Where can i get that hat and jacket bro? Love it

I definitely would like to see this turned into KITT. Drop an LS1 or some other great small block in it as well!

Glad to see another Firebird being saved. I love these cars.

Thanks for restoring these great birds and putting them back on the road, where they belong 👍

Knight rider yes, as long as it has the sliding red light bumper!!

Turn it into a K.I.T.T. car! That would look so good!

I'm a straight guy. I see "Knight Rider" I click the "thumb up" button :D

Definitely a Kitt project car! 👍

I myself have 7 birds from 79 up till 01 so glad see you saving any bird I too hate see them get crushed or just disintegrated

👍👍👍🏆🏆🏆THIS FIREBIRD IS DEFINITELY A 💎 IN THE ROUGH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Hopefully he will get that 86 bird back to the beautiful blue it was. Wow! What a find, that body style was the best for the Bird!!

Love the third gen firebirds. I currently own four third gens. All 1989s, two formula 305 hard tops,and two formula 350 t-tops. Three are Maui blue and one is black. Love these cars, very fun to cruise around in. Knight rider was how I got hooked on firebirds. I also own three fourth gens,98, 00 and an 02 WS6. 👍🇺🇸

I love the way you make this bad boy breathing again some hope to be back on the road.

What a great video, that blue color is killer, can't wait to see what you do with it.👍👍👍👍

I have a firebird with a 2.8L like yours and I have always enjoyed it just the way it is. You have others with a bigger engine. Just bring that one back to life fully with the engine you have in it. The problem you are developing is that you are collecting lots of cars but none are done and if you continue to proceed like this, none will be done. Bring one all the way back with nice seats, nice paint, so you have at least one car you can show off and drive everywhere then move onto the next one.

4th season Kitt is about $20k+ in parts. It’s what I’m trying with my 91 formula. Can’t wait to see it.

NIce dash pad! it is pretty rare to see them in that good of condition! One thing to remember is that the reason GM didn't put the 350 in front of the T5 was because the cases would break under the torque. Another thing to keep in mind is that the 2.8 has a different bellhousing than a SBC, so you would have to find a 305 bell housing for it and then detune the 350 or grandpa it around to keep from grenading the T5. I put a LT1 style T56 behind a 2005 junkyard LQ4 in my 89 GTA and it is a wonderful combination- i would highly recommend going that route- I got the engine for $180 from Pick-a-Part and the trans for $1400 on ebay but the accessories and exhaust can eat your lunch if your not careful- need a LS1 intake and all the accessories, Hawks conversion headers, and a custom flywheel/clutch setup to get the older T56 to bolt up. You also need to cut a part of the bellhousing off the bottom to get the larger ring gear to fit. But Ive been romping on it for 2 years without issue.

And a kitt car would be awesome, great video, Yeee😃

A KITT car would definitely be cool. I would love to see it. Maybe an ls swap, true duals, long tubes

Kitt will be an awesome project 👍

She sounds great. I had 5 of these cars over a 5 year period. My favorite was the 89 Firebird Formula. I never had a Trans Am👍🏿😊

I had a 94 Formula that was British Racing Green and a Black 98 Trans Am, miss that car. I also had a 86 Fiero GT and 88 Fiero Formula with the same engine and another 86 Fiero GT with a 3.8 SC V6 in it.

Thanks for saving another 3rd gen. I had a 87 with the 2.8. Fixed up the front suspension, did a tune up and serviced the transmission. It was no muscle car with that tiny V6, but it handled great and would bury the needle on the speedometer. Miss that car.

Great car thank you for listed video brings back childhood dream car memories

I miss my 1986 Firebird that I got in the late 90's, my ex got her in the devorce.

I personally would love to see it restored to it's original blue, and keep it stock. I always liked that blue paint job.

Yeah that's a good bird 😁

the that 86, to a kitt is the best thing for that car, that engine sound great though, 👍

I love it.. I had an 86 with the 2.8 and 5 speed manual, was my favorite car I owned as a young man.. I always wanted to put a supercharger on the 2.8 because honestly, it was the toughest, most reliable little engine.. I drove the piss out of it… and other than a water pump once, it never left me stranded. I’d love to find another one myself… do it justice!!! ☺️ as for the 91, was never a fan of those noses… it would make a great KITT clone.

Aweome mate, would love to see the KITT car!

Best of luck with your KITT project!!!

good job,.... keep going... kit car would be fun to watch happen....

What a great find on a good running driving firebird!! Yes a Kitt car would be great. Watched knight rider as a kid and always wanted a firebird. Maybe one day..

I grew up in the late '80s and early '90s. The sound of that V6 engine brings back lots of memories when so many GM cars of that era used the same engine and made that exact sound

Those old 2.8s had distinctive sound, i always liked.

That would be so cool to turn it into a kitt car

K.I.T.T. car build? (Grabs popcorn and soda) Hell yeah!!!

Awsome! I'd restore the car and leave the drivetrain alone! Those V6 engines were great motors. This will make a great cruiser.

You are like a Firebird hunter 😀👍

Beautiful !

I definitely want to see this turned into a kitcar

Yup turn it into a kit car but make it faster and better

Pontiac made some cool cars

We have a 1990 Pontiac firebird 3.1, a longer stroke version of the 2.8. it's a 4 speed automatic with overdrive and the color is white, my grandparents bought it Brand new and even today it still looks brand new. Everything is original, we have had issues with the engine of stalling/starting and rough idle issues from time to time but when fixed it runs good. And it will remain in the family for many years to come, I've always loved this generation firebird. Something about the style always catched my eye. Idk i feel like you should fix this up and keep it stock, I'm sure many people will disagree and will probably tell me it needs a v8. But i feel this v6 engine is kinda a unique engine, it may not be as reliable or as fast as the v8 but for what it is it's decent, and gets pretty good mpg on long drives if it runs properly.

Making this a KITT on the outside would be amazing, I think you'd need the KITT nose (there are a few different ones depending on which season nose you are going for, the YT channel Knight Rider Historians has a video on that), the rear bumper, the hood, and the taillights. You got the correct rear spoiler already and the Firebird is a good base for it as it doesn't have that bulky looking body kit that '85+ Trans Ams have.

Would love to see a K.I.T.T. Car made from this ‘86 Firebird. Interested in how to deal with the manual transmission since K.I.T.T. was an automatic. Still love that show! Thanks for posting!!

i have 4 -1984 ,3- 1985, and 5 -1986 firebirds , great cars to fix up and seeing yours here is nice to see as well , great video awsome thanks for sharing

Well ill be dipped! U Rock Feller ☝🏽💪🏽👀

Love it, that V6 sounds sweet !! You're so lucky coming across all these 3rd Gens !

Great stuff! When I was a young man I loved Trans Ams, owned an 80 turbo (blew motor twice lol) and an 89 Formula 350 (blew motor also!) Going through mid-life so maybe someday can I'll get another!

All your video are awesome

nicely done🎉 its nice car need some love to get back to the road so powerful❤

Pretty cool video ! Keep up the good work ! ✌

One thing to remember the spark plug cables and on Pontiac firebirds trip engine error codes by dealer cables yes 200.00 sounds like a lot but they won't crack and cause arcing

I currently own a 95 4th gen got to be good friends with a wrecking yard in the States and I stumbled across an 89 XS firebird 2.8 funny thing is it ran and the only 600 bucks got all my forward gears except reverse so I'm going to try to change the fluid but thanks for all the info on these third genes I really appreciate it

Sup man glad to be back for the videos I would love to see a kitt car dang man wish I had one

Awesome find my friend 😎 I remember cruising in my buddies firebird. Keep up the good work .I'm diggin your channel.🇺🇸

I have a white plain jane 87 Firebird bone stock with the 2.8 MPI V6 and a 1980, I love both Generations. The belt squealing on this V6 can be epic....Lol!

that would make an awesome kitt

My parents had a couple chevy celebrities that had this same 2.8liter with the Multi Port Fuel Injection, they had pretty respectable power for their displacement and as others have said, that exhaust note is just awesome! Wish I could get the 3.8 in my 96 RS to sound like that!

Awsome save those third gen need to be save i own a few of them over the years i have a 85 firebird s/e since 2012 and i love it !! Continue your good work

So glad I found your channel. No one does 3rd gen firebird revival videos! Every time I look up videos on my 84 T/A its always Camaro Camaro Camaro 😂. Hope you keep the firebird videos coming 👍

Knightrider all the way doing two myself

Oh yeah

What will you be left with after all of the work? I bought a fully documented 88 GTA from the original owner 15 years ago. It had 46k original miles. It has 74k now. Alwyas garaged 1988-2008 in the original owners garage and 2008 to current in mine. Always kept running. Never had junk stuffed in it. Never left outside in the elements. The reason I say is that rhe only 3rd gen worth anything is the GTA, Formula 350 or Firehawk. Maybe I'm doing something wrong by not restoring mine. Your channel is really inspiring and your enthusiasm is contagious. Rock on brother!

You almost need a donor car to save the 86 with all the cancer and desire to do a motor swap. I've been messing with the f-body cars for over 30 years. Nine of my parts/projects I have parked around my workshop are 3rd gens, seven are 4th gens, and one is a 2nd gen. I round out the rest of the collection with three 57 chevy bel airs, a 85 K10, and a 68 Merc Cyclone GT. God only knows what will come and go from my collection day by day! Nice channel you got here and good luck with the 86 and 91 Birds!

I'll never be tired of admiring the lines of this car. Of course KITT is a legend but even the basic car looks friggin good when restored. This one seems in rough shape... Still, good luck working on it.

Yeee😃😃

Dude you are so right. You cannot have too many 3rd gen camaros or firebirds

nice 👍👍👍

You got me wanting to find a old Fior Camaro. Im in Florida and just retired and need a project. From what I see you can buy one for reasonably priced

Another brilliant video I would like to see it rebuilt to a bone stock show car

Nice

Nice video I had an 1982 trans am good times with it 😀 I got really nervous😮 when you dropped the car jack stands in sand be careful 😅

I'd say leave it in, that way it's stock. I miss my 91, but one day I'll have another :D

I have an 83 camaro i put a lq4 6.0 into. I highly recommend it, lol. It's about to get a t56 to replace the 4l65e. Even a stock 6.0 in these cars makes them get down.

I have all sorts of ideas for that car I have built it in my head for years, it would be cool to be left stock , but I remember not much power but I had so much fun, idea idea I almost made made happen was a bought a i think it was a 86 Camaro running and driving v 6 , black nice car just dirty, and was trying to get a wreaked iroc but this guy wanted a lot for his iroc , I was going to put all the iroc engine, transmission, etc, in the 2.8 Camaro and keep it stock looking, but in didn’t happen, 🙂, love these cars Yeee 😃😃😃😃

This is a car I think you should show off what you can do with the air brushing go crazy and show us what is in your imagination I'd love to see it

Kitt car would be very nice

Would make a lovely K.I.T.T replica car or K.A.R.R

If you end-up selling it, I'll be waiting to see a pricetag on a KITT/Car. We could use another-one in the GTA/Ontario!

For being a little 2.8 it actually sounds good lol.

Should have tried the other bird key in the ignition…. Ya never know .. the trunk key from my 81 firebird also worked on my 68 Camaro…. Lol

Yes

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A V6 aint bad,,the V8's were 305 Cid,,a local friend had tge same (ROYAL BLUE) Was stolen ,, recovered 1 yeae later,,but it. Was painted black and interior changed also,,use rir mobrhs and sold it

Man I wish I could find me a car like that I love those old cars but the one I would like to have is 78 trans am

I love 3rd gen stuff :-)

350 or 383... whichever you can get in a good shape. Then, once done, I would totally sell it to my neighbor if I were you! 😅

Your key reminded me of when Jroc sells Julian the 74 firebird and he asks for the keys and he hands him a screwdriver 😂😂😂

Lmao Rob 😂 when you first showed the video I thought it was right hand drive car 😂😂 don’t know how ya did it but it went back on the proper side cool Camara trix 👍

You should save it ,love it reminds me of my 87 firebird, 2.8, 😃

lol, the 2.8 was on of the few motors where I'd take EFI over carb. The carb those came with was the most godawful Frankenstein's monster I've ever seen. 😂

Hey, figured I'd mention that I just stumbled across your channel and I am definitely sticking around. Looking forward to the future of this channel. If you ever need help locating parts or cars here in the states, don't hesitate to reach out to me somehow.

Kit Car !!!!!!

86 THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS AT THE TOP OF THE REAR HATCH, 87 WAS FIRST YEAR FOR SPOILER MOUNTED.

Hey what's up Bro ? Like the New Project Car 👏🙏👍 can't wait to see what you do too it and if you do turn it into a Kitt Car that would be awesome and I also have the original Kitt Scanner Light that goes in front of the car if you are interested in buying it ?

Hello Michael how aee you? Awesome video!

You need to have weekly or at least twice a month videos.

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