Hitman's Pontiac Trans Am Forum
Trans Am Photos => Restoration Projects => Topic started by: wheels78ta on December 03, 2015, 04:31:26 PM
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Some of the 78' TA w/400 owners might know what this is, and I'm sure Hitman knows. But this is a part that was usually discarded when working under the hood. It seemed to some that it was just a piece of metal that got in the way.
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(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0031.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0031.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0030.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0030.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0029.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0029.jpg.html)
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I started a restore thread, for my Y88, a while back and never got past putting a cover on it. I worked on my 87' K5 Blazer and that took up a lot of my time for projects. You can see the K5 Blazer build at http://ck5.com/forums/threads/87-k5-cashbag.280733/. I am going to try and start the process again. Some of these pics were posted awhile ago and with all the new members they'll seem like new pics.
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/100_1369.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/100_1369.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/100_1368.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/100_1368.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/100_1370.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/100_1370.jpg.html)
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Looks like the heat shield for the carburetor
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Yup choke shield, who can guess where this goes?
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That's right.....heat shield. I haven't found a part number for it and I have never seen one on e-bay. Does anybody repro that part?
I found mine when I was inventorying parts and remembered how hard they are to find.
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(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0037.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0037.jpg.html)
Start of restore thread from 2007......http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=2851.0
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They are repro'd
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I believe they do repop them. I think I saw one on f body warehouse
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I think Muscle Car Alley has them, I think they are in New York ??
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I think I saw one on f body warehouse
https://www.fbodywarehouse.com/fbw/product.php?productid=952&cat=0&page=1
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I'm pretty sure 77 didn't get the choke shield. The intake isn't drilled and threaded for it. That choke shield got a specific bolt too.
Your car was a pretty nice one when it rolled off the assembly line. You've got the best of the best Y88.
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Dropped the gas tank today..........and guess what was still attached?
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(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0116.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0116.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0117.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0117.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0118.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0118.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0119.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0119.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0120.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/DSC_0120.jpg.html)
Not in as good of shape as the one I found behind the back seat, but still a keeper. I had to put it in a plastic sleeve to preserve it as best as possible. If you try to rub off the thick dust it also rubs off the words and numbers.
So far that's 2 build sheets for this Y88.
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The tear down has begun.
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(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta65.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta65.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta67.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta67.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta69.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta69.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta80.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta80.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta84.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta84.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta85.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta85.jpg.html)
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(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta91.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta91.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta92.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta92.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta96.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta96.jpg.html)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s242/wheels78ta/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta97.jpg) (http://s154.photobucket.com/user/wheels78ta/media/Y88%20Trans%20am/ta97.jpg.html)
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I am about to do a tear down on my 78 Y88 as well. I found my build sheet behind the back seat...sweet
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I've found more under the drivers seat than anywhere else.