Time to stoke this thread back to life...
Snow is almost ready to fly here in West Virginia. This means I can dedicate most of my days & nights to the TA!
To bring all up to date. I did visit the TA nats. Picked up some goodies from Inline Tube. Met Hammer face to face. I cannot thank him enough for taking my phone calls & informing me on the hows & whys of the Trans Am before I purchased one. Also met KentuckyYeti. Cool peeps fo sure!
TAKID455 stopped by a couple times & helped me out with the 79. Brought me a couple choice pieces parts. The dude has some serious mechanical skills. Mucho thanks Larry!
Picked up NOS L&R side full quarters. Got a repop tailpan & some repop outer wheel houses. Right now I am in the process of fitting the sheet metal.
Wish I could find a nice set of NOS or oem used wheel houses. I am not getting a warm fuzzy using the repops.
Heading up to Erie, PA this Saturday to pick up doors, non AC bits & who knows what else I can think of. Prolly pick up some stuff for the 79 also. I will be tackling that machine next winter. If anyone wants to ride along I'll pick you up! LOL
Decided on deleting the AC from the engine bay. I just like the looks of the space it frees up. I have also almost decided to paint the cowl & under the hood a body color (white). Some have advised against this move, mainly because of the dirt it would show. I just think it would look bitchen... 'nuff said.
Picked up some tools... Miller Tig Welder, 2T engine hoist, 2T cherry picker & a several air tools. Looking to buy a media blaster next.
Ordered a load of products from Southern Polyurethanes Inc. (SPI) Epoxy Primer, 2K high build primer & wax & grease remover. I will shoot PPG for color along with SPI's clear. SPI Has a great website if you need more info on their product. They have what Looks to be a fantastic forum on painting. It has helped me out immensely.
http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/Pics to follow...
Stan