Hi Jay-
I did this on my car and, so far, I do like the look. I picked up a set of second-gen mirrors at a swap meet for $10 just to try it. (Photos at the link below, under "general camaro photos"). I also like the fact that the mirrors are "tucked in", close to the body.
The base angle of the second-gen mirror tends to make the mirror lean a bit out from the body, so I will probably "tweak" this angle by working the base angle over on my standup belt sander. (The adjustment should be pretty slight...I think some people might even think it's just fine, as-is). (The mirrors as shown in the photos are mounted with the mirrors as-is)
One thing I found out is, don't try to judge the look if the mirrors that you are trying out are a different color than the body...The ones I picked up were bright red (it looked like the car had sprouted a pair of red ears!) and so it was impossible to evaluate them on the gold car (Car is not ready for paint, yet). I took them off, picked up a can of el-cheapo gold touchup paint, and put a light coat on the mirrors, so that I could make a much better determination. -Rob
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