel bottom.
To convert my 81 trans am to a 78 both the front and rear bumpers and lights need to be swapped.
Fourth gen customer cars.
All options use the factory clutch pedal which can easily be found at your favorite hot rod parts store.
Third gen customer cars.
Second generation 1970 81 trans am firebird quality used parts.
If the old sheet metal is left in the door skin it will rust through in relatively short order.
Second gen customer cars.
1967 1968 firebird inner lower cowl panel 67 all models and 68 with air conditioning part number.
1968 1969 firebird shock tower sheet metal repair patch panel lh part number.
The floors rear frame rails inner and outer wheelhouses quarter panels trunk floor extension panels rocker panels rear body panel roof and cowl are all welded together to form this one unit.
Specifically the metal bumpers foam inserts front continue reading firebird 81 to 78 tail light and rear bumper conversion.
Second generation camaro owners group sheet metal restoration sheet metal is essentially all sheet metal from the firewall back to the rear of the car.
1967 1968 firebird tail panel trunk lock latch brace support.
67 69 firebird cowl top panel grille 67 69 weld thru primer cowl vent grille panel 75 81.
Brian drabik of second generation has earned a respected name in the pontiac hobbyplace supplying quality used parts to the 1970 through 1981 firebird and trans am hobbyists he has many hard to find items such as dashes optional equipment a c parts factory wheels sheet metal driveline components and more.
As with other patch panels you butt weld it in place.