Hitman's Pontiac Trans Am Forum
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Pro71bird on January 01, 2006, 07:44:52 PM
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Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
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George, I'm Robert... depending on what time of the year-I'll either be in South Carolina or Maryland. I really enjoy turning wrenches, locating parts and attending car shows. Of course I love the races... but it's red light to red light for me! Unless it's red light to blue light! LOL
Read your bio on your car! Sounds like a nice set up. See ya around the board
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S/E Michigan here (and its damn cold) :(
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Hello Robert and TaksBandit,
Good to hear from you! I noticed that this thread has had 35 views and a whopping 3 posts. LOL ......... It's ok guys to say hello, no one will knock on your door at 3:00 a.m. and try to sell you something. LOL :lol:
thumbs up to Robert and TaksBandit......
By the way....... It's been raining like Cats & Dogs here in calif. Can't take the Bird out for a drive and that sucks!
Geo.
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Hey my name is Evan and im in Maryland, also probablly the youngest at only 18. restoring three 2nd gens (77,79,& 81) the 77 is a SE Bandit, the 79 is just a base Trans Am and the 81 is a SE Turbo....I used to have another 79 but it was completely dismantled and now I have ALOT of spare parts and constantly looking to be rid of them.....so if you are looking for something let me know..bought the 1st one , my 79, in Ohio the same week of the T/A nationals, which actually happened to be a complete rust bucket under all the bodywork and paint, and non original olds 350 engine, then after returning from my vacation I was given a "car" that happend to be a 77 SE with only 1500 miles on the clock!!!! and its all original, just needs a fresh painting.....but I have that one stashed away for now, and I recently purchased an 81 t-top turbo that im really souping up for some performance....kinda like overhaulin' but with my own designing put into it....check out some of the mods in progress/ completed in the highest modded ta forum,and thats pretty much my whole T/A story. Thanks
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Hello all, my name is Greg. I live in Akron, Oh. Right now I have a 98 Trans Am, a 78 Formula, both white, and (I know its off subject) an 87 Grand National. Both my wife and I have the Firebird bug. We got it after buying the Trans Am. It soon got a WS6 style hood with airbox (WS7 as it may be called) and a SLP Loudmouth exhaust. A year later, after wanting one since they were new, I got my Grand National. I think I am still true to the FBody though. Soon after, we took a road trip to New Phili, Oh and came back with the 78. It is my wife's baby! Got it with the original tires and single into dual exhaust, and 20K miles. New tires and true dual exhaust went on, along with a new headliner. The only other thing I am doing to it is adding a turned aluminum dash insert and formula steering wheel. Check out Hitman's website and look at page 24 of the visitors gallery. The Firebirds are posted in there. My next Firebird will hopefully be an early 70's Formula. I love the hoods on those. The wife insists that we need to get a 68 and an 88 to complete the collection. That is fine with me too!!
eroc, do you have any front seat belts or parts for them. If so, email or PM me and I will explain what I need. Thanks!
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Hi,
My name is Jason, I live in Dorset, England. I will soon be moving to Germany. I have owned a 1980 Formula now for 2 years. Just starting to get it into shape, the only problem is restoration parts are all in the US, shipping is killing me.
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Welcome abaord Jason. Post some pictures of your Formula.. if you want to. Drop me a line if you need anything. Robert
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Thanks, Here is what the car looked like two weeks ago.
It is having a full respray as we speak, the interior is now black baring the dash board (i have new one to go in), the seats (still need covers), door cards (still need) and the carpet (still need). So only the major parts. I am in the middle of restoring a set of snowflakes and am on the look out for a 6.6 litre engine, not many about in england. Over here 2 litres is concidered a big car.
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/nshee/connorfirebird.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/nshee/56284140.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/nshee/cd6d7998.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b130/nshee/Pontiac-1979interior.jpg)
This website is a real find, information in the uk is hard to come by
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Cool Pictures Jason. What kind of Bird is that sitting on the hood. LOL... You don't ever let the little one drive, do you?
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:D Hello Evan, Greg, and Jason....... good to hear from you.
George
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Funny you should say that, we have a big airfeild on our camp, he has had a few goes up and down the airfeild.
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Hello everyone. My name is Thomas and i'm from Savannah Georgia. I'm 23 and trying to finish techinial college for Automotive Collision Repair. I own a 1991 Firebird and restoring a 1980 Trans Am.
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Welcome aboard guys. I am from the central OH area. I have a 79 SE myself. i have owned many birds and loved them all from a 76 junker to an 89 GTA. The 79 is a current owner and is an obcession. From shows to the track, my bird sees it all. Glad to meet all of you.
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Pete from Dunlap TN We are near Chattanooga.
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Good to hear from you all..............
Geo.
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Hello, I'm Dan originally from Anaconda, Montana now living in Kent, Washington. I own a numbers matching 1977 Trans Am SE that I bought in March of 1978.
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Hi, all, My name is Tom, and I'm from New Braunfels, TX, outside of San Antonio. Currently working on a 79 SE 4-speed, 400. I tend to read alot more than post, but I chime in when I can help or need help.
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Welcome to the board folks!
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Hi. Justin from Wellington New Zealand.
Currently have a 1976, 77, 78 Trans Am.
Surprisingly large number of American cars in NZ, with some top end vehicles being hidden away in garages (it seems like there is a mustang on every corner). Although Firebirds / Trans Ams are not as common, and difficult to find in good condition.
Shipping is also a killer! (esp. oversized items eg decal kits ect)
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Welcome...Dan, Tom, and Justin.
Geo.
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Joe... in Los Angeles. Music & DVD crap is what I do. Building a new recording control room/iso booth right now to continue doing music stuff.
The myspace page plays my ode to the Trans Am. Song is called "Screaming Chicken".
www.myspace.com/joboj
www.joboj.com
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Jason, St George, Utah.
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Hello, My name Darrell Anderson and I live in Shawnee Kansas whick is 8 or so miles west of downtown Kansas City. I have a 1978 Martinique Blue w/black interior Trans Am that I've had since July 1982 right out of high school. And my other Pontiac is a 2002 Firehawk Trans Am Convertible Bright Red w/ebony interior 6speed and every available GM and SLP options except for the Bilstein suspension and the Auburn differential. I enjoy showing the Hawk when time allows and have built the 78 TA for street and strip action which it has seen the street but not the strip.
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Hi, My name is Pawel. I am from Poland and working on '78 Trans Am.
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HI MY NAME IS DEREK AND I HAVE A 1979 BLACK TRANS AM WITH BLACK INTERIOR AND A 403 MOTOR CAR IS COMPLETELY RESTORED I LIVE IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK
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Hello Joe, Jason, Darrell, Pawel and Derek. It's good to hear from you all.
George
Jason, I was in St. George, Ut in early December visiting my brother in law and his family. The area is very nice!
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Hello. I'm "D" (as in Dee, but no ee). I found Hitman's site a couple of years ago after I had a renewed interest in my TA. This site furthered my enthusiasm. I'm happy to be a part of his new discussion board.
Can't seem to get my avatar pic to post.
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I do love it here, most everything is within 2 hrs away, Vegas, skiing, lakes, mountains, you name it. i've been here 20 years now.
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Milly here, I live in Jacksonville Ill. Some of you guys may know me from TAC.
For those that do not, I have a 1981 Trans Am that I have been fooling around with for the last 9 years.
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Hello all.
My name is Scott and i live in Mississippi, I am 39 and i have a 78 Gold Edition all numbers matching with the ws6 package and the w72 motor.
I bought it on ebay and shipped it here from Miami, It was in good shape when i bought it with no rust and even the AC worked and still does, I repainted it back to solor gold and had the tan custom seats redone.
I must say it is the nicest TA i have ever had and i have had 3 other second gen TA.
I have been a TA nut since i saw Smokey and the Bandit in 1977.
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Welcome aboard Scott. Sounds like a hot TA. Post some pictures. We love that sort of think here.
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Welcome aboard Scott. Sounds like a hot TA. Post some pictures. We love that sort of think here.
I would love to but i do not know how to post pics.
I would be glad to email them to somebody if they wanted to post them for me.
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My name is Mark Haynes, I am from Warner Robins, GA. I am a moderator over at www.transamcountry.com.
I own a 1978 Trans Am that I am 2nd owner of and have had for over 15 years. I am also restoring a Cameo White 1974 455 Trans Am.
My hobby is 2nd Gen Trans Am's and look forward to meeting many other enthusiast. :D I usually attend STARS and The Trans Am Nationals.
I have a beautiful wife Stephanie, a 3 yr old daughter named Macie and we are expecting a son in the next month.
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Hey all, Jeff from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. I have a 80 turbo TA SE, and a 80 turbo Formula at present and looking for more. I had a numbers matching 81 turbo TA stolen from my about 5 years ago (day before 9/11 actually). Had a 68 firebird when I was 14 (given to me by a neighbour) but sold it to finance a first vehicle which was running when I turned 16. SSSSOOOO I have been looking for another 68 here for a while. My wife tells me that I am at my limit for cars right now with the classic project cars. lol... always room for ONE more, right.....
Hope you all enjoy this site as much as I am.
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My name is Mark Haynes, I am from Warner Robins, GA. I am a moderator over at www.transamcountry.com.
I own a 1978 Trans Am that I am 2nd owner of and have had for over 15 years. I am also restoring a Cameo White 1974 455 Trans Am.
My hobby is 2nd Gen Trans Am's and look forward to meeting many other enthusiast. :D I usually attend STARS and The Trans Am Nationals.
I have a beautiful wife Stephanie, a 3 yr old daughter named Macie and we are expecting a son in the next month.
Welcome aboard Mark. Glad to see your posts here as well as TAC. Finally, some folks from the South Gettin in here!
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Yea, we have a few members from the south, but from all indication's if I lived up north I could probably find more car buddies. Seem's like I never meet car guy's around here. Maybe I just don't get out enough. :?
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It is nice to see that we have more and more people joining the forum from all over the US and the World. Welcome to all.
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Mark, It's kinda funny you say that about the car buddies up here. I really think it's because of the life span of the cars due to rust. When I moved up here and folks at work found out that I owned several Trans am from the 70's they went nuts. Like WOW, REALLY, A 76, NO WAY YOU CAN'T OWN A 74 TRANS AM. They were just good old used cars in the south. I mean something to shine and work on. Up here they are like hens teeth! I really think that has a big part in it. Now that the 70's car are drying up and their value has shot up so much... everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. just my .02
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I think youre right Tin, there has been a "renewed" interest in the 2nd gens. Personally I'm using it for inspiration to get to work on my own car. But I can remember even 10 yrs ago or so, there wasnt a whole lot of info or parts available. Also, the internet wasnt what is is now either. Only the people who had loved the TA's from the beginning were around and enjoying what they've had from the start.
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Hey all!!! Tom here checking in from Sykesville, Maryland. About 25 miles west of Baltimore. Currently own a '79 S/E clone. Working on getting a real S/E shortly.
I usually live on the board over at Trans Am Country. Good to see a cross over mix between board "neighbors".
Look forward to hitting this years Trans Am Nationals in Ohio and Trans Am Country Show #2 in North Carolina this October.
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Hi...Frankie here. I'm in Asheboro, NC...pretty much been here my whole life. Grew up on a steady diet of Smokey and the Bandit,Dukes of Hazard, and Knight Rider, matured to street racing and drag strips, re-matured to married and father.
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Hey Frankie, Welcome to the board. Your description of your Life history was deju vuish for me? LOL
To the others reading this.... Another Southerner! It's starting to feel like home here.
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Yep...southern here...but am greatly out numbered...my wife is from West Virginia, father in law from Ohio, mother in law from West Virginia, and I'm the only one who doesn't have an accent....lol.At least my dog was born in NC.
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Hello all.......... it's good to hear from you! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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I Joe from South Carolina and I have a 1978 Trans Am that I am trying to maintain its condition. I hope to take it to the Nationals this year maybe Mark and myself can meet up and convoy up to the Nationals. I just have a few things I want to do to it before I go and I hope to be done with that in the next two months.
(http://photobucket.com/albums/f242/TransAm1978/?)
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I am Rob from wheaton Illinois. I grew up in the Boston area and moved here 3 years ago for work.
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Hey Rob, where is Wheaton Ill.?? I live in Jacksonville Ill., about a half hour west of Springfield. I grew up in Liberty about 16 miles east of Quincy.
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I'm Bob from West central Ohio, about 30 minutes due north of the TA nats.
I am currently in the parts gathering stage for a 79 WS6/W72 hardtop #'s matching car. Hope to begin on it later this summer.
I have 2 boys and a beautiful wife and a big spoiled St. Bernard (Brandon).
Bob
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Hey Bob, Check out www.ohiofirebirds.com
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Hey Rob, where is Wheaton Ill.?? I live in Jacksonville Ill., about a half hour west of Springfield. I grew up in Liberty about 16 miles east of Quincy.
30 miles west of chicago just north of naperville and joliet.
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Thanks Brett, will do!
Bob
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Hello,
I am at the Jersey shore, 65 miles south of New York City.
A long time ago, I owned a 1984 Trans Am WS6 with the 305 H.O. engine. I am now searching for a nice 76-79 Trans Am. I have always loved the looks of those cars and look forward to owning one someday.
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Hello Joe, Rob, Bob, and Mike. Good to hear from you all.
George
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Joe here from Clear Lake, IA I have a 77 and an 80 Trans am's. Ive been working on the 80 for the last ten years, the 77 I just bought last fall.
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I'm Pete, and I'm from outside Chicago. I just bought a 1980 Trans Am to work on. The interior is in poor condition and some goofy stuff has been done to the engine. I hope to learn a lot from reading here and it's good to be a member now!
Edit: Forgot to add I'm 20 years old.
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Hey Pete, Wecome to the board and congrats on the 80 Trans am.
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My name is Kenneth. I'm 17. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Live in Bossier City, close to Benton.
I currently have a 1978 Formula w/ W72 and L78 packages.
My dad restores classic trucks and I've been helping him ever since I could.
I'm more into the late 60's and 70's Pontiacs myself.
I'm looking for a nice 1977-78 SE Trans Am roller, if anyone knows of one semi-nearby.
Awesome website and forum. Great tech stuff.
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Hello all. Brian from Wilmington, Delaware. About 20 miles south of Philadelphia. I've been gradually working on a 78 T/A, w72,ws6 4 speed. Got lucky finding the car and have been addicted to 2nd gen cars since. Thanks for the site Hitman, it's got a lot of great information.
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hey brian i just registerd yesturday to, my name is eric good luck w/ your 78. im up in jersey city n.j. not to far off. i just got a 76 8) hey i meant to post in this section yesturday but i guess i goofed up and made a seperate post in general diss (my intro) sorry.
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Hey Rob, I just noticed you were from Wheaton, which is where I live too. I say Chicago cause I go between both. Also, here's a link to my Car Domain page with some pictures of my car: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2263715
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Andrew, from Nashville, TN. I owe 80 Indy Pace car that I am looking to restore to drive and have fun. The car have 73K on it but it have been sat and interior are stink and discolored. I have been fixing car in the Air Force for 15 years. It's great to get my hands dirty again. I need All the helps I can with this car.
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Hey guys. My name is Brandon and I'm from Oklahoma City. I think I'm the youngest here; I'm only two months away from being 16. Anyways I have a '77 SE and a ws6 '79. My dad and I are doing a ground up resto on the '77. So far it's completely gutted and all of the body work is done. But right now that project is on hold. Now we are workin on the '79. We're fixin it up to be my daily driver. So far all the engine work is done and the interior is all gutted. All we have to do now is put in the gas tank and get at least some of the interior done and it'll be a runnin' car. Then we will get all of the paint and body work done while I'm drivin it. It was originally heritage brown with deluxe camel tan interior, but I decided to go with nocturne blue and gold decals and the same interior. Sorry for the long winded intro!
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Im Daniel from Milan,Tn. I have a 78 T/A with L78/M33 auto. Exterior is in pretty nice shape, but the interior needs some work. Trying to stay mostly original.
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I'm Paul, living out here in sunny, blistering hot Arizona. Originally from Pittsburgh. Bought my first TA (79 SE) about 2 months ago. My wife can tell when new parts come because she'll hear me in the garage giggling like a little girl. Nice thing about cars out here: no rust! Love the Forum Brett.
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^But the bad part about Arizona is that anything plastic or vinyl gets cooked. But I would rather replace interior than replace sheetmetal. :lol:
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Hello everyone my name is Ed and i'm from Arlington Texas which is in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I love tinkering with muscle cars, walking around swap meets, doing the car shows and playing a round of golf every chance I get.
I am restoring a 79 10th T/A that I found in September. Pretty much a complete running car with no rust or body damage. Paint is peeling off pretty badly but everything is there. Just finishing up the tear down on it and have been amazed at how pristine the sheet metal on this car is. Not a spec of rust in the floors, trunk, sub-frame, quarters, etc. I guess I got lucky with this one.
I wasn't really looking for a Trans Am when I found this one but when I came across this one it brought back alot of memories for me. I used to have a 79 that I bought when I was 22 in 1980 and kept it until 1996 when I finally sold it to my brother in law at the time. Man do I ever regret doing that. I remember the day I bought my 79 there was a brand new 10th T/A in the showroom with a $10K sticker on it. Just a little out of my price range at the time, so I bought a nocturne blue 79 6.6 automatic for $8600 instead. Anyway the blue 79 became my daily driver for many years and I'm not even sure why I sold it. Turns out the brother in law totaled the car out within 6 months of me selling it to him. Go figure. I had the car all those years and never got any more than a few parking lot dings in the doors. Never wrecked ever. Oh well that's how it goes. Anyway I finished a 1966 Ford Mustand 2+2 fastback in 2003 that came out really nice and have been doing tons of shows with it the past couple of years. I guess I'm ready for a new project and that's how I came to find and start working on the 10th.
Great to meet all of you guys and I think this will be a great site. It's definitely off to a good start.
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I am from Connecticut.
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Hello everyone and Welcome to this forum. It's good to see the list grow!
Firebirds Rock!
George
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Howdy all....I'm Willie from Wichita, "gulp" Kansas, where we have 80 degree days in Feb. and 20's in March....I currently own a 78 T/A with the 403 all original and #'s matching...and a 75 with a bored over 30 350 chevy, angle port heads etc....welcome to the coolest trans am web page....(winking at Brett)... : )
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Welcome to the forum...... and I am married so stop winking at me... it is getting me nervous.. :D
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Hello to all. I am George, I live in Central Texas (small town).
I currently own four hot rods.
1. 1969 GTO. It is my baby that I have been restoring for several years now off and on. It has a Ram Air III engine, WS block, #48 heads, and a M-21 muncie 4 speed (rock crusher)
I purchased this car while in the Army at Ft. Benning Ga. Currently it is stripped down to the frame as I am doing a complete frame off restoration. I am adding hide away headlights as well as a few other options since the car came very basic and was used by the orginal owner as a strip racer. It is a PMD documented GTO.
2. I also have a 1972 Chevy SWB Pickup. It was my first daily driver restoration. It came factory with an eaton posi-track rearend which I rebuilt and changed to 3-73 gears. The engine is a cheyy 350 with a medium cam, accel ignition, headers, chrome accessories, etc. I also added a turbo 400 tranny with a shift kit and a b&m stall convertor.
However, after going through three teenage sons, the truck is in need of another restoration, even though it still runs fine.
3. My middle son purchased a 1981 Camero Z-28 from the original owner. The car is loaded with every option that came out that year including T-tops with the original covers. Even the factory cassett player still works. But, it is time to do a complete restoration as the body and engine are starting to show its age.
4. Finally, my most recent toy is a 1978 TA. I am just starting on this car which needs plenty of work. I purchased the car from the original owner who used it as a daily driver up until 2000. Fortunately it has the factory engine, trans and rearend. The car runs strong and doesnt use any oil, but like the Camero, time has taken its toll. Lucky for us there is ebay.
One last thing. My oldest son has a 1978,79,81 TA. The car was pieced together by the previous owner. It was a T-top car. I say was because about 18 months ago my son wrecked the car, (oak tree your in my way).
It was heart breaking to say the least, but he and his passenger were ok.
The TA didnt fair so well. It was totalled. I guess the only thing good thing about the car is that we now have a parts car. Anyhow, we had completely rebuilt the engine. The 400 block was bored 30 over, the crank was machined, and an extreme comp cam was added. The best part was the heads that the previous owner had installed were a set of #12 ram air heads from a 1970 GTO. Needless to say this car was a neck breaker. We saved the engine, but the turbo 400 tranny, like the rest of the car, didnt survive the wreck.
Sorry about the book, but I enjoy talking cars, especially Pontiac.
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Hey Rob, I just noticed you were from Wheaton, which is where I live too. I say Chicago cause I go between both. Also, here's a link to my Car Domain page with some pictures of my car: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2263715
car looks good, should be a fun project. I have been working on mine for the past 2 years off and on. if you ever need a hand with anything let me know.
Rob.
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I'm Eli and i live in Connecticut. i have 3 vehicles, a 1969 olds 442 convertible which is my project car, my 1990 chevy silverado, which is my daily driver, and my 1980 firebird formula. its a WS6 car with T-tops that had a 301, but that crapped out so now it has a 350 chevy. i bought the car from my buddy who desperately wanted to sell it before moving to north carolina. sadly he didnt save the original motor or snowflake wheels :( but i still love the car the way I've set it up
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car looks nice...are those GTA wheels or something else??My 2K TA was black and had black Corvette grand sport rims. I've always liked that look.Welcome to the forum!!
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eli, nice to see anouther connecticut person. I saw your little project probe car, a little hard to drive it I would think.
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what car did you see? i dont understand what you mean
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Hey - My name is Darrell and I'm from Alabama near Birmingham. I have an 89 Formula 350 I bought new and a 78 Trans Am that I have had for a couple of years. The formula has just been repainted and "only" has 80K miles. I drive it to work a few days a week (70 mile round trip) and it runs really well. The TransAm is in good shape and is a good driver. It needs help in the wiring department, though. I have all the names of all the previous owners (4 total) and I have been researching trying to get information on my car. Look forward to participating in the forum.
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Welcome abaord Darrell. Sounds like two nice pieces of Pontiac. Post some pics and feel free to look around and ask questions.
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Hi folks,
my name is Ekki and I live near Hannover, Germany.
I have a 78 T/A 'SE' Y82 4-speed which will be restored this summer.
My first Pontiac was a 68 Firebird (ongoing resto - hopefully ready for summer) which I bought 2 years ago.
And then there's the 'Widow', a 69 El Camino SS and of course the 'Millennium Falcon', a 89 325i BMW Touring (or station wagon, as you call it).
Am I obsessive about cars? Maybe a bit... :wink:
Anywho. I really enjoy this group - thanks Brett for providing this platform. Hope to meet some of you guys in person if I ever make it to the US.
P.S. I'll post some pics of my 'garage' as soon as my Pontiacs are ready to rumble.
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Welcome to the forum!! I'm of German decent myself. Last name is Nix. Glad to have you here!! Sounds like you have quite the collection going on.
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Hi all - My name is Crystal and I'm a HUGE TA fan. Although I don't have my own...YET, I'm constantly scanning the web to find pics of other people's rides that I can envy and came across TA Specialities. Growing up, my dad always had a Trans AM, and that got me hooked. I can remember when he bought his 1978 Trans AM and brought it home...I was only 8 years old, but at that moment, I knew what love at first sight meant! We shared alot of fun days in that car! To me, there was no better feeling than cruising around with my dad with the T-tops out and some Lynyrd Skynyrd blarring in the 8 track player...if I could only turn back time. Sadly, he passed away in 1982 of leukemia, and obviously, the car followed soon after. What I'd give to find that car now! I've been working hard on my husband to persuade him to get a TA for us to enjoy. He's a pure Cutlass man...but I showed him the pic of Hitman's 78 TA and I think I've got him hooked now too! :wink: I'm hoping in the next couple of years I can convince him to start looking for a fixer-upper...which would be perfect for us. Our son will be 14 soon, and he's got the TA bug too, thanks to me! What a perfect family project...at least it sounds good to me! I'm hoping you don't mind if I check in from time to time on the board, even though I'm not an owner...as of YET. Peace...
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Welcome to the forum.... nice to have you here. This forum is for Trans Am owners and lovers alike.... so it doesn't matter if you don't own one yet, you are always welcome. Let me know when you are rerady for one and I am sure I can find the right one for you.
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Hi Crystal and Hubby. Welcome to the board. Your post made me remember that old "Gimmie Back My Bullets" cassette. :D I'll admit that I've cranked some Skynyrd tunes with the T-tops out late at night terrorizing the local drag. Man, those days are gone forever. Sure were some good times.
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Crystal...I hope you guys do get a project to work on. I wish someone had with me when I was in my teens. Welcome aboard!
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hia mate my name is steve i live in manchester uk at the moment i have a 1977 firebird owned it for 2years have owned a 1971 ,1974 and 1980 birds [/list]
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new york. but i grew up in hawaii. i miss it there :(
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My name is Rick, and I'm an alcoholic.......
oops, sorry....wrong group :lol: 8)
I've been reading all the posts on here for a few weeks....and I've gotta say, this is a good group of people. I don't post all that much on here.....still pretty much a newbie. I have, however, made something that I'd like to contribute to the forum. I've created a "member map" to kinda go along with this thread. With Hitman's permision, I'd like to invite everyone here to plot where they are from. It also has a scrolling photo slide show, so ya'll can show off your rides. It has some other pretty cool features, so feel free to check it out. Here's the link:
http://www.frappr.com/transamenthusiasts
If you (Hitman) would like to make a more permanate link on his message board, feel free to do so. This is for you guys, and you guys only (unless you invite other TA fans...lol).
Anyways, have fun with it.
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I'm in...cool map!
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Me too
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Looks good to me.
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i´m in the map now...
You must scroll a lot to see my insert :lol:
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i´m in the map now...
You must scroll a lot to see my insert :lol:
You can just click on your name, and the map will automaticly move to where you are. 8)
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ähm... good idea :lol:
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Hi,
I'm Ali from Brisbane Australia. I have a black 78 Trams Am which I have for about 3 1/2 years. I bought it from a young guy who had just bought a house and needed the money for furniture. He was so sad when I drove it out of his driveway and I was so happy. What a bargan. Perfect interior and slight marks on the paintwork at the back and looks great. Love going to car shows, swap meets and cruises.
Great Site.
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Welcome to the board and congratulations on buying the car at a bargain. We like pictures of Trans am here... post some for our viewing pleasure. :D
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Hello and welcome to all..............
George
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Alright..... Very cool map. I'm the first guy on the map representing the West Coast!
George
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hi
my name is Richard
i live in Southern West Virginia lol
WE ARE NOT INBREDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
just kidding a little WV humor!
but i love the TAs and nothing else matters!
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My name is Bud (Gerald)
I live in southern Michigan (woodhaven) About 25 minutes north of the Ohio border.
I currently don't own A trans am but am looking for one since I miss my
TA badly.
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S/E Michigan here (and its damn cold) :(
Me too. Live in Dearborn area, work in Ann Arbor. Where are you?
I live in southern Michigan (woodhaven)
I grew up in Trenton, neighbor! How's the TA search?
Anyone else in Metro Detroit? There are a couple of pretty good cruise-ins we could meet up at!
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I have found one on collector car trader online that is in southgate which is a 5 minute drive from here.I have been trying to get a hold of them for a week or so and no one will answer the phone.
I know they still have it because they lowered the price from $1,600 to $1,400 yesterday.
I will try calling a little later today.
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Hi im darren im 26 and from uk near London
Ive owned a couple of 77/78 trans ams plus a few other American cars. my last 2 t/a were in quite bad shape , my first one i owned when i was 18 and it used to burn as much oil as it did petrol and 2nd one was quite rotten especially on top of dash round arches and rear screen unfortunatley i did not have funds or skill to restore
after a 5 year break from t/a s i have owned 88 camaro 2 80s el caminos a 86 chevy celebrity convertible , iam now back on right path though and have 77 t/a special edition clone on way from ta Specialties , as can be seen in signature,
i do not have the knowledge that alot of people on this forum have, but i enjoy reading everyones comments and learn a lot of stuff at same time :D
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Never noticed this sticky....
So I chose to make it offical...
I am Mike from Long Island New York....
My 78 Solar gold ta with WS6 and W72 engine... ordered with every option an SE had but the t-tops and the Y88 code on the build sheet...
If anyone is up in my neck of the woods..drop a line.
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Hi All...My name is Kevin and I'm a 41 yr old gearhead from Nova Scotia Canada. I had my first bird when I was 18, an 81 Formula with the turbo wheels, 4 wheel disk and the 5.0L. I paid $5000.00 canadian for it. It was silver with the charcoal bottom. Red/orange somewhere on it too if I recall, maybe a stipe along the bottom and around the hood scoops? This car was absolutely pristine until...my old Dodge aspen winterbeater ran dry of oil and seized the engine, I had to pull the formula out of storage, got drunk at a bar one night with it and hit a snow/ice bank on the way home with it. Drove the front wheel up into the fender and wrikled it. I was sick. I traded it for a Jeep CJ7...thats a whole other story.
It wasn't until 1995 when I split with my girl at the time and found my Black 81 TA. Had a bit of minor rust and very solid. Just doing a major on it right now. New engine, paint, decals(soon I hope:-}, weatherstrips, added posi and 4 wheel disk. Old interior goes back in this year, new next year. Be looking you up again Brett for the seat covers.
I absolutely love these cars. The only thing mine was really missing was some grunt. Got it now though. Convenient hat the 81's had a chevy motor standard. Made for a straight bolt in for my roller 350.
You all have some awesome looking cars. Glad to have found y'all.
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Welcome all to the Forum.
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Hi all, I'm Shawn Sousley from Billings, MT. I'm in the process of building a 1980 Pace Car T/A. I say building because I don't have the original motor, nor do I want one. I'm sure I got some frowns on that one, but I would rather build a more common Pontiac V-8 that I can rely on and get more power out of (I'm putting together a 400). Other than that the car will be completely restored back to original. Good to find a forum that accually get some activity.
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Hi,
My name is Jason, I live in Dorset, England. I will soon be moving to Germany. I have owned a 1980 Formula now for 2 years. Just starting to get it into shape, the only problem is restoration parts are all in the US, shipping is killing me.
Hi Jason,
Im based in the West Midlands in England. Have a 78 Trans Am 4 Speed in black, with the 400 engine.
Owning an American Car in England isnt as bad as you make out in my experience. Ive had no problem getting parts from the various suppliers all over the country. Its not cheap, but no worse than it is buying bits for my other halfs BMW 3 series. And its far more worthwhile than messing about with old BM's which is waht i did before taking the plunge & finally buying one of the cars ive always loved. I sharnt be buying anything 'non American' again as a toy thats for sure!
Car looks good by the way, all the best with it.
Elliott.
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Hello and welcome to all. I've been away for some time and it's good to see new post's from folks across the world.
George
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sorry Eric022 but i think i might be the youngest my name is josh and im 14 and restoring two trans am's. a 76 with" cars and concepts" t-tops
and a 400. and a 81ta with fisher t-tops and a 400. i love 2nd gen birds and the only thing that sucks about having two trans am's is i dont have a drivers license.
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Another member here from CT. I've loved 2nd gen Firebirds since I was a kid, but unfortunately I had to sell my 79 Formula lat summer.
I have been able to save up some since then, so I am now on the lookout for a driver TA or Formula to work on while I drive it!
I am not much of a talker (online or off!), but it is great to be part of this forum, as I can tell it is a friendly, helpful and tight knit group!!
Dave
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I'm Mike from Taylorsville, MD (about 1/2 west of Baltimore). I was 18 when Smokey and the Bandit was first released and always wanted a black and gold TA. It took a long time, but I finally got on earlier this year. It was in pretty good shape with a relatively new paint job, but it had red interior, which had to go! With Brett's help I was able to get everything to make the change and I'm real happy with the way it came out. It could probably use an engine rebuild (147,000 - but it runs great - knock on wood) and maybe some rear end work - but the kids and I have had a great time with it this summer taking rides and going to some informal local car shows (they especially like the one at the ice cream place!). I've learned a lot on this forum and I'm sure I'll learn a lot more as time goes on. Thanks!
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My name is Jeff and I just wanted to say "Hi". I have a 79 TA SE I picked up about a year and a half ago for a good price. I am planning on doing a complete restoration on it, if I can get my free time and money to meet at the same time. I've been reading this site for a while and felt it was time to get on and start asking questions.
Jeff
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Hi
Joe from Michigan, Can't wait to caravan down with all you guys to the "Tipp City Cruise". Every year I drive 4 hours just to enjoy that show. Oh yeah, I forgot about the TA Nationals is also that weekend.
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Will be nice to cruise with you this Year Joe.
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Hi! My name is Marshall, and I live in Joplin Mo. I own a early 1977 Trans Am W72. I've been working on it for about 6 years now, whenever I get some money that I can spend on it, and when I can locate the parts. Have a good one!
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:D Hello out there,my name is Mike,finally living out the childhood dream car,my 10th anniversary w72 car,have had it for about a year,and needed alot of attention but finally have it mechanically sound,and in the body shop getting a fresh coat of paint,im from northwest Mississippi. anyone else from around here? great site by the way.thanks to all for the help.
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HI, all. I'm Russ from north east ohio. I will be finishing up my car soon. It is a martinique blue 78. I am installing a 565 hpm 462 ci in big block buick motor( yeah I know but most of the parts were freeeee so I had to build it) LOL. Oh and EROC didnt tell you about his trip to the nats this year ( bad things happened). I will post all the pics when its done. Happy motoring to all.
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Hey All,
My name is Grant. I live in Concord NC.. 3 miles from Lowes motor Speedway. I am working on a 79 Trans-am that I am doing a Bandit car with.
Later...
Grant
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Hey there All.
I live in Beutifull Washington State
This is a very nice site, ive actually used Hitmans 78ta webpage for a long time now.
Currently i am restoring a 78 T/A Gold SE as well as making my 97 Z-28 faster. Then there is my 71 Ford 4x4. I just dont have enough time for all of these projects. I do think though that by the time I am 50 they should all be done.
Dave :twisted:
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Hi all! Just joined the forum tonight. I just purchased a '78 T/A from a guy on the east coast, and as we speak it is on it's way over here to the Great Northwest. I had an absolutely gorgeous root beer brown '78 before I was married, had the engine built up a little and absolutely LOVED that car. Long story short....got married, had kids, sold mint T/A (WAAAAY too cheap) started driving family friendly vehicles. Fast forward 16 years; making good money, got my first Corvette (LOVE it), and had been looking for a 6.6 to resto-mod. Which leads back to the beginning of my story. Anyway, found this site just searching the various T/A websites (it appears there are only a couple decent ones) and really found lots of good info here. Great site, Hitman!
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Welcome to the forum. Anytime you have any questions.... Just ask us. We are all here to help.
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hey everyone, my name is Darren from Ohio. just joined the forum and i love it! talking to people who share a passion in T/A's is the best. i have a 1980 trans am, midnight blue metallic. I WILL NEVER SELL IT! i bought it in high school and have owned 4 years this month. too bad i've only driven twice this month cause of the damn weather but oh well. just to let people know, if you live in or near ohio and u own any year firebird or T/A, you have to join the ohio firebirds. i can't say enough about this club, they attend all pontiac shows as possible as a caravan usually. this is only my 1st year but i has been the best of times, contact Hitman or Hammer for info.
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1977-79 W72 Peformance Package historian and expert. www.78ta.com/w72.htm
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I do love it here, most everything is within 2 hrs away, Vegas, skiing, lakes, mountains, you name it. i've been here 20 years now.
St George by chance? I like that city. Spent the night there a time or two on my way to Vegas.
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Hello everyone, my name is Todd Lowe from Edmonton, Alberta( the great white north). I have a 1980 trans am se that i am working on right now, will post a few pictures later on. Just wanted to say hi and seeing who else is from Canada on here.
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Welcome all new to the Forum....... I think you will find a nice home here.
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Doug from Florida, bought my 77 SE about three years ago after looking for over two years for the right car. Have been working on it since. Looking for any other ta freaks on the east coast of florida.
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Hi there lowdown73 and greetings from a fellow Canuck.
I have a 78 Transam
I Live In Mississauga, Ontario on the western side of Toronto so you are not the only Canadian on the board.
Right now I am suffering from withdrawal as the TA was just put in storage for another long cod winter. :cry:
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Hey all....
Oakland, California here.......
Jason, check out Summitracing.com, I beleive they will ship overseas and thay have tons of stuff.
Ron
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Hello and welcome to all. I've been away for awhile and WOW....5,000+ views to this thread.
Brett......any chance of making a sticky of this thread?
George
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Hello all, long time reader, first time poster. :lol: New to the TA world, just made a long time dream come true. Lots of work ahead but really happy to start the project. Lots of good info here from all of the posts and hopefully will have something to offer.
Later, B
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Greetings from sunny Chandler, AZ.
I'm in the process of restoring a 1978 w72 4-speed car, t-tops w/91k original miles on it. A close friend of mine bought the car in 1988 and had it in storage since 1990 (due to a dui), I've been bugging him since about 1992 to sell me the car and he finally relented in 2002! Since buying the car from him I've gone through the entire drive train, brakes, etc.... I'm coming to the final stages of the restoration, paint... I'm told she'll be done before Christmas. I stopped by the shop today to drop off the weatherstripping... I truly can't wait to see her back on the road!
Would love to hook up with any Pontiac folks down in the SW.
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if you live in or near ohio and u own any year firebird or T/A, you have to join the ohio firebirds. i can't say enough about this club, they attend all pontiac shows as possible as a caravan usually
hahaha I was living in Maryland when I joined !!!! this club is awesome....especiallly when you get them in a bar....whoo
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Im from Willowick, OH. Eroc is right, we do some of our best thinking in the pub..... DEE DEE DEE
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I'm from Nicholasville Kentucky. 5 Minutes South of Lexington. john Webb
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Welcome to the site John. Take a look around and feel free to ask questions.......there are alot of knowledgable folks here.
George
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Hello Everybody. New to your Forum. I own a 78 TA currently waiting to have the Firewall straightened and then have the front end sheetmetal installed.The car was hit hard on the right front so the sub frame had to be changed.Looking forward to driving it soon. Regards.
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Welcome Langss! I know you'll be glad to have your car back on the road. Look around let us know if we can help. Post some pictures of your car when you get time. We love to see em'
Evan when there are two NON Firebirds on each end! Hee Hee
George, Did you repaint your 71? That hood is da' shizizzle!
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Welcome Langss! I know you'll be glad to have your car back on the road. Look around let us know if we can help. Post some pictures of your car when you get time. We love to see em'
Evan when there are two NON Firebirds on each end! Hee Hee
George, Did you repaint your 71? That hood is da' shizizzle!
LOL......nah, the bird is still wearing the same coat of paint. The book end mustangs are friends of mine.
George
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I am from Kansas City missouri. I can't believe the name superduty was still available here. I guess it's mine now. :D
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Welcome to the forum.... I guess I don't have to ask if your car is a SD or not huh.
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Welcome Langss! I know you'll be glad to have your car back on the road. Look around let us know if we can help. Post some pictures of your car when you get time. We love to see em'
At this point it may be sometime before I can get it to a body shop to have the firewall straightened.Unfortunatly I'm in the process of moving from one house to another so its just going to have to go along for the ride.Regards....
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Hi everybody! I made it here. For those who don't know me I'm Larry Benham. I'm a TAC refugee living in Valley City ND. I used to build cars back when I lived in the DFW area under the name Larry's Custom Cars. I specialized in Oldsmobiles (and Olds powered cars and trucks), S-10s and of course 2nd gen. Trans Ams. Almost every vehicle I owned ended up with an Olds V8. So I'm a lot more versed in them than I am in Ponchos.
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Guess I missed this thread before I started posting.
I am Gordon Mott... I don't have any cool car background or anything... actually I'm just a 25 year old computer nerd. Actually, I used to have my own consulting firm... well, I still do... just no clients. Got tired of working for the evil corporate empires of the world and being miserable.... so now I just work on writing my own software, and restoring a 78 TA y-car I bought off of a friend to save it from going to another person who doesn't attend the First Pontiac Church of the Trans Am... So no crazy income anymore... but I'll take a dirty workshop over a cube any day of the week. :)
-Gordon
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Hello and welcome Scott, Larry, and Gordon.
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Hello all, just registered. Located in Sydney, Australia. I own a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am with 400 engine...currently assembling a 455 to go in it.
Also own a 1967 Pontiac Firebird 400 convertible resto project.....something for the long term hobby...lol.
I probably know a lot of posters...from TAC and the PY forums.
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Hey LeighP, great to see you over here. Can't wait to get back to TAC!! :D
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Hello to all the 78TA members and TAC refugees!!!!!
Just registered this week. Long time lurker here and long time TAC member.
I am from the Pittsburgh area. New Eagle to be exact, which is about 25 miles south-east of Pgh. I have a 78 TA hardtop that I have striped as an SE. It has a Pontiac 400 .040 over and an automatic.
I have loved TA's since S&TB, and it took me almost 25 years to finally get one. I did own a 90 Formula (loved that car as well) until I got married. Had to sell it to afford the mortgage on the house.
Thanks
tom
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My name is Mike...and I love Trans Ams.
Looks like TAC going down (sts) has forced a lot of us lurkers to finally pony up and register!
I've got a 78 Trans Am that's been in the family since '85. I'm just finishing up a 3 year restoration on it. I built it to look stock, but I'm looking for low 13's/high 12's out of it.
I'm stationed in the panhandle of Fl between Pensacola and Ft Walton Beach. I'm hoping to get to meet a lot of you guys at the STARS show down here in March.
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Hey everyone, I'm Rich and am located in the historic traingle of Yorktown Virginia near Jamestown and Williamsburg, about 50 minutes from Virginia Beach.
Been a TA fan all my life and owned two in my younger adult years. Because of money and life in general I got busy with other things. I just turned 40 last year and decided it was time to get back into a passion I've had all my life, just didn't have the time and money to pursue. So, here I am.
I'm married to a beautiful woman and have a wonderful 4 year old daughter.
Thanks to 78TransAm and Rick for posting over at PY else I would not have thought to come over to Brett's website. Thanks Brett, appreciate the use of your forums for us refugee's.
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My name is Ryan from the West side of Cleveland. I too have browsed alot but never posted on this site. It's pretty cool to see how many members here are from Ohio.
I have a '77 TA that has... well, 'a lot of character' but I love it that way.
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Ryan,
Why have you never contacted me... I am on the East Side of Cleveland. We have a Firebird/Trans Am Club up here that we would love for you to be a part of.
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Hey Brett, we did chat a few months ago regarding some work I hope to have you do on my TA. It would be great to meet up you guys. My brother actually lives about 5 minutes from your shop off Lost Nation by the airport.
Please send me a pm with more details about the club. Thanks! ryfol@hotmail.com
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Hi, my name is Steve, and I'm from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I bought my first Trans Am in 1980 (a 1976 455 4 speed) and have owned 4 Trans Ams all together. All of them were manual transmissions. I still have two, a Martinique Blue 1978 WS6 W72 4 speed and a black 2000 WS6 6 speed. The 2000 is the Maltese Falcon.
I'm restifying the 1978, and installing a full Stage II Fire Am package while I do it. Parts of Stage III too.
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Hi, my name is Jeff and I'm an alcoholic...oops, sorry wrong forum. :lol:
I'm currently living in central Iowa while my '79 WS6 and '77 SE live in southern Indiana :( .
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Hey Jeff, I'll buy the next round after our weekly meeting. :wink: :lol:
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I am in Northwest Indiana
I have a few " Rescued " TAs
Here are a couple of late cars I play with
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Im Bill from Missouri near KC
79 TA
Proud lost w/o TAC member :D
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My name is Keith. I'm from Albany, NY. I'm hopelessly addicted to Firebirds and Trans Ams. It's an addiction I will never get over... not that I want to. So I'll just have to continue to feed it. Now that I am here at 78ta.com I can do just that. Hope to be a regular around here and get to know all of you.
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I'm Dave from Port Hope Ontario, Canada. I'm a TAC refugee with a Solar Gold 78 Trans Am.
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welcome to the forum guys.....im sure youll find all sorts of useful information here as well as asking those questions youve always wondered about Trans Ams.....
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Brian C from Akron NY (burb of Buffalo).
1978 Y88 fully loaded minus the W72 and 4-spd (everything else was checked off). PHS documented and undergoing a resto mod. Hope to have it painted in a few months in solar gold.
Future Plans:
200r4 automatic conversion
Redo the cloth interior
Refinish the 8" snowflakes
Install/Expand stereo system
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George is being modest, folks. Warbird is the premier collector of all things Firebird. A couple of other people I know have some pretty extensive collections, but those are mostly only in one or two things (like minature cars or back issues of HPP and the like). George's collections are more like a societal documentation for a antropology collection. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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New to this site, so hello to everyone. I have an overweight 76 T/A and a 71 Formula. I don't know how to post pictures but here is a shot of the T/A from August:
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Welcome! How do you mean "overweight"? Do you mean like heavier than you'd like, or heavier than a usual 76? :?
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Dave -- if you want to post a pic, just click on the "Img" icon in the window that comes up when you type your post, then copy in the link where the pic is found, and then click the "Img*" icon again. The pic should come up like this:
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Welcome! How do you mean "overweight"? Do you mean like heavier than you'd like, or heavier than a usual 76? :?
It's a 455/4 speed car and it weighed out at 4025 years ago when it was fairly stock. Since then it's got an 8 point, a turbo 400, a Ford 9 inch, SFCs, 3.5 inch driveshaft, balanced by a glass hood, 70 nose, aluminum heads and intake, so it's probably 3850 to 4000 with five gallons of gas. The early Nova guys give me fits, light cars and they hook like crazy.
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Rick,
Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it. Next time I'll cut the resolution a bit and post it like you said.
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Yeah, my 75 TA is a bit lighter than that, but only after extensive weight reduction from taking "stuff" out that wasn't needed. It started out about where yours did. Those Novas can be VERY light indeed. :)
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My first T/A was a Buccaneer Red 75 with a stock 400 and a 4 speed, white interior, I miss that car.
I've had the 76 since 94 and I still consider it a street car, the A/C still works. I need to pull the drive train out of the 76 and put it in a stripper.
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So Rick,
When are you planning on coming out to Las vegas, and taking a 100 mile drive to visit me?
Heck, you can even bring milly! :wink:
George 8)
Oh God, could you see the two of them in a car together?
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If our plans don't change, we will be giving that idea a test drive on the way to the Nats this summer. :D
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George -- the wife is talking a trip to Vegas sometime -- I'll keep you posted. Since I don't really get into gaming I'll need something to do.
milly -- I'm looking forward to that trip! It ought to be a BLAST! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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It's gonna be a great time I'm sure. I can hardly wait!! :D
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It's gonna be a great time I'm sure. I can hardly wait!! :D
Which Nats are you talking about? I've been to the T/A Nats in Dayton and the Ames Tripower Nationals in Norwalk, is there a Nats I'm missing?. BTW, Ilive in Sarasota.
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Sorry, inside story. T/A Nats in Dayton, Oh.
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Here's the link:
http://www.78ta.com/nats/index.htm
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Hi everyone Im new here. A fellow TAC refugee. Thanks again 78TA for letting us flood in here. :lol:
Im from West Monroe, LA and currently starting on a 1977 Special Edition T/A restoration.
I just finished a few months ago my Silver 1978 Trans Am's restoration. Been real happy with the car. But I've been after this specific SE for awhile and have finally gotten my hands on it.
Cant keep em both. So the 78 has to go. Will be on ebay this week. You can PM if interested off ebay.
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Stimpy here , don't let the nickname fool ya , from Joliet Ill , from the TAC boards ,owned 1 73 455 SD , totaled out in 1985 by a buddy of mine , had a 76 firebird (exwife murdered the car) , raced a 74 SS/KA Trans am in NHRA back in the early 90's (went broke) , and in the process of building a Super/Pro class T/A from a 81 301 SE hulk.
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... had a 76 firebird (exwife murdered the car)...
And then stimpy took care of the ex-wife...body STILL hasn't been found...something about a sawzall... :shock: :shock: :lol:
How do you think you're going to like the new job, Scott?
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Hello all. My name is Scott and I'm from Anchorage,Ak. Big thanks to Bret for kicking this site off. I know he's a T/A nut like me. I see some of my TAC brothers over here too as well. Some of my T/A's (yeah like I only have one) include a 81 Turbo Trans Am (Nascar Pacecar) that I just finished doing the final touches of the resto on. The car is not 100% stock. I modded it to be an awesome driver. The 301T is pretty modded as with some of the suspension. Also a custom stereo install that I did. I did EVRYTHING on the car minus the recovering of the Recaro seats. Next T/A is 78 Y88 (gold S.E.) That car is far from it's original color.Not my fault.That'show I bought it. It is in solid shape so that's what counts. It has a L78 400 auto. It was going under the knif this winter for a resto, but something elese came up so my time wouldn't be there untill later. So I will get started on it some time this summer. My next ride is my little sleeper. 1988 Trans Am GTA. 350 TPI with beechwood interior. Black car and a hard top. Stock except for the Procharger and SLP headers. Oh and it has 180,000 miles. Sure they don't last long.
I have a forged 383 waiting to go in that bird with AFR heads and a super ram. NOT so stock after that. Someone has to chase off those pesky Cobras and Vipers.
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... had a 76 firebird (exwife murdered the car)...
And then stimpy took care of the ex-wife...body STILL hasn't been found...something about a sawzall... :shock: :shock: :lol:
How do you think you're going to like the new job, Scott?
I don't work at the bodyshops unless they need some welding/mechanical work done ,I rent/barter space from them , I still drive a tanker but lately it has been a little slow .
as for the ex wife I wouldn't want to waste the blade on her and get my sawzall dirty in the process , instead I destroyed her chevelles motor and broke the frame in the process then sold it to a buddy of mine . he he :twisted: he restored the car and lives about 2 blocks from her house and drives past it all the time ... paybacks are a ......... :twisted: :twisted:
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Great site I have been a lurker hear and have gotten some very useful information thanks Brett.
My name is Todd I live in North Central Washington State
I have worked for a fruit tree nursery for 25 years about 8 years ago I started my own catering business. I do Southern style barbecue you know Pulled Pork, Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Whole Hogs. and all the side dishes too.
I have the biggest barbecue in town on wheels :D I bought it from a barbecue wood supplier in Texas in 1998
I have always loved Trans Ams I bought a T shirt in 1973 that had a T/A on it and knew one day I would own one. Oh yes it would be mine :D
I have Owned 2 1976 Trans Ams and a 70 1/2 Camaro and a 67 Camaro also. My son owns a 73 RS/Type LT Camaro K code engine.
I have always had a soft spot for 2nd Gen F bodies.
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I do Southern style barbecue you know Pulled Pork, Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Whole Hogs. and all the side dishes too.
I have the biggest barbecue in town on wheels :D I bought it from a barbecue wood supplier in Texas in 1998.
You just became Mark Haynes' (78TransAm) best friend... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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I do Southern style barbecue you know Pulled Pork, Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Whole Hogs. and all the side dishes too.
I have the biggest barbecue in town on wheels :D I bought it from a barbecue wood supplier in Texas in 1998.
You just became Mark Haynes' (78TransAm) best friend... :lol: :lol: :lol:
When I show up I.m pretty much everybodies best friend :lol:
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Welcome all to the Froum, Glad you could all make it.
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Hi,my name is Duane,and I am a Trans Amaholic :P
I'm also a TAC refugee and appreciate Brett standing up and bringing our two families together.
I and my father have been into muscle cars since I can remember.It was really my father who started me into the craze since I can remember as a child.He has been a Pontiac guy since he could drive with a 59 Catalina conv.
I won't list all the muscle cars I've owned,it would take too long,but I'll tell ya about the current ones,and they are my favorites of all time.
First,the 73 T/A,our baby,was purchased on Dec.23,2004.It came from Joe at Southwest Corvettes and Classics.Joe is a big T/A fanatic himself and a good guy.We are the 3rd owners.It was purchased new by a woman in Maryland and she kept it until 2003 with 76k at the time.
Well we put paint and a few other items into her but she was all there luckily we didn't need new sheet metal or anything really,just a cleaning up.
Next I have my Navy blue 99 T/A with 33k we bought in 03 on my birthday in a snowstorm :roll: :D I love this car on summer days going to Wisconsin.
And then we have our 79 4spd with 19k miles we're waiting on delivery for,can't wait.
And I have my 68 442 with 63k #'s match 400 but with a 455 build,Edelbrock heads,Harland Sharp rlr rockrs,Ross pistons,.520 Comp Cam,ceramic hooker headers,Mallory Unilite,Demon 850 dbl pmp,etc.
I have owned this car since 1989 with 53k miles at the time,and now she's for sale,it's gonna be hard to part after 18yrs. :cry:
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Hello all yet another TAC refugee, and thank you most kindly for looking
after us.
I'm Chas and finally had the money to get my first Pontiac a red 71
Formula 400 in '05, they're not that common over this side of the pond. As
you've probably guessed I'm from the UK, Hawkinge Kent, about as far
south-east you can get without getting you feet wet :D
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Bryan here! I've been all over, orignally from Philly but now permanently located in Raleigh, NC.
I have a 98 TA that I built and a 79 SE TA that I am building now. 8)
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Well, I'm a little late in getting to this thread but here it goes, as boring as it is...
My name is David and I was born and raised in Anchorage, AK. Left there to live in WV with my mom during my HS years. It was fate calling me. I met up with both loves of my life. It was there I met my wife in HS and dated for the two remaining years of HS. We were married just three months after I graduated. That was almost 20 years and 2 kids ago. My son is the oldest at 18, 19 this month. My daughter is 15 going on 30. Has plans on graduating HS in Dec 07. A full year and half early.
My second love was fostered during my HS school years as well. I drove a 81 Pace Car that was my mom's boyfriend at the time. It was only 5 years old when I first drove it. From then on I was hooked.
My first TA was a black on black 403 automatic TA. Hardtop car that I converted over to t-tops. It would last a few years but ended up trading it in for a truck for the new business I started.
It would be a few years before I got another TA but once it started there was no looking back. 20 or so cars later I decided it was time to settle on car and begin a restoration. My pick was a 79 400 4 speed TA, it should have been a TATA but I decided to save a worn out Atlantis blue TA. For the next 5 years I collected every NOS part I could scavenge. Then as fate would have it another car pops up that I was interested in finding. After being disappointed on two other deals, I found my 79 400 4 speed Formula in OK. We all know by now only 367 were produced. It is currently being painted by JasonD in PA.
Well, that's just about it. Other than a 5 year stint in NV, I lived in FL for the remaining time after HS.
I can honestly say that the TA crowd is the absolutely the finest on the net. I love talking and meeting all those I come to know. We've had some great times mixed in with some down times but everybody comes thru in those times. I mean, really, where else would someone give up a car for another member. You guys are best and I'm glad to be apart of it. Thanks!
Peace.
David
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David didn't mention that he also takes ciruitous trips around the US periodically, picking up and dropping off cars and various parts, while running his own business and working insane hours for people who are three bricks short of a load. 8) :wink:
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David didn't mention that he also takes ciruitous trips around the US periodically, picking up and dropping off cars and various parts, while running his own business and working insane hours for people who are three bricks short of a load. 8) :wink:
True that, Rick. My escapades are well known over there aren't they? How I wish I could make the same livin' working with the cars as my Tile business does. I would switch over in a heartbeat. I'm SO sick of contractors I want to barf. My latest bunch has a me in a pinch. The GC and the Flooring Company ( They'll remain unnamed) that I installed the tile for in the Condo's are fighting over money. We're does that leave me? In the middle without any money. I just pulled in my first check since Thanksgiving. Now that is just getting ridiculous. Good thing is I'm going to be booked up for the next three or four months. Now it's a mad dash to get it all done.. Like I say "my work is either feast or famine" there's no middle ground.
David
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David,I hope I meet you at the NAT's.
I love the blue bird graphics on your Atlantis blue 4spd!
I'm kinda partial to that color now :wink:
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David,I hope I meet you at the NAT's.
I love the blue bird graphics on your Atlantis blue 4spd!
I'm kinda partial to that color now :wink:
One day I will make it back to the NAT's. It's been three long years since I've been there. It seems that time of the year I really get busy. I plan for it every year but some job creeps it's way into my schedule that I can't turn down.
My Atlantis Blue car has become my favorite color scheme next to the TATA. The blue with blue graphics are stunning. Just wait until you see the Formula. I think the Sierra Copper paint is going to knock your socks off.
Thanks
David
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Alittle late getting to this, but here I go. My name is Joe Quartana and I'm from West Allis, Wi. 3rd owner of my '78 T/a w72/4spd 72k had the car for the last 5 to 6 years not exactly sure. Love the site,the topics and all the knowledge and help everyone gives out by far the best car site. :twisted:
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Part of the TAC group, but I may stick around and try to visit both once TAC comes back... so here I go... My name is Nate Hiers, I am a Meteorology major (computer science and mathematics minors) at the University of Oklahoma... So I live in Oklahoma now, originally from Michigan... I have a 1980 Firebird Formula with a Poncho 400 between the fenders... I am trying to bring the car back to live and make it a street beast (a couple visits to the strip a year maybe) all while going to college and eventually getting married...
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Hello and welcome to all you "Bird" lovers. :mrgreen:
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Greetings,
Just got here...
My Name is Joe Richter and I grew up in Cincinnati, OH. Just a dozen
or so miles from where the Norwood assembly plant was.
Life, jobs, and everything else has prompted a few moves here and there
and I currently reside in Ft. Worth, TX.
My first TA was a 1979/403 olds car, it was #29 Dark Blue. At the time
I bought it I had wanted a TA since the late Seventy's... Geez I loved
that car. I had bought it in Springfield, IL and had it for years. I think
it was the salt on the Chicago roads that really hurt - that and driving
the thing to death. After a spirited hail storm (read: baseball sized) I
made the mistake of deciding to sell it.
Less than 3 years later I felt the loss and began looking for another TA.
I began finding TA's every few months or so - and they were reasonable too.
Today, I too am a Trans-Am-Aholic... my current fleet includes:
1979 10th Aniv LE TA 400-4spd
1980 Turbo Pace Car SE TA
1980 Bandit SE TA
1981 Turbo Pace Car SE TA (recent find)
1981 Turbo Bandit SE TA
1981 Turbo TA
1986 Tuned Port TA
1990 Firebird
1997 Ram-Air WS6 TA
Also a TAC regular...
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newbie here. located in cleveland ohio. love pontiacs! i have a 79 t/a and a 75 formula. pontiacmonstr
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My name is Jon and I live in Kansas City, MO. Born and raised in northwest Indiana (La Porte).
I'm 33 and got my 77 Black and Gold T/A just over a year ago.
I'm building a 455 Potiac motor for it now.
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Welcome all to the Forum, nice to have you here.
By the way, Sooner... I love your avatar. :)
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By the way, Sooner... I love your avatar. :)
Gotta watch those future meteorologists -- they are a tricky bunch! That's what they do in their spare time! :? 8) :wink:
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Between classes on stirring entrails...... :lol:
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sup fellas im donald and i live in north alabama and i was also born in 1977 so do i really need to say why i love the trans am
i have a project going on called frankenstien. i have a 79ta with t tops and its black but with absolutly no options but i also have a 81 turbo formula i like to call it my donor car cause it has the ws6 package power windows doors delux interior all the goodies that my other dont but its an abandonded car from tx and i cant get a title so parts it is
but from what i have seen so far yall are a great group of people and very knowledgeable i appreciate all the info youre blessing me with
well thats it ..........for now ill be around just cant figure the tac thing out i cant get to it for some reasons
and this forum rocks and py talks mainly about rocks
see yall
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Ok, here we go, My name is Don, I'm 38 years old and I'm from brunswick ohio, Most of you know me from TAC, So I won't bore you with the list, But for the ones that don't know me, I have a 80 Indy pace car, 70 t/a, 76 50th t/a, 73 formula, 1 81 daytona pace car, and a few other cars, I have been going to the t/a nat's in dayton for 20 years now. I have always lived in ohio, I have 1 wife and 3 kids, 3 dogs, The wife is also into cars and she has a 81 nascar pace car that we are restoreing, so that does it for now. :wink:
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Don also likes to snap pics of TAs and other interesting things he sees on the road, where he spends a LOT of time... 8) :lol: :lol:
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By the way, Sooner... I love your avatar. :)
Thanks! I have got quite a few compliments, and just for this special occasion of the TAC invasion I just now updated it a bit - hope you enjoy version 2.0 :)
Gotta watch those future meteorologists -- they are a tricky bunch! That's what they do in their spare time! :? 8) :wink:
Between classes on stirring entrails...... :lol:
You two just bought yourselves an ice storm in your home towns - during show season... keep it up and I may have to hand out an ice age just for y'all
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You two just bought yourselves an ice storm in your home towns - during show season... keep it up and I may have to hand out an ice age just for y'all
I thought you did that this morning -- woke up, some kind of cold white crap all over the ground... :shock: :shock: :shock:
Actually, it's only about 1/4 inch -- a lot less than the average annual snowfall of 27.5 inches -- but only the second time this winter that we've seen ANY...so far... :? :? 8)
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You two just bought yourselves an ice storm in your home towns - during show season... keep it up and I may have to hand out an ice age just for y'all
I thought you did that this morning -- woke up, some kind of cold white crap all over the ground... :shock: :shock: :shock:
See, that's what happens when you boast about not having any snow. :wink:
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It was spitting snow yesterday, no accumulation though. Pretty cold though, sub '20's all day and night.
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Yeah, it's all melted here except in the shaded areas. But as much as I hate to admit it, we could use a few days of Maltese Falcon weather down here to cut the bug and rodent populations. About 4-5 days of -20 F would do the job nicely... :shock: 8) 8)
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It was spitting snow yesterday, no accumulation though. Pretty cold though, sub '20's all day and night.
Supposed to be like that here tomorrow.
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Hey all,Cody here and I love the 2nd gen.
I have a 77 Formula W72 auto,a 77 Formula W72 4speed and my 1st TA
a 78 W72 4speed that is in the rebuild process.
Also have a 74 TA and 92 Firebird
I sold my black 77 TA w72 4speed and I swear will never do it again.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Cody! I'll go ahead and be the first to say it -- we LOVE pictures! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hey guy's, sorry I'm late. Name's Rick from Alberta, Canada. I have a 78 TransAm and a Formula and like most hope that someday to finish.
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My name is John and i live in Asheville nc,i am the proud owner of a 1979 SE,have done alot of work to get it looking somewhat like it did when my wife bought it brand new.
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Hi john, :wink: I just wanted to be first before rick. :lol:
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Geeze -- go take a shower and look what happens -- you get replaced! :shock: :?
Welcome to 78TA.com -- and post up some pictures -- we LOVE pictures! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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This is why you never leave your post. :lol:
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Geeze -- go take a shower and look what happens -- you get replaced! :shock: :?
Welcome to 78TA.com -- and post up some pictures -- we LOVE pictures! :lol: :lol: :lol:
You're stepping away for showers?!?!? What's next? food breaks?? :roll: :lol:
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Howya all.
I best introduce myself properly...I've been playing around the board for couple of weeks now signed up just before Christmas when things were a little quieter...
my name is Dave I lived in Dublin Ireland 38 years old..( 39 next month)and I just can't wait till my 40th birthday I'm going to spoil myself :D
married with three kids..
I drive an 1980 trubo T/A...
it a 2 owner car with just 48 thousand miles on it..
TA,s are a little tin here as you can imagine.....there is about 15 in the whole country.......and 4 that I know of in Dublin city....
just waving a hand from the Emerald Isle's.... and to let you boys know there is a TA alive and kicking on this side of the pond...
Cheers RSD...........
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Hi, nice to hear from you, Dave. I recall seeing the pix of your T/A before. Sounds like it's pretty rare over there...love the color combo.
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Hi, nice to hear from you, Dave. I recall seeing the pix of your T/A before. Sounds like it's pretty rare over there...love the color combo.
Thanks Jeff..
rarer than hens teeth..
not much interest in them at all over here...nowhere to get parts... no clubs no mechanic would ever dream of looking at it if we had a problem..I couldn't resolve myself............ Thank god for the Internet :D
Am like a duck out of water... who was born on the wrong continent.. HAHA
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HI Chuck Clark from Louisville, Mississippi I am currently working on a 79 hardtop SE hope to get it ready for the Bandit run to Georgia. Sounds like an awsome adventure hope to meet you there...... :)
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What I find cool is that as "rare" as these cars :wink: are and as few as you see on the road anymore...it's awesome to see/hear of so many of us working on driving/restoring them all across the country/world :D
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Hi, nice to hear from you, Dave. I recall seeing the pix of your T/A before. Sounds like it's pretty rare over there...love the color combo.
Thanks Jeff..
rarer than hens teeth..
not much interest in them at all over here...nowhere to get parts... no clubs no mechanic would ever dream of looking at it if we had a problem..I couldn't resolve myself............ Thank god for the Internet :D
Am like a duck out of water... who was born on the wrong continent.. HAHA
And had to drive through 3 countries to get Shauns old car home :shock:
ps:- No I'm not stalking you, I'm in the TAC tent city
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Hi everyone. My name is Scott and I'm from TAC and PY although over there I go by Zig'sbird. Here I guess I just got lazy and dropped the bird from my name.
I have a 74 TA right now looking for some loving. Hopefully before long she'll be back on the road :(
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Hey, a fellow Hoosier!! :D Welcome, Scott....Rick is in Indy also...look him up on here...let's see some pix of the 'bird!! 8)
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Yeah, Scott and I know each other from the PY boards as well as TAC. I've just haven't gotten down to Greenwood for one of their meets yet. :?
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Hey, a fellow Hoosier!! :D Welcome, Scott....Rick is in Indy also...look him up on here...let's see some pix of the 'bird!! 8)
Yes, Rick and I 'know' each other from a couple of different boards. Since you say 'fellow' user are you also from IN?
Rick, did I ever show you any pictures from the Suds? Some pretty decent cars make it through there :D
And speaking of cars, here is my 74 that needs a ton of work.
(https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/smarley/Filemanager_Public_Files/PY_Pics/1974_Trans_Am_1_0.JPG)
(https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/smarley/Filemanager_Public_Files/PY_Pics/1974_Trans_Am_5_0.JPG)
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I'm living in Iowa now :? but will always be a Hoosier at heart. I grew up about 3 hours south of you guys in Evansville/Newburgh/Boonville area.
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Scott -- no, you've talked about them, but I haven't seen the pics. Post some up!
Your 74 looks pretty clean. Got any more pics? (Like TAC, we LOVE pics over here!) :lol: :lol:
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Scott -- no, you've talked about them, but I haven't seen the pics. Post some up!
Your 74 looks pretty clean. Got any more pics? (Like TAC, we LOVE pics over here!) :lol: :lol:
(https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/smarley/Filemanager_Public_Files/Camera/DSCF0296_1.JPG)
(https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/smarley/Filemanager_Public_Files/Camera/DSCF0300_1.JPG)
(https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/smarley/Filemanager_Public_Files/Camera/DSCF0302_1.JPG)
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WOW! :shock: The color combo on that yellow bird is awesome. I love that paint with that interior (what I can see of it). Nice pix! 8)
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I agree, with the bright colors & the warm weather, that sure beats the weather here in Michigan-5 degrees today!!
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Hi,
this is big al...
wanted to say hello....
what the hell happened to TAC?
and, where are all my buddies!
hopefully I will make som enew friends here...
I have a 79 L78 with t-tops, 400 4 speed car
owned since 1986....
big al
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Big Al,
TAC had a disk crash that resulted in the total rebuild of the site. It is back but you have to register again.
Lots of good folks on this site as well.
tom
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Hi Al, Have you met the Hitman?
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Welcome to the Forum....
Who is the Hitman?
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Hey guys, my name is Garrett Wright and I'm from Shawnee, OK. I'm a 22 year old college student and I have a 79 T/A. Working on restoring it and trying to get as much information about the cars as I can. I played competitive baseball throughout high school and the first three years of college, so I never had time to really learn stuff about cars. Had to quit baseball because of school conflicts and I am taking advantage of the extra time to get as much car restoring knowlegde and skills as I can before August because I have applied to medical school and will have no time for the next 6 years to do it if I'm accepted. My hope is to one day be very well informed in T/A's as well as other muscle cars and have quite a little collection. I want to buy most of the cars in the collection as a projects and restore them all myself. I appreciate all the help that everyone here has given me! THANKS!
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Garrett, that poster will look neat! 8)
Good luck on your future plans and with your cars. :)
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Well, the poster still has some work to be done but it is very close. I will post the finished product when it arrives.
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Well I'm Cody, I'm 18 and I'm gonna be 19 in April. The car was originally going to be done before my birthday last year but that didn't happen, so I'm shooting for this year. I'm currently in college at ITT studying Computer Electronics Engineering and I should graduate sometime this year. Oh and I live in MI.
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I figure I might as well chime in here. My name is Jeri, I live in Michigan. I have had an interest in owning a Trans Am since I was in high school. I chose the 81 because it was the year I got my drivers licence. I have 3 trans ams, 81 Turbo TA with 18K miles, 81 301 parts car, 78 Roller TA going in for body work this summer. I got my TTA first. It was perfect and so I soon discovered I was bored with it. That's when I got the fixer uppers. I now have a barn that houses the ta's, a 65 ford pickup and all my junk... i go there to get my head straight. If I want a break, I go pull parts... it's fun.
I'm married to Jeff who challenges me to be more everyday. He makes me want to reach goals that I thought about but never realized were possible to achieve. We have 4 kids. A daughter, 21 in college... she's a better version of me. A son 20 in the Army, he's everything I always knew he would be and more... I couldn't be more proud. Son 14 still at home and loves hitting people so he plays lots of contact sports, he also does his homework without being asked and is an easy A student. Son 13 still at home can play just about any instrument he picks up and loves baseball.
Me and my family...
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n168/Prettybird81/FamilyPic.jpg)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n168/Prettybird81/1981%20Trans%20Am%20301%20Rustbucket/JazzLAXrunguncampcar024.jpg)
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(and she also likes to do burnouts out in her garage... :shock: )
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(and she also likes to do burnouts out in her garage... :shock: )
Do NOT!!!! (i attempt them in the parking lot... but i've still never actually left any rubber on the road... sheesh... i'm a failure :cry: :roll: :lol: )
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OOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKK -- then what's the black patch behind the driver's side tire of the 81TTA? :? :P :?
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OOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKK -- then what's the black patch behind the driver's side tire of the 81TTA? :? :P :?
I noticed that too. :shock:
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Rick... If it were a burnout... I sure hope I could do better than that! LOL...
ok...slowly back away from the computer...
get your glasses out....
it's a drain. :lol:
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Some people have an answer for EVERYTHING...seesh! :roll: :roll: 8)
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Hi,
I am in Jacksonville, Florida. My father bought me my first TA when I turned 16. It was a brand new Anniversary with no t-tops. Loved it and had it until I got married in 1981. One year later I got a 1977 SE. I have owned just about every make of car including Ferrari's. Fast forward to 2001 - my then 16 year old son saw some old pictures of me and the numerous TA's and started laughing at the 70's long hair and the car. I rented Smokey and the Bandit for him to watch, he fell in love. He watched every night for 2 years. When he turned 18 he begged for me to get another one. After looking what was available at the time and remembering how they used to be, I decided to get the most optioned SE I could find, and restore it. I understood at the time it would be cheaper to buy one already restored, but I wanted to make sure EVERYTHING was redone right. It has been 20 years since I last owned a TA, but I have fallen in love again. I have bought so many parts and spent so much effort my wife calls it my obsession and mistress. Actually, she tihinks a mistress would be cheaper and I would spend less time with her. I presently own a couple of neat other cars. My porsche is a weekend toy. It is unique in that it a RS cabriolet. Porsche doesn't even acknowledge they make them but I have documention from Porsche that 6 were made and shipped stateside. My 1969 Cutlass convertible is also being restored but it is the red headed step cahild to the 77 SE.
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Ha! I hear you on the dedication to the hobby -- my wife says I don't have hobbies, I have obsessions -- and in our family that's a pretty serious assertion... ::) :D ;)
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1977TASE
If you're obsessed with Trans Ams, you'll fit right in with the rest of us. :)
Good luck with your project. Always good to hear another Bird saved from a certain death.
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Welcome to the forum. I agree.. a Mistress would be cheaper.
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Welcome to the forum. I agree.. a Mistress would be cheaper.
Except mistresses have opinions. Oh, *edit* ... Welcome to 78TA... glad to have another junkie around... ;)
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Welcome 1977TASE, great site and even greater people. You find a better bunch of folk who know everything there is to know about Trans Am's.
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Welcome to the forum. I agree.. a Mistress would be cheaper.
Cheaper,yes but the money you spend on the mistress is gone forever. The money you spend on your TA will be there for as long as you own the car. If you sell, hopefully you'll get at least most of your money back. A better return on your investment. And NO opinions.... Don't start throwing things Jeri....
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No selliing this bird. Since I had one as a teenager, now my son will have this one and he says we will one day give it to his son. They don't make cars like this anymore. Who knows how much they will be worth in the future. If they go up much more it would be very hard to replace.
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Hi everyone. I'm Shawn. I live in Billings MT. No I'm not a cowboy but I do like to hunt for [Tin] Indians.
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Hi everyone. I'm Shawn. I live in Billings MT. No I'm not a cowboy but I do like to hunt for [Tin] Indians.
Hey there, welcome to the site. Make sure you post some pics of your ride over in the photo area, we'd love to see it.
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mine's in the project section. I'll try to get some better pics this week if it's nice out.
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This is Rick from Miami Florida, obbsession hummmm....lets see, I ended opening a complete shop.... www.transamflorida.com me obsessed?
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This is Rick from Miami Florida, obbsession hummmm....lets see, I ended opening a complete shop.... www.transamflorida.com me obsessed?
Welcome Rick, good to meet ya. Nothing like running a business and doing the thing you love!
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Hey Ricky, How are you doing. Its Russ. Hows everything there, I havent seen you on in quite awhile.
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I,m from hampton ,virginia and my name is brad and i,m an auto mechanic and getting ready to start a new business just trying to find the right location and i drive a 79 trans am
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Welcome Brad to 78ta! Glad to see you made it over here partner.
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where do you think i got my motor from i got it here hey rich i have been on this site for about 2/12 weeks now thanks for telling me about it
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Your most welcome!
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S/E Michigan here (and its damn cold) :(
Me too. Live in Dearborn area, work in Ann Arbor. Where are you?
I live in southern Michigan (woodhaven)
I grew up in Trenton, neighbor! How's the TA search?
Anyone else in Metro Detroit? There are a couple of pretty good cruise-ins we could meet up at!
LOOK ME UP AT THE DOWNRIVER CRUISE 2007, ANYONE ELSE FROM MICHIGAN? IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN STARTING A FIREBIRD CLUB IN MICHIGAN DROP ME A POST.
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Hi all, I'm Jeff from up north, montreal to be exact. I've coming here for about a month now... Great site, very useful info...
I'm working on a deal for a 78 Y88 W72/4 spd non-WS6, PHS documented, match number with 92000 miles and probably very few winters. Body is solid, no rust, which is no small feat in Quebec, interior is a 9/10.
All owners are known and fully documented. I even found out I knew the original salesman who sold it in 78... Small world... It belongs to a member of my family who's a mechanic and a detail freak. For example, he rebuilt the tranny just because he thought he heard a whine from it... he also chage the final ratio back to the original, which came witht the car. Engine is very healthy. He bought it last spring and now wants somethig else (new toy every year...)
A few questions : The car was painted once (never wrecked) but was painted starlight black, with the correct graphics and decals. Is this considered treason?
Wheels have been refinisned but not painted. I know non-WS6 wheels should be painted like the wheel on the right (see pic in S/E page) but is the 78 color code 55 the right one?
Deal is for $17000 US... Sound about right?
Sorry about the long post... I know you like pics so here are a few...
Jeff
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2 more. I'll get more when it comes out of winter storage mid-April
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Welcome MontrealY88!! I see you have been paying attention ;D Thanks for the pics. Nice looking ride and hope your deal goes through.
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A few questions : The car was painted once (never wrecked) but was painted starlight black, with the correct graphics and decals. Is this considered treason?
I cringed when I read that. Painting a Y88 a different color definitely hurts the value by a collector's point of view. As far as a fair price, I have no idea.
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A few questions : The car was painted once (never wrecked) but was painted starlight black, with the correct graphics and decals. Is this considered treason?
I cringed when I read that. Painting a Y88 a different color definitely hurts the value by a collector's point of view. As far as a fair price, I have no idea.
I know... I kind of like black but I wouldn't have painted it black if it had been up to me... but eventually, I plan to bring back the Solar Gold... When I first saw the car last year, I did some research and for a minute, I thought it was a Y84.... 1 of 20... But after a frantic phone call, I was told it was originally Gold... 1 of 1267 aint bad...
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Looks like a nice car so far. Yes, painting it black does hurt the value of the car, but if you plan on bringing it back to life in Gold, then you should be ok. $17,000 sounds a little on the high side. If the car was original gold paint on the outside, the $17,000 would be ok, but becuase it has been painted black, then maybe try to talk him down a little in price.
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I guess it's also a matter of supply and demand... We don't have many left up here and most are in bad shape. I guess local supply can sometimes warrant a higher price. I really want it but I also have to balance that with some big home improvements coming this spring... So hard to choose....
Jeff
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Hi IAM Conrad from newark Delaware. 79 ta gold color 400 cubic inches. 400 trans 3:73:1 rear. dual exhaust . I still need to post a pic. of my T/A. working on my motor and interior. race some and take to cruises.
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Welcome Conrad. This is one awesome site. ENJOY!!
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Hello my name is Doug. I've been a Trans Am owner for 4 years. I bought it the day I graduated high school and has been a work in progress ever since. She's just about done and I can't wait!!!
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Hi guys just found this site been around camaros all my life but realy wanted a formula for along time. I'am from Stewiacke ns Canada and her is my special ordered 1979 formula, 403 , auto , ws6, w50, t top deluxe camel with hobnail inserts, The car is fully doucumented.and has never seen salt or rain. The car was repainted a few years ago with 6 coats gold and 4 caoats clear. Its not 100 % correct but its still a very nice example of the formula.
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Welcome to the site. Its nice to see Formulas here. How do you keep it clean with that dirt road. Here is mine after a wax job.(http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/4671/1188483398048551128S425x425Q85.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1188483398048551128VLutgK)
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Welcome to the Forum, nice to have you all here.
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Welcome to the site. Its nice to see Formulas here. How do you keep it clean with that dirt road. Here is mine after a wax
Thats why its in storage drove the car for 20 mins and spent 4 hrs cleaning it, after that it has to wait until things dry out. and thats not a road its my drive way. :P :P
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I'm Dan, from Tacoma, Washington. I've been a Pontiac fan since I bought my first LeMans 35 years ago. Since then I've had 3 GTOs, a Firebird Formula, and my latest, a 76 Trans Am.
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Hey there Dan, nice TA, very nice color, not that I'm biased to red or anything. Welcome to the site, glad to have you aboard. Let us know if there's anything we can do for ya.
How about letting us know a little more about that car of yours? When did you get or how long have you had it? Have you done anything to it? Plan on doing anything to it? Those kinds of things.
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hello, my name is ben and i am new to the site, i bought a 76 black and gold trans am and am making a super car out of it, by doing something completely different and putting a motor out of a 94 toyota supra, its gonna be hella fast since its turbocharged, im debating converting it to front wheel drive or modifying it to rear wheel drive, the car came with a 454 pontiac big block so without all that weight its going to make this car really fast, i also plan on modifying the body with suicide lambo doors and the usual tvs in the headrests type thing in the interior...this site looks very informative and i hope to get some help from you guys.
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Hey there haulassta, welcome to the site. Sure would like to see some pics of that car when you get a chance.
As far the engine... that 455 will give you more power and move that car much better than that supra engine. That's a lot of steel and you need the torque from that 455 to move it around. And the 455 will last a lot longer too when ragging on it. Just my .02, again, welcome to the site.
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Methinks we're being spoofed by Evan again... ::) ::)
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Evan, You wouldnt waste a 455 now would you? ;)
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Hi, My name is Garth. I live in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. I have a 1977 SE Trans Am. I bought it from my brother who bought it new from the local Pontiac dealer. He did not have any desire anymore to drive the car and so I bought it from him. It has the Hurst T-tops, Pontiac 400 w72 engine and a T350 tranny. It does need new paint and then will need new decals. I work at the GM dealership in town as a Technician. I am looking forward to becoming a member in this forum.
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Garth, Welcome to the Forum, nice to hear from our Canadian brothers who share the passion for the Trans Am. Let us know how we could help.
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71.31.175.144 haulassta
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71.31.175.144 eroc022
71.31.175.144 haulassta
Ya' Think?
Unfortunately I don't get to see IP addresses so I'm in the dark. It's not very nice to spoof a new user especially when I'm trying to geniunely make people feel welcome.
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Hi, My name is Garth. I live in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. I have a 1977 SE Trans Am. I bought it from my brother who bought it new from the local Pontiac dealer. He did not have any desire anymore to drive the car and so I bought it from him. It has the Hurst T-tops, Pontiac 400 w72 engine and a T350 tranny. It does need new paint and then will need new decals. I work at the GM dealership in town as a Technician. I am looking forward to becoming a member in this forum.
Welcome Garth, good to have you aboard. How about some pics of that poncho?
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Ya' Think?
Busted!!
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Hee-hee -- TOLD YA!
Welcome aboard, Garth! :) :) :)
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dang you caught me....
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Hello all!
My name is Joe and I'm writing to y'all from across the pond in Sweden (though I grew up in NJ) . So far I've had a 94 T/A, 87 T/A and even a '77 SE T/A, but my current ride is a regular old '73 Firebird that's undergoing some slight (tasteful) "pimping" and a possible AC restoration/replacement. By day I write and design for video games but the muscle car keeps me grounded in the real world! I found this place through a recommendation (I was looking for side moldings) and it looks like a friendly and helpful place. I'll probably be bugging you with the odd question in the future.
Cheers!
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hey joe, what kind of mods you doing to your 73 ? i like when things are somewhat changed around, also sounds like you have a fun job, and there are plenty of people to answer questions on here...so ask away
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Welcome to the site Joe, have you posted pics of your '73 yet? I don't remember seeing it yet, we love pics around here partner!
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Hey Joe, Welcome. Do you see many Firebirds at shows at your location?
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Joe! Hitman's global reach expands...:) :)
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Thanks guys. :)
I'm only doing small-ish visual mods to the bird. It's only a 350 and I bought her more for cruisin' than bruisin'. A previous owner had put a very wild cam in it and given her straight 3" pipes that ran UNDER the rear axle and made a deafening roar. (He had also welded the rear differential, so that had to go as soon as I got her home!) Some of you may call it nuts, but I actually got rid of the headers (too much interior heat),got rid of the Holley carb and installed a nice tamable 066 cam, Rochester carb and an "original" exhaust system. It's still got a few engine mods, but at least now it's drivable!
There are some pics here (before and after I started making some changes):
http://www.urbanchant.com/car (http://www.urbanchant.com/car)
When I bought it, it was already purple... not my absolute favorite color but I'm trying to embrace it by adding some glitz. I gold candy-coated the center of the rims and did custom inserts for the center caps (see my avatar). I also changed the wood-grain dash (which I still have pristine) for a fake-snakesin pattern (soon to be real snake skin).
In the next few weeks I'll be adding a hood bird and side moldings (if the Hitman has the time to get back to me soon, hint, hint). I'll also be candy-coating the headlight bezels as well as adding wheel spoilers to her. Currently the rims stick out a bit too much for my taste so the spoilers will bring them in a little visually and give the car a more flashy, meaty look. If I had bought an untouched vehicle, I'd leave it alone, but since it was already changed I figured I might as well add some more personality.
Here's a concept image of what I'm aiming for (hood bird is too small though):
http://www.urbanchant.com/temp/pontiac.jpg (http://www.urbanchant.com/temp/pontiac.jpg)
As for other birds at shows... you'd be surprised! Sweden is probably the best country in Europe to live if you like older American cars even if there are only 9 million people here! For example, I live about an hour away from the largest scrapyard in Europe for US cars. The Swedish Trans Am club has some 6-700 members. There are (of course) more 'Vettes and Mustangs but the Firebird has a steady, loyal following and you always see lots of them at shows (of which there are many).
Whoa, it looks like I've just written an essay here... haha... time to go make some coffee.
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Not bad Joe, not bad at all. I'd agree, not my favorite color but I could live with it. I like the bird touch, very nice.
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Hello Joe. Welcome to 78ta. Nice Firebird, I like the color. Thanks for the pics.
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Welcome, Joe...very nice 'bird....even better with a Formula hood ;) ;D
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Hello Darrell. I also live in the kansas City area. Up by the airport actually. I reciently purchased a 1978 TA from my brother in law with only 58k milles on it. she's in great shape,but has been sitting 8 years and needs a lot of attention.
I'll keep my eye out for your blue 78. (great year btw, the same year my oldest sone was born).
Hello, My name Darrell Anderson and I live in Shawnee Kansas whick is 8 or so miles west of downtown Kansas City. I have a 1978 Martinique Blue w/black interior Trans Am that I've had since July 1982 right out of high school. And my other Pontiac is a 2002 Firehawk Trans Am Convertible Bright Red w/ebony interior 6speed and every available GM and SLP options except for the Bilstein suspension and the Auburn differential. I enjoy showing the Hawk when time allows and have built the 78 TA for street and strip action which it has seen the street but not the strip.
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Hey Marshall, just head over to the guys from "Trick My Truck" there in Joplin. I'll be they would do a great job on your TA ;^)
Hi! My name is Marshall, and I live in Joplin Mo. I own a early 1977 Trans Am W72. I've been working on it for about 6 years now, whenever I get some money that I can spend on it, and when I can locate the parts. Have a good one!
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Hey SD, good to see some other KC folks here.
I am from Kansas City missouri. I can't believe the name superduty was still available here. I guess it's mine now. :D
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Welcome aboard Marshall, Send out some pics when you get the chance
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Dang, that's 4 of us from the KC area, that's almost a club.
Im Bill from Missouri near KC
79 TA
Proud lost w/o TAC member :D
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Hello Jon, you're the 4th fellow KC'er I've seen here.
My name is Jon and I live in Kansas City, MO. Born and raised in northwest Indiana (La Porte).
I'm 33 and got my 77 Black and Gold T/A just over a year ago.
I'm building a 455 Potiac motor for it now.
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Hello,
Keith here, from Kansas City Missouri.
I reciently purchased a 78 TA from my brother in law. It's only got 58k miles on it, and pretty much all original, but has been sitting a number of years so it needs some attention. My brother in law bought it in 79 and had it painted "Garnett Red" in 80 to cover the original brown.
I'm looking for tips on shocks, rear leafs, subframe connectors, rear end gear change, cost effective head work (to raise compression to around 9to1,,,,,,, that's it for starters. If anyone has good, or bad, experiences with any of these, let me know.
Great forum and I have gotten a lot of good info so far.
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Welcome all to the Forum, Nice to have so many here.
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Hello everyone! I'm Sarah and I'm from the Pocono Mountains, PA. I signed up a while back and got some wicked advice on how to revive my trans am, a 1980 nightmare. Unfortunately I got beat down by the locals, friends, and family and was almost talked into scrapping the car...so I haven't been around. With Spring here I'm ready to pick back up on the car and my time here.
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Hey Sarah, welcome back to the site. have you posted pics of that TA yet? would love to see it.
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Welcome back Sarah. Now get some pics up and we'll begin the part of helping you get that thing ready .
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http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=981.new#new
That was my original thread that I'll revive and update.
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Welcome to 78ta, Keith. This is Keith from Albany, NY. I'm glad you've joined the Trans Am owners club. Please post some pics, when you get a chance.
Welcome back Sarah. I'm glad you didn't give up on your T/A. It's always great to see a Trans Am saved from a certain death. Good luck with your project.
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I live in Colorado and I just picked up a 78 T/A today with 92K miles - it needs some cosmetic work paint decals and some interior work - but it runs great. I came accross this site while researching the car - so thanks a bunch - it was helpful in making my decision and will be good to get restoration info for my black n gold car.
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Hello to all the new members...........It's good to see the community growing.
George
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Yes, welcome everyone and welcome to 78ta.com. Post up your questions and don't forget, we love pics so post up pics of those ponchos.
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Welcome to everybody! I've been out of town for a week so pardon the late reply... :)
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Hi everybody! I am new to Hitman's Pontiac TA Forum and wanted to introduce myself. I am Rich and I own a 1979 WS6 W79 black TA which I purchased slightly used from a friend in 1983 and have had it ever since (3rd owner). It was just recently restored almost back to original state and I am working on the finishing touches now before I bring it out. I live in Alton, IL. I am looking forward to enjoying the forum with everybody in the future and maybe meeting some of you at some car shows around IL and MO (St. Louis area).
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Welcome Rich to the site. Glad to have you aboard. I bought my TA from St. Louis, MO, imagine that. Post some pics of that poncho when you get a chance, we'd love to see it!
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Welcome Rich. Glad you found us. How about some pictures.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Rich -- glad to see you! Post up some pics when you can! :) :)
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Well, howdy Rich. As anyone will tell you we love pics, so post away when you get some. Also if you have any questions there are alot of folks that will help you out.
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Hey all. I am new to the forum. My name is Kurt and I am from Painesville, OH. I bought a 79 black TA Y84 with matching numbers right before christmas. It needs some minor work other than that it is in really good shape. I had been looking for black 79 for awhile and came across this one. I wanted one for the year I was born. I am sure I will see some of the locals at the car shows.
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Welcome Kurt. Congrats on the new car and post us some pictures sometime under the photos forum.
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Well welcome aboard Kurt. We have an Ohio Firebirds club which is based out of Mentor, you should Contact the Hitman and Join in on the fun, were a blast. Just ask anyone.
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Welcome Kurt, glad to have you aboard! Post some pics of that poncho when you get a chance, would love see it.
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Kurt, Nice to have you here on the forum. It was nice to meet you at the Mentor show last year. We look forward to you being a part of our club and going to shows with us this year.
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Welcome to the site and pretty solid lookin car Cad. Now does it need paint or is that the cold morning dew on the roof,
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I wish it were dew - it needs paint BAD. I spent 3 hours today trying to re-oxidise it and polish it up so I can go a year without painting it (at least til winter) - but its pretty rough up top - needs new decals too - they are peeling. The interior needs help as well - but it runs solid and chicks dig it.
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nice ride what state do you live in ? if it is originial paint im sure most of it cold be polished up pretty nicely, but if its a newer basecoat/clearcoat system then its time to paint soon....
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Welcome to the site for all the new members. If you haven't already, post pics of your TA because we love pics.
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Hi, I'm new here. check out my pics! ;) http://www.aaron77mco.20megsfree.com/photo.html
My name's Aaron, I live in Ames, IA. I'm the proud 2nd owner of a '79 TA with 77k miles. She's not fast, but she's got the looks! Someday I'd like to hop her up a little.. ;D I'd like to swap out the 403 with a 400 or 455 and put in a new tranny and rear gear. The current gear is crazy high. I can drive 80 mph and only have 2400 or so on the tach...
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Welcome Ashtray ;D Beautiful car...where are you located?
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Welcome Ashtray ;D Beautiful car...where are you located?
Thanks! Sorry, posted, then edited..... Ames, Iowa. Cyclone Country.
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Hey, you're not that far from me...I thought that looked like an Iowa plate ;D
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;D :o ;D Freakin sweet. Ankeny eh? I drive through there every once in awhile. Nice town. I didnt expect to find anyone near me this soon, lol. :)
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Yeah, there a few members in Iowa. I've only lived here about a year and a half; moving back to Indiana in June (that's where my cars are). I've been to Ames a few times...nice college town ;) ;D
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yea, ames has some nice scenery near the sorority houses this time of year.. ;)
You got pics of your rides?
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mmmm...college girls :o!! I feel really old just saying that :-[
I've got old pix of my '79 (which is stripped for restoration now) and the '77 was bare when I bought it.
Before:
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Current:
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That 79 looked pretty nice before.. why the complete resto? You're not painting the flames back on are you?
I always loved the 77's too. I've owned 3 birds now, an 81 formula with a.. ahem.. V6... (embarrased) a 77 project which didnt work out... and my current one.
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I've had several over the years but I've owned the '79 longer than any other car I've had. Trust me, the '79 needed resto BAD :o I've had it for about 11 years and though it looked good the first few years, eventually the ton of Bondo previous "bodymen" :D :D had used starting showing it's face :-[. I loved the flames THEN, but it's probably gonna' go all Solar Gold and the SE will of course be black.
Sounds like you've had a pretty good collection yourself. Nothing wrong with a V-6 (it can be replaced ;))
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Cool, I bet they'll be nice when they're done! I always liked the martinique blue ones myself.... not the weak blue the 79's were, i'm talking the deep blue the 77's and 78's were... my formula was metallic burnt orange, if you can imagine that... I dont think it was a stock color, pretty sure it was repainted.
I've had my current TA the longest of all my cars too, 8 years now....
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I feel the same way...I used to not like the Mart blue but they have really grown on me lately
Go here... http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?board=19.0 ....and post up some pix of your others if ya' got any
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No, unfortunately, I dont. :(
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Hey all im Bob from Cincinnati Oh. and i have been a pontiacoholic for about 15years :o
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Welcome Bob to the site. Do you own a TA? Is that yours in the avatar pic?
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Welcome Bob...we need PIX!!! ;D
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Welcome Bob! yes, post some pics!
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Working on pics. Yes it is my "other woman".
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Hello Bob, welcome to the forum. Love 80 Pace cars. 8)
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Thanks to all ,this is one of the best sites I have been on. I extend any helping hand I can give.
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Hey! somehow that car looks familiar. welcome to the forum!
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I've been a member for about 3 weeks, but i haven't intrduced myself. I"m
Richard from Texas. I 've owned my 81 se since 88. i didn't know it was an se
till 2 years ago when i attended the T/A nats and stumbled on to HITMAN's website.
by then it was too late. I had already put in a 455.
I have a 97 ws6 also. I'm currently trying to get my car roadworhty for the bandit run.
I only found out in late March. I'm already registerd. hope to make it.
This is a great site. will post pics of my Caahs
my wife drives a Daytona truck (mango)
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Welcome to 78TA, Richard! 8)
I had an '80 SE about 20 years ago and didn't realize it was an SE till the last couple of years so don't feel bad. Good for you for holding on to it that long...got any pictures? ;D
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Welcome Richard! Post up some pics when you get a chance, we love pics around here.
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Welcome to the forum Richard. Sure would like some pics of your T/A.
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welcome rich!
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Welcome Rich and Bob to the Forum. Glad we could be here to help out. I know you will fit in....... Especially since you referred to your car as your "other woman".... I know you will fit right in.
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Welcome to all who have entered these hallowed halls since my last post. If you havent already, "Post some PIcs" as you may have heard we're pic freaks.
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Hi my name is gazza Im from bribie island QLD Australia I own a 1974 T/A which i've had since 1987 I'ts come out of a 9 year rebuild time and money the usual thing It is right hand drive. Will post pictures soon when I know how to. New to computers.
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Welcome, Gazza 8) Nice to see another Aussie join the ranks. Post pix when you can. If you don't have a photo sharing account yet, www.photobucket.com is a good place to start. If you need help, just ask. ;D
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Hi there gazza! Welcome to 78TA!
You can go to any pic hosting site like Photobucket.com and upload your pics there. Once you do you can just copy the "img" tag they give each pic and paste it into your posts here. Then PRESTO! your pics are shown.
Can't wait to see them!
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Welcome to the forum gazza. Looking forward to some pictures when you're ready.
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Welcome to the site gazza, glad to have you here. Did anyone mention pics? We love pics.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, gazza! Glad to have you -- look forward to seeing your pics! Just follow SirLDragon's advice above and raise your hand if you run into any problems -- we're here to help! :) :) :)
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that is all i have it has been sitting since 2000 so it needs some work
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Thanks for the pics Bob! Nice ride and looks like a good project. FYI, when posting pics you can post those IMG tags in the same post instead of making a post for each pic. Just put an IMG tag in then hit return and then the next one like this...
[ img ]my URL to my pic #1[ /img ]
[ img ]my URL to my pic #2[ /img ]
[ img ]my URL to my pic #3[ /img ]
[ img ]my URL to my pic #4[ /img ]
Then you'll have one post with many pics!
So when are you going to start on the restoration?
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Definitely a worthy project.
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Hi Im Orlando and I live in Groton, CT but work in Warwick, RI
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Welcome Orlando to the site. Looks like you've posted a few times here already. Taht looks like a nice blue on white TA you got there in your avatar. How about some full pics of that poncho?
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these are the only pics I have for now will take a bunch monday
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Nice '75 partner, there aren't too many of us, thanks for the pics, I like the blue on white.
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I like the red too and I saved your engine building post so I can wrench away on my car.
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Welcome to 78ta Orlando. Nice 75 you've got there. Thanks for the pics
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Thanks blue, one day I'm gonna get a 78 that looks as good as yours
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Welcome Hyper to 78ta, good to have and I see you've already started a thread with pics! Good job. Good to meet ya.
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Welcome Hyper and Orlando!! I love the gold Firebird...I had a '71 Formula the same color about 20 years ago...and still miss it ???. Enjoy the site, guys!
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Hey all - I'm a mechanical engineer living in Rogers, AR. I'm amongst the Walmartians as Bentonville (home of walmart) is just next door. I'm an owner of a '76 firebird my father ordered in '75. Right now I'm just maintaining it until I can get enough funds, time, and most, honestly, a space of my own to get with it. Love it though.. 176k and it still runs like a champ. Oh yea, and I just posted a couple pics in the pics area on the forum if you're interested.
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Welcome to all! We LOVE pics -- thanks for posting! :) :)
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Welcome Hyper and formula400me. It's good to have you here.
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Two more formulas to the forum. Welcome. :o
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Welcome to the forum, to all the new members. I just picked up a 79 esprit and am going to make it a formula, because all I need is a hood to do that. I will post pics of it soon
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I have a hood in my shop
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You should be able to double your money!! ;D
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Hello,
Just registered to the site and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Bonnie and I own a 78 Firebird Esprit SE Redbird, and a 96 Firehawk #36. My husband owns a 67 GTO and a 92 Firehawk #21.
I have been visiting this site as a guest for several months. Everyone here seems to be friendly and helpful. Nice site for information.
My husband and I reside in Northwest Indiana.
We plan on attending the Firebird Gathering in Dundee, MI this June and hope to meet some of you there.
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Welcome to the site, bonnie. These guys are great and very helpful!!
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Welcome, Bonnie!! Sounds like a happy little Pontiac family you have...nice to see more Hoosiers join everyday (I am originally Hoosier myself :)). Post up some pix when you can...we love pictures!!
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Welcome Bonnie. If you have any questions about the GLRFG show just ask. I attended its first two years. The people running it are great & I met some very nice people there. Are you staying at the Holiday Inn? We are 45 minutes North of there but stay on site. My wife & I are doing the 3 hour Pizza dinner cruise on Friday night that they offer (BYOB).
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Welcome Bonnie. If you have any questions about the GLRFG show just ask. I attended its first two years. The people running it are great & I met some very nice people there. Are you staying at the Holiday Inn? We are 45 minutes North of there but stay on site. My wife & I are doing the 3 hour Pizza dinner cruise on Friday night that they offer (BYOB).
Yes, we are staying at the Holiday Inn. I made the reservations last week. I will be taking the 78 Redbird and will be showing it in the survivor class. I read up on the last two years on the GLRFG website and it sounds like people had a lot of fun. Look forward to meeting you there.
By the way, that is a sharp looking Formula you own. Is that black and gold? We are partial to black and gold (Go Boilers)!!!
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Hey whats up all? I'm jay from the south burbs chicago IL. Have a 78 TA ws6. First 2 gen. About my 5 fbody
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Welcome Bonnie. If you have any questions about the GLRFG show just ask. I attended its first two years. The people running it are great & I met some very nice people there. Are you staying at the Holiday Inn? We are 45 minutes North of there but stay on site. My wife & I are doing the 3 hour Pizza dinner cruise on Friday night that they offer (BYOB).
Yes, we are staying at the Holiday Inn. I made the reservations last week. I will be taking the 78 Redbird and will be showing it in the survivor class. I read up on the last two years on the GLRFG website and it sounds like people had a lot of fun. Look forward to meeting you there.
By the way, that is a sharp looking Formula you own. Is that black and gold? We are partial to black and gold (Go Boilers)!!!
You should do real well in the survivor class. I took 3rd in 2005 & first in 2006 in the stock class.
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Welcome Bonnie. You have some NICE Birds there. I definitely love a 67 GTO. :)
jay78: Glad you can join us. Sure would love some pics of these rides.
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Hey Jay! Glad to see you signed up! I'll be seeing you tomorrow! :) :)
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Don't forget, Rick...extra cheese! ;)
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Yep -- I remembered! :)
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We are going to try to post pictures of our Pontiacs. Hope they come out OK.
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Hey Bonnie! Good job -- they came out great! Nice cars! :) :) :)
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Well only have 1 f body now . But have had bunch. Click cars i have done in my sig. The 85 z28 was my last car. And the others are car I have done for people. And Here is a pic of my car now. And yes i put a hard top back on. lol
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I've checked out the pix of the roof swap, Jay...you make it look easy :o
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Welcome everyone who I might have missed over the past few days! Thanks for the pics Bonnie, I guess you know that we love pics around here ;)
Jay, I don't remember seeing any pics of you ride... got some partner?
EDIT: Never mind Jay, for some reason the pics weren't coming up and then WHAMMO, there they were.
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Thanks for the friendly welcome to the site. :)
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Bonnie: Beautiful cars, all of them... I'm drooling on my keyboard. :)
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Bonnie: Beautiful cars, all of them... I'm drooling on my keyboard. :)
Thanks Keith. Your 81 T/A looks really nice in the picture. I love the color. A one owner car is always great to have. Looks like you have taken good care of it.
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Hello,
this is Heiko from Germany. I own a 1977SE since 7 years and i believe some known me from TAC or Bandittransamclub (use the same nick like here). I thought i should be here too. :)
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Welcome. Nice to see you again. It is nice to have Trans Am owners from overseas.
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Welcome, Heiko -- glad you made it to 78TA.com! :) :)
How's your son doing? 8)
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Joe is very well and like you can see he is already on the right way. ;D
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Joe is very well and like you can see he is already on the right way. ;D
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Now that is just too cute!!!!
Welcome "the german" to 78ta and appreciate the pic of the little one. That's going to make my day today seeing the little tyke in that shirt.
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Welcome "the german". I passed out about a dozen little kids shirts at my works Car Show last year that said "My Dads car can beat your Dads Car" :D
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I LOVE it -- get them started right! :) :)
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Hi i am new here and just wanted to show some pics of my 1980 ta 63,000 mi all origional
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oops i am from michigan :)
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80fierobronze: Welcome, glad you can join us. Nice T/A. Love that color.
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Welcome 80fierobroze from Michigan!! Appreciate the pics of that nice poncho. Wow, all original and low miles too. Are you the original owner?
What part of Michigan are you in, I'm originally from Flint?
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I am from clio origionally but now live in flushing
Bought the car in 1984 with 30000. miles drove it two summers and has been in the garage since except 1 time when i moved. drove the car 10 miles to my new house last summer
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Welcome to 78TA...beautiful and rare color! Get that car out and enjoy it! 8)
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Welcome 80fierobroze, I am from Brighton, Michigan ;D
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Hey everyone this is Kayla o'm brock's daughter (ta2dbandit)...i recently got my firebird and i am more than excited to get to drive my own firebird with the rest of the crew. i am currently a member of the Ohio firebirds and have been for a couple of years now. can't wait to see evryone one a t the nationals!!! ;D
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Hey everyone this is Kayla o'm brock's daughter (ta2dbandit)..
Hi Honey....Welcome aboard!
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are you both on at the same time ? krazy.....but hey kayla wanna race ? hahaha
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Welcome Kayla...Dad shoulda told ya'...car pictures are required ;D ;D ;)
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Welcome KKs 98!! Nice car you have!
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I am from clio origionally but now live in flushing
Bought the car in 1984 with 30000. miles drove it two summers and has been in the garage since except 1 time when i moved. drove the car 10 miles to my new house last summer
Bought it in 1984? That's the year I graduated! Went to Beecher High School, used to cruise through Clio and use to pick up girls in Flushing. Flushing always had the cutest girls.
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jeff i got picts of my car...mines the white one...under my two girls posted by ta2dbandit
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Welcome aboard guys and gals
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Hi,
I am a new Member from Toronto. I have a red 1983 T/A that has been in the family since 1983. It lives in the garage in winter and I brought it out for the first time today this year. Its pretty well completely stock and everything looks very clean and it has the original paint. It was Perma shined when new (still have the sticker on the window)and it seems to have kept the paint in really new like form.
I also have a 1993 Black & white special edition Camaro (can I use that word here?) Indy pace car which is a lot of fun as well.
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Welcome to83t/a to 78ta.com. Glad to have you aboard. We love pics so post up some pics of that poncho! ;)
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Welcome to the Forum all. Nice to see it growing each day. Yes, Kayla, we are wanting to see pice of the car you have now. It will be nice to have you as part of the Club WITH a car now.
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Welcome to all the new folks! We're looing forward to more pics, and tell us about your cars! :) :) :)
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Here is KKs 98 Car.
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Had to help my little Girl.
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Nice looking car KK98!!! Appreciate the pic, wished I had T-tops :(
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I'm from central Jersey 5 mins from the shore. I've got a 79 Blk/Gld SE. I'll be posting pictures soon.
I bought in her GA three years ago. I trailered it home, drove strait thru because I was afaid someone would steal it off the trailer if I fell asleep at a rest area. I always wanted one from when I was in HS. Its my 4th-Kid (license plate says it to).
Great site Hitman is DAMan !
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A real GEORGIA T/A...those are bragging rights! ;) Welcome!!
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Welcome Grimmster. Can't wait to see pics of your car. Good choice in car. I have a 79 Black T/A Y84 with the camel interior as well.
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I trailered it home, drove strait thru because I was afaid someone would steal it off the trailer if I fell asleep at a rest area.
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Now that was funny! Welcome to 78ta Grimmster and ya, please get some pics posted of that poncho, we love pics around here ;)
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Hey everyone.
I'm Joe from Ellicott City, MD. I've been restoring this 78 TA for a bit now. Working on interior right now. Getting close :)
It's a 1978 Trans Am, 4000 miles on the 455 ci. bored 60 over to 472 ci sitting on a T400. Awesome forum and it's reeeally cool to find a forum geared towards this car.
I do graphic design for a living. My website is located at www.tritin-multimedia.com and a DVD I'm working on is at www.up2nogood.com.
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And here are some pics of the ride: ;D 8) :o ;)
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welcome that is one hot 78!!!!!!!!
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Welcome Wreck. That's one beautiful Trans Am you've got there sir. :) 8) Thanks for the pics.
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Thanks ;D I'll get some video clips up soon once I get it in the shape I want it :)
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Welcome!! GORGEOUS T/A!! :o I like the industrial backdrop on the first couple of pix, too...nice choice
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Hi Wreck. That is one clean ride.
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Wreck.....nice bird!
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I don't have any videos of the TA yet. I've been so busy working on it that it hasn't found a video camera on it yet, but I have some small videos of the 95 Camaro here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha4Nzu3VXd4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hpwOlDWvDw
and some videos I did dedicated to Fbody's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzTqDtp2iik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXO8C6o9EYU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mNop21cx84
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Wreck. Nice cars! :) :) :)
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so are you joe goss ? part of eastern fbodies ?
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Yeah that's me. :P
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Hi,
I've registered to the forum several days ago but I hadn't seen this topic...so here I am. My name is Francois, I'm from the north of France in the Dunkirk area. I feel like I'm the yougest here as I'm 19...anyway, I'm looking for a Firebird or any oher good looking muscle car for a restoration project. My tastes always make things more difficult :P
Everybody looks nice here, I like that !
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Welcome Francois....gald to see another T/A fan join up ;D
I don't believe you're the youngest member here though
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Nice car and pics, Wreck. Welcome to you and Francois.
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Hello Francois, glad you can join us. Good luck with your search for a muscle car... hopefully it will be a Firebird or Trans Am. :) 8)
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Welcome Francois, Do you see many Formulas over in your area???
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I haven't seen any muscle cars around here ! The only one I've seen was an early 2nd Gen Camaro two years ago and it was in Normandie. This afternoon I'll go to a garage specialized in US cars, maybe they'll help me find my dream car ^^
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Welcome Francois they're a helpful lot on here
Welcome Francois, Do you see many Formulas over in your area???
I'm only 40mls away
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hello fellow firebird finactics,
My name is Ray , I am from ,Tn
I have a 1978 T/A 400ci and Hurst T-Tops.
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Welcome Ray.b, glad to have you and fire up those questions. We're ready, willing and able to give a hand where we can. Have you posted pics of your ride? If you have point me to them, if not, we'd love to see what she looks like.
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Welcome Ray and Francois.....the folks here are very helpful.
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My name is Brad, and I am a Stripper-a-haulic. Oh, nevermind, wrong group! I am from Kansas City.
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Hello, my name is Vance. I'm from Central Illinois. In 1977, I was sitting in Wildflecken Germany compliments of Uncle Sam. Being in the military overseas, we could buy cars straight from the manufacturer. My plan was to re-enlist, buy a 1978 Black and Gold SE and head to Ft Sill Oklahoma to meet up with a buddy that had re-enlisted, bought a '78 Gold SE and got stationed at Ft Sill. At the last minute I decided to get out and come home. I didn't get the car. When I got home, I did buy a 1975 Red T/A w/455. I loved that car. But I always regretted not getting that '78. Then I saw Smokey and the Bandit and I really regretted not getting that car. Then along came marriage and kids and the car faded farther and farther into the past. Now the kids are grown and gone and I had some time to work on restoring a car. So I went on a hunt for a '78 SE. Couldn't find one around here so I have settled on building a clone. But I intend to make it the best most accurate clone I can. I love this car and I would marry it if I could. :)
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Welcome Vance to 78ta. Glad to have you aboard and don't be shy in asking questions we'll be sure to you any and all info we have. Make sure you post up some pics of your poncho too, we love pics partner.
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I love this car and I would marry it if I could. :)
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You MIGHT wanna' talk to a professional about that ;D LOL
Welcome, Vance...as Rich said we'd love to see some pix.
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Welcome Vance. Still have Trans Am fever after all these years eh?? Great!! Good luck with your project. Let's see some pics when you have a chance.
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hello everyone!!!! My name is Sergio but everyone call me bean (long story) im from San Jose, california and am currently looking for a 1976 trans am. This site is great!!
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Welcome bean to the site!
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Welcome to 78ta, bean. Good luck with your search. This is a great site. 8)
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Hello everybody,
My name is Rick and I live a little north of San Francisco. I've got a project '73 (not an SD)....Brewster Green, 4-speed w/factory air that I've owned since '85. (The John Wayne MQ car)4 kids later I'm trying to figure out what I should do with it.
It doesn't have the original motor.....threw a rod back in '77 and didn't realize the block could have been saved....I figured my only option was to replace the short block. (The ignorance of youth.) It has been stored in a variety of places in my attempt to hold on to it until I had "the time" and "the place" to make it like it was, and it has suffered (weatherwise) because of that. I had the motor rebuilt and balanced and not too many miles later, then quite driving it, and it's pretty much been parked since.
Is there any chance of finding a correct block for this car or is a case of only one unique engine being correct for that car? I've heard that there were some non-numbered factory blocks that were sold because so many of these engines "blew-up" but haven't been able to find any info on that.
Bottom line is I'm at the point I need to do something with it so I'm seeking advice...what's it worth as it sits??...what's it worth restored??....considering that there were only about 1400 of this model built, does that increase the value even without matching numbers??
Any input /suggestions would be greatly appreciated.....
Most memorable ride (1978)....Citrus Heights CA to Disneyland...middle of the night...430 miles...5hrs 15min (including 2 stops for gas)
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P.S. Still looking for some "then" and "now" pics....I'll post 'em when I find 'em.
Cheers
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Welcome to all the new guys! And Gr8Video -- looking forward to the pics! :) :)
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Welcome all!
Bean, I am from SJ also. Good luck on your hunt for that 76 TA. 8)
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Welcome to the site everyone. Glad you could make it.
Gr8Video, post your question over in the restoration area, I bet you will get alot better response there. I know I will answer that question.
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Hello everyone,
My name is Ralph and I currently own a '77 W72 Brentwood Brown TA. I currently live in Hutchinson KS. I'll be participating in the '07 Hot Rod Power Tour and hoping I'll make it through the whole tour trouble free. This is my first time ever posting on any forum so if I mess this up PLEASE feel free to to correct me.
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Welcome Ralph to 78ta. How did you hear about us? Also, how about posting up some pics of that there poncho of yours. We'd love to see that Brown baby!
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I was searching all over the internet for the metal center caps and one search after another led me here. At first I would come here just to see what was going on but then I couldn't stay away so I registered. As for the pics I'm gonna have a friend help me because I don't even have the slightest clue on putting one on the internet. I don't get online much but the Bandit Run and the Power Tour have me anxious. I would've done the Bandit tour but I found out about that after signing up and booking hotels for the Power Tour. Just didn't have the funds to do both.
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Welcome. I hear you Ralph. I really have to pick & choose my events this year with gas prices (and a family of four kids!!)
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Hey Ralph....Welcome to the site....I'm located just south of ya here in Goddard, Ks...nice to see someone not too far away. ;D
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Cool beans Dude!!!Awsome Glad to be here ya'll.
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Hi, Just thought that I would stop in....
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hey norwood welcome
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Welcome norwood, glad to have you aboard. Do you own a TA? Looks like one in your sig. If so.. year? pics? Don't leave us hangin bud!
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Yes Rick, I own that awesome 1970 Trans Am in the pix. I am the third owner and have owned it since 75 or so. It is a Lucy Blue ,Ram Air III, 4sp, Standard Int. It currently has about 42000 miles on it. It was painted about 1982 or so. I am currently in the process of fixing the twenty plus years of little dents and the abuse of three kids. I hope to paint it in early July.
I also reproduce many of the parts for the 70-71 functional shakers here is a list of the parts that I repo, Many of you probably have my shaker drain hoses on your cars.
Shaker Door 70-72
Shaker Door Pin 70-72
Solenoid Hold Down 70-72
Shaker Hold Down (pair) 70-72
T-Bar 70-72
T-Bar Bushings (pair) 70-72
Shaker Drain Nipple 70-81 w/ straight hose
Shaker Drain Hose straight
Shaker Drain Nipple w/ molded hose
Valance mount brkt 71-75
Rear Alt. brkt 70 F w/V8 (in process)
Molded shaker drain hose ( in process)
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Hi, my name is Norman and for my 46 birthday my wife sought out and bought me my 1979 Trans Am. I later found out she had been saving for over 3 years. Here is a pic.......more to follow P.S.....I love my wife!!
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Welcome Norman, glad to have you aboard. And yep, you have it right, we love pics so post them up as soon as you can.
And wow, what a wife!! Saved for three years to get you a car, hang on to that one!
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Hello Norman, welcome. Your wife saves for three years to buy you a Trans Am... now that's love... don't let her get away !!!
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Norman, we should all have a wife like that
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Welcome all to the Forum. Nice to have you guys on board here. Yes, I wish I had a wife like Yelo TA. Also, how is that centercap mastiso77 ?
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Welcome Norman,
I had to beg my wife for three years....if that says anything ;)
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hey everybody i been a bird fan for a long time im chris from albany'GA . i had a 79 T/A when i was 18 or 19 but i sold it like a dummy but im 31 now and i know what im doing. i just got onboard a couple of days ago and i got in at the right time i seen a post on cars for sale i emailed the owner and on6-16-07
i will heve a 77 firebird and a 78 T/A 6.6 they both need work but hey i gonna save two birds.
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Hey Chris, welcome to 78ta, glad to have you aboard. We love pics around here so post up some pics of those poncho's no matter the condition.
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Hi All
Ok I may be the longest distance member on here guys n gals.
Im in Auckland city, New Zealand and for those of you geographicly challenged members, thats the little country below Austraila, thats kicking a** in the Americas Cup yachting challenge at present.
oh we also hold the Rugby world cup, the 7s world cup and our boy Scott Dixon just finshed 4th in the Indy racing series.
A grand effort for a kid from down under.
Anyway enough with the where im from stuff, im 43 year old "Kiwi" thats a native New Zealander, im Married to an American from St Louise MO and run our own Classic American Limousine buiness here.
We also have a 4wd adventure tour company.
30 years ago at age 13 I saw a movie that started a dream, yep it was Smokey and the Bandit.
On that day I promised myself I would a Bandit Trans am and yes I realise that although not officialy designated by pontiac as a Bandit, as far as I and most of the world is concerned its the closest model.
Well this week that dream became a reality, We have just purchased a 77 limited edition T Top Bandit style Trans Am.
Wow yes im excited, I will be fitting this car out to look just like the movie vehicle, complete with CB in the console and antenna between the T tops.
The car is a two owner, matching numbers vehicle with moderate milage and the only mods are, a new stereo and a shift kit in the transmission.
My other vehicles include:
an 81 Cadillac Presidential stretch Limousine
an 82 Cadillac formal Limousine
2 x 79 Lincoln Continetal stretch Limousines (only two in NZ )
3 x mid 80's Lincoln Towncar stretch Limousines
and some modified 4wd vehicles.
I look forward to chating with you all and will post some pics when we can.
Our Bandit is currently in transit from LA to NZ
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Welcome bandnz to 78ta and congrats on the new buy!! Can't wait to see some pics of that TA when you get her. Looking forward to chatting with ya!
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Welcome to the Forum. Nice to have new owners and also new project cars here. It is also nice to see members joined from down under.
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Welcome to the forum, these guys are great
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Welcome to the forum everyone!
Sparkey, your avatar is hilarious!!!
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Hello Sparkey, It's always great to hear that a couple of Birds will have a second life. :) Good luck with you project. Let's see some pics when you get a chance.
bnadit nz, I glad you finally realized your dream of owning a "Bandit" Trans Am. Looking forward to seeing pics when your Bird arrives.
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Hey Sparkey good on you for saving the two birds, two birds in the hand are better than one rusting in the bushes.
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Blue thanks man, nice firebird by the way.
The most interesting thing i found when lloking for my car was how much the prices varied across the states.
Two very similar cars could be many thousands apart in price and still both sell.
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Hello,
Just joined the Website(which Rocks). I purchased a 78 solar gold t/a last week. Drove her 365 miles from Wisconsing to Michigan, TTops Off, no issues-lots of honks, headturns and waives. I'm 28, got married last year, wife made me promise to get rid of my sportbike(for safety Concerns) I have been looking for my Perfect T/A ever since. (Had to have t-tops and a manual) Cars no where mint. Has some rock chips and scratches, leaking some oil around pan and just needs some TLC. I love it though, I look forward to cleaning her up and bringing her back to excellent condition( problem is I am novice ....at best) So I am hopefull to cummunicate with everyone regarding tips and care secrets to make this T/A breath 100% once again.
enjoy your day
-Jon
(i'll get some pictures up for my profile soon)
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Welcome aboard Jt ;)
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Welcome to the site Jon! Glad to have you aboard. Don't be shy in posting your questions, I too am a novice but this group of guys and gals will certainly help in any way they can. By the way, we love pics so you need to post up some pics of that poncho!
Again, welcome!
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Hello,
Just joined the Website(which Rocks). I purchased a 78 solar gold t/a last week. Drove her 365 miles from Wisconsing to Michigan, TTops Off, no issues-lots of honks, headturns and waives. I'm 28, got married last year, wife made me promise to get rid of my sportbike(for safety Concerns) I have been looking for my Perfect T/A ever since. (Had to have t-tops and a manual) Cars no where mint. Has some rock chips and scratches, leaking some oil around pan and just needs some TLC. I love it though, I look forward to cleaning her up and bringing her back to excellent condition( problem is I am novice ....at best) So I am hopefull to cummunicate with everyone regarding tips and care secrets to make this T/A breath 100% once again.
enjoy your day
-Jon
(i'll get some pictures up for my profile soon)
Welcome Jon, Where are you at in Michigan? I am in the Ann Arbor area.
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Hello,
Just joined the Website(which Rocks). I purchased a 78 solar gold t/a last week. Drove her 365 miles from Wisconsin to good ole Lansing .Michigan, TTops Off, no issues-lots of honks, headturns and waives. I'm 28, got married last year, wife made me promise to get rid of my sportbike(for safety Concerns) I have been looking for my Perfect T/A ever since. (Had to have t-tops and a manual) Cars no where mint. Has some rock chips and scratches, leaking some oil around pan and just needs some TLC. I love it though, I look forward to cleaning her up and bringing her back to excellent condition( problem is I am novice ....at best) So I am hopefull to cummunicate with everyone regarding tips and care secrets to make this T/A breath 100% once again.
enjoy your day
apparently my account was inactivated so I had to creat a new user, sorry for reposting the same statement...
-Jon
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here is a pic of my new baby :o
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Cool, John! Post us up some more pics!:) :)
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Welcome Jon, thanks for the pic, nice rod!
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Trans Am Ownership. Anytime you have questions, post them here and I am sure we can help you out. One thing to take note of is the Trans Am Nationals at the end of August. It is probably about 4 hours or so from Lansinf to Dayton Ohio. I know there are others going from Michigan, so I am sure you can find a few people to caravan down there with.
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Welcome Jon. Congrats on finding a T/A. Love that Solar Gold color! :)
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I got to actually take her out for a nice cruise today. Since I brought her home from Wisconsin she's just been resting in the garage. (getting pampered of course) I cleaned her up, touched up a couple rock chips, gave her a nice waxing (cleaned the motor/under carriage yesterday) and put a new air induction hose on her. She maybe more fun than my bike ever was!!!! (and Safer!!!) Man she has got some power too! I took it easy all the way back from Wisconisn, so today his really the first day I got on her and heard that 4 barrel open up. I posted a question earlier regarding the Transmission ( but I am still navigating the site and am having a difficult time finding were it was posted at??? Anyways the gentlman I bought her from (2nd owner had her for 14 years/knew the first owner had all copy of original sales ticket, and special edition documentation...had installed a hurst shifter and (I think it was called a hurst short throw shiter...or something that caused him to totally loose reverse....the first attempt. He said he made an adjustment with the linkage or the synchros and she was good to go. Anyways when she gets good and warm, I can't get her in reverse. I can feel the gears getting ready to grind so I haven't forced the issue. AS soon as I turn her off I can put her in reverse then start her in reverse and take it out of reverse and into first with no problem... Is this anything anyone has ever heard of ( besides that she glides into all other gears? I have talked to buddies that have installed shift kits and ended up losing gears- they say it isn't a tough fix??? ANy thoughts. (besides that) She is riding strong. Next week, I want to put a K&N air filter in her. I'd like to re-do the exhaust and valves this summer as well-get some more horses running thru her. Can;t wait to show her off again tommorow!
Anyways thanks for the info-I'm sure I'll be chatting with all of you here on out....
I'll get some more pics of her soon. :)
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Hey guy's. New to the site. I'll post some pics soon. I've had my T/A for about 18 years. I bought it because it had a blown motor{it was the 6.6 pontiac lower performance motor} and i had a motor sitting on a engine stand i almost hate to tell you guy's that it's a small block chevy, a healthy small block but i know i'll get flack for it. It's the gold edition with the fisher t-tops. But now it's silver with black interior. The only excuse i have is i didn't know what i had? I still have fun with it. I live in Ankeny Ia. just outside of Des Moines. There is a pretty good hang out in Des Moines on wed and sat nights the place is called porky's. Lots of cars and a lot of Pontiac guy's to so i get an ear full about the engine thing. I think this will be a fun site. Take care.
Mark.
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Hey Mark, glad to have you aboard. We all do things that we might not have done had we known certain so no worries. Not that you might not get ribbed about it but know it's all in good fun.
Make sure you post some pics up soon, we love pics partner and again welcome to the site and the family.
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Thanks for the reply Rich. We will take some pics on sunday and try to get them posted.
Mark.
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Hello Mark, I'm glad you can join us. This is a great site. The Boss-- Brett, the Hitman has built a great place for us Firebird/Trans Am fans to hang out. The people here are a lot of fun, so you might take a little good natured flack for your small block chevy... don't worry no flame wars here.
After 18 years you're still having fun with your T/A ... that's what it's all about right??
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Thanks guy's. The only way i could upload any pics is with the aviator. It will only let me upload one pic. If there is another way please let me know. Thanks again!
Update: I got an account with photo bucket and posted some pics there. My user name there is 1BAD78TA also.
Mark.
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Welcome everyone!!! I'm fairly new myself. I had the pleasure of meeting some of the other members and I must say that they welcomed me like one of their own. Not one nose was EVER pointed to the sky. So if your reading this post and wondering wether to sign up or not, I say SIGN UP!!! You won't be disappointed.
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Solar78... Some here might remember me... some might care to forget! haha
Some might be doing stunts with my car! ;D
I am back.. still no access at the homestead.. but getting very close on completing my apartment purchase. Then get to regroup and start back with my real obsession.... THE BEAST!
Hope all of you are doing well!
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Welcome back, Solar78.
We "old timers" remember you. Sounds like things are getting better for you. Great!! Good luck with the apartment purchase... and the BEAST.
Don't be a stranger, hang out with us.
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Hey Solar welcome back dude, glad to have ya back. And I'm glad to hear things are coming round and you'll be online more.
And watch it Keith, I resemble that "old timers" remark!!
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Good to be back! Finally getting a bit settled with my home situation as I mentioned...
Really wish I had my car this summer.. but it gives me something to look forward to next summer I guess! hahaha
At this point I am really looking forward to the NATS! I may try to make it up to saratoga too.. not sure about that yet though.
Hopefully I will close soon and then get cable and have internet access!!! I didn't realize how much one relies upon the net until it got yanked away! >:(
Glad everyone is doing well.. I see Jeri made car of the month! NICE WORK!!!
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Rich, Unfortunately I resemble that remark too, :(
Solar78, IF you can make it to Saratoga, we'd love to have you. If not, maybe next year. Summer without your T/A... I feel for you Bro. We're here... if you need help through this difficult time.
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Hello,
Just joined the Website(which Rocks). I purchased a 78 solar gold t/a last week. Drove her 365 miles from Wisconsin to good ole Lansing .Michigan, TTops Off, no issues-lots of honks, headturns and waives. I'm 28, got married last year, wife made me promise to get rid of my sportbike(for safety Concerns) I have been looking for my Perfect T/A ever since. (Had to have t-tops and a manual) Cars no where mint. Has some rock chips and scratches, leaking some oil around pan and just needs some TLC. I love it though, I look forward to cleaning her up and bringing her back to excellent condition( problem is I am novice ....at best) So I am hopefull to cummunicate with everyone regarding tips and care secrets to make this T/A breath 100% once again.
enjoy your day
apparently my account was inactivated so I had to creat a new user, sorry for reposting the same statement...
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Welcome Jon, My name is Joe & I'm right around the corner from you in Brighton. Have you heard of crusing the gut in Lansing? Are you going to Cabelas in Dundee in 2 weeks? How about the NAT's in Aug?
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Hi Joe, I probally won't be able to make the Dundee Trip. I have heard of cruise n the gut here in lansing, just haven't gone yet. I have a buddy with a 70 noza ss (getting a new carberator) Im kinda waiting for him before I tear LA (lansing area) up.
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I'm Dave from Connecticut. I've been a forum member since last July, but have not posted much because the car has had to take a back seat for a while. I have had my 'bird for almost a year, and i've finally got it registered and on the road! I'm getting divorced soon, so money is really going to be tight now (lost my garage to keep her in to boot!), but i've decided to try and keep the car as long as I can, and work on getting stuff for it as my budget allows. It looks like this will be a continuing work in progress!!
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CT Bird Fan,
Welcome to 78ta and we most certainly would like you to post more often. Have you put up some pics of your ride yet? We'd love to see it!
What part of CT? My wife is from the Vernon area and she has family scattered about. A sistern in Union, a brother in Coventry and her mom just moved, I can't remember exactly where at the moment.
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I'm getting divorced soon, so money is really going to be tight now (lost my garage to keep her in to boot!)...
I hear ya there! Lots of luck! :) ;)
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That is how I lost mine. The new woman in my life helped me get it back. So keep your head up it will get better.
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My name is eddie and i am from Orland Park, Illinois
I am just starting to rip out all the modification from 79 T/A so i can restore her to original.
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Welcome to 78ta Eddie, good to have you aboard. How about posting some pics over in the photo section? We love pics no matter what condiction she's in.
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Post up some pics of it now so we can see what you're dealing with! :) :)
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This is what i got so far.
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my first show, so excited.
got best modified 70s trophy.
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these are from my garage.
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Cool, dude! That's not a power steering fluid drip under the front there, is it? ??? :-\
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Very nice glad to have ya here.
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yep, gots me a leak.
i want to change it out but someone mentioned to me that you could pour something in there to stop the leak!!!
Dont remember what it was but im a little weary about quick fixs.
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I tried that "pour something in there" and it didn't work for me and may have caused other problems. I'd just recommend caution on the "quick fix".
Nice ride Eddie, appreciate the pics.
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Hi All,
Thought I would introduce myself (I've been a lurker for a while now) and show you a couple of pics of my Trans Am. It's a 1979 TA that I picked up 3 years ago this August. I have had nothing but fun with it since. The condition you see it in is pretty much how I bought it. It has a 1974 Pontiac 400 and I was told that the paint is original. Any who, just thought I'd say hi. Oh yea, my name's Dan and I live in Westbrook, ME. Here's muh girl.
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Cool looking car, Dan! Is it a 4 speed or auto? Any underhood pics? :D :D
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Nice car Dan, I like the two tone keystones. Welcome to 78ta and the family. Look forward to more of your posts. Any engine and interior pics? Make a new thread over in the photo area and lets see some more pics!
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Welcome to the site Dan. Glad you decided to join us. That's a nice T/A you have there.
I like those Keystones too. 8) Thanks for the pics.
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good lookin bird and welcome to 78ta .com
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Welcome to the site all. Looks like we have some more members with nice cars and some nice cars in progress. I agree with the whole "Fix Leak" thing. They most of the time never work right so I always opt for the true fix and replace the leaky part.
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Hey all, been lurking for a while, finally posted up some pics in the "Trans Am" photos section last week so thought I`d better follow etiquette and also introduce myself here too.
I`m a British chap, 40 years, married, 3 kids, 3 cars, and have a goal to live and work in the US. For now, we get our "US fix" from attending US car club meets in the UK and eating too many pancakes with maple syrup. I drive a `74 Firebrid Esprit (Bandit clone), the Mrs drives a GMC Safari and we have a "ricer" (Mazda MX6) for long mileage and business-related motorway meanderings.
I work as a sales and marketing consultant (I wont go there as it may send you all to sleep) but in my earlier years was a singer in a band so that makes up for it I guess.
I spent a LOT of happy years as a kid watching Starsky and Hutch, Knight Rider, Smokey and the Bandit, Happy Days, Wonder Years et al, and generally lapping up the whole perceived "lifestyle" thing which is SO different from the UK. As I got older, and made enogh money to travel, we`ve now been to the US many times, visiting some great friends made via the `net etc Last August I bought the Firebird, was in pretty good shape when I picked it up, one of the best in the UK probably. The only negative for purists out there, is that the car is a bit of a mongrel, `74 Esprit, with 77 front end and a mixed `79 interior. The Firebird gets a LOT of care and attention, and I`m fixing and working on all those dozens of small jobs that always need doing. There`s a GREAT scene in the UK for classic American cars, but its good to be a member of a forum such as this, there`s some great info in all the threads, might take me a few months to read it all tho. :-)
Anyhoo, thats it from me, thanks for putting this together Hitman and look forward to speaking to you all again soon
Mark
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Nice to "meet" you Mark! You have a nice car -- look forward to hearing more from you! 8) 8)
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Hello Mark. Welcome to 78ta. Nice Bird you have there. Have lots of fun with it. :) The attention you'll get in that car will never get old. 8)
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Welcome Mark, glad to have ya as part of the family. Make sure you let us know when your going to be in town so that those of us who live in the area and give ya a hand shake!
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Welcome Mark! Glad to meet another fan of '70's-'80's TV....ya' gotta' love those old episodes of Starsky and Hutch ;D
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Welcome to the site everyone....hey Jeff, what about 80's music? I must admit that I blast 80's music while I'm rolling but I'm still a whimp at intersections because I still turn the music down very low until I start rolling again! LOL Once again welcome to all the new members....good to see this site growing!!!!!
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I must admit that I blast 80's music while I'm rolling but I'm still a whimp at intersections because I still turn the music down very low until I start rolling again!
Some of us appreciate that, nothing like respect for your fellow drivers on the road.
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Welcome to the site everyone....hey Jeff, what about 80's music? I must admit that I blast 80's music while I'm rolling but I'm still a whimp at intersections because I still turn the music down very low until I start rolling again! LOL Once again welcome to all the new members....good to see this site growing!!!!!
HAHA...I do the same thing. YES, I LOVE '80's music. Yes, we're respectful drivers, Rich...but we do this so people don't find out we're stuck in the '80's musically. :-\
God forbid we make eye contact with the driver next to us while listening to (or singing along with ;D) Quiet Riot at full volume :o
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Hell, I make sure everyone knows I listen to 80's music, play it loud AND know all the words.
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Well my name is Mike. I'm from Chicago (northewest burbs) Yellow 79 T/A bought in my senior year of highschool ('02) I have recently went through engine and trans. 403/ auto with 3.42 rear gears. And nothing wrong with 80's music esp Sammy Hagar's Highway Wonderland!
here are a few pics.
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I'll introduce myself as well as I've been here a while but haven't really done anything formal.
Nicholas Getchell
I live in Raymond Maine, 24 years old, have my 79 Trans Am (Pro-street) I wanted something different.
I got my TA 6 years ago around my 18th birthday, I drove it for 2 years then decided I wanted to change it a bit. A bit has turned into a 4 year custom fab of nearly the whole car at this point. It started out with a 70 or 71 Pontiac 400/auto when I got it we ran the numbers and it was a 301 car, Black exterior, tan interior, pw T-tops, a couple other things here and there.
Now I have my olds 455, (with my alt on the wrong side :P) the motor was given to my by my father so it means a great deal to me. An 8 point cage, racing seats and harness, th350 tranny, Dana 60 rear-end with ladder bars, and coil-overs, coil over front suspension upgrade, just got my new 4" cowl hood, Pro-star Rims, with BFG Goody rubber all the way around, I still have my snowflakes though, the front end has been changed to the 78 style nose, it has T-tops, custom Auto Meter gauges, Interior has been changed to all black although still not done, Wilwood disk brakes in the rear, and soon the front as well, and my custom miny tub that I fabricated myself. I also have my sidepipes which make me smile every time I look at them.
All the work to the car has been preformed by me, my father, or another family member. Exceptions are machine work to the engine, and the front fenders, which we didn't really have the knowledge to finish 100% our selves. It's become a great experience for me and my family and has brought my father and I closer together over the years. I will most likely forever hold onto the car as the sentimental value is far beyond anything that I could imagine.
P.S. Thanks for having a great site Hitman, and everyone else who has commented and given advice. It is greatly appreciated and I look forward to someday meeting a couple of the enthusiasts here. 8)
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Nice ride and good to have you back. Welcome to all who have entered since my last appearance. As far as the music you GOTTA crank the 80's tunes to the max. My TA doesnt even have speakers in it yet, but by the NATS it will Jam.
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good god man what size are those rear meats?
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345/55 R15 About 30 inches tall, and 15 inches wide. :)
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We've talked before Gattzu on the forums but certainly, we can welcome you "officially" hehehehe. Welcome to the site. I remember your car from another thread and talking about those monster rear tires! Those are crazy!
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I'll introduce myself as well as I've been here a while but haven't really done anything formal.
Nicholas Getchell
I live in Raymond Maine, 24 years old, have my 79 Trans Am (Pro-street) I wanted something different.
I got my TA 6 years ago around my 18th birthday, I drove it for 2 years then decided I wanted to change it a bit. A bit has turned into a 4 year custom fab of nearly the whole car at this point. It started out with a 70 or 71 Pontiac 400/auto when I got it we ran the numbers and it was a 301 car, Black exterior, tan interior, pw T-tops, a couple other things here and there.
Now I have my olds 455, (with my alt on the wrong side :P) the motor was given to my by my father so it means a great deal to me. An 8 point cage, racing seats and harness, th350 tranny, Dana 60 rear-end with ladder bars, and coil-overs, coil over front suspension upgrade, just got my new 4" cowl hood, Pro-star Rims, with BFG Goody rubber all the way around, I still have my snowflakes though, the front end has been changed to the 78 style nose, it has T-tops, custom Auto Meter gauges, Interior has been changed to all black although still not done, Wilwood disk brakes in the rear, and soon the front as well, and my custom miny tub that I fabricated myself. I also have my sidepipes which make me smile every time I look at them.
All the work to the car has been preformed by me, my father, or another family member. Exceptions are machine work to the engine, and the front fenders, which we didn't really have the knowledge to finish 100% our selves. It's become a great experience for me and my family and has brought my father and I closer together over the years. I will most likely forever hold onto the car as the sentimental value is far beyond anything that I could imagine.
P.S. Thanks for having a great site Hitman, and everyone else who has commented and given advice. It is greatly appreciated and I look forward to someday meeting a couple of the enthusiasts here. 8)
(http://www.sourcekills.com/albums/album35/IM000208.sized.jpg)
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Well said Nick. You will definately cherish these moments with your family.
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I'll introduce myself as well as I've been here a while but haven't really done anything formal.
Nicholas Getchell
I live in Raymond Maine, 24 years old, have my 79 Trans Am (Pro-street) I wanted something different.
I got my TA 6 years ago around my 18th birthday, I drove it for 2 years then decided I wanted to change it a bit. A bit has turned into a 4 year custom fab of nearly the whole car at this point. It started out with a 70 or 71 Pontiac 400/auto when I got it we ran the numbers and it was a 301 car, Black exterior, tan interior, pw T-tops, a couple other things here and there.
Now I have my olds 455, (with my alt on the wrong side :P) the motor was given to my by my father so it means a great deal to me. An 8 point cage, racing seats and harness, th350 tranny, Dana 60 rear-end with ladder bars, and coil-overs, coil over front suspension upgrade, just got my new 4" cowl hood, Pro-star Rims, with BFG Goody rubber all the way around, I still have my snowflakes though, the front end has been changed to the 78 style nose, it has T-tops, custom Auto Meter gauges, Interior has been changed to all black although still not done, Wilwood disk brakes in the rear, and soon the front as well, and my custom miny tub that I fabricated myself. I also have my sidepipes which make me smile every time I look at them.
All the work to the car has been preformed by me, my father, or another family member. Exceptions are machine work to the engine, and the front fenders, which we didn't really have the knowledge to finish 100% our selves. It's become a great experience for me and my family and has brought my father and I closer together over the years. I will most likely forever hold onto the car as the sentimental value is far beyond anything that I could imagine.
P.S. Thanks for having a great site Hitman, and everyone else who has commented and given advice. It is greatly appreciated and I look forward to someday meeting a couple of the enthusiasts here. 8)
(http://www.sourcekills.com/albums/album35/IM000208.sized.jpg)
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Welcome.......nice to see another Prostreet Bird in the House!
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mike from north iowa i have four birds a 67 firebird a TATA an 88 GTA and an 02 collector edition love going to car shows and talking about all kinds of cars but especally firebirds and trans ams of course
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Hi Mike & welcome. Post some pics when you get a chance.
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Hey Mike from north Iowa, glad to have you aboard at 78ta.com. Post up some pics of those poncho's, we'd love to see them!!
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here yea go
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I've seen your cars before, you post over at TAC?
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yes just never been on this site so decided to join
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After you posted and I saw the car I did a double take on your screen name. Well, welcome to the site, it's a great site.
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thank you looks like a great site can never have too much bird info
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Welcome to the site, Looks like you have some nice cars there.
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Always happy to see more pix but you guys might recall Mike from TAC....nice bird collection
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Oh yeah -- "made" him on the first post! Welcome to 78TA.com! :D :D ;)
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Oh yeah -- "made" him on the first post! Welcome to 78TA.com! :D :D ;)
Good catch, Rickford ;)
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Hammer, is our "minister of the interior" its all very political you know ;)
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here ya go hammer all oringnal never replaced
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Hey guys, I'm Jon aka b3nny... I am from Kingston, ON, Canada. And i am hoping to get some pictures posted ASAP as soon as I get this sucker towed to my house!!
thanks and cya soon!
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Welcome to the site. It is always nice to get members from outside the US.
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hey hitman.. thanks a lot.. I am actually about 30 mins from the border! we go to Watertown and Syracuse sometimes too for visits. I love gander mountain! Hey my pics are up so head on over to the pics section to check em' out! ;D
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I'm Lyle from Manitoba, Canada and a former owner of a 79 Trans Am and a 1977 Firebird Formula. I am 35 and taking web design in college. Enough said for now.
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Hey everyone, welcome 78ta.com!! Glad to have you aboard.
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Dean, from Iowa. I just stumbled across a new toy. A gal owed me some money and offered me up her white 78 TA instead. Once I try to figure out how to post pics I'll put them up. Have been reading a lot of great and interesting posts and thought it was time to join. Let me know what you think of my buy. White 78 TA, red interior couple of tears in the front seats, rear seats look great, auto, 400, 72,000 miles, T-tops, some rock chips, a couple pea size surface rust on the door. Runs good and no leaks on my garrage floor. She thought the transmission was bad, took it home and the vacuum was loose. $4000. What do you think? What/where do I look to see what I actually have.
Thanks and hope to post some pics.
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welcome to the site nead, I mean Dean ;) Looks like you got a good car on the cheap. post up the VIN number and Cowl data located under the hood near the windshield and we can help you know what you got.
As you indicated, post up some pics quick, we get agitated without pics :P
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Welcome, Dean....as Rich said cowl tag info will help decipher your car and you can also order the PHS documents to be sure. As for posting pix, set up a photobucket account...that's the easiest way to share pix here.
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Welcome aboard, we've been waiting for you
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Welcome to 78TA.com! And we do LOVE pics!
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Maybe not so much of the love boat kind but definitely of Trans Ams.
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Here is my VIN # 2W87z8N115827 & Cowl # 78 2FS87 N 072763 74N A51 11L 11U 10B WS4 360143.
I did find on the web page what some some of these numbers are. Set up a photobucket acct and trying to post pics so hang with me.
Have been working late hours and didn't want to wait to try to show of some pics, so I tried taking them in the garage with minimal light. Will try to do better. So what do you think, was it worth the $4000 I gave for it?
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That looks pretty good! And you're doing fine with the photobucket thing...thanks for posting! :) :)
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Pix came out fine. Looks good, dude...reminds me of my first T/A 8)
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Great pics, looks great Dean! Thanks for the pics.
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hey, i'm from thomaston georgia. bout 60 miles south of of atlanta. i just got my dream car about a month ago.1977 trans am. it's in need of restoring but thats fine. i got it. i have been checking out the site and will be needing a little input from you guys as i go. this is a great site and it has been a big help already with some of the decoding. the build sheet is long gone so i'm still trying to determine if my interior has the correct compenents. it all pretty much has to be replaced. i'm looking forward to getting this project moving an taking part the bandit run , if it continues. thanks
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Welcome wildman to 78ta, post up some pics when you get a chance, we'd love to see it. Ask any questions you have, we'll be sure to get an answer for ya. Again, welcome.
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Welcome, Wildman....has anyone mentioned pix yet? :D :D
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corey bham/homewood ala
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Welcome Corey to 78ta.com, glad to have you aboard. Do you own a TA or are you looking for one?
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Welcome Corey to 78ta.com, glad to have you aboard. Do you own a TA or are you looking for one?
yes i just bought a 1980 TA , this is third 2nd gen ive owned ,i had a 79 without t-tops and a 80 with t-tops sold them both and hated i did.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, guys! Post up some pics when you get them -- we love pics! And if you need help in posting them, raise your hand -- we're here to help! :D ;)
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thanks fellas. well here she is. as you can see, this little bird needed needed to be rescued. we cleaned it up a bit when i got it home.i ran the numbers and it was originaly brentwood brown but somewhere down the line it got the white and blue treatment.i could have swore it was smileing at me coming through atlanta when i brought it home. man i love this car. it had the shaker, cleaner, all the trim pieces in the back seat. also scored the complete front end rebuild kit, ball joints, bushings, tie rods etc still in the boxes.it's a start. thanks again
wildman
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You've certainly got your work cut out for ya but certainly looking like a solid project car. Another saved from the rust monster, thanks for the pics wildman.
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Welcome to 78ta, Corey. You're not the only one to sell a T/A and regret it. :'( Glad you're back in the Pontiac F-Body family. :)
wildman... your T/A may be down, but not out. It's great that you've rescued that Bird. Good luck bringing it back to life. Welcome to the site.
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I'm from Manitoba Canada and a Web Design student at 35. I have welded most my adult years and have rebuilt many small block chevys. I love T/A's and have owned a 79 and a 78 Formula and am seeking another to rebuild without too much rust.
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Also, if I am wrong or give out wrong info...sorry, just correct me, I can take constructive criticism very well. I am not a T/A expert, just a hobbiest and try to help when I can even if it means giving me your T/A in trade. LOL
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My '77 Formula W72/4-speed is #69 Brentwood Brown. Here's a '77 T/A the same color. I'm in Spokane,Washington.
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Welcome to the site and who hasnt yet posted pics, get to it man. We need those, we are pic junkies here at 78TA.
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Greetings fellow TA lovers.... I live in Arkansas. Always wanted a 2nd gen. bird. Trying to find a good rebuilt 77,78 or 79 bird but it is difficult. I'm a newbie, dont know all the in's and outs's and so glad I found this site !!! There is "according to the papers" a black 1979 WS6/L78/W72 TA currently on Ebay for sale by Westcoast Firebirds that looks very promising, its not an SE but I think it has been cloned to look like one. I dont know how to post it here so hopefully some of you can go to it on Ebay and give me your experienced opinion's on it. Any help is appreciated !!! looking forward to one day becoming a Bandit gen. TA owner some day!!! Thanks !!!!
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Welcome and keep looking, theyre out there. Just be patient and dont jump in and buy somehting not knowing what it is. When you need advice or smoething just ask, were here to help each other. Were 1 big dysfunctional family.
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Welcome, gqlefty....here is the eBay link you described:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-RARE-54K-MILES-ORIG-79-T-A-4SPD-WS6-L78-W72_W0QQitemZ180143133710QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6427QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Welcome, gqlefty....here is the eBay link you described:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Trans-Am-RARE-54K-MILES-ORIG-79-T-A-4SPD-WS6-L78-W72_W0QQitemZ180143133710QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6427QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thanks ws6resto!!!!!!!! hope sombody will take a look and evualuate it.
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It is a very nice T/A. It just depends on what you are looking for...an authentic SE or a nice T/A, regardless of level and authenticity.
I see no mention of SE on the build sheet, nor W72 (but I'm admittedly fuzzy on that topic). I did notice grey wheels on the window sticker yet the car is currently wearing gold snowflakes. Just my 2 cents.... :)
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Welcome gglefty to the site! As the guys have indicated, post up questions and concerns, we'll be sure to get you answers.
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It is a very nice T/A. It just depends on what you are looking for...an authentic SE or a nice T/A, regardless of level and authenticity.
I see no mention of SE on the build sheet, nor W72 (but I'm admittedly fuzzy on that topic). I did notice grey wheels on the window sticker yet the car is currently wearing gold snowflakes. Just my 2 cents.... :)
Thanks... if you look at the far right hand column of the build sheet it says W72. No its not an SE. The seller says all WS6 perf. package (listed on the invoice photo) @ $434.00 came with snowflake rims. I dont know that fact maybe someone does. I dont "have" to have a real SE... just looking for a nicely done TA I can enjoy and maybe go to some shows, keep for some years and if ever need to sell for some reason... get my investment back. I sure cant enjoy CD's and Mutual Funds like I can a TA !!!
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gglefty, welcome to the site. If I were you, I would stay away from Westcoast TA's. Alot of people has seen their work close up and it ain't pretty. Sure, it looks good in photos, but wait til you see it in person. They are just money hungry people trying to capitalize on the growing popularity of the Trans Am and do things fast and cheaply and try to sell it for big bucks. But that is just my opinion.......... Take it for what it is worth. How much did you want to spend on one?
And to everyone else who has signed up, Welcome ! We are not picture hungry here..... as you can tell from the posts, only about 4 of us here are photo hungry. :-)
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gglefty, welcome to the site. If I were you, I would stay away from Westcoast TA's. Alot of people has seen their work close up and it ain't pretty. Sure, it looks good in photos, but wait til you see it in person. They are just money hungry people trying to capitalize on the growing popularity of the Trans Am and do things fast and cheaply and try to sell it for big bucks. But that is just my opinion.......... Take it for what it is worth. How much did you want to spend on one?
And to everyone else who has signed up, Welcome ! We are not picture hungry here..... as you can tell from the posts, only about 4 of us here are photo hungry. :-)
Thanks for your reply!!!! I value your opinion!! I know nothing about the TA market. Just always loved the looks of them and decided to try to find one and enjoy it before I get to old to enjoy it!! It is hard to tell from photos but they do look good. I dont know of their rep. thats why I ask some unbiased opinions. Their res. price was not met the first time around @ a bid of around 17k I think. It has been relisted again. Im looking to stay in the 10 to 20k range. I know real SE's done right are more than that but I dont have to have a real SE. I know that car is not an SE but has been cloned. Whats a ball park fiigure for a clone done right like they are trying to sell? Their's does have some good original features doesnt it? Thanks for your help!!!
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A clone done right would be about $17,000 for a 79. But I bet their reserve is at least $20,000 and I can see some stuff wrong in the photos. For example, some of the stripes are in the wrong places and it looks like they did the stripes with a roll and not the pre-formed stripes (another example of them cheaping out on something), the steering wheel and dash have been done with a cheap can of spray paint from the auto store, the outter door handles are black.... what did they paint them with the car and not bother to take them off?, didn't even bother to paint the seat belt retainers... they left them black, there is a red bird emblem on the steering wheel which should be gold, and is that electrical tape sticking out of the center console by the lid?... maybe to hold it together for photos?, also, what is that aluminum foil doing in the engine compartment on a fuel line??, .. anyway, I could go on, but you get the idea. Plus, their car does not have T-tops, but it does have a 4-Speed
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A clone done right would be about $17,000 for a 79. But I bet their reserve is at least $20,000 and I can see some stuff wrong in the photos. For example, some of the stripes are in the wrong places and it looks like they did the stripes with a roll and not the pre-formed stripes (another example of them cheaping out on something), the steering wheel and dash have been done with a cheap can of spray paint from the auto store, the outter door handles are black.... what did they paint them with the car and not bother to take them off?, didn't even bother to paint the seat belt retainers... they left them black, there is a red bird emblem on the steering wheel which should be gold, and is that electrical tape sticking out of the center console by the lid?... maybe to hold it together for photos?, also, what is that aluminum foil doing in the engine compartment on a fuel line??, .. anyway, I could go on, but you get the idea. Plus, their car does not have T-tops, but it does have a 4-Speed
Thanks... I dont have the "trained eye' like I know you do but that is why I'm glad I found your site befor making any wrong buys. They say it is all 'original eqp." except for the sterring and instrument panel. As you can see they didnt list what all they have done to the car. They did say they didnt do any engine work on it. Hard for me to believe it has the original miles. That is not the original shifter that would have come on a TA like that is it? Thanks again.
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Thanks... if you look at the far right hand column of the build sheet it says W72. The seller says all WS6 perf. package (listed on the invoice photo) @ $434.00 came with snowflake rims. I dont know that fact maybe someone does.
Sorry I overlooked the W72 ( I was looking at the window sticker and overlooked the build sheet :-[). Yes, 15 x 8 snowflakes came with the WS6 performance package. The shifter handle isn't a Pontiac shifter knob...looks like maybe a Hurst shifter handle. Brett's the man when it comes to T/A's...he'll steer you towards something fun to spend your retirement fund on ;D ;)
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Thanks... if you look at the far right hand column of the build sheet it says W72. The seller says all WS6 perf. package (listed on the invoice photo) @ $434.00 came with snowflake rims. I dont know that fact maybe someone does.
Sorry I overlooked the W72 ( I was looking at the window sticker and overlooked the build sheet :-[). Yes, 15 x 8 snowflakes came with the WS6 performance package. The shifter handle isn't a Pontiac shifter knob...looks like maybe a Hurst shifter handle. Brett's the man when it comes to T/A's...he'll steer you towards something fun to spend your retirement fund on ;D ;)
Thanks for your rely.... Really hard to tell from just looking at photos. So much to know what you need to be looking for. Really appreciate you guys help !!!
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Hi guys, from Norhtwest Mississippi here. My son and I are restoring a 78 and loving every minute of it.
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Welcome badboy to 78ta.com. Post up some pics of that poncho project when you get a chance, we love pics.
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I'll take some this afternoon as soon as I get off work. Not much to look at right now. I just finished replacing the top on the car and started sanding it for painting. I was going to take some pics for a question anyhow about the shaker being too tall to see if some one could figure out which shaker I need. My son and I love this site. He doesn't remember the seventies T/As and has fell in love with them so we found one to restore. Anyway didn't mean to get long winded.
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I don't know if I've shared yet.... ;)
Here's a pic of my daily driver: 2005 Trailblazer
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It features the cool GM quick-flick start. You put the key in the ignition, and barely turn the key and the car starts itself.
I don't know how to better describe it, than to show you. ;D
http://topdeadcenterpodcast.com/Trailblazer/Trailblazer-QuickflickStart.swf
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I wouldn't want that with little children. That makes it too easy to start.
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There aren't any childrens in this house.. If the wife had it her way, that would be a different story. If there are kids in the house I would have competition for the good toys, and I can't have that.
Especially with my bounching baby Trans Am that's coming soon!!! WHOOO!! I'm ordering a car from Hitman....
I'm allllll tingly...
I wouldn't want that with little children. That makes it too easy to start.
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I'm a "new" Trans Am owner in central Iowa. I have a 1977 Trans Am. It purple/blue kameleon (i think thats right) that i bought for $500. It has a 350 chevy motor and t350 tranny. The previous owner did a lot of work to restore it himself about a decade ago and since then the paint has faided and its getting some surface rust. Other than that its a pretty solid car that needs some attention. I'll get some pics asap, but thought id introduce myself for now.
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Welcome Iowa to 78ta!! Glad to have you aboard. You definitely have the right of it, we love pics and would love to see your restoration '77. Ask up any questions you might have as well, we'll be sure to get you some answers. Again, welcome!
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IOWATRANSAM -- Welcome to 78TA.com! Looking forward to pics -- we LOVE pics! :) :)
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I'm a "new" Trans Am owner in central Iowa. I have a 1977 Trans Am. It purple/blue kameleon (i think thats right) that i bought for $500. It has a 350 chevy motor and t350 tranny. The previous owner did a lot of work to restore it himself about a decade ago and since then the paint has faided and its getting some surface rust. Other than that its a pretty solid car that needs some attention. I'll get some pics asap, but thought id introduce myself for now.
welcome nice to see another iowa bird owner i live in north iowa
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Welcome badboy I am also from Central Mississippi good to here from other southern TA fans
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Welcome Iowa, and like its been said before. WE LOVE PICS, so start postin.
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Hi guys, Dan from Moline, Il area (quad cities) I have a 79 TA and a 78 y88 TA, was originally only looking for one for a few years and all of a sudden I fell onto 2 of them that I couldn't pass up. I have some pics of the 79 before I got the decals from hitman, have them on now finally but no pics yet. anyway just introducing myself to say hi and, wow what a great place for info, thanks for the help.
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Welcome to the site dfred, nice pics.
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Dfred, that is one bad mamajama!!!!
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dred, what size tires and rims are those?
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just standard 15x8 flakes and the tires are 255 60 15 bfg
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Welcome to the site dfred. Thats one straight looking ride there.
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Welcome to 78TAc.om, dfred! Nice ride! :) :)
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Hi everyone. My name is Steve and I live in dfw. I'm a relatively new t/a owner, I purchashed an 81 turbo last august, and have been slowly but surely making her sparkle again.
Anyways, just thought I'd say hello to everyone.
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Nice turbo, Steve...welcome to 78TA! ;D
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Nice ride there Steve, Now you need to polish those wheels. Txx for the pic.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Steve! Thanks for posting pics -- got any of the interior? :) :)
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here's a couple interior pics
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Welcome Steve and thanks for the pics. Very clean piece of machine you have there. Let us know if there's anything we can help you with.
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Nice car still have the turbo?
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Very nice looking Turbo Trans Am.
Looks very complete, which is something you don't see all the time.
George 8)
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Yes turbo is still in and all operational :)
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WOW! That's one clean interior! :) :)
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Welcome Steve. Glad you can join us... Get your Trans Am fix right here. Nice Turbo T/A. 8) I like that color.
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Hi evrybody, I'm back, formerly know as MontrealY88, now MontrealY82... deal didn't go thru on the Y88 but I found a real clean 77 Y82 (phs pending) 2 owner car for a real low price. Only problem is that it's original W72 engine is long gone... more on that in the tech section...
Here are some pictures :
Jeff
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Welcome back Jeff. Nice Y82... real clean. Good luck with it.
Thanks for the pics.
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Welcome back Jeff, nice looking car and surely appreciate the pics.
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VERY nice bird...welcome!
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Welcome back Jeff. I hope the PHS comes through for you OK.
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Nice looking car! I hope PHS doesn't keep you waiting too long! :) :)
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Hello Everyone, my name is Randy Cox. I live in Newport news,Va. I've started restoring my 1974 Firebird that I bought in Dec of 2006. I bought itas a way of helping to pay for my three year old granddaughter's future college tution. But I've enjoyed working on it so much that I may have to figure out another way to help her. So far I've replaced the tires and rims, complete brake system, shocks, carbuerator, and I'm now working on replacing the cheap fiberglass hood that was on it. Istill have a ways to go but here are some pictures of where I'm at now
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Welcome to 78TA, Randy...thanks for sharing the pix...nice work! ;D
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Randy! That's a very nice looking car you have -- thanks for posting -- as you may know by now we LOVE pics! :) :)
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Welcome!
I love the 1974 year Birds!
I have a '74 Trans Am that needs restoring myself.
Too bad I have all these other projects going on............. ;D
George 8)
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Welcome to the party. You have a great looking car there.If you need any resto help we're all here to help, so just fire away with questions.
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Welcome. This is a nice place to hang out.
Nice looking Firebird. Good luck with your project. Thanks for the pics.
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Randy!! Glad to see you made it partner, welcome to the 78ta family.
Great looking TA, can't wait to see it at the Harley Cruz-In. You definitely need to let me know when it's ready and your taking it. It was great meeting you last Saturday and as I indicated, post up any questions you have here, these guys and gals really know their stuff! On top of that, if you can get past their idiosyncrysies, there a bunch of nice folks :P
Welcome and looking forward to your restoration and seeing you at the Harley Cruz-In.
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Hey Randy, I swear it looks like your steering wheel is on the right side???
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Haha...you're right...top pic must have gotten flipped
Is this better?
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Hello all,
Another Randy here. I'm in Louisville, KY. I picked up an original owner Chesterfield Brown 78 400 auto Hurst T-Top TA about a year ago. It's a nice driver. I have two kids 18 and 19 at home (in college) and we all enjoy taking the TA out when it's nice. I plan on completely restoring it once they move out.
I've been a member on the board for several months. Awesome site. I'm still learning TA's but I do post if I happen to know the answer. I look forward to contributing to the board more as I learn. I am the guy that builds the map pocket stereo adapters for the second gens. I guess that's a start....
I just attended the 07 TA Nats, had a great time and enjoyed meeting Brett, Hammer and LOWMILETA in person. Everyone I met was very nice.
As far as cars go, I also have a 1970 Olds 442 4 speed black with gold stripes. It's been done/restored since 2001. I never imagined that I'd own my two favorite cars much less at the same time. Oh, I also have a 71 Lemans Sport project car that I am learning to weld and do body work on. You probably shouldn't respond to an add for a 71 Lemans Sport for sale in Louisville in the next year or two... It might be the one I learned on. ;)
Randy
78ta
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Welcome (again) Randy to 78TA! Nice work on the stereo adapters...they look nice.
I wouldn't mind seeing a pic or two of the 442 ;D Congrats on getting to work on your own cars....very rewarding work even if it is time consuming and a slow process.
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Thank you.
I'll try and post some pics again. They were too big. I'll have to resize them. Here's the TA. I restored the Snowflakes myself using tips from Brett's write up on restoring them. It originally had the pontiac rallies on it which are nice but I thought the gold in the snowflakes really added to the overall look of the car. It just ties in with the gold/tan lettering. I know the 15X8's aren't correct for a non ws6 car but I like'em.
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My 1970 Olds 442 455 4 speed. It's a numbers matching non air car.
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The 71 Lemans Sport 350 2bbl project car. Not sure what direction I'm going to go with this yet. How the body turns out will determine that. If it turns out nice, I'll probably restore it stock/original. If it turns out like crap, I'll stick my spare Olds 455 in it, take it to the track and have fun.
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Welcome Randy (78ta) to the site, nice looking TA!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Randy! Pull up a seat and make yourself at home! :) :)
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Welcome to the site looks like some nice rides
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Blimey! 47 pages so far!!!!!!!
Well im Steve and im form england too and just like the other gent on page one i have trouble getting parts too!
Im in Northants, and drive a 81 firebird with a hot 350 sbc in it, all built by meeself lump included, i love to turn the spanners ( or wrenches as our freinds on the other side of the pond would say. ).
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Yes, Steve -- you guys over there certainly do get points for effort. It's hard enough finding some stuff over here that you need sometimes -- I can't imagine the dedication it takes so far away! Welcome to the site! :) :)
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Welcome Steve to 78ta!! How about some pics of that ride of yours?
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ok and thnx for the welcomes! as for pics checkout www.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8
i hope that works!
If it doesnt let me know, im not good on a pc.
Let me know what ya think of the car as well plz im thinking of changing the colour this winter.
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Its a big jumbled mess, but theres photos of the car as i was doing it in my back garden ( no shelter ). Some are of "Billing" over here.
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Welcome to the Forum, pull up a chair, grab a beer, and have fun.
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holy cow, cant believe we are up to 47 pages of hellos ! well welcome one and all if you need any advice or help with anything feel free to ask there alot of people on here who are willing to help.
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Its good to be HOME ! ;D
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Hey folks, I'm Bobby from Hampton, Virginia. I have a 78 Trans Am (WS6/W-72, auto) which I purchased in August 2000.
I've lived in Virginia since arriving here in 2000 via the US Air Force for my final assignment and elected to stay after leaving the military in 2005 after 23 years of active-duty service. I had assignments in England (RAF Bentwaters), Alaska (Eielson AFB), New York (Plattsburg AFB), Hawaii (Camp H.M. Smith), Okinawa (Kadena AB) and finally here in Virginia (Langley AFB).
I purchased my current TA online before departing Okinawa, desperate for another one after 15 years since previous ownership. I drove the car on a regular basis for approximately three years but it has not been on the road since the summer of 2003; hopefully that will change in the coming months.
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Welcome aboard Bobby, youre in GREAT company!
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Welcome to 78TA, Bobby. Let's see some pictures of the current T/A.
AND thanks for your years of military service; we ALL appreciate the dedication that requires. :)
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Welcome Bobby, glad to see you here at 78ta!
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Welcome to the party Bobby. When you get a chance, post some pics.
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Hi, :)
My name is Pat, and I live in Edgewater, Maryland. I'm looking for my next car (70,1,2, or 73) Trans Am! I restored two GTO over 19 years ago (64 and a 66) and I just completed a year long ground-up restoration of a 1968 Dodge Charger this past spring. But now its time to get back to mother Pontiac! Restoring a Dodge Charger last year was like restoring a Pontiac GTO in the late eighty. Not many repro parts and hard to find good used parts. Today it looks like there are so many repro parts for Pontiac. I look forward to using this Forum when I get my next project
Thanks
Pat
PS. Pic of the last car new car to follow! ;D
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Hey Pat
Welcome to the site and you have got to show these guys that very fine charger you have. I'll keep my eyes out for a 70-73 for ya
Orlando
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Welcome to 78ta Pat. Glad you're looking to join the Trans Am family. :) Good luck with your search.
Beautiful Charger you've got there. Nice 8)
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Welcome to 78TA, Pat! Good luck searching for your early 2nd gen but post all the pix of that Charger you want in the meantime (can't believe I just said that in a Pontiac crowd :o ;) :D ) A '68 was my 1st car so I have a soft spot for them...looks like a beauty! ;D
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My name is David Im 26 and Im from Illinois.. I currently own a 80 warwagon mud beast, 64 impala (in the process of a frame off), 98 camaro z-28 (lookin to trade for a t/a) , and a 05 tl. Im looking to get a early 70's T/a but any year really will do.
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Welcome to the site alot of great people here so if you need anything just ask.
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Welcome David. Glad you're looking for a T/A. Good luck with your search.
I love 64 Impalas :D Post some pics when it's finished.
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Welcome to the 78ta family David
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Thanks fellas .. Anybody want a z-28 ls1 car?
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I've been gone for a week, so excuse the late response -- but welcome to 78TA.com!
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Hi, guys, I guess that it's time to go ahiead and post a message, as I have been lurking for some time now, reading a lot of great posts, getting a lot of good info on restoring my 77 SE TA. My name is David, from Danville, VA. I am in the finishing stages (hopefully!!!) of a frame off restoration that started April 23. It's a black/black Y82, 400, 1st generation Hurst T-tops. I am going strictly original with my restoration, getting lucky on finding some parts, still looking for others. Headed to Charlotte on Thursday to see what I can find at the Fall show.
Hey Rich, I'll be in Newport News this weekend, if you are cruising by the Marriott City Center, blow the horn at me!
David.
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Welcome David...I'd love to see some pix....why don't you start a thread in the photo section? ;D
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Welcome David to the 78ta family. Glad to have you aboard and like Jeff suggests, post up some pics of that poncho, we'd love to see it!
Seriously, you going to be around Saturday night or Sunday? I think I could swing by the Marriott and shake your hand. It's 15 minutes from the house if it's the one I think it is. PM me if you think you'll have some time, I'll bring the TA with me. Also, there's a show Saturday night that my club puts on not far from there. That's another option as well if your not busy. Like I said, PM if your interested.
Again, welcome to the site.
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Welcome, PAT, DAVID and DAVID. Post some pics when you have time.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, David! Like the others have suggested, we LOVE pics! :) :)
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Hi! My name is Jeff and I'm from Toledo, Ohio. I have a blue 1978 trans am. I hope to post some pictures soon.
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Welcome to the site. Youve got a jump on things here, cause we all were gonna ask for pics anyways. Since your in Ohio, you might want to join the Ohio Firebirds group here also.
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Welcome to 78TA, Jeff ... ;D
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Hello Jeff. Welcome to the site. Looking forward to some pics.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Jeff! We'll be waitin' on the pics! :) :)
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Welcome David...I'd love to see some pix....why don't you start a thread in the photo section? ;D
Pics will be coming, right now there is not much to look at, other than a paint job on the body that looks a foot deep. And that doesn't translate well in pictures. Body, doors, and truck deck have been painted, hood and front fenders were being prepped yesterday, so maybe we'll see some real progress in the next few days.
And thanks for the welcome posts! I'm looking forward to sending pics and swapping posts.
David.
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Welcome David to the 78ta family. Glad to have you aboard and like Jeff suggests, post up some pics of that poncho, we'd love to see it!
Seriously, you going to be around Saturday night or Sunday? I think I could swing by the Marriott and shake your hand. It's 15 minutes from the house if it's the one I think it is. PM me if you think you'll have some time, I'll bring the TA with me. Also, there's a show Saturday night that my club puts on not far from there. That's another option as well if your not busy. Like I said, PM if your interested.
Again, welcome to the site.
Thanks Rich, check your PM's.
David.
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Welcome David...I'd love to see some pix....why don't you start a thread in the photo section? ;D
OK, here's a pic before the restoration started. Which seems like an eternity ago.
David.
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I don't see a picture....??
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Welcome Jeff to 78ta! Glad to have you on board.
Has anyone mentioned that we love pics no matter what the car looks like? Just thought I'd mention it just in case. :)
David, got your PM, will probably call tomorrow night 9/12/07.
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I don't see a picture....??
Left side of the page, where your GM emblem is at.
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Aw cheater ;)..we need BIGGER pix than that...some of us old ;) :D :D
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Aw cheater ;)..we need BIGGER pix than that...some of us old ;) :D :D
Aw bless :o........... speak for yourself Jeff some of us are mere spring chickens, me im a chicken that's long gone past its sell by date! :'(
But i must admit the poor old glasses even had trouble seeing that one! 8)
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That pic is so small I'm not sure it's even a Trans Am, could that really be a camaro?
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I taut I taw a twans am. Is that what that was?
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Can you tell we're not giving up, David? ;) :D
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That pic is so small I'm not sure it's even a Trans Am, could that really be a camaro?
THAT'S SACRILEGE!!! :o
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That pic is so small I'm not sure it's even a Trans Am, could that really be a camaro?
THAT'S SACRILEGE!!! :o
Rich has been issued a fine, a warning, and been sent to a Mustang forum as punishment. He'll be back in a week ;)
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Can you tell we're not giving up, David? ;) :D
OK, OK, man ya'll are tough on a newbie! :o Check the photo section under Murdock's Trans Am photos. I'm still learning how to navigate this site and post photos, and some of my pics were too large to post, so I'll keep working at it. Anyway, they had the car wrapped in plastic to do some touch up painting on the dash, so I left it wrapped. I uncovered the engine, but the site wouldn't let me post the pictures, so I'll work on that some more. I'll update the pics as work progresses.
Murdock.
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HURRAY! PICS!
Rich has been issued a fine, a warning, and been sent to a Mustang forum as punishment. He'll be back in a week ;)
I was let out on good behavior already :)
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We just figured you knew the warden... ;)
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or Paris ;)
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HI, MY NAME IS RENEE, I LIVE IN WILLOWICK WITH MY (BF) RUSS AND IT IS BECAUSE OF HIM I AM ABLE TO BE A OHIO FIREBIRD, HE BOUGHT ME A 1980 TURBO FORMULA IT IS 1 OF 1124 (SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA) THE 1 IS FOR WHAT IT WILL BE WHEN HE IS FINISHED WITH IT. I CAN TELL YOU IT WILL BE PURPLE, YEA BABY ;) AND THANKS HONEY. TO LET U ALL KNOW I DO NOT KNOW MUCH OF THE COMPUTER LINGO, I AM NOT A FAST TYPER EITHER NOR DO I HAVE FAST COMEBACKS LIKE SOMEONE I KNOW. SO LETS SEE WHAT I CAN PICK UP FROM HIM ;) (THAT IS IF I CAN EVEN COMEBACK WITH ONE AT ALL) THE PIC U SEE OF MY CAR NOW IS A BEFORE PIC AS I AM SURE U ALL ALREADY KNEW THAT, I DONT WANT TO BORE U EITHER SO THATS IT, I GUESS. SO I WILL TALK TO U ALL HERE IN THE FORUM , UNLESS I GET LOST IN THIS SITE BYE FOR NOW I WANTED THIS TO BE IN PURPLE IS IT ? CAUSE ITS NOT PURPLE FOR ME WHILE I AM TYPING ;)[color=purple][/color]
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Welcome Renee glad to have you aboard. Turn your CAPS lock off so that your not typing in all capital letters. It helps in writing so that, if you WANT, you can EMPHASIZE words by making them in CAPS. ;)
Again, welcome aboard, you seem to have a real nice BF buying you a TA and all.
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Welcome, Renee....thanks for the intro... and nice Turbo!! 8)
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Welcome aboard :), do you think hed buy me a car, would it help if i wore a dress? :o
Sorry regular posters i wont do it for you! :'(
Seriuosly its a great site with some fantastic people. :) :)
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Welcome!
WE need more women, to keep these guys in line! ;)
Now, what are the other plans for the car?
Show?
Driver?
Everyday driving?
All the above?
We also like to see big pictures too. ;D
George 8)
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Well, George. The car is going to be a very nice driver. I am going to put a GN 3.8 liter Turbo motor in it along with a 2004r trans. The paint color os going to be a 2004 Gm dark Purple mettalic, with all gold accents and turbo wheels. The car only has 45k miles on it, and the interior is near mint.
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I was thinking about doing that to my 1981 modded Turbo Trans Am.
Do you have the motor already?
After having a blast in my 20th TTA with the almost same engine, I have really been thinking about that.
Although I do play around with the 455 Pontiac engine route. ;)
I would love to see the progress on that buildup.
George 8)
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Welcome Renee. Turbo Formula... not many of those around, cool 8)
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No, George. He doesnt have the motor yet, but he does have a VERY FAST 86 T-Type, and if my car is close it should be real fun. Here is a BIGGER pic of my car, just for you George. ;)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/2db9_12.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/316f_12.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/335b_12.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/3fa6_12.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/384a_12.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/391a_0.jpg)
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q76/lomileta/39f9_12.jpg)
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Welcome renee. Glad to see another Formula in the Club. :)
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Very nice interior...any damage to the front end beyond the squished nose?
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no just what you see, but we have another car that we will be taking the front clip off of and putting it on my car ;)
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That sure is a clean interior! Nice.
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Welcome to the forum, Renee -- now you can help us keep an eye on Russ. :) ;)
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Jeff, the whole front clip is bad. The core support is mangled and the Pass front frame rail is bent. I have a complete 79esprit, that willbe a donor car. Does anyone need a clean shell, minus the clip and drvers door? Rick, I have a hard enough time keeping an eye on myself, you think she will do any better?
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well I wont be able to do that till my laptop gets connected to the internet at home we now have to take turns on the puter ;)
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thanks for the welcomes guys sorry I didn't say it eariler but I did say how I was on the comebacks ;)
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Renee,
Like I said, nice car.
I love the camel interior.
You gonna keep the same exterior color when you guys get it all done?
And the big question, does he let you drive the GN?
So, how fast is fast?
I take it the GN is his race car?
George 8)
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She has driven the car 2 times George. Once to take my kids to school and the other was last month, when we went the Summit BOP show. It is my Rice roaster car. I love all the dumb kids that dont know what it is. Depending on the temp and humidity outside, it runs high 11s-low 12s. Now that my TA is finally finished, I have to pay all the bills I've racked up on it, so The T-Type is for sale.
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No offence, but I'd get rid of something else. ;D
All I have changed on my 20th TTA, is just the muffler.
So, 13s stock for me.
Although I have a bunch of go fast goodies. ;D
I do love these little engines. ;)
And I love on eating rice out here too. ;D
George 8)
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WEll, George. Its Either the T-Type, Renee's Formula or my TA. I dont have anything else to sell, If I could I wolud keep it, as they are very fun cars.
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Well,
I see an '94 Olds listed under your name.............................................................. ;D ;)
Just have her get a second job.
I'm trying to get Lisa to do that, but for some reason, she said NO. ::) ;D
But you are right, it does cost money to have fun.
George 8)
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If I sell the Olds, I have to drive the regal in the snow. lol I am trying to find some extra detailing work on the side.
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I'm Mike in Vancouver, BC. I'm currently very much into JDM imported cars and currently have an R32 Skyline GT-R. I've just decided in the last week to get back into 2nd generation TA's. I'm currently looking at 79 to 81 TA's (preferably 301 or 305) as I have a nice Olds 455 that needs a home......
Past cars include:
1980 Firebird Formula, Fiero Bronze, tan hobnail interior, WS6, TA 4.9 engine (dumb idea selling this one) traded for,
1981 Camaro Z28, charcoal grey, silver interior with dark blue cloth inserts 350 4 speed, T-top
1979 Trans Am, 403, heritage brown, black interior
1986 Brown on gold 5 spd LG4 hardtop TA
1988 Iroc-Z hardtop white on tan, players challenge race series car (early production 1LE) 5.7TPI, 3.27 axle, no AC, no anything else (another dumb car to sell)
1995 Z28 6 speed, purple on grey cloth
1998 Z28 auto dark blue on grey leather
1981 Turbo TA, T-top, non WS6, heritage brown on tan interior
1980 Turbo TA hardtop, non WS6 parts car, charcoal (originally) no motor
1978 Trans Am 400 L78 auto, Mayan red, red deluxe interior
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Welcome to 78TA, Mike....if we can be of any help in your current search, let us know.
In the meantime, we'd love to see some pix of your past cars if you wanna post them up you could start a thread in this section:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?board=19.0
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I'm not sure how many (if any) pics I have of my old cars i owned most of them when I was young and never took any pics of them. As an interesting note, my 78 was used in two episodes of the Canadian kids TV show Zixx Level 2. I've never actually seen the episodes, but apparently the car was supposed to belong to some former rockstar villain.
I'd happily trade my GT-R for a nice TA, you American guys would have a tough time legally getting it into the country though :D
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Welcome to the site Mike. Hope we can be of help to you in the future.
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Welcome to 78TA.com! We're looking forward to hearing more about you and your cars! :) :)
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Welcome to everyone I missed, life has kept me away from here lately!
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Hi "Vancouver Mike"
Man, you've had some decent wheels. I spent three years stationed over in Japan and am quite familiar with the Skyline GT-Rs...pretty much Japan's premier hot rod....surprised it never was imported to the US. But, I did recently see one at a car show in northern Virginia.
Bobby
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Hi, I'm new to this board. My name is mike and I live in LosAngeles. I don't own a Pontiac at this time but have owned and raced them in the past. I worked for Pontiac years ago and was one of the first guys racing the '66 GTO. That's right, I'm older than dirt. I am an automatic trans rebuilder with a shop here in LA. Not lookingfor business as my new hobby is high performance diesel transmissions.
Hitman
You have a neat forum here and I hope I can contribute and have some fun. We had some real fun on BON. You have always been one of my favorite people and I have always had great respect for you.
mike
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Mike! If you're older than dirt, then I'm just a little older than dust. ;)
Got any pics from back in the day? We LOVE pics around here! Pull up a seat and make yourself at home! :) :)
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You guys would get a kick out of seeing a picture of my old '59 StarChief. :o ;D
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Yeah -- post it up! :)
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Welcome Mike to the 78ta family, glad to have you aboard! I second Rick's statement, post up some pics with the story behind it!
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Well, im sorry ive been very busy at work and have been away from the ol pc for a bit!
BIG HELLO to everyone thats joined, welcome, this has to be the best PONTIAC forum on the web, ive made some goos friends on here and EVERYONE is willing to help.
Pics oh yes pics pics pics!!!
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Hello, my name is Craig, and I just traded my 1972 Chevy truck for a 1978 Firebird as a project for my son Nick and i to get ready for when he starts driving. He is 11 and is really excited about it. We live in Liberty City, Texas, and so far have just started tearing the car down. I am not interested in a full resto or a show car, I just want a good looking, reliable car for him. I am sure that our plans may offend some of the purists, but I would like to put in a late model fuel injected engine for better fuel economy and less maintenance. Also I was curious about putting earlier model front and rear treatments on the car. I really like the early seventies. I know the bodies are very similar, I was just wondering how similar and if it was fairly easy to put the earlier front and rear on a '78. I would really appreciate any input you folks may have. At this stage, I am just trying to get my plans together.
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actually sounds like you have a really good idea....i was tempted to throw an ls motor in my car...but i changed my mind and am going with something completely different....now as for the earlier bumpers....your front one is no problem, just make sure you get all the parts you need when you go to switch it over...and as for the rear...well youll need to change out the tail panel i belive for anything pre 77....but all in all sounds like a good project...and let me be the first to tell you we enjoy pictures here, also if you ever need any help or have just a question feel free to ask as many of us have a wide array of knowledge on these cars...and you can even find parts for a decent price on here too...
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Welcome to 78TA, Craig (and son)...sounds like a good father/son project. Like Evan said above, the front end should be no problem as long as you get the proper brackets. The tail panel would have to be swapped if you want early '70's tail lights though. You'll need a '70-'73 tail panel instead of the '74-'78 style that your car has now.
If you need any help, just ask...lots of very knowledgable and helpful people here.
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Welcome Craig and son to the 78ta family. Post up some pics of that poncho, we love to see them in whatever state of restoration there in.
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Welcome to the site guys. I wont repost what was said above, but their all correct. Hope you get that ride theway you want it.
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Welcome to 78TA.com! And we LOVE pics! Post some up as soon as you get the chance! :) :)
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I suck at introductions, but.. Names James, from PEI Canada. Currently have a 81 Camaro (I know, I know..), like Firebirds too! ;)
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I suck at introductions, but.. Names James, from PEI Canada. Currently have a 81 Camaro (I know, I know..), like Firebirds too! ;)
Forgot to mention that I'm 15.
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Glad you're hear, James! Most guys your age are into the import tuner cars. It's nice when somebody KNOWS what a real muscle car is about. Post us up some pictures of your ride when you get the chance -- we LOVE pictures! :) ;)
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Glad you're hear, James! Most guys your age are into the import tuner cars. It's nice when somebody KNOWS what a real muscle car is about. Post us up some pictures of your ride when you get the chance -- we LOVE pictures! :) ;)
I HATE tuner cars, don't know what people see in them in the first place. I'll post some pictures in a min, she's going to be undergoing a restoration after January.
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As I promised, here are a few pictures.
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc296/8CrazyCamaro1/Camaro/tSUNP0160.jpg)
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc296/8CrazyCamaro1/Camaro/tSUNP0159.jpg)
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I'll post more if you want, batteries need to be charged.
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Heck YEAH! Charge up your batteries and show us! :) :)
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Ah HA! I knew it....a Camaro dude has slipped in among us :o :o (the name Maro had me wondering ;) )
Just kidding, James...welcome to 78TA; glad to have you with us (and young enough that we can teach you the error of your ways ;) :D :D ) It's all good...it's still an F-body but expect some good natured ribbing here.
Nice looking Belinetta btw
Post up all the pix you want and if you have any questions, we're all here to help ;D
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Hi James and welcome!
A Berlinetta with T TOPS thats quite rare isnt it?
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Welcome James to the 78ta family, glad to have you aboard.
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Hi James and welcome!
A Berlinetta with T TOPS thats quite rare isnt it?
I'm not sure tbh, I know she's fully loaded w/T-Tops, Air Cond, Cruise Control, Power Windows and all that. I forget where but someone told me there were only 6000 or so fully loaded 81 Berlinetta's, not sure if that's true or not.
Thanks for the welcome guys! ;)
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A guy i work with has a 6 cylinder Berlinetta that also has T tops, its the first id seen with, my base model bird doesnt have em.
Obviously TA's and the higher spec Camaro's do, can anyone shed some light on this? Im no expert! :'(
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Hello to all :)
My name is Angela but usually go by the screen name Simplicity. I currently live in Ohio but I am originally from North Carolina. I moved to Ohio about three months ago. I have been lurking for quite sometime before I joined the forum this week. I do not own a Trans Am but I hope to one day. I have always enjoyed going to car shows as well as visiting this forum. There is a friend of mine that owns a Trans Am and back in '88 when we were just dating, he had a diifferent one. I had some pictures of his TA but I can't seem to find them on my computer. I don't know if I deleted them by mistake or if I saved them on a disk. In my spare time, I enjoy creating graphics using Paint Shop Pro. I do use other paint programs but found that I enjoy Paint Shop Pro the most. I had at one time wrote tutorials on how to make my graphics.
I am looking forward to meeting you all! I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend coming up! :)
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Welcome to 78TA/com, Angela! We can always use another Paint Shop jockey around here -- you guys can do some interesting things! If you find any pics of the old TA post 'em up -- we LOVE pics! And if you can't -- well, post up some pics of your current ride too! We look forward to talking with you! :) :)
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Welcome to the 78ta family Angela. Glad to see you joined up and are now posting. It can be a jungle around here but it's fun.
What kind of Trans Am do you hope to own? What year appeals to you most?
Looing forward to seeing your posts and chatting with you.
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Welcome Angela, Since you dont have a TA "yet", try using some pics here and your graphic artists brush and show us what you would like to see when you do get 1.
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Welcome Angela, Since you dont have a TA "yet", try using some pics here and your graphic artists brush and show us what you would like to see when you do get 1.
That's a good idea! Let's see your dream TA
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Angela, you know how to post pics in this forum, right? :-\
If not, just ask and we can help. ;)
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Welcome to 78TA!
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Welcome!
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Rick, Thank you for the welcome. The two cars that I have now are (both are a '95) Dodge Intrepids and to be honest, there are junk cars but they both get me from point A to point B. To answer your question about posting pics in the forum. Yes, I do know how to post pics in the forum.
rkellerjr, Thank you for your welcome. To answer your question about the year that appeals to me the most...I find that the 78 (I think is the year - I am not very good at knowing the year of car) appeals to me the most.
LOMILETA, thank you for your welcome. To be quite honest, I am not quite that talented in creating graphics as far as cars are concerned as well as drawing people. My drawings are usually very simple.
Thank you, Maro and LTD191, also for your welcome.
One of the reasons I joined here is because of my interest in TAs but also to learn more about them. While lurking, I found that I had enjoyed reading the posts as well as looking at the photos.
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While lurking, I found that I had enjoyed reading the posts as well as looking at the photos.
I'll let you in on the secret -- the cars are a ruse. It's ALL about the people! ;)
You need to come on over to Dayton next year for the TA Nationals -- you'll see what I mean after just a few hours there! :)
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Welcome from England! Great to have another Ta lover on board!
Good luck with finding a car!
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Hello Angela, welcome to 78ta. I hope your dream of owning a Trans Am comes true. Until then, hang out with us... lots of good people here. :)
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Hi Rick,
When does the TA Nationals usually come around?
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Thank you for the welcome, english firebird and blue81ta :)
It would probably be a long time before I could ever own a TA but l do plan to hang out here ;)
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Angela, the TA Natiionals are the weekend before Labor Day. For 2008 that will be August 22-24. They are held at the International Airport in Dayton -- it's right off I-70 -- very easy to get to. Admission is free if you don't have a car -- normal registration fees aren't bad if you decide to enter a car. This past year we had over 430 cars entered. There is a big swap meet too. There's always a ton of folks there and a lot of us are staying at the Dayton Drury for the weekend. It's a chance to put faces to screen IDs you interact with all year, get to know people, and generally have a good time. If you can't make the whole weekend, come on in for the day as your schedule permits. We'd love to meet you! :) :)
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Thank you for the info, Rick. I hope this isn't a crazy question but this is Dayton, Ohio, right? If so, I have been to Dayton, Ohio. It has been many months ago though. I still have a lot to learn about Ohio. I have written the dates down. I would love to come to the TA Nationals. I have never been so this would certainly be a wonderful experience for me! I would request all of those days off at work way in advance.
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Yeah, he meant Dayton, Ohio...here's some more info if you'd like:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=4654.0
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Thank you, Jeff, for your response :) I just moved from North Carolina to Ohio about three months ago. Not too far from Kent actually.
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welcome, everybody to the greatest site around
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Im trying my hardest to get there too! Bit of a trek though and i dont think ill be bring me car! :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Im trying my hardest to get there too! Bit of a trek though and i dont think ill be bring me car! :'( :'( :'( :'(
That's OK -- we'll forgive the not having the car there -- but you GOTTA come if at all possible! :) ;)
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Thank you, Jeff, for your response :) I just moved from North Carolina to Ohio about three months ago. Not too far from Kent actually.
Dang!!! I know we had an earthquake here I didn't realize We'd moved that far
Oh by the way HI
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Im trying my hardest to get there too! Bit of a trek though and i dont think ill be bring me car! :'( :'( :'( :'(
That's OK -- we'll forgive the not having the car there -- but you GOTTA come if at all possible! :) ;)
Mate im going to do my absolute best, i do have one reservation though!
Can i keep my eyes dry for more than a second, wiping back the tears of frustration as i admire everyones cars!
Im sure a few liquid refreshments will help lift my tongue of the floor and stop me tripping over it!
Im taking an extra large case to bring back a few spares though!
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english firebird
Yes... you will be shedding a lot of tears... BUT... the good news is, those liquid refreshments will help you rehydrate yourself after all those tears. :D ;)
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english firebird
Yes... you will be shedding a lot of tears... BUT... the good news is, those liquid refreshments will help you rehydrate yourself after all those tears. :D ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D the international language of liquid refreshment!
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Yes, and you'll be wanting to book a room at the Drury too...they give you tickets good for 3 complimentary adult beverages of your choice for each night's stay. ;)
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YOUVE GOT ME NOW! just told the missus, shes not over enthused so it may be a lone trip , ;D WAHAYYY! sorry dear......... :o
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I finially made it over from the great land of TAC. ;D
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I finially made it over from the great land of TAC. ;D
I'll try on this thread... xtrmeta... Please post some pics of your T/A so the folks over here can see that Monster Bird.
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Hey Guys, made it over from TAC, Nice site... Love to paintball, wish I would have seen that post!!, if I could get a few guys together from Rochester I could still make it....
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Welcome all the new-commers to the site.... and also the new TAC refugees. Everyone pull up a chair and relax and have a good time.
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S/E Michigan here (and its damn cold) :(
Hello all, my name is Greg. I live in Akron, Oh.
Hey there Greg and "Taksbandit".
Cold in Michigan already? I'm originally from the Detroit area, and my dad and sister are in Canton. And Greg, I guess I have ties to Ohio as well because my wife is from Fostoria (Tiffin/Finley area). Well enjoy your cool weather guys, it's in the eighties down here in Hampton Roads. :)
Bobby
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Welcome to the new guys, and girls, and to all the TAC guys that didnt come over in the first wave of the attack. ( Just Kidding ) several months ago.
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Welcome fixitrht and all other new members :)
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Hey -- about time you guys joined the party! Started jonesing without any TAC, eh? :D :D :D
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Welcome one and all!
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ditto
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I finially made it over from the great land of TAC. ;D
WHAT A RIDE.
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I finially made it over from the great land of TAC. ;D
WHAT A RIDE.
I Agree
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Hello everyone, I'm from Minnesota. I have a '81 Turbo TA, isn't it pretty?
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd36/riewem1/DSC00003.jpg)
That is actually what's left of my parts car, I don't have any good pictures of my actual car. It's sad that I have better pictures of my parts car than of my actual car. I've been trying to sell the shell, that's why I have pictures. I hope to get a real picture on here soon.
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Welcome, Rusty. Your ahead of the curve, you've posted pics on the frist post. Congrats. Now, get some of the good car. lol
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Welcome to 78TA! We look forward to some pix of your turbo...nice shell btw ;)
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Looking forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :)
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Welcome to 78ta Rusty, looking forward to the pics of your "real" ride!
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Hello Rusty. Welcome to 78ta. Looking forward to seeing your Turbo T/A.
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Hey All!
I'm new around here and figured I'd say hi!
I don't own a TA but I do have a pretty nice Firebird Esprit. It originally came with a 305 SBC. It now has a 355 SBC under the hood. The engine has been worked on, parts include Eagle rods, Comp Cam & valvetrain, Dart II Sportsman heads, MSD Pro Billet distributer, MSD 6AL box and Blaster II coil. The intake is an Edelbrock RPM Air Gap, with a Holley 750 mounted on top. Exhaust is Hooker headers and Flowmaster system. I'll be doing more to the drivetrain this winter, just not sure exactly what yet!
I'm the 2nd owner of this car, and I knew the original owner. It was last painted in 1994 and I've replaced the carpet, headliner and parcel shelf since I got it in '05. It still needs some work on the interior but it's held up pretty good for being 29 years old. There isn't even a crack in the original dashpad!
Personally, I grew up in the auto industry, a GM car dealers son. When I was 16 I was driving these Firebirds & TA's around the lot and occassionally got out on the road (late at night) in them! I worked at the dealership starting when I was 13 as a Lot Lizard and Gas Jockey. I worked my way thru the place ending in the Parts department. I worked my way up to Parts Manager before I left. I've been living on the east coast of Canada for 15 years now, running my own business, selling food. I went from selling car parts to cow parts!
So anyways, hope to see you on the boards!
Pete
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Welcome to 78ta, Pete. Nice Esprit you've got there. This is a good place for a Firebird lover to hang out. Stay awhile.
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Welcome Pete...sounds like you have had an interesting past in the car business. I'm sure you will have the "insiders" perspective on many topics here. Glad to have you aboard. Nice Esprit btw ;)
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Welcome aboard, Pete! Glad to have you at 78TA.com! :) :)
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Ron from nebraska
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Welcome Ron -- I see you made it over! :) :)
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I used to come here a lot but after the last crash just stayed with tac and p.y.
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Welcome all new members :)
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Hi my name is Brian im from WV, my dream car is a 1969 firebird and i own a 1976 TA that im slowly rebuilding but im all most done just need a motor and a scoop for the hood and a passengerside grill, have a nice day
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Hello Brian, welcome to 78ta. Glad you can join us. We love pictures here, so please post some up for us... we'd love to see your T/A.
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Welcome to 78TA, Brian! The '76 looks great...is that a 50th Anniversary T/A?
And thanks for posting pix right away...we love pix!! ;D
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Hi thank you for welcomeing me to the forum i did a edit to my post with 2 pics and my T/A is not the 50th Anniversary i just painted to be that way i love gold and black :D.
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Hey Brian... nice T/A sir. :) Looking real good. 8) Thanks for the pix.
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Hey PONCHO PETE nive to have another " Bird " in the forum! ;)
Ive only been away from the forum for 2 days and its full of new people joining "great stuff", yep just love them piccies!
Welcome again to everyone! ;D ;D
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howdy alll
i'm just starting out my first project car with a 1978 6.6 TA I picked up from a 19 year old kid here in Jacksonville, FL. To give you a little background on why I chose this car over any other:
When I was 3 or 4 years old, my parents took me to see my first movie at a drive-in theater in Orlando, which happened to be Smokey and the Bandit... and fell in love with the car, of course.
then came the 1980's growing up, and Knight Rider. This was the one that really made up my mind that I would own a TA someday. That day was in 1992, when I bought myself my first new car and a Trans Am. I had that car for 10 years, and finally had to dump it off about 6 years ago, because of money problems, and its reliability problems.
fast forward to today and i had been getting the itch to pick up the car i really wanted over the years, which was the bandit style TA, so I put an ad up on Craigslist for anyone selling a car in my local area. I found a guy who was selling it, and here I am now lol.
I really haven't had my hands inside a car doing maintenance and work in about the time I had the last TA, so I've picked up a chilton's manual and I'll probably be asking a lot of rookie questions here.. hope you don't mind.
anyway, my new old TA is in my sig, and i'll be posting pics and the progress on what I'm doing to restore the car as I go!
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Welcome, rehmus and other new members, to the forum :)
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Welcome rehmus. Nice T/A you've got there... love that blue color. 8) Don't hesitate to ask questions. Lots of knowledgeable people here, always ready to help.
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Welcome Rehmus...that looks like a great T/A...I don't even wanna' say "project" as it looks good as is. As mentioned, post any questions you may have...we're all happy to help (or at least entertain you while we make stuff up ;) ).
A Chilton's or Hayne's manual is better than nothing but you may decide to pick up a '78 service manual on CD (Hitman sells them on this site); very useful).
Keep us posted.
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Hello,
My name is Trevor D. and I live in Acton CA. I recently bought a project car '78 Trans Am, it runs strong but is definitely a restoration. It needs alot of work but thats why I'm here to learn from all your seasoned wrench turners.
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Hi Trevor...welcome! You came to the right place....any pix of your T/A?
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"seasoned wrench turners."
Does tyhat mean like "Old Timers who still play with big toys"?
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Welcome everyone, quite a few new members to the forum since last I checked.
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"seasoned wrench turners."
Does tyhat mean like "Old Timers who still play with big toys"?
No offence but do you mean yourself? ;D ;)
Do i get thrown out now? :'(
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Hello Trevor. Welcome to 78ta. Good news!! ... another T/A saved from the scrap heap. :)
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Hello, Trevor and Rhemus. We have a combined 12,467 years of experience and counting. So ask away and someone will most likely be able to help.
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Hello, Trevor and Rhemus. We have a combined 12,467 years of experience and counting. So ask away and someone will most likely be able to help.
:D :D
You have to be at least 40 to be an "old-timer", Brett ;) ;D
Yes, Sir E F...you are outta' here :o :D :D
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Poo!
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Thanks guys, and I don't mean "old timers" I meant those who have spent more hours under the hood of a car than I have. It's nice to find a community of Pontiac Firebird & Trans Am enthusiasts, no one I know restores cars so I will probably talking to all of you sooner or later.
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No problem...and no offense taken LOL
Ask any questions you may have...there are lots of knowledgable and talented people here. If we don't know the answer, we'll make something up ;) :D :D
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Hello,
My name is Trevor D. and I live in Acton CA. I recently bought a project car '78 Trans Am, it runs strong but is definitely a restoration. It needs alot of work but thats why I'm here to learn from all your seasoned wrench turners.
Welcome to the forum, Trevor =)
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Hey no worries Trevman78TA i can take it, chuck the abuse!
No welcome to the forum m8!
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BACnBLK here , I'm kind of new here and permanant, thank's to brett and his fine knowledge and part's... and by the way Brett if ya reading. I need a SE steering wheel. pm me when ya can . I live in NC ,30 minutes from charlotte. and I tell ya these guy's here seem like family already, Started to join 5 year's ago but put off restoring the old bird. Came back looking around and could not beleive how big and knowledgeble this site is. Wow, Keep up the GREAT work.
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Welcome back, BACnBLK.
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5 years ago this was a 1 horse town, and now were a striving metropolis. Welcome to the site.
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Hi,
new to this forums, so far i've been reading alot! Tons of great info!! ;D
My name is Nick aka lee01 (yes lee is general lee and 01 is quite obvious) Its a name that i've carried for many year. Please don't hate lol. ;)
Quick back ground, I just purchase my friend 1979 T/A, and this is my third 1979 T/A (countless parts cars not included)
Its my winter project that my friend didn't finish, so I bought 11 year after we bought it together. ::)
I'm from Cantley, Quebec Canada and i'm 29.
Cheer
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Welcome!
Can you show us some pictures of your car?
We do love looking at Birds. ;)
George 8)
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lee01, is that a "general" name. JK, Like Warbird said. We love to look at pics, so when you get a few post them up. Oh yeah Welcome to the party.
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Hello, Trevor and Rhemus. We have a combined 12,467 years of experience and counting. So ask away and someone will most likely be able to help.
LOL Where in the world did you come up with that number? lol
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It just sounded good, and besides that its the number of meds I take daily.
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I don't think it's enough.
(meds that is :P )
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Hahah Nice Dragon!! Welcome to the Forum Lee01, how is it there in the land of kanuks?
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Welcome Lee01 to the 78ta family, good to have you aboard. Now that the pleasantries have been given..
POST UP SOME PICS OF THAT RIDE!! ;D
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Welcome Lee01 to the 78ta family, good to have you aboard. Now that the pleasantries have been given..
POST UP SOME PICS OF THAT RIDE!! ;D
Thank you all for the welcome. :D
Back to business ;)
well, i'm in 10 year of part collecting and I will go get the car when the garage will be cleaned out. I still got 3 engine, 3 tranny to pick up and the car of course.
But here some pics I got for now; (yes very dusty! >:( )
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/lee01/Auto%20Nikkonos/DCP_5675.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/lee01/Auto%20Nikkonos/DCP_5676.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/lee01/Auto%20Nikkonos/DCP_5678.jpg)
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And a new project begins... when's the plan on pickup? If it's just getting the garage cleaned where are you located? Maybe we can send a crew over and help clean up ;)
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And a new project begins... when's the plan on pickup? If it's just getting the garage cleaned where are you located? Maybe we can send a crew over and help clean up ;)
Send help hum... ::) Clean as don't leave anything.... :o well actualy so far so good, i've been through half and its going pretty well. If all goes to plan I should get the T/A this week end.
I should get my 2 set of wheel to go with!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/lee01/Auto%20Nikkonos/DCP_5681.jpg)
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I see a rabbit...is that your "watch-bunny"? ;)
Nice collection...front buckets look very nice.
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Its a very fierce rabbit.....
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Its a very fierce rabbit.....
Tim: There he is!
King Arthur: Where?
Tim: There!
King Arthur: What? Behind the rabbit?
Tim: It *is* the rabbit!
King Arthur: You silly sod!
Tim: What?
King Arthur: You got us all worked up!
Tim: Well, that's no ordinary rabbit.
King Arthur: Ohh.
Tim: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Sir Robin: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
Tim: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
Sir Galahad: Get stuffed!
Tim: He'll do you up a treat, mate.
Sir Galahad: Oh, yeah?
Sir Robin: You manky Scots git!
Tim: I'm warning you!
Sir Robin: What's he do? Nibble your bum?
Tim: He's got huge, sharp... er... He can leap about. Look at the bones!
King Arthur: Go on, Bors. Chop his head off!
Sir Bors: Right! Silly little bleeder. One rabbit stew comin' right up!
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[after Bors is killed by the killer rabbit]
Tim: I *warned* you, but did you listen to me? Oh, no, you *knew*, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little *bunny*, isn't it?
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WarbirdTA I posted some pic's in my picture gallery, Car still is quite a bit away, But have some old pic's posted there. I call them the before, Will post the after as soon as I can.
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BACnBLK,
Nice looking car.
Is the one rear wheel grey?
BTW, I love your dog!
What's his/her name?
What all do you want to do to the car?
George 8)
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Rebuilt 350 trans. finished. Going thru engine rebuild now. I plan to keep her mostly stock. new exhaust, seat covers. Correct decals (Brett) Randy Combs Bezel 3 shot's of Starlite BLACK, and 3 shot's of clear. and maybe 1 or 2 for me. Got any reccomendation's George.
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It may be grey, lol It was in storage for a while. My Dog is a Shetland sheep dog or
( Sheltie) Her name is Mollie. Believe me this dog would amaze you.
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Reccomendation on what?
Engine?
Paint?
Or, giving it to me after it's done? ;D ;)
Cute dog!
George 8)
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Engine, maybe, bigger cam, intake,
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Welcome to the Forum......
I love that Bunny part...... Monty Python was great back then.
Hey, I'll take that little blue Motocycle in the background of that picture.
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It may be grey, lol It was in storage for a while. My Dog is a Shetland sheep dog or
( Sheltie) Her name is Mollie. Believe me this dog would amaze you.
Hey! We have a Sheltie too. His name's Malcolm. He'd amaze some people too. But I don't think we mean that in the same way. ::)
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Welcome to the Forum......
I love that Bunny part...... Monty Python was great back then.
Hey, I'll take that little blue Motocycle in the background of that picture.
Thank for the welcome.
Name are Popcorn (white) and Cereal (tan) both are name were chose by my two kids lol! Very fierce wabbit indeed, both are....the M gender! So you can say by now there gay or blind! LOL!!
Well that pocket bike is for sale! These are so much fun! and I think they would fit in the T/A small trunk too!
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Hey there, Kim here from San Diego CA.
I'm only 19 and in college but recently purchased a 1978 Formula Firebird I had spotted on Craig's list locally. Decided to check it out and it looked solid to me. Requires a lot of maintenance work but should be ok soon. Cars got T Top and the 403 Olds. Going to build this up to be a custom car of mine. It sure as hell wont be a full restoration. I will say I will try and keep it as original as possible but I would like to throw my own things in there, such as seats, radio and some toys under the hood.
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Welcome dragon!! Don't forget to post pics
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Hello, Kim and welcome to the site. Post up some pics of your ride when you get a chance.
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It's just a late intro...he's already posted pix
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5239.msg48450#msg48450
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WELCOME KIM & GOOD LUCK ON YOUR 78 FORMULA
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Hello Kim, I love Formulas......best of luck with yours!!
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Geeze...gone for a week, and 50 new people register! Welcome to 78TA.com everyone! :) :)
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Thought I would say hi. My name is Brian and I live in a small town in Arkansas. I am currently killing a 79 WS6 Trans Am. lol It has a fisher t-top roof on it now. Someone had attempted to put in Hurst t-tops and done a very bad job. Should have known when I bought it and had to cut the silicon loose to get them out.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/holen1_2006/car.jpg)
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welcome m8, its great to see another car is going to be saved!
This is a great site for info and hellp and its full of good people, i should now theyve helped me out!
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Welcome to 78ta Brian, glad to have you aboard. And you've already provided a pic! Your going to fit right in.
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Whoa, Holen!! You got a project, there
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So, Brian...are we to assume you are a golfer? :-\ :-\
Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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Thanks for the welcome! Yes, I do love to play golf. So far I've never got a 'holen1' though. :)
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Welcome Brian...looks like a great project...pix of the roof install??
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Here ya go.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/holen1_2006/bmta2.jpg)
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wow nice work !
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Thanks for the welcome! Yes, I do love to play golf. So far I've never got a 'holen1' though. :)
too much time spent in the 19th hole???
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wow nice work !
Thanks!
Thanks for the welcome! Yes, I do love to play golf. So far I've never got a 'holen1' though. :)
too much time spent in the 19th hole???
That's the truth! lol
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Looks very good.
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New member, from Sidney Nebraska, I have a 98 sport gold WS6 Trans Am six speed, supercharged.
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Welcome Jeb
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Post us up some pictures of your ride -- we LOVE pictures! :) ;)
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Welcome all . WE NEED PICS.
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ditto
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frances here 25 yrs old pontiac parts (http://www.ponpartsonline.com/sitemap.html) from san diego california!
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Welcome to the site, Frances. Tell me, is it a little smoky out there this morning? :o :-\
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Welcome to the site Jeb and " Lighten up Francis". Ok who know the movie. Its manditory that we tell you we love pics in every post, so WE LOVE PICS. So enjoy the place and the people, Cause there are alot of really good ones here.
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Welcome to the site Jeb and " Lighten up Francis". Ok who know the movie. Its manditory that we tell you we love pics in every post, so WE LOVE PICS. So enjoy the place and the people, Cause there are alot of really good ones here.
Stripes with Bill Murray! What do I win??
Welcome Jeb and BTW We just LOVE pics so post away guys.
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Welcom Jeb and Francis to 78ta.com. How about some pics of those rides?
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yes welcome welcome all
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blimey away for a few days and more members again!
to follow on from the others PICS PICS PICS! we do love pics!
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Welcome to the site Jeb and " Lighten up Francis". Ok who know the movie. Its manditory that we tell you we love pics in every post, so WE LOVE PICS. So enjoy the place and the people, Cause there are alot of really good ones here.
You touch me, I'll kill you......ah ha ha.....funny movie........so who's the "big toe" of 78TA.com? (hee hee hee).
And hey "Pontiac Fan" (Francis), it's pretty cool seeing some younger folk (not that I'm old ha ha) getting into American cars again and older Pontiacs. Keep it up!!
Hey to you to Jeb and welcome aboard!! That must be one screaming fast car you've got there!
Bobby
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Hello!
My name is Mark and I live in Newberg Oregon. I drive a 1970 Firebird with a 326 engine and auto... That ALL has to change because I want it to be a 1970 Trans Am. So I modify and spend money. Love it!. I used to drive a 71 Firebird with a 455 and a 4 speed. Chassis dyno said 450hp at rear wheels but it still got 18 mpg. It was my commuter car!
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Hello Mark, welcome to 78ta. If modifying and spending money produces the car YOU want... that's all that matters. Good luck with the TRANSformation. <------ bad play on words... couldn't resist. ;D
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wow, in just a couple months we went from 1,000 members to over 1,300. woohoo
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Welcome to the forum and the family. Post some pics of the ride when you get a chance
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Mark! Liike Russ says, post up some pics for us! :) ;)
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Glad to be on this site. My name is Matt and i am from Tupelo, MS.
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Welcome to the site, Matt! As you know, we LOVE pics! :D :D
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all right! i get the hint... ::)
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Welcome to the site everyone.
And I think I am the "Big Toe" around here.
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Hey guys, my name is Seth. My daily driver is an 02 T/A, but right now I'm getting started restoring a 77 SE. The interesting thing is I'm still in high school. I have been working really hard to get in a postion to start restoring cars and selling them. This is what I want to do when I get out of high school. So far I have restored an 80 T/A, flipped a 79 Formula, and parted out a 97 Firebird in the past year.
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Welcome Seth! From reading the previous posts -- you know the rules! We LOVE pics! :) :)
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Here is a before and after of the 80 T/A I did.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd181/sethta/P1030015.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd181/sethta/fj.jpg
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Well done did it take you long to do?
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It didn't take long at all. Less than a month actually. It was a rust free car with a 400 that had been swaped in. I had all the parts before I got the car home so all I had to do was take it to the paint shop then spend about 2 weeks replacing parts. When I sold it I took the profit and bought the SE I'm working on now.
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welcome everyone to the site
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Helllllo everyone!!!!! My name is Cecilia or CC. I am from Alabama and I have a 1996 Trans Am Ram Air WS6. I have had MANY TA's over the years but my dream car is a 1973 TA 455 SD :D I know..... I dream BIG !!!!
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Welcome Seth and C.C. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.
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Helllllo everyone!!!!! My name is Cecilia or CC. I am from Alabama and I have a 1996 Trans Am Ram Air WS6. I have had MANY TA's over the years but my dream car is a 1973 TA 455 SD :D I know..... I dream BIG !!!!
Ooh, my kind of woman :D .... the 73 SD T/A is my dream car too. Okay, one of my dream cars :D.
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Welcome CC to the 78ta family, glad to have you aboard. By the way, we love pics so post up some of your '96.
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Hey, everyone...
Just registered on the site a few days ago, my name is Robert (aka Tinman5) and I currently call Dallas home...Texas is a great place to live, but if I ever win the state lottery, they'll have to follow the black, smokin' tire tracks out of town to find me. My Pontiacs and I just can't tolerate the heat in the summer very well any more.
Any way, I'm as hooked on Trans Ams as everone else appears to be on this site. I have three (plus two other Pontiacs) and like them all for different reasons--but must confess for the shear brute strength factor, my '73 Trans Am is probably my favorite ride. It's a 455ci/TH400 auto (sorry, not a SD, Cecilia), Brewster Green with a white interior, aftermarket American Sunroof t-tops (added by the original owner), Hurst dual gate shifter (added by me), and restored in 1996. Here's a favorite photograph:
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/1684-1/35_32A.JPG)
For anyone planning on joining the Bandit Run 2008, I'll be taking my '76 50th Anniversary T/A the distance. If anyone from this part of the country wants to make it a rolling party, I'm up for it!
Best,
Tinman5
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Welcome Robert...looks like you have some great birds in your flock... 8)
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Hey there Robert, welcome to the 78ta faimily, glad to have you aboard. Great birds you have listed and nice photo.
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Ditto
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Welcome, Robert! :) :)
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Welcome to the FAMILY from your cousin from across the POND! ;)
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hi guys i thought i would just introduce myself for anyone who cares, but this weekend im buying an 85 brown trans am with the 305, i will post pics as soon as i buy the car, i currently have a 1990 Ford Probe GT, so there gonna be quit a differnce from going thro a lil 4 cylinder turbo to a big v8, but i was just curious is it pretty easy to find performance parts for this car? im really excited to get it should be a fun car and my new daily driver, im 18 from rockford il
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Wlecome to the show Jay. As far a performance parts for your soon to be car. Small block chevy parts are the most readily available. I ( myself) would look into getting a Nice 383 stroker for it.
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Welcome Jay! Pull up a seat and make yourself at home! :) :)
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Of course we care about meeting you and your T/A, Jay...welcome! ;D
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Welcome Jay! Will this be your first V8? Once ur bitten you wont want to go back!
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Welcome Jay, glad to have you aboard, post up some pics of that poncho when you get her, we surely love pics. Looking forward to having you around.
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hi guys i thought i would just introduce myself for anyone who cares, but this weekend im buying an 85 brown trans am with the 305, i will post pics as soon as i buy the car, i currently have a 1990 Ford Probe GT, so there gonna be quit a differnce from going thro a lil 4 cylinder turbo to a big v8, but i was just curious is it pretty easy to find performance parts for this car? im really excited to get it should be a fun car and my new daily driver, im 18 from rockford il
Welcome to the Trans Am family Jay.
Hey, that Probe GT turbo probably isn't a real slouch and if your soon to be T/A is only an LG4 305, well..... ;-)
Again, welcome aboard and have fun!!
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wow lots of friendly people on here the probe site im on people arent quite as friendly, look forward to meeting everyone, yeah this will be my first v8 my first car was a 89 mustang lx cant really call it a mustang with a little 4 cylinder in there then had a ford taurse, thunder bird, to my probe so my first v8 i will say im gonna miss the turbo an i should be picking up the car tomorrw gettin her early so pics will be posted as soon as i get it for sure, just one question anything i should really look for upon purchase i mean other than check for leaks an all that they said the only thing wrong with it is that you can smell exhaust a little bit from the smog pump but they said runs fine but you all know more than me and thanks again everyone Jason
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I'm not that familiar with 3rd gen T/A's but I would suggest looking it over closely for any major rust isues...check underneath also (frame rails, etc). Look over the engine for any leaks and check if it smokes and what "color" of smoke it is...blue, black, white... Good luck. ;)
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We're looking forward to the pics! :) ;)
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I'm not that familiar with 3rd gen T/A's but I would suggest looking it over closely for any major rust isues...check underneath also (frame rails, etc). Look over the engine for any leaks and check if it smokes and what "color" of smoke it is...blue, black, white... Good luck. ;)
If it has t-tops, definately check the floor boards behind the front seats... Bad area for rust in all these cars!!!
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Hi guys, my name is Jason. I am the proud owner of a 76 esprit red/red 400 with a 4speed. I'll post pictures as soon as someone lets me know how. (rkellerjr I know how much you love pictures.) I have been reading this and other forums for about a month now trying to decide what kind of car I wanted and the 76 won. I'm now trying to figure out what to do to it. How rare a car is this? It would kill me to change a rare car that should be restored to new. If its not very rare I want to make it more of a resto mod car. This is also my first project car that I'll be working on so I will be asking alot of questions. My friend who I bought it from is a capable Ford guy so I'll be going to you guys for the specifics if thats alright with everyone here. Thanks.
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Hi Jason....KOOK, huh? :D (you should fit in just fine then ;D )
Posting pix is easy...just set up an account at a photo hosting site, like www.photobucket.com , and load your pix there. You can then post the IMG code of the pic into your post here...any questions, just ask.
Sounds like a nice bird...and a '76 at that (they are growing quickly on us here ;) ) As to how "rare" or "desirable" (2 different topics) your car is would be hard to say...production numbers weren't kept on other birds like they were the T/A's. What it boils down to is what YOU want to do with the car...
An Esprit isn't typically considered to be as desirable as a T/A or a Formula but if you like it as-is, keep it and just restore to original. If the car is all original now, that may help you make up your mind too.
We look forward to some pictures soon.
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Welcome Jason and ya, you've got me pegged :D Red on Red is a pretty nice setup (not that I'm biased) and '76 is a great year for the firebird. Can't wait to see it.
I'd agree with Jeff, Esprits aren't as popular as the TA or Formula but even if it was, it's your car, do what YOU want with it. I look forward seeing your car soon.
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Hi Jason, welcome to one of the friendliest forums in town!
As for your car mate, i think its a personal choice as to what you do with it, the fact that another one will be saved is surely enough?
My car has been modified from a base model bird, it was already started by the previous owners i just repaired thier mess! heres a piccy.....
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/772-1/billing+spring+nationals+149.jpg)
I parked it next to those poor vettes, to show em whos boss! ;D No the yellow one is my mates wifes car.
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Welcome, Jason! We'll be looking forward to seeing your pics! :) :) ;)
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Welcome Jason, I'm looking forward to your pics and questions. You will get all the help you need, and some you dont. ;)
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Hey Jason, welcome to the community.
If that is an actual 400 4-speed Esprit, then I say restore it as such because that has to be a rare or at least unusual combination for what was not the high performance model of the Firebird. I'm not a fan of cloning, but understand the "it's your car do what you want" philisophy. Good luck with what ever direction you go in!!
Bobby
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Thanks guys I appreciate the welcome. Thats pretty much the problem. Its completely stock from what I can tell. I know that a 400/4speed is pretty rare for a Esprit. So I haven't decided yet. What kind of performance can I get out of it if I decide to make a T/A clone? If its not all that hard to get in the low 12's and keep it streetable then I think thats the way I'm going to go. I'm pretty much looking for a weekend cruiser. Also everyone is going to have to keep in mind that I'm in my early 20's so chrome rims and a loud stereo is going to be pretty much standard. I just didn't want to take the originality out of a rare car if it would be better off going to someone else. I know it needs both rear quarter panels replace as well as a new floor pan in at least the drivers side. The motor runs real strong but the brakes don't work. (so I haven't actually driven it yet) So I'm thinking the first order of business will be new brakes possibly doing a rear disk brake conversion. Could someone point me to a good place to do some research on that? Here are the requested pictures for ya too.
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/kook224/0929071742a.jpg)
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/kook224/0929071742.jpg)
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So anybody got an idea for the brakes? Any help would be great. I don't know what I will need for a conversion. Mainly because I've never done one
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From what I understand, the quickest way to a rear disk brake conversion is to buy a rear axle from a TA originally equipped with them. That gets you all the critical pieces in the rear in one shot. You'll also need the correct booster and master cylinder and the proportioning valve. The brake pedal is also different because the actuating rod is different. There's a poster here by the name of Maltese Falcon who's done all the research on the parts and is converting his car to 4WDB now, although it's been a slow process because he's had to move a couple of times. ;)
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hmmmmm another 76 !!!! love the year ! why can't I find one to replace the one killed years ago ...
theres a guy named scare bird that makes Disc conversion kits hes out of washington it uses either the caddy calipers or the factory Poncho ones
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Hello Kook from the other side of the pond
Do you keep a gun in a cookie jar ???????
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Hello fellow enthusiasts my name is Drew and I'm a college student in Indiana, PA. I've been reading everyones posts for about a year now and have gained so much knowledge from it. I got to say this forum is much more friendlier then any other I've been a part of in the past and its nice that you dont have to worry about getting insulted after every post I put up. Anyway enough of the jabbering, my dad bought a 1976 50th Anniversary L.E. back in 76 brand new and now I'm finally getting my grubby little hands on it! It looks pretty good all around except someone keyed it a week after he bought it! So bits and pieces need to be fixed up on it. If I can get everything running smoothly I hope to make it to the Bandit Run this year! Catch everyone later!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Drew -- and post us up some pics of your ride when you get the chance! Hammer here on the forum has a 76 LE also! We'll have to get you guys together to compare notes! :) ;)
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Welcome Drew to the 78ta family, glad you've finally decided to join us. Hammer will be around shortly to slobber over your car, he loves '76 50th anniversaries, he has one too! hehehehe
Oh, we love pics around here so post up some pics of that poncho partner.
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Hello, everybody! New member here! I'm from NYC. I've always been a Firebird fan and finally started looking for one where I can restore myself. It took me 6 months of looking and I finally found and bought one last week. It's a 1980 with a 455 Engine from a '74 model. Really excited to get started on it and hopefully I'll be able to get some pictures up for you guys soon!
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Welcome to 78TA, Drew and Screaming Chicken !! ;D
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Hey there S. Chicken, glad to have you aboard. Sounds like a good project you got here, post up some pics and share the story!
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Welcome, Drew and Chicken. Cant wait to see a few pics of your rides. Ask lots of question, we have alot of smart guys and alot of smart alecs.
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Welcome Screaming Chicken! We'll be looking for those pics! :) ;)
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I don't know anyone named Alec, who on here are smart Alecs?
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I am for one, I know Hammer will throw his name out here too. There are others, that I cant mention.
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I'll volunteer my name ;D :D
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Ah, so Rick would be another then.
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As would Rich... :D :D :D
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Hello Drew and Screamin Chicken... welcome aboard.
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Thanks for the warm welcome, everybody. I am very excited about my project. When the seller told me it was a 455 engine I just knew I had to scoop it up. The body is in decent shape with one or two rust spots but he gave me an awesome price. The engine needs to be rebuilt and I plan to keep it in storage until the busy season for my work is over (typically around Jan-Feb). After that, I plan on getting the engine rebuilt along with a few other things and hopefully it will at least be in driving condition by the summer.
Is there anybody here from the New York City area? Like I said, this is my first Trans Am and I'd definitely like to meet other Trans Am people around my area! Thanks again for the welcome!
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Hi all, I am new to this so don't bash me to bad. I just bought a 1980 Indy TA. It needs some work but is unmolested with 75k miles. I have seen the carpet in these models they "oyster" color and also a dark grey color. It has the oyster in it now but will need to be replaced. Where can I find the proper oyster replacement carpet? I am sure I will have plenty of other questions but thought I would start with this first. Thanks, Jeff
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hey jeff post some pics of that indy ,I myself am looking for the carpet and am having a hard time finding the right color that I want. Try acc they pretty much have anything you need. Welcome to the best TA site around, and good luck with the pace car.
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Welcome Jeff to 78ta, post up some pics of that ride, would love to see it!
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Hello Jeff. This is great place to hang out for a Firebird/Trans Am lover. Let's see your Indy. :)
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Hello everyone :)
Just a few lines to introduce myself. I'm living in France and I'm 34 years old.
My interest for the Trans-Am began when I first saw the movie "Smokey & the Bandit" ;D
If my memory doesn't fail, I was very young, about 7 years old.
Right now, I do not own a Trans-Am, because I bought another car, a DeLorean.
I still hope someday be able to buy one of them. Till then, I'm watching the movie again and again and keep all the beautiful picture I can fnd one the web.
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Welcome Jeff and Domi. This place is a gold mine of knowledge, Most if not all of your questions can be answered. So jump right in and hang on.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Jeff and Domi! :) :)
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Hello Domi... welcome to 78ta family.
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Hello everyone,
My name is Harry but everyone calls me Debo. I am from southern Connecticut where it is starting to feel like fall. I purchased a 79 t/a 4 speed WS6 after I had a bad accident in May with my 69 chevelle. I have owend a few birds over the years but it has been quite a while. I found this site and it looks like a great place to get help, information and meet great people. Hope to see some of you in the near future and I look forward to posting and chatting with everyone. It is all original except for the 76 400 engine. Here is my photo site where you can see a few photos of the t/a and the awful looking pics of my poor velle.
http://sixtyninechevelleguy.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php
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Welcome Harry...beautiful bird...shame about the Chevelle. Was it tweaked beyond repair? I'm sure you got some nasty frame damage from that one... :'(
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Welcome Harry...beautiful bird...shame about the Chevelle. Was it tweaked beyond repair? I'm sure you got some nasty frame damage from that one... :'(
The frame was bent to where the engine and trans was pushed back into the cowl. It was ruled a total as I estimated the damage around 18 to 20k to put her back together. I settled with the insurance company and bought the car back and sold it to someone who is going to fix her. At least she will not end up in a salvage yard.
The accident was caused when an sixteen year old girl driving a Subaru Forester pulled a u turn right in front of me. I had to jerk the car to the left to avoid hitting her square in the door. You can see in one photo how flat the steering wheel is from my chest hitting it on impact. At least the T/A has shoulder belts. :) Amazing how much damage can occur at around 35mph.
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I am a transplant to Northeast Ohio....but orignally from Boston...hence the handle "beantown" Go SOX, PATRIOTS, CELTICS and BRUINS!!!!
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WElcome the 78TA, Debo and Beans. Yes Debo, we should be able to help with all of your questions somehow. So ask away.
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I am a transplant to Northeast Ohio....but orignally from Boston...hence the handle "beantown" Go SOX, PATRIOTS, CELTICS and BRUINS!!!!
I know it's not "Northeast" but my wife is from Fostoria (Northwest) and has a sister in the Finley/Tiffan (sp?) area. That makes for an interesting household this time of year because I'm from Michigan (ha ha). Go Blue ;)
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Welcome to 78ta beantown and debo.
Sorry to see the chevelle in such a state, ouch!
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Hi everyone. Barry from Livingston, Montana. Have owned 20+ TA's and Firebirds over the past 30 years. First was a '67 Firebird I bought for $185 at 16. Currently have 2 '79's, 1 '80, and one '81. Great site, loads of useful information.
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Welcome to the site 21black21, post up some pics of those poncho's!
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Welcome to78ta 21black 21. Warning... this site IS addicting :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Barry! :) :)
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Welcome Barry. 8) 8)
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Hi Barry, where are you residing?
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Livingston, Montana.
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Welcome Barry...so it's Livingston, Montana? If you say it a 3rd time,you win a prize ;) :D :D
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Welcome Barry!
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Welcome to the Forum everyone.
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ciao everyone !
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I've been looking about for a couple of weeks know and I belive that it's time to interoduce myself. My name is Robert, I have a 73 forumla that I have been working on for the past couple of years. She's a 350 3speed with true duel exhaust. I've had her painted black and I'm in the process of getting her back togather.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Robert! Post us up some pics of your ride -- don't have to wait unitl it's done -- everybody here either has or has had a project! :) ;)
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Yeah, and don't forget to wish Hammer a Happy Birthday!!! ;)
It's a project of it's own. lol
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=2610.120
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WElcome to the fun zone Robert. We would love to see some more pics of the ride of yours.
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Hello all my name is Chris. I reside in NJ. I just got back from a year long vacation fixing HMMVEES in IRAQ. Now I'm moving and have to get my 1978 Y88 T/A running. It's been sitting for years but she will finally be in a garage. I'm so glad I would'nt let my wife talk me into getting rid of her. But she is going to need a lot of TLC. All that sitting has not done her any good.
Chris
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Welcome Chris...glad you made it safely back home. How about some pix of your Y88?
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Hello all my name is Chris. I reside in NJ. I just got back from a year long vacation fixing HMMVEES in IRAQ. Now I'm moving and have to get my 1978 Y88 T/A running. It's been sitting for years but she will finally be in a garage. I'm so glad I would'nt let my wife talk me into getting rid of her. But she is going to need a lot of TLC. All that sitting has not done her any good.
Chris
Good to hear you're home safe and sound Chris and hope all goes well with getting that T/A back on the road!!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Chris! Thanks for your service -- and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
Post us up some pics of your ride -- doesn't have to be perfect -- everybody's got project cars anyway! :) ;)
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Welcome to the site, and thanks for your service Chris.
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Welcome Chris.
I will get some pics up in a week or two.
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Hey everyone, I thought it was about time to introduce myself, I have been lurking in the shadows for a while now. ;D
My names Brandon, I also just returned for the sandbox, stationed at Cherry Point NC. I got back and bought a 1978 T/A, Y88, W72 Auto, WS6. It needs a lot of help (northern car, salt has not done it well) but I also aquired a 79 shell with a decent body. Love the website, lots of good info on here.
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Welcome to 78TA Brandon....glad to see another one of our boys made it home safely. :)
We'd love to see some shots of your project when you have time to post. Good luck and if you have any questions, just ask.
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Welcome everyone and don't forget, we love pics, let's see those rides no matter their condition.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Brandon, and thank you for your service also! :) ;)
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Welcome to 78TA Brandon, thank you for you're service also! :)
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What's up Hitman? Nice little site ya got here. Remember Beefcake?
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Welcome aboard Brandon and I too thank you for your service. There are quite a few current and prior active-duty servicemen participating in this site, so keep on posting!! Hooh Rah Marine! Okay, forgive me if I spelled it wrong ;)
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Welcome to the site Redbone.. errrr. beefcake?
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beefcake?
I'm not sure we wanna know, Rich... :-\ :-\ ???
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Welcome Brandon. The only thing I can think of for " beefcake" would be from wrestling. Brutis the barber beefcake. ( As that where the hitman got his name. Brett the hitman hart.)
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Welocme to the site everyone. And I would laso like to thank you Service Men (and Women) for your support of this Country. I know for one, I greatly appreciate it. It is nice to hear from new onwers and look forward to seeing some photos of the project cars in the Restoration Photos section. Thanks for the comment Redbone...... I hope too you are referring to Brutus "Beefcake" Barber as well and not some drunken dance I might have done somenight that I don't remember.
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You remember!
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We are talking about Drunken Dancing then? :o ;)
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We are talking about Drunken Dancing then? :o ;)
Of a sort ;)
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Oh do tell............ i know that he owns all of this and may want to tell me off at the Nats, but come on, dont hold out now!!! ;D ;)
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I don't know any stories...I was just joking about the insenuation.
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From St. Louis,Mo I have just joined the forum, I'm glad there is a T\A site on the web, I also have a 1968 Camaro that I just completely refinished. I'm hoping to take my TA to the same level as I did my Camaro.
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Pull up a seat an tell us about your cars -- and we LOVE pictures! :) :) (Well, everybody loves pics except Jeff -- he's just merely extremely fond of them! :D )
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WElcome to the site, Rick is right. We love pics. ( and sig pics dont cut it) we need more. lol
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Welcome to the 78ta family 78bluebird, glad to have you aboard. Post up some pics of that 78 and that 68. We may be a firebird site but we love all cars.
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Welcome and sorry but pics, yep just gotta say i love em too!
Great to have you onboard.
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Hi everybody. My name is Chris. Im from the Atlanta area. Just bought my first TA, its a 78. Im planning on restoring it to a pretty nice driver quality. Got a lot of work ahead of me though. The car has C&C tops and im going to cut those off and put on a fisher top. Have to replace a passenger floor pan but other than that the body is solid, a few dents and dings but solid. Ill try to post some pics soon. If anyone is around the atlanta area id love to talk with you. This seems like a pretty good place you guys got here.
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Welcome Chris, looking forward to seeing some pics of your '78.
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Welcome Chris and 78bluebird. Glad you can join us. The Boss-man Brett, has built a nice place for us to hang out... so come in and enjoy yourself.
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Welcome to the site everyone. Please try to ignore the begging for the photos.. they do it all the time. Whenever you need help or have questions, we are here to help. Let us know what we can do for you guys.
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Welcome to the party, Chris.
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Welcome everyone! And if you haven't done so already post some pics of your rides :)
Whether its a project or finished bird we love to see them!
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My name is Melanie. I am 24 years old from Central New Jersey. I have a 2000 Formula NHRA Edition and a 1989 Turbo Trans Am Pace Car.
I am wondering if there is anyone from Montgomery County Ohio who knows of a 1999 Firehawk laying around. It was my boyfriend's and he's been dieing to get it back. I know the car has been totalled and currently is not registered. Would anyone have any knownledge of it?
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Welcome Melanie! Good to have you here. But we must have pics! (Otherwise Rick get's all weird on us. lol) Especially of the '89 Turbo Pace car. Those seem to be a pretty coveted item lately.
This is definitely the place to be to look for that Firehawk. (Those were nice cars too.) Lots of Ohio boys and girls here.
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Welcome, Mel. Glad to have you with us, so sit down and catch up, cause were like one big family, and watch out for Hammer. He's like that wierd uncle here at 78TA.
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Welcome Melanie! Never mind Larry -- he's just off the late shift at work (or maybe he's just off, I dunno). We DO love pictures (everybody except Jeff, who's merely extremely fond of them) so post us up some of what you're driving now. ;)
I'd say that if somebody here on this board doesn't live in Montgomery County then they surely will know someone who does -- and may even be buddies with the salvage yard owners. :)
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Thanks for the welcome everyone!! I hope I can find this Firehawk! If I can convince the owner to sell it, that would make a nice wedding gift! haha
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Welcome to 78TA Melanie! Glad to have you aboard...beautiful birds!!
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Welcome Melanie, great rides you have and thanks for the pics.
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Hi and welcome! Nice to see a pic of the car on the strip........
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My name is Melanie. I am 24 years old from Central New Jersey. I have a 2000 Formula NHRA Edition and a 1989 Turbo Trans Am Pace Car.
Two nice cars, pretty lucky girl I say!! 8) Welcome to the forum Melanie!! ;)
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Thanks everyone for the welcome!
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Welcome LS1 Melly. I hope you enjoy this site!!!
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Well,
Hello over here 89TTAgirl!
I mean Melanie.
You were suppost to post photos in your bikini over on http://www.turbotransam.com, remember? ;D
With the spiked hi-heels.
Great to see you over here as well.
George 8) aka mr.turbota
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Hi All
Thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Andrew and I live in the UK. I got my TA a couple of months ago and am I slowly learning about the car as I attempt to restore it to its former glory.
Its a 78 400 auto that was originaly chesterfield brown (its now red)
Having just read this excellent article http://www.78ta.com/HTMLobj-16215/W72TECH06.pdf (http://www.78ta.com/HTMLobj-16215/W72TECH06.pdf) I now think I have a W72 (matching numbers - chassis/engine - not checked the other parts yet) car. But i'm not sure if it has the WS6 package too.
According to the article, it was after 22nd Feb 78 that the W72 and WS6 were able to be ordered seperately. Having deciphered the cowl plate, I know the car was manufactured in 3rd week of Feb 78. So i'm hoping that it may also have the WS6 (but the cowl plate doesn't say ws6). I guess the only way i'll know for sure is to get the PHS documentation.
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Welcome!
There are a couple of Pontiac clubs over there, and I'm sure some members over there can help you out.
Have you tried to find them?
That would be my first thing to suggust to you.
Clubs are by far, the best way to learn how to work and find info on your car.
Got any photos?
George 8)
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Yeah, I'm a member of the Uk Pontiac owners club and the American Auto Club.
Here's a pic of the car the day I picked it up. Looks a bit different now as I've started stripping it down.
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Nice looking car! Welcome to 78TA.com, and we look forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :)
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Good!
They can help quite a bit, and when you go to their big shows, can even look at the cars up close to help you with things.
Sometimes, some of the members come overseas to visit here in America, and bring stuff back.
Who knows, maybe you can save on shipping if you need stuff. ;)
Nice looking car, you going back to all original?
George 8)
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Original? - Well, I was going to go my own way and quite liked the idea of an off black (v dark gunmetal grey metallic) paint scheme with some modern touches like the Year One Special Edition wheels and maybe a four link setup, but then i saw Mike Cundiff's 78 and now I'm thinking that may be a good route to go down.
But as you guys probably know, thses things evolve over time so I guess we'll see what happens.
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Welcome Andrew. Good to have you aboard. Nice looking T/A. Please keep us updated on your progress.
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lexington,Ky Phillip,my third 2cd gen TA.Now on a 1980 SE turbo with 1970 400.Working on all new interior,and now have shaker hood.Trying to fab shaker to a holley carb.
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Welcome Basil to the 78ta family. Nice color.
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basil_spinone , Andy im too based in the Uk, if you want any help etc give us a bell, maybe we could hook up at one of the shows? Do you do Billing? its just down the road from me!
Cheers Steve ( Sir English Firebird ).
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Oh and welcome to dolfan13 ! Ill say this before the others chime in ......... ant pics? ;) ;D
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welcome dolfan13, and post up pics everyone, we need to see those rides!
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Welcome to the few I've missed.
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Thanks for the welcome guys
Sir English - I'll be getting in touch - I think I'm gonna need all the help and advice I can get getting my car roadworthy
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Ill say this before the others chime in ......... ant pics? ;) ;D
Don't know whay you wanted an "ant pic" but here ya go.
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Now you can have new grafix made for your "Trans Ant".
;D :P
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Another UK member?...welcome Basil! ;D
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Woooo Hooo!!
Well, I checked the cowl tag and there's nothing on there denoting WS6. And although the engine block does have X7 imprinted on there and the headers are 6x ones. I still wasn't sure.
So after scouring the internet and doing a bit more reading I decided to check a few other things on the car. All of which checked out as a WS6. So I decided to take the plunge and fork out the cash for the PHS fax back service. And there it is in black and white - WS6 - Trans Am Special Performance Package !!!!
I'm well happy as I thought I had a bog standard no frills TA. This has really given me the kick up the butt that I needed to crack on and get the car in some kind of shape. with a lot of luck I may even be on the road next summer (more likely the year after though )
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Glad your PHS gave you some good news... ;D
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Woooo Hooo!!
Well, I checked the cowl tag and there's nothing on there denoting WS6. And although the engine block does have X7 imprinted on there and the headers are 6x ones. I still wasn't sure.
So after scouring the internet and doing a bit more reading I decided to check a few other things on the car. All of which checked out as a WS6. So I decided to take the plunge and fork out the cash for the PHS fax back service. And there it is in black and white - WS6 - Trans Am Special Performance Package !!!!
I'm well happy as I thought I had a bog standard no frills TA. This has really given me the kick up the butt that I needed to crack on and get the car in some kind of shape. with a lot of luck I may even be on the road next summer (more likely the year after though )
You may already know this since you've been doing research, but the WS6 package has nothing to do with the engine. That's one of those "Trans Am Myths". It's a suspension package which includes the 15x8" Snowflakes. The X7 on your engine however does indicate that you probably have the higher powered W72 rather than the L78 Pontiac 400. That should also be indicated on the PHS documents.
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Pre Feb 22nd 1978 the WS6 package included the W72 engine. It was only after this date that they could be officially ordered seperately (see page 6 of this article http://www.78ta.com/HTMLobj-16215/W72TECH06.pdf (http://www.78ta.com/HTMLobj-16215/W72TECH06.pdf)). Luckily my car was ordered/produced just before that date :D
what really threw me was that my car has rear drum brakes. I always thought the ws6 cars had discs all round
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but they only introduced discs to the ws6 in 79
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You answered you own question ;)
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Hi All
Thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Andrew and I live in the UK. I got my TA a couple of months ago and am I slowly learning about the car as I attempt to restore it to its former glory.
Its a 78 400 auto that was originaly chesterfield brown (its now red)
Having just read this excellent article http://www.78ta.com/HTMLobj-16215/W72TECH06.pdf (http://www.78ta.com/HTMLobj-16215/W72TECH06.pdf) I now think I have a W72 (matching numbers - chassis/engine - not checked the other parts yet) car. But i'm not sure if it has the WS6 package too.
According to the article, it was after 22nd Feb 78 that the W72 and WS6 were able to be ordered seperately. Having deciphered the cowl plate, I know the car was manufactured in 3rd week of Feb 78. So i'm hoping that it may also have the WS6 (but the cowl plate doesn't say ws6). I guess the only way i'll know for sure is to get the PHS documentation.
Hi there Andrew and congratulations on your find. So what's your story; how long have you been in to Trans Ams and how did you get your's over to England. Where in England do you live? I spent a couple of years in the Ipswich/Felixstowe area many, many years ago.
Again, welcome.
Bobby
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lexington,Ky Phillip,my third 2cd gen TA.Now on a 1980 SE turbo with 1970 400.Working on all new interior,and now have shaker hood.Trying to fab shaker to a holley carb.
Hi Phillip and welcome to the TA community. What were the previous Trans Ams in your past? The 80 SE was a really nice looking car, is yours still in good shape? Bobby
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Hi Bobby
I live in Halifax in Yorkshire (God's county so they say ;) )
I've always been into Trans Ams - well, since I was a kid. I remember staying at my Grandparent's house and being allowed to stay up late and watch SATB and Hooper and the likes as a special treat. Then of course, there was Knightrider!!!
Just recently, my wonderful other half managed to talk me into letting her get another horse (she has 4). I was going to get myself a new car (V8 - always wanted one) but Suzanne managed to make me see sense (economically speaking). At the equivalent of over $9.50 a gallon over here, its not really that viable to have a big thirsty engine as a daily car unless you are "minted" (especially when I just sit in traffic jams going to and from work most days). So I ended up buying the same car but with a diesel engine (and somehow Suzanne ended up with that too!?!?!?!!). As a consolation prize ;) , we agreed that I would buy myself a classic car to play with (Suzanne thought I was going to get something small like an old english MG B roadster). Little did she realise that as soon as she said the words "classic car" my brain went into over drive so to speak and I had thoughts of the many classic American V8's that I had grown up watching on TV. Mustang? Camaro? El CAmino? Charger? GTO? Cadillac???? and others all went through my mind. But somehow none of them seemed fit the bill (or me). A couple of months went by and I was still withoutt my calssic. By this time, I had joined the UK American Car Club. The club magazine was running a series of articles on the Firebird and then it hit me!!! The next article was about the 2nd Gen Trans AM. That was it!! That was the car for me! It was like being 7 and wanting to have the coolest car you have ever seen (only this time I had a bit of cash to buy one).
So after a bit of seraching and joining the UK Pontiac Owners Club, I finally found my car. She was owned by another club member who had to sell, to make room for his 455 bullnose resto. Originally Chesterfield Brown, then white and now red. I have begun the process of a full strip and rebuild. She's had a few dodgy repairs over the years and I would like to put her back to the best I can before I put her back on the road. I am a complete novice when it comes to automotive engineering, but I'm slowly getting there :)
You know what one of the best things is? When friends come round and Suzanne says "Have you seend Andrew's 'Rust Bucket' in the Garage?", then they give a blank look and say no! So you take them to see it. And even though the car is in pieces, every reaction so far has been the same - "Whoa!...............that's the coolest damn car I've ever seen!"
And you know what? They're probably right. The 2nd gen TA is quite possibly the coolest car ever made (for me anyway).
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basil_spinone, just give me a pm if you want, Oh and Sir L THANKS FOR THE ANT BIT!! lol i must have been half asleep when i wrote that and i didnt even notice!!! lol Just you wait till the nats!!!
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Thanks for the welcome everyone!! I hope I can find this Firehawk! If I can convince the owner to sell it, that would make a nice wedding gift! haha
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Welcome Melly,
Nice 2000 Formula!
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That's a good looking ride dolfan13, very nice!
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Hello everyone, my name is miguel and im from texas. im 17 years old am currently fixing a 1978 Trans am! ;D its been lots of fun. We purchased the car in a junkyard about a year ago.it had no nose or hood or windshield and pretty much no interior except rear seats, and only one C & C top :-\ which was a pain to try and get the another one. But since then ive bought pretty much all the interior and other parts
when it was just bought..
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after a few parts were gathered :D
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interior now :D
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Welcome formula65. What part of Texas are you located in?
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Nice car, dolfan13! :) :)
Miguel -- welcome to 78TA.com! Thanks for posting pictures of your ride! We look forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :)
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even though the car is in pieces, every reaction so far has been the same - "Whoa!...............that's the coolest damn car I've ever seen!"
THAT really makes it all worth it, doesn't it? ;D Gives you that warm fuzzy feeling..
I recall a female friend stopping by a few years ago and seeing my '77 (stripped to the shell)....her reaction was the same: "that is the coolest thing I've ever seen" :D :D (I don't think she'd ever seen a car THAT bare :o ;)
Nice hood formula65 8)
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Welcome to 78ta miguel. You mention that the car is a '78 Trans Am but that looks like a Formula hood and a early 70's front clip. Are you making a clone?
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Welcome the the site Miguel.
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sorry for the humongous pictures :-X
im located in Hidalgo,TX,pretty much right next to the border of mexico 8)
actually before this car, i still have a 1970 firebird, unfortunately its a complete rust bucket :'(, but i still dont want to part with it :P
since the 78 had no front clip we just took the front clip from the 70 (brackets and everything) and the formula hood which looks pretty cool ;D, and we just put it together :)
unfortunately someone made the hood one whole piece its glued right on there >:(
oddly enough i found a website that i think may have this exact same car before she got to me...
http://www.firebirdtransamparts.com/techinfo/ttops/candc.htm
if you look at the 1st pic it has the exact same broken door handle, and black painted C & C top that the car had when i purchased it :o
it also has great information on C & C tops and all t top types of the trans ams. :)
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Yeah, that site belongs to Joe and Brian...great info site. ;D
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sorry for the humongous pictures :-X
im located in Hidalgo,TX,pretty much right next to the border of mexico 8)
actually before this car, i still have a 1970 firebird, unfortunately its a complete rust bucket :'(, but i still dont want to part with it :P
since the 78 had no front clip we just took the front clip from the 70 (brackets and everything) and the formula hood which looks pretty cool ;D, and we just put it together :)
unfortunately someone made the hood one whole piece its glued right on there >:(
oddly enough i found a website that i think may have this exact same car before she got to me...
http://www.firebirdtransamparts.com/techinfo/ttops/candc.htm
if you look at the 1st pic it has the exact same broken door handle, and black painted C & C top that the car had when i purchased it :o
it also has great information on C & C tops and all t top types of the trans ams. :)
Ok, first of all never ever appologize for a pic. We love em, and the bigger the better. Shows more detail. lol ;)
And welcome to the forum. I like that combo you've got. Love both the '77/'78s and the early Formies. 8)
That web page you posted the link to is Joe Bays' site (goes by the name firebirdparts here and at TAC). You might PM him and see if it really is the same car and if he knows any history on it.
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hi im redd im fromLeamington Ont. Canada i have a 1978 trans am my uncle left it to me before he passed away it needs alot of work like rear frame rails are gone floor pans ,its got the 400 with automatic.Thinking of tubbing it out but not sure people tell me to just scrap it!!!! but it kinda holds alot of memories of my uncle he was like a dad to me.If i do fix it my 5 yr old wants it.What do you guys think ishould do.
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Welcome to the 78ta family Redd. My thoughts are to restore that car to it's originally glory. Maybe with some small modifications. I bet your five year old would love to help too. I know my five year old daughter likes to get out and turn some wrenchs with me. She just loves the car. Post up some pics so we can take a look at her.
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i would send pics but i cant figure how to get them from my camera to the site any help would be appreciated .any idea what frame rails are worth?i love your 75 T/A she is beautiful thanx for the reply
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Thanks for the compliment Red. Here's a link on how to upload pictures to the Hitman's Gallery (which the button can be found at the top of this page).
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5165.0
and here's a link to how to post photo's to the site after you put them in the gallery...
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0
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i would send pics but i cant figure how to get them from my camera to the site any help would be appreciated .any idea what frame rails are worth?i love your 75 T/A she is beautiful thanx for the reply
You should have a USB cable for your camera that allows you to transfer the images to your computer. If you don't have one, you can pull your memory card and have the images transferred to a disk.
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thanx guys i'll try posting pics tomorrow its getting kinda late and i gotta work in the morn.
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Hi and welcome.
I understand the sentimental value but if the frame rails are too far gone, you may be in for more work than you want. :-\
Post some pix of the frame rot when you can and we can go from there...repro frame rail sections are about $185. +/- each side.
Floor pans, not including the front toe board areas or under rear seat areas are about $70. each side.
Good luck ;D
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WElcome to the fun zone Redd. They're many good people that will help you with almost any thing you may need
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Welcome to the site, redd
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Hi Redd, welcome to the party but I'm not one of the people who can help you (I don't know much myself :o).
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Hello my name Jon and I have a problem i love trans ams! HAHA anyway i live in Georgetown, Kentucky i have a black "charcoal graphics" 77 t/a hurst tops 4 speed car (automatic originally) this is my first real t/a i have drove, my parents had a 76 silver t/a 455 auto love riding in it when i was kid and been hooked ever since.
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Welcome Redd and Jon, although Jon's been around for a bit. This is a great group and you'll be happy you signed up! ;)
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Welcome Jon and enjoy the madness.
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My name is Joel Morris. I'm originally from Charleston, SC but I live in Alabama now. I have a '79 10th Anniversary 4-spd T/A which I'm about to start restoring. I'm glad to be apart of the group and I look forward to any comments or suggestions that any of you have.
Joel
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welcome to the site Joel
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Joel! When you get a chance, post up some pics of your ride -- we LOVE pics (everybody except 79ws6resto, who is merely extremely fond of them)! :D :D
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Welcome Joel. Good luck saving another T/A from a slow, miserable death. :)
By all means... post up some pics when you get a chance.
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Welcome Joel to the 78ta family, glad to have you aboard. Looking forward to seeing your restoration project.
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Welcome to 78TA Joel !!
Rick is really looking forward to your pix...but I'll look at 'em, too ;)
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Welcome to the Forum guys (and girls)... nice to have you all here. Please let us know how we can help.... or just chat.
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Hey Hitman,
Don't know if there is anywhere else on the site where I can check this out but wondered if you had a member in every State now?
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Welcome to the site Joel. Lets see some pics of that TATA.
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TwoTripsTA... well, we have them from 49 States. Can you guess which State is missing?
Check out this Post:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=6085
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Hee-hee! I know...and I've asked the question myself of IF they even allow TAs... ;)
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Jim from Little Rock Arkansas...Wooo Pig Sooooie! I am in the military and have 4 years left. I am on my 3rd Silver 79 TA. It is my best one yet, see thread... http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=6073.0
I also have a 67 Chevy PU, 4 wheel disk, 427 CID, Posi, CPP suspension and sway bars...light years from completion. Construction will resume whenl I get my shop built this next summer. I have a family and love to hunt and fish as much as my TA. I hunt all over N. America.
Has anyone ever thought of a creating a demographic map of the 78TA members. It could be done just by a count or add more specific info such as screen names or actual contact info on a volunteer basis. This thread "Where are you from? Introduce yourself!" makes me think of what a valuable resource that could turn out to be. I am not the programming genius so I personally have no idea how. If something like this already exsist, then I apologize in advance. I will post this subject on the Forum help and suggestions section... http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=6087.msg59470#msg59470
JIM
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Go figure, as soon as I posted the demographic question, a notice pops up saying there was another post to this thread. I posted anyway and then I go see the link Hitman put up about members in every state. arrrghhhh!!!!!!!!!! (in Charile Brown's voice) I still think it should/could be done.
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I was talking to a friend that is a member of a Vauxhall forum and they use google earth to show where members are based.
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Brandon Mottern from johnson city tennessee i own a 1977 black t/a a 1980 indy pace car trans am 1969 c-10 1972 c-10 4x4 cheyenne a 1980 f150 1995 probe gt 2000 chevy s-10 xtreme and another 1972 c-10 cheyenne
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Brandon Mottern from Johnson City, Tennessee...I own a 1977 black t/a, a 1980 indy pace car trans am, 1969 c-10, 1972 c-10 4x4 cheyenne, a 1980 f150, 1995 probe gt, 2000 chevy s-10 xtreme, and another 1972 c-10 cheyenne
I was gonna' buy you a car for Christmas Brandon...but for an 18 yr old, you already have enough....so I bought you commas instead :D (it just makes it easier to read ;) )
Let's see some pictures of the '77 T/A...
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Has anyone ever thought of a creating a demographic map of the 78TA members.
You can set that up at www.frappr.com I had intentions of doing that once but got sidetracked and forgot :-\
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Has anyone ever thought of a creating a demographic map of the 78TA members.
You can set that up at www.frappr.com I had intentions of doing that once but got sidetracked and forgot :-\
That's the place -- somebody's already done it. I'm registered and so are a bunch of other 78TA.com/TAC members. I just don't find the bookmark at the moment... :-\ :-\
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I couldn't find 78ta but TransamCountry is on there
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http://www.frappr.com/transamcountry
Yeah, I recall this one but I don't know if 78TA has one yet or not.
I can't even get logged in to change my location (it still shows me as living in Iowa)...oh well :D
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i just took off the wheels and re-did them my self
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Salvatore LoPresti, Staten Island, NY, i own a 79 t/a that im restoring for now. my other projects is modding my dads 96 f-250 xlt 7.3 powerstroke.
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I think I've mentioned it but I'll mention it again if I did, welcome to 78ta Sal!
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Yes welcome guys!
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Thanks for the warm welcome, this place is great, wish i realized this place had a forum 2 years ago when I remember looking for production numbers and vin decoding when my dad started restoring the car.
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hello
i'm Florian Tanner from switzerland. i come from the north of switzerland.i own a 1978 trans am y88 gold.
i'm the third owner of this trans am.
sorry about my english i try to write without mistake's ;D
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Welcome to the 78ta site Florian142!
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Welcome Florian ;D
Nice to see another Y88 on the forum...we look forward to hearing more about you and your car!
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Welcome to 78TA.com! We look forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :)
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Another Y88 - they're coming out of the woodwork! Welcome Florian!!!
Let me be the first to say WE WANT PICS!
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Welcome to 78ta Sal and Florian. It's good to have you here. :) Please post some pics of your Birds when you get a chance.
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Nice to hear from you Florian. Switzerland is one of the most beautiful places in the world, so I hope you do share a part of your world with us.
Another Y88 - they're coming out of the woodwork! Welcome Florian!!!
Yep, guess you're going to have to get rid of your T/A Brian, what will you do. Hey I know, you can give it to me. ;D ;D
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Welcome to the site Florian, hope you have fun. We all do.
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yay
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everybody
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Hello all, my name is Scott and I am an alcoholic, What?! Oh wrong forum. I live in Lilburn, Ga and work all over but mainly in Miami. I have a 78 SE that is undergoing a total restoration. I dropped it at the body shop yesterday and will be done in late february. That will seem like forever. Thanks.
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Hi again Scott...welcome to 78TA!
Congrats on getting the car that far...the time will pass quickly...any pix of it before it went in?
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Scott!
Jeff's just too shy to say -- but we LOVE pictures (Jeff's only merely extremely fond of them)! Post us up what you've got -- most of us have project cars anyway -- don't wait until it's finished! :) ;)
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How do I post pic's I have iphoto. And a few pic's.
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Posting pix is easy...just set up an account at a photo hosting site, like www.photobucket.com , and load your pix there. You can then post the IMG code of the pic into your post here...any questions, just ask.
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Here are some before the soda blast and after.(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u254/scottdalestunts/DSC01024.jpg)
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u254/scottdalestunts/DSC00920.jpg)
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Thats pretty clean. ( rust free )
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Hello Scott. Welcome to the site. Hang out with us here to help pass the time until your T/A is finished. Thanks for the pics.
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Welcome Scott :D
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Welcome to the 78ta family Scott. Good project and I love those centerlines on that machine.
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Looks like a clean project, Welcome the the party Scott.
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Hello, my names Nick, I'm probably one of the youngest here at 18, and I'm from Iowa. "Cars" is a new hobby of mine and I'm still trying to learn as much as I can. I currently own a 1980 Indie Pace Car Trans Am.
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Welcome to 78TA, Nick!
You're not THE youngest...just one of them ;)
Congrats on the pace car...that makes 3 of them that have surfaced on here in the past few weeks. Let's see some pix!!!
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i'll try and get pics up once i solve some electrical problems and get somethings put back in :P
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No worries ...plenty of project cars here....it doesn't have to be perfect to be appreciated. ;D
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well i do have this one pic, ill get more later
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Very cool dude...the body looks pretty solid.
Thanks for the pic...looking forward to more....what are your plans for the car?
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i really would like to do original reso, but since the engine isnt original im not sure, but i would like to do custom also, but i really dont like the idea of destroying history. right now the only after market thing ive bought for it (besides the engine) is a radio from classic ind. this is also my first project car/car in general. i got a lot of learning to do :)
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We're all here to help ;)
Start a thread over in the "restoration projects" section if you like. You can post your progress there and don't hesitate to ask any questions...plenty of friendly and knowledgable folks here.
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welcome Nick, thats a nice looking ride, congratulations.
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Nice ride Nick, and welcome to the best TA site known to man. Ask any question and we should be able to answer it.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Nick! Believe it or not, we have some here who are *younger* than you! Nice looking car and thanks for posting! We love pictures! :) :) ;)
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Welcome to the family Nick, glad to have you aboard. Great looking TA :)
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Hello Nick, welcome to the site. Nice T/A you've got there. It's great to see someone of your age appreciate a 2nd gen T/A. :) :)
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Welcome to all the new members.
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my name is mike and i am from south eastern ohio. i actually specialize in making 76 to 81 trans ams that are all original and low miliage look showroom new again.
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my name is mike and i am from south eastern ohio. i actually specialize in making 76 to 81 trans ams that are all original and low miliage look showroom new again.
Hey that sounds cool Mike, welcome aboard. Is this something you do on the side or is it a full-time business for you? Got a website?
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Mike! Got any pictures of present/past projects? :) :)
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it is what i do for a living. currently have 12 in stock sorry still working on website. some of my past cars on on myspace/rktpwrd86 will post pics on here when i get a chance thanks for having me.
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Welcome MIke, yep if you havent guessed yet we all love pics ( if truth be known we get told off for badgering people ) but its great to see what people are up to / driving. :)
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Welcome to 78ta, Mike. Glad you can join us.
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Welcome to the 78ta family Mike, glad to have you aboard. Yep, we'd love to see some of those restores. Do you have a TA of your own?
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Welcome Mike.
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Don't know about you guys.. but everytime I see the head of this post I think of Austin Powers " ALLOW MYSELF TO INTRODUCE MYSELF"
haha
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i dont own a trans am any more i had a 77 black special but i sold it. oddly enough i am an olds nut but know more about trans ams than any other car on the planet.
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Nice avatar...could I see a larger version of that pic?
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Hey Guys,
Newnan, GA. Just south of Atlanta. I am absolutely consumed by my T/A. Wife agrees! This is a great site for all your questions. Hello to all y'all!
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Hey Guys,
Newnan, GA. Just south of Atlanta. I am absolutely consumed by my T/A. Wife agrees! This is a great site for all your questions. Hello to all y'all!
Well tell us more man......let's see that car :)
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oklahoma city ok.
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First time trying to post pictures, here goes ???
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SWEET!! :)
First time trying to post pictures, here goes ???
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Thanks, as you say, a work in progress. Where was the picture of you car taken? Nice T/A!
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Nice car, limey! Thanks for posting! :) :)
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Nice car, limey! Thanks for posting! :) :)
I'll 3rd that...great color!
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Looks good Limey! Love the interior and body color. Know what you mean about consuming... My wife and 99 TA would agree as well.
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Thanks guys! Post your pictures. I know if I love looking at all these T/A's, so must others. The gallery has some great pictures.
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Yeah, I know...the view count on mine is zooming out of sight for some reason... :-\ :-\
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heres some pics for you guys hope you like them.
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Where are they? :-\
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shrinking more as we speak
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VERY nice...cool facility, too :o
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Welcome to all the new members. Nice to have you here as part of the Forum. rktpwrd86, looks like you have some nice cars there. Are they all yours? If you are here in Ohio, you might also want to check out our Club here: www.ohiofirebirds.com .
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heres some pics for you guys hope you like them.
Like very much!!
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shrinking more as we speak
I'd love to have that 76!!
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Neat cars! Is your helper unionized? :D ;)
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Welcome rktpwrd86 to the forum. I also have the Black & Red combo on my 78'.
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rktpwrd86...welcome to 78ta. Some real nice Trans Ams you got there.
limey... welcome to 78ta also. Very nice T/A. Love that color combo.
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not my cars it is just what i do for a living. if i were to ever buy another ta it would probally be a 76 455 4spd carousel red with white interior(for those who dont know thats hugger orange in 76) or a 10th anni. painted like an 80 turbo pacecar. i just think that would look very good.
my little helper is my youngest daughter who is 7 her name is sable and she is a hand full.
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Welcome to the site and Nice rides, even though I didn't see any '75's
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Welcome to the family!!!
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Welcome to the site. Nice rides !!
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Hey gang! Decided to stop trolling and register here after all the positive comments about the site over at TAC! Pics of the '77 and '80 are in my signature!
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Hey gang! Decided to stop trolling and register here after all the positive comments about the site over at TAC! Pics of the '77 and '80 are in my signature!
Welcome to the other side of the family (ha ha)
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Hey Owner, welcome to the "other" TA site!! Glad to see you over here and looking forward to your posts!
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dont have pics yet but i do have a red on white 75 in stock
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OrigOwner77 -- welcome to 78TA.com. Same rules apply here as on TAC -- we want pics! Pics on TAC do NOT count! (Well, OK maybe if you link them... :-\ :-\)
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Welcome to 78TA OrigOwner77 ;D
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Welcome to the site OrigOwner77. Two Trans Am sites are better than one. :)
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Welcome to the Dark side of the force, Owner.
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Hahaha thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I'll see about adding some pictures shortly of the cars 8)
*EDIT* Which do you "other side" folks prefer? Stick the pics here or in another topic?
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Well there is a whole section for pics, but you can never put too many up. So post a few here, then start a thread with more.
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Well there is a whole section for pics, but you can never put too many up. So post a few here, then start a thread with more.
Already posted the thread and forgot to notify everyone in this topic. Oops!
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Welcome to the site! Pull up a chair you may be here for some time......
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Welcome to the site! Pull up a chair you may be here for some time......
TAC's had me hooked, so I figured I surf TAC2...er...um...sorry...78TA.com quite a bit. :P So, what's one more TA forum account? 8)
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Welcome to 78ta ,Orig
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Welcome to 78ta.com... you can never have too many Trans Am Forums to browse. You can also check out the Gallery on this site to post your photos as well.
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php
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Welcome to 78ta.com... you can never have too many Trans Am Forums to browse. You can also check out the Gallery on this site to post your photos as well.
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php
Cool Thanks Hitman!
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And my gallery takes another big jump in view counts...:D :D :D
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I think thats cheating!! :o :'(
Hey Moderators cant we move his photos to nearer the back of the gallery, give us genuine car piccy posters a chance? :-*
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Hey, those are genuine cars in the pics! Well...OK...maybe a *little* of them are obscured a bit -- but real cars were used in the filming! :D :D ;)
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Hey, those are genuine cars in the pics! Well...OK...maybe a *little* of them are obscured a bit -- but real cars were used in the filming! :D :D ;)
Ha ah ahahahha its the " EYE CANDY " thats driving the hit counter up, does the wife know?
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Ha ah ahahahha its the " EYE CANDY " thats driving the hit counter up, does the wife know?
Nah -- I told her there wasn't any film in the camera, it was all just practice! :D ;)
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speaking of which.... i need to go to the gallery ;D :P
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hahahaha.... NICE :o ;D ;D :P
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Rick , she didnt mind you PRETENDING to take photos of another woman then? You must be the worlds greatest liar!
Heres a pic of my wife too! I know its been posted before but while were on the subject...........
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You BOTH need to lay off the Flintstone vitamins :D
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LOL!
Hahaha
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Good god man :o :o
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All I can say is .... WOW..... Post her under the "Hotties Thread".
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DO YOU MEAN MY WIFE? ;)
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Yes Sir English... your wife is a hottie... You have to post her under the hotties thread.
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I .... ahhhemm..... second the motion...... :o
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God save the Queen! :o
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Fort Worth Texas
I have always wanted one of these but so far it looks like my friend may beat me to the punch.
I have a 1991 Celica Alltrac
For those that dont know (most) its an all wheel drive car built for the world rally championship. It holds the records for most wins. They are very rare as only 2500 were imported to the US from 88-93. The last year only 81 were made.
Mine will be on the road in a few weeks with a healthy 400hp.
Of course I think im in the wrong crowed to be posting about that. 8)
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Welcome to 78ta hotrod, post up some pics of that Celica, we'll talk smack about it ;) just kiddin, seriously, let's take a look at it. Are you looking for a Firebird?
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New to the site. My name is Clint Lee. I live in Wichita Falls Texas. I have had my 81 T/A SE since 1982. I am the second owner of it and have had it stored in a shop building since 1989. I have decided to redo the car because I was given the ultimatum of either fixing it up or sell it. Can't loose the car so I'm beginning the process. May ask lots of questions here. Sorry in advance.
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Welcome to 78TA Clint.
Sounds like you have a good project ahead of you. Any pictures to share? Don't worry about questions...that's what this place is for so ask away.
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another noob here from Edmonton. I've wanted a 77-81 T/A since I came out of the womb... I think I'm finally in a position to get one so I thought I'd lurk around here and absorb some info from you wonderful people! I'm hoping to find a project car in the next few months if all goes well. cheers!
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Welcome rentedmule...good luck in your search ;D
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...I've wanted a 77-81 T/A since I came out of the womb...
Funny - Me Too! ;D
Of course I was born in '69. :o
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LOL, thanks guys! I was born in '77... I think it was fate
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clee...Welcome aboard. I'm glad you are giving your 81 a second chance. Good luck. Please post up pics of your progress with the resto.
rentedmule...Welcome to the site. Good luck with your search.
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Welcome to all I've missed in the past week.
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Welcome to all I've missed in the past week.
You have to call them each by name (like the Waltons saying good night :D :D ) or it doesn't count ;D
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Welcome Clint and rentedmule, welcome to the 78ta family. Pull up a chair and grab a mug of coffee or a beer, your welcome at our table. Clint, pull out the wallet and let's see some pics of your baby and rentedmule, we'll keep a look out for cars for sale. A lot of folks around here post up e-bay, craigslist and other sites where cars are being sold. It's a good place of knowledge whether your buying, selling, restoring or just lookin for a good time.
Watch out for Hammer, 76ws6resto, SirLDragon and Hitman, these guys are "know-it-alls" :o when it comes to these cars ;D Seriously, they are great friends and a credit to the hobby, among others on this site.
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New to the site. My name is Clint Lee. I live in Wichita Falls Texas. I have had my 81 T/A SE since 1982. I am the second owner of it and have had it stored in a shop building since 1989. I have decided to redo the car because I was given the ultimatum of either fixing it up or sell it. Can't loose the car so I'm beginning the process. May ask lots of questions here. Sorry in advance.
Hey Clint, welcome to the forum. I think that is so cool that you have managed to hold on to your car for so many years. I wish I had been able to do the same. And hey, no apologies needed......I don't know a whole lot either but that's what forums like this are for......making new friends and learning something about the cars we love!! I believe there is a few people on the board who are in Texas, so I'm sure you will find help with your baby!!
another noob here from Edmonton. I've wanted a 77-81 T/A since I came out of the womb... I think I'm finally in a position to get one so I thought I'd lurk around here and absorb some info from you wonderful people! I'm hoping to find a project car in the next few months if all goes well. cheers!
Hi there rentedmule and welcome to the forum too.......there are lots of Canucks on board so you're in familiar terrority. Good luck with finding a Trans Am but don't forget, Formulas are great cars too!!
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Hey rentedmule. Welcome from a fellow western Canuck. I just got my T/A a few weeks ago and have picked up a TON (or TONNE in Canadian) of info on this site already. Good luck in your search. Here's hoping for a quick thaw too!
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thanks for all the welcomes everyone! i've already spent hours reading threads and soaking up lots of info. I may check out an '81 turbo this week, I've got a thing for forced induction 8)
I'm all-ears if anyone knows of a good deal. I'm looking to spend less than $3000 if I can, this will definately be a project car that I'm hoping to do some hands on learning with. numbers matching and origonality are not critical to me. if I happen on a good origonal car I'll try to keep it that way but I'm really looking for a driver.
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Wow -- out of town for a mere 2 days and look at all the newcomers! Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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Hello,
I am currently living in Pensacola FL. but will be moving to San Antonio, TX in June.
I am helping my girlfriend fix up her '79 SE. She had one before ( a rust free Nevada car ) but got hit by a drunk driver.
Bye Bye TA. Sold that car and kept a some parts needed for the new car including the 60's Corvette 327 that had been put in it.
The SE has a Pontiac 455 built with a 4-spd. should be fun.
I have a 1955 Chevy 210 with a 355.
I have some pics up in the gallery if anyone is interested.
The forum has already been very helpful. Keep up the good work!
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Welcome, Tim. Your already ahead of the curve, with posting pics somewhere.
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Welcome to the nut house.
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Welcome to 78ta Tim, glad to have you aboard. That TA is certainly a good project car. Nice Chevy too!
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Hello,
I am currently living in Pensacola FL. but will be moving to San Antonio, TX in June.
I am helping my girlfriend fix up her '79 SE. She had one before ( a rust free Nevada car ) but got hit by a drunk driver.
Bye Bye TA. Sold that car and kept a some parts needed for the new car including the 60's Corvette 327 that had been put in it.
The SE has a Pontiac 455 built with a 4-spd. should be fun.
I have a 1955 Chevy 210 with a 355.
I have some pics up in the gallery if anyone is interested.
The forum has already been very helpful. Keep up the good work!
Welcome to 78TA! Nice projects! I used to live in SA. (a loooong time ago. lol) Good place to find 'birds.
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Hi all, Figured I would give a few details as well. I am Gerald Wills from Warren, Ohio, now residing in Howell, Michigan. I purchased the 1978 Trans Am in Champion Ohio in 1983 after my father allowed selling of my deceased mothers car for payment, supplimented by the high salary of a grocery bagger - a job that built lots of character - as I was attending Younstown State University for an EE degree. I am 43 years old and married with 3 tennage children 13,16, and 18. The 16 year old boy is waiting for this Trans am, He's gonna wait a long, long time, but we agreed to find one and work with it for him. I have owned another 1978, 1984, and a 1979. THe 79 was a blast as it was a daily driver with a 403 and T Tops. I had to move on, so it went rather than the 78 I still have due to best condition, but I miss the T roof.
For the past 10 years the car was seldom driven. It always started and ran, but things of an older car started happening, such as more leaks, engine performance problems due to items such as valve springs being weak, and distributor weight freezing in place due to loose shaft, and lots of little stuff that just happens when a car sits. Luckily, the body has never really been a problem, and it is in excellent shape.
I finally repaired all items, and inspected everything last Winter, and now its fun again with all issues solved! I am excited to join in with this forum, and read the items, remebering all the little issues I and my friends had in the past with our 'birds.
Other interests? Like electrical projects at times, and got into sportbikes, which has lead me into a path of touring on a cycle in other states. I own 2 bikes and find there easier to store! My CBR 1000 motorcycle has 160 rear wheel horsepower, and weighs around 400 lbs. While I like the big block of my bird (462 installed, 400 in storage), I would never tweak the crap out of it to sacrifice driveability, as the car is more enjoyable to me with the power it has, not at the mills peak. I can use the bike for the rush needed, and keep the 'bird reliable, and just plain enjoyable to tool around in.
Someday, I see myself with another 1979, and yes, although a Poncho man, that 403 was sure smooth. I probably wouldn't turn down a Grandville convertible either, nor a GTO.
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Nice to hear from you Gerald and thanks for posting that great read!! Maybe will get to see you at that Great Lakes Firebird Gathering down in Dundee in June.
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Welcome Gerald!
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Welcome guys! Glad to "meet" both of you and look forward to hearing more about you and your cars! :) :)
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Welcome Gerald, neat story
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Thanks for the welcome!
I will be using this site a lot over the next few months.
I am new to Firebirds/TAs but if anyone needs to know about 55-57 Chevys I have a pretty good handle on those. :)
Read the hotties thread last night that was a great laugh. :-*
I am adding some updated TA photos, check them out. Primer YEAH!!!!!!!
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Hi All,,,,,
What a great site, and many helpful topics on our favorite car-- Trans Am's !!l I am from Illinois , and have too many TA's --haha.... Well anyway , they keep me busy and out of trouble !! I take them to car shows and cruises , and want to do Bandit Run this May. Will try to get pics when I am more computer literate --haha..
Have a great day ,
ILLINI 79 TA
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Welcome to the Forum everyone. Nice to have you here. Please let us know how we can help out. Also, don't mind the people begging for photos... it happens alot around here. Oh, and ILLINI 79 TA, ... the first step to a cure is admitting you have a problem with too many TA's. Maybe we can help..... or actually we might end up feeding that problem since we are all infected with the same thing.
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Welcome to 78TA ILLINI 79 TA ...I can take some off your hands if you like ;D...you know, just to help you with your problem ;)
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Welcome to 78TA ILLINI 79 TA ...I can take some off your hands if you like ;D...you know, just to help you with your problem ;)
And we should mention that Jeff just relocated to southern Indiana from Iowa in hopes of doing just that. He moved to the corner of the state closest to Illinois and Kentucky with the idea that his central locatiion would facilitate the endless collecting of TAs. The only problem he hasn't figured out yet is how to get them across the river -- they're too heavy to throw, they get stuck in bottom mud if he tries to drive them across, and they won't float. :-\ :D :D
Welcome to 78TA.com! Post us up some pics of your current ride! :) :)
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Welcome to 78ta!
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I'm from Northern California 45 miles north of San Francisco. Welcome!!
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I am from Bloomington, IN originally only been in FL for about a year and a half.
I know one reason why those cars won't float most have rust holes you could throw a cat through.
Good news there are quite a few cars still hiding around that area though.
Welcome to 78TA ILLINI 79 TA ...I can take some off your hands if you like ;D...you know, just to help you with your problem ;)
And we should mention that Jeff just relocated to southern Indiana from Iowa in hopes of doing just that. He moved to the corner of the state closest to Illinois and Kentucky with the idea that his central locatiion would facilitate the endless collecting of TAs. The only problem he hasn't figured out yet is how to get them across the river -- they're too heavy to throw, they get stuck in bottom mud if he tries to drive them across, and they won't float. :-\ :D :D
Welcome to 78TA.com! Post us up some pics of your current ride! :) :)
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Welcome to the best site around!!
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I am from Bloomington, IN originally only been in FL for about a year and a half.
So what's your take on Bob Knight tossing in the towel so suddenly? :-\
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I am from Bloomington, IN originally only been in FL for about a year and a half.
So what's your take on Bob Knight tossing in the towel so suddenly? :-\
Knight has said he would quit/retire before. He does most everything suddenly and in the moment.
Someone probably looked at him funny and he got pissed off.
Who knows, I don't really follow him that much but it is no surprize to me. His career is littered with stuff like this.
Same old song and dance.
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Welcome to the park, now keep all hands and feet inside the ride at all times. Sometimes this ride goes faster than it appears.
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Ya,
You'll definitally be taken for a ride! ;)
George 8)
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;DHello there. Before I get post happy, I wanted to ask if Formula owners are welcome here? I dont see why not but you never know.
I am from vernal Utah and have a 79' Formula 403, It has been in the family for 13 years. I am getting ready to restore it and will need all the help I can get. I am a geologist for the oil field and also enjoy Jeeping, landscape painting, snowmobiling and the great outdoors. This pic is the only one I have handy. Nice to meet you all. Troy.
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YEs, all firebird lovers are welcome here. You dont even need to own 1. So Welcome and enjoy. well, i see you have already posted your first pic, good job.
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Great, thanks, Im well on my way....
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Welcome to 78TA.com, troy boy! When you get the chance, get some more pics and tell us about you and your car! We LOVE pictures! :) :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, troy boy! When you get the chance, get some more pics and tell us about you and your car! We LOVE pictures! :) :)
I know I know, its going to be a couple weeks for more photos, I dont have access to more yet. I can tell you more about the car though.
My Mom drove it for 8 years. I know, shes cool as hell. Than I purchased it from her and Ive had it for 5 years and it has sentemental value to me so I am going to restore it and thats why I am here. The car drives great. Ive been on a few road trips, the last one was Moab and I was crusing 90 gliding along keeping up with everyone else. Ive had to completely replace the brake system, u joints, bearings but other than that its been a great car. The problem with it is someone did the body work right before my mom got it and they did a bad job and its going to cost me as much as 9000$ Im fixing to do the interior myself though and have the engine and tranny rebuilt. Other than that it will need a few other misc. repairs. I am so happy to see this start to happen, I've been saving for it and I havent drove it for a while and miss it.
I want to mention something that happen when my mom had it. Her Husband flew off the handle and drove it to California to his family to (get away). Well, the influence his family has, he decided to shoot coke. He hadnt done it for many years and they gave him too much and he over dosed. I know... Well the family would not give my mom her car and she had to get the police involved to get the car! They had sliced all the tires, cut the brake lines. Crazy hu. luckily they were able to get it on a trailor and get it back to utah. So I guess the car just has a bigger value to me for more reasons than one. Not to mention its a Firebird and I love it. Well, Im sure this is enough rambling. I'll get more pics but it will be a few, Troy.
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Welcome the 78ta family Troy. Formula's are cool too :)
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A Formula?? >:(
Haha...just kidding. Welcome to 78TA Troy...glad to have you here ;D
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I love Formulas......can't wait for the pics!! Welcome Troy but keep in mind insanity is contagious here.
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Of course your welcome troy_ boy. Glad to have you aboard. I love Formulas too. 8)
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Sorry, this will be a long post, haha. Just trying to intro myself and didn't realize how long it would be!
Hello everyone. My name is Chad Damron, and I am from Eastern Ky. I currently attend the University of Kentucky where I am a senior Mining Engineer Student. I am on a lot of different internet boards, but this is my first visit to this board. I am 21 years old and I love Mustangs (sorry, I said it!) and Trans Ams, just anything American Horsepower really. I currently have a 1990 LX Coupe Mustang (pics below) that is my toy that I built from the ground up over 3 summers of work. Honestly, despite all the Mustangs I own (3 of them!), one of my favorite cars on the road are the '77'-78 Trans Am's. I have always wanted one and finally during the Fall of '06 I found the one of my dreams. I found an original, unmolested 1978 Myan Red Trans Am with Hurst T-Tops and the "T/A 6.6" package. Original 42,343 miles and had been sitting in a barn for 21 years when I found it in Southwestern Virigina, so it does have some rust issues as you could imagine. I tried to get a rough estimate on exactly how many were produced and all I could come up with is that there were 4,139 Trans Ams in 1978 with the "T/A 6.6" (W72 engine I believe it was) with an Automatic Transmission. I have no idea how many were produced Myan Red, with Hurst T-tops, and black vinyl interior. I did find the build sheet in the car, but it was so deteriated it just fell apart. Anyways, I loaded the car up for an astonishing $2500 and took it home. I gave it a complete tune-up; flushed all the fluids, spark wires, spark plus, gas tank, changed all the rubber hoses (dry rotted), installed a new battery, etc. Moment of truth came and the car fired right up to my suprise. Doesn't smoke, rattle, or make any noises. It rev's smooth (besides a belt squeel), drives smooth (I drove it down the street), simply amazing to me. Now, since i'm getting ready to graduate from college, i'm starting to aim my focus on this Trans Am for a complete, frame off restoration. Hopefully joining a site like this will help me in my quest to make this car look like an original 1978 showroom floor Trans Am.
Honestly tell me from your guys experience, how bad of shape is my car? The subframe underneath and all suspension related (besides steel brake lines) are rust free. Floor pans don't have a spec of rust on them but I figured the rust around the rear window will be difficult and expensive to fix. Any ideas? Again, sorry for the long post!
Here it is!
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I know you all don't want to see a Ford, but here it is! haha
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Welcome to 78TA Chad...looks like you struck gold with that one (nice score!)
Yeah, that rust around the rear window area isn't that rare unfortunately. It will have to be cut out and patched with new metal. Looks like your quarter panels need some attention, too...how's the tail panel?
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Yes! Another Kentuckian scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great find! I'm happy for you.
I have a 1978 Hurst Hatch red automatic T/A (dang, no W72 engine though) that doesn't run that I picked up a few months ago. Welcome to the site. P.S. I also have this:
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Hello Chad, welcome to 78ta. Good luck with your resto project. It's great to see young guys like you who are into Firebirds and Trans Am's. We need you to help keep these Birds alive...we older folk cant last forever. ;D
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Welcome Chad to the 78ta family, glad to have you aboard (even though you like Stangs!). Good score on that red beast, that's a great color :) Looking forward to seeing your restoration.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Chad! Thanks for posting pics -- we LOVE pics -- so you kept us from having to beg! Nice car -- you did well with that!
You are correct that Pontiac did not keep records as to how many of what color cars were produced. The Pontiac Historic Services (PHS) can give you copies of the original invoice for your car and keeps statistics of how many TAs, Formulas, and regular Firebirds were produced and how many of each engine/transmission combination were made, but color isn't among the records kept.
You look to have a very sound foundation for your project! Best of luck, and keep us posted as it goes along! :) :)
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nice TA Chad! the interior looks amazing.
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Nice score Chad, welcome to 78ta where everyone is friendly and helpful. Good luck with your project!
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Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I have looked into PHS several times to order an info package and a window sticker, but I found it sort of shady because I could not find a phone number to call and talk to them first. I only found a Fax number listed on their webpage and you still had to print off and snail-mail an application in. Are they legit? Before I send $100 to someone I want to make sure who i'm sending it to! I'm weird like that, haha.
I'm going to try my best to do this Restoration the best I posssibly can, i'm a perfectionist when it comes to my cars. '77-'78 Trans Am's are also my mother and fathers favorite car. They both love that I bought this one which makes it that much better. Mom had a White '78 Trans Am right after high school and dad had a '77 Brown Trans Am right after college and they sold both after marriage and kids. It was his '77 that they went out on their first date in. So, this project will bring back lots of memories i'm sure. One thing I would like to do to spice things up is get the heads shaved, milled, ported and polished as well as remove all the smog and stock exhaust (which I will keep of course). I don't think a little head work will hurt the value of the car that much, it will just improve the "fun factor" when driving. I'm all about horsepower but I want to keep this car as close to stock and as correct as possible. I believe by raising the compression ratio up to around 10:1 by milling, letting the engine breathe better by porting/valve job and adding free-flowing headers/muffler will REALLY open up this 400 small block. I was actually very suprised to find out how much torque it has from the factory, and I can only imagine what it would be like with just a little work, especially on the top-end.
This site seems to have a lot of useful information (I actually used this site back in '06 to decode my VIN #) and a lot of knowledgable people. I try to do a lot of research and sometimes its just best to ask someone from experience and i'm sure you guys will help me out a ton once the ball gets rolling full steam ahead. I'm working with a friend of mine to get a rotissorie (spelling!?) and once I find out if we can get it, she is coming apart this summer!
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Has it jumped to $100? They are legit. Most of us on here probably have PHS on our cars. I have used them several times with no problem. Welcome again!
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Same here, I got my PHS documentation when it was $35! Yikes... $100?!
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Yeah, PHS is legit but they're not a big operation. Nearly everybody on here has used them (myself included) and they are considered the final arbiter to what your car was originally. About the only additional information you can go on is the build sheet, which PHS doesn't have. Although I am the original (and only) owner of my 75 TA I NEVER found the build sheet (I think some chump at the dealership got it and threw it out as part of their "new car prep" service...::) ) -- but I still had the original handwritten order for my car and it matched up 100% with the PHS info I got. The reproduction window sticker you can order from PHS also matches up with the fragments of the original one I scraped off the passenger window back in March 1975, so my experience has been that they are totally accurate in the information they have. Just my $0.02... ;)
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I think my last one was $60, but he is also wanting the window sticker which you pay extra for. Just didn't know it had went up that much.
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PHS is still $50...plus $30. more if you choose to order the window sticker...and add $15. if you need to use their fax-back service (only necessary if you're in a hurry).
So you are really only paying $50. for the doc's unless you choose to add to that...
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Maybe I mis-read it, I was thinking it was 60 for the package and 35 for the window sticker. I might have just been dreaming! I'll definately use them now, I didn't know anyone that had used them before.
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The $60 is for international orders. US orders is $50 as stated above. Window stickers are $30. They're $35 for 81 and newer cars though.
www.phs-online.com
Cool pics to the new members who posted them as well! Welcome!
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Hello all
just wanted to introduce myself, my name is barry im a construction student in williamsport pa, been into cars all my life, mostly chevys because i didnt have the money for pontiac's, ive been researching 77-78 formula's for a while( i have 2 note books filled with notes) kinda hard to find information on them other than what they shared with the trans am, i love trans am's, but like the less common nature of a nice 400 4spd formula, my goal is to get my hands on a yellow and black, t-top 400 4spd, but if i cant find one ill just build my own. i recently found one i would like to get but being in college money is short but im doing everything in my power to get the car, fortunally its been sitting on the lot for nearly two years so i dont think its going anywhere soon, a 77 formula 400, one of the 756 auto w72's, fully loaded ac, pw, pl, was a black leather inteior with a blue exteior, hardtop for $3500 cars 100% solid which is a hard to find thing for pa,(inteior is trashed thou and pretty poor repaint), the dealer swears on his life its a pontiac 350 but ive test driven the car enough times to not only get the engine codes but just about every other code on the car, and phs confirms its a factory w72 car, fortunally for me the owner is a real jerk and doesnt like to deal with ppl with the car, he's looking, so im hopping the car sits for a while longer till i can get the money around to bring her home.
anyways i wanted to join the community in the hopes of learning as much as i could about these cars, ive loved them since i was little but grew up in a chevy familly so have driven camaros and c/k pickups my whole life(with a s-10 blazer thrown in there), so looking forward to getting into true pontiacs.
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Hey there Barry, welcome to the asilum ;D. W72 Formula eh? So where exactly is this lot at? ;)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Barry! Feel free to post up any questions you've got and ask for help any time! :) :)
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Welcome to the Assylum.....
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We don't even want to leave, so come on and join us.
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thanks for the welcome guys.
w72transamowner, i also know where theres a 78 w72 4-spd t-top car sitting thou its very rough, pretty starting from the ground up all new metal just to get the car started, i may pick it up for a parts car if i can get the 77. pull the numbers matching block out of the 77 and put it in storage and use the one from the 78.
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Welcome to 78TA Zeus/Barry...sounds like you have a plan and a goal...now ya' just gotta' bite the bullet and save that bird ;)
So you've already bought PHS for the car but haven't bought it yet?
Welcome to the Assylum.....
Haha...I was gonna' nail Bobby for his typo till I saw yours ;D (I get your meaning though) ;)
just in case: asylum :)
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yep i got the report the first time i looked at the car, and had cash in hand to buy it, ended up buying a 79 esprit with a 455ho motor(out of a lemans) in it for $1000, parted out the majority of the car and sold to a buddy of mine for a clone project( i kept the motor), shortly after i started having problems with my pickup and ended up sinking most of the money i had saved towards a bird into that, and litterly 3 days after i got my pickup fixed i started college so money has been in short supply since, ive considered selling off the motor several times, but its still not enough to pay for the formula, and would hate to lose both, i dont mind not having the orignal motor but do want a factory formula car as clones bother me to no end, i dont mind a different colors or motors or even modifications to no end, but seeing base coupes and esprits badged as trans ams or formulas just makes a true one seem that less special unless u know its a clone. so im hoping the car will still be there after i get to work this summer, my income taxes and this tax rebate which surprisnly i qualify for are going straight towards it, so well see what comes out of it.
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I'm guessing from your description it's something like this....?
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Welcome the the show, Barry. Hope you get the car, then we can see a few pics and help you get her right again.
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Welcome to the 78ta family, best wishes on getting that car.
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I'm guessing from your description it's something like this....?
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yep thats exactly what i want, and the orignal color of the w72 im trying to get my hands on, although right now its in a not so well sprayed metalic blue. Ive always loved yellow sports cars i think they stand out like none other and just always loved the looks of the guys at the drag strip when their wonder such and such that they spent 5 years building just got its arse handed to them by a bright yellow hot rod ;D
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Oh, I want that car!! :o
I'm guessing from your description it's something like this....?
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You can't have it...but feel free to keep the picture ;) ;D
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You can't have it...but feel free to keep the picture ;) ;D
Feeling generous tonight, eh? :D :D
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Eh...comes and goes :-\ ;)
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You can't have it...but feel free to keep the picture ;) ;D
Where do you live again? Oh yeah.......typing in mapquest.......if I leave now, hummm ;D
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Haha...of course it's not mine (borrowed pic) but if you come after my cars, you'd better bring wheels...and a lot of boxes :D :D
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Haha...of course it's not mine (borrowed pic) but if you come after my cars, you'd better bring wheels...and a lot of boxes :D :D
And bungee cords, too, to keep the stuff still on them from getting lost on the trip... :D :D ;)
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You go away for a while and look at all the fun ive missed, HI to everyone thats new, its taking me too long to catch up as it is so im not reading back through yet.
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You go away for a while and look at all the fun ive missed, HI to everyone thats new, its taking me too long to catch up as it is so im not reading back through yet.
Uh-oh! You'll miss your Happy Birthday thread! :-\
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did i have one?
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did i have one?
You think we'd miss it? ??? ???
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did i have one?
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=6780.0
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Oh, mmmmmmm sorry i wasnt online........ i feel bad now i should have known you guys wouldnt forget........ well heres to August come hell or high water!!
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Dont say High water, we almost had that last year.
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Dont say High water, we almost had that last year.
Some folks in the NE corner of Ohio DID have high water last year too -- on the Friday of the Nats. :-\
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hi my name is patrick and i am from butler pa and attend collage in edinboro pa
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Pat! Thanks for posting a pic of your car. Want to tell us a litte more about it? :) :-\
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Welcome to 78ta Patrick. What are your plans for it? Please put up some more pics... we love pics around here. :D
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Welcome to the 78ta family Pat, tell us a little about your car, how you got, what are you plans, etc.
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it is almost a rust free car it has some on the fenders and a spot about the size of a quater on the rad support. the trunk, rear frame rails and floor are rust free. the car was in the prevous owners gradge since 1992 the intior is almost perfict it needs the drivers seat recovered it has a small rip that was fixed and it needs a new carpet. i have a 400 for it and a 4speed transmission and a 77-78 front end and tail lights for it. i am going to paint it dark gray or black and i would like to get snowflake rims. i also tossed around the idea cutting off the roof tnd putting a t-top roof on it.
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Welcome to 78TA Patrick!
Sounds and looks like you got a great deal on your bird...is that a parts car or another project next to it?
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Welcome to the site Patrick!
This is a really cool and usefull place to be.
Oh by the way, cool looking car, is it your first TA?
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first ta, third f body
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Good luck mate and keep the piccys coming!!
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Welcome the the strangestTA site known to man, Pat
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Welcome to 78ta ,Pat
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Welcome Pat,
Love those Deluxe seats. What year is your TA? 79? those seats are from 76 or 77
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my car is a 81. i thought they were original but the guy i bought the car from also had a 77 he wrecked an striped befor he bought this car so he may have changed them.
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Hi all Jim NE ct here nice site glad to see all these birds first car i owned was a 73 esprit 47,000 mile 350 i was hooked can't beat the pontiac growlll . presently i have a 74 formula T/A package was a 455 car motor long gone before me but i got a 71 HO 455 set of 6x heads turbo 400 car has a/c picked up a set of 73 can am reclining buckets identical to the 74 deluxe seat except they recline stripped the body to bare metal trunk lid, roof, and doors are primed ready for paint sanded under carige fresh paint new bushing kit all around picked up a posi 373 rear put a 72 nose on and fiberglass formula hood also have a 79 TATA, 85 s10 with a vette 350, 53 pick up project, and 78 z28
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Hey Jim, welcome to 78ta, glad to have you aboard. How about some pics?
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Wow! Sounds like my garage. lol
Welcome Jim!
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heres a link no picks of the 74 presently its tucked in the back corner<a href="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/" target="_blank">(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/Picture007.jpg)[/url]
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more pics sry its the s10 and one of the tata and if u look closly at the one of the back of s 10 you an see the formula nose sticking out lol keeping a eye on things<a href="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/?action=view¤t=Picture008.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/Picture008.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a<a href="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/?action=view¤t=Picture041.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/Picture041.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a<a href="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/?action=view¤t=Picture010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/Picture010.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a<a href="http://s249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/?action=view¤t=Picture010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/birdman455/toys/Picture010.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">[/url]
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I was about to faint, when I saw that Chevy. lol Welcome to the fun zone Jim.
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well u guys want pics so figured i'd give u guy something for now till i get to the formula lol
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Im just kiddin, my TA has a Buick motor and trans.
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Come to think of it, My 80 Turbo formula will to.
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Oh, fess up Russ -- you're a sucker for a pumped up Buick. :D ;)
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Oh, fess up Russ -- you're a sucker for a pumped up Buick. :D ;)
A pumped up Buick like a GS455 or a GSX or maybe an GNX? 8) ;)
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Hi Guys,
New to this website .....Just wanted to say Hello.
I own Two 4 gens a 96 Trans Am and a 2000 SS Camaro..
I'm Thinking about adding a 2 Gen Trans Am to the Mix.....
That said....Any comments or Help about a particular
that I'm interested ....it's a 1980 Hard top in great condition.
66 ,0000 original miles with Auto and the 301 engine in it
What is a good price to Pay for it? Are they Collectible?
Will hey increase in Value....I'm thinking that the 301
Base engine could hurt it's value.....Any help that you could
is greatly appreiciated.....
Regard to you all
Martin
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Hi Martin and welcome to 78TA, where are you located?
You will hear varying opinions regarding the end of the second generation and the 301. Know right up front that it is not a performance engine, and if you are alright with that then you are good. The Trans Am is a classic, beautifully designed car that turns heads where ever you go, but to answer your question, the 301 cars are probably not going to increase in value at least not like the older 400/455 cars or even the turbocharged 301 cars. But good sir, that is just one man's very humble opnion.
Please post some pics of the car you are considering if available, I'm sure we all would like to know more
Bobby
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Welcome Martin to 78ta. Where are you from? How about some pics of those cars?
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welcome aboard Martin by the sounds of it your looking for a original car and the 301 in my opinion is not the car my personnel feelings are I really don't like the front nose on the 79-81's and the 301 is a real dog so if it had a clean body I would change the nose pull the drivetrain drop a 400 or 455 in turbo 400 add a 76nose and hood or -77-78 nose cone and go pound some pavement you probibly get the same return if you just kept the old parts put aside and enjoy the ride and then sell. This is why I'm selling my TATA I can't justify doing that to it. but thats just my opinion good luck
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Welcome to 78TA Martin
Pix would help alot but if it's a solid car, I'd say buy it. Like has been said, that model isn't going to necessarily draw the bigger bucks like other years might but they are all getting hard to come by in good shape. Whether it's a numbers matching car is gonna' play a large role in it's value also.
If you are looking at it as an investment, you're much better keeping the drivetrain and appearance stock...hope this helps.
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since IVe been posting w/o explaining, I am Anthony V. , 15 almost 16, play drums and guitar and harmonica and piano, love cars and trucks, used to work at an auto and detail shop, and in a marching band, I posted a pic of me with an Epiphone doubleneck guitar in the pics thread, BTW, T/A's rule
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Well, consider yourself formally welcomed to 78TA.com Anthony! :) ;)
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You're a little late Anthony, but welcome anyways. Also welcome to Martin.
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Welcome Anthony, better late than never for the "official" welcome :)
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Issac says "welcome aboard"
(http://www.allaboutjazz.com/sepatbluenote/ted_lange.jpg)
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Hey all you car people. I am not. A car people. But I have a situation. A couple of years ago I aquired, through long story and many machinations of fate and evil genius, a truely beautiful car. And this from someone who really doesn't think much about cars. It's a 1978 bright red Pontiac Trans Am with (I am told) an original "blue engine". Now this is all quite amazing to me, but, even without being an officianado, I think this old lady is really cool. But now, I don't know what to do with it. I would hate to just put an ad in a newspaper and have someone who knows lots more about cars than I do talk me into giving it away. I would hate to think it would be chopped into parts, but in the meantime I don't want it to rot away in my driveway.
Talk to me, all you car lovers, just remember to be careful about car-speak, cuz I don't speak car speak. I'm hoping I can find someone who has a true and reallife feel for this old treasure for which I have a vague, uneducated appreciation.
Betsy
eshangle@gmail.com
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Are you trying to sell it? do you want to keep it? If you could post pics that would help.
Id have it but im on the wrong side of the pond!!!!
Good luck and yes this is the place that can help.
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Right, as SEF said, post some pics and if you want to sell, a price and a little about the car.
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X3...waiting patiently ;)
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My name is Jere and I am from Fulton Kentucky. I am an assistant chief of police for the city. I have been with the department for 22 years. I was in the U.S. Army as a Neclear Engineer. I am married to a beautiful wife and I have a daughter that is a senior in high school and is preparing to go to college. I am a deacon and sunday school teacher. I love hunting, fishing, horseback riding, reading, and have been doing taxidermy for approximately 18 years. I was fortunate enough to purchase the car of my dreams last year. It is a 1979 trans am, SE, W72, T-top, WS6, with camel deluxe interior, yes the one of the 1107 and it is PHS verified. The car is a project car and I have been restoring it with the help of friends. The engine has been rebuilt and installed. The car is currently at a friends body shop awaiting body work and paint. I am still obtaining interior parts in order to be ready to start the interior when the car comes out of the body shop, with the dash being the worst issue. This will not be a show re-store because I want to DRIVE this baby. I have been a member of Trans Am Country but I do not post much. I enjoy just hanging out and learning as I go. If anyone is in Fulton, call the police department and I will buy coffee while talking trans ams. If anyone nows where kentuckyyetti lives, then Fulton is approximately a 35 minute drive from him. By the way he is a great guy and will help anyone out if they just ask. ;)
Jere
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Welcome Jere...I've heard Mike mention you several times. Glad you made it over ;D
Looking forward to some pix of that SE when you have time ;) ...
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Hey Jere! Thought I recognized you from TAC! If you're a friend of Mike's, you're a friend of ours! When you get the chance you should post up some pics of your ride for the guys here to see! You'll recognize some other faces (OK, screen IDs but you know what I mean) but there are quite a few different guys who'd love to see your car! :) :)
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Thanks for the welcome guys! I will attempt to post some tomorrow if I figure out the instructions from the photo bucket post from TAC. I was at kentuckyyetti's today and he showed me a crash course. :-\ I dropped by to see some of his cars and just visit him. He is the closest ta nut to me. :D Really he, and his family, are good people. While I was there I showed him the pictures of the re-store. I am trying to end up with a super nice driver. I hope to have it completed by fall. See you later.
Jere
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Very true...they are all good people. I need to get back down there...weather permitting :-\
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Sure you wanna do that now, Jeff? After all, Jere IS the assistant police chief and by now he's had time to take a second look at that "most wanted" poster... :-\ :-\ ;D
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I'll wear a disguise ;)
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Jere, welcome mate, if you need a Photofit of 79ws6resto , im more than happy to oblige!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/peterlemonjello/hoff.jpg)
No seriously it would be great to see pics and maybe yes ill drop in and have a coffee with you!
Dont worry ill get my own transport to the station with some of your colleagues........
.......... " Stupid BRIT was driving on the LEFT!!!! ".
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Welcome to the 78ta family Jere, glad to have you aboard. As the others indicated, we do love pics so post them up soon of that poncho! Don't make Jeff (79ws6resto) wait too long, he may make you write on the board 100 times.
I will post pics quickly when I enter a new forum.
Oh, and try to ignore the fettish that Sir English has with Hoff, we're trying to break him of this habit.
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Welcome to the site Jere. I'm happy you now have your dream car. :D Good luck with the restoration.
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Hi, I'm Betsy, I have this amazing thing called a Trans Am, and have no idea what to do with it. I'm waiting for the chance to get pics to post. Hope you all will give me your feedback.
I'm from Chicago Suburbs, living temporarily in Oregon (hence the wait on pics, have to do that second hand) But grew up in Ohio and Mich, so kinda fun hearing from all these midwesterners!
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Welcome to 78TA Betsy...we all look forward to hearing more about you and your bird.
Sounds like you have moved around quite a bit...is this why you're considering selling? or are you just out of storage space?
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Rich? what ever do you mean?
"Oh, and try to ignore the fettish that Sir English has with Hoff, we're trying to break him of this habit."
LOL
Welcome to the site Betsy!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Betsy! :) :)
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Welcome to the site Betsy.
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Hello Betsy, welcome to the site. I agree a Trans Am is amazing. :D Looking forward to some pics and info about your T/A. If we seem a bit overeager for pics and info it's because most of us are buried under snow and are experiencing a serious case of cabin fever, so coming to this site helps us get through the winter....hence the need for pics.
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Welcome Betsy!
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Welcome Betsy! There are a few of us mid-westerners to stubborn to leave the cold! :)
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Hi, Jere! Hi, Betsy!
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Hi gents/ladies,
My name is Scott and I'm from Australia, Canberra to be exact. I've just picked up this '77 from a local guy here in the ACT. The car was originally bought into the country and converted to RHD by Ameriparts here in the ACT back in the late 80's.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f398/Aussie_Shovel/DSCF2362.jpg)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f398/Aussie_Shovel/DSCF2363.jpg)
Overall it's in pretty good nick, it needs a few mechanical fixes. The heater needs repairing, the passenger door has a dodgy lock, the drivers door hinge needs re-bushing etc.. Mainly time consumers but from experience with other cars, repairs like these can cause me the most frustration.
I'm getting rid of the red wheels and replacing them with Snowflakes (picked some 15x8's last weekend). I'm also binning the dodgy make out chrome lettering on the rear spoiler and replacing it with a Platinum Bandit set from Phoenix.
I'm also into bikes, I've currently got an old Harley Shovel Chopper nearing completion:
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f398/Aussie_Shovel/DSCF2047.jpg)
i'm looking forward to learning as much as possible from you guys and girls
Cheers
Scotty
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Welcome to 78TA Scotty ;D
Looks like another nice '77 made it down under...nice bike, too 8)
Any questions, just ask...we're all here to help!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Scotty! Great to see another guy from down under! Thanks for posting pics -- it saves us from having to beg -- Jeff LOVES pics so much that we just can't live with him unless he gets them! :D ;)
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Welcome and very nice score Scott. I knida like the red wheels, if you do red decals.
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Welcome Scotty to 78ta. Those red wheels are certainly different. Appreciate the pics and looking forward to your postings.
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Hello Scotty, welcome to the site. Nice 77 T/A you've got there. 8) Enjoy your new ride. :D
Thanks for the pics.
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Yes welcome on board Scotty!
Do all American cars have to be converted to RHD in Aus?
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Hi Scotty, I'd like to welcome you aboard too! And I'd like to already ask you for a favor......caught the tale end of a car in your bike picture that said "Charger"........can you post a picture of that and tells us about it? Thanks in advance!
Bobby
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Welcome to the Forum everyone that is new. Looks like we have more owners from overseas and down under. Nice to have you all here and let us know how we can help.
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Thanks for the compliments guys. I can live with the red wheels if I had to but luckily i stumbled across snowflakes here for the right price so I'll got that route I think.
Sir English, the conversion rules vary from state to state here but generally speaking any car that's over 30yrs old doesn't have to be converted. Mine got bought over 1987 and was converted then. I'll take a couple of quick pics of the interior and under the bonnet (or 'hood' as it's known in the states..) so you can see the conversion.
w72transowner, I'm also a huge Mopar fan. The Charger in the background is the Australian Charger. It came from the factory with small blocks (318, 360 and a few 340's) but the real high performance units had 265 Hemi inline 6's. These engines were only made in Australia and were factory developed to put out just over 300hp thanks to triple Webbers, trickie cam and factory headers. The fastest of the Aussie Chargers was the E49 which ran 14.4sec 1/4 mile times making it, up until the last year or 2, the fastest accelerating aussie made car ever. They get down to high 13's with modern rubber.
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f398/Aussie_Shovel/ad88image3.jpg)
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f398/Aussie_Shovel/ad88image2.jpg)
Just a bit of trivia, they were the worlds fastest 6 cylinder production car until Porsche took the mantle with a turbo-911 in the early 80's.
Here's a link with some more info for anybody interested:
http://www.fastlane.com.au/Features/Charger_history.htm (http://www.fastlane.com.au/Features/Charger_history.htm)
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Will you look at that. It looks like a mini-me charger! hehehehe, thanks for the post Scotty, pretty cool.
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Welcome!
There are some Trans Am/Firebird websites down under as well.
Are you on any?
A few members come and visit the states, and buy stuff to bring back, for themselves, and others like you.
If you need something, get in touch with them.
Nice car!
George 8)
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Welcome to the site, Scott. I'm a huge Charger fan as well. Keep those pics coming
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That would be cool cheers Scott!
Im lucky we dont have to convert them here even though you and i drive on THE CORRECT side of the road!!
I wait for the dirt to fly!
No actually ive driven left hookers in Spain and it is actually easier to drive on the " wrong side!"
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No actually ive driven left hookers in Spain and it is actually easier to drive on the " wrong side!"
Why don't Spanish hookers have their own cars? :D :D
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You can explain that one to the WIFEY in August............ oh dear............. lol
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Thank you so much for posting the Charger pics and info Scott, that is really cool. I'd love to be able to see one in person. I did get two weeks in Townsville, Queensland back in 1999 but I didn't see these Chargers then.
I hope to hear more from you about your cars!!
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Back on track ........ Phew! No more Hookers ( left obviously ).
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Hey guys, I have already talked to a few of you, but My name is Tony, reside in The AV of California
I have a 1980 T/A 305 with automatic transmission
The car sat for some time I have recently cleaned out all fluids switched them, replaced the transmission fluid pan seal, and started her up... Started up with a few runs, having some battery issues though.
Needs new interior and some engine work, because of the sit out its had, it was not taken car of for the 13 years it sat.
The car came to me when my father died when I was young and my mother Kept it for and now I am ready to start working on it. Its not to bad of shape, but still, the condition its in does not do it any justice and really look forward to getting the beaut a new look Heres the most recent pics I have- from this week
http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh203/Pontiac8880/
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Welcome Tony, that is really special that your Mom kept the car for you all those years, I'm sure you will take great care of it given it's legacy. Good luck with your restoration, I'm sure you'll have fun doing it.
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Tony, is that a factory sunroof?
Its a great looking car, im sorry that it came to you the way it did, but the fact that it has now come to you is truly special.
Good luck, i too have a "Bird" that means alot to me via its previous owner.
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Tony, is that a factory sunroof?
Its a great looking car, im sorry that it came to you the way it did, but the fact that it has now come to you is truly special.
Good luck, i too have a "Bird" that means alot to me via its previous owner.
Not to sure on the sunroof, Im guessing it is, but I haven't seen many with a sunroof... its always been hard top or t tops.
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Thats what i was thinking, i know of a BRITISH F+RD that they only made 200 of as a "trial run" to see if they were popular ( 1971 ), they didnt sell so F+RD dropped the idea and never did it in that line till the eighties.
I only know this because i had one!, but as for Trans ams etc im no expert.
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No factory sunroofs...it is probably aftermarket (a dealer install is a slim possibility also).
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Yeah, because the button to make it roll back or what ever it does, does not work... So I was thinking it was armature... also because the wiring is a bit messed with
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It's a power roof? That's pretty cool.
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Yeah, but none of the power stuff works yet... I need to figure out all the wiring... I remember them working before... Shouldn't be to hard though right?
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Hello guys,
I'm Mike from Northern New Jersey. I've been a major fan of the 77/78 Trans Am since, you guessed it, I first saw Smakey and the Bandit. Since then I've met a few owners and seen the cars in person and that only served to solidify my love for this one true muscle car from the late 70s. I currently own a 2005 Mustang and would like to purchase on of these cars some day. When the spring gets here, I usually like to frequent the chatterbox car show saturday nights and would love to maybe meet some of you guys. I'd like to learn more about the car and meet some of the owners if I may be so bold.
Take care and talk to ya around the forums,
Mike
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Welcome Mike, you're in the right place if Trans Am's are in your blood! I don't think there are any shy T/A owners on this site, there is a LOT of knowledge regarding these birds, all you gotta do is ask!
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Welcome to 78TA Bandit Muscle
True...no one's shy around here ;D
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Welcome to 78TA.com! We love pictures -- post up some of your current ride! Heck, we even let Jeff post pics of non-TAs so I'm sure we can extend that courtesy to you! :D :D ;)
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Non-T/A's?? :o Me? What/when/where?
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Hey Mike from Juerrseeey, welcome to the 78ta family.
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Welcome MIke!! Yeah theres alot of pics posted on here of non T/A 's ive been known to post the odd " celebrity " piccy.............
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Welcome aboard Mike. This is a great place to hang out if you like Trans Ams. You can learn alot about these cars here, so come in and have a seat. I hope that you realize your dream of owning a T/A someday.
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Thanks for the welcome guys! I feel at home already. 8)
As requested here are a few pics of my Mustang:
(http://www.geocities.com/dukempmaps/0320071842a.jpg)
(http://www.geocities.com/dukempmaps/0716071728a.jpg)
(http://www.geocities.com/dukempmaps/0320071851.jpg)
I just put this Pony Grill on before the winter:
(http://www.geocities.com/dukempmaps/1029071251.jpg)
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Nice, ford really did a good job on that pony car.
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Nice ride! Thanks for posting! :) :)
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Nice Mustang. I like the grill...nice touch. 8)
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Thanks Guys!
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Hey all,
I`m Mark from Plainville,CT.
I dont have a T/A,but I do have a `70 Firebird.
My parents bought it new in `70.They traded their `68 Bird towards this one.
While the car is registered,it sees mostly strip action.
Has gone 10.90s with the old set-up.
Gonna start the new build this spring.Its gonna be a 499 or 505;dont know just yet.
Planning on running mid 9s,N/A.
Great web site,I`ll be back often.
Mark.
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Looks great!
I always loved the early second gens.
Tell us more about the engine you have now.
George 8)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Mark! We're looking forward to hearing about the new engine as it comes along! And as you might know, we LOVE pictures! :) :) ;)
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Welcome Mark, glad to have you aboard, all firebirds are welcome :)
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Welcome BDHABT ....nice bird!
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Welcome to the site, Mark. Nice Firebird... Fast Firebird. :D Thanks for the pics.
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Welcome BDHABT , thats a stunner im a big fan of the " pro street " look, what do your parents think of its incarnation?
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Looks great!
I always loved the early second gens.
Tell us more about the engine you have now.
George 8)
It was a 455,.030.
87cc E-heads,ported to 326 cfm.
Victor intake,1050 Dominator.
Solid roller valvetrain.Cam: 272 duration @.050,.600 lift,single pattern.
JE pistons.
`58-`62 Forged rods.
2" Heddman Headers,3.5" exhaust.
Turbo 350,Ford 9",3.89s.
Unfortunately,a roller lifter went bad this past summer.So i was gonna do a refresh on this engine.But a buddy of mine reccomended going with an IA2 aftermarket block.
So thats the plan.I`ve been selling parts of my engine here and there;actually,the only thing I have left is the block and crank.I`m hoping that will be sold this week.
Right now,the basis for the new combo is:
IA2
Forged crank
Super Chief heads
BOP intake
Custom headers
I`ll keep everyone posted.
Thanks.
Mark.
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Welcome BDHABT , thats a stunner im a big fan of the " pro street " look, what do your parents think of its incarnation?
They have supported me 200%.
They also never missed a race.
My dad passed in `04,but my mom continued to go until I had the lifter problem.Heck,she even races an `07 Trailblazer SS from time to time.
Mark.
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Mark,
That's nice to know you are using the '58-'62 Pontiac forged rods.
I have a set all ready to drop into an engine.
I was thinking of dropping them into my 1970 Ram Air IV engine.
Not many people use them anymore.
How high do you rev the engine?
I doubt I'll be going over 5,800.
Just wondering,
George 8)
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Mark,
That's nice to know you are using the '58-'62 Pontiac forged rods.
I have a set all ready to drop into an engine.
I was thinking of dropping them into my 1970 Ram Air IV engine.
Not many people use them anymore.
How high do you rev the engine?
I doubt I'll be going over 5,800.
Just wondering,
George 8)
You`ll be fine with those rods.
I shifted at 6200-6400;for ten years.Never had any issues.
Mark.
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Welcome to the new members I missed. Sorry, I was sunning myself 1200 miles due south for a few weeks.
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Sorry, I was sunning myself 1200 miles due south for a few weeks.
Only he wasn't on the beach -- he was following the family bloodhound around as it sniffed out TAs in all the snowbird neighborhoods. ;)
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Actually, I did look at about 4 more. If I had more money, I would probably own 3 of them.
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You know, somehow in the end it always boils down to that -- not enough money. Seesh -- that's a problem we could fix ourselves but they get so upset when you go to the trouble of printing what you need... ::) ::)
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Thats right Rick, and the banks have a problem with you making a withdrawl if you don't have an account with them.
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And to top that, they get all tweaked up if you use a credit card you find at a gas station to buy a big-screen TV... ::)
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So what's with that? Go to the bank, open an account with $50, bank gives you 100 checks. Try to use them all and you get in trouble :o
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Yeah Mike, your only supposed to use YOUR $50. They have more than enough, why cant they share?
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did somebody new join?
well, if they did....welcome to the site....here is a pic of me and my girlfriend.....she says hi
(http://www.variagate.com/venus.jpg)
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I am not new to the site but tell your girlfriend welcome & thanks for the pic. (I thought I was on the favorite hottie thread!)
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Im currently in Tucson Az
been here for a number of yrs, love it.
Been around cars my whole life one way or another..
in the last yr Ive aquired 2 80 Turbo T/As :)
both have lots of sun damage, but no rust as least.
Nice site, thanks all for the welcome. :)
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and this is my white 80 Turbo T/A :)
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AZ T/A,
Nice Turbo's... welcome to 78ta!
Holler if you have any turbo questions or needs...
Joe R
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Good lookin cars AZ, welcome to 78ta!
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Welcome to the party AZ.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, AZ T/A! We look forward to hearing more about you and your cars! :) :)
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Welcome all to the Forum, nice to have you here. If there is any way that we can help, just let us know.
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sweet turbos AZ T/A!
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Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome to the site
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Im currently in Tucson Az
been here for a number of yrs, love it.
Been around cars my whole life one way or another..
in the last yr Ive aquired 2 80 Turbo T/As :)
both have lots of sun damage, but no rust as least.
Nice site, thanks all for the welcome. :)
Hey there AZ T/A and welcome aboard. I was literally just out your way two weeks ago for a TDY to DMAFB; too bad you didn't post sooner.
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too paid you didn't post sooner.
Um...huh? :D
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Hello, im from Finland and 6 moths ago buy my first Firebird. It discover in california and ship here. It's pretty good shape and i try to get numberplates and for running next month. Heres some pics.
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t141/Axelmaxel/1.jpg
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Welcome to 78TA Axel f
Beautiful T/A...congrats!! Allow me to post some of your pix for you ;D
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Nice find mate, how long did the shipping take?
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Thanks 79ws6resto for those pics! Its not real T/A...under hood is 350.
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;) That's ok...beautiful bird regardless 8)
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Axel_f , hey thats cool i run a 350 in mine!!
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Shipping take almost 2 month. And i get much tax because its way in finland if you ship car from another country. And that suck very much.
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We get punished too in the UK mate, its not right.
Poland is even worse!
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I thought Finland was the worst place but now i feel better. :)
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LOL, Poland is really bad, its almost cheaper to buy a NEW car than a 2nd hand one!
I take it you have a Chevvy 350 in it?
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Its pontiac 350. I think if its some day blow off i maybe put Chevy 350. What i have read its not so hard to install.
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too paid you didn't post sooner.
Um...huh? :D
Oops.....man, what was I thinking there? ::) ;D
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Welcome aboard Axel F, nice looking ride you picked up there. You'll have to share some pictures of Findland with us. :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Axel f! We look forward to hearing more about you and your car. I think you are our first poster from Finland! :) :) :)
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Hi. I ship quite a few parts to a great guy in Finland. He has a sweet black Firebird with a Pontiac 350. Picked up the car in California, he said. I told him to check this site out as it is very good on restoration info. In the pics he sends me, he also has a few motorcycles in his garage ;)
Hello, Aki, glad you joined up.
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Visit here some times and kentuckyyeti say this is nice place so thats why is registered here. Looks like i have much to read here.
ps. thanks kentuckyyeti
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Hello - We found the main site a few years ago when looking at buying our first T/A. It was a lot of help then and we're happy to see the forum now (don't know how we missed it before!).
We bought "BIGBRRD" from its original owner in the fall of '04 and drove it straight to a storage facility so didn't get to enjoy the car until the spring of '05. Found then out it needed a lot more TLC than we first thought. Rebuilt both the front and rear suspension, replaced the entire exhaust system, and had the radiator rebuilt.
Then we decided to have the "Minnesota Cancer" looked into. Took the car to a body shop in June of '06 for what we thought would be a 3 month project. But it is STILL THERE...!!! One thing led to another and in the process the 400 got pulled and spent the winter of '06 in our garage getting partiially torn down, throughly scrubbed, repainted, reassembled, and put back in the car last summer. It is getting close to being repainted now and hope to have it all put back together in time for the CarCraft Summer Nats in St. Paul this coming July. (keeping fingers crossed on that...!!!)
btw - "BIGBRRD" is a '78 with the Pontiac 400ci, 4 speed manual, Hurst t-tops, and gold snowflakes. Originally Starlight Black with the black velour interior we're keeping the interior the same but going with an even blacker black (if that's possible) on the exterior.
Looking forward to getting it back on the road again...!!!
Patty and Jim
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Welcome to the FORUM guys!! ;D
I must admit i searched the site before " stumbling " across the forum and i havent found my way out since!
Its a great place to be and before anyone else chimes in, we all love piccys no matter how bad or good you think you car is / was.
Its a great place for information too and the people are very very helpfull. ( remember my fan guys? ). :'( ;D
See you soon!
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Welcome Axel f to the 78ta family. Glad to have you aboard and great lookin ride. Lookin forward to getting to know you!
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Hello Patty and Jim. Welcome to the best T/A site on the internet :)
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Welcome P and J to 78ta. If you've even glanced at this site you'll know that we love pics, so post some up of your poncho when you get a chance :)
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Welcome to the T/A party Patti and Jim but let me warn you, it quite infectious and addicting! ;D
I must admit i searched the site before " stumbling " across the forum and i havent found my way out since!
I'm suddenly picturing the recluse Howard Hughes with stringy long hair and a beard......Sir English glued to his chair and can't seem to pull away from the computer (let me out, let me out). Little does he know his boss has fired him and the wife and kids have left him. :o ;) ;D
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Welcome to all the "new" TA lovers! This is a great site with really nice people!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Patty and Jim! Post us up some pics when you can, and we look forward to hearing more stories about you and your car! :) :)
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Welcome to 78ta, Axel f... Patty and Jim. Glad you found us. :)
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Welcome Axle and P&J.
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Welcome to the T/A party Patti and Jim but let me warn you, it quite infectious and addicting! ;D
I must admit i searched the site before " stumbling " across the forum and i havent found my way out since!
I'm suddenly picturing the recluse Howard Hughes with stringy long hair and a beard......Sir English glued to his chair and can't seem to pull away from the computer (let me out, let me out). Little does he know his boss has fired him and the wife and kids have left him. :o ;) ;D
HOW ON EARTH DID YOU KNOW? mate i peed myself with laughter!! im off to buy a special car so that no one can hear my conversations!
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Wow, in just two days we went from page 99 to page 101.
I borrowed this ideal to introduce yourself over on another football message board.
Welcome all newcomers.
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Hi guys, I am Stefano and I live in Italy (center, west coast). I've been several weeks on this forum but I hope you can see a pictures of my TA now, I will get some more later.
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Nice looking 76 you have, Stefano! We'll be watching for more pics! :) :)
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Welcome, we look forward to seeing more of your ride.
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Hello, I'm Alex From Powhatan VA, bought my 79 Trans Am 4ish years ago when I was 13, and now trying to get it on the road in time for my 18th b-day, sadly been taking a while, lack of money and dad needing the garage a lot to work on his Jeep.
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Had to rebuild part of the frame rail on the rear driver side, came out pretty well I think
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Alex! Thanks for posting up pics! We look forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :)
I couldn't help but notice the turnout gear hanging there -- firefighter in the family, eh?
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Yup, dads been a firefighter since I was about 1, Volunteer first, then Career for the past almost 10 years
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Welcome and thanks for posting pics!
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Welcome cuog
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Cuog, welcome to the site!!
Congratulations and good luck on the car, Its taken me a bit longer ( years ) to get my Bird, i take it this is going to be a keeper?
Any more info on it?
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Welcome Alex, glad to have you aboard. Good project you got, thanks for the pics. Fellow VA tax payer here, from Yorktown.
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From what I can remember off the top of my head its a 79 T/A with bone stock 403 and auto trans with 172k miles on it, some rusted spots, that frame rail I replaced being the worst of it, as well as some floor pan rusting, and front right fender being dented and rusting out at the bottom(looks like someone hit it in a parking lot a while ago)
I think it was a pretty good bargain, needed a new front left brake caliper when I got it, bleeder valve snapped off and brakes had too much air in the line to pretend to be useful.
All in all I'm glad I got it for $435 running. Just bought gas for it today, started it up after pouring a little in the carb, glad to see it still runs after sitting in the garage for 2 years. I'll have a video up of it in a moment of the happy occasion
and Sir English, I definitely plan to keep it ^_^
Youtube vid of it running, runs horribly rich, I need to dig out my manual and find how to adjust the carb mixture, also need to get that little plate that should be by the flywheel so that I can adjust my timing, somehow that disappeared
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnj2PqrBE4
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Welcome to the Trans Am family Alex and good to hear from another Virginia (although I had to "google" Powhatan to find where it is). Good luck with your project buddy!!
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Hi all,just wanted to say hello as I just joined .
My name is Rick ,I am 47 year's old in april and going threw a mid life crisis lol .I am from BC Canada ,and recently purchaced a 78 SE with Fisher T roof's. I do not have the car yet ,as it is being shipped in a closed container from Ohio to my residence in BC.
I can hardly wait to see my T/A,although there is no rush as it's still winter out there .
I have been on EBay 6 day's a week for the last 3 year's ,and the one I was looking for finally appeared. I had a 77 back when I was 20 ,black and gold ,but no t roof's.Well I have alway's wanted one like it again ,with the black interior ,but I wanted a 78 with the factory T roof's.
I gotta say I love the look's of the front end in 77 and 78 ,nothing else look's that mean in my opinion .You look at car's now aday's ,and they all look the same imo.But you see a 78 black T/A ,and it stand's out! I have to say I haven't even seen one on the road in year's .
I will have to start a gallery to post some pic's as soon as I figure out how .
Anyway's all,nice to be here ,
Later Rick
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Welcome th the site Rick and Alex. Another couple of nice rides.
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Welcome to 78ta Rick, glad to have you aboard. Nice car you got, hope it transports safely to ya!
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Welcome to 78TA.com! We look forward to seeing more of your car when you get it! Good luck! :) :) :)
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That is one gorgeous looking car Rainman, I'm jealous!! I hope you will post up more pics when it finally arrives home.
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Welcome RainMan, Mid life crisis? is that just an excuse for the wife to buy the car? Come on you can tell us where all friends here you know!
I call mine " Stress relief " oh and alot of fun!!!
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I'm Merv from the great white north, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. Had a 76 TA and a 74 TA but that was eons ago, always wanted to get another. Well the day came and I picked it up last week. 1976 Trans AM 400 TH 350. Needed the body more than anythings as eons ago I stripped the 74 and 76 and put he parts in storage. Other than some dime sized holes in the passanger floor pans, and rot on the passanger rear lower quarter its solid. Low compression on one cylinder so it doen't run, PT looks original will request PHS to confirm, then that will determine my direction. From what I can tell I won't need half the body parts I have in stock... but thats a good thing. Cool site, look foward to spending some quality time here :)
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Hey Merv! Welcome to the 78ta family. Post up some pics of the project when you can.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Merv! It must be warming up in the Great White North -- we've had a rush of Canadian posters here recently! Would love to see pictures of your ride! :) :)
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Welcome Merv ;D
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Welcome to the family Merv......looking forward to hearing more about your new obsession. 8)
Welcome to 78TA.com, Merv! It must be warming up in the Great White North -- we've had a rush of Canadian posters here recently! Would love to see pictures of your ride! :) :)
Nah, it's still cold up there so there's nothing else to do but get on the computer ;D
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WElcome Merv, cant wait to see some pics of the new bird.
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Welcome to the funny farm!
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Thanks all, great to be here. Long winter... heated garage... TA to play with... who needs summer... yet :)
Life is good 8)
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wasn't sure if ny last post went up so i thought I'd at least post a pict of my car. I'm from Rouleau. Saskatchewan. Not far from Canuck TA actually. I restored this beast myself form the paint/bodywork to the engine rebuild. It was a complete off frame restoration that took me only 14years to complete. the cars odometer reads 116000 km's. it's fully loaded. I'm just in the process of adding the TA flares and air dam to it in white as well as replacing the door panels and the rear speaker deck cover.
Rob Shuba (IMnuts)
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Welcome to you too Rob, and I'll be the first one to say it, post up some more pics so some of these guys can sleep at night.
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Nice Formula Rob, and welcome to the assylum
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Rob Shuba (IMnuts)
God that's a great looking Formula!! Man I want one!
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welcome guys!
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Im Bill from Clifton Springs New York. Ive got a 1981 t/a that me and my dad are restoring very slowly since Im in college and am broke the majority of the time. But its starting to come along
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Welcome to the 78ta faimly Bill. When get some time, post up some pics of the project and don't hesitate to ask questions.
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Welcome Bill. LikeRich said, post some pics. We love projects as much as full blown show cars. Plus we have a great group of certified car nuts.
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I do have some pics up in the restoration projects link if you want to check it out http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=7685.0 (http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=7685.0)
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Just registered, Im from sarnia ontario canada, near port huron mi. usa
I am currently restoring a PHS documented 77 bandit TA 4 speed 400 non air car.
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Just registered, Im from sarnia ontario canada, near port huron mi. usa
I am currently restoring a PHS documented 77 bandit TA 4 speed 400 non air car.
Cool, welcome aboard and let us know how the project is going.
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Welcome rhino33 ;D
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Welcome aboard Rhino, good to meet ya. Post up some pics of your project when you can, we'd love to see it.
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Welcome to the forum rhino33 !!
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Hi, I'm Joe from South Africa. I have a 1980 Trans Am (Please se Tech board for my questions), a 1981 Camaro Z28 as well as a stock standard 1954 Chevy 210 Sedan.
Great site!!!
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Welcome Joe from South Africa!! Glad to have you aboard, post up some pics when you get a chance, we'd love to see your ride. Let us also know some of your history with the car.
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Welcome Joe1980
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Hi, I'm Joe from South Africa. I have a 1980 Trans Am (Please se Tech board for my questions), a 1981 Camaro Z28 as well as a stock standard 1954 Chevy 210 Sedan.
Great site!!!
Holy cow, that's incredible.......welcome to the party Joe and when you post some pics of those cars, post some pics of home too. :)
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Blimey! its going mad at the moment!!!
welcome and yes can we have some piccys please?
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Hi, thanks for all the welcome's. The weather is great in South Africa, we're in autum at the moment, moving fast towards the winter but here in SA our car show season is more in the winter beacause it is not so warm and less chances of rain, but we can show and shine pretty much through out the year. I've posted pics of my cars in the Gallery, so check them out.
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Nice toys you have there Joe1980!
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Boy I',m slackin. Welcome Rhino and Joe1980.
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Wow -- gone for a mere week and look at all the newcomers! Welcome guys! :) :)
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hey everbody my name is phil i live in pennsylvania i am a trans am nut i own a 1988 trans am and a 1989 trans am one with a 5.0 tpi and one with a 5.7tpi currently working on the '89 bird if any one has any ideas on power adders for it or an idea on how to make it stomp this crap out of those mustangs and camaros it would be greatly appreciated, moter is currently at machine shop got bored .30 over and is getting cleaned up let me know thanx
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Welcome to all those joining in on the fun here!
Knightrider88ta - this is mainly a 2nd generation site. You might want to check in on www.thirdgen.org to see about any power adders for your specific car. Generally speaking a free flowing exhaust and intake are your two best friends.
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Welcome to 78ta Phil, glad to have you aboard. We do have a resident 3rd gen'er named Jeff, I'm sure he'll pipe in on your car. Post up some pics when you get a chance.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Phil. We have some gen 3 owners here who can help you, but as Brian says most of us are gen 2 owners. Jeff (79ws6resto) is currently working on a gen 3 so I'm sure he'll be better able to comment. But post us up some pics of your ride -- we LOVE pictures (all of us that is except Jeff, who is merely extremely fond of them) :) ;)
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if any one has any ideas on power adders for it or an idea on how to make it stomp this crap out of those mustangs and camaros it would be greatly appreciated,
Hi Phil. I just got one of these power enhancers today... for my Mustang ;)
http://www.autoanything.com/performance-chips/61A3637A0A0.aspx
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Welcome Phil
Sorry but I'm just working on cosmetics for the '82 right now so I'm not much help (learning as I go on this one :-\ )...I'm sure someone will chime in though if you don't find your answers on the 3rd gen forum Brian recommended ;)
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Welcome to the site Phil. Mike did you just type the words " My Mustang" on this site? Well you are given a 3 day no post period.
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Welcome to the site Phil. Mike did you just type the words " My Mustang" on this site? Well you are given a 3 day no post period.
My Mustang, my Mustang, my Mustang (ha ha ha) ;D ;D ;)
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Russ- that was Bobby, not me. I swear!!!
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Welcome to the site Phil. Mike did you just type the words " My Mustang" on this site? Well you are given a 3 day no post period.
My Mustang, my Mustang, my Mustang (ha ha ha) ;D ;D ;)
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And your banned from the Nationals for 1 year!
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Now now -- there's no need to be harsh, guys! We'll let it slide with the simple confiscation of his drink tickets at the Drury. :D ;)
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Dibs on the drink tickets!! ;D
(I'll be the guy in the "Ford Racing" hat ;D )
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And when Jeff gets kicked out for the ford hat I will get all his tickets. ;D
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That sounds like a challenge...just for that, I'm taking Brian C up on the hat offer :P
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Sweet ,i'll be drunk!
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You too?
See you under the barstools.......
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That sounds like a challenge...just for that, I'm taking Brian C up on the hat offer :P
Just PM me your shipping info and I'll send it out. Glad to be rid of it!
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Mike here from Abilene,TX (Dyess AFB). Signed in on some other forums, but I am here just as much. I bought an '81 T/A last month that's in pretty good shape. The PO took out the 301 and put in a 350. It runs pretty good when I can get her started. I have a few issues with the battery,alternator, etc. I will be slowly fixing her up with an interior change, paint,decals, engine swap, and other items. I am also rebuilding a '68 Chevy stepside from the ground up, so we'll see how far along I get on that. I love these birds, this is my third one. I have had two '79's in the past, last being a TATA. I regret selling both, so here I go again. I look forward to chatting with ya'll and gathering info, car shows, and all that good stuff.~~~~~Mike
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Nice 81! What's your shift knob on your B&M Megashifter? Almost looks like a skull? If so, can you post a larger pic of it? 8) Oh yeah, Welcome!
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Yeah, it's a skull. I took it out last week and replaced the whole thing with an original shifter. I thought it was cool too. I'll see if I can get another pic, it's sitting in the garage.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Mike! We look forward to hearing more about you and the work on your car! :) ;)
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Hey Mike, welcome to 78ta, good lookin ride you got.
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Thanks guys for the warm welcomes. Here's a pic of the shull shifter.
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Mike,
I think I welcomed you recently when you joined over on TAC, but I'll extend a welcome here as well.
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You sure did, but it's good to see you here too!!
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Welcome to the site Inthuwind !!
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welcome,cant wait to see and hear more from you.
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Welcome Mike.
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Welcome to 78TA Inthuwind
That shifter looks right up Hitman's alley ;) (nice match for the door locks)
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Thanks, and yes, the 350 is a Pontiac-1975 coded engine.
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Denver. Have a 77 TA that's Brentwood Brown. Seems to be an unusual color. Do you know how many were made?
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To my knowledge, Pontiac didn't track colors or color combinations in their records -- at not as far as anyone knows. :-\
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As the title of this thread asks, Red Bird and I live on the extreme eastern edge of Oregon, six miles from the Idaho border. Nyssa is 8 miles north of us, and Adrian is four miles south. Boise is easy to find on the map, and we are about an hour's drive NW of there.
I stuck with my forum name "Thunderegg" because of one unique characteristic about this area. Ages ago this place was highly volcanic, and as a result, nowadays you can go rock-hounding out in the hills and find thundereggs. They are also known as geodes; volcanic rocks that have crystaline formations inside. Here's a pic my brother took from his front window looking west.
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I'm also known as "Thunderegg" in an online WW2 flight combat sim callled Aces High. (www.hitechcreations.com) A very immersive and sometimes intense game, I enjoy it because of the historical realism and the fact that there's something in it for everyone. I'm a member of one of the largest Main Arena "squads" in the game, the Birds of Prey (www.bops.us), and I have a fondness for the big bombers, especially the B-17 Flying Fortress.
Like Red Bird mentioned in another thread, I always did love his Trans Am. Years ago we commuted to and from Boise in it. The ol' girl always proved to be reliable, and if something was a little haywire, it was a relatively easy fix for my mechanically-inclined brother. Eventually he helped me get my own, and we put a lot of work into bringing it back to life. I'm now at the point where my TA is a dependable runner, with a lot of cosmetic work to be done. It's going extremely slow because I don't have a great income out here in the sticks. This spring and summer, I'm more focused on helping Red get his TA back on the highway since his wife has proved to effectively make $$$ disappear, despite her verbal promises year after year of "Oh, we'll get it fixed.". ::) (Yeah, right!) I may have pissed her off, but I don't care. ;D
Anyway, that's my intro. Thanks for the warm welcome, guys.
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Welcome Firbird and EGG. Egg, you and your bro will have alot of fun cruising together. Firbird, We would liketo see a few pics of your ride when you get some.
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Sounds like you guys will fit in quite well :) However, pics are mandatory and for some members ... it keeps them going through the day so ya'll get some pics up! ;)
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Go back a page or 2 Rich, his bro put a few up.
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Rich can't read, ok? There I said it.... :D :D
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I can, I just forgot ...
OK, I'm done, never mind, I won't post at this website ever again, there, I'm leaving!
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OK, I lied, I posted in another thread, so sue me :P
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Welcome to the site everyone..... nice to have you here.
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I can, I just forgot ...
OK, I'm done, never mind, I won't post at this website ever again, there, I'm leaving!
Settle down Francis...it was a joke ;) ;D
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I can, I just forgot ...
OK, I'm done, never mind, I won't post at this website ever again, there, I'm leaving!
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LOL , hey no one has mentioned pics for a while?
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hey I'm james from cali, and I'm hoping to get great info and finally get my car on the road.
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Welcome to the family.Anything you want to know just ask,all ? will be answered.Maybe not right but will be answered. lol
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WELL, at least if it's half right it will half work ::)
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Welcome to the forum, James! We look forward to following the progress of your project! :) :)
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thanks,i'll be looking forward to any progress.
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Ba dump bump ;D
Oh, one of those guys, huh? :D :D You should fit in just fine.....welcome to 78TA jamer
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Welcome to 78ta Jamer, glad to have you as part of the team. We don't have too many redbirds around here :)
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Welcome James, Nice red bird and with T-tops too. Cool.
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Yep welcome to the site jamer !!
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Cincinnati Ohio
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Welcome Cadillac!
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Welcome, CS! Thanks for posting pics already! :) :)
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Where at in cincy? And welcome!
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Welcome to the site Caddy
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Hi. I'm from Indianapolis, IN. I have a 1980 ws6 T/A with a pontiac 400 my dad and I are working on.
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Another Hoosier! ;D
Welcome to 78TA 80ws6ta
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Welcome to the site!!
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Thanks for the warm welcome! How did any of you all get interested in Firebirds? My dad has told me stories of his 1967 gto and his 1965 gto convertible he had back in high school. He got me into the whole pontiac thing. I thought those were cool, but when I saw pictures of a black 1979 SE T/A, I knew I had to get one. So we found a 1980 T/A on ebay in Tennessee and my dad won it while I was at school 3 years ago and we have been restoring it ever since. We then ran a PHS on it and come to find out it was a WS6! Unfortunately, it wasn't a real SE and the car was pieced together, so we decided to make an SE clone! WE should have it running in about a week or two.
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Welcome to the site, and most of us were bitten by a small time movie in 1977.
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That is a great show, but my dad started it for me. I didn't even watch it until after I got my car!
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Post up some pics of your ride -- we LOVE pictures, even 79ws6resto (who won't admit it)! :) :)
How did I get interested in TAs? Simple, really. Saw one in the summer of 1970 when the gen 2s first came out, and had to have one. By the time I got enough money to buy one it was 1975, which simplified it even further because there wasn't a car to compare to it by then. No Z-28, Corvette was neutered, no Mopars, Mustang was the Mustang II, and AMC was offering the Pacer. There was the Bricklin SV-1 if you were truly hard up -- or you had the TA. No choice, really...
What part of Indianapolis are you in? I'm over on the west side -- out in ORP territory. ???
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I'm in the south west area, in Camby (close to Mooresville), but I go to church on the west side!
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Cool! It's taken me nearly 3 years, but I'm slowly ferreting out TA owners in the Indianapolis area. There's somebody who owns a Fire Am in Plainfield, but I had to go to Dayton for the TA Nationals to actually talk to them! :D :D
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Maybe these Indy T/A folks are just avoiding you Rick! ;)
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Could be, Jon! And here I went and bought a couple of new T-shirts and all. :-\ Or maybe they're just bad typists and don't want invitations to join forums on the Internet! :D ;)
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I heard about the guy who has that fire am! A guy who my dad bought a T/A off of said he and a friend went and looked at it a while back. That would be neat to see. This is what my car will look like when we are done with it! Oh, I would put current pictures of my car on, but that requires a camera!
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Hi , my name is Keith from Fife in Scotland , I own a 79ta 6.6 Sundance Yellow with a genuine 13,500 miles on the clock , everything is in great condition and also everything works . Car only used on good days and sunny day , living in Scotland that ain't a lot !!! Also 12$ a gallon of petrol doesn't help either . But Hey !!
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Welcome to 78ta Keith!! That's is a nice bright yellow car. I've always thought TA's looked good in yellow. thanks for the pic and lookin forward to seeing you around.
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Hi Rich , Yellow is the new black !!!! :)
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I would agree, that car looks great in yellow! Oh, and welcome to 78ta.com!
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Hi Rich , Yellow is the new black !!!! :)
Now that's a new one on me, kinda like 50 is the new 40?!
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That is a great looking Trans Am Keith, and welcome to the forum! Is that a sun roof I see?
You'll have to share some more pictures of your car and of home!
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Welcome to the site Keith
(http://www.your-kilt.com/images/LonePiper.jpg)
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Welcome to 78TA keith79ta ...great looking '79 ;D
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Gents , thanks for the welcome ! Yes it is a sunroof and according to paper work factory fitted ?? 75transam , you have found a picture of me getting ready for a night out :D :D :D
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Welcome to the family Keith!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Keith! Always interesting to hear from the other side of the pond! :D ;)
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Hiya Keith
They'd better watch out over there
" The Redcoats are coming!" ;D
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Welcome to the site Keith.
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Welcome Keith, from the " right side of the pond!! " LOL just watch that one go.....
No theres a few of us on here, so youre not alone at all.
Nice car mate, do you get to many of the shows?
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Furthest down south is Fins & Chrome at Stockton
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Hi, my name is Ozzie I live in southern California, I grow up with T/A's all my life since 77'.....Thats all we had in the garage....I love this site and my CONGRAD's to all you T/A loves out reprisenting one of the most beutifull cars in the world.. :D.....I have a 1978 TRANS AM "BANDIT" SE, That my dad gave me 2 months ago
this one is the one with the GERMIN LETTERS, and GOLD INTERIOR DASH and steering wheel, with the limited snow gold flake rims with lip,...VERY LIMITED NUMBERS this is a Y82, gold package, 6.6 WS6 (original tires p225/70R15), my dad was the 2nd Owner still have three inch pink slip, this car is original black,,,All the other TRANS which where built in the Van Nuys plant are Y84, this car runs great, have the YearOne Cataloge for all the parts, the intrior is BLACK ALL ORIGINAL NUMBERS MATCHING, no leaks, this CAR HAS THE BATMAN NOSE, VERY FEW AROUND MANY are SPEACIAL EDITIONS but are CLONES..This one is the real deal, has rust in the common areas,fenders and trunk Etc...this car is a collectors dream with HURST T-TOPS, Like I said this Car is a REAL COLLECTOR FOR THE TRUE GEAR HEAD, or son and father project...NEEDS PAINT, A/C, Eng is a 400 with chrome V-covers all factory, runs great no smog starts right up only 98K original miles, This car has great tires 95 %.Have (vin # 2W87Z8N136798) and going to look for the built sheet this weekend, ..."SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT"....SE edition....this car are going up in value every year and the 1978 SE trans am is the car to have. This car is a running car and has it all, power window, all manuals, extra original keys,even have the key chain from the original dealership, blk triming around the windows, T-tops covers, with pontiac spare tire with a original airpower pump, put in your time and money and you'll have the MUSCLE CAR everyone is cloning know a days.........DON'T KNOW WHAT MY CAR IS WORTH I CAN AFFORD IT LIVING IN CALIFORNIA AND NEED TO SELL IT ASAP..........PLEASE HELP ME T/A FAMILY.....Will load pix soon.
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You should post this under "cars for sale".
Good luck.
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My name is Kevin....
Cedar Falls, IA.
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Welcome to the greatest site in the world, Ozzie and Keith
(http://gadgetmaniac.mail2web.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/star-trek-xi-poster.jpg)
oops, wrong site
(http://www.hitmantransam.com/43db79e30.jpg)
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Welcome Kevin.
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Welcome to the greatest site in the world, Ozzie and Keith
(http://gadgetmaniac.mail2web.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/star-trek-xi-poster.jpg)
oops, wrong site
(http://www.hitmantransam.com/43db79e30.jpg)
LOL Welcome guys and WE LOVE PICS EVEN ODD ONES!!
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb96/ozzizere/oddenginebaymkiiisupra.jpg)
well maybe not............
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My names Ryley, from Winnipeg, Canada. Just baught an 84 T/A and going to start working on it a.s.a.p. im only 17 but to me, nothings more fun then turning a wrench or two.
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Again, welcome Ryley to 78ta.
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yeah welcome Ryley, i wish id had a ta at 17 ............ what did i do with myself???? LOL
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Hello,
My name is Chris, I'm a woman I leave in France, I'm owner of a Pontiac Trans Am of 1977 buy this month, my car is for the moment to Cleveland at a friend, because I search an complete engine Pontiac 400ci. In my TA, it's an 283 bored Chevrolet. I want change it.
Please can you help me for more adress of new engine salesmen .
Sorry for my bad english
Chris
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Hello Chris and welcome 78ta!
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Thank you, it's a pleasure to meet you.
I hope progress in english language to share more things with you all.
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Hello Ryley and Chris. Welcome to 78ta. Glad you can join us. :)
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Welcome to the Forum all of the new Members. Please let us know if there is ever anything we can do to help. Chris, I am in Cleveland and if you need any help with the car, let me know.
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Thank you for your warm reception.
I have a friend in Cleveland which looks a Pontiac complete and original engine 400ci for my TA 1977 because it has a 283 bored Chevrolet.
If you know addresses where Ican buy a new or redone engine, your help would be very precious to me.
I have a Porsche 997 S flat 6 but my dream is this v8 american car.
I want it perfect, and muscle. I like big engines.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Ryley and Chris!
Et Chris -- je suis tout à fait sûr que votre anglais est mieux que mon français. Je ne parle pas le français à tout! ;)
(Le ci-dessus est la courtoisie d'un traducteur français SEULEMENT!)
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He Rick, it's super, you can write in english, so that I'll make little progress.
I want learn your language and the solution is to communicate whit american people.
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Yes, you are absolutely correct -- communication is the only way to learn the language! ;)
Do you have any pictures of your car? We'd love to see it! :) :)
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Of course
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6809/029qz6.th.jpg) (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=029qz6.jpg)
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3808/028kn9.th.jpg) (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=028kn9.jpg)
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welcome chris, nice car, and good luck on learning the language
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Now those are some unique graphics!
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That's a very nice paint job, Chris! :) ;)
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This is your car Chris? Then I just sold your friend a radiator shroud last week. Welcone to you and Ryley
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Hello,
Yes, it's my first american car. I'm proud.
I like it so much. Here, in my city ( PAU near BIARRITZ ), I'll be the only one to have a Pontiac T/A 77.
The noise of the V8 is going to make windows tremble , Yes !!!!!!!!!!
It's true that the paint is very special, but I assume.
Good day
Chris
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Great to have you hear Chris!!
Nothing like a rumble of a big V8 !!! :-)
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I'm allright with you, a big V8 is the must engine for me !
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Hello All.. I'm Dave from Hoffman Estates, Il and we just inherited a 1978 Pontiac Trans Am red 1 owner and garage kept not driven for at least the last 22 years since the license plate had 1986 but I was told it was more likely last driven in 1984 when a Formula was purchased at least I think it was a Formula its been awhile.
and after a new battery and starting fluid it did start but I want to repalce the gas tank since its been sitting so long and you know 2 of the tires have been holding air for the last month.
so this is a nioce addition to the rest of our muscle,collector etc inventory.
Dave
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Gday guys
Mal and Kaz here from Australia, we have newly purchased a 78 Trans Am from California and arranging the shipping next week.. We had been looking seriously since Nov 07 and found one from a link on this forum 8) early this year. The car has been in a carspa for the last few months from bare metal to now looking almost brand new.
From the finished photos the car looks great - but will probably have to wait a few months to see the real thing because the USD is so weak, it seems like every aussie is bringing a car out, and there are not enough containers to go round. :P
A big thanks to Brett for answering a few of our pestering emails - but we have made it up by buying a few goodies for the TA from him. ;D
We will keep you posted on the progress of the cars overseas voyage and arrival to its new Southern home downunder.
We will post photos soon.
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/5536-2/my+eye) (http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/Trans+Am+Oz/my+eye.html)
Cheers
Kaz and Mal
(new owners of a Y84 78 Trans Am special edition)
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Welcome Dave, Mel and Kaz. You found the best TA site around, so if your in need of something just ask, someone should be able to help you out.
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Welcome guys to 78ta! Good to see two more '78's being cared for and loved. Lookin forward to seeing you around here.
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Welcome to 78TA.com Dave, Kaz, and Mal! We're looking forward to seeing pictures of your cars and hearing more about them and you! :) :)
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Welcome to the site everyone. Keep us posted on your new rides. Alot of these guys are Hounds for photos and updates.
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Welcome to 78ta, Dave, Kaz and Mal. Glad you found us. Brett- The Hitman has built a real nice site for us share our love for Firebirds and Trans Ams. Come in and enjoy the site as much as we do. :)
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Thanks guys
Glad to be here
cheers
Mal and Kaz
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Welcome GUYS!!
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ups...posted message in wrong place.
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Greetings all!
I'm Abe from Roy, UT, which is about 30 miles north of Salt Lake. I'm an active duty Air Force Officer currently stationed at Hill AFB, UT. Its real nice to find such an active TA community out there. Too bad you're all so far away!
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Uh Abe, first, welcome to 78ta (I think already said that in another thread) and second, I hate to burst your bubble partner but...... YOUR the one that lives so far away!! ;)
And thanks for your duty to our country, we appreciate your tour in the Air Farce...err Force (sorry, Im ex-Army) :)
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Welcome Abe! :) :)
(Ignore Rich, he's like that all the time... ::) )
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Welcome Abe you're close us over here are far away ;D
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Greetings all!
I'm Abe from Roy, UT, which is about 30 miles north of Salt Lake. I'm an active duty Air Force Officer currently stationed at Hill AFB, UT. Its real nice to find such an active TA community out there. Too bad you're all so far away!
Hey there Abe and welcome to the 78TA.com family. I work at HQ ACC on Langley and deal with the 388 FW out at Hill every now and then. Take care and hope to hear about and see your Trans Am!
Bobby
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Rich, I prefer Chair Force, thank you very much ;)
Bobby, I'm actually on the 75ABW side; the 388th is a tenet unit. Small world, last Friday I re-deployed a group of Langley maintainers. Gotta love 100+ rowdy crew chiefs...yikes.
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Hello all.
My name is Brian. I live in Northern Virginia.
When I met my wife of 19 years, one of the first things I saw was a beautiful brown 1979 Trans Am in her parent's driveway. Come to find out, the car was originaly Sundance Yellow but painted brown because her mom liked that color better.
After many years of neglect and my poking and proding (plus my father-in-law getting a case of Guillian-Barre and will never drive again), the in-laws have given me the car. It hasn't been driven in 8+ years and has been returned to some sort of yellow thanks to an "Earl Shibe's" type paint job (which I protested many times prior to it) about 10 years ago.
My wife drove the car to high school, and I would love to get it back into a presentable condition so my daughter could drive the same car to school her mom did.
facts:
Sundance yellow w/ gold bird & decals (as built)
403
automatic (obviously)
cloth seats
am/fm
a/c
tilt
cruise
manual windows
steel ralley wheels
no t-tops
83,000 miles?
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Welcome to the site Brian, you will soon be pestered for pics, so get a jump on thng and post some up.
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Welcome Brian! Another Virginian, glad to have you aboard! Sounds like a nice ride, post up some pics when you get a chance!
Abe, good to see you have a sense of humor, you'll need it around here ;D
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Brian! Yep, Russ nailed it -- we LOVE pictures! :) :) :)
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Welcome to 78TA Sundance and 77ziprun 8)
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My name is Tracette, from Omaha, Nebraska. I'm usually a Cadillac, Lincoln owner, but looking forward to my first '79 Trans-Am purchase.
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Welcome Tracette, do you own 1 yet? If so sohw some pics, if not this is the place for help in finding 1.
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Welcome to 78TA Tracette
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Welcome to the dysfunctional (spelling?) family we call 78ta Tracette!
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Welcome to 78ta, Tracette. I'm glad you want to join the Trans Am family. Good luck with your search.
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Hello Tracette and welcome to the family......you can never leave if you know what I mean ;) ;D. So is there a particular 79 Trans Am that you already have your eye on or are you just looking for one? What suddenly turned you from luxury cars to a sporty type car (dumb question?)?
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Welcome Tracette,
Do tell about the '79 in your future...
I used to be the newest member here, but now I'm campaigning for village idiot
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Welcome Tracette,
Do tell about the '79 in your future...
I used to be the newest member here, but now I'm campaigning for village idiot
Nah, I already have that position ::) ;D
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Nah, I already have that position ::) ;D
Must be something in the Virginia water?
P.S. w72transamowner, sorry about reporting your post to the moderator. I couldn't figure out how to quote you
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Tracette! Don't mind these guys -- just throw a block at them and toss them into the rail -- they'll get over it. :-\ :D
You mentioned a 79 TA -- do you have one in mind specifically (as in offer pending) or were you looking specifically for a 79? ???
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Nah, I already have that position ::) ;D
Must be something in the Virginia water?
P.S. w72transamowner, sorry about reporting your post to the moderator. I couldn't figure out how to quote you
You reported me to the moderator? So that's why there is a plain unmarked dark sedan parked near my house....hummm :o ;D ;D
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Welcome to all the newest members! I hope you have a fantastic time here =)
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Hey, I'm not so new, but never introduced myself. So yeah, here I am! My name is Rob from lower NY ;D
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My name is Rob from lower NY ;D
...and I'm an alcoholic :D :D :D
(j/k)
Sorry, I couldn't resist :-X
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You mean youre not? Damm what am i going to do in August???
I thought i was attending the international meeting......
By the way " HI TO ALL " lol
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Welcome to all the new members. Nice to have you here. If there is ever anything we can do for you, just ask. We are all here to help.
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New here from St. Louis ,Missouri. Recently just purchased a black 79 Trans Am. I'm loving it ! Just trying to get some of the bugs out. Having a few wiring issues. No dash lights. Everything else working so far !
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New here from St. Louis ,Missouri. Recently just purchased a black 79 Trans Am. I'm loving it ! Just trying to get some of the bugs out. Having a few wiring issues. No dash lights. Everything else working so far !
Welcome to Trans Am ownership, hope you're able to work out those "bugs"......post up some pics when you get the opportunity.
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Welcome to the site 79 Trans Am. Looking forward to some pics. Good luck with the "bugs".
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Welcome to the site, and the car looks great. Hope you work all of the wiring bugs out.
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Welcome to the forum, 79 Trans Am! I hope you have a fantastic time here :)
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Hey, Im Drew. I live in Stillwater, Ok.
My dad originally bought a 78' 400 in college, and thirty years later its mine.
Alot of work had to be done but after sitting 16 years its running better than it ever did.
I work alot and most of my money goes into the car.
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Welcome to 78TA Drew ;D
Congrats on the '78...any pix?
That's pretty cool that the car is still in the same family after all this time...enjoy it! 8)
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Welcome to 78ta Drew, glad to have you aboard.
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Welcome Drew, where are the pics? These guys really want pics, so I would try to get some up soon. lol
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Welcome all new members!!!
Pictures, pictures, we need pictures!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, guys! Like has already been mentioned, if you want a seat on the front row you gotta post pictures! Let's see some of you and your rides! :) :) :)
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Welcome to the site Drew. Glad you found us. This place is addicting. :)
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Hey, Im Drew. I live in Stillwater, Ok.
My dad originally bought a 78' 400 in college, and thirty years later its mine.
Alot of work had to be done but after sitting 16 years its running better than it ever did.
I work alot and most of my money goes into the car.
Keeping it all in the family......gotta love that! Welcome to the forum Drew.
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welcome guys
your not alone the newbie stakes ;D
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Hey, Im Drew. I live in Stillwater, Ok.
My dad originally bought a 78' 400 in college, and thirty years later its mine.
Alot of work had to be done but after sitting 16 years its running better than it ever did.
I work alot and most of my money goes into the car.
I used to live about 2 hrs down the road in a small town Elk City, dont know if you have heard of it or not, but if youve ever gone down route 66 through there you went right by my house....crazy people in Oklahoma are getting closer and closer to my part of the state....
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Welcome to the forum, Drew! Glad to have you aboard :)
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Hello
I'm Gunner, and I live in SW Missiouri...........Here are a couple of pictures of my car. I haven't had it long enough to start fixing on it yet
Gunner
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/gunner15a/Front.jpg)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/gunner15a/Driver2.jpg)
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Hello
I'm Gunner, and I live in SW Missiouri...........Here are a couple of pictures of my car. I haven't had it long enough to start fixing on it yet
Gunner
Hey...you look familiar ;) :D :D :D
If I didn't say it before...nice bird (that color scheme works well together as-is). Hang in there with it!! ;D
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Thanks Guys! its good to be recognized for kicking a**. I will post some pic's soon.
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Welcome to the site Gunner. Nice T/A... I really like the white and gold color combo. :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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Welcome,
Gunner , start fixing? looks pretty good to me!
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Hello Everyone,
My name is Ali living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I have a Bandit TA 6.6 SE 1977 original.
Great site....
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Welcome to 78TA rali5255
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Welcome rali5255. Grab a seat, some popcorn, and join in the fun!
**Its byob as Hammer drank the last beer :(
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75transam..........ROTFFLMAO. I love the I rock part. LOL
Hammer
Welcome Gunner......cool car.
I posted that pic, just for you Hammer ;D
Welcome to the site everybody. These guys really know their stuff.
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Welcome to the site rali5255. Your right it is a great site. :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Ali! I can't believe it -- NOBODY has asked for pictures yet! Seesh -- you'd think they didn't care! Post some when you get the chance -- we'd love to see your ride! :) :) :)
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Welcome to the forum, rali5255! :)
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Welcome Rali, and like Rick says, Get some pics up.
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HI im John in San Jose CA. I was Just in Plesanton Ca last week only one Trans Am at the the car show their. So we need more..........Later
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Welcome!! Any pics from the show?
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Welcome,
Gunner , start fixing? looks pretty good to me!
I've got to ask..........I've seen your avatar, and you seem to have the black/red/charcoal bird on your hood, is that correct? Whatever it is, it looks SHARP :)
Gunner
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Welcome to the site Gunner. Nice T/A... I really like the white and gold color combo. :)
I haven't decided yet weither I like it or not, acutally...........I THINK I do.........And I'd like to keep the interior as stock looking as possible...........But right now I'm waffleing between gutting the whole interior and going with black, or gutting the whole interior and going back with gold, and reusing the console. While the interior in my car is in good shape considering it's 30 years old, only the headliner and console is in good enough shape to keep (IMO). The console needs a new lid and storage area, and the dash is badly cracked (and been abused by stereo installers). The carpet needs replaced, as do the seat covers.
And thats just the inside. The engine compartment needs a LOT of help..........
This is going to be a long ride, guys :)
But I HAVE decided one thing. One way or the other, she's going to be repainted white.
Gunner
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Welcome John, you didnt say if you had 1 yourself. If so we need pics, so get to posting. ;D
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Welcome aboard John007. Glad you found us.
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Sorry I'm sad to say my TA is not show quality yet but getting there. I dont even own a camear so have no pics, anyway that car wasn't that great looking just a driver but nothing wrong with that, no insult intended, still better than mine . I know I'm going to get that camera one of these days, need gas money $4.50 here now. Later...........
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Not to worry, John! Most of us don't have show cars -- we have project cars...as in, everything's a project that's in process! Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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Most of us don't have show cars -- we have project cars...
I resemble that remark :D :D
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Most of us don't have show cars -- we have project cars...as in, everything's a project that's in process!
Boy, ain't that the truth......and ones in need of a serious cash infusion.....brother can you spare a few grand? ;D
Welcome aboard John!!
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Hey T/A lovers check out my 1978 Trans Am SE for sale on e-bay:..........Item number: 280234128954
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Welcome,
Gunner , start fixing? looks pretty good to me!
I've got to ask..........I've seen your avatar, and you seem to have the black/red/charcoal bird on your hood, is that correct? Whatever it is, it looks SHARP :)
Gunner
Thankyou for the compliment, but im afraid its probably far from correct!
My car is just that, my car, it was a base model bird and its had a couple of transformations since i had it, at the moment its undergoing more work and was " cobbled " back together so i could take it to a show.
Im in the middle of moving house so its been put even further behind!
Heres a couple of pics, first as i bought it, second what i turned it into and lastly how it was for the show!
( its in bits again at the mo! :-( )
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8/driversrearfloor.jpg)
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8/billingspringnationals146.jpg)
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8/billingapril08069.jpg)
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Hello all!
My name is Patrick and I am from So Cal. I have a 78 formula (yellow/black) once owned by my mother and then handed down to me to take care of. Unfortunately, I don't know too much about how to do a lot of things, I mainly consult my manuals. I hope I could post/pm people when I have a question on a particular procedure. I feel motivated to complete a long list of needed repairs and willing to put time and effort into learning how to maintain my car. Thank you everyone :)
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Welcome Patrick, glad to have you aboard. No worries on not knowing anything, we all started there at one time :) We'll help you along you just ask away. how about some pics of that poncho?
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Hi all, i'm Albert, live in Belgium(small country), Europe. Since last year we, my son and me, have a T/A '79 and a f-bird V6 '91. The TA needs some resto and repaint, is in good condition, originally come from Texas ;D, is a Y84. She is been imported a few years ago by a firebird lover. Accely he buy 3 of them and make 2 driveble. The firebird '91, we buy that here in garage ho sale only US cars, is in very good condition and drives well, it s the car for my son. Myself i drive daily with a GMC PU.
I read already a lot here on forum, somethings are very interesting to now and is a help for ower restoration of the TA. :D
I love very match some cars overhere, nice !!!!!!!
See you arround guys, girls.
picture of my sons firebird ;
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/Brecht_2006/23092007218Small.jpg)
and the TATA when she just arrived that day last year.
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/Brecht_2006/27092007228Small.jpg)
Grtz Albert
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Welcome Albert, nice firebirds!
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Patrick -- Welcome to 78TA.com! I'll tell you what -- most of us end up consulting the manuals too when we run into problems. Anybody who says they don't either doesn't know much or they're lying! It's just that if some of us have done it before, we remember some things to make it easier for the next guy! ;)
Albert -- nice collection you have there, and welcome to 78TA.com as well. We have several members here who started out buying an extra car or two to get parts to make their main car driveable, but then the ended up with a whole collection of cars -- I think it's some kind of obsession or something!
We look forward to hearing more about both of you and seeing your cars as they come along -- ask questions anytime, and somebody here should be able to help! :) :) :)
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Welcome Patrick and Albert. Like my TA buddies have stated, all you have to do is ask and most likely someone will be able to give you the correct answers.
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Welcome Patrick and Albert. :) It's good to have you here. :) Good luck with your projects.
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Welcome.....and don't make me angry....you don't want to see me angry
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3097/tihtr3.jpg)
in theatres June 20th
;D
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Hello! My name is Dave from Richmond VA. I am awaiting the arrival of my 79 TATA. Nice to meet you all!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Dave! We'd love to see pictures of your car when you get them! :) :)
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Welcome aboard Dave. Looking foward to some pics. :)
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Here are a few pics of the TATA:
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/djcoak/df72_1.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/djcoak/de00_1.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/djcoak/d340_1.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/djcoak/e0ad_1.jpg)
And one of my Baby:
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p297/djcoak/IMG_0001.jpg)
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Welcome Patrick, Albert, and Dave ;D
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Dave,
Welcome to 78ta, that TATA looks like a good project. I'll have to swing up your way soon. My wifes step mother lives in Richmond and we like to go up for the day and visit. I'll make sure to let you know when/if and I'll bring my TA this time :)
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Hey thats cool let me know when you're swingin in!
Yeah it will be a good project. I have a few ideas......
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Welcome Dave, nice lookin project. Remember were here to help.
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Thanks again. I'll post better pics when the car arrives but overall I think it is a great project car and 2600 for a numbers matching vehicle isn't bad either.
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Thanks again. I'll post better pics when the car arrives but overall I think it is a great project car and 2600 for a numbers matching vehicle isn't bad either.
Not bad at all. Good luck with your project.
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Welcome to the forum all new members! :)
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Kayla from KY. Yee-haw :)
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Welcome Kayla ;D
Glad to see Mike has forced this into a family affair ;) :D
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Kayla from KY. Yee-haw :)
As I mentioned down in the 2000th member thread, welcome Kayla. Got a video of that "yee-haw"? My rendition, developed in isolation up here amongst the Yankees, has been criticized for delivery... :-\ :-\
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i'm a Yankee too! i'm the NYer here! a great big welcome to all you newcomers!!!
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Hey guys, been looking at this forum for a while, finally registered, name is Joe from Long Island,NY and I have 2 1980 t/as.
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Welcome to 78TA Joe...glad you decided to join the party. ;D
I'm sure we'd all like to see some pix of those '80s. Any questions, just ask.
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Thanks 79WS6Resto, I'll probably post a topic on them with pix in the Restoration section in the next day or so, and I'm sure I'll have lots of questions.
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That sounds fine Joe...there are plenty of knowledgable and friendly people here: all just itching to help out when we can. ;D
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Hi all!! I'm madamfootball from SE Washington State. I own a 1978 Skybird 350 4bbl, and seriously looking at a '79 Redbird. I would like to "Collect All Three."
I also own a '94 Mustang GT convertible.
Who says only men can collect toys ;)
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Welcome Joe and madamfootball to 78ta, glad to have you aboard. Now get some pics loaded up of those firebirds ;D
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Welcome to the assylum Joe and Madam.
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Hey guys, been looking at this forum for a while, finally registered, name is Joe from Long Island,NY and I have 2 1980 t/as.
Welcome aboard Joe but be careful, the site is addicting ;D.
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Hi all!! I'm madamfootball from SE Washington State. I own a 1978 Skybird 350 4bbl, and seriously looking at a '79 Redbird. I would like to "Collect All Three."
I also own a '94 Mustang GT convertible.
Who says only men can collect toys ;)
Hi there, can't wait to see that Sky Bird.....are you going to share some pics?
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Welcome Joe and Madamfootball,
Madamfootball..Why not add a Formula to the collection while you are at it :o
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Hi my name is Mike aka Zman. I'm trying yo figure out how to upload pics of my car. Once I figure that out, everything will be golden.
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OK Still no pics. I'll figur it out eventually. I've already put them in the gallery. But how do I post the on the forum?
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Welcome to the forum Mike. One of the High tech guys will be here very soon to help.
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Hello Joe, madam and zman. Welcome to 78ta.
madam... You wont find anyone here who says "only men can collect toys." I'd love to see more women join the Firebird community. The more people the better...plus more Firebirds will be saved. :) :)
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Mike -- welcome to 78TA.com!
What you want to do is to go to the picture in the gallery and get the "IMG" link. Copy that entire link -- "IMG" tags and all -- then paste it into the post window here on the forum. Use the "Preview" icon to check it to see that it comes out, and when you're happy with it just hit "Post" as always! :) :)
Raise your hand if you have any problems! ;)
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madam... You wont find anyone here who says "only men can collect toys." I'd love to see more women join the Firebird community. The more people the better...plus more Firebirds will be saved. :) :)
I couldn't have said it better!!
Hey there Z-Man, welcome to the site!!
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Wow! You guys are awesome. Let me try again. And thanks for making me feel welcome.
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/6437-1/ta1.jpg)(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/6440-1/ta2.jpg)(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/6442-1/ta3.jpg)(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/6444-1/ta4.jpg)
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Wow! You guys are awesome. Let me try again. And thanks for making me feel welcome.
Oh, they're all going to want something (ha ha), just kidding......welcome again. I like your T/A, what's the story on it?
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You've got posting pics down cold! Looks like you've got a pretty complete car there too! The interior looks decent. :) :)
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To all my new friends at 78TA.com I purchased this car yesterday after looking HI/LO and this is my future 'Dream Car'. She may not be much to look at now, but she has great bones. I sent her to paint/body today as I am not even talented in that field. I've waited since 1978 to 0wn a car like this and I just can't wait any longer. I just wanted to say I'm glad I found this site and glad I'm not the only one out there.
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As you all know these cars are getting harder to find. Like a good Burt Reynolds movie. This ones all original down to the CB (Hey good buddy!) The interior is great. The1/4 panels and rockers have issues. The pans are in good shape. and oh yea, it needs a motor.
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Welcome to the family zman, glad to have you aboard. Great looking project and if you have any questions, post them up. It's also a good idea to get a set of Hitman's manuals that you can find here...
http://www.78ta.com/store/home.php?cat=3
they are invaluable when restoring one of these baby's.
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Hello everyone again. I finally got my hands on a camera and took some pics of my formula. Not the greatest pics but only to show you all what I got.
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Welcome again :D
Good looking bird...I love that color combo on Formulas 8)
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Nice Formy!
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Nice Formula. :) Thanks for the pics.
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That is my absolute favorite Formula paint scheme Weltar!! Welcome to the board and thanks for posting the pics.....tell us more about the car.
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Good looking Bird, my Formula's original paint was yellow, but some jerk painted it over it with some distasteful two tone job. Nice looking car, I have a 78 Formula. :D
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Thank you all for your compliments, I do appreciate them. At the moment I have not done anything big on it other than replace the suspension. I honestly do not know what to replace / add to it. I heard some suggestions to the engine but because of smog laws I cannot. One thing I am working on is replacing the middle console and compartment. My current one has cracks everywhere and part of the top compartment door peeled off. I will take more pictures later :).
If anyone wants to know something specifically about the car I will try my best to answer, and maybe I could receive some suggestions about what else to do as well, thanks!
P.S. Would anyone know how to remove an automatic gear shift knob? In the manual it says to remove it but does not say how. Do I twist / pop / pull? Thanks for any help :)
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P.S. Would anyone know how to remove an automatic gear shift knob? In the manual it says to remove it but does not say how. Do I twist / pop / pull? Thanks for any help :)
Pull the center button up and off. May need to gently pry it. Then look down the center of the shift knob. There is a snap ring that must be removed. The knob will then lift straight off.
Hope that helps.
And welcome all!
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well i moved house and i finally got back online!!! A BIG HELLO to everyone thats joined since i last visited.
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You moved the house? Wouldn't it have been easier to just change houses? :D :D
Welcome back! ;)
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You moved the house? Wouldn't it have been easier to just change houses? :D :D
Welcome back! ;)
Thanks Rick......
LOL, hey the nationals are just round the corner!
unfortunately i had to wait to get my BB reconnected, oh and i put a 78 front end on my car too so its not been just all work........
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oh and i put a 78 front end on my car too so its not been just all work........
Sooo....you owe us a pic then, right?? ;)
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oh and i put a 78 front end on my car too so its not been just all work........
Sooo....you owe us a pic then, right?? ;)
Yes Jeff... I believe he does. :) Don't leave us hanging Sir. ;)
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Welcome to the site everyone..... nice to have you here. Pull up a chair and grab a seat, you will find just about everything you need here to help with your cars and also find alot of great company. Please let us know if there is ever anything we can do for you.
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Jeff, Keith mmm piccies eh?
Ill see what i can do........
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Hi guys. I'm new here . I'm in England and have a general interest in US Autos (I'm not really commited to 1 particular brand). At the moment I drive a Dodge Ram which came from Florida. The reason Ive entered this forum is I've just bought a 78' Trans Am. I've not picked the car up yet (I've not even seen it -only seen pics).
At the moment it is fitted with a 5.7 350 Olds (I dont know why). The car comes with a spare 400 Pontiac or a 403 Olds. I am no mechanic so will probably need advice on the best engine etc, anyway thats for a different post. So hello and 'have a nice day'.
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff219/ItsaysERFnotRAF/3f48_3.jpg)
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Another bird across the pond, eh? ;D
Welcome to 78TA masnart
There are a few other members here from the UK...what area do you live in?
Congrats on the '78...let us know if we can be of any help with your project ;)
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Another bird across the pond, eh? ;D
Welcome to 78TA masnart
There are a few other members here from the UK...what area do you live in?
Congrats on the '78...let us know if we can be of any help with your project ;)
I'm in the NW of England, 20 mls from Manchester, 40 mls from Liverpool. I've just posted this for any help.
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=9509.0
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Masnart, welcome to the 78ta family, good to have you aboard, post up some pics of your ride when you get a chance :)
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I've not picked the car up yet. These pics are from the add.
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I think my first job is to put the rear turn signal back to original. In the UK the turn signal must be amber so alot of US spec cars have them rewired into aftermarket lamps (looks stupid).
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Nice catch you have there! Keep us posted on how it's coming (like when and where it's being shipped from and when you get it) and in the meantime we look forward to hearing more about you! :) :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Nice catch you have there! Keep us posted on how it's coming (like when and where it's being shipped from and when you get it) and in the meantime we look forward to hearing more about you! :) :)
I collect the car in a couple of weeks. Its a 750 mile round trip so am spending the weekend in Inverness, Scotland (might see The Loch Ness Monster) , then driving it home. Its been stood in a barn for a couple of years but is roadworthy as its just passed its M.O.T. (test to make sure its safe and roadworthy-all cars over 3 years old must pass this to be legally allowed on the road).
When I get the car home I'll take more detailed pics before I start any work. Thanks for all the interest.
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masnart , welcome mate!!
I agree get rid of those nasty indicators and go back to the stock look.
Me personally i get no trouble from the law at all. And if you want help just ask mate!!
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Nice looking motor there, and welcome from the other end of the UK
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Welcome to all new members! :)
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Hi everyone this is my first post on this forum. My name is JOE I live in Sydney Australia. I own a 1974 TA the car is my pride and joy I drive it at least four or five times a week. The worst thing I have found about restoring my ride is the time of the road. I do all the work on the car I can myself, If it's off the road, I work up to 20 hours a day till she's back on the road. I guess it's a TransAm thing here is some pics of my car.(http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg48/joe74ta/400%20pont/transam065.jpg)
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Welcome to 78TA Joe...that's a real beauty ;D
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Hey Joe, welcome to 78ta, very nice ride!!! Way cool color too.
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Welcome Joe! Another member from Oz! :) :) :)
I notice your car is LHD -- glad you could avoid having to do that conversion! ;)
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Welcome Joe
As the other guys said..you aint the only Ozzie on this forum..there are a few of us from all over the great brown land so if ya need any local help just post away 8)
Nice Ta..gotta be fast since its red ;)
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Welcome Joe! Another member from Oz! :) :) :)
I notice your car is LHD -- glad you could avoid having to do that conversion! ;)
First thanks for the big welcome. I actually imported the car from New Zealand a couple of years ago, because the car is over 30 years old it didn't have to have the conversion thank god. Although I did have to change the tail lights to amber indicators and the seat belts. A local guy I know made some amber inserts for my lights and they almost look stock. Look forward to being a part of the forum. Many Thanks Joe.
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Welcome aboard Joe. :) Nice T/A you've got there. 8) It's good to see a 74 T/A alive and doing VERY well. I sure would like to see more 74 and 75 Trans Ams.
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Welcome to the forum, Joe! ;D
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welcome Joe, i like the rims mate!!
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Hi everyone,
I bring you warm greetings from one of the most beautiful cities on earth - Cape Town, South Africa.
I must confess that I sold my T/A about 2 years ago. Suppose I feel a bit like Clarke Kent at the moment…just wearing his regular tailored suit to work each day with no the red and blue costume underneath.
But, I’m planning a comeback. To that end, I have been scouring this forum for info and restoration tips.
Thought it would polite to at least say “hi”... and "thanks". All your contributions have certainly made this the best 2nd generation Trans Am forum on the net.
Ciao,
Andy.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Andy! If you can, why not post up some picturs of your old TA? We love pictures (everyone except Jeff, who is merely extremely fond of them), and we'd love to hear more about it. Good luck on getting another one! :) :) :)
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Welcome aboard Andy. Good luck with your search for another T/A. :)
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Welcome to 78TA transam-wp
the best 2nd generation Trans Am forum on the net.
I'd have to agree with you there ;D ...plenty of good info and people here.
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Nice to have you on board Andy! Bless the net eh?
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Yo Joe
Did you go to "Hazaparty" ( David Azzopardi)aka streetlens.com for the tail lights?
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Yo Joe
Did you go to "Hazaparty" ( David Azzopardi)aka streetlens.com for the tail lights?
Sure did Mal I also sold him the two ford XM 's he is restoring at the moment great bloke. Have you seen the range of tail lights and one off injection stuff he does .I only live 5 minutes from his work shop.
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Welcome to the chaos called 78ta Andy, glad to have you aboard!
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Nice to have you on board Andy! Bless the net eh?
For real, Sir english. Thanks to the net, long distance relationships can work;)
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Welcome Andy. Glad to see there are more new members like myself.
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Thank you for the warm welcome, guys.
Rick, I’d be happy to post pics of my old T/A…but I fear that the images may offend certain viewers. In SA, it’s rare to find a T/A that still has its original motor and that hasn’t been resprayed 4 to 5 times (4 to 5 different colours btw). Mine had seats from a Volkswagen in it. Needless to say she was in pretty bad shape. I had grand dreams of restoring her to her former glory. But with so many original parts missing, my mission was doomed from the very beginning. Next time I’ll start with a far more original car.
She sounded pretty awesome though. The previous owner had relieved her of all forms of silencing equipment. She was pretty dang loud. I recall blasting it past the local pub once. Can still remember hear the sound of men cheering as I flew past in my T/A. In a world filled with fuel efficient Euro-boxes, nothing sounds better than someone punching it in a big American V8.
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In a world filled with fuel efficient Euro-boxes, nothing sounds better than someone punching it in a big American V8.
Ill second that !! Nothing finer
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That's OK Andy -- everybody here has project cars, most are far from perfect, and they're all a work in progress. Heck, I even had a set of cast wheels from a third generation TA on mine for a while (actually, quite a while). Go ahead and post up yours for old time's sake! :) :)
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In a world filled with fuel efficient Euro-boxes, nothing sounds better than someone punching it in a big American V8.
Ill second that !! Nothing finer
I KNEW Steve would appreciate that :)
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Just imagine what ill be like in August, V8 heaven.......
i agree Andy post them pics !
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hi i am simon i used to live in england i now live in arizona i bought my 79se ta last year on ebay it was local so i went to see it before i bid ,it was on ebay as a 79 firebird and the pictures were bad so when i got to see the car i was supprised to find a 79 ta se with t tops ws6 option totaly complete with a bad white paint job over the original black ,also it was totaly rust free, i won the auction and got it for$450 i am now doing a total restoration, also i found a 76 ta parts car also rust free local to me for $200 so i got that too
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Welcome to 78TA Simon...sounds like you got some great deals.
We look forward to pix of your project ;D
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Welcome to 78ta Simon, glad to have you aboard. Looking forward to seeing pics of your project!
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cheepta , simon welcome, so your an " Ex pat " LOL
How did you end up over there you lucky wotsit!!!
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Welcoem to 78TA Simon...
We see what happens when Jeff gets up too early... :D :D :D ;)
WELCOME to 78TA.com, Simon! Post us up some pics! We look forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :) :)
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Sorry...I woke up on the dyslexic/color-blind/stupid side of the bed this morning ;D
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Welcome to the site Simon. Good luck with your project. :)
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Hi Robert my name is Dan and i am from just outside of chicago.I own a 79 trans am gold and bought it pretty much all restored already.It has a 6.6 403 i just need to build up the trans for more horse power gotta love speed!!!!! Its my first trans am ever so everything i do is all new to me.Any ideas on how to get alot more horse power out of this car thanks
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Welcome to 78TA Gold Dust
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Welcome to the fun house at 78ta Dan. Go over in the technical section and ask about the horsepower, there's no shortage of opinions around here :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Dan! Post us up some pictures of your car -- we LOVE pictures! We also have quite a few Olds engines guys so you are in luck for suggestions and experience! :) :) :)
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Welcome Simon & Dan.
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Welcome Gold Dust , good screename mate!
Just in case no ones mentioned , WE ALL LOVE PICS so if you get a chance post away mate!
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Welcome Joe, Andy, Simon and Dan. I missed this thread for awhile.
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Welcome one, welcome all to the greatest T/A site in the world
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Welcome to all the new members here to forum! ;D I hope you will enjoy your time here at this wonderful place!
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Here is a shot of my old girl.
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Welcome aboard Andy. Good luck with your search for another T/A. :)
I'm lookin into a '81 up for sale in my area. 301 Turbo.
What you got under the hood there, blue81ta?
Andy.
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Just imagine what ill be like in August, V8 heaven.......
i agree Andy post them pics !
Love your white paintjob, sir english.
A T/A looks bitchin in white.
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That's OK Andy -- everybody here has project cars, most are far from perfect, and they're all a work in progress. Heck, I even had a set of cast wheels from a third generation TA on mine for a while (actually, quite a while). Go ahead and post up yours for old time's sake! :) :)
Thank you, Rick. Sounds like you know where I'm coming from.
She had a 400 bored out to 406; Wiseco pistons, rings and the wildest camshaft the boys at Comp Cams ever dreamt up. The previous owner had it turned for drag racing. The result was that the car could not idle and, with it being an auto, it was virtually undrivable. The carbs were set so rich that every time I pulled her into the garage, my house would smell like gas for 2 days. I’m sure you can imagine that that didn’t go down too well with the Mrs;)
My next T/A needs to be far better manners.
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Hey guys here are a few pics of GOLD DUST as i like to call it
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That's a nice looking car, Gold Dust! :) :)
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Hey guys here are a few pics of GOLD DUST as i like to call it
Sweeeeeeet.......I wanna drive it! ;D ;D
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Just imagine what ill be like in August, V8 heaven.......
i agree Andy post them pics !
Love your white paintjob, sir english.
A T/A looks bitchin in white.
I agree mate, but im sorry to say this my Bird isnt white, i think you may have thought of another members car...... no biggy.......... and i dont want to appear as being an arse!!
By the way nice ride!
Gold dust, thats an unusual colour is it original?
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Love your white paintjob, sir english.
A T/A looks bitchin in white.
I agree mate, but im sorry to say this my Bird isnt white, i think you may have thought of another members car...... no biggy.......... and i dont want to appear as being an arse!!
By the way nice ride!
Gold dust, thats an unusual colour is it original?
My humblest apologies, sir english. What colour is your bird?
Thanks.
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Hey guys here are a few pics of GOLD DUST as i like to call it
Welcome, Gold Dust. Very nice ride indeed. Looks very 70's. Love it;)
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transam-wp , no worries mate, its been too many colours!!
It was red when i first got it, then i painted it in a sort of Skybird blue ( but didnt know it at the time ) at the moment its matt black with a blue ( the blue i painted ) stripe, im hoping by the ned of the year to have all the bodywork etc done and it will change again ! PHEW
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Welcome to the forum, Gold Dust! Nice looking car ;D
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Beautiful T/A Gold Dust!!!! :) 8)
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Just imagine what ill be like in August, V8 heaven.......
i agree Andy post them pics !
Love your white paintjob, sir english.
A T/A looks bitchin in white.
I agree mate, but im sorry to say this my Bird isnt white, i think you may have thought of another members car...... no biggy.......... and i dont want to appear as being an arse!!
By the way nice ride!
Gold dust, thats an unusual colour is it original?
No its not it was gold but painted it a brighter gold
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Here are a few more pictures
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I just wanred to thank you all for welcoming me to this great site and taking time out to look at my 79 t/a
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Welcome to the forum Gold Dust, great looking ride!
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Hi there im from Brisbane Austrailia and i have a 1977 trans am just started to fix up.
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Hi there im from Brisbane Austrailia and i have a 1977 trans am just started to fix up.
Hi Mick, welcome to the forum. How long have you had your T/A and did you import it from the States or purchase it from someone else in Australia? What shape is the car in? Post up some pictures to feed the addicts if you get an opportunity.
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Welcome to the forum, mick! It is good to have you here with us :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, mick! We have quite a few members here from Oz! Post up some pictures of your ride when you can! :) :) :)
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Welcome to the 78ta family Mick, how about some pics of that project?
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Welcome Mick, and you had better hurry and get pics up. Some folks get angry.
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Welcome to 78ta mick. Glad you can join us. :)
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Welcome to the forum Mick!!
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Here are a few more pictures
That sits up nice gold Dust!
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hey i am new to the site. I have a 76 trans am that i am working on. It's basically a stock 400. i am going to get some pictures up soon for everyone. I just would like to say that the site is really helpful. Thanks a lot for that!!!
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Welcome to 78TA 76tamoose ;D
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Welcome to the site 76tamoose , just one qusetion, where are you from??
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Welcome to 78TA.com, 76tamoose! Pull up a seat and tell us all about yourself! We're looking forward to the pics! :) :) :)
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Welcome to the show Moose.
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Welcome to the assylum Moose, how about some pics of that project?
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hey i am new to the site. I have a 76 trans am that i am working on. It's basically a stock 400. i am going to get some pictures up soon for everyone. I just would like to say that the site is really helpful. Thanks a lot for that!!!
Hey Moose, where are you located? Beware, this site can be addicting. ;D
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Welcome to the forum, 76tamoose! Glad to have you here with us :)
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Welcome 76TAMOOSE, How did you get the Moose atttached to your handle?
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Welcome to the site 76tamoose. :) Glad you can join the rest of us Firebird and Trans Am addicts.
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Welcome to the forum Mick
Nice to see another Aussie Trans Am fan
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Hello everyone,my name is Mark and I'm Simplicities husband. I'm a graduate of the Nashville Auto-Diesel College and have been turning wrenches going on 13 years now. I'm a diesel mechanic that lives in Ravenna,Ohio.
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Welcome to 78TA Mark...nice to hear someone else has heard of NADC ;D
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Mark. Before you're inundated with requests, let me be the first to say we LOVE pictures! Post some up of your current rides! They don't have to be TAs -- just what you're driving now! We enjoy having Angela around and look forward to hearing more about you and your cars! :) :) :)
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Welcome to the site Mark. :) Come in and join the party. :)
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We enjoy having Angela around and look forward to hearing more about you and your cars! :) :) :)
Thank you, Rick ;D I have always enjoyed being here with all of the wonderful members!
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone :)
@Rick - my ride is a 1995 Dodge Intrepid that hardly has any paint left on it due to the problem Chrysler had with the primer at the time. It needs alot of work and would actually love to fix it up and make it look new again.
@Hammer - lol,I can hardly remember what I did last week let alone try to memorize people's names ;D
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Dont worry mate just smile nicely at anyone wearing a T/a shirt, thats what i plan on doing!
Oh by the way welcome! !
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Welcome, Mark. It was good to met you and your family at the show yesterday.
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@Sir - Thanks and I plan on doing the same thing,lol
@ Russ - Thanks and the feeling is mutual
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hey ill get some pics of the car soon. ive been really busy latley. My name is matt and i am a student at Purdue. The moose before my name is an old nickname from little league.
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oh yeah and i am from milford mi, a suburb outside detroit
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My name is matt and i am a student at Purdue.
Ah! Another student at Cow College! :P :P :P
Just kidding! ;)
Rick ---> who graduated from the REAL engineering school on the banks of the Wabash... RHIT! 8)
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Welcome Matt, and enjoy the show.
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oh yeah and i am from milford mi, a suburb outside detroit
Thats 5 miles down the road from me!! Small world.
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Nice 76 moose! Welcome to the site
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oh yeah and i am from milford mi, a suburb outside detroit
I grew up in the Detroit burbs (Berkley, Southfield, Bloomfield) but left for service life a long time ago and never returned. My last trip up was in January for the Detroit Auto Show, but now my father has left Michigan as well, so it doesn't look like I'll be getting back up that way anymore.
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Hello - We found the main site a few years ago when looking at buying our first T/A. It was a lot of help then and we're happy to see the forum now (don't know how we missed it before!).
We bought "BIGBRRD" from its original owner in the fall of '04 and drove it straight to a storage facility so didn't get to enjoy the car until the spring of '05. Found then out it needed a lot more TLC than we first thought. Rebuilt both the front and rear suspension, replaced the entire exhaust system, and had the radiator rebuilt.
Then we decided to have the "Minnesota Cancer" looked into. Took the car to a body shop in June of '06 for what we thought would be a 3 month project. But it is STILL THERE...!!! One thing led to another and in the process the 400 got pulled and spent the winter of '06 in our garage getting partiially torn down, throughly scrubbed, repainted, reassembled, and put back in the car last summer. It is getting close to being repainted now and hope to have it all put back together in time for the CarCraft Summer Nats in St. Paul this coming July. (keeping fingers crossed on that...!!!)
btw - "BIGBRRD" is a '78 with the Pontiac 400ci, 4 speed manual, Hurst t-tops, and gold snowflakes. Originally Starlight Black with the black velour interior we're keeping the interior the same but going with an even blacker black (if that's possible) on the exterior.
Looking forward to getting it back on the road again...!!!
Patty and Jim
An update on "BIGBRRD": Brought it home from the bodyshop a couple of weeks ago. On the way stopped at a muffler shop to have pipes fabricated to connect the shorty headers to the x-pipe (the tech complimented Patty's selection of mufflers as it has a nice deep, but mellow sound). A few days later took it out to a performance shop to have the Qjet dialed in and now it runs a LOT better. Working on getting the interior put back in and a zillion other little details. After 25 months it is nice to have it in the garage again. Hope to have it back on the road soon.
Here's a few pictures of the homecoming:
"BIGBRRD" Homecoming #1 (http://www.c3vr.com/member_uploads/401_500/419/PICT3085.JPG)
"BIGBRRD" Homecoming #2 (http://www.c3vr.com/member_uploads/401_500/419/PICT3087.JPG)
All 'The Toys' Together (http://www.c3vr.com/member_uploads/401_500/419/PICT3089.JPG)
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Lassie from Misery here! Just dropped by to see what you were all about. Love TA's, but alas and alack do not own one, thus the name. :'( This is a great web site very informative and full of fun loving people no doubt. I'll be making this a routine destination in the future. :D
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Welcome Lassie from Misery, glad to have you as part of the insane asylum here! No worries on the TA, just let us know when your in the market and we'll help you find your "dream" car ;D Until then, we'd love to have you posting.
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What part of Missouri are you from?
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well im new to this s#^* so i hope i get it right well im in stockton cal im 16 and im geting my first car back in a few weeks i have a 79 trans am 6.6 ta w/ttop
logan aka -tweeks -Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
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hi everyone .finally bought a 78t/a came from north carolina i beleive.absolutely love the car just need to sort out the minor problems that are associated with a 30 year old car...i,m a member of the pontiac owners club here in the u.k. ...but this site is a mine of information..thanks
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my t/a
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Welcome tweeks and webbel. Post photos before the others get here or they will start hounding you. j/k
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Welcome to 78ta tweeks and webbel. Glad you found us. :)
Nice T/A you've got there, webbel. Real nice. 8)
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Thanks for the welcome Rick! Everyone here seems so nice. It may be a while until I can afford a TA, it's on the list, but unfortunately it's at the bottom; well after paying off my daughter's wedding and getting my son through college! My husband and I love cars (and bikes) for that matter but we've been out of the car/bike show realm for a few years now. I was surfing the web and came across this site when I was searching for a Smokey and the Bandit TA. Since then, I have been very entertained and educated by all the people on this site![ :)/font]
Welcome Lassie from Misery, glad to have you as part of the insane asylum here! No worries on the TA, just let us know when your in the market and we'll help you find your "dream" car ;D Until then, we'd love to have you posting.
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I'm from Mid-Missouri, Co-Mo, Jeff City area. Used to live in Clarksville Tennesee. Owned land in Big Rock, TN once upon a time. Where in Western Kentucy are you located?
What part of Missouri are you from?
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Hi. Just south of Paducah- a little over an hour from Clarksville. I sold one of my T/A's to someone in Clarksville. He's in the 101st Airborne there. Big Rock, huh? Just outside of LBL?
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Welcome to 78TA.com, webbel! We have quite a few members from the UK here -- glad you've joined us! :) :)
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Welcome to everyone I might have missed this weekend while most of us were at the Trans Am Nationals!
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Welcome to Lassie, Webbel, and Logan
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Hey guys,
Cassandra from Charlotte, NC
Hope to be able to post a pic soon
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Hey guys,
Cassandra from Charlotte, NC
Hope to be able to post a pic soon
Welcome to 78ta. Don't wait too long about posting a pic; sometimes the mob here gets antsy if they don't have something visual to look at.
In case you haven't already seen it, there is a post on how to add photos:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0
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Hey guys,
Cassandra from Charlotte, NC
Hope to be able to post a pic soon
Hi there Cassandra, welcome aboard......can't wait to see those pics and hear a little bit about your car.
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IM JOSH MCDAVID
IM IN GRAYSON KY.
DONT HAVE A T/A
BUT ID LIKE TO
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Cassandra and Josh! We love pictures, so if post some up -- no matter if they are of your TA or not, we just LOVE pictures! :) :) :)
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Welcome aboard Cassandra and Josh. Come in and join the rest of us hopelessly addicted Firebird fanatics. :) :)
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Austin, TX
I just bought a 1978 TA three days ago. I have been wanting one for years. Now the fun begins. I will post pictures soon.
Nice to meet yall.
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Austin, TX
I just bought a 1978 TA three days ago. I have been wanting one for years. Now the fun begins. I will post pictures soon.
Nice to meet yall.
Welcome and don't delay too long about posting pics. They are one of the only requirements around here. :D
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Austin, TX
I just bought a 1978 TA three days ago. I have been wanting one for years. Now the fun begins. I will post pictures soon.
Nice to meet yall.
Wait a minute......."SoonerTA" as in Okalahoma Sooners but you live in Texas? ??? Man, but those Texas Longhorns just love you. ;) ;D
Seriously though, welcome aboard......hope you join in on the regular conversations!
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Welcome everyone, glad to have you aboard the 78ta family.
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Welcome to the ones I have missed in the past week or so.
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Welcome to the forum, Cassandra and Josh and to all others that I have missed! :)
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Yes, w72transamowner, as in Oklahoma SOONERS! I do get a very hard time living in Austin and being a Sooner fan.
Great site guys. I will get some pictures posted as soon as I can.
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Another new guy here. I'm Jim crider from bluefield Wv.
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Hey, you don't count as "new" ;) :D ...welcome Jim, glad to see you made it over.
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Well I am new here...lol
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Congrats on finding your way over, Jim! We figured if Jeff could do it, anybody could! :D :) ;)
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Yeah, we sold it a few years ago. Now wishing we still had it. Hindsight is 20/20 of course. That's a beautiful area of the country though and I've driven through Paducah many times. ;D
Hi. Just south of Paducah- a little over an hour from Clarksville. I sold one of my T/A's to someone in Clarksville. He's in the 101st Airborne there. Big Rock, huh? Just outside of LBL?
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Thanks for welcome guys
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Welcome to the forum, Jim! :)
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Thanks for the welcome
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Hey My name is Elliott I live In Canada, Ontario and I bought (username) LEE01 car from him. He directed me to this site, LEE01 told me that this is a real good site to ask questions, sell and buy. If you dont know LEE01 he had the 79t/a with the 455 in it. he has completed alot of work but there is still enough left to keep me busy for a while. If for some reason I ask a question that is simple to the rest of you, please do me the pleasure of not laughing too hard but direct me in the right direction. Thanks everyone and I'm glad to be here. Cheers!!
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Welcome Elliot!
There's no such thing as a stupid question around here so ask away! That way we all learn in the process.
You do know though that pictures are a requirement so let me be the first to say.......We Want Pics!
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Hello Elliot, welcome to 78ta!
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Welcome to the FAMILY, at some time the Hitman may ask you for a favor. That day may never come, but if it does, it would be kindly appreciated if you did this for us. Just kiddin
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I promise pics when as soon as I can. Thanks for the warm welcome everybody. Cheers !!
What form should I use to find out more about the engine in this t/a a 455 with 400 heads and a street dominator holly highrise with a holly 780cfm carb. I need specifications on a leaky rear oil main and pan gaskets torques.
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Hey My name is Elliott I live In Canada, Ontario and I bought (username) LEE01 car from him. He directed me to this site, LEE01 told me that this is a real good site to ask questions, sell and buy. If you dont know LEE01 he had the 79t/a with the 455 in it. he has completed alot of work but there is still enough left to keep me busy for a while. If for some reason I ask a question that is simple to the rest of you, please do me the pleasure of not laughing too hard but direct me in the right direction. Thanks everyone and I'm glad to be here. Cheers!!
Hey Elliott welcome to the family......I noticed a bunch of birds with Ontario plates at the Nats this year.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Elliott! Sorry for the late welcome but I've been out of town for a week! :) :)
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Hey My name is Elliott I live In Canada, Ontario and I bought (username) LEE01 car from him. He directed me to this site, LEE01 told me that this is a real good site to ask questions, sell and buy. If you dont know LEE01 he had the 79t/a with the 455 in it. he has completed alot of work but there is still enough left to keep me busy for a while. If for some reason I ask a question that is simple to the rest of you, please do me the pleasure of not laughing too hard but direct me in the right direction. Thanks everyone and I'm glad to be here. Cheers!!
Welcome Ellitott!!!
Wednesday is the big day!!!
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Welcome to the forum guys!
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Welcome to the forum, Elliott! :)
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Hello Everyone!
My name is Steve and I reside in NY, upstate NY that is! ;D My father has been restoring cars for years and I finally found a project car that was in my price range that I could bond with him on....and well worth it! I picked up a '78 Firebird 3spd w/a V8 350 Chevy Engine? (We still have to verify), no rust and running w/81K for.....$200!!! It is a project; needing some work including an interior restoration and a paint job. I had to title the car, which is now complete. The car has a neat history also originally from CA and bought through the military (per some VIN# decoding) :) My buddy Rod who I purchased it from, bought it from a Navy Officer who obtained it from the Navy where it was sitting in a Navy Hangar for years in CA. The Navy officer was transferred to PA and he took the car w/him. This officer lives in upstate NY and is in a car club with my buddy Rod. Rod swapped this officer an older body style (80's) S10 p/up with a V8 350 in it for this car. He then bought a house and had no place for the car so he sold it to me knowing it would someday be completed....and it will!!
I have already purchased a Saginaw 4spd tranny and have all the items needed to completely restore the car...which will be done! I am very happy to have found this forum as I am in need of assistance at this time....and have posted my first question. If anyone could please assist me it would be very helpful and greatly appreciated. Thank you all!! :)
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Hey there Steve, welcome to 78ta! How about posting up some pics of that project and yes sir, we will help where we can!
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welcome. pictures?
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Here are a few :) The new hood I purchased is being attached tomorrow.
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And here's the motor.
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Hey there Steve, welcome to 78ta! How about posting up some pics of that project and yes sir, we will help where we can!
Thank you rkellerjr. Love the pics of the car!! :o
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Steve! You look to have a Rockford Files car there! Great looking project! :) :) ;)
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Steve! You look to have a Rockford Files car there! Great looking project! :) :) ;)
Thank you Rick. I just put the car on the road today. I am replacing the hood tomorrow (I have a 2nd hand :)) and moving a gas line. I am in need of a wiring diagram (I posted a request for help under Trans AM Tech and Restoration) to replace the ignition (already purchased). I cannot wait to hear it run again and actually drive it!! Its more incentive to complete the car. :)
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Welcome to the forum, Steve! :)
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Hi there, greetings y'all!!!!
Let me introduce myself, name is Erik Reijnders, I've just turned 37 and I'm from The Netherlands....Another foreigner!!!
I just registered here on Hitman's forum.
Í'm new to the 2nd gen Trans Am world....
Not to say that I'm new to Pontiacs, but I've always been more into the A-body Pontiacs.
My first classic was a '69 Le Mans Hardtop with a 455
Other previously owned Pontiacs include;
'79 Grand Prix 301 SJ t-top, wonderful low-milage car (wish I never sold it)
'70 Grand Prix J 400
'68 GTO hardtop coupe 400 4speed
'70 GTO hardtop coupe 400
'88 Trans Am GTA 5.0 5speed t-top
Because my '70 GTO 400 convertible is dismantled for restoration I got the itch for another Pontiac...
Basically just a nice Pontiac with t-tops... (I like the open-air feeling of t-tops and convertibles!!)
Was looking for another GP t-top car, but I just could not find a nice one.
After one unpleasant experience with buying out of the USA over ebay I wanted something I could look at in person.
Then I ran into the ad of my TA and immediately fell in love!
I love the wide snowflakes and I really like the silver on silver combination.... kinda like the '79 TATA but different.
In short I got an original '81 Turbo Trans Am WS6 export car.
I has 113.000 kilometers on it with full documentation, original paint and interior.
Only the 2nd owner replaced the turbo 301 with a '76 400.
Not cheap, but I'd rather pay more for a nice car than to buy something with all kinds of suprises (bondo and other stuff).
Since I've been collection the parts to build a 462 back when I had the '68 GTO I'd figure this to be the perfect car to recieve that 0,30 over 455.
Hopefully I'll get it done this winter so I can cruise it next years season.
Greetings,
Erik
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Here are a few more and I'll see if I can post even more in the "photos" section...
If anyone knows of other '81 TA's in with this silver on silver combination I'd love to hear about it...I haven't found any other TA in this combination anywhere on the internet. Enough other colors tho.
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Welcome to 78ta Erik, glad to have you aboard and part of the family. That is a very nice TA you've got, congratulations!
However, what's the "other" car hanging from the mirror? That's like putting a picture of your mistress in your wallet while kissing your wife!
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welcome
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Welcome to the forum, Erik! :)
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Erik, Nice T/A! Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Erik! And thanks for posting pics right away -- it keeps some here from the incessant inescapable begging for them... :D :D ;)
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Thanks for your kind words!
Rich, that airfreshener was actually a joke!
A good buddy of mine went along to the location where I took the pictures (that's his bag behind the passenger seat) and he put that Mini Cooper airfreshener up there before I could took the pics....
I first noticed it on the way back home.
He knows I don't like small cars....so that's why!
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Hi Guys and Gals. New to the site and need some info.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Andy! Ask away! :) :) :)
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Blimey skip a day and 3 people join up!
welcome to the forum guys and Erik, im a foreigner too! ( but youll feel like a member of the family soon )
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Welcome to the site Erik , Andy and Steve.
Erik... nice T/A. Love that silver color. 8)
Steve... where in upstate NY do you live?? Near Albany??
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Erik , Andy and Steve welcome to the show....everyone I am sure will try to answer any questions you have. Just remeber the only stupid question is the one never asked.
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Welcome to the forum, Andy! :)
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Welcome Andy
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hello, Scott from haughton La.
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Scott, welcome to 78ta, tell us a bit about yourself, do you own a firebird?
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Welcome to all the newbs! And...it's a requirement to post pics, doesn't matter what shape its in as we appreciate all birds!
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Welcome to 78ta Scott. C'mon in and join the fun. :)
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Welcome aboard, Scott! :) :)
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Hello, I am Brian of Hellertown, PA. I have been working on my Trans Am all summer (with the help of info from this site) and now I get to drive it to High School everyday.
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That is a great lookin ride Brian and welcome to 78ta! Very nice high school car, I bet you get all the girls!
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Hello, I am Brian of Hellertown, PA. I have been working on my Trans Am all summer (with the help of info from this site) and now I get to drive it to High School everyday.
Man, I wish mine looked that good!! Keep taking care of it Brian.
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Great looking car, Brian! Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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Welcome to 78ta Brian. Nice looking T/A. 8) Thanks for the pics.
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Welcome Andy, Erik and Very good looking car Brian.
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Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
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Welcome Geo from Illinois, do you have a firebird? tell us a bit about yourself.
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"Geo" is part of the original quote....he didn't actually type anything.
C'mon...introduce yourself radar4313 :D
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Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
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My name iis Jack and I live in Illinois. I drive a 78 T/A 6.6 4-speed that I bought new in 1978. It has 93000 miles and I am the only one to be behind the wheel.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Jack! Post us up some pics when you get the chance! :) :)
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Wow, that's really cool that you are the original owner of that '78! I agree with Rick, let's see that ride :) And welcome Jack!
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Welcome to the site Jack. Another original owner. Cool. 8) Looking forward to some pics.
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My name iis Jack and I live in Illinois. I drive a 78 T/A 6.6 4-speed that I bought new in 1978. It has 93000 miles and I am the only one to be behind the wheel.
Well you definitely can't get rid of it now after all these year! That's pretty cool!!
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Welcome to the site Brian and Jack .
Good looking T/A Brian,I wish I had a car that cool looking when I was in High school !
And jack ,where are your pic's lol
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Welcome Jack, now lets have those pics, The natives are geting restless.
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welcome
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Joe From To with a 1989 TA GTA
Red all the way from Toronto Canada.
How do i attach a pic of my car on here?
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Welcome to 78TA.com! We look forward to hearing more about you and seeing your car! :) :)
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Welcome to the site Joe. This is a great place for a Firebird/Trans Am fanatic to hang out. :)
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Welcome Joe, now your one of us, but I am still not sure that is a good thing. ;)
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Hello all!
My name is Bill and I live in Bloomington, MN. I just wanted to take a second and introduce myself. I recently purchased my first and "dream" Trans Am and was totally shocked what a great website you all have here! I have learned a ton so far and hopefully I will have a chance to contribute back. Here is the story and a little history on my Trans Am...hopefully it's not too boring!
Now a little history on the vehicle, I originally fell in love with this vehicle in May of 1994 when we got new neighbors at the end of our circle that we lived on. A family that we knew from their kids having played hockey with my brother moved in. As a 14 year old who was totally obsessed with cars, seeing this vehicle move in was simply amazing. I spent many hours looking at it, looking inside it, and dreaming about it. Once I turned 16 and got my first vehicle, one of my best friends ended up buying a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am which was pretty much the same as my neighbors but black and lacking T-Tops and the full power interior. Since my friend wasn't exactly mechanically inclined, I spent time working on his Trans Am and I got my "fix" again. He ended up trading his Trans-Am in on a 1987 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer (sigh...) and now I could just dream about the one at the end of the street again....
Skip ahead a couple more years and now I had graduated high school and was in college taking my generals wondering what to do for a career. I ended up talking to my neighbor with the Trans Am one day. Now, I knew he was a volunteer firefighter and a career, full-time firefighter but I didn't know very much about either. Well, after a very short conversation, he basically recruited me into joining the volunteer fire department (you tell me what 18 year old male wouldn't want to ride on a shiny red fire truck?!)! I thought this was a great opportunity and really have enjoyed being a part of the fire department, and I have my neighbor to thank for this. Plus, I got to see his Trans Am more!
Now skip ahead about 10 more years. My neighbor has since retired from the volunteer fire department and was planning on retiring from his career fire department job as soon as his house sold. His kids are in college and living on their own and him and his wife bought a house in Florida at a gated golf course community. My parents told me about two weeks ago that their house finally sold and they are moving. They also mentioned that they will be having a garage sale and that they invited my wife and I down before the sale opened to the public to see if we wanted anything. So, last weekend, my wife, daughter, and I stopped by to check things out. I spent a little more time gazing at the Trans Am sitting in the garage thinking to myself how I may never see this car again. I left the garage and walked through their house. My wife ended up buying some martini glasses and we were on our way out. When we walked into the garage, my heart sank.....I saw a "For Sale" sign in the back window of the Trans Am!
I asked my neighbor "What, why, when, is it sold yet?" and a bunch of other mumblings. He said that after 28 years of having at least two cars (since he NEVER drove the Trans Am in winter) he only wanted to have one vehicle (and a golf cart) when he moved. He said he hadn't had very many people interested in it....and I think before he was finished, I told him I would buy it. We basically left it at that and I drove back down to his house a few days later and we agreed upon a very fair price. One week later, on Sunday, September 21, 2008, after we both signed the original title and he handed my the original keys (complete with the dealer stock tag) I drove away with my dream Trans Am!
From my neighbors house I drove 3 houses up the circle to my parents house and picked up my beautiful wife and took her for a ride. She has been all for us buying this car and actually seemed to enjoy the ride. We talked about how on nice summer days we could all pile in, take the T-Tops off and cruise around somewhere with nice scenery.
The car is in great shape, there is NO rust on this vehicle at all. When I bought it, it had 87,343 original miles on it. Along with the original keys, after digging through the glove box, I found the original build sheet, window sticker, dealership delivery inspection, invoice, warranty information, all the manuals, the business cards from the sales person and business manager, and the handwritten receipts for the down payment and the purchase. I also found many service invoices from warranty work in the early 80's! Not that I wasn't in love with this car before, but all this documentation seals the deal! I have since placed all the original documentation in sheet protectors in a binder to help preserve them. I call it the Trans Am Bible!
As I mentioned this is kind of a project car, there are some wear marks on the seats and carpet, but no rips or holes. As with any 28 year old car, is has a few squeaks and rattles, but I have pretty much figured out what they all were after driving it a few miles, now we just gotta fix em! The nice thing is, I don't really have to do anything if I don't want. It is totally drivable as-is!
So that is my story so far....I really look forward to being a part of this forum and learning more about this wonderful machine. I included a couple pictures below since I know how everyone likes pictures! I hope to take a couple more pictures soon of the car with a colorful fall background...I will remember to post them when I do! Do you think it is OK if a brand new website member can submit his pictures for the 2009 calander?
Bill
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Fantastic, welcome to the site!
Thats a lovely looking car you have there well done, just one question , why wait so long to get your dream??
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Thanks Sir English! I guess I always wanted a 1980 (the year I was born) but was never really looking for a car project right now.....between getting married, buying a house, switching jobs, my daughter, and a few other things I really didn't have the ability to search for one.... However, since I have ALWAYS wanted my neighbors car....it made total sense to me and my wife to purchase it....like I said he gave me a really good deal and it appraised for over double what I bought it for so that made my wife feel better about the deal!
I almost forgot the most important part....the stats....I realize that some of the following is assumed but this is what I had been emailing to my friends who aren't total car guys....
1980 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am:
Tahoe Bliue, Camel Cloth Interior
4.9L (301 ci) V8, 3 spd Automatic Transmission, Four Wheel Power Disk Brakes, Power Steering, WS6 Performance Package, T-Tops, Air Conditioning, Power Windows, Power Locks, Cruise Control, Tilt Steering Wheel, AM/FM Stereo Cassette, Full Gauge Cluster, Rear Window Defogger, Electric Trunk Release, and Compact Spare Tire.
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Credit where its due!
As regards to the financial side of the deal, well done, but to chase down a dream is worth more than money.
I wish i had neighbours like that.......
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Welcome to 78ta.com, Bill. That's a great story and a beautiful TA. 8)
IMO, as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't matter how long you've been a member here, you have a great looking TA that would do any calendar proud -- so submit a photo. ;D
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Welcome Joe and Bill! Great story Bill and great looking car, thanks for sharing!
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Welcome aboard Bill. Nice T/A you've got there. Have fun with it. Thanks for the pics. :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Thanks for giving us your story and posting the pics! We look forward to hearing more about you and your car! :) :)
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I'm Tom, I live east of Denver, Co. and I got bitten by the T/A bug back in 1978. I was in the Navy and a kid that worked for me had one( black/black, 400, 4-speed).
It took untill 1986 before I got my first one, Gold 79, 403, auto. I now have an even dozen. 1976 2 black SE 400-auto, 1 silver 400-4 speed (parts car), 1978 2 black 400-auto/4 speed, 1 Gold SE 403-auto, 1979 1 Gold 403-auto, 3 black 403-auto, 1080 1 black no eng-auto, 1981 1 black 301 turbo-auto, and several other firebirds and parts cars.
Currently not interested in selling cars or parts, as I do not have the time to inventory it all.
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Welcome, Tom! Methinks you'll fit in just fine! We'd love to see pictures! :) :)
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Welcome all and yes pics please!
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Yeah, I'd say the bug bit you bad Tom ;D
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welcome
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Tom if you need a hand in driving them ?? ;)
Oh and welcome to the site! :)
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None of them are cherry. All need some kind of work done on them. They are stored outside but high and dry. And they are weather tight, glass, doors, trunk lids, and hoods. on and closed. Currently I only have pics of the, gold 79, black 78, and silver 76. But I'll have to dig them out.
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Hi All!!!!
I'm Brian, living in Texas. I just bought a 79 TATA 400 4 Spd in Ny, had it shipped. Its in great condition and I've been driving it often.
My obsession with TA's started in HS when I bought a red 79 w/301 and white interior. Ever since then I couldn't shake it. I started a TATA resto 7 years ago but it ended shortly after I started it when I had to move to Alaska.
Now I have my dream car!! I have some work ahead of me and have many questions, so you'll be hearing from me a lot.
This is a great site!!
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Welcome Brian and Tom, the natives get restless if you dont show them some pics. So for all of our sakes, please find some. J/K ;D
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Welcome to all the newest posters.
Brian, what part of Texas do you live in? I'm about halfway between Lubbock and the Midland/Odessa area.
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Yes -- pics pics pics!
Welcome to 78TA.com! Did anybody mention PICS yet? :D :D :D
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Pics Brian, pics man..... and welcome to 78ta :)
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LOL this should be called "Where are you from and post some pics before your jumped apon" thread :o ;) ....... did anyone mention pics and how we love them?
Welcome to the site! ;D
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I'm not going to post a pic just yet, just to be mean!
I'm in beautiful Del Rio......did I just say that? Its not, its a bordertown. I can't wait to leave.
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I'm not going to post a pic just yet, just to be mean!
I'm in beautiful Del Rio......did I just say that? Its not, its a bordertown. I can't wait to leave.
Ah, yes, right across from Ciudad Acuna. Many, many years ago back when I was in high school, our Spanish teacher took us on a trip to Mexico (we raised the money to pay our own expenses) and we crossed the border at Del Rio. I can still remember seeing the most beautiful Hispanic woman I have ever met at a bank in Del Rio where we exchanged our American money for Mexican money. Ah, the memories of a teenager.
Now back to the present, since you already posted where you live don't hold out too long about posting a pic. This crowd gets restless when they are not placated with pictures :o and might put together a posse to hunt you down. :D
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Hi all, I'm from a small town near Toronto, Canada. I had a beautiful Martinique blue T/A when I was too young to appreciate it, now pushing 50 my wife tells me "since you look at Trans ams every day on the internet why don't you just get another one"!! Hopefully I will be back in the saddle soon.
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welcome
pictures?
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Welcome bilsnoj, let us know what your looking for, we'll help where we can.
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... I had a beautiful Martinique blue T/A when I was too young to appreciate it, now pushing 50 my wife tells me "since you look at Trans ams every day on the internet why don't you just get another one"!! Hopefully I will be back in the saddle soon.
That story sounds familiar, since I also had a Martinique blue TA when I was in my early 20s. A few years ago, also as I began pushing 50, I started looking for another TA and found the 77 TA driver in my avatar.
Welcome to 78ta, it's a great site with a lot of good people who are willing to share any information you might need or want. But, they have a voracious appetite for pics, so if you have any of your previous TA post them up ASAP. If not, post a pic of any other toys you might have or even your daily driver. Give us something in the form of a pic. :o :D ;D
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Sounds like you guys are suffering from a mutation of that dreaded disease LON (lack of nookey sp?). Mutation = LOP (lack of pics)
I've been digging, but haven't found them yet. Hey guys, the pics were taken over 20 years ago, so it's going to take some time to figure out where I put them.
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Welcome to 78ta, Brian and bilsnoj. Glad you found us. :)
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Welcome to 78TA.com! Has anybody mentioned WE LOVE PICS yet? :D :D
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Hi all, I'm from a small town near Toronto, Canada. I had a beautiful Martinique blue T/A when I was too young to appreciate it, now pushing 50 my wife tells me "since you look at Trans ams every day on the internet why don't you just get another one"!! Hopefully I will be back in the saddle soon.
Hi all, I'm from a small town near Toronto, Canada. I had a beautiful Martinique blue T/A when I was too young to appreciate it, now pushing 50 my wife tells me "since you look at Trans ams every day on the internet why don't you just get another one"!! Hopefully I will be back in the saddle soon.
Welcome to the site,I am from Canada also ,but west of you in BC .I like you spent time on the internet looking at T/A's .
But I think it's been a few year's for me going threw EBay auctions ,and other classified's trying to find the T/A of my dreams .
And thank's to the member's here I have finally found my car!
I went threw a really bad time last Jan when I purchaced what I thought to be a 78 SE. Well it was nothing even close ,just a clone ,and not a good one either .
But thankfully I was given direction from some member's here ,and got my money back .
Then I seen an add here at this forum for a Martinique T/A . Well although I was hoping for black SE ,I couldn't pass this one up .
I have to say the color really grow's on you ,it's a wicked shade of blue imo.
I bought it from really nice family that was known by people here at the site ,so I had no concern's about the claim's of low mileage or anything else .
It actaully excceded my expectation's .
So I hope you do well in finding the T/A of your dreams to . btw I am 48 ,and this is my third one . I havent owned one since the early 90's though
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Here it is!
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That's one nice TA, the silver color with those rims really set the car off, thanks for the pic.
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Brian,
That's a great looking TATA. Congratulations! ... and the posse has been called off. :D
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Thanks!
I have a long list of to do items, but I can drive it so I'm happy!
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OK, I thought I posted a prior reply, but I don't know what happened.
I'll try this quick reply,
I don't have any old pics on my computer of the old bird, just my profile image, I don't even have a picture of my daily driver, a 2008 GMC Sierra 4x4, I'll try to do better.
I'm planning to look at a 78 Black on black T/A WS6, W72, auto tomorrow, any tips? it's supposedly original paint and numbers matching, 40,000 miles, mabe I can post a picture of it if I can figure it out!
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This is the baby!
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Sharp-looking car! ;)
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This is the baby!
NICE!! Where do you live again? Not that I want to come steal your car or anything like that (as he turns his head slightly to avoid eye contact). ::) ;D ;D
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This is the baby!
From the photo, it's a sharp looking TA. If it's all original, it has the correct wheels for the WS6 and the correct shaker callout for the W72. Check the valve covers to see if they are the satin chrome like came on the W72. The WS6 swaybars are larger than the standard size and the steering gearbox is quicker. Good luck.
If you haven't already found these, here are some links with great information:
http://www.78ta.com/news/newsletter0108.pdf
http://www.78ta.com/news/newsletter0208.pdf
http://www.78ta.com/news/newsletter0308.pdf
http://www.78ta.com/news/newsletter0408.pdf
http://www.78ta.com/match.php
http://www.78ta.com/specs1978.php
http://www.78ta.com/66liter.php
http://www.78ta.com/w72.php
http://www.78ta.com/ws6.php
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Thanks for the info, I checked out all the links, I'll let you know how I make out!
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I checked it out, it looked really good, the paint looks like it is checked or cracked, I guess this is normal for a 28 year old car.
The carpet looks like it has shrunk away from the kick trim. A very solid car that has not seen winter.
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Hi guys!
I'm Leon, and have owned my 79 T/A since 1982.
I live in northerm Iowa, so my cars are only out 6 months out of the year, but that's OK, because I think that's why they have lasted so long!
Like so many car guys my age, I was affected by pop culture in the way of Smokey and the Bandit, and just had to have a Trans Am.
But to be honest, it was my dad that made me a Pontiac man.
He used to own a 66 Catalina 2dr hdtp, and we just loved that car.
Then in the 70s, he really liked the 70-73 Formulas for the cool looking hood they had, but never bought one.
So when I was able to buy my T/A, I knew I already had a built-in fan for the Firebird, and I have enjoyed it from day one.
I have owned only 2 other T/As over the years, one being a Texas bought TATA that my wife used for a DD,(she still looks back with fond memories of the power that car had, over anything else she has driven, even up to this day!).
That car was traded in for a 83 T/A that I still own today, and have had since 1988.
I have restored both of them, over the years, and both have been out to Dayton, the 79 in 1994, and the 83 in 2004.
The 79 took second place in the light modified class, and the 83 was the red-headed step child that didn't get a look.
(They sure know how to let a guy know that they are only interested in 2nd gens out there!)
I'm glad to be here, and enjoy 2nd gens over any other, so I'm happy to be with you all here, enjoying the same things!
See you around!
Leon
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Welcome Leon, glad to have you here and congrats on the pics in the first post.
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Hey Leon! I'm pretty new here too, but let me say welcome and it is nice to know there is another member in the upper midwest!
Bill
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Welcome to 78ta Leon, good to have you here. Great looking cars!!
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Leon! You're registered over on TAC, aren't you? ???
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welcome
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Welcome to the site Leon. Nice Birds. Glad you can join us.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Leon! You're registered over on TAC, aren't you? ???
Yes I am. I go by "79WS6TA" over there!
I recognize a few of you from TAC, as well!
But my real home is at Firebird Nation, where I am on the admin staff.
But its great to join in on different forums for the added joy of learning about my favorite subject...Firebirds!
We cater to ALL generations of Firebirds, but its nice to come to a site that has their focus on the 2nd gens, much like TAC does.
To me, the 2nd gens are THE gen when one thinks of a car named Trans Am...am I right?
There is nothing like them,and never will be again, and that's why I have taken the vow of never selling mine, because I never wanted to be one of those guys that remembers these cars from back in the day, or, I wish I had never gotten rid of mine! Ya know?
I bought mine at a young age, when the car was fairly new yet (38,617 miles) and I like to think we have aged well together over the years.
Hell, everytime I get behind the wheel of my 79, I feel 18 years old again, and time has stood still!
What a great feeling!
Thanks for all your warm welcomes.
I have alot of time invested in my cars, in their upkeep, so I will try to help out where I can!
Leon
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To me, the 2nd gens are THE gen when one thinks of a car named Trans Am...am I right?
Yep, you're absolutely right!! Love your 79 T/A by the way!!
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cool t/a .welcome
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Hi my names Tyler, I'm 16 and from Salina, Oklahoma and I just bought my first trans am, a black 78, about two weeks ago!
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welcome
we like pictures
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Ok I'll get some asap! I've got the motor out right now doin some clean up and swapping cams but I'll have it back in and have some pics by monday hopefully!
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Welcome to 78ta, Tyler. Good luck with your project. Looking forward to some pics.
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Tyler! :) :)
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Helllo Tyler, welcome to 78ta!! Post up some pics of that project son, we need those pics ;D
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I am from the St. Louis !
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I'll try it again to see if the picture will upload. ::)
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Welcome 77tafrommo, glad to have you aboard. That's one fine specimen of a Trans Am, nice brown!
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all these different colors .........i need to just buy a couple of them so im not so jealous.
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Nice car! Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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Beautiful T/A 77tafrommo. Love that brown color. :)
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Thanks All. I actually was not wanting a Brown car I wanted red. However I found this one local and it was great shape. Honestly now that I have it I like the Brown as you do not see many of them around.
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My name is Shaun, and I live out in California. I recently purchased a 79 T/A and am in the process of putting it back together. It was mechanically in rough shape but the body seems pretty good so I took a gamble. I'm working on a limited budget and just trying to make this my daily driver car for now. I want something that I can beat up on every once in awhile and not have to worry about rock chips, door dings, etc. like I do with my other cars. For that reason, I'm starting with the powertrain (403 for now) and once I get it driving I'll redo the interior, leaving the exterior paint for last. This is against what has been impressed into me throughout the years, but I have also had cars sitting for several years and not driving. So I decided to go backwards on this one and see how it turns out. This has always been my dream car (well, maybe in a little better condition) and I'm looking forward to working on it and learning about these cars. My experience with GM cars is primarily with 3rd and 4th gen F-bodys. I also have a lot of experience with other vehicle brands which will remain nameless. This will be my second Pontiac; the wife drives an 02 GTP. Here's me and the Trans Am at the farm where I picked it up.
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where in california do you live? im in san mateo 20 min south of s.f.
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I'm about 45 min north of SF in Fairfield
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Welcome Wook, good luck with the project! Keep us all updated!
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Welcome to 78ta Wook!
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Welcome to 78TA.com! We are looking forward to seeing more of your car and hearing about you! :) :)
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Thanks everyone. I put a few pics in my gallery and I'll add to it as I go with the project.
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Welcome to 78ta Wook. Good luck with your project. :)
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Wook, looks like a great project and honestly I like your approach to restoring the car. I restored a car many years just the same way and enjoyed driving it while I restored it. I have known too many people that loose the passion for the project when they go the other route. ;D
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welcome
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hello my name is Corey and I am a firebird junkie. Me and my 81 formula,50 dodge wayferer,52 plymouth cranbrook live in Sidell Illinois.
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Hey Corey, welcome to 78ta.com but with a name like coreyvett, is this he right place for you? Just kidding, how about some pics of that 81 formula?!
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hello my name is Corey and I am a firebird junkie. Me and my 81 formula,50 dodge wayferer,52 plymouth cranbrook live in Sidell Illinois.
Hello Corey. Welcome to the site. Firebird junkie.... great !! :) You'll fit right in around here. :)
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hey i am new to sight dont say much just like to lay low most of time. seems like great sight with great people and knowledge.i am in eastern ky in the coal feilds. recently got hurt in mines so got interested in trans am again. i have 3 cars 79 t/a 400 4-speed?,79 formula firebird/trans am clone great bodyand 79 t/a parts car do not know whitch one to work on if any. i ned all info can get. willing to help with anything i know. thanks to every for letting me join sight name is clark
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hey iam in ga i use to live in centrail cali in valley springs and i am in the process of restoring my 78 trans am but need help lol with parts
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Hi Clark, where you from? Sounds like you have some cool cars. Welcome to The Jungle.
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Hi, Greg. Lots of help to be had on this site. Welcome aboard.
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sorry if i respond slowly iam still trying to figure out this site
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sorry if i respond slowly iam still trying to figure out this site
Don't feel bad -- so am I! :D :D :D
Welcome to 78TA.com! :) :)
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kool ty iam hoping to get my t/a back on the road in the next few months i got a 78 blue w72 t/a but i need to put 2 floor pans in it and replace intake gaskit iam going back to all factory with it it took me 8 years to find a 77 to 78 that i could afored to buy and i got it finly lol
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Hello. I found the site, looking for more info on the Year One Repro Snowflakes. Looks like alot of people from the OH, PA, & NY area are on this board.
I am interested in all types of cars, but primarily GM products. Even more I am a Pontiac guy to the heart. I have owned many Pontiacs, and my first car was a '76 Grand Prix SJ. I owned an '83 T/A Pace Car (305 5 speed) at one time & also wanted to buy a '78 Martinique Blue T/A with ttops & a 4 speed as my first car. My father shot that idea down (it needed a motor at the time & he talked me out of an fbody all together) and talked me into the GP, while I was still in HS. I also owned a '73 Camaro (only other fbody that I owned) for a few months back in the early '90s.
My Pontiacs over the years were as follows: 5 Grand Prix's ('76, '77' 2ea '78's & a '79 - one of the '78s was a factory manual trans car that in it's last iteration was a 400 sbc, T56 6 speed, & 3.89 geared 9 Inch rear - and was my daily driver for almost 10 years), a '76 Grand Ville wagon, '76 Grandville 2dr, '91 Grand Am, '03 Grand Am, '04 GTO, and now my current Pontiac - '66 GTO hardtop that I just got on the road after a frame-off resto.
My 454SS is a truck that I have owned for 18 years & have done many mods to it over this time to make it faster, better handling, & generally more fun to drive.
Someday, I plan to get that Martinique Blue T/A to add to my collection. Must be Pontiac powered, though. I am a purist & all Pontiacs that came with Poncho Power must remain Poncho Powered. If they came stock with a corporate motor, than it's OK by me to put LSx power in them.
I have a website that has some mor pics of the GTO & my truck, if your interested: http://akvalley.net/~ss/
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Hi Todd and welcome to the site. Man, you've had some really great cars. I think you'll bring a lot to the forum.
Bobby
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Hello Tod, welcome to 78ta. Nice GTO. :) Nice truck. 8) I think a 78 Marty Blue T/A would look great next to those two. :)
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Hello Tod, welcome to 78ta. Nice GTO. :) Nice truck. 8) I think a 78 Marty Blue T/A would look great next to those two. :)
Thanks Guys. And I agree. It would add a little more color to my garage.
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Welcome to 78ta folks!! Glad to have you aboard and look forward to your posts :)
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Hi Tod ,welcome to the site.
Looks like we have alot in common lol .
Thats one Sweet truck you have there to . Heres a link to my 84 ,well what was mine til I sold it to mak room for the T/A
http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/ew/mygallery.asp?id=3594
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Welcome to the site and who doesn't love a good '66 GTO, as well as a T/A?
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welcome i love cars
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Hi Tod ,welcome to the site.
Looks like we have alot in common lol .
Thats one Sweet truck you have there to . Heres a link to my 84 ,well what was mine til I sold it to mak room for the T/A
http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/ew/mygallery.asp?id=3594
Rainman: I get "service unavailable" when I click on the link.
75transam: anymore pics of the goat? I have almost all of the resto of my GTO, as well as some of the story about it on my site www.akvalley.net/~ss just click on the GTO pic.
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Rainman: I get "service unavailable" when I click on the link.
^^ Thats strange,I just tried it again and had no issues ? Sorry about that .Maybe if you copy the link and paste it in the address bar?
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I tried the link again & it worked. The site must have been down when I tried it before.
Truck looks good. I have a friend with the same truck, but a long bed. I think he has 35's on it, too. Not sure which lift he has, though.
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Hi, I am a noob to the site and thought I woudl introduce myself. Greg Scherer and I live in the DFW, TX area. I had a 78 400/4spd in high school back in 85 and loved and am slowly starting a search to get another one. So if you hear of or know of anything around my area please let me know. I'm not looking to do a frame off resto. I would like to buy a 400/4sp Fisher t-tops and don't really care what color it is because I will re-paint. I would like it to drive when I get it so that I can enjoy it while I slowly bring it up to dependable and frequent use. I plan to re-do the engine and put another 100-200 hP in it and I would mind improving the suspension and adding anti-lock brakes at some point. My goal fo rthe car is to drive it and have it be safe for my family and me and to be loads of fun driving.
Anyway, If I ask questions that have already been answered,bear with me please. Otherwise I'll try and hide and watch until I get educated like most of you are in Trans Am's.
Greg
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welcome and dont be afraid to ask questions
and we love pictures if you have any of your old car
it is also a good idea to post up pics befor you get it so you know you are geetting a good deal
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Welcome Greg, looking forward to your project!
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Welcome to the site Greg. :) Good luck with your search.
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Hello to all,
I am in Bowling Green, ky.
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Hello and welcome!
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Hi there dbhigdon in Bowling Green. I am just outside Paducah.
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welcome
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Hi, my name is Geno and I have a '72 Esprit- I live in Santa Clarita , CA. It's a Frankenchicken, with many T/A and Formula parts on it, so I would say I'n not really into the matching nos.- restoration thing. The drivetrain is definitely not stock as well (406 w/ ported no.48s), but I bought the car to drive fast, so the stock 350-2v wouldn't do either. I'm finally getting the car back on the road after a five year hibernation, and really looking forward to driving the car every day like I did back in the 90's.
Geno
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welcome pictures?
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I'll take some tomorrow and post them- can't do any 3/4 shots since I pulled the carb off to rebuild it and the 'Bird is down. Garage queen shots okay?
Geno
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all pics are welcome
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Welcome everyone...... :)
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Here's my "Bird waiting patiently for parts:
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I only need a lower dipstick tube and water pump sleeves and then I can get the 350 in the car.
Geno
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i just seed 3 red x boxes
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I fixed it-try it again.
Geno
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they are there now
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So what color are you going to paint it?
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Welcome to 78ta, Geno. :)
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Hi I am shooting a documentary in Germantown, Tn (just outside of Memphis)this weekend; we need a Trans Am either friday, Saturday or Sunday night. You will be the driver. It is just to drive down the road. The documentary takes place in the 70's. It will be for two hours and I will be happy to give you a copy of the footage. I can be reached at 323-650-3588 ask for Ray.
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welcome to the site some one should be able to help you. or pm hitman cand he can tell you who is near by and you can pm them.
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we like pictures
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My 'Bird used to be shiny black, but I'm into basic black primer the moment- has that Punisher vibe. 8)
Geno
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Welcome ot the site Greg and Geno .
Geno that look's like one sweet T/A
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RainMan,
I wish it was a '72 T/A (only an Esprit wearing T/A fenders and spoilers)- but thanks for the compliment anyways. It has alot of T/A gear on it and a nice 406, so it will run with any T/A- the parts don't care what they're on . Your T/A looks very clean- my first 'Bird was a '78 S/E T/A (wish I still had that one).
Geno
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Welcome to those I've missed!! Glad to have you aboard.
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Hi All!
I'm Orvis.
I walk by a body shop every day going to work, or just walking around. The guy who's owns that place must be me from an alternate universe. What caught my eye first was a 69 Z28 pace car, then a 79 trans am, then a 67 427 vette convertable, and most recently an 81 Turbo Trans Am, all of these cars restored or rebuilt there. I got to see them in various stages of rebuilding a few times a week. The dude drives a newer model TA SE to work everyday. I am getting Trans Am's on the ole mind in a bad way recently.
I'd say it's about time for a midlife crisis car, but, I'm from the Warbird community, and I've been pouring serious money down that hole for years to the consternation of my family, friends and most importantly my woman. Nope, It ain't that, it's probably karma. I've been seeing Trans Ams around for the first time in years, most are very tired cars, but beautiful none the less. I bought the "Pursuit Pack" DVD, and I seem to find a reason to watch one or two of them a week.
I had an 80 Turbo Trans Am when I was 19. Spent the money left over from deployment to put the down payment on it. It was a used car at the dealership. One buddy had a 79 TA and another had a Formula 400, I had to have one too. 1983, 19, and a super bitchin ride. T tops off, very loud Van Halen playing, it was very cool. That car was junk by the time I got rid of it. It took less than two years and there wasn't much left. :) (They probably shouldn't let kids have nice cars, :) )
Since then I've had Z28's and Mustangs, slowly devolving to Bronco's and F150's. I guess that happens when you lose sight of the dream. :)
I want another TA. The car, the dream car, the Supercar,(I've been thinking about this for awhile), is an abomination to purist's, but, I have decided on what it will be. I am glad I have found this board and I hope to learn a lot here, especially about what is not possible.
Thanks for having me over, I am looking forward to reading everything here.
Orvis
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welcome
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Orvis,
Welcome- I'm new here too, but these guys are hardcore Firebird guys, so they don't care if it's stock or souped up. I'm not really into stock Firebirds but can still appreciate a clean restoration. My 'Bird is not stock by any means, and eventually it will get that 600 hp 462 stroker motor, superwide 18 x 10/ 18 x 12 road race rubber, a full cage, fuel cell and fire suppression gear,etc. but for now I'll be happy to just get it back on the road.
Geno
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(They probably shouldn't let kids have nice cars, :) )
Hi Orvis......been there, done that buddy. :( ;)
So where are you located?
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Hi Pat, 72blackbird, w72transamowner!
I am currently in the SF bay area, Mountain View. I am looking to move out in the near future though. Either Austin Tx or Portland Or. I want to live in a place where I can afford to buy a house while having a normal job. A house on a few acres, a decent garage, and maybe a shop on the back forty full of derelict car-bike-airplane projects to spend my time on.
I think the "SuperCar" will be a 77 or 78, or maybe a big engined 79, a straight Blackbird SE looking car on on the outside, a 4 speed supercharged zillion horsepower monster on the inside, with a modern, but not completely overt, sound system in it.
I need to learn about blowers that can go on without changing or removing the shaker. I need to learn about cams-pistons-ect, that will give the big shake the ground horsepower in these engines. I need to learn about transmission, rear end, and suspension combinations/packages, that are good for light to light showoff driving and will be a little forgiving in high speed turns, but still retain that kind of high looking stance that the stock machines have.
Should be really easy! :)
I have a lot of reading and learning to do. I'm glad I found this site.
Here is some of my other hobby. I'm hoping to do the same with a TA!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/bildo_maroon/Corsair/12a.jpg)
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Hey, is that an F4U Corsair you're working on there?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/bildo_maroon/Corsair/12a.jpg)
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Yeah, I saw that being a Corsair by the wings there. Nice ghobbies you have.
Haven't been on this thread in a while so I welcome all the new members to the Forum. Please let us know how we can help out if needed.
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Hi all!
It is a FG1 Goodyear Corsair. We recovered it from a hangar in Illinios back in August and brought it back to California. It is now starting a 6 year 100 percent restoration to airworthy. My friend invited me to go and get it with him. I got to do some stuff that you don't get to do but once in a lifetime and doesn't happen anywhere but once in a lifetime.
I'm psyched about doing a Trans Am project. I am trying to decide which car to do. While I'm trying to figure that out, I think the first thing I need to do is aquire all of the books and manuals for the three years of cars I'm interested in 77-78-79. What the heck, in a perfect world, I'll have all three in the long future. :)
Great site you have here Hitman! Thanks!
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O.P.,
That Corsair is awesome! I was totally into WWII when I was a kid- used to watch 'Black Sheep Squadron' without fail (now it's the History Channel and Battle 360).
My Pops bought me a used 77 S/E T/A w/ the Hurst T-tops for my first car (my reward for mixing all the concrete for a 50' driveway). It was a bit rough, but with a bit of work I got it looking very decent- wish I didn't sell that one.
You can build a 540 Pontiac with an aftermarket block that will accept stock Pontiac V-8 components. Roland racing has even developed the CV-1 head, the highest flowing racing heads to date (sports splayed valve configuration like a BBC). Butler racing builds mega hp Pontiac motors-2000-3000 hp. Sounds crazy, but they've done it already. But with that much hp you'll need some serious rubber to put that down- probably end up going the G-Machine/ Pro Tour route and put mini tubs in to get those 18 x 12's/335/30R18s in the back.
Geno
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is that your corsair? what airport do you fly out of? i fly out of san carlos.
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Welcome to 78ta O.P., glad to have you aboard!
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Hi 72blackbird, expresstowing, rkellerjr!
Thanks for the info! I'm writing it all down for future reference. Now I'm thinking of a homemade SD 455 with all of the super good stuff on it. I've got that far anyway. :) I've seen a lot of project roller cars around the ole interweb. I'm definately going to run it by all of you guys before I buy anything. I just need to get out of California first. I've tried the project thing here with a NAA T6G warbird. Didn't work out. Just having to travel to get to it pretty much killed any chance of doing any meaningful work in any reasonable amount of time and storage costs just ate up pieces parts money. I ended up donating the plane to the Hiller museum in San Carlos. I hope I can make it to the Austin area soon. 5 acres, 3000 square feet, Garage/barn, and all of the good stuff costs less than a 1 bedroom condo on my street in Mountain View. Should be enough room for a T/A or two, a T28B and a WACO GXE or YMF Super, and an 82 CB900F Super Sport. Enough project fun to last a lifetime. :)
The Corsair is up in Cameron Park. It's not mine. :) The guy doing the restoration has already restored an Osh Kosh champion T28C and he's is finishing up what will probably be another Grand Champion SNJ for next years show. Those guys are putting together a nice stable of warbirds up there and I'm pretty lucky they invite me up to play once in awhile.
I fly 172's out of Palo Alto and Warbirds out of Livermore. I am the longest running student pilot ever. As soon as I got the solo, I just kept on flying and pretty much stopped the lessons. WTF, no one outside of aviation wants to go flying with me anyway, so I don't need no stinking passengers. :) And when I fly with my pilot friends, they all have tickets so it ain't an issue. All my money has went into pouring 100LL into my friends T28B instead. At about $700 an hour, I figured that was way more fun than flying the 172, and when I finally break down and get the ticket, I'll have the hours and experience to transition easily into the the T28. I can takeoff fly and land it from the backseat now, kinda like the ole military IP's used to do. :)
For those of you who don't know what an OshKosh award winner is, here is a couple of pictures of this years winner at OshKosh and Reno and probably every other judged event it goes to for the next couple of years. We picked up the Corsair from the guys who restored the plane. So I got to spend a week around it a week after OshKosh. Very cool dudes and very beautiful aircraft.
Happy Jacks Go Buggy.....
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v350/bildo_maroon/HappyJacks/HPIM0688.jpg)
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Rick Holloway (mr71transam) here from Waterford, CT. As you can tell by my user name I own a 1971 Trans Am. I've had her for a little over 20 years. Most of the time you can find me online at Firebird Nation of North America, Transamcountry and Performanceyear. I also maintain the Charter Oak Firebirds Web Site http://www.charteroakbirds.com/ and Message Board http://cofb.guildealliance.com/forum.htm.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/mr71transam/My%2071%20Transam/sig.jpg)
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Welcome Rick, beautiful car you have there. Glad to see a pic in the 1st post, now the pic police woant harass you. ;)
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Hello Rick, it's good to see another Firebird Nation of North America club member here at 78ta. :) Beautiful T/A. 8)
I hope to see you and the rest of the Charter Oak Firebird members again this July in Saratoga. :) Thanks to all of you for making the long trip to The All Firebird Lawn Show and Cruise-In.
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Rick,
Glad to see you posting.....Call me when you can. (Also a Member of the the charteroakbirds here in CT) ;)
Martin
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Well id like to say HI to all the newcomers, i wont do it personally as im not sure when i last posted on this thread!! lol
Great to see so many people joining but wheres all the English cars? ( and i dont mean those weezy Brit 4 pots either! )
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From Pomfret Connecticut
18 years old, i have a 79' T/A 403 auto, the motor is in my room on an engine stand, (mom isnt happy)
wanna know more just ask :)
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Welcome Rick and Crazylock!
Good to see you over here Rick!
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From Pomfret Connecticut
18 years old, i have a 79' T/A 403 auto, the motor is in my room on an engine stand, (mom isnt happy)
wanna know more just ask :)
how did you get it in the house
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wow, it wasnt easy, i live on the first floor so that was god, the guy who sold me the car droped the motor off, i had an engine stabd ready, but livingin newenglandi couldnt well elave itoutside....so me and bmy buddy jackass'ed the motor up while at he same time ratcheting in the bolts, picking it up was only possbible bbecause the intake car and heads were off, the we jsut wheeled it into my room ( when my mom wasnt home), and i started cleaning and re-building it....yes, there is oil EVERYWERE
lol
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sry for all the type-o's i type to fast for my own good
lol
i do everything fast 8)
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Hi my name is Harry and I'm a Firebirdahalic... opps wrong meeting. I'm from Davenport, Iowa. I've been coming to this site since Hitman opened it. I can't hardly believe that I've been registered here for two years and never posted here. I mostly post to help others.
Right now I have a 72 Firebird for a summer daily driver.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m51/72StreetBird/Galesberg08022.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m51/72StreetBird/Firebird3.jpg)
And I have my 78 T/A that I bought used in Feburary of 1979. It's seen better days as I was only 20 when I bought it and it was my only car and I had to drive it thru the winters. These pictures of it where taken somewheres around 1980 before the rust monster got to it.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m51/72StreetBird/ScannedPhoto-3.jpg)
The license plate frame reads "WS6 400 Trans Am".
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Some day when the kids all move out ::) I can get the rust repairs done on the 78 so it can be so pretty again. Its a W72, WS6 Automatic. Its not numbers matching as the dealer had to replace the engine under the extended warranty I bought. It seems that it didn't like running 130 MPH running down a new vette on the interstate, but thats another story.
When I bought the 78 it was because my friend accross the street had bought a 78 T/A new. His was a strip down T/A. His only options were the W72, 4 speed, Hood eagle, and the radio accomedation package. It used to bother the heck out of him cause I would always get the jump on him off the line.
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Welcome Harry, glad to have you posting! Nice cars!
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Hello Harry and Crazylock.... welcome aboard. :)
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finaly got a pic of my T/A, checkout my profile if ya wanna see it
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Crazylock and 72StreetBird,
Welcome! You guys sound like you're having as much fun as I am (I'm getting a 350 ready to go my 'Bird soon).
Crazylock- you must like the smell of grease tearing a motor apart in your room, but it sounds like something I would have done 25 years ago.
72StreetBird- what's in your car? I have a 406 in mine right now but it's coming out so I can put some forged rods and better valves in the heads.
Geno
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wow, it wasnt easy, i live on the first floor so that was god, the guy who sold me the car droped the motor off, i had an engine stabd ready, but livingin newenglandi couldnt well elave itoutside....so me and bmy buddy jackass'ed the motor up while at he same time ratcheting in the bolts, picking it up was only possbible bbecause the intake car and heads were off, the we jsut wheeled it into my room ( when my mom wasnt home), and i started cleaning and re-building it....yes, there is oil EVERYWERE
lol
me and my old roommate wanted to rebuild a moter in our dorm room our freshman year but were afraid that the elvator would not hold us and the moter and we could not find a moter small enough to cary up the steps as all mine are v8s
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The 72 is running a stock bottom end, Wolverine Blue Racer cam, Edelbrock intake and some cheap three tube headers. My biggest problem with the engine is the heads, 6X-8s. Making about 7.5:1 compression and the cam calls for 9:1 or better :'(
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Harry,
So 350? The 350 going into my 'Bird had some crappy 4C heads on it too (also 7.5:1- no way I'm running that!)- going with no. 48's, which should make the 350 run nice. Any 72cc D-port (no.12, 13, 16, 48, 670) will really wake that 350 up.
Pat-your story reminds me of when I put my freshly rebuilt 406 in the living room when my Pops and I were living in a house up in OR. My friends loved my 'coffee table' (put a piece of glass on top of it) but the Old Man just shook his head and told me to put it back in the garage.
Geno
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The engine in the 72 is a 400 from a 74 Formula, as is the trunk lid.
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Oh- nice and torquey. I usually run a 406, but I'm pulling the one I have in the car to overhaul/upgrade it (forged rods, s/s valves). I ran my last 406 too hard and it tossed a rod (total loss)- I'm not doing that again. Any one of those early D-ports will give you at least 325-350 hp, more if ported.
Geno
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Yo...
My name is Jim, and I AM a "nitroholic"... (:-
Many Pontiac people already know me. Many do not. I am an engine builder with my own machine shop. I will answer questions regrading the Pontiac V8, Olds 403 and small block Chevy. Others, too, but those are what we'll see here mainly.
Rick (a moderator here) has asked that I come "over" from another site and lend a hand.
My pledge to you is: If I say something and do NOT "qualify" it as an opinion, you can take it to the bank. I will NOT post erroneous or false information regarding engines. If I qualify it as an opinion, please take it as such.
I live in Chesterfield, VA, and my shop is in Burkeville, about 45 miles SW of Richmond on US Route 360. Right now, our "claim to fame" is being responsible for the quickest Pontiac V8 in history. That will change, I'm sure. There are more good projects coming close to finished, and I'm also sure KRE won't sit on their "laurels". A little tweaking, and Jeff's RED can bump us off again. But, unless they (KRE) travel to Florida or SoCal during the Winter, we're safe until March or so...
Another thing we're "famous" (use the word loosely, please) for, is our "pump gas" engines. We have an honest 600 HP "package' with E-heads and a 400 bock (461 CID). Corey Thompson and Greg Miller have both put their 2nd gen 'birds DEEP into the 10s on 93 octane (all motor, no adders).
Any questions one may have, I will be happy to entertain!
Jim
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Hey Jim, good to see you over here. Your expertise will surely be appreciated. Looking forward to coming up to the shop again and shooting the breeze as well as getting some motor work done.
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Hi Jim, welcome to the site! I in Hampton, down the road from Rich, and wish I had the money to bring my motor up to you :(, but I'd still like to make over your way one of these days.
Bobby
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Welcome to 78TA.com, Jim! We certainly appreciate your experience here, and I hope you can drop in frequently! :) :)
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Glad to have you aboard Jim... I am sure your exsperience will be revered. Hopefully we will meet someday and talk shop...
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Thanks for the big welcome guys! I will do my best!
Jim
The Drunken Injun is on safari! (we're hunting elephants...)
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Hey guys it's been awhile im in norfolk,va close to Rich and Bobby my name is Brad and i got a new toy to play with i got me a 78 t/a that needs some work i'll post some pics soon
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Welcome back Brad, glad to see you around again!
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Hey Brad, welcome back. Will be looking forward to seeing pics of your new toy. :)
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welcome to all the new members, and hi to all the "old"...lol
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hi guys, i'm danny in south carolina. i'm new to this website, i just bought a 78 t/a and figured i better get on this forum so i can get some knowledge about certain things. already had several questions answered and only been here for about a week. sure there will be more to come. you guys have some good looking t/a's on the photos page.
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Welcome to the family, glad to have you aboard, how about some pics of that ride?
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hey danny welcome my name is brad and i just got a 78 t/a a couple of weeks ago my second one my other was a 79 t/a
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thanks for the welcome guys. i just posted a few pics of my new toy on the photos thread. she is a work in progress, but definitely worth it
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Welcome to 78ta, Danny. :) Good luck with your project.
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Hi there,
My name's Ernest, I'm from Luxembourg/Europe ! I'm new to this board, but I found already many informations regarding
my restoration-plans on my '80Turbo-T/A.
I came to Pontiac Trans-Am through (I guess like many fans) the movies : Smokie and the Bandit I+II, and the TV-Show
Knight-Rider from the 80ies.
My first T/A was a normal '85-Firebird, wich I transformed into my own KR-Replica:
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=9frilbvHlGc&feature=channel
Then, I sold that car, because I always wanted a 2nd-Gen T/A. Unfortunately, these cars are very hard to find over here
in Europe, but anyway, I found this 1980 Turbo-T/A, wich I'm gonna restore now :
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=tyKlXjW7Lr4&feature=channel
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4250/img1745qd1mt3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Two months later, I came across a very nice '89 GTA. The price was so low, I couldn't resist.
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3070/img0047de8rt4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Now, I own 2 T/A's, and I really like both cars. Don't know if I'm gonna keep the '89 GTA, but my 2nd-Gen will
never leave my house, even though, a restoration is far more difficult and expensive than just buying a car
in a good condition.
Regards,
Ernest
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Hello Ernest, Welcome to 78ta. Nice Trans Ams you've got there. :) 8)
Good luck with you've 80 turbo T/A restoration.
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Hello Ernest, Welcome to 78ta. Nice Trans Ams you've got there. :) 8)
Good luck with you've 80 turbo T/A restoration. If you have any questions about the 301T engine, check out this site.
http://www.301garage.com/index.htm
Thanks, Keith, I know that site, they've helped me a lot already, but since the turbo and most of the specific
parts are missing, i'll planed a engine swap with a 400cui. It's just too expensive to get all the parts together
and to have them send overseas... :-(
Ernest
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Welcome!
Nice looking birds you have there!
Bill
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Hey everyone, just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. I must say this is a very informative board, and I'm guilty of being a lurker. At 24, this is my 5th Bird. This latest member of my flock is a 1980 SE, its not #'s matching, but I do have the original build sheet. The 301 turbo has been replaced in favor of a L78 400 with milled heads, long tube headers, a holley fuel pump, edelbrock carb, a mild cam, and true dual flowmasters.
She runs and drives, and I even drove her home about 100 miles when I got her. What she does need is metal work, lots of it. On the bright side the under body is in great shape.
Pics here:
http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewvehicle.php?id=11973
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Welcome crispy! Great avatar ;D ...and pix on your first post :o (lurking has taught you well ;) ).
That's a good looking SE even in project condition....it shows lots of promise ;D
Any questions, feel free to ask.
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Welcome folks to the 78ta family, good to have you aboard!
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Hello crispy, welcome to 78ta. :) Good luck with your resto project.
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Thanks for the welcome guys. Man every board I'm on, pics, pics, its like catnip for you people! lol
Rkeller, I recognize that sig and avatar from Firebird Nation.
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Thanks for the welcome guys. Man every board I'm on, pics, pics, its like catnip for you people! lol
Now that's funny. Yeah, they get down right nasty threatening to come hunt your car down and swap it for a Cavalier while you're asleep. ;D
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Welcome to all that have joined since i was here last.
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kinda late, but I'm Jason. I live in West Virginia
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Hello Jason, Welcome aboard. Glad you can join us. Nice 77 T/A you've got there.
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thanks bro, it looked way better in that pic than it does right now.. lol
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Thanks for the welcome guys. Man every board I'm on, pics, pics, its like catnip for you people! lol
Rkeller, I recognize that sig and avatar from Firebird Nation.
Yep, I'm a member over there too but I hang out mostly here, this is .... home, if you will :)
Welcome Jason to 78ta!!
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Fellers I am sorry but I already made a mistake. Somehow I looked over this thread and made a new post . If one of the Mods or admins would move the post for me I would preciate it.
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Hi guys. I wanted to introduce myself as a newbie to the site. My name is Mike [aka Flippermtc] I live in SE Pa in the King of Prussia area. Just want to say this is a teriffic site.
I have only been on a member a short time but everyone has been very friendly and helpful. My current car is a 1988 IROC 5.7 with 32k miles. I am the second owner. She is 100% stock with no mods. I am a member and frequent 3rdGen.org and epfba.org but since i have been a kid I have always liked the 2nd Gen TA & Formulas and am fortunate enough to be able in a posistion to pick one up now. So my seach is just starting.
Looking forward to getting to know more of the members and more about second gen TA's.
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Hi I am Solar78(Mike) I AM BACK!! Boy its been awhile uh...
I just wanted to wish everyone a happy healthy new year..
I should be around again a bit more now... but still birdless!!!! :-(
HAPPY HEALTHY EVERYONE!!!
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Welcome back, Mike... from another Mike.
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Welcome back, Mike... from another Mike.
Thanks Mike... GOOD TO BE BACK!!! I missed the flock!!!
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I'm Dusty i'm 24, from Whitesburg, KY. I'm into cars, racing and chasing women. I have a 79 T/A and a 81 Turbo /TA, looking for a 70-73 Firebird to clone into a Trans Am.
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I'll say it again :) welcome Lightfoot!
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Welcome Lightfoot
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I'm Dusty i'm 24, from Whitesburg, KY. I'm into cars, racing and chasing women. I have a 79 T/A and a 81 Turbo /TA, looking for a 70-73 Firebird to clone into a Trans Am.
Hi Dusty, welcome to the sight......post up some pics if you haven't done so already.
.................looking for a 70-73 Firebird to clone into a Trans Am.
:o ::) :( :'( >:( ;) (sorry, not a fan of cloning)
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Yeah I will have to get some pics on here of my cars and of my parts I have for sell on here. Us poor guys have to clone those early firebirds into T/A's we can't afford the real ones lol.
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Hello everyone. My name is Rick G. I own a 1980 Turbo TransAm. I live in Irrigon Oregon. I have been on the TransAm country websight for several years all together . I am 80turbota over there.
I know you guys like pics but at this moment I cannot since I don't have any on my laptop.(which I am now on.)
Somewhere over there I have pics but I haven't seen them lately.
Anyway I will get around soon and get pics up before to long. See ya later.
Ricky G
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Welcome Rick! I'm on TAC also, but spend 99% of my time here! You're in good company!
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Hey Rick, welcome to the site. I recognize your TAC handle. Glad you can join us here at Hitman's Firebird oasis. :)
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I know you guys like pics but at this moment I cannot since I don't have any on my laptop.(which I am now on.)
Somewhere over there I have pics but I haven't seen them lately.
I found a couple of your pix on TAC Ricky...here ya' go ;)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa195/prgwin00/Ricks/rickscar2.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa195/prgwin00/Ricks/Rickscar1.jpg)
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I know you guys like pics but at this moment I cannot since I don't have any on my laptop.(which I am now on.)
Somewhere over there I have pics but I haven't seen them lately.
I found a couple of your pix on TAC Ricky...here ya' go ;)
Ahh thanks dude I really appriceate that. Ok guys There it is. My beast. She does not currently look like this. it currently has no motor or trans in it.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa195/prgwin00/Ricks/rickscar2.jpg)
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I guess I should have said thanks for the warm welcome I have recieved. I am playing here at work between customers so things at this time may get a little scrambled.
I have tried before to get on this board and couldn't due to some glitch on my end. BUT that is in the past now and you guys will have to put up with me now.hehe ;D
Hope you all are doing ok here and I will peek in every so often
Ricky
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hi my name is jon and im from boring racine wisconsin cold as ice here
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Welcome Ricky and Jon to 78ta!!
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Welcome Ricky and Jon to 78ta!!
Hey Rich thanks for the welcome. Ya getting that motor assembled yet or is it still in the machine shop? Thats going to be quite a hot rod when you get done ya know.
Ricky
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thanks u guys are a real help when it comes to trans am :P
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Ricky,
still waiting on that motor but I got some more parts yesterday, I'll post pics in my engine thread in a day or so, things are hectic around here right now.
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hi my name is jon and im from boring racine wisconsin cold as ice here
I'm sorry about that, really......not ;D :D ;D
I remember looking at a 76 T/A for sale on line in Superior WI back in July 2000 when I bought my car.
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Paul from Dover, Delaware. I've been on here a a couple weeks now but thought I'd say a quick "Hi!" here! This site is wonderful! The people are considerate, helpful, and always eager to learn more about these vehicles and others!
i just bought my first '78 Trans Am with 59,000 miles in June of '08. It has a few minor mods to it, but I'd like to see it all back to stock! I love this car!
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Hello Paul, welcome aboard. Nice T/A. :) These cars do have a way of making you fall in love with them. :)
Before the Picture Police arrive, how about posting a few pics of your Bird.
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I need to resize some photos. Everytime I try to post one it takes up the whole screen.
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Welcome to the family Paul, Looks like a nice ride there. What is all that is not stock?
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It is all stock with a few exceptions like the wheels are Centerlines with wider rear wheels, some heavy duty suspension added, a terrible attempt at a stereo installment, and missing front flares.
I'm a big Smokey and the Bandit fan.....saw it when I was a kid and knew I'd have the car someday. Twenty some odd years later...tada...I'm on my way! I wish it had the T-tops, but you get what you can afford....am I right?
I'd like to take the silver trim and silver '79 hood bird off and give it the two tone gold from '77. The graphics that are on there now have only been on a year and I think they will come off relatively easily without harming the paint.
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Welcome Paul, on picture sizes, no larger than 1024x768, 800x600 is a good size as it is big enough to some detail. I use 1024x768 though and no one has complained ;)
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Okay here's a pic. A few more in the Gallery on page 14. The car is factory black. The previous owner liked the silver graphics so that's what is on the car. The hood bird is a silver/red bird from '79. The headlight housings were painted all black so the chrome is gone. :-[
(http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/d/12063-1/My+TA+3.jpg)
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Wow...that's big....maybe a little smaller photo next time.
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Perfect photo size on my monitor ;D
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Very nice T/A HotBird. :) Pic size is just fine with me. :)
Thanks for posting.
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Hi all I'm Charlie. I live in a city called Sudbury. It's located in Northern Ontario Canada. I have owned a 79 Esprit with
T-tops, tilt steering and trunk lid spoiler and the wonderful 301 V8 and thats it for options. It has 115 000 KM's (not sure imperial version sorry) and has been a work in progress for 7 years now. It will be a T/A clone when I'm done and I like some of the body mods I've seen in recent weeks which I might try out as well.
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well im 17 from New Orleans LA but I've lived in Clarkesville GA since Katrina, and i just recently moved to Fort Myers FL where i found my 1978 Trans am......i traded a 1987 ford bronco(paid $800 for it) and about $400-$500 worth of stuff.(paintball gear, nitro RC car etc.) basically everything valuable i had except for my guitar.......its my daily driver. it has the original Pontiac 400 in it(cam and some carb work according to PO) original trans(with shift kit) and axle. it needs a carpet, reupholster the front seats, and due to recent stupidity a set of rims. not a bad daily driver for a 17 year old.
here some pics
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Welcome Charlie and Justin!!
I think you got the better deal Justin, I'd rather go cruizin for an hour than shoot paint balls ;D
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WOW! Welcome guys! I have to say, I wish I could have had a Trans Am when I was 17! Parents wouldn't get me a sports car and i didn't have the money for one. So they graced me with a '88 Grand Marquis with the white vinyl top and wire wheel covers! Boy, did I ever drive that thing into the ground.
I finally scored my first Trans Am last June, at 32.
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my name is julio i am from toney AL i am a new comer to the site and the internet for that matter i am 21 but i am a Trans am fan from way back i have had a silver 77 TA , black 79 firebird Blue79TA,87TA and i am presently retoring a 78TA and look for some older gear heads for mentoring all the guys my age like tunners car but THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT!!!!!
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Welcome Julio, glad to have you aboard.
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would love to see some pics sometime Julio! Welcome!!
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Welcome to 78ta Julio. :)
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Greetings from the great white north! I'm Wayne from southern Minnesota ("south" being a relative term up here ).I have a beautiful and VERY patient wife of 18 years and two great kids. My platinum silver 78 trans am was purchased in 1988 and is still a dream come true. Nothing like pulling the t-tops off cranking up the radio and smoking the tires !! I'll try to post some pictures if I can ever figure out this computer (where's a 12 year old when you need one). Thanks for such a great site Hitman! I'm still laughing about the senior picture thread!
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Welcome Wayne! i just bought my 78 TA last June from Forest Lake, MN!
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Sweet looking T/A HotBird . I like the 79 bird and colors .Welcome to the site
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Hi Guys,
I'm a long time reader and now a first time poster.
I live in Southeast Mich. I just sold my 1981 4 speed Special Edition (took me 3 years to restore, and won 3rd place at Dayton last year). I now have a 1981 Turbo, charcoal exterior with silver deluxe interior absolutely loaded with options!!
I've had Trans Am's for the past 30 years.
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Welcome to 78ta, 81charcoalturbo. How about some pics.
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welcome
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Hi Guys,
I'm a long time reader and now a first time poster.
I live in Southeast Mich. I just sold my 1981 4 speed Special Edition (took me 3 years to restore, and won 3rd place at Dayton last year). I now have a 1981 Turbo, charcoal exterior with silver deluxe interior absolutely loaded with options!!
I've had Trans Am's for the past 30 years.
Welcome to the fun house! We need some pics of that poncho ;D
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Great to have ya 81charcoalturbo! As everyone always says...pics, pics, pics!!! Trans ams for past 30 years? how many we talkin? would love to see 'em!
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Hi HotBird,
I'm going to try to post some pics this evening.
The very first car that I purchased new was a 1979 S.E. automatic. Since then, I've owned a 1979 nocturn blue automatic, a 1979 gold 4 speed ( non original engine), a 1994 25th Anniversary automatic, a 1981 S.E. 4 speed and now have a 1981 Turbo. The turbo is a low milage Washington state / Oregon car with 0 rust. It's all original except for 1 repaint the original metallic charcoal color.
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Hi fellas,
Jeff from Indy.
I have 2 TA's I'm working on right now.
1 a 76 that's in pieces right now........don't know when I might get it back together and a 78 that we just finished painting. (chesterfield brown)
Love the fourm and I'll post some picks in a couple of months
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Welcome to 78ta, Jeff. Looking forward to some pics. Love Chesterfield brown. :)
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Welcome Jeff but, I've got to tell you that there are some on this forum that just won't be able to wait for months to see pics of your projects. Just between you and me, you should post what you have ;)
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welcome i can wait months for pictures but prefer not to
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Welcome to the forum, 81charcoalturbo and Jeff! :)
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OK..I'll get my camera out there and get some posted up.
My little brother the painter might not like it untill he's done with it, but I'll get some for ya all.
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Hey my names Brandon I live in Ontario bought my first pontiac last winter and it's great.
76 Firebird base model, no wing or side mirror no nothin i guess it's pretty good shape just recently came outta california, missing a few small trim pieces inside and out but not a big deal. Just using it for cruise nights and some minor track use. I have a 78 W72 motor for it right now gettin some work done to it before i put it in. SHould have the motor back home by the end of the week or early next. Cya
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Welcome Aboard GTMORRIS ... Sounds as if you got a plan for this Firebird.... Its not just T/A we get into we Love all Firebirds... Be warned thou the natives here are restless when it comes to pictures... LOL... Great to have you here.
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welcome
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Welcome to the forum, Brandon :)
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Welcome 81charcoalturbo, Jeff, and Brandon! Can't wait to see pics!
Bill
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I am from Carleton Place , Ontario, Canada. I have 1980 indy pace car with a 400 that i am restoring to a corner carver, haven't even driven it yet. picked it up for $1000. Although after owning a 99 grand am gt I swore that i would never buy a GM product ever again.I bought a ford focus as my daily driver, not one repair since I bought it in 2007.
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welcome. if you decide you dont like your pace car you can give it to me ;D
we like pics so if you have any please post them
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Welcome Gary! we'd love to see pics of your $1000 find!
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Welcome to 78ta Gary!
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Hi, I'm Steve from Green Bay, WI.
I've got an 80 Firebird. It started its life out as an Esprit, but through its many owners and years of abuse, it needs alot of help. I've owned it since 01, and I'm slowly turning it into what I want. Like they say, all it takes it time and money...
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Welcome to the forum, Gary and Steve :)
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Right on Steve. I also have an esprit 1979. I too am going to build it my way...
Gary I am also from Ontario. Northern region in Sudbury...
Welcome...this site is the greatest
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Welcome to the fun house called 78ta Steve! We need pics partner!
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welcome
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Hi Steve! Is that your Firebird in your avatar?
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Right on Steve. I also have an esprit 1979. I too am going to build it my way...
Gary I am also from Ontario. Northern region in Sudbury...
Welcome...this site is the greatest
I might as well build in my way since it had who knows how many owners before I got it. I swear I spend more time fixing the hack jobs that have been done to it over the years.
Hi Steve! Is that your Firebird in your avatar?
Yes, that is my firebird in my avatar. I'll have to get more pics of it up on this forum soon.
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Welcome from this side of the POND !! lol
Steve at least its a "blank canvas " thats what i did / doing with mine, it will never be a resto car as it was too far gone, its mine and i enjoy it.
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Hey everybody, my name is John. Living in Northern NJ. I'm currently waiting for my 78 Martinique Blue TA to arrive. I got sick of not having a toy, so after a good ten or so months of looking I finally found something I wanted. I've always been into 3rd gen F body,but a few years back I was diving my friend to look at some Camaro and spotted this TA. I quickly turned around n bought it the next day without even thinking twice. It was an 80 SE clone with the 4.9l...After toying around with it for awhile I sold it along with my 85 Camaro to make room for my truck.SO.........anyway when it's warm I shouldn't be as bored anymore.Can't wait...Till next time.............John
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Welcome John!!
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Yes, welcome to the forum John!
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New poster from Oklahoma. I have learned a bunch from this awsome web site and hope to learn more. I don't have a TA yet but I am looking and researching. I do know that I want a second gen. TA. Anyway, greetings all!
Craig
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Welcome Craig, glad to have you as part of the family!
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Hello all. I'm Pat, I just registered today. I've got a '99 Z28 Camaro that I've had for about 3 years now, and just a few months ago I bought a '79 Trans Am. It came with the Pontiac 301 motor in it, but has a SBC 350 in it now with a TH350 trans. It had sat outside for a while before I bought it, so it's got some rust and needs some love before I can drive it around. I'm working on it slowly but surely. This site popped up on a few of my Google searches for tips/advice, and has proven helpful to me so far, so I figured I'd register and start posting up. I'm from MD by the way.
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Welcome...you won't find a better website or host. The knowledge base with the members is also second to none. You made a good decission
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I'm Larry, a police officer from Avon, Ohio. Just registered and made my first post in the restoration section.
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Welcome guys!!
A big hello from the UK's correspondent!
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HI, MY NAME IS FRED AND IM FROM MICHIGAN. JUST BOUGHT MY THIRD TRANS AM. 1ST WAS A 77 SE THAT ATE THE BACK OF A PARKED PICK UP TRUCK DUE TO A "FRIEND".THANKS BUDDY!!! SECOND WAS A BLACK 79 SE. SOLD THAT IN 92 FOR 6000.00. WHAT WAS I THINKING. BEST CAR I EVER OWNED. THIRD IS AN ORIGINAL BLACK 79, 403 CALI CAR. GOT IT ON EBAY PRETTY CHEAP. THREES A CHARM I GUESS. GLAD TO BACK IN THE HOBBY AND WILL NEED A LOT OF PARTS SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MY POSTS. IM SURE THERE WILL BE A BUNCH.
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Welcome to the party Fred, you found the right place.
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Wow, three new comers! Welcome guys to 78ta, glad to have you aboard!
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welcome to all
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Wow, I missed a few. Welcome to Larry and Pat also.
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Welcome guys!
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Welcome to all! Nice to have another copper with me!
Bill
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I'm Larry, a police officer from Avon, Ohio. Just registered and made my first post in the restoration section.
Welcome to the site all,always nice to see new owners here . Larry ,that's pretty cool that you own a T/A . You can probably do a brake stand and the fellow officers wiill look the other way . Nice to have perks lol
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Hello everyone: I'm Michael from Billerica,Ma. After 20 years of married with children I'm getting back into cars again. Boy how things have changed!! I have a 79 T/A WS6, the paint and interior are origanal, 58,000 miles on them. It has a 455 with a TH400 Trans. I'm also an officer in the New England Firebird Auto club. We are a newly formed club with 18 members so far. In are first year we one best club in a show and all but one of are cars trophied. Pretty good for an area that is mostly Mustangs, camaros, and chevelles. We will also be hosting a weekly cruise night this year with a local resteraunt. I would post pic's but I'm also new with computers and don't know how to do it yet. When I learn I will LOL.
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hello,
im rich from wisconsin. been working on my cars for about 15 years. cold as heck here and no heat in garage.unless you consider a turbo heater a reliable source of heat.inever miss a chance to shut down the imports around here with old school muscle! mine arent the prettiest but they run like scolded dogs.
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Welcome to the site Michael and Rich . Michael you can upload pics here at your gallery,or you can sign up at photo bucket and paste the [img] link in your thread .
The best size to post is around 800-600 pixels . There are free jpeg resizing programs also that you can find .Photo shop is the best though
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0
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Welcome guys! You're gonna love it here!
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(http://Trans-Am.jpg)
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can't wait to see what this thing will top out at on I-90....hehe....laser verified of course
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Hey guys. New here. I am currently purchasing my dad's 79 Trans Am. and have plans to restore it and take it to car shows. It has the 403 olds, auto, 53K miles. All original down to the special order papers, air charge canister for the spare tire (unused) and original hoses and wires. Right now it needs new seat skins and paint. I'll post pics in the resto section shortly.
Gary Brown
Pocahontas, AR.
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Welcome to the site guys!
Its great to have more and more owners on.
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i'm from western nebraska, i'm looking for information on a 78 ta. I am new to this
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You cam to the right place! I think Hitman might know a thing or two about 78 T/A's LOL.
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Welcome Michael, Rick, Gary and pillowtalk! Glad to have you folks aboard.
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Hi, New to the forum, but not to 78TA.com. my 79 has been sitting in the garage for about 6 years now. I need to get it running again. I am looking forward to this forums help with issue I cross.
-Rick
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welcome
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Great to see the constant flow of new people! Welcome everyone!
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Hi, New to the forum, but not to 78TA.com. my 79 has been sitting in the garage for about 6 years now. I need to get it running again. I am looking forward to this forums help with issue I cross.
-Rick
Sound like me. I started back when Hitman first repaired the bushings on his seat backs. My Esprit has been garaged for 8 years now...I refuse to give up on it so I got another one to drive around and tinker with while do what I want with the other
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Hi guys, my name is Lee, a tattoo artist and musician from Northern Ireland. I am looking at getting my hands on a TA, just was told of one that may be here in Ireland for sale. If not then I am looking out for one. Strictly for restoration though, I want something to get my teeth into and as I am new to restorations I thought I would join this forum as its advice seems great. Cheers
Lee
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welcom
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Whats up fellas? I'm Matt from richmond, TX "20 miles SW of Houston".I'm Just an all around gear head. Prefer GM but if its fast, loud, American and has a lumpy cam, Im lovin it. Currently doin a resto-mod on a 79 T/A. Got a long way to go but she's gettin there! Just joined the forum in the last few days and have never been a part of one before so im looking foreward to chatting with all you gear heads from around the country. Oh and if anyone has a front nosepiece for a 70-73 T/A,Im lookin!!
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welcome
we like pics so please post them when you get a chance
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Hello all! My name is Tom and I live in Tacoma Washington just south of Seattle. I work in the lumber industry and love tinkering with cars in my spare time. I recently recieved a 1978 trans am that was sitting in some sticker bushes and hadnt been licensed since 1988. It turned out to be a four speed car with the 400. The car is gold and has no power options or t-tops. She is now in a dry safe place. Thanks for having me.
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Hi. Welcome to 78ta. We always like to hear about another bird pulled from the bushes and saved from the crusher!
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Welcome to the site Rick ,Lee, Tom and Matt .As was said its always nice to see new members here
Nice seeing someone join from the west also Tom . I feel so alone here lol
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Hi to all, my name is Joe, I live in the north woods of MI. I've been checking out the site for a couple of weeks since I picked up my 76 455. I have alot of work to do on her and I know I could all the help I need from the great members on this site. When i first picked her up I thought I would just go to the body shop and pay the bill. but after reading and seeing the stuff you guys (and gal's) are doing and have done, I'm going to tackle this project myself and really enjoy it. I have a 9 yr old who has no intrest in cars (thats just freaking crazy) and hope to get him involved. This is my first T/A, I have had 6 Z-28's from 77 to 79 and currently have a 95 z convert and a 90 GT convert. They just compare when you look at all three together. Anyway....thanks for this site and thanks for having me.
Joe
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Welcome to the site Joe .
You have came to the right place ,the people are incredibly knowlegable and helpful here . There are manuals on cd's available threw the Hitmans store to ,there great .
Congrats on finding a 76 with a 455 ,thats awesome .
It's funny you mentioned you have a 9 year old that shows no interest in the car . I was working at a Guys house in Creston ,and he had a 77 SE ,and two 79 second anniveries . His 16 year old son had no interest in them at all. I was like you have to be kinding me?
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Rainman....I already got the cd's from hitman, great resource. When I was a young lad ( think around 7 or so) my brother and I would name off all the cars that we saw...by year and engine opitions, what is wrong with these kids today. I may adopt another kid just to enjoy this stuff with him....lol
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Growing up there were 2 things in life..Cars and Girls and you didn't get the girl if you didn't have the car!! I have a 3 year old daughter. She already helps me restoring my T/A. She loves to sand fenders and work the jack!! I could not be more happy!!
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Welcome Lee, Matt, Tom, and Joe to the 78ta show! Glad to have you guys aboard.
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Thanks rkeller..very nice '75..I love a redhead
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Welcome to sugarland50, joe o ,Hopekiller and fellow countryman Lee, nice to see more members here!
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Welcome all! Sounds like we are going to get to see some projects take shape! Good luck and we can't wait to see pictures!
Bill
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My name is Devin, I reside in Commerce Georgia. Very new to cars, but my uncle is a mechanic so he helps me when he can. I enjoy computers, and ferrets, and gardening. Once I can get started on fixing up my new car I think I'll enjoy working on it.
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Welcome, sardonicus! Enjoy yourself here!
On another note, I'm back. Not sure if any of you still remember me. It's been a while! :)
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Welcome Devin, im sure once you get bitten by the car youll never look back!
Nate, nice to see you again.
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How's it going? I'm new on the site and just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Matt and I have a '79 T/A in Platinum (Silver) with Black interior and the Olds 403. I bought it off my uncle back in 2001 with 12,152 miles on it. I'll do a few shows once in awhile with it. I also own a '04 SRT-4 in Electric Blue thats my DD. Looking forward to meeting people on the site and I also have a few parts laying around to sell if anyone is interested.
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Howdy yall.....I am a former Trans am owner :( but hopefully one day will be one again. Name is John and i live in West Michigan
Sold my 77 TA few months back to y88rick.....he kept pestering me to lower my price and sell it so after like a month of emails i gave in lol.
Been lurking around since he purchased the car from me hoping to see some shots of it, but can't search if your not a member. Even if he does part it out to build the SE.
Heres a short vid at track of it, best i did in it was 14.5 in the 1/4. Only go to the track about once/maybe twice a year.
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/cheapthrillb2/th_martindragway2007025.jpg) (http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/cheapthrillb2/?action=view¤t=martindragway2007025.flv)
This was the last one i owned, i had owned another 77 before this one that had "aftermarket" t-tops but that one got parted do to really bad rust. And i owned a parts car 73 Firebird and a parts car 75 along the way.
But alas i got a new hobby that i could enjoy outdoors year round so my Firebird passion has to take a back seat as at this time i cannot afford both. But heres my new project that curbed the firebird bug.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m75/mclouth623/harlan%20ky%202009/harlan32649.jpg)
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welcome
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Hello all-
Just thought I'd introduce myself and my car. My name is Paul and I live in southeast Michigan. I own a 1976 T/A, L78 400ci, auto, 47,000 original miles. Car is mostly stock and retains all of it's original sheet metal and interior. Only a couple of mods have been made.
Also, just started an engine bay detailing thread in the "Restoration Projects" section.
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=14728.0
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Welcome to the site paul. Beautiful car you have there, and Ive always loved the cragers on the round headlight cars.
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welcome
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Gentlemen,
I am not really a new member because I signed up for 78ta.com back in August when I decided to find my dream car, which is a 10th Anniversary Trans Am. I have been using the information that is shared on this site to research what I needed to know and ended up finding what I was looking for in Michigan. Most of what I know about Trans Ams has come from this site and I wanted to say thanks!
I am eagerly waiting for Spring here in the Great Northwest to get my sliver bird on the road!
Thanks again
Dan
Puyallup, WA
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Hi. I'm glad to see you found your dream car, and that it is a T/A! Hopefully spring is upon us soon. Congrats on your car!
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Congrats on the car, and welcome to the fun house.
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Hi all...
I`m Wayne from "sunny" England. Have owned a black 79 trans am for nearly 2 years now.
It`s 403 engine is currently in bits and getting a few upgrades.
Nice site,
and its all about my favorite car too...
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New member from Plano Tx here. Brought home a new to me 79 TA this afternoon. This is my third one and first in almost 13 years. Stoked to get it pulled apart and get it on the road by the end of the summer.
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Welcome to the forum, and good luck with your '79!
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welcome
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New member from Western Kentucky.
I found this forum due to a Trans Am nut answering my classified ad about 76 Trans Am parts I had for sale. The guy showed up (super nice guy) and told me he had a 73 formula 455 (which I found odd since I keep my eye out for early 2nd gen cars in the area which amounts to basically zero). Anyway he left his business card. I did a quick search on 1973 Formula 455 and the very first pic that showed up in Google pics was his car on this site (kentuckyetti, matching the business card he left). So I poked around and thought I would join so I could ask some questions regarding my 1972 Firebird 400 that I am trying to get going. I had a '71 as my first car back 20 years ago so I have always liked them. I'm sure I will be posting some questions shortly.
Kelly (I'm a guy by the way!)
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welcome
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Welcome to the madness. ;)
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New member from Western Kentucky.
I found this forum due to a Trans Am nut answering my classified ad about 76 Trans Am parts I had for sale. The guy showed up (super nice guy) and told me he had a 73 formula 455 (which I found odd since I keep my eye out for early 2nd gen cars in the area which amounts to basically zero). Anyway he left his business card. I did a quick search on 1973 Formula 455 and the very first pic that showed up in Google pics was his car on this site (kentuckyetti, matching the business card he left). So I poked around and thought I would join so I could ask some questions regarding my 1972 Firebird 400 that I am trying to get going. I had a '71 as my first car back 20 years ago so I have always liked them. I'm sure I will be posting some questions shortly.
Kelly (I'm a guy by the way!)
Hi, Kelly! Good to see you on here. It was nice meeting you last week too. I may have located something you were asking about. Give me a call on my cell sometime. Also keep me updated on the disassembly of the '76.
Mike
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welcome Kelly
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Welcome to the site Kelly . My middle name is Kelly ,and I'm a man to lol
Also welcome Shivers . You know we need pics of your T/A's here Guys ,it's the site rule lol
And Kelly you mention Kentucky Yeti ,he's a stand up Guy . Mike found me my T/A .She was transported all the way from Kentucky to British Columbia Canada
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Welcome to the site and ditto, Mike is a "classy guy" .
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Thanks for the welcome guys, I forgot to ask whether I was allowed to post on this site since technically I don't have a TA. The closest thing I have right now is a front clip from a TA, does that count? To be honest, when I looked at this site I liked the atmosphere, but like I said, I may not fit in due to my "non" TA status!
Rainman, that is a far piece to get a TA, that is a really cool photo of it and I'm really liking the blue.
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Rainman, that is a far piece to get a TA, that is a really cool photo of it and I'm really liking the blue.
Kelly- just for fun- ask Rainman who set him up with that car. It was sold locally at the former Shelton Pontiac in Paducah, stayed garaged in Reidland with the original girl owner until 1994, and was sold to friend of mine in Benton wwhere it stayed garaged until last fall, when it was shipped to Canada. Sold it on this site. The car has 24xxx miles and the orginal tires still on it.
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Rainman, that is a far piece to get a TA, that is a really cool photo of it and I'm really liking the blue.
Kelly- just for fun- ask Rainman who set him up with that car. It was sold locally at the former Shelton Pontiac in Paducah, stayed garaged in Reidland with the original girl owner until 1994, and was sold to friend of mine in Benton wwhere it stayed garaged until last fall, when it was shipped to Canada. Sold it on this site. The car has 24xxx miles and the orginal tires still on it.
Mike if you scroll up I actually mentioned that part .
Thanks for the welcome guys, I forgot to ask whether I was allowed to post on this site since technically I don't have a TA. The closest thing I have right now is a front clip from a TA, does that count? To be honest, when I looked at this site I liked the atmosphere, but like I said, I may not fit in due to my "non" TA status!
Rainman, that is a far piece to get a TA, that is a really cool photo of it and I'm really liking the blue.
Kelly you do not have to own a Trans Am to be here . But I wouldn't have gotton Trans Am of the month without it lol
I hung around here for a while before I bought a T/A . Took me 3 years to find what I wanted ,but am happy I took my time
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/RainMan/
Heres a link to my pics Kelly ,my sig look's alot better at a higher res .Making it did change the shade of blue to ,so it's a little decieving .
I am going out today hopefully to take some more.
The actual color is on my avatar . I love the color ,really getting used to it . I replaced the muffler on sat ,and kept it stock ,meaning I went with the exaxt same one it came with from the factory . I also payed 3 times as much for a factory battery last fall . Trying to keep it unmolested and as factory as I can. Would like some BFG's though
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Sorry- I just like to brag up and discuss your car like it was mine. I have a serious infatuation for Marty ;)
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Sorry- I just like to brag up and discuss your car like it was mine. I have a serious infatuation for Marty ;)
lol to funny Mike
btw Hows Andy these day's? Tell him Rick say's hello
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Welcome everyone, I'm a bit behind in posting, life has gotten way too busy :)
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Hi, I'm John and I'm from Jonesboro Georgia, a little small town south of Atlanta. I own a Black 77 Formula that I plan to take to the track this year and see if all my sweat and bruised knuckles have paid off, anyway glad to be here!
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Welcome aboard John!
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I'm in the Panhandle area of Texas, I've had my 79 for about 2yrs. and I have alot of questions to ask.
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Hi, I'm John and I'm from Jonesboro Georgia, a little small town south of Atlanta. I own a Black 77 Formula that I plan to take to the track this year and see if all my sweat and bruised knuckles have paid off, anyway glad to be here!
What's up man, I'm the guy from youtube who messaged you about the forum here. Nice to see you followed through. It's a great place no question. Any technical issue/restoration question or whatever can be solved. Post up that youtube video of yours and some pics in the photos section so we can check it out! :D
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Welcome to the site John and jmirwar . Looking forward to seeing pictures of your Trans Am's
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Welcome to the site guys.
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WELCOME! We can't wait to see some pictures!
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hi people,just a quick hello to introduce myself.my name is colin and im from over the pond in middlesex london,yep u.k.i drive a 79 anniversary with a 455 sd engine.ill send some pics later just having some work done on the carb,4 barrel holly playing up again cant seem to get the choke to come in when its cold.my web site is billyfurystory.co.uk if any one knows who billy fury was im with his original band from the 70's. ive owned the car for 9 years now and done a lot of work on it.i have the 1'st owners name and even the dollar change she got from gn when she bought the car from new.stoll got original hand book and folder that came with the car when new,anyway ill tell you more later just thought id say hi to everyone.thanks for listing good kuck to you all ,speak soon..colin g
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Welcome oto the site Colin. Was the 455 in the car when you got it, or did you put it in?
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Welcome Colin, yes mate i know who Billy Fury is!
Nice to have a felllow Brit on here, do you attend the Uk shows?
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Hello and welcome from this side as well
Billy Fury his voice did seem to come from a Wonderous Place ;D
I'll finish me tea and have a quick firkle amongst my Decca stuff, before I go to work
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Welcome everyone 78ta! Glad to have you guys aboard.
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chuffchuff , Decca....... oh my next youll be telling me you have K Tel too!
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Hi everybody...I am from Michigan and have owned a few T/As.
1969 Trans Am
1975 Trans Am
2002 WS6 Trans Am
and my resto-modded 1970 Trans Am which I still have.Glad to join the group and hope to post some pics of my Birds and join in on the forum topics.
On a side note Pontiac and Trans Ams will always be in my life as long as I have a Bird in the garage and a T/A Bird tat on my arm.
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Welcome to the fun zone. We have quite a few Michigan members here.
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Thanks
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Welcome Bandit455!
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My name is Tom and i am from the Ocala FL area. i own a 1978 WS6 W72 Trans am.
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Welcome Tom, glad to have you aboard.
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Welcome Bandit455 and Tom . When do we get to see pics of your rides !
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i have my car posted under the Restoration section.
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Hi everyone
The names Nigel and I am from Leominster, Herefordshire in the UK.
I have owned my 1977 Special Edition Trans am since 1986 and have spent a fortune on restoration in the early 90's, but as we all
know there's always something else needs doing :P
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/millerlite2/Transam2jpg.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y49/millerlite2/Transam3.jpg)
Cheers
Nigel
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Nice car Nigel and welcome aboard.
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Welcome Nigel! Great looking car! Post some pictures of the restoration if you want!
Bill
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Hello all, I am Cody from Western Ohio. I'm 21 now and have owned my 1981 trans am turbo WS-6 since easter 2007. However, there is not a lot of origional parts left in the drivetrain. I have mostly been workin on the interior and will hopefully get it repainted and some minor body work done once my final quarter of the year is over with. Love workin on cars with some of my friends and can't beat goin to shows or races.
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Thanks for the welcome guys 8)
Welcome Nigel! Great looking car! Post some pictures of the restoration if you want!
Bill
Will do when I find them ;D They are on prints (so I will have to scan them) as digital cameras weren't around in the early 90's
>:(
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Hi guys
My name is Klaus and i im from Norway.
I have an `80 SE that is currently under construction. Hopefully it will be done by mid June. Pic`s will arrive soon. 8)
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Hello all.
Im Henrik from Denmark.
I was recommended this site, due to the amount of users and their knowledge of TA's.
I own a Firebird 1968 as my picture shows, but it's holding a '73 455" motor so i'm half qualified to be here :)
Here to find advice and to look at nice cars.
Love US steel, autoshows and racing.
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Welcome Henrik, we are Firebird guys of all gens, not just the second. Nice looking ride you have there.
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Welcome everyone
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Thanks alot :)
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Hello Everyone! I just got a 78 TA for Mother's Day! So I may be asking lots of questions and will be reading ALOT on here. Got to do my research! Well lets see.....I am a nursing student working on an RN, have a degree in history (I was supposed to go into mechanical engineering like my Daddy but changed my mind). My son will be 3 next month, bet you can guess his name! I also have a beagle/boxer? thats a year old his name is Chief. So with my son, dog, and the new TA that's 3 babies......well 4 counting my husbands Nova. Live in central Kentucky and have for about the last 2 1/2 years. Anything else just ask!
JM
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Hi, fellow Kentuckian! Welcome to 78ta. That's a great present you got :D
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my name is Phil i'm from montreal acutally a small suburb of montreal quebec,i've had my T/A for ten years.my best friend of over 20 years has also owned his for 11,ibetween the 2 cars i've spent as much time under the hood,under the car,stripping and replacing interior parts as i have dropping the clutch and lighting them up! ;Di've visited this site before but never noticed the forum section.thanks for the opportunity to say hi
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Welcome to all, its been a while since i checked in and its grown again!
Dixon , nice to see another fellow UK bird lover on here........ do you attend any of the Uk shows?
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SEF! You keep disappearing like that we're going to have to put a tracking device on you!
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Hi everyone! My name is Rob, and from Wheeling WV. I must say that I really enjoy the site! I found it the other day and I am very impressed with all the info on here. Also really excited now cause after a long time of looking, I finally found a good car at a great price. I have one question that hopefully someone can answer for me though. I am buying a 79 TA, and I asked the guy what engine it had and he said that it came out of an older formula firebird and was a 350 pontiac. Did pontiac make a 350, or did they just use chevy's 350? Thanks. I will put pics on here in a few days when I pick it up. Thanks for any info!
Rob
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Hi and welcome! Yes, Pontiac had their own 350, and it is totally different than a Chevy350, or an Olds 350, or a Buick 350. It's better!
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Ok, thanks for the info! I really apprecaite it!
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Ok, I've slacked on this thread since October :P sooooo...
Welcome to:
colabird
1980MNT/A
waspmaj
bhooray
bilsnoj
1tinindian
tkj1114
77tafrommo
Wook
coreyvett
red63
gregsblue78t/a
6 Grrrs
skisix38off
dbhigdon
72blackbird
LARAY
O.P.
mr71transam
Crazylock
72StreetBird
Mr. P-Body
mrbradva
Trans Am Dude
Sethos
Autotooner
y84
flippermtc
Solar78
LIGHTFOOT
Ricky G
ray_deayon
HotBird
Nexus
justin815
Julio78ws6
freebird
81charcoalturbo
snoopydogj
GTMORRIS
garyg
Fluffernutter
78MartiniqueTA
craigsTA
cavpat
transam1977
FREDBO99
OPIE72022
toxic68x
W.P.-Turbocars
pillowtalk
Dark T/A
leeroytheboy
sugarland50
Hopekiller
joe o
sardonicus
TA MINT79
Cheapthrillb2
1976T/A
NW Trans Am
uk79transam
Shivers
KellzBird
jdogg301
jmirwar
gouldy62
Bandit455
TheGaugeMage
dixon
19transam81
red440
*~Ildfuglen~*
johnsmommy
Phil400
SlyDog
There...I'm caught up now (and slightly out of breath ;D ).
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Slow night, Jeff? ;D
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And i thought i was struggling.........
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Hey there. Finally getting around to introducing myself.
Name's Joel and I live in North Idaho. I have owned several T/As in the past and currently have a '77 T/A and a '91 Firebird V6.
I bought my first T/A in 1986 and it was white a '78. My second one was a '78 6.6 with the 403 that I blew up a couple months after getting. Stuffed a 400 out of a '68 GTO into it and had fun for a while. Had a '75 Firebird for a bit and then got my current '77, which will never leave my possession.
I am a computer tech for a women's clothing company, a career I came into after a long stint as an OTR truck driver and as a mechanic prior to (and during) that.
I have loved the Trans Am since I was a kid. I was 10 when Smokey and the Bandit was released and it stuck with me. Trucks and Trans Ams have been a big part of me for most of my life.
Thanks for a great site, not just to Hitman, who obviously works very hard on this and the other sites, but to all the members that share such valuable information. Glad to be a part of it and hope to be able to contribute some of my experiences.
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Welcome to the site.
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Welcome Joel! You will fit right in!
Bill
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Hello all-
Just thought I'd introduce myself and my car. My name is Paul and I live in southeast Michigan. I own a 1976 T/A, L78 400ci, auto, 47,000 original miles. Car is mostly stock and retains all of it's original sheet metal and interior. Only a couple of mods have been made.
Also, just started an engine bay detailing thread in the "Restoration Projects" section.
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=14728.0
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z154/1976trans1976/Trans_Am_pics/IMG_2435__2_.jpg)
I seriously want to steal your car.....can you e-mail me your address please? ;D ;D ;D
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Hello all-
Just thought I'd introduce myself and my car. My name is Paul and I live in southeast Michigan. I own a 1976 T/A, L78 400ci, auto, 47,000 original miles. Car is mostly stock and retains all of it's original sheet metal and interior. Only a couple of mods have been made.
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z154/1976trans1976/Trans_Am_pics/IMG_2435__2_.jpg)
I seriously want to steal your car.....can you e-mail me your address please? ;D ;D ;D
Hey thats the way to WELCOME new members ....... your gonna give em the wrong idea PML ;)
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my name is jason, im from willowick, ohio. i own a 84 fb t/a stock 305 slight cam contender intake hooker tips edelbrock headers edelbrock carb 600, chrome n shiny, green to blue flip flop crushed paint, 7 color flip flop scoop, wing, front inserts, ground effects, million color led ground lighting, interior 7 million color floor lighting, pics to come ( baby needs a bath ) work in progress! happy 25th birthday! newest member of the ohio firebirds car club! ;D
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Hi My Name is Jack and im live in central oklahoma, Seminole ok to be exact and i have a 1979 with T-Tops and i'm currently trying to get pics of it up. i should be able to do that this weekend. This site is great i've read and learned alot in a short time.
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Hey Jason, glad to see you made it here, Welcome to you and to Jack also.
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Hello.......Im a Noob here, thought I would introduce myself.....My name is Jeff, I am NOT a T/A owner yet....but have owned several in the past...and looking for my next and final T/A...I usually post at either TAC .....and some of those guys if here will be familiar with me...I also frequent HCP forums.....anyone from there may be familiar with me also.
I love Trans Ams....have since...well...like most....since smokey and the bandit....lol......I currently drive a mildly modded 06 mustang GT. My day job is a service writer for a local Ford dealership.....my nightjob....is BATMAN.....lol.... I hope to meet some cool people here and make some contacts and usful info along the way for my next project....Ive already learned volumes from members at the two sights mentioned above......look forward to meeting people.
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Welcome Jason, Jack and Jeff............ from the old world!
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Welcome everyone to 78ta, glad to have you aboard.
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Welcome Jeff
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Hello all,
Lets see, I'm Steve and I own an F-Body... well 3 to be current. Why does that sound like the intro to an AA meeting? Anyway, I've just purchased my 2nd, 2nd Gen and while looking for information on it, I came across this site so I thought I'd say hi.
I’m no stranger to F-Bodies. I've own over half a dozen over the years, I build fuel injection systems for fun, work on avionics and ground based nav aids for a living and generally am considers a jerk (actually considered much worse than that, but the national movie rating system won't let me post it for fear of loosing my entry for an Emmy this year again.). I'm an admin on sethirdgen.org (not selling the site, just stating a fact), a bit of a know it all when it comes to wiring and have no clue how an automatic transmission works other than throwing chicken bones at it. Don't laugh, it worked once. I currently live in York SC, or south Charlotte NC. Whichever works.
So, before you get a worse impression of me, I'll just say Hi!
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Well first off, Hello and welcome to the site. Secondly, The gang will be here soon to ask for pics.
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Well first off, Hello and welcome to the site. Secondly, The gang will be here soon to ask for pics.
I figured as much, so I put a few in the pics section. As stated in that section, don't hang me for whats currently done to it. I just pulled it out of the grass.
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Welcome Steve.......... tell me these chicken bones ........ does it have to be chicken?
Oooooooh LOMILETA , are you the president now? dont worry it takes a while for things to cross the ocean ya know!
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From what I've personaly witnessed overseas, local bones work just as good (sometimes better, especialy in southern Spain... wow long story) as long as they don't dent the object being thrown at. ;D
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Its amazing what you can pick up when you go abroad !!
The only thing that ive thrown at my car, was abuse, even that doesnt seem to work........ then again maybe a more physical approach may be called for! lol
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Hello all-
Just thought I'd introduce myself and my car. My name is Paul and I live in southeast Michigan. I own a 1976 T/A, L78 400ci, auto, 47,000 original miles. Car is mostly stock and retains all of it's original sheet metal and interior. Only a couple of mods have been made.
Also, just started an engine bay detailing thread in the "Restoration Projects" section.
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=14728.0
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z154/1976trans1976/Trans_Am_pics/IMG_2435__2_.jpg)
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z154/1976trans1976/Trans_Am_pics/IMG_2438__2_.jpg)
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z154/1976trans1976/Trans_Am_pics/IMG_2437__2_.jpg)
(http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z154/1976trans1976/Trans_Am_pics/IMG_2433__2_.jpg)
Welcome Paul. Where have tou taken your car to in Michigan? Down River Cruise is coming up!
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I thought I'd introduce myself before posting any here. First off, my name is Shawn. I currently live in North Carolina (originally from Southern California). I am 21 (soon to be 22 in July) and into 20's-60's hot rods, classics, classic trucks and custom motorcycles. I work on hot rods and vehicles for a living and also with the local fire department. I have owned more old vehicles than I've ever had girlfriends and always looking to buy more (is this a bad thing)? I currently do NOT own a Trans Am but have been eyeing them for a while now. Currently I have a 1946 Chrysler 3 window coupe (very rare with only around 700 ever made), 1963 Chevy II wagon with a 327 but soon to have 350 with 200-4r for my daily driver and work vehicle, 1966 F100 pickup, 1968 Lincoln Continental and then a temporary 93 Honda Prelude. I recently owned a 54 Chevy belair, 48 Chevy coupe, 85 C10 pickup and a few others. I got this little 93 Prelude to save on gas when prices got high but it doesn't fit me and I am ready to sell and buy another old daily driver and this is where the Trans Am comes into play. Right now it's between some kind of Toyota 4x4 truck (for work, daily driver and fire department), or a 67-69 Cougar or a 77-79 Trans Am. I have never been a fan of 70's styled cars or trucks but the thing I like about the 77-79 Trans Am is the style is not TOO bad IMO and they have PS, PB and A/C a lot of times. I can always buy an older 60's Cougar or Camaro with none of this and add it but I am looking for something that already has these features and has better handling as well as comfortability.
I like all makes of vehicles so am not huge on talking crap about one make over another. Pretty much I am looking for a good daily driver that will be decent at handling, provide decent fuel milage (18 MPG or more if possible), decent power and most of all reliability along with A/C/comfort. I have my eye on a local 79 Trans Am that I just found on local Craigslist.org. I found this site and have been reading as much as I can on the common problems, different engine and tranny combos and how much parts cost when things go wrong. I do not want a vehicle that has high maintanance cost and where I will have a very hard time finding parts for. I used my 66 F100 as my daily driver for years. Sure it's an old vehicle and they have their problems but I like the fact that I can break down on the side of the road and be able to run to a parts store, fix it and drive it home.
The Trans Am I found here says it's a 79 with a freshly built 6.6L 403 (Numbers matching) and an automatic transmission (what kind I dont know?). The ad says it has a 76 front end on it and he still has the original one, but the one in the picture shows a 77 or 78. The car supposedly runs and drives fine and has a clear title. I am going to call the guy tomarrow and possibly go look at it. Anything I should keep my eyes open for? I understand the 403 is not an engine that most Trans Am fans like because of it's bottom end and oil problems along with no high revvs and low compression, but like I said, it's going to be a daily driver so I will not be taking it to the strip. If I can get about 350 HP out of it then that will be plenty. Knowing me, I will just get it to run good with what it has now and build a 350 sbc or such on the side to drop in when that motor goes. I will post another thread with this car in it and my questions on it. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to ask! Thanks!
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Welcome everyone to 78ta!
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I've had my t/a project for a really short time, but I've learned SO MUCH from web sites like this... i don't know if anyone else realizes this but there is like a bond between all t/a firebird owners, you never see them dissing each other or anything on the forums and almost everybody knows everybody... I'mm really excited to be a part of such an incredible group!... I'm David by the way... and no cool t/a stuff goes on here in TX that I can find!!!.. anybody wants to help, feel free!
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Hello everyone
I'm Aaron from Houston, TX. I'm 29 and have been a Trans Am fan every since I saw "Smokey and the Bandit", but I was 10 when I first knew what kind of car it was that I liked. I saw a Popular Hotroding issue that was all about the 2nd gen T/A's and that was it. I had been empowed! I've owned 2 Trans Am's a '97 and a 2000 T/A. My 2000 T/A just got flooded a couple of months ago. The ins. totaled it and now I'm looking for a good 2nd gen that is a driveable restorable car. So If you know of any in resonable distances from Houston let me know. Also I'm into other muscle cars too and old school hot rods, but the 2nd gen T/A's are my car.
Everyone that I have talked to on here has been nice and I like that. Some forums are not like that.
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Welcome everyone, this is a great site with a lot of knowledgeable folks who are more than willing to share their wisdom with others.
David (davidSE), what area of Texas do you live in?
Aaron (sl1jackson), too bad about your 2000 TA but hopefully you'll find a nice second gen to take its place.
Shawn (ShawnF), there are quite a few TA owners either in or near North Carolina so maybe you'll be able to hook up with some of them.
Anyway, if ya'll have been reading here very long, you know one requirement is pics of your TAs (or other cool vehicles, if you don't have a TA yet). So get to posting. ;D
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central Texas... Goldthwaite... it's a little hell-hole about an hour and a half from Austin... but I'm in College Station for a couple more months
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central Texas... Goldthwaite... it's a little hell-hole about an hour and a half from Austin... but I'm in College Station for a couple more months
OK, I know exactly where Goldthwaite is since I was born and grew up in Cisco -- about an hour north of Brownwood. I've driven through Goldthwaite many times on the way to Copperas Cove and Austin. I now live in Lamesa, which is about halfway between Lubbock and Midland/Odessa. BTW, there's another poster on here who lives in Goldthwaite.
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that's awesome man!... whose the other poster?
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that's awesome man!... whose the other poster?
Eagle 1
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=16156.0
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he definitely looks familiar, I can't put a name with his face though (other than George, 'cause of the post!)
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Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
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Wanted to know where you folks are from? Forums such as this are a great place to network with fellow gear heads. Whats better is to actual meet fellow gear heads.
I'm located in Central California and enjoy attending car shows, cruises, and races.
Geo. :D
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Greetings, My name is Grant Allen. I have a 1979 Cameo/Camel, that has been switched out with a 1972 455 H.O. 6X D port and Borg Warner Super T-10 4 speed. I live in Mebane, NC. and am in the Paintless dent removal business (HAIL REPAIR). I look forward to hearing from all you guys over in Cary, NC that have all those 70' thru 74's. PS. I am looking for a 70,1,2,3, nose for my 79. Any ideas?
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G'day guys my names Matt and im from Sydney Australia I just stumbled across this site. I own a 79 and 86 Trans Am both are fairly standard except for exhausts and right hand drive conversion.
(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/mattlea1/sunday203rd20feb20040.jpg)
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Welcome guys! Any questions you may have just ask.
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Hello all,
I apprectiate all the information that is on this site. it makes things a bit more clearer to be more educated on my 79 TA. I am Scott from louisburg NC and I am A new Proud owner of an restoribale Aqua Blue TA4.9 w/T-Top one of 3,301.
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Welcome folks, glad to have you as part of the 78ta family!
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Welcome everyone to 78ta.com
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Hi to all,
Just joined and just purchurased my first Trans Am is a 1981 Turbo, silver with dark blue interior, all original and still complete, it needs a paint job but no rust on it, I am really happy to have it. Lots of good info on this site. Good job to all.
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Elliott, from Warwickshire in England.
Hobbies are American Cars (i must have been born on the wrong side of the pond) i obviously have a preference for Pontiac products...namely 2nd Gens. Although the garage is occupied by my 78, driveway space is occupied by a 1987 Ford Capri 2.8i, a 1989 BMW 325i and a 2000 BMW 328i....
And i sell Subarus for a living!
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Welcome all to 78 ta !
Elliot are you going to Billing at the weekend?? If so see you there!!
oh and by the way i think your choice of cars isnt too bad, the e30 is a classic and ive always loved Capris, i used to be a member of Capri club international..... for my sins! lol.
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No i wont be at Billing the weekend im afraid, doing this:
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Hello my nma eis Thomas and I'm from Garden City Georgia. I have owned several trans ams as project/parts cars. I'm looking great information and help on this website. I wanting to buy a complete car around the first of the year 2010.
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Welcome to all new members :)
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Welcome to all the new folks who joined this awesome forum! Good luck with your cars!
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Welcome everyone, looking forward to seeing pics of your rides and getting to know ya.
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I haven't been on this post in a while...wow, it's good to see that we are getting a lot of good new members.
Welcome to 78TA! Remember we all love pictures. :) And good luck with your projects!
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Hello my name is tom, i'm 21 years old and live in south jersey. Long story short I just got hold of a 1981 Pontiac Trans-am all original. It has the 301 turbo in it, automatic, t-tops, 4 wheel disc, cruise control, power antenna, etc. It has 31,xxx original miles. It's been garaged most of it's life so it has no major rust. Can't wait to cruise it! I also have a 1995 Mustang GT 5.0 5-speed that is turbo'd. Can't wait to chat with you all. I have plenty of questions like how rare is this car? That's all for now I will probably have stuff to add after I post this thread lol
Here's some pics. It's dirty. These rims I just borrowed to roll it. Has stock wheels on stock tires so obviously they do not hold air.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/tomstang/trans-am1.jpg)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e9/tomstang/trans-am2.jpg)
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I have plenty of questions like how rare is this car?
If that's a genuine SE (Special Edition) ...it would be 1 of 3,050.
Good looking car! ;D
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glad you found us 81 turbota.. Nice find you came across. The low milage and unmolested condition makes it a rarity in itself. Congradulations....
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There's a tag on the cowl and it says y84 on it. Is that special edition?
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There's a tag on the cowl and it says y84 on it. Is that special edition?
Yup, that's it ;)
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Good deal thanks
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New guy here from North Alabama. Ive had a few birds and TA's when I was a teenager. Been into fords and mustangs mainly the last few years. Deceided to get back in to a muscle car and I picked up a nice 79 TA yesterday.
Was searching around online for some good forums to learn from the experts and make some new friends. Found you guys and TAC. Best 2 I could find. So here I am.
Enough about me heres what I know about the car.
79 TA 301 with about 1k miles on new rebuild. 350 turbo trans.
Silver on Maroon interior. Which is in pretty good shape compared to alot of the ones I been finding. Has 83k on the odo and with the condition of the car Id say its a good bet thats original on the chassis and interior.
Well see ya guys around the forums..
PS Can I set it up where my email inbox receives updates to post I subscribe to?
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PS Can I set it up where my email inbox receives updates to post I subscribe to?
Yup, just go to your "profile" and click on "notifications and email" (left hand side).
You can also be notified of replies to topics you want to "watch" (even if you don't post to them) and you can also be notified of new topics in entire sections if you like.
Welcome...looking forward to seeing pix of the new car!
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PS Can I set it up where my email inbox receives updates to post I subscribe to?
Yup, just go to your "profile" and click on "notifications and email" (left hand side).
You can also be notified of replies to topics you want to "watch" (even if you don't post to them) and you can also be notified of new topics in entire sections if you like.
Welcome...looking forward to seeing pix of the new car!
Thanks. I think I got it now thanks to your help!
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Hi All,
Troy from Savage, Minnesota. Just want to say "Hello" and thanks to everybody on this forum and especially THE HITMAN. This is my first post and will attempt to upload pics of my 78 SE w/403 that I purchased 3 years ago. I'm trying to get the car back to somewhat original. The paint job is decent but it needs the correct decals. I have visited this site at least once a day for the last 2 years and enjoy reading everybody's messages from employment issues to engine problems. I'm a gear head "wanna be" by night but a mac operator by day. My friends don't understand my obsession with T/A's and the movie that launched the sexiest car of all time. Thanks again.
Here's a link to my gallery pics: http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/BAN78/
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Welcome everyone, glad to have ya'll aboard!
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Hi All,
Troy from Savage, Minnesota. Just want to say "Hello" and thanks to everybody on this forum and especially THE HITMAN. This is my first post and will attempt to upload pics of my 78 SE w/403 that I purchased 3 years ago. I'm trying to get the car back to somewhat original. The paint job is decent but it needs the correct decals. I have visited this site at least once a day for the last 2 years and enjoy reading everybody's messages from employment issues to engine problems. I'm a gear head "wanna be" by night but a mac operator by day. My friends don't understand my obsession with T/A's and the movie that launched the sexiest car of all time. Thanks again.
Here's a link to my gallery pics: http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/BAN78/
Thats a sweet car ya got!
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another new guy here!
im from Cambridge Ontario, ive had my 79 403 TA for about 4 years, shes got a beefed up engine and some drive train. its not the fastest TA out there but i dont think there are many quicker ones in this city, (as there is only about 5 others! haha!) ive got future plans for her to make her even quicker.
i almost made the mistake of selling her about a year ago to buy a bike, didnt do it. ill just wait till i have enough money for both! check her out through the link in my signature line.
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I'm Debbie from Santa Rosa California, we're 45 minutes north of San Francisco. I have a 79 T/A restored, and a 79 Macho T/A which is in the middle of a full resto. I've restored several Mustangs and even a Camaro but got bored with those. Fell in love with a beat up T/A I ended up with through my dad's towing company and just knew there would never be anything else for me!
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Welcome to 78ta , we love pics so when you get time
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Hello from Wapakoneta, Ohio! My name is Lowell and I,m 49 years old and beginning my 2nd childhood! ;D I'm the owner of 2 '78 T/A's. One is a gold edition w/ T-Tops,400, automatic, air, pwr windows and locks,all original and driveable but desperately needing a complete resto. The 2nd one is a '78 gold w-72 with auto, air, T-tops,and black interior and very driveable but yet needing restored. #2 is nearing completion, the engine has been completely rebuilt, along with the tranny and about everything else.The body has had a frame off resto. #1 is really just beginning it's process even though I've owned it longer. I do have before pics, but the kids will have to show me how to post them :-[ I hope to make it down to the T/A Nationals to meet some fellow owners and look for parts. I'm glad to have found Hitman's site to look for info and share ideas. Thanks! :)
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Hi everyone!
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Bill Graves 41 from Hutchinson, KS. I am the second owner of my 1978 SE gold T/A that I bought in 1984 I have put about 375000 miles on it. I rebuilt the motor in 1985 and I am currently rebuilding the engine (again), as I was banned from the local McDonalds drive thru due to an employee having an asthma attack. I had also been pulled over by the police as a "road hazard" due to the smoking of the motor. I also own a 1999 30th Anniversary T/A that I bought new it has a little over 100K on it. I drive my cars. I am hoping to get to the T/A nationals in Ohio this year. It will be my first time if I make it. I still need to do the body on the 1978 as both quarters are rusting out as well as the rear foot pans. (t top car) I have a link to my cars in my profile if you are interested in looking at them. They are both rock stock as much as I can due to the wearing of parts.
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Welcome to 78ta
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Welcome all new members to 78TA!
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Hi.
I'm from central Ohio.
I have loved Trans Ams since I was a little boy. Smokey and the Bandit probably sealed that deal. I was looking in the papers for my own before I was old enough to drive or had any money.
I had to narrow my search down so I settled on the 1979-1981 style. I really love the turbos but never bought one. Back in my buying days I didn't have the cash. Looking back $5,000 sounds real good for a low mileage turbo in great shape. Passed on several, should have sold everything I owned because that price went up 4 or 5 times. Along the way decided to let Camaros into the frey. Same years. Here's what I had...
1979 Camaro Z28
1980 Trans Am
1981 Trans Am
1981 Camaro (Gold)
1981 Camaro (White)
I bought every one to drive and I did. Everywhere I went.
I'm down to 3 now. The 81 TA was my first. It was stored at my parents and one day my mother put a for sale sign on it. I went ahead and sold it because I have no more room. My cousin has bugged me for the gold Camaro since I bought it. I got sick of hearing it. I know he never follows through so I said I would sell it to him but when he was done he had to sell it back to me. Less than 2 weeks later he sold it for a profit! I've lost 2 of them but I will keep the other 3 as long as I live.--63
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You need to join the Ohio Firebirds since you are here , welcome to 78ta
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Hello all. I'm in Phoenix, AZ. I'm fairly new to the F Body world. I spent most of my time laughing at them in high school (19 years ago). Over the years I found myself taking notice of clean T/As and paying more and more attention to the 2nd gen cars in general. My obsession is still early Ford hot rods and early Harleys, but the breaking point on the T/A thing came a couple weeks ago with a solid but in need of TLC '79 Trans Am. It's a 403 car with, unfortunately, no Ttops, but I'm already having more fun with it than any car I've owned in recent history. It's a typical arizona car. Not rusty but in dire need of interior. Pretty much all the plastic inside it is wasted (PM me if anyone has good black interior parts - not so much concerned about the upholstery as the pastic). It's black with a camel interior, but I'm planning on going black on black. I've already spent hours looking at pics in the gallery and am picking my way through the archives. Great to find this site. Thanks.
-Nick
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Welcome Nick , we like pics
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im from cambridge ontario, about 1.5h west of toronto. ive got a 79 black on tan 403 TA. if i had enough cash i would probably own about 10 more 2nd gens of different years.
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Hello folks,
My name is Rick. I have '79 trans am in limbo here in NE Conn.. The engine is from a 70 standard bird that I bought in '82, rebuilt in '84 and crashed in '85. I put it in a '72 model j grand prix for a year, stored it for 5 years, rebuilt it again and put it in a 74 standard bird that moved with me to my new house, then I happened upon the '79 (no T tops) for 400 bucks with a spent 403. Sold the 403, rebuilt the tranny from the 74 with a B&M transkit and "casesaver", pulled the frame and reconditioned, welded in new floor pans, plunked the engine tranny and exhaust headers in the frame and bolted it back together...whew! there it sits and has been sitting for five years. Now I've got the bug again and starting to clean up what the mice haven't eatin' and hopefully, when my daughter is done college (0ne more year!) I may have some extra cash to finish this project. I'll be lurking (mostly for now) on this forum just to keep my interest sharp, but when I really get going...I will post pics, info, and questions...Me and that '70 350 will never part!
Thanks for listening...RC
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welcome
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Hello from Wapakoneta, Ohio! My name is Lowell and I,m 49 years old and beginning my 2nd childhood!
I am 48 and have the same issue lol .
Wow it's nice to see lots of new members here ,welcome to the site Guys
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i am ryley. I live in canada and have a 82 trans am that i am trying to fix up
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I am wondering if anyone could help me with any ideas for the interior. I was also wondering if i could change the knob on the shifter.
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I am George from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I bought a wrecked 78 Trans Am and cut off the front clip and put it in a 46 Ford Coupe. Chopped the top 31/2 in and made the front end a 1 pc flip forward. Had the engine rebuilt by Performance Engineering to about 435 HP and it will be the quickest 78 undercover. Using all the original steering etc. so it will handle great. I enjoy your site and the info I can glean from it. George raceshow@iserv.net
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Hey guys,my name is steve ,im iin WESTFIELD MASS.I have a 78 t/a black w/red interior.
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Hey guys,my name is steve ,im iin WESTFIELD MASS.I have a 78 t/a black w/red interior.
Welcome to 78TA! We would love to see some pictures of your car. Let the questions begin! haha
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I am George from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I bought a wrecked 78 Trans Am and cut off the front clip and put it in a 46 Ford Coupe. Chopped the top 31/2 in and made the front end a 1 pc flip forward. Had the engine rebuilt by Performance Engineering to about 435 HP and it will be the quickest 78 undercover. Using all the original steering etc. so it will handle great. I enjoy your site and the info I can glean from it. George raceshow@iserv.net
Geo...Sounds like an interesting project. I would love to see some pictures of that! Welcome to the site.
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Hey guys,my name is steve ,im iin WESTFIELD MASS.I have a 78 t/a black w/red interior.
Welcome aboard Steve (78fbta). hope you find our site informative and fun. A great bunch of guys from all over.
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Hey, my name is sherman and i just joined. A couple weeks ago I purchased a one owner 79 trans am. I it is all original it has the olds 403. The body is perfect with just a little surface rust. The car only has 87,000 miles on it. The original owner bought it new in may of 79.It still runs good but needs new tires since it has been sitting up for about three years. The interior needs redone but everything is there. The dash and center console looks brand new. I will post pics when I can. I am planing on redoing the car. I am going to stay as original as possiable and plan on taking the car to show and drive it.
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Welcome to the show spade5 and congrats on your purchase. you will find this site to be a treasure-trove of information and the gang to be witty and helpful. You will be wise to post pics as soon as possible for the natives here feed on images of firebirds of all likes, and a few other muscle cars... Glad you joined our home away from home...
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Hello, my name is Sherman and im from Kilgore,tx. I just join the forum and am about to start my first restro. A couple weeks ago I purchase a #matching 79 trans am with the olds 403. It was a one owner car and the guy bought it new in may 79. The car run good although it needs a tune up,its been sitting for a couple years. the bodys is straight with just a little surface rust. there are not dent or rust hole. the interior needs redone but is all there. The car has 87000 original miles and I have all the original paperwork including the dealers order sheet. does anyone know how much the car may be worth,not that i have any intentions of selling her. Just wanted to know so i could tell my wife so she'll get off my back about buying it.lol
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welcome
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Hi my name is jimmy i am from Ct,i own a77and a 79+02 T/As and two a bodies,
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spade5...welcome to the site. Sounds like you found one cool car. One owner cars are hard to came buy these days. We would love to see a couple pictures if you have them.
t/a-lover...sounds like you have a couple projects in the works. Shoot us over some pictures. You sound like a couple guys on this forum with a whole bunch of TA's..haha Welcome to the site!
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Welcome to the site guys !!
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Hello, i'm Jean-phi, from France !
I show my car in the restoration forum.
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Hey what`s new? My name is Uriel, I´m 25 and I just recently bougth a TRANS AM 1978, I want to restore it completly as original posible. Same color, same motor, same rims. Well my Pontiac have the 433 Oldsmobile V8 Engine, and what can I say? I am so happy.
I`m from Mexico, but I don´t know if I can stay in this club. Well if you say yes THANKS A LOT.
Question: How can I put a image of my car as Signature?
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Welcome all to the site
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What's going on Guys. I am from Wisconsin, and do not have a TA.....yet. I am in the process of gathering info and looking for the right car. Actually it will be the wife's, I am a Dodge boy at heart, but she loves her TA's. Looking for an automatic 77' to start, but not too many for sale in the Mid-West that I have found yet. Anyway, I am sure I will have questions for ya'll as I move along with this project.
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Welcome to 78ta. You'd be better off posting your "want" of a '77 in the Cars Wanted section.
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hello fellow wisconite
good luck in your search. i traded my Yamaha R1 straight up for mine :)
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what is 85000 aye?
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Welcome everyone!
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Hello everyone from big wonderful Wyoming! I'm joining in on behalf of my son, Tyler, proud owner of a '70 firebird esprit, and myself, John, former owner of a '77 trans am. I am helping the kid fix up the bird but, like many others, I can't find an electric window relay anywhere!!!! anyway I look forward to talking to many and hope to meet some fellow TA fanatics on their way to the Big Horn Mountains!!!
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I'm from Ogden Utah, I am 19, and since I have turned 19 I have owned 16 cars, 5 of them Trans Ams. I have lived here my whole life and I currently go to WSU. I never would have gotten a T/A if my first one wasn't such a great deal, it was a Red 78 with 65000 miles, and some guy was restoring it then died. So I got it fo $400, reassembled, and drove all summer of 08. After that I really got into the T/A's and have owned 4 others; a 77, another 78, 79, and 80. I've also owned a 69 Camaro, 68 Camaro, 70 Chevelle, and many other cars.
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Welcome to 78ta guys, how about some pics of those rides you have?
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Hello all my name is jimmy and i am from CT.
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Hello everyone from big wonderful Wyoming! I'm joining in on behalf of my son, Tyler, proud owner of a '70 firebird esprit, and myself, John, former owner of a '77 trans am. I am helping the kid fix up the bird but, like many others, I can't find an electric window relay anywhere!!!! anyway I look forward to talking to many and hope to meet some fellow TA fanatics on their way to the Big Horn Mountains!!!
cant you use any relay thats rated to the right specs?
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I started looking around and found a lot of info in the Help section thanks
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Hello all my name is jimmy and i am from CT.
Hi Timmy, looks like you have a couple nice cars in that profile pic.
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jimmy from logansport indiana...on my second trans am..formerly 1980 YellowBird with a transplanted 72 455 auto...now with a 79 T/A with a transplanted 350 chevy and muncie m22 4spd
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Hello everyone! Joined this Site yesterday. I must say best Trans Am forums I have found. Everyone soo far has been very nice, and all of the Subforums very helpful and fun to look at.
I am Damian, I live in Miami, Florida. I own an 80 Trans Am.
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Welcome guys!
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Does Damian know anyone else in Florida with a 78 TA?
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Does Damian know anyone else in Florida with a 78 TA?
I just got mine. As of right now I don't know anyone else with a TA.
-Damian
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Im sorry I haven't noticed this topic yet but, Hey my name is Chase, I'm 17 years old and I live in Georgia.
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Does Damian know anyone else in Florida with a 78 TA?
I just got mine. As of right now I don't know anyone else with a TA.
-Damian
Ah I see
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Does Damian know anyone else in Florida with a 78 TA?
I just got mine. As of right now I don't know anyone else with a TA.
-Damian
fort Myers here im just on the other side. welcome to the site
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Hi, I'm George in New York......i have an '89 GTA, with WS6 package, 5.7 TPI, high flow intake, msd ignition, and flowmaster cat back exhaust. The car has a rebuilt title, but we can't find out why...........it was supposedly wrecked in'93, and repaired in '95. all numbers match, and only the right side fender seems to have been changed. The car has only 75,000 miles on it.........just had it tuned up, and found 2 of the plugs look like they have never been changed.........guess which 2, lol. This is my first Trans Am,,,,,,,,,,,been a ford guy all my life. I've had several mustangs, from a 64 1/2 convertible to a '67 gt coupe, and a '69 fairlane. I'm glad I converted !
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Hi I'm JW location is Tennessee. I just obtained a '75 T/A and ran across this form while looking for info. Great site, wonderful information.
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welcome Redrabbit and JW... you will find a lot of people hear are friendly, crazy, etc.. but one thing is we all have a love for the firebird. Glad you could join us.
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Welcome Redrabbit... it's good to have another resident from the Hudson Valley here at 78ta. :)
Welcome JW... 75 T/A ... we need more of them around here. 8)
Hey guys, how about some pics of your Birds... we love pics.
Great people here... a nice place to hang out. :)
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I put a couple pics of my T/A on the pics page
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Hi, everyone. I'm Keith from Eagle Wisconsin. My TA is a 79 black on black L78 with the WS6 package. I posted pics in the gallery. I'm in the middle of restoring it and was looking for info and help. I was lucky and found this great fourm ;D. I have been searching and learning tons of info from you great people for the past month or two, and figured it was time to chime in and say "THANKS"!
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Welcome ALL new guys to the site!
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I'll post so pics on the photo page. Great site, loads of usefull information.
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Thanks for the welcome, guys............but I feel like I'm in the wrong place.............where are all the third generation cars ? and fourth for that matter ? 89ta.com is nothing like this site.
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This is mainly a 2nd generation site but we have members who have all generations.
Welcome everyone!
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ok, thanks................thought maybe it was 2nd gen only
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Nope, sweet car.
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From Louisville KY
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Whatssss Up!! I'm Daryl from Southeast Missouri. My first car in high school was a 79 Formula with a 301 engine-wanted a T/A
with a 403, but the insurance was a little pricey, so I went with the 301. Well, guess what? After 26 years I finally got the car
I always wanted. My wife says im losing my mind and going thru a mid life thing. My remark to her was "at least I'm wanting a
older car and not a younger woman" shes been quite ever since..She'll ride with me now and then and even made a remark about
how much attention the car gets. I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ontario canada, outside of toronto.
I have been using this site for a long time to help me make a purchase.
I looked at dozens of trans ams for over a year.
Used all the VIN and cowl info from this site and it helped so much.
And I finally bought a 79 TA just a couple weeks ago.
Cheers
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Welcome!
And btw...if you've been lurking for a while now then you know the rules :) PICTURES!!!
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Welcome all! Dang, I really need to get out of Cali... lol Everyone seems to be from everywhere but here!!!
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how's it going?names thomas i have a 1980 t/a with a 400bb/th400.planning on installing an exhaust driven air pump.
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I'm from Maryville, IL. Just bought a 79 TA 2 weeks ago. It's in decent shape for $2000. I wanted to post some pic's but couldn't figure out to that. Can anyone help me? I had a 75 TA way back in 79 when I was a kid. Bit off more than I could afford then and had to sell it. That was the worst day of my life as a teenager.
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I wanted to post some pic's but couldn't figure out to that. Can anyone help me?
Posting pix is easy...just set up an account at a photo hosting site, like www.photobucket.com , and load your pix there. You can then post the IMG code of the pic into your post here...any questions, just ask.
OR
You can set up a gallery on this site (see "GALLERY" button at top of this page) and post your pix from there.
I hope this helps.
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welcome to 78ta.com
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Welcome guys to 78ta. you will find a bunch of interesting guys here. we all share a common interst of Firebirds. Great to have you aboard
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HELLO my name is erik and i am from the netherlands , i live in the Province zeeland ,i bought a while ago a pontiac trans am from 1978 with a pontiac 400 engine, i hope to learn some more from this forum
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wow nice car... Kind of an ignorant question, my apologise, but are there many T/A's in the netherlands?
BTW you came to the right place to learn evrything you need to know about your car!!!!
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thanks..no there are not many T/A's in the netherlands. more firebirds third generation and camaro's second generation .to find a nice T/A in the netherlands is difficult
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That's too bad...At least you have one of the few
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Welcome to 78TA.com
HOLLANDER...very nice car, and I really love the color combo but I am a little partial...haha
Welcome again.
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Hi,Jerry from Savannah,Georgia area.Just picked up a 73 formula that I cant wait to put back to her former glory :D
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thanks, they look like twins ,my intrieur is blue ,is yours also blue ?
Welcome to 78TA.com
HOLLANDER...very nice car, and I really love the color combo but I am a little partial...haha
Welcome again.
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Hi,Jerry from Savannah,Georgia area.Just picked up a 73 formula that I cant wait to put back to her former glory :D
Welcome to the site jerry, good luck on the formula.
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thanks, they look like twins ,my intrieur is blue ,is yours also blue ? Welcome to 78TA.com
HOLLANDER...very nice car, and I really love the color combo but I am a little partial...haha
Welcome again.
No, mine is black.
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Thanks,Glad to be here.I welcome any comments or advice on my 73 formula
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Noob here. Name is Mark. I am from South Texas. And by South, I mean about 15 minutes from the border wall South. I have three teenage sons and our projects are in my sig. I also own www.texasdragracing.com. I cover all kinds of car shows and the drag racing scene in our area.
Our current project is a 1980 ex turbo Trans Am. Picked it up turn key for $1K. Quickly found out why it was so cheap..LOL! We are in the process of making things better though. We pulled out the crappy 307 Olds and we are installing a 1969 350 Pontiac engine. Currently re-doing the entire front suspension. Will be posting progress pics as time allows. 8)
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hi my name is Marcus i am from Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada
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hi im andrew im from new brunswick canada..
i dont own a trans am but im a pretty big car fanatic lol
I have opened myself a small garage where i do general mecanic and body work (including complete restorations).
as you migh have guessed i have come apon a 1977 trans am golden edition to restore completly witch is why i decided to join this group.
this project is arriving on the weeks end and is completly in parts and well there isnt mutch left of the car really i have to replace complete floor and frame before i can start bodywork ect....
i just thaught this would be a great place to find out where to get parts and specs i need for the job aswell as good examples on the how too s with these cars
i will be browsing and reading information and ofcourse asking alot of questions your help will be greatly apretiated thank you
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hi I am from Williamsburg, Ontario, Canada
hi im andrew im from new brunswick canada..
i dont own a trans am but im a pretty big car fanatic lol
I have opened myself a small garage where i do general mecanic and body work (including complete restorations).
as you migh have guessed i have come apon a 1977 trans am golden edition to restore completly witch is why i decided to join this group.
this project is arriving on the weeks end and is completly in parts and well there isnt mutch left of the car really i have to replace complete floor and frame before i can start bodywork ect....
i just thaught this would be a great place to find out where to get parts and specs i need for the job aswell as good examples on the how too s with these cars
i will be browsing and reading information and ofcourse asking alot of questions your help will be greatly apretiated thank you
Welcome fellow Canadians . If you came to learn about all things Trans Am you came to the right place lol
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Welcome to the site guys. You will find a lot of helpful people here. Toecutter, Tell Andolini, i have his hand!
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thanks guys you know how it is when your doing a car to specs you can never have ennuff help hehe as i see some threads here are really interesting as the frame rails were scaring me alot LOL!
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Hi All.
My name is Andrew Im 27 from Melbourne, Australia. Have always wanted a 77-78 Black TA SE since I got my first TA matchbox as a kid. After having a recent life threating operation it opened my eyes that life is too short to save your money...... You need to have dreams and acheive them before its too late, have gathered some money together and am on the look out for as a 77-78 TA SE to export to the land downunder, looking foward to finding one soon and be enjoying it for years to come.
Thanks
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WELCOME TO ALL
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Hi All.
My name is Andrew Im 27 from Melbourne, Australia. Have always wanted a 77-78 Black TA SE since I got my first TA matchbox as a kid. After having a recent life threating operation it opened my eyes that life is too short to save your money...... You need to have dreams and acheive them before its too late, have gathered some money together and am on the look out for as a 77-78 TA SE to export to the land downunder, looking foward to finding one soon and be enjoying it for years to come.
Thanks
Welcome to a great site ,glad to have you Andrew.
I had a midlife crisis one day and decided to buy a T/A .I feel the same way, your only here once
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Hello,
I am from Bucyrus OH. and I have been a Trans AM owner many times since I was 16 and my first car was a true 77' SE that someone had painted BLUE because they thought there were to many black ones on the road then? (remember this is back in 82'/83') I sold it a very short time after for a profit, and bought a 79' with the 403 that I had for a year, before buying a 81' Black SE loaded with a big block that I had for almost 15 years. I now own a 1977 all original (Non-SE) Black/Gold with black deluxe interior, AC, tilt, cruise, AT, 400 CID. I had to beg a local guy for over a year to sell me the car, but finally a couple years back I was able to own it.
I was a designer for Baja Marine Corp. here in Bucyrus for 24 years, until last year when the corp. brass moved it to North Carolina. We have now started our own bussiness specializing with upholstery on boats, cars, trucks, ATV's, motorcycles, and even golf carts. Now that I have more time, I plan to get more involved with the TA.
Dave
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Welcome to the site Dave, great bunch here . Hey have you posted any pics of your T/A yet ,we would love to see it .
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Nice to hear from ya Dave!! Welcome to the Encyclopedia for Trans Am's. Everthing you need to know or want to know can be found here via research or a simple question.
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Hi,
My name is David and I am located in Edgewood, WA. Since most people in Washington don't even know where Edgewood is, it is about 30 miles south of Seattle before Tacoma. I currently have three Pontiacs, a 1964 Grand Prix (my 4th one) that I purchased December of 2007, a 1976 T/A purchased August of 2008 and my most recent buy is a 1964 Lemans (badged as a GTO) that Dad and I are building into a drag car. When done, our goal is to have an around 10.5 1/4 mile car. We hope to have the build completed and ready for Arm Drop Racing in Woodburn, OR next July 4th weekend.
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I'm Tony from NC. I'm a newbie here. I owned an 81 TA several years back, and always wish I had it back. Always had a soft spot for TA's and just bought a 75'. Was planning on turning it but, the boss lady says it stays. YES!!!!!
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Welcome Tony to the site!
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welcome to the site
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Hey there My name is Roy(nobrains)dont ask heheand I am from New Brunswick Canada.I picked up a 1977 trans am black and gold with a 6.6 litre punched out 30 over comp cams and some head work andeldabrock(spelling)intake qudra jet carb and th350 trans with comp enger fram connectors and coustom stereo system now lets se if i can gets some pics up
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welcome to 78ta.com
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Roy welcome to the site! You have a very nice car!!
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hi, newbee, my name is Shannon , (man) lol!!, from Clarksdale, Mississippi, just south of Memphis TN, just bought a 77 T/A SE, auto, pont 400, no t-tops, only 549 made like this, got alot of work ahead of me, but always wanted one, got an 80 vett trying to finish it, to make room for this car, would like any free advice on how to restore, and find parts, car needs total restoring,
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Welcome to the site Dave, Tony,Shannon and Roy. I have to say theres alot of new members joining here lately .It's nice to see you all here ,great group of T/A enthusiasts here
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Hi Guys
My names Dave and I'm based in Cape Town South Africa. ( sounds like an AA meeting what,Hi, my names Dave and Im addicted to pontiacs. ) My 79 trans am has been through the wars with previous owners and I'm going to need all your expert help to bring her back to life. :-\
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steve from indiana ish pa hour from pittsburgh
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Welcome to the site guys!
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Hey Steve, I use to live in Tanoma Pa and went to Marion Center. My parents are still there. Were in home are you?
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wow small world , i live right on 85 before plumville across from the road that goes to ox hill fair
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Awesome. If you ever need an extra hand putting that thing together hit me up on here and Ill be happy to help out.
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cool thanks man!
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Rich from Jackson, NJ.
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Rich from Jackson, NJ.
Hey Rich welcome to the site . D you have a T/A at the moment
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I have a 79 and an 02 WS6. i used to own a 98 Formula but sold it with 200,000 miles on it. And a 68 GTO convertible is on the list. I tried to post pics. but it said the file was too big and i did'nt know what to do to make it smaller. Rich
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Rich...Welcome to the site. It looks like you are a true Pontiac fan. Nice run of great cars. We can't wait to see some pictures!
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Troy from Mass.
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Welcome everyone , To the bird house
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Dan from norfolk, va.
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Welcome Dan to the site! What year is your car?
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i have a 1980 and a 2002
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Hello everyone. My name is Nelson im from long island New York i have a 79 TA Stock 403 olds WS6/ in Atlantis Blue with no t-tops
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Welcome nelrod to the site! Post a couple more pictures, we would love to see them.
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Welcome nelrod to the site! Post a couple more pictures, we would love to see them.
Welcome to the site all . I second that ,lets see some more of your T/A Nelson
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new from west michigan, Chad. I have a nothing special 95 v6 firebird. Grew up on Trans Ams and thanks to my brother Y88rick....I wouldnt mine owning an older one.
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My name is Damion and am new to the sight. I'm in Missouri and just was given a 1979 ta by my father in law. Love the sight. Thanks
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Pretty cool Father in Law. Welcome to Trans Am Paradise!
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new from west michigan, Chad. I have a nothing special 95 v6 firebird. Grew up on Trans Ams and thanks to my brother Y88rick....I wouldnt mine owning an older one.
Welcome to the site Chad ,so it sounds like your brother Rick got all the coolness in the family lol . Just kidding Chad ,glad to see you here ,I did not know Rick had a sibling .
Maybe someday your Brother could help you restore a 77-78 ?
My name is Damion and am new to the sight. I'm in Missouri and just was given a 1979 ta by my father in law. Love the sight. Thanks
Welcome to the site Damion ,hopefully you post some pics of your newly accuired T/A soon
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Welcome Damion and Chad! Can't wait to see pictures!
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Hey everyone! My name's John and I live in South FL now, formerly in CT. I've owned several 2nd gens and my current car is a 70 clone type of car I use for Road Race tracks, Dragstrips, Land Speed Racing and street. I plan to start going to open road races with it soon. Pontiac powered by a 400 with '68 #16 heads. I've been a lurker and finally figured I'd sign up. Photo taken at the Sebring road race track a few weeks ago by John Hendrick.
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Welcome to the site John . I was checking out your pics in another thread and I gotta say it looks awesome . I can hardly imagine how well it goes to
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Welcome NOT A TA. You have a very nice car! Can't wait to hear more about the car and yourself. I would like to see a couple more pictures!
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Hello everyone. My name is Jim and I have a Pontiac addiction. I live in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. I've always had "Darksiders" until 2 years ago when I got this Firebird at an auction. It's kinda growing on me. I thought I would just redo the car and flip it but it seems the more I drive it the more I like it. I'm sure everyone here knows what I'm talking about. This looks like a great F-body site.
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Nice, it looks awesome. Welcome to the site :)
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Nice - welcome. My sister's up in Winona Lakes.
Anastasiofan92 has a nice black/gold formula as well ... he'll be along.
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301formula...looks like you found a great find at the auction. Great looking formula! Post some more pictures when you have a chance. We all would love to see them.
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301formula, welcome to the site. Very nice Formula. 8)
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Hey, I'm from New Bremen, Ohio with a 1991 Firebird Formula.
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Awesome color combination. Very cool. More formula people is always good.
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Welcome mauibird to the site!!
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Awesome looking formula Jim .Welcome to the site, I hope you don't part with it
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Thanks for the complements. I didn't think I'd say this but I think I may end up keeping it. I was never much into Firebirds. Last one I had was a 67 Sprint back about 20yrs ago just after high school. Been driving B body Pontiacs shortly after that.
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Very nice Formula,looks like a new car
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Very nice Formula,looks like a new car
It really does!
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Hello everyone. I am new to the Trans Am. I was looking for another old muscle car and sortof stumbled upon a 1976 Trans Am with a 4 speed Muncie and decided to go for it. I should be picking it up on Saturday. She's in pieces but I have several buddies to help along the way. A brief decription of the car... It needs reassembly. It has a new interior from seat upholstery to carpet, dash, center console, and headliner. All the interior plastics are there. There is no rust (reak rust anyways) that I can tell. The back half of the car to include the trunk, rear window channel, and tailpan have already been done and coated. The rear deck lid appears to be new, as well as the pass door and driver's door skin. The previous owner claims that everything is included to put the car back together. It has the Pontiac 400 with a M21 4 speed. It is a hardtop coupe. The shaker is decorative (for now) and even includes never opened complete TA decal set and OEM floor mats, also never opened. It has not been ran in over four years but has been garage kept for that period so getting the engine running should be no problem. If so, I have a Bowtie 350 turn key ready to drop in until it can be repaired. Like I sid, the car needs reassembly. The following components need installed... Hood, front clip, radiator, door panels, all interior bolted in place, dash bezels, door glass, window trim, rear bumper with tailight assemblies, fenders bolted in, back half of the exhaust, fuel tank and new framerail fuel lines (only thing not included as far as I know so far). The body work appears to be about 50% complete so far. The hard/expensive stuff seems to be already done as far as windshield channels, trunk and rear tailpan assembly. I paid $2000 for the car in its current state. I am confident that with the help of 5 friends from work that know what they are doing, we can get this bird to fly over a weekend with some hod dogs and burgers on the pit. I will try and include some pics so you guys can tell me if this will work and if I got a decent deal. I feel as though I have. Almost forgot...My name is James and I am from Aberdeen, MD. Almost forgot that. It's always about the car. lol
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Welcome 76ta4spd to the site! Looks like you found a great car to start with. From the pictures it looks like you can have her up and running in no time. Keeps us updated and thanks for the pictures! Welcome!
SoonerTA
Christopher
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looks solid
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Welcome to the site 76ta4spd, looks like a good project.
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hi im hf357 . i have 2 1981firebirds. ones a ta the other is just a fb
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Welcome to 78ta, hf357. How about some pics of your Firebirds.
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Nothing wrong with " just Firebirds " !
Welcome to the site guys!!
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wichita ks . i have 2 1981 firebirds . ones a ta the other is just a plaine v6 fb.
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hf357...Welcome to 78TA.com!! We all love pictures so don't leave us hanging, haha. Welcome
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Welcome!
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hey guys my name is antoine i live in santa barbara california and i own a 1978 trans am with a 403 awsome ride that i got for a good deal lol traded my 1989 s10 blazer 4x4 (it was really messed up the back window was gone tires were completely bold from offroading it leaked all kinds of fluids and the interior panels were all spray painted red from the previous owner lol) a real crappy computer (it had a custom case so the guy thought it was badass) and a chevy 350 that i had laying around. the firebird wasnt in the greatest of condition and it wasnt runnin to hot but about 500 bucks later its about to pass smog and get a paint job. i love my bird to death but california hates it lol so i wont be getting very much hp out of it other then stock but i well be beefing up the suspension to make handle really good then take it autocrossing hopefully.
welp thats all i got to say right now hope to talk to you guys more on the forum. i well post some pics once i get some
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Welcome aboard mate!
Is California really that strict?
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thanks :D . and yeah its ridiculous i seriously cant change anything or it well fail smog. its depressing cause the car has so much potential.
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And i thought things were tough over here!
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HEY GUY, my name is Matt from Chicago have a '78 Martinique blue w72 4spd ws6 car. Hope to get a y88 4spd ws6 car soon. By the way hitman great forum.
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Welcome to all the new members.
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hi all im peter from sydney australia and live in awwww of you lucky guys/gals with the cars you have and are restoring we in the lucky country arnt as lucky when it comes to these beautiful works of art around our shores far and few between i will keep on posting and try to help out where i can as ive been a mechanic and auto elec for 25 yrs and am only too glad to help out were i can be good for now if you cant be good be good at it
pete
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Welcome to the show Pete... glad to have ya here...
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Hey I'm Oran from Monterey TN, I had a Buick project but as age had set in I was missing the Firebird I drove in high school and some how ended up with three Trans Am's 1981 driver and 2 1980's 1 my son wants to turn into a race car the other going the color scheme of the car I had in high school which was a 1979 Firebird white with red interior with a Buick 3.8L engine,I will post pics and questions when find camera and figure out how, so far reading lots of good information and seems like alot of nice,people
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HEY GUY, my name is Matt from Chicago have a '78 Martinique blue w72 4spd ws6 car. Hope to get a y88 4spd ws6 car soon. By the way hitman great forum.
You lucky Guy ,you have a w72 4 speed!
Do you have a gallery going yet ,I would like to see some pics as I have a Marty to . My link above my sig
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Do you have a gallery going yet ,I would like to see some pics as I have a Marty to . My link above my sig
BTW, Rick- your gallery photo on page four of you with the STS 107 crew... that was the final Columbia crew. So you didn't survive. Sorry.
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Do you have a gallery going yet ,I would like to see some pics as I have a Marty to . My link above my sig
BTW, Rick- your gallery photo on page four of you with the STS 107 crew... that was the final Columbia crew. So you didn't survive. Sorry.
OMG LMAO . I had to read it three times to figure out what you were talking about .Maybe thats why I haven't been feeling myself lately?
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Hello, My name is Steve from just west of St Louis Mo. HarleyMo is from my interest in Harleys in addition to Pontiacs. Have a 2001 Police model Roadking.
The reason Im here: I have a 1979 Basic S87 Firebird in Nocturne Blue, 301 with Turbo 350, I know, nothing special but it has sentimental value to me. It was the first car my mother ever chose and bought for herself instead of my dads old company cars or used cars. Spent months researching cars, many trips to the library, reading consumer reports etc, much harder back then without the internet. Went to the dealer, ordered it herself and got what she wanted, believe it or not it was between this or a sunbird lol Thank god she didnt buy the sunbird. Well, I was 17, and needless to say drooled over it for years, talked her into letting me drive it to homecoming and even got stiches over it when I threw myself between it and a run away carwashing wand slashed me across the bridge of my nose, but no stratches to the car. Well, I finally wrestled the car away from her around 1997, repair bills got to be too much for her and she wanted something trustworthy. I have the build sheet, original owners manual, bill of sale, registration, all maint reciepts, she kept everything. I drove it for about 2 months and the 301 crapped out on me. I believe it was a slipped timing belt or gears (dreaded nylon covered teeth). Well, at the time I didnt want to invest in fixing it, always wanted to put in a "real motor". Then got divorced (no money) so it followed me around from garage to garage, bought a new house (no money), child support (no money). Finally, I am getting to the point where I am starting to gather information on getting her restored and back on the road. Always been garage kept, rust is a minimum, lower quarters, interior is in good shape but was oyster so its VERY dirty. Has two coats of paint, my mother had it repainted years ago. Dont have a great shop like lots of the guys on here, am very mechanically inclined but not alot of in depth car experience but very much want to do a frame off type of restoration like KeePat did, but not as "exact" just because the car wont have the same value as an original trans am, just want the satisfaction of having it as clean and safe as possible. This site is Fantastic, I am taking LOTS of notes, getting great information and envy everyone skills. Wish I had the skills and tools that you guys have. Ill have to farm out alot of my tasks (body work, sand blasting, engine build, etc) Looking at getting a long block 400 from http://www.hiperformer.com/ Just want a quick fun street car, Im too old for the drag strip lol. Wow, Ive been rambling alot, sorry. Im sure you'll be hearing alot of questions from me and Ill Thank you all in advance, seems like some great guys here.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours :)
Steve (HarleyMo)
***EDIT Pictures posted in the Restoration Projects Section.
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WELCOME TO SITE STEVE and MERRY X-MAS to you too
I too have a less valuable F/B but that doesn't mean any less reespect around here. The 400 IMO is the best option for these cars and over time some suspesion upgrades will make your car handle great and make it safer for sure.
Before too much time passes we will need some pics of the car good, bad or ugly, it doesn't matter
Good luck with your build and I hope it works out for you and keep picking away at it.
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Hi everyone! I am from California in the general San Francisco area. I have owned only
one firebird many years but it was a 1974 SD T/A. I am once again looking for a nice original
70-74 T/A & and a place for info and ideas. Glad to be here!
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Nice to have you here Steve and Slow poke .
I hope you find your T/A Slow poke . I was in Fernie the other day and by chance seen a SD 76 ,just blew me away . I never would have thought I would see one down there ,so I'm sure there's some 70-74's lurking around some where
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seen a SD 76
Say what??
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^X2 ... Super Duty Trans Am's were only made in '73 (252) & '74 (943)
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^X2 ... Super Duty Trans Am's were only made in '73 (252) & '74 (943)
opps .
Sorry I believe it may have been a 74 now that I think of it . Will have to get pics . It was also a 4 speed if that changes anything yet again
Geez its like walking on egg shells around here :o
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It's that cabin fever that you guys get in the great white north. You've been searching e-bay for Trans Am's I'll bet ...
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Geez its like walking on egg shells around here :o
Just messing with you ;) ;D
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It's that cabin fever that you guys get in the great white north. You've been searching e-bay for Trans Am's I'll bet ...
Geez its like walking on egg shells around here :o
Just messing with you ;) ;D
Hey its all good Guys lol
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Hi , my name is Tomasz and I'm from Poland. I bought this thing here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978-Pontiac-Trans-Am-Original-71-322-miles_W0QQitemZ220505239487QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item335722efbf
Well, I wanted to drive it first before I'll write anything here, but it's past 6 weeks and it's still not arrived.
It's somewhere on the middle of the atlantic now.
Hopefully I'll get it after next 4 weeks if it wont sink on the way.
Sad christmas, sad newyear, can't stand waiting anymore :(
But that gives me the time to think about rebuild.
I want it to be a pro touring type, daily driver - weekend racer.
Engine up to 400hp should be more than enouch to win with BMW's on a straight line.
And wiith seriously rebuild suspension I wish to keep up with the 90's m3 on the corners.
otherwise I'll crash it and die instantly. And that would be all :)
Sorry that my english isn't superb, but I hope you are not mad when any foregin guy make a bug :)
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Nice score - 400/4spd '78. Looks really soild. ... must be killing you sitting in the middle of the Atlantic.
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I am David from Tyler, Texas. I had bought a new Trans Am back in 1978. It was gold with black vinyl interior with the Hurst hatch tops. TA 6.6 engine WS6 equipped. I had a blast with that car and many great memories. I have always missed that car. I have decided I want another one to keep permanently. I have a great place to build a car so now I just need to find the right one.
www.shogryautomotive.com
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Tomasz, hope you get your T/A soon ,welcome to the site
David , welcome to the site also . I made the same mistake years ago . I hope I get to keep this one
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Welcome to the site David! Keep us posted on what you end up getting. I wish I had a shop like that to work on my cars!!
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My name is Kc im a U.S. Sailor, MM. 2002 Firebird V6. Since i have saved a little money and will continue to save a lot more, i would like to restore or customize my car. Its the only thing i own. =)
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Welcome to the forum Kc, thank you for your service! Good luck with your car restoration, everyone here will be glad to help out with questions!
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Welcome to the forum Kc
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thanks guys. I'll have pictures up soon. Its a 02 automatic v6 firebird 78k miles (bought it with 42k)I like the sig with a pic and says 1 of # cars made, but i dont guess my # would be impressive ;)
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Hello. I just joined last night. I have wanted a 2nd Gen TA since I was in college in the mid '90s at least. I've had lots of other old Pontiacs, but never have found a TA at the right time and right price, that elusive combination that we are all looking for when we develop a hankerin' for a car. I found an '81 last year, black, tan interior, stick, $1500, relatively solid. But, the owner had zero paperwork, which meant a real hassle for me as a resident of Massachusetts.
I'm no college kid anymore, and so other priorities have popped up in recent years. I've sold all my old Pontiacs except for two: '69 GTO I have had since high school and a '95 Formula that I bought and few years ago and just finished converting to a T56 last fall.
Maybe on here I will stumble upon a decent 2nd gen in time for spring cruising. I've toyed with the idea of trading my '95 towards one, since it would be easier on me than coughing up a wad of cash.
Thanks for reading.
Here are a couple pics:
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Glad you're here - nice cars Bull.
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Bull very nice GTO! Welcome to the site!
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Nice wheels Bull. From the looks of that garage, a second gen will be right at home for a resto there. Welcome.
James
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Welcome everyone that is new and I havn't responded to
Glad yuor here to share yuor pictures and stories.
Great bunch of people here!!!
Very helpfull!!
Charlie
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Home, Pa... yes my town is named Home lol
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New to this site..
I'm Rob from Santa Rosa/Sonoma county in Northern Calif.. My cars are a 69 T/A that I bought back in 73, and a 77 SE Y82 that i just bought..
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Rob...Beautiful cars!!! I love the 69 :)
WELCOME to the site!
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Those sure are HUGE sig pix...are you sure you're not from TX? ;) :D :D
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Thanks much..
Resized a tad :)
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Welcome Rob. As I said in a diffrerent thread You have two great looking cars and it's nice to see you hung onto the 69 for so long.
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bruce from minnesota. dont have a ta right now but had a new 77 brown ta 6.6 4sp my wife drove. then a new 77 blk se ta 66 4 spd i drove. traded that for a new 80 ta 4.9 170hp charcoal with ws6. just started getting re interested in trans ams. was very into them in the 70s and still remember alot about them and have all of my old books, pictures etc if anyone ever need any info from someone who was there in the 70s.
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Welcome to the forum Bruce . Wow did you own some wicked T/As in the past . I would love to have a 4 speed .
Are you looking for another one now?
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havnt really thought much about getting another one but you never know. my neighbor had a new 78 in martinique blue like yours. i had some fun times with those cars. my spec edition had the smoked tailpipes that i now see were very rare. i would love to find any of the three i had and get it back but i would guess they are all gone.
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Welcome onefinkar to the site!!
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Welcome aboard onefunkar ...
New member myself..
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nice 69, dont see too many of those. i remember seeing a 69 on a used car lot for 500 bucks about 25 years ago, wish now id have bought it. i dream of finding one of my three tas i had. i keep watching the 77 se tas. havnt seen one like mine yet. it was ta66 4 speed, t tops, no power windows or locks built at beginning of model year so it had the lower shaker hood scoop.
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it was ta66 4 speed, t tops, no power windows or locks built at beginning of model year so it had the lower shaker hood scoop.
Sounds like mine..I bought it in IL a few years ago as a stripped-bare project..still sitting patiently that way too unfortunately :D
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does it have vin number still?? 2w87z7n135356......
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i drove that car alot. bought it 1/28/77 and traded it for an 80 t/a in 11/79 and it already had 91,000 miles believe it or not. i lived in that car.
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does it have vin number still?? 2w87z7n135356......
Yes mine has a VIN and title...different VIN from yours though.
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oh well thanks for checking. i was getting excited for a minute. i would think there wernt alot without pw and plocks. dont know why mine didnt have them but thats the way the dealer ordered it. they were just putting it on the showfloor when i bought it.
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Ray from Ct... I'm in final stages of finshing (if there is such a thing!) my 75TA...white, 400, auto.
This is before... decent 10 footer. My son had spun a bearing and the engine was locked up tight.
and so begins the saga...
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Nice '75 Ray .... good to have you here. Post more pix in your own thread as time permits.
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Welcome all new members!
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Welcome Ray..
Had a white 75 too many moons ago..
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Ray from Ct... I'm in final stages of finshing (if there is such a thing!) my 75TA...white, 400, auto.
This is before... decent 10 footer. My son had spun a bearing and the engine was locked up tight.
and so begins the saga...
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Hey RayB...Very nice TA!!! I love the white car with blue birds...But I am a little partial ;)
Do you have any more pictures?
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I'm JJ from North (and sometimes South) Georgia, depending on the season. I'm 18 and a college freshman, always been a car guy. My dad bought me a tool set when I was 11 and taught me how to work on the Jeep, and got me hooked on Camaros from a young age. I got caught up on Trans Ams when I was about 14 and now I'm finally trying to follow that chlidhood dream of picking one up. Now I'm currently driving an E36 BMW, great car, me and my dad have built the motor from the ground up...multiple times. I'm looking to get out of this car and finally into that Black '77 Trans Am I've wanted since I was younger. Nice to meet you guys and become part of a new community.
Few quick shots of my current ride, I know it's no T/A but I'll get there...
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JJ...Love the picture next to the Coca-Cola sign.
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Nice BMW. Welcome to the site. Most of the folks in here are really knowlegable on the T/A and are always willing to help.
James
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Hey RayB...Very nice TA!!! I love the white car with blue birds...But I am a little partial ;)
Do you have any more pictures?
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I've taken LOTS of picture...As soon as I get a chance I'll put together the restoration story.
Just got home from work and there is a box from M&H here ;D new engine harness 8)
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Hey RayB...Very nice TA!!! I love the white car with blue birds...But I am a little partial ;)
Do you have any more pictures?
I've taken LOTS of picture...As soon as I get a chance I'll put together the restoration story.
Just got home from work and there is a box from M&H here ;D new engine harness 8)
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Oh the jot of replacing a wiring harness. Have fun with that. That is a nice T/A BTW. Looks pretty good in the pics to need a resto but like you said "10 footer". You have a much better start than I do. Mine needs a lot of stuff. lol
James
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Thanks for the compliments guys, excited to be here!
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Welcome to the family JJ. Seems like you already have the car bug, just need to get the correct bug now. lol ;)
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Nice looking T/A Ray . I really like the white ,awesome contrast with the Bird .
Welcome to the site
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Justin from...well i'm a military brat so i'm not really from anywhere. I'm currently deployed to Afghanistan out of Ft Hood Texas, but will relocate to Dothan Alabama where my 79 T/A is. This is a great forum with great information and I'm looking forward to sticking around here.
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Welcome to the site Justin!!!
Thank-you for your efforts over there and get back home safe to enjoy your bird
If you come across any Canadians over ther tell them I said thanks as well
I appreciate it
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Hi there , great site, my names neil, I live in the u,k i own a 78 trans am, and have previously owned two 4th gens , one being a convertable, any other uk posters on this site ?
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Hi there , great site, my names neil, I live in the u,k i own a 78 trans am, and have previously owned two 4th gens , one being a convertable, any other uk posters on this site ?
Welcome Neil to the site!
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There's about three or four that I can think of ... welcome to the site.
Hi there , great site, my names neil, I live in the u,k i own a 78 trans am, and have previously owned two 4th gens , one being a convertable, any other uk posters on this site ?
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Welcome aboard...you picked the best T/A website to be a part of
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any other uk posters on this site ?
Yup
More lurkers as well
Welcome to to the forum, you'll find out a lot here
Must have missed the PICS somewhere?
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any other uk posters on this site ?
Yup, there`s a few of us :)
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Yep there most certainly is !
This makes 3 i know of Keith as well, and dont forget the ex pats! ( eh Limey )
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Hi,
My name is Cam and new to the forum. I'm about finished the tear down on my 79 Trans Am and will be starting to strip paint this weekend. This is my first restoration project. it's been 4 years in the making and will probably be another 4 years before completion. I live in Ontario, Canada and have loved 2nd gen Firebirds since my father purchased his first Trans Am in 79. Looking forward to using the forum and chatting about Trans Ams. :)
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Hi,
My name is Cam and new to the forum. I'm about finished the tear down on my 79 Trans Am and will be starting to strip paint this weekend. This is my first restoration project. it's been 4 years in the making and will probably be another 4 years before completion. I live in Ontario, Canada and have loved 2nd gen Firebirds since my father purchased his first Trans Am in 79. Looking forward to using the forum and chatting about Trans Ams. :)
Welcome to the forum fellow Canadian . Hey Cam do you have any pics that you can post for us before the others become restless lol
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So where in Ontario are you from
I'm in Sudbury
Welcome to the site, great bunch of people here, all the info you could ask for
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Hello everyone! Newbie here from Castle Rock Colorado. I am thinking about buying a restored silver 79 Trans am with a Fast Burn 385 Chevy/B&M TH400 in the 10K range. I found this site in trying to get a crash course education on TA's I am a factory Certified Harley mechanic by trade But also have an addiction to muscle cars and of course guns! Hence my user name. I can already tell this site has a wealth of info and look forward in learning much much more.
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Sounds like my kind of guy. Guns, T/A's and Colorado. We go to Colorado every year. Been by Castle Rock many times. Welcome to 78TA.
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Hello everyone! Newbie here from Castle Rock Colorado. I am thinking about buying a restored silver 79 Trans am with a Fast Burn 385 Chevy/B&M TH400 in the 10K range. I found this site in trying to get a crash course education on TA's I am a factory Certified Harley mechanic by trade But also have an addiction to muscle cars and of course guns! Hence my user name. I can already tell this site has a wealth of info and look forward in learning much much more.
Welcome to the site. Great place around here, There is a lot of info in the 78TA.com tab at the top that can answer most of your questions and what you can't find, just ask, everyone is more than willing to help a fellow TA enthousiast out. Hope you enjoy the website and the people here!!
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I joined back in Oct of 2009 but just now posting. I am MAN LAW's brother in law and glad to see he got his new engine. We used to have a 79 Trans Am but now have a Challenger. Still love them old birds. ;D
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Welcome!!!
How do you like the challanger so far?
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Thanks for the welcome guys! So what do you guys think about a 385 fast burn Chevy in a TA? I like the tons of power ability but how "taboo" do you think that is> I know the purists prefer the Pontiac and or Olds motors in their TA's but does the Chevy motor in the TA's really kill the value of the car. I guess my biggest worry is smog and passing emissions here in Colorado due to the TA being a 79. Also from what I can tell (have not talked to the seller yet) the 79 TA is a hard top and and does not have original TA wheels.
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Welcome!!!
How do you like the challanger so far?
We love it but don't get to drive it much. Best pony car made today!
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Thanks for the welcome guys! So what do you guys think about a 385 fast burn Chevy in a TA? I like the tons of power ability but how "taboo" do you think that is> I know the purists prefer the Pontiac and or Olds motors in their TA's but does the Chevy motor in the TA's really kill the value of the car. I guess my biggest worry is smog and passing emissions here in Colorado due to the TA being a 79. Also from what I can tell (have not talked to the seller yet) the 79 TA is a hard top and and does not have original TA wheels.
The best thing about this site as mentioned before is that you will get opinions on what people like but they will all tell you that you do what you want and make it yours. If that's what you want then get it. The bottom line is to get your arse in a T/A and enjoy it.
Trukcrazy: Even better then the new Camaro?
I like all of them these days, They all have great styling as far as I'm concerned and all have enough power to keep me happy for ever
I'll have one of them someday but we'll see what it is when I get there
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Welcome!!!
How do you like the challanger so far?
We love it but don't get to drive it much. Best pony car made today!
I agree with that for sure nothing like a HEMI!!! Nice car! I wish I could afford one. I sure miss my 1970 Challenger 440 RT/SE I had when I was 16. Bought that damn cherry car back then for $1900 and thought I made out like a bandit when I sold it for $6500. So much for being young and foolish. Man I miss that car!!
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Hi, new here. I've got a 79t/a black/gold car in a million pieces, got the car from a friend a year ago. the price was right FREE This car has been in storage since the late 80's. This is even a numbers matching car but I don't have the build sheets for it. he says he had them but can't find them. hi everyone, Tim
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blkdrgn71...Welcome to the site!!
Look for the build sheets above the gas tank and under the back seat. IF the car hasn't been apart they should be in those two places.
Welcome!
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Tank is out and so are the seats . I will contact phs for the info.
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Tank is out and so are the seats . I will contact phs for the info.
Ahhh...Good deal. Post some pictures when you get a chance.
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Jeremy from York PA. Been lurking for a while. I've been working on my 77 Black TA with Red Deluxe guts for about 2 years now. It was a pretty much untouched original 400 with TH350. Had to weld in new floor pans. Replaced all the suspension components with new joints and Hotchkis TVS stuff. Ran new fuel/brake lines everywhere and am now finishing up the brakes front and rear. The engine ran when I drove it home, but it was leaking pretty much everything...so I will be looking to have it rebuilt along with the transmission as funds allow. Of course body and paint will have to follow... Having a new baby at home has pretty much slowed my slow pace down to a crawl, but reading through these threads has gotten me excited about the car again.
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HTRK1...Welcome to the Site! Sounds like you have a nice project on your hands. Post some pictures when you get a chance! Good Luck with your build.
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Will do thanks SoonerTA
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welcome to 78ta.com
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Hello HTRK1 and welcome to our world
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Since you asked and I need to see if I can post pics. Here is a picture of the TA from several months ago...I had just finished the suspension.... I have many better pics but they are on my garage PC...I will be spending the weekend with the TA Finishing the brakes...should have some better pics then..Thanks for the welcome guys.
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Here is one when I had just brought it home...The garage has changed a bit since then LOL..
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Thanks for the pictures! Man your garage changed between the two pictures. Looks great! and so does the car! Keep us posted on the build.
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Hello, Mike here and this is my first post. Picked up a '77 TA 2 years ago minus motor. this is gonna be the replacement for my '69 GTO that has taken the brunt end of abuse for the last few years. The 'bird is gonna pick up where the goat left off and WILL write some very nice chapters. I'll toss some pics up soon(as we all love them) to show the drug dealer, perfect Du-Pont Chrome Illusion paint, has a VERY nice black cloth interior and is very well equipped-all except t-tops, which I really wish it had. I bought it minus motor-there's a story here...and the car has 60K on it. It's just gonna be the average, run of the mill, pure Pontiac, NINE second street car. I'm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It's cold here too :'(...Mike
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Welcome to the site Mike. Sounds like you have a great car on your hands. What are you planning for your engine? Please post some pictures when you get a chance. Like you said we all love them. Welcome!
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Thanx, Sooner...I have an itch for a Kauffman prepped MR-1 block, forged crank, light Ross piston, eagle rod=535"...Purely PMD, an 1150 Dominator, Dana 60, and a 250 shot of 'sauce'. Kinda different from What I read and see on here, yet I really wanted a leaf-spring suspension of a Ponch(of course) and I love the looks of the 77-78 and I kinda stumbled across this one. I'll get some pics up....Mike
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Hi all, Rob here from the UK and i recently bought a 79 400 T/A project. To cut a long story short i bought it as a 78 black and gold off ebay and when i went to pick it up i was told he had checked and found out was a gold 79 car with 78 front and rear >:( and its a pile, but im still going to bring it back to life. ;)
A word of warning (NEVER MIX EBAY AND BEER) or you to could end up with a money pit sat in your garage like me. ::) it always seems a great idea at the time.LOL
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Well at least you have TA now
welcome to the site and enjoy your stay with us
Good luck with the build
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Hi, my name is Paul and I'm from Portsmouth in the UK. I am a week away from joining all you guys in being a Trans Am owner as I have just bought a 78 that was imported a couple of years ago but have to wait until next saturday before I can go and get it, this could be the longest week of my life!!
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Waiting sucks!!!
welcome to the site
It's nice to see another TA owner joining the mix or in your case soon to be a TA owner ;D
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Macca78...Welcome to the site! I think there are a couple guys here that are from the UK. Hopefully they will speak up. Welcome! Post some pictures when you get your car. We all love pictures.
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Been trying to do a little catching up in the forum after having to deal with all the cold white stuff on the ground. I would like to take the opportunity to welcome all the new members here. I have only been on the forum for a short while but really enjoy it. You guys will find an unbelievable amount of knowlege here and too many to count that are willing to help whenever they can. Just remember one thing always.............PICTURES PICTURES AND MORE PICTURES!!!!! Never be stingy with the pics. We have an addiction to feed here. lol
James
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Hi, Kevin Pfeiffer, currently live in Topeka, Kansas. Originally from Freeport, Illinois.
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Welcome to the site Paul and Kevin..
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Hi there!
I'm Michael, I live in Sweden, Scandinavia. Just bought my dream car this friday, a black T/A -78. It's recently (a year ago) imported to Sweden from San Diego CA, and has gotten a new beautiful paintjob, with 6 layers of clearcoat with the hood chicken under the clearcoat. The company that imported it also had the seats re-upholstered, and any rust repaired (the floor behind drivers seat, I suspect a leaking t-top). It's totally original, no redneck customizations whatsoever. Although, I must admit, it's supposed to be brown, and the company also decided to change interior colour to black from Camel Tan. This resulted in a bad paint of the door panels, so I'm going to order new ones from here, and some of the parts that surround the T-top opening, since they seem to have been in too bad shape. Other parts are also planned to be ordered, but all of these are just cosmetical, everything works, and the car could be put in traffic tomorrow, although it doesn't have a title in Sweden yet.
It's nice to be here, and You will most likely be hearing more from me!
Some pics here:
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hi paul, another owner from uk, im in lincolnshire, ive not been on this forum long but its very friendly and theres loads of usefull info, high rob, derbyshire is no to far from me
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hayapower , your 69 is stunning, one of my fave cars
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How's everyone doing? I'm new here to this board, thought i would join as i have a massive love of Trans Ams. My favorite years are 1977-1978, i think they are the best looking but of course i really do love all years of Firebirds and Trans Ams.
I live in Mississauga Ontario Canada......... so hello and how's it going......... eh. ;D
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Hello Rob and welcome to our world :) That sucks about the T/A you bought but I'm glad to hear your moving forward with it. Are you going to keep it as a 78 or return it to a 79?
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Welcome also to Paul & Comrick, and in case you haven't heard guys....we Love pictures here so feel free to post them and tell us the details of your Trans Am's :)
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Thanks GK Star for the welcome, this is a nice forum with all the Tran Am's you can handle. This is a little bit of heaven for sure, i'm just looking around the board seeing all that i can see. Very cool. :)
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Welcome also to Paul & Comrick, and in case you haven't heard guys....we Love pictures here so feel free to post them and tell us the details of your Trans Am's :)
Well, I did post pics and some details about my T/A, but noone seemed to notice...
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Hi Mike!!
You'll have to excuse us for missing your post.
Congrats on the new Bird!!
Nice looking car you have there. I know you will enjoy it. If you have any questions don't be affraid to ask because someone will point you in the right direction.
Applogise for the missed post. Sometimes new posts will get barried and then ultimately missed with all the activity.
Welcome and I hope you enjoy it here
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Welcome also to Paul & Comrick, and in case you haven't heard guys....we Love pictures here so feel free to post them and tell us the details of your Trans Am's :)
Well, I did post pics and some details about my T/A, but noone seemed to notice...
I noticed!...haha...Anyways, Welcome to the site! Looks like you have a great car. Keep us posted.
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Thanks for the welcome!
I know my post wasn't overlooked on purpose, you guys here at 78ta seem like great people, and I guess I was expecting an overwhealming welcome...
A -78 T/A has been a dream and my favourite car ever since my cousin bought one, when I was 12 years old. When my missus said it would be fun to have a cruise car , I just had to act, so it's actually a co-project with her!
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Thats great Mike, it's always better when our spouses have an interest in our love for these Cars. Glad to hear your a 78 T/A lover , I like my 80 T/A but my 78 T/A is my Baby ;D
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New guy, I'm from just outside Minneapolis Minnesota. 80' T/A, 400ci.
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Welcome aboard 80shaker, I'm from Western Mn (Wheaton) it's good to have another Minnesotan in the Group. Post some more pictures of you Bird for us to ogle ;D
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80Shaker your car looks really clean from that picture...welcome and nice car
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hello everyone....My name is Greg and i live in central Florida......i am very strongly persuing buying a 77 trans am. i have been looking very hard all over the internet to find one i like and its been very difficult. Its been difficult because i want a very nice car and i feel i have the money for one but either my price doesnt match up or i cant find one in the shape that suits me. I am trying to spend around 16,000 which i thought would be enough to have a very nice car. if any of you guys have any feedback id greatly appreciate it. thanks and nice to meet you all
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hey folks. i'm rodney. i am in the process of restoring a black on black 1978 ta with hurst t-tops. much like hitman's except i have vinyl seats. right now i'm torn between going back original or cloning a special edition. i had a white 78 hardtop with red interior in high school then ordered new 87 in 87. i later owned a gold 78 hardtop, a black 79 with t-tops and now the current 78. i would like to hook up with other mississippians in my parts quest. finding parts can sometimes be adventurous here in northeast ms. the dirt track racers sucked up every 2nd gen firebird/camaro body they could find around here years ago. >:(
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Welcome guys and I hope you enjoy it here and learn lots
yellow1098 - Check with Kentukeyyeti he is selling a really nice early 70's bird but I can't remember the price...sorry
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Welcome to the site!!
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Welcome 80shaker!!!!!! I'm from Savage, MN. Your car looks awesome. Will this snow ever melt around here, I've got cabin fever.
Troy
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kilrod...Welcome to the site! Sounds like you have owned some nice cars through out the years. Post some pictures of your new one when you get a chance. Welcome!
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Welcome to the group Rodney & Greg
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Hello,
I'm Brian from Central Indiana. Hopefully I will be in the market soon for a 78-79 T-Top car. Here are a couple past cars.
(http://home.comcast.net/~baking123/pwpimages/96ta.jpg)
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Hello Brian and welcome to the Group :) Great to see you posting pictures right out of the gate, I like the white T/A's, My 78 is White...We love pictures around here so post some when you get your Trans Am. Don't be shy about asking questions here, the Folks here are more then happy to help out.
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baking...Welcome to the site! You have owned some nice TA's. Keep us posted on the car hunt.
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Welcome aboard Brian...
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Thanks guys, bad news is I lost my job and had to suspend my search. Good news is I start my new job March 15th! Hope to be in the market soon! :)
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hey everyone, names phil. I have owned several 3rd gen f-bodies, now I just bought my first 2nd gen and one of my dream cars. a 77 S/E T/A original Y82 hurst t-top, W72 400 high output. every option in 77 is on her. and she's in restoration process now. heres a pic of her when she came home.lol I also live in Surprise, AZ
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philv...Welcome to 78TA.com. It sounds like you have a great project. Thanks for the picture. Post some more pictures when you get a chance.
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Welcome to the site Phil.. If you have any pieces left over I could use them ;D
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Welcome to the site Phil.. If you have any pieces left over I could use them ;D
hahaha, yeah I don't think you want the parts off this thing. everything has something wrong with it.lol like the door panels look great from far away, up close got one little cut on them.argh
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thanks guys for the welcomes......i have one new member question thats pretty iimportant i am close to pulling the trigger on a 77 grey ta hard top,automatic, in really great shape with nice amount of engine work done and new stainless exhasted...show quailty in engine, inside, and underneath. new decent paint job. Do you guys think 18,000 is to much to pay for a car like that? I was told only Bandit replicas are worth that kind of investment. Your opinons will hold alot of weight and this will prob be the most important question i ask on here because i am unfirmilar with the market on these cars (even tho i love em). thankyou so much for your feedback.
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CopMagnet. Beaverton, Oregon. Lots of great old cars out here. The elements are pretty good to old cars. Not many rust buckets. I'd say it's possibly one of the best places to find old TA's, just don't fish out my pond !! >:D >:D >:D
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Hi everyone!
I'm nolan and my current residence is Moses Lake, Washington for flight school. However my hometown is Bonney Lake, Washington.
I have a 1980 turbo trans am Y84 special edition that I am about to begin restoring.
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Welcome to the Group Nolan, Before I moved back here to Minnesota I spent 20 years of my life not far from you in Yakima Wa. Looks like a good starting point you have there. Keep us posted with pictures.
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Hello everyone, my name is Joe from Toronto, Ontario in Canada... currently I’m in Northern California. I’ve been fascinated by all the Firebirds-Trans Ams since I was 4 years old. My father used to own a 1977 Trans Am SE, Y81 and bought this car from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in Canada. My father gave me my first 1977 Trans Am when I was 14. I drove a 1979 Trans Am for my driving test to get my new license. I’ve had 10 different Trans Am cars since I was 14. Between 1989 and 1991 I had 2 black Trans Ams, ‘78 and ’79, and drove them everyday to high school until I graduated. After graduating from high school, I still had my 79 Trans Am. I can’t live without them! My dream and goal is to buy all models of Trans Am and fill up a large barn… Lol! I think they are so sexy and very beautiful. I’ll definitely buy another 1978 Trans Am. I’m most interested in 1977-78 or 1979-81 Black and Gold SE Trans Ams. Today, I still love to look around for Trans Ams. The 3rd generation Trans Am cars do not appeal to me as much as the 2nd generation cars do.
Definite Power to TRANS AM! ;D
Joe
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Good to have you here Joe, sounds like you've had alot of experience with Trans Am's from an early age.
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I've been a member here for years, but haven't really posted much, so I'll introduce myself. The name's Tony, and I'm from the Boston, MA area. I've got two Trans Ams: a 1979 WS6 hard top, and a 1979 W72 10th Anniversary T/A, and I've had them for a while now. I've been into cars for all 28 of my years, and have always had a thing for Firebirds and Trans Ams. I plan on keeping both of these for a long time. ;D I also have a thing for Subaru WRX's, but don't hold it against me! :-[
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How's it going, the names Robert. I'm from Austin, Texas and I'm brand new to the site. I just bought my first Trans Am 2 weeks ago... 79' t-top and hoping to pick up a 79' Formula in the next few weeks... I'm 23 and have always loved muscle cars, crazy about pontiacs though, just never owned one till now.
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Welcome to the forum.
Anything you want to know, can be aswered here by someone eventually. I hope you enjoy the site as much as I do!!
OH I almost forgot,
We are picture whores so you need to post some pictures of you cars when you get the chance
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I've been a member here for years, but haven't really posted much, so I'll introduce myself. The name's Tony, and I'm from the Boston, MA area. I've got two Trans Ams: a 1979 WS6 hard top, and a 1979 W72 10th Anniversary T/A, and I've had them for a while now. I've been into cars for all 28 of my years, and have always had a thing for Firebirds and Trans Ams. I plan on keeping both of these for a long time. ;D I also have a thing for Subaru WRX's, but don't hold it against me! :-[
Hey Tony sounds like you have some nice T/A's . Have you ever posted any pics ?
Great to see you posting
How's it going, the names Robert. I'm from Austin, Texas and I'm brand new to the site. I just bought my first Trans Am 2 weeks ago... 79' t-top and hoping to pick up a 79' Formula in the next few weeks... I'm 23 and have always loved muscle cars, crazy about pontiacs though, just never owned one till now.
Welcome to the site Robert . Great to see the younger generation like you and Tony showing interest in TransAm's . I think there by far the nicest domestic car ever designed . The Marty get's look's when it goes down the street like it were the Batmobile or something lol
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Welcome Nolan, Joe, Tony and Robert! Oh, and Rainman, I know what you mean by looks. I took my car to work today, and my cousin came with me and he thought it was hilarious how many people stopped what they were doing to look!
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Hi welcome to the site. I'm new here also but it's an excellent site for a bird owner. Got an 1981 SE and a 1989 GTA . Live here in B.c Canada. Can't wait for summer!
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I know what you mean! I can't wait either! Oh, welcome by the way!
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Hello everyone. My name is Kaz and i'm from Glendale CA.I own a 1978 Trans Am.
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Welcome Kaz we love pics here
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Welcome aboard Kaz..
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Welcome Kaz...say...do you have any pics
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Here's my TA
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Kaz do you have any better pics of your car. I want to see what it looks like during the day. Looks like you did a nice job on it.
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Hello everyone.My name is Leo and I am from way down south in MS. I currently own a 1980 Firebird fomula and I just aquired today a 77 Trans Am. I got it from a man that owns a towing company and it has been sitting for a while. I hope to learn a lot from all of the knowledge here.
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Welcome to all the new members.
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Hi all, my names Rob and I live in Derbyshire England. This is my 79 403 with matching numbers that over the next couple of years im going to restore from the ground up (if money and time allow it ) so I guess I will be spending a lot of time on here asking for help. ;)
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Welcome aboard Rob..
Have an on going project of my own.. Your in the right place for T/A's
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welcome leo. i'm rodney and live up here in amory. i own a black on black 78 t/a. you'll like it here, it's the best forum out there
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UK-T/A...Welcome to 78TA.com!
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Well hello there!
New 79 owner here. I totaly expect to be hounding you all for tips.
First off it's a 79 Firebird Esprit but its mine and i love it! I plan on starting my resto in a week and a half and know next to nothing so when i say i dont know ... i really dont know.
Please excuse some of the questions im going to have, I know they will be simple and i ask for your patience in advance =)
ok thats out of the way.
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Here are a few more pics!
shes gonna need a name,,,
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Sibian...Welcome to 78TA.com. You have learned quick, Thanks for all the pictures! We all love them. Also, ask as many questions as you want. That is why we are all here. Or do a search. A lot of things have been answered many time but always feel free to ask.
Very nice Trans Am!
Chris
SoonerTA
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Hi Every one.My name is Satish(SAM) for short I'am from England, just joined your forum after ordering a set of decal's from the hitman.Part's in this country are so expensive, and some hard to find,so far all the bit's & Pisces i have bought from America have been right on the money,and the trader's have been so helpful and can't do enough for me.Back to my car I have owned it for 20 year's,it is a Trans am ,1979 ,403old's ,tan interior,SE,and of course it's BLACK.I am finishing off the painting,and hope to leather the interior.Chrome wheel's with BFG all round,255x60x15 front,295x50x15 rear,this helps the car to sit just right.
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Welcome to all of you! Don't worry, we are all here to help. Nice cars Rob and Tom. Enjoy them!
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Welcome Sam to the site! Sounds like you have a great car there. Post some pictures when you get a chance. We all love pictures!!
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Thank's SoonerTA.I'll try to get some togather this weekend.Got a bad paint blister on my hood,soon as i've fixed this I'll be back on the PC.....
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Thanks SoonerTA! i almost cant wait to get started.
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Welcome to the site Sibian. It's always nice to have another member here in the west. Looks like an awesome project you got there!
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Welcome Sibian!!
I have the red sister to your car. Mine is a 79 Esprit, with T-roof option
Glad you found us!!
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Hello, Vic from Tampa,Fl. Brand new owner of a TATA. My first T.A. Love this site. Tons of info and has helped me out a bunch.
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Welcome to the site Vic. The photo police will be here soon, so if you have some, you had better get them up. ;D Where did you find the car, and how many miles. The reason I ask is my TATA went to orlando a few years ago.
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Welcome Vic , we love pics
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(http://)After searching for only a few months I found this one on eBay. It has 120,00 miles. 403 car. I was very nervous , because I won it sight unseen, but after a 3 hour drive to Ga. I was glad I did. The paint and body were perfect. I only say this because I looked at 6 others before. The engine was super clean, yet undetailed. Freshly restored wheels and new interior. It drove like a new car. It's my dream car. Sorry to go on and on, just excited . Anyway glad to be here. (http://)(http://)
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Thanks guys! I will be updating as soon as i start working on it... I am also working on a post for the forum with quite a few questions... hehehehe
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Vic...Welcome to 78TA.com! You have one nice car on your hands. Thanks for all the pictures.
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I am Jim I live Kansas city with my sweet wife and our three chiauahuas. I just bought a 78 ta as far as I know it's all original. It is a real solid car I believe this car will be in our lives for a long time. I've had the car for about two weeks I am going through it mechanically, changing fluids checking bearings going through the rearend.
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Welcome Jim to the site! Post some pictures when you have a chance!
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UK-T/A , welcome to the site mate, is that a " D " plate on your car?
By the way welcome to everyone else as well thats joined and posted, i really should check on this thread more often ! :-[
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Name is Casey, from Winchester VA. This is my first round with trans ams... saved twin 79 s/e cars from a (very nice) garage out here in VA 2 weeks ago. They have been parked since 96 & 00 respectivly, and I have to say Im enthused. The one I am building for myself has a early 70's 455 in it, and is going to be a very fun cruiser. The other will probobly be sold to fund the one Im keeping. I am a true gearhead, and would like to meet any members in the area. This is not my first restomod, & im finally giving another worthy brand a chance. I like what ive seen so far, and eager to learn more about these awesome cars. Fill my brain with pontiac knowledge!
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Hi everyone,
My name is Dan and I am in the Washington DC area. Have a wife and a 10 month old daughter that is my world. I dont have a T/A yet but I am actively looking. It might take me months to find the one I am looking for but I am ok with that. I do not have much experience in restoring cars and I am not a gearhead either but I have always loved them. I can remember being a youngster in the late 70's and early 80's and just drooling over the T/A's as they drove by.
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Hi Vic, Jim, Casey, Hi Dan.
Glad to see you found us. Anything you want to know ans then some you'll find here either through research or posting a question in the forums. Don't be shy!!
Oh and btw...we like lots of pictures.
Vic, nice TATA you have, it's also one of my favorites
Jim, glad to hear you found a nice solid car to start with...lets see some pics asap
Casey, are you going to upgrade the drive train or restore it
Dan you can post pics of the models your looking for or like
Enjoy your stay here
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I think this 79 SE is going to be a restomod. Planning a tci clip with all the goodies & save whats lft of the original parts. It already has a built 455. Working on a 5 speed swap and a classic starlight paintjob with the graphics kit. Im considering a 78 nose, and other smaller things to suit my wants from the car.
I am going to do any mods with taste so it may be returned to original if the time comes
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HookAndGo1 sounds like a great plan to me !!
By the way welcome to you and LFTA from " over here ! "
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Sounds very cool Casey..I'll look for it in the restorations section
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Hey all,
My name is Daren and I currently live in Valdosta Ga, but may be moving soon (probably ATL). Anyway, A dear friend of mine has had my dream car tucked away in his garage for the last 20+ years. I've been telling him since I was 16 I would shoot him if he didn't give me first chance to buy if he ever sold it. About a month ago, he called and asked if I wanted it. So I responded by saying HELL YEAH! So next weekend I go to In to get it. It's a 79 TATA auto. It has about 70k on it, and needs a paint job and a few minor things(one being a correct turbo wheel). After the paint and a few other things, I plan on putting true dual exhaust, a better ignition, and maybe some 7A heads. Anyway, I am very excited to go and get it. I told my buddy he was crazy for selling it, and he told me " no, it's like one of my children and I know where it's going". As soon as I get it, I'll post some pics, and start a thread of it's progress.
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Welcome, Daren. Congrats on the purchase, and I'll get the wheel problem fixed for you soon. lol
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Your a lucky man there Daren. I would love to find one like that where I know all the history behind the car. As another forum newbie here I wanted to welcome you and say thanks to everyone else who has welcomed me.
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Welcome Darren!!
Very cool story, TATA are one of my fav's,
Congrtas on the oportunity and you have come to the right place for info!!
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hi my name is terry from buffalo ny have a 78 yellow ta and a 79 blue ta ..just getting started in the trans am world have alot to learn great site and love the forum area ..
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Welcome Darren and Terry...
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Welcome to both of you
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Welcome - post some pix ...
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Welcome to the site! When yall get a chance post some pictures! We all love them in any condition.
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My first post. :)
I live in Southern California. Hope to learn a lot here.
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Hi, My name is Laurie and I am on the EastCoast, I'm not really a gear head but my husband is. I was just looking for information on a pontiac 400 motor we purchased a few years back and stumbled across your site. I hope that I will find the information that I am looking for.
Thanks,
Laurie
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hi folks,i am new to the site and would like to introduce myself, i am located in west yorkshire,england(yeah uk)and have been a firebird/trans am enthusiast for 20 years or so, i have owned 14 of them over the years, some very nice cars and some not so nice! i served my apprenticeship in a local american car garage and have loved them ever since, i am currently restoring a 79 t top for the road and building a 79 hardtop for drag racing, the race car has an olds 455 bored +060 and has all the goodies! car is stripped to bare minimum and is on a serious diet with glass doors/hood/fenders etc.
i have just started my own business working on american and british classic cars but specialising in firebirds/trans ams.
take a look at my website....www.libertygarageservices.co.uk
steve.
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Glad you made it on here Steve !! ;D
I should point out that i know Steve and have had the pleasure of working with him too...... great guy.
His work is spot on and hes even more self critical than i am, and i thought i was fussy! ;)
I was up at his workshop on Tuesday and managed to sneak a couple of pics, so i hope he doesnt mind if i post.....
This is a 3rd gen GTA ( a customers car ) that Steve was working on,
(http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/bollox2010/newfirebirdolddash006.jpg)
And a quick sneaky peek at his 79 road car......
(http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/bollox2010/newfirebirdolddash007.jpg)
Behind is a 78 Ta.
Welcome aboard mate, this is a great place and im sure theyll be alot of requests for pics of the Race car !!
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yeah seems like a pretty cool site, will post some more pics soon inc the race car..
you got that t top welded up yet? lol
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No mate i havent ! More holes than a giant block of the finest Swiss Cheese thats just been infested by a colony of mice that decided that there wasnt enough holes.
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Hello, I'm Tony. I'm from Georgetown Texas. I own 2 T/A 10th Anniversary's
This is a great site. Thanks Hitman
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Welcome to the site Tony ! 2 10th Anniversary's.......... very nice.
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Welcome to the site
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welcome , cant wait to see pics of your ride's ;)
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Hello everyone, my name is Aaron and I live in Montreal, Canada. I just joined in anticipation of purchasing my first Firebird Trans Am...a 78 numbers matching 400- 4 speed. I will post some pics when the deal is done and will probably have plenty of questions for my planned restoration. Take care, keep the rubber side down.
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Aaron...Welcome to the site! Good luck with getting your TA, please keep us posted on the out come.
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hello everyone im jay [onelistner] im from yorkshire in the uk i have a 77 trans am its my first ever american car i have owned it for about four years now its been parked up for the last two years now im getting my bckside into gear to get it back on the road ill try get some pics on here for you to see
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Welcome Jay, i think you should post some pics of that Bike too mate !
Parked for 2 years? we need to talk !
Aaron, welcome to the site mate, good luck with the deal.
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Hey everyone, I'm Jason from Boca Raton, Florida. I turned 17 and used to drive a jucky 93 Buick. My dad just gave me his 78 Trans Am Y88, it has all original parts and matching numbers. Work on it is very close to done, the back end needs to be rebuilt, dash redone, and then repainted. Looks and runs great now, just making sure it stays that way.
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Welcome Jason to the site! We need Pictures!!!! haha. Sounds like you have one great car on your hands! Welcome!
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Welcome Jason! I agree with SoonerTA, we need some pictures! Also, good luck with the car and enjoy!
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I'll take some pictures soon. We just built a new separate garage out back for the classic cars to be kept in, so work on the car has stopped for the last month.
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Welcome to the site Jason
And welcome to everyone else I have missed over the last little while
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Hi All,
Just joined the board and thought I would introduce myself, my name is Bruce and I live in Melbourne Australia. I purchased my 1978 Trans Am late last year from California and had it shipped out here in December, the car is in great condition and has no rust. I met up with a few other Aussie T/A owners last Tuesday night who are also members on this forum and they suggested I join up so here I am. Looking forward to getting out and about in the T/A as much as possible.
Cheers
Bruce
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c360/Last8/78ttop-1.jpg)
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c360/Last8/78ttop-2.jpg)
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Glad to have you here. :)
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Welcome to all
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Hello 78TA Forum Goers!
My Name is North, and I'm from Toronto, ON, Canada. I recently purchased a 1980 Firebird with a 77/78 front and rear end modification. I just wanted to say hello, and introduce myself because I'm gonna have A LOT of questions regarding getting my ride into shape.
Thanks.
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Welcome to 78ta.com North. We are here to answer all......Now if we can only get it right eh?
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Hello 78TA Forum Goers!
My Name is North, and I'm from Toronto, ON, Canada. I recently purchased a 1980 Firebird with a 77/78 front and rear end modification. I just wanted to say hello, and introduce myself because I'm gonna have A LOT of questions regarding getting my ride into shape.
Thanks.
welcome to the forum fellow Canadian
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
It's nice to see that there are fellow Canadians on this board too!
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Hello all, Ive been on here for a few weeks now and I love this site, lots of good info on here and every member here is great and very helpfull, my name is David, I am located in Shippensburg Pennsylvania, but Iam from Hagerstown Maryland, Iam a gear head to the core, and I love T/A's so this is home to me here on 78ta.com Thanks for all thats helped me the past few weeks on here and keep the good times rollin!
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Hello 78TA Forum Goers!
My Name is North, and I'm from Toronto, ON, Canada. I recently purchased a 1980 Firebird with a 77/78 front and rear end modification. I just wanted to say hello, and introduce myself because I'm gonna have A LOT of questions regarding getting my ride into shape.
Thanks.
welcome to the site...you will love it.
I live in Sudbury so you are only about a four hour drive from me
There are a few of us on here from Ontario and all of Canada as far as that goes
enjoy teh site and ask questions, but most importantly we like lots of pictures!!!!
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Welcome Dave!!!
I think I already said that though somewhere else...anyway
If not Dave, I hope you are enjoying the website, and I hope some questions are getting answered.
Nice project you have, I like the weeds, and stuff growing through the engine bay!!
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Welcome to the site Guys, from a guy across the pond.
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Welcome to all
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Welcome to the forum David ,there are lots of great members here
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you said "member" uh huh huh... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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shut up....Beavis
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uh huh huh... I AM CORNHOLIO... I NEED T.P. ETC....
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I am from Salem Ohio. I almost bought a numbers matching no rust 76 455 4 speed numbers matching driver for 3k........ It sold the day I was going to look ati t :'( Apparently it was a t top car, and someone cut the t part out.
Heres a pic
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll281/shank0668/others/76ta.jpg)
I am now looking for a project. I really should have jumped on that car right away.
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Hi, I live in Wales in the UK and I've just bought my first Trans Am. I found this site through Google and here I am! It's just in from California and is totally rust free but is pretty beaten up. It needs a new interior and new paint. Also the nose-cone is prety 'floppy' and has seen better days. Unfortunately it's the 403 but it does have four wheel disc brakes. Is it ok to join in here or is it only for US owners? All the best...
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Is it ok to join in here or is it only for US owners?
Of course you're welcome here...plenty of other members here from the UK also
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Hi All,
Just joined the board and thought I would introduce myself, my name is Bruce and I live in Melbourne Australia. I purchased my 1978 Trans Am late last year from California and had it shipped out here in December, the car is in great condition and has no rust. I met up with a few other Aussie T/A owners last Tuesday night who are also members on this forum and they suggested I join up so here I am. Looking forward to getting out and about in the T/A as much as possible.
Cheers
Bruce
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c360/Last8/78ttop-1.jpg)
(http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c360/Last8/78ttop-2.jpg)
Hey Bruce,
Great to catch you with you again last night.
You have a very nice TA, cant wait to see the new wheels on her.
Looking forward to going on a cruise with you when the weather gets better down here!
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Cheers. There is so much to learn about these cars and so much to look at on this site! All the best.
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Welcome to the site Jam-Man!
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Welcome shank0668 , shame about that car, i was interested in the roof conversion, i love something different.
Jam-Man , nice to have you here mate, theres a few of us from the UK here ... heres a thread that you may be interested in.....
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=24829.45;topicseen
Wed all love to see pics of that car and if you need any help just ask.
Steve ;)
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Well Steve said evrything I was going to say so I guess I'll leave it at welcome to the site and I hope you guys find everything you are looking for through here
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Hello, I am Freddy from Illinois near Chicagoland.. I'm new member here and I am deaf guy.. I have 79 Trans Am.. I will try to add pictures... I Need your help over at my post.. I'm working n my car now..
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Hi... I tried to upload picture for my profile and informations and it wont let me ahhh.. Any idea how? Thanks
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Welcome Freddy to the site!
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Hi from Maryland,bought a new 79 Ta/Se in 1979, kept it for 19 years, sold it, it was gone for 12 years and I just bought it back. It wont leave me again, at 63 I'll keep till I die and hand it down to my son. Was President of the Prince Georges Trans Am Club, outside of Washington DC, and was spondered by Rossenthal Pontiac from 1977 - 1983. I have a new 77 Ta in 1977,sold it to get my 79. He bought around 8-10 Matcho T/A's and the Club was invited to see them and drive a few. I have alot of pictures of them being cleaned up for buyers, they were out of my price range at 15k +. Our club at that time had 33 members and it was fun to show and race are cars. Glad to see that that has not died over the years and now I got my baby back it really feels good. My kids loved to ride in it , now they all want to drive it . Still need a few things to get it back to way I had it but it will all come togather . Looking for a Gold dash bezel, anyone got one ? I have a siver one but need a Gold one real bad.
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Hillpig, Welcome to the site! Your car has a great story. Sounds like you are in the right place. Post some pictures when you get a chance!
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Im Aaron im 21 from Bristol Va, im restoring a 1975 Trans am been looking for a site to buy sell and get some feed back. Not really all that far on mine far from some that i have seen on the site but maybe one day
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Hi, I live in Wales in the UK and I've just bought my first Trans Am. I found this site through Google and here I am! It's just in from California and is totally rust free but is pretty beaten up. It needs a new interior and new paint. Also the nose-cone is prety 'floppy' and has seen better days. Unfortunately it's the 403 but it does have four wheel disc brakes. Is it ok to join in here or is it only for US owners? All the best...
G'day Jam-Man
Welcome to this truly international site..ive lost count how many nations are on here
Oh yer..nothing unfortunate about having the 403..plenty of info about them
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Im Aaron im 21 from Bristol Va, im restoring a 1975 Trans am been looking for a site to buy sell and get some feed back. Not really all that far on mine far from some that i have seen on the site but maybe one day
Welcome Aaron..dont forget to post pics of your car cos we love photos here
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Looking for a Gold dash bezel, anyone got one ? I have a siver one but need a Gold one real bad.
You can have a look here:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=24812.0
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Home of the worlds most famous groundhog. Needless to say, I don't look forward to Feb 2. ::)
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Hey everyone. My name is Rob and I live in Michigan. Been a fan of The Trans Am since I was a kid and my parents took me to see Smokey and the Bandit at the drive-in back in '77. Bought my first one back in the 80's when I was in high school. It was a piece of crap '78 that needed way more work then I was capable of at the time. Would love to have it back now. Here are a couple pics...
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/rtbchief/Trans%20Am/78TA1.jpg)
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t165/rtbchief/Trans%20Am/78TA2.jpg)
Looked better then it was. Now here I am, 20 something years later, starting to think about getting another one. Looking for something cheap that can be a good project for me to work on with my boys. I've spent the last 20 years as a mechanic, a tech for GM and an engineer for Ford so I actually have a little more "know-how" now. Anyway, just wanted to say hello and let you all know that you have some beautiful cars!
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Great to have you on board !!
Good luck with the search for a " new " project, any idea of what youre after?
Oh and welcome.
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DaddyGo, Welcome to the site! What are you looking for?
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Would like to find a 77 or 78 but wouldn't mind a 79 or 80 either. Just as long as the body isn't completely rusted out I'm not too picky. I'm not bad at body work but I'm not a pro by any means. My whole career has been on the mechanical side. Thanks for the welcomes.
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welcome DaddyGo
Im sure one of the locals on this site will be able to help you find what you want
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Howdy!
I'm Victoria, I live in North Carolina. I'm a welder/Project Manager. My Dad and I rebuilt a 79 Trans Am T-Top over the past 5 years. Sadly my dad passed away last year so I had to finish what little there was left alone. Mostly just ironing out some of those wrinkles here and there, that classic cars like to throw at us to keep us on our toes. It's mostly completed. I say mostly because I will ALWAYS find something to do with it. lol
We're a Pontiac family. I have the TA, a Bonneville and Sunfire. Could have cried when GM canceled the model. But the future value it will bring to the TA softened the blow... just a tad lol. I do hope to rebuild a 68 Camaro one day. But then, who doesn't?
I look forward to getting to know my fellow enthusiast. :)
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Welcome to the site Victoria, sorry to hear about your loss, its never easy.
This site is very hungry for pics, so i can someone hasnt asked.......can we see some?
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Welcome to the bird house everyone
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I do hope to rebuild a 68 Camaro one day. But then, who doesn't?
I look forward to getting to know my fellow enthusiast. :)
Me thinks you misspelled the word 68 FIREBIRD ;D ;) ::)
welcome :)
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Welcome to the site Victoria , I'm sorry to hear about your father .
Have you posted any pictures of your T/A ,as we would sure like to see it . This is a fanatastic site ,well the members sure make it seem that way
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Of course, I'll post some pics today. And thanks for the kind welcome! :)
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Hello y'all. My name is Tim, born in 64. I live just north of Scranton Pa. and am in the process of reopening my old shop. I have been many things in my career but the thing i did longest was drive a big rig for 20 years all over this beautiful country of ours.I am a dreamer, and am stuck in the days of looking thru the Paper Shop and wishing I had the $700 for that Super Bee or 70 Chevelle. Ah those were the days. High test smells fuel a young imagination, and the local tire shop sold Cam2 racing fuel out of a fuel pump on the side of their building. Gas was just over the $1.00 per gallon mark and everybody was in shock..lol.. If only.... I learned how to wrench on my buddies 70 chevelle SS, and was teacher to many of my friends who now know soooooo much more than me. I am stuck in the days of these muscle cars being thrashed nightly along the boulevards that were long enough to get a good shot along side each other. Now I reminisce over days gone by, and look forward to rebuilding a few of the type of cars we all thrashed, to pay for my own sins against the Detroit greats and maybe pass along my feelings for these great old cars to the younger people who have no idea just what Im talking about when I say I say a particular car with a 6 pack under the hood.... Happy trails!!!!!!!
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Welcome to the site Tim !
I dont see anything wrong with what youve said there, in fact i may have been involved in more than a little street racing meself, but of course i deny all knowledge and being the upstanding citizen that i am i dont condone it.
Great to have you here.
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Hi, Dan here from Steelton PA. Have had my 76 T/A for over 10 years now and just getting myself ready for my 3rd Nats. My wife's first this year.
I hope to get to know a few of you on here and out there.
Pictures will come soon. I just need to put some together.
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Welcome to 78ta. 10 years is a long time to be wandering around. Welcome to your new home.
And hurry up with the pics. ;D
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Welcome Dan, cant wait to see the pics, youll love it here!
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Hello Dan and welcome from a State College 76 owner. When are you heading to the NATS? I'm leaving Thurs evening heading for Akron to join the caravan. You?
...john
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Hey there John.
I am leaving 5 am Thursday morning. I should be meeting some guys out near Weeling, WV to finish the trip out.
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I am 66, live in Cornwall Ontario and am retired. I had a white 1970 Ram Air 4 that rusted away (wish I kept that one , I would be rich) and a 1979 Gold special edition that went with my first divorce . I then bought a 1981 T/A SE 4.9 turbo in 1981 and after using it for 3 summers, put it away for 26 years inside. I got it out last week . It is very sound. I cleaned it all up and it needs very little work. Absolutely clean cloth and carpet inside. Only inside deteriorations are faded steering wheel and discolored rear panels (strange as it was stored inside). Outside problems are parchmin like paint areas and bird. Only surface rust is battery tray and under hood. Looks extremely good from a few feet away. Looking forward to making it mint. Having trouble registering on the gallery. When I do, I'll post pictures. Looking forward to this new phase in my life. Bald Eagle
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Welcome to the site m fellow Ontarian!!!!
I live in Sudbury
I hope you like the site as much as the rest of us, and we're glad your aboard
Don't be affraid to ask questions oh and one more thing...
We are picture whores around here so don't be affraid to post lots
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Welcome Bald Eagle to the site, i used to live in Cornwall, ( ok not over there, but possibly the original one ) , as for pics have you thought about trying " photobucket " it allows you to post pictures onto a website etc.... and no im not a computer person!
http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-use-photobucket
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Welcome Bald Eagle.
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Welcome Bald Eagle to the site! Sounds like you have owned some great cars.
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Posted an intro in another section but I figured I would introduce myself the right way!! From NY and have a 79 TA with a 403 that I'm beginning to restore.. I've owned the car for about 17 years, got it in high school, and I've run into some bad luck as far as someone who was supposed to help about but turned this into a complete nightmare..
I've written story in the restoration section but anywho seems like a great website and I can't wait to read up on the interesting info!!!
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Welcome Deezpaz - you'll find this a great forum to be part of.
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Glad your aboard Deezpaz
I hope you like it around here...be carfeul though, the site get's addicting
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Hi my name is fabian and im from tx. Im in the U.S Army and recently bought a 84 firebird because it was cheap.. i fell in love with this car and im now planning on restoring it.
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76 & Nexus, you can say that again.. I find myself visiting this site like 10 times a day!!
Forgot my name, Derek!!!
Genshop,
Welcome aboard and thank you for serving our country... You guys need more thanks for what you do!!!
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hello I will introduce myself I am jan from holland 43 years and in possession of my dream car, a 1979 trans am, car is in good condition and for the hobby not for every day to drive,i would like to know what the best oil for the engine is and for the transmisie, greetings from Holland
jan alias redta
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0365.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0363.jpg)
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Welcome to the site Jan, thats a lovely looking car you have their mate.
What engine and box are you running?
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its a 403 ci 6.6 litre, and 3 or 4 gears i really dont know
vin nr 2w87k9nxxxxxx i must learn by reading here
greeting jan
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0367.jpg)
and hier my look a like pontiac (toyota celica 1981)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/celica%201600%20st/PICT0907.jpg)
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Is the Celica an ST? My dad had one in 1980 when they were Brand New ! he had the 2 litre XT i believe.
That Celica is a rare car over here.
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yes it is a 1600 ST and a rare car.
tis car(a capri 2 litre 6) is my dauchters car
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/celica%201600%20st/P180809_2000.jpg)
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MK 2 CAPRI !!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!! 2.0 "S" ?
Theyre both in lovely condition and worth alot of money over here.
Ive had lot of Capris, MK1, 2 and 3 's i used to be a Concours judge for Capri Club International.
Very nice mate.
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yes its a original s 2 liter and i was for over 4 years a member of capri club international, ;)
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I have a sticker from 1991 you may like, thats when i was in the club last...
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8/A1A001.jpg)
Heres a link to the show, not my webpage though....
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/capriclubmkeynes/ccimania91.htm
If you want one pm me an address and ill send you one, i garantee that you wont see another they are 19 years old !
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hello I will introduce myself I am jan from holland 43 years and in possession of my dream car, a 1979 trans am, car is in good condition and for the hobby not for every day to drive,i would like to know what the best oil for the engine is and for the transmisie, greetings from Holland
jan alias redta
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0365.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0363.jpg)
Man that is one SWEET TA, I'm here to tell ya. Welcome to the site. I'll bet you turn some heads when you go down the road.
Gunner
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I have a sticker from 1991 you may like, thats when i was in the club last...
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8/A1A001.jpg)
Heres a link to the show, not my webpage though....
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/capriclubmkeynes/ccimania91.htm
If you want one pm me an address and ill send you one, i garantee that you wont see another they are 19 years old !
send you a email
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hello I will introduce myself I am jan from holland 43 years and in possession of my dream car, a 1979 trans am, car is in good condition and for the hobby not for every day to drive,i would like to know what the best oil for the engine is and for the transmisie, greetings from Holland
jan alias redta
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979
/PICT0365.jpg)
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0363.jpg)
Man that is one SWEET TA, I'm here to tell ya. Welcome to the site. I'll bet you turn some heads when you go down the road.
Gunner
thanks gunner
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Welcome Jan...THAT is a gorgeous car!
I've debated and changed my mind on colors for one of my '79's for awhile and after seeing this...I'm sold on red with gold graphics and tan interior. Thanks for the picture! ;D
(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll305/jandegroot/mijn%20trans%20am%20uit%201979/PICT0363.jpg)
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haha yes red is a super color ;D
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Just wanted to say Hello,as I just Joined the Bird club. Purchased a 79 T/A from Idaho and am having it shipped to me here in Cincinnati, Ohio. If I figure out how to post a pic I will, Until then it is a Code 15 color with 19b Interior. I am awaiting the PHS documentation to see what else, as I bought her just from Pictures.
Fank
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Welcome to the site Frank !!
Photobucket is a good way of uploading pics mate.
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Welcome to 78ta
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Welcome Frank - can't wait to see pics of your car.
Here's some help for posting pictures: http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0 (http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0)
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he frank welcome :D
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Welcome to the site Jan and Frank! Hey Jan what part of Holland do you live in, my parents both came out of Holland in the early 60's. I was born here in Canada, but have gone back several times to see some relatives. I'm betting that your beautiful T/A really turns some heads over there!!! Both of my Parents came out of the Betuwe [Gelderland] . I believe thats right way of putting it??
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i live on the border holland/ germany in groningen,betuwe is great for vacation so 50 km away from us ;D
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My name is Bruce.
I will be starting a restoration of a 1976 50th Anniv Special Edition 455 4 speed Trans AM. I live in Iowa. I was wondering if anyone out there has restored on of these. I could really use some advice on it.
thanks
Bruce
IA
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My name is Bruce.
I will be starting a restoration of a 1976 50th Anniv Special Edition 455 4 speed Trans AM. I live in Iowa. I was wondering if anyone out there has restored on of these. I could really use some advice on it.
thanks
Bruce
IA
WOW...
there are a few people who have restored there cars on here...just have a look in the restoration section
That car is a keeper
Start a section in the restoration section and gives us a strory behind it with some pics of it as it is right now!!!
we like lots of pictures!!!
welcome to the site!!
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My name is Bruce.
I will be starting a restoration of a 1976 50th Anniv Special Edition 455 4 speed Trans AM. I live in Iowa. I was wondering if anyone out there has restored on of these. I could really use some advice on it.
thanks
Bruce
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From one 76 LE 50th Anniversary owner to another...Welcome!! My car is a survivor not a restoration, but you will find lots of help and advice on this forum. Will you be going to the NATS next week?
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:)!welcome
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Welcome Bruce, what a great car to have !
As said there is a few on here and theres definitely some great advice!
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WOW...Welcome Bruce! You have a car that a lot of guys and gals would love to have! Post some pictures when you get a chance. Welcome to the site!!!
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I have a sticker from 1991 you may like, thats when i was in the club last...
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee92/thebigv8/A1A001.jpg)
Heres a link to the show, not my webpage though....
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/capriclubmkeynes/ccimania91.htm
If you want one pm me an address and ill send you one, i garantee that you wont see another they are 19 years old !
got them thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mate your more than welcome !
If i get across to Holland you owe me a spin in that Capri ! LOL
Enjoy
Steve.
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or 2 ,no problem!!!! ;D
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DEAL !! lol just dont hold your breath ..... but thankyou. Im glad to help.
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Welcome to all
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RED BOILING SPRINGS TN. northeast of Nashville
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Welcome......... i take it your a trader?
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Hey all. Kinda new to the forum and had some very appretiated help from several of you. Just wanted to say hey from Toledo. Anyone in the area looking to 'adopt' a 24 yr old and his '77 T/A new to the firebird world? ;D
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Welcome my son. I cant feed, clothe, or support you. but I can drive the car when you cant.
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Welcome b_hill. I'm not looking to adopt - in fact I'm still trying to get my 24 year old to move out!!
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No problem Lomileta. Gotta help me work on her though too. :) 76SE, thanks for the welcome.
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Hi. I am Mark from Tallahassee, Florida. I am working on a nice 77 T/A but I am new to anything mechanical and need lots of help. I would be interested to know of any shows happening in the Fl/Ga area.
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welcome mark
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Welcome b_hill. I'm not looking to adopt - in fact I'm still trying to get my 24 year old to move out!!
dude forget it . they never ever really leave. my 23 year old is lurking here someware. probably in the frig or holding down the couch.
welcome to all.
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Welcome b_hill. I'm not looking to adopt - in fact I'm still trying to get my 24 year old to move out!!
dude forget it . they never ever really leave. my 23 year old is lurking here someware. probably in the frig or holding down the couch.
welcome to all.
They're sneaky though. They leave for a while and get you all excited....then they come back. They just keep coming back...
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Robin Zfenix and Bubblicious (my car)
Grand Rapids, MI
1991 Pink/Blue Firebird 3.1 v6
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Welcome to 78ta Robin!
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Welcome to the site, youll love it !
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Hello folks! Dynaman here. Very cool web site. I'm a Tennessee boy in Houston, TX. I play with my silver '77 formula. Having a great time. We call her the PHEON.
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posts some pics............
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Welcome Dynaman to the site! We all would love to see some pictures when you get a chance to post some. Where are you in Houston? I grew up there and now living in Austin.
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Hello from Miami FL. Just got a 1977 Trans Am. Has 17" Year One Wheels, and I just lowered it. Have engine out to re-gasket motor. Tranny was a little worn, so going with a 200R4. Next up, installing new dash, center console and headliner, then tackle the suspension and bushings. I've owned dozens of cars, but this is my first American car. You can check out my collection here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgoodman/collections/72157606815755973/
David
Miami, FL
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Welcome to 78ta David - you found the right forum for your Trans Am needs. Love the NSX - always have. ...john
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Goodm3. What suspension did you install? How much did it lower the car? Looks great.
Welcome to the site! You have a beautiful car.
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Dave here from CT -
76 455 original car. I will be around the forum a fair bit! Once I replace my crashed laptop, I'll post some pix.
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Dave, welcome to the site! Wow a original 455 TA. I can't wait to see some pictures. Welcome
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Hi Guys Col here from Australia. I just picked up an original 79 W72 T top with a genuine 8800 miles but is RHD.
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/ssberlina/Trans%20am/12.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/ssberlina/Trans%20am/5.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh169/ssberlina/Trans%20am/4.jpg
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Welcome to the site Col! Very nice car and unique as well.
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I've been around for quite awhile, but for some reason never made it into this thread.
My name's Chase, I'm originally from Chickasha, OK, but now living in Oklahoma City while I'm in law school.
My car is a 1981 Turbo Trans Am, original paint (Code 57, Navajo Orange), interior (Peanut Butter and Chocolate), and a new (to me) 301 Turbo. Bought the car with a knock in the motor and an extra breather hole in the oil pan... Got it running, now it's on to making it run and look better.
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Hello all.
Name is James, just bought a 74 firebird formula, have wanted a pre 81 fbody since I was around 12 or 13, and finally got one a short time ago.
Was born in Virginia, lived there till i was 19, joined the Marines, now I am sitting down in NC.
Found the fourms when someone over on the nastyz28 fourms asked about a firebird question, and this sites name got droped :)
Ill post some pictures up when I get home
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welcome and yes please pictures :P
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I am from South Central Texas, own a 79 T/A that I plan to restore. It definitely needs some TLC, but I look forward to putting in the work. I will definitely need help from time to time, and look forward to learning from all of you.
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Welcome to the site !
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Welcome to 78ta kuailekafei. You found the right forum for help with all your TA needs. How 'bout some pics?
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Wow, what a site. I just had to join.
Should'nt be to hard to tell my name. I'm here just outside of Atlanta and have been a long time Pontiac nut but dealt in the big cars 65-66. Got into messing with F-body stuff as my first car was a 79 Z28. I did a restoration on a 79 Z28 beige car that turned out well but always wanted a 77-81 t-top trans am. Ended up with a 75 Firebird with a 94 LT-1 motor in it but just did'nt do it for me. Friends in the hobby are good to have as my friend had a 78 Y88 car. I talked him into selling it to me and now I have one of my dream cars. It is a all original 85k mile car. It will need to be freshend up a little with paint and some interior work but it runs like a top. I'm going to drive it for a while after I get new carpet in it but mid next year I'll have the seats redone, painted and restriped. I find myself peeking into the garage just to look at it. Cant wait to burn up some road with the tops out. Here are a couple of shots.
(http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab19/DLGZ28/IMG_0170.jpg)
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Nice ride Damon - welcome to 78ta...and who hasn't taken a peek in the garage from time to time 8)
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Welcome Damon, i think thats a common illness. Who couldnt resist peeking.......... as for burning up the road, thats just even more addictive !
Btw nice looking car.
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Welcome Damon , nice ride thanks for the pics
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Welcome Damon to 78TA!
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Welcome Damon!!!
Nice car you have!!
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wow nice car!!!!!!!!!!!!! welcome
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Hello all,
My name is Jon, I'm a F-body fan, and I've been kind of lurking for a while, just having a good look at all the great looking firebirds on here. I'm originally from Western Australia, but currently living in South Australia as that's where my job takes me. Anway here's a couple of photos of the cars I do own, both are works in progress but get around under their own steam.
Here is my '76 TA, which I've owned for 11 months. It came to me through E-bay, while looking for spares for the Camaro below. It runs a Olds 403, Turbo 350 and I'm working on getting it back to as original condition as possible. The Colour is Firethorn Red inside and out. All it requires is a new exhaust, some electrical work to meet Australian standards and the hood stripped and repainted due to crows feet.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww71/falcon5_4/DSCF1231.jpg)
And this is the one that started if all, my '79 Z-28 which I bought about 3 years ago while looking for Ford parts. This old girl runs a new 350 Crate 290 HP 4 bolt main and the original turbo 350.
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww71/falcon5_4/DSCF1129.jpg)
But before all that, I had this........a '76 Ford XB Falcon Hardtop, 351 Cleveland, FMX with 4 wheel discs. But I no longer own it :-[ :'( :'( :'(
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww71/falcon5_4/PC150053.jpg)
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Welcome to the site !
For a Ford its a great shape.
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Welcome to the site !
For a Ford its a great shape.
Yes, thanks mate! Love those old Falcons, I had two of them at the same time, and two others before that. Hence the name "Falcon4". My daily driver is a Falcon XR-8 so I guess I should be calling myself Falcon5.
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You guys seem to got the better end of the deal when it comes to " home grown cars " , when i think what we had to put up with........... :'(
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Welcome to the site Falcon4. From one 76 owner to another...nice car.
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Nice wheels Falcon and welcome to the site, or forums I should say...you have been lurking on the site for a bit now you said!!!
I hope we can answer all your questions!!
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After a few months "absence", mainly due to a computer "crash" and not being "recognized" by the database, I have "found my way back".
Since I was here last, Dirty Bird has been "replaced" as the big dog Pontiac by Rodney Butler's '63 Tempest ProMod, going 6.22 @ 226!!!! Cudos to Rodney and travis!
Dirty Bird "torched" a head again, so we're relacing the heads with new "solid" Tigers, ported a bit more, as well. More HP is "in the works"!
Glad to be back.
Jim
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Welcome back, dont you just love computers??
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glad things are ironed out and welcome back to the site
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Thanks, guys. Yes, the computer thing was an "adventure", to say the least...
Jim
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I find a " good kick " works wonders, i used to kick the towers at my old job, the IT guys love it !
Then again, no they didnt and the towers couldnt handle it either........
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Hello ya'll first post here. I found this site last week while trying to make a decision on purchasing a 1981 T/A turbo. Did a little research and got armed with enough info to go and look at the car. The guy who has it bought it and a 71 together from another fellow and has been sitting on them for over a year untouched. He is a close friend of mine and has had the car under a cover since the day he got it. Long story short we agreed upon a price before I looked at it which is half of what he paid for both cars. When we pulled the cover off low and behold it was not an 81' turbo but a 1980 pace car. Checked the VIN and it is an X87 car(learned that on here BTW). Apparently he had forgotten exactly what he had. It has had a restoration started on it but the other guy lost interest on both cars which is why my friend got them. He has been busy building a 66' Mailibu, 68' Chevelle and a 70' Nova for the past year and a half and 2 more Chevelles and a 53 Chevy truck in line to do next.The Pontiacs got a little pushed aside. Worked out well for me I guess in the end.
We made a deal today and I am now the owner of a 1980 T/A Pace Car. All the parts are there and the body is almost completely solid. The rear tail light panel has some rust at the bottom and there is a spot at the front corner of the passenger T-top that was eaten away. The carpet is already out so I know the floors are in great shape. It was running when he picked it up but I haven't tried to start it yet. I know many of the important things you look at before buying a car were ignored by me on this one but as I said before he is a good friend and I know I can trust his words where this car is concerned. I do expect to find more rust once I remove the tail lght panel but I know the front of the car is good.
My plans for this car are to restore it to clean driver standards and present it to my wife on her birthday next year. It is being done in secret and the majority of the work will be done by me primarily. Paint will be done by Vince who is the guy I got the car from. I will do the prep work however.
So that's my introduction. Sorry for the lengthy post I am just a little excited at the moment. I am located in Central Va.
Greg
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Welcome to the site and post up some pics when you can.
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Hi, I'm James from Australia. Just bought a 1978 TA with a 455, my dream car, from someone that had just imported it from the States. Hoping to have it registered and on the road soon!!
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Welcome James and Gregg......... there seems to be more guys from Aus than the Uk now !! Keep em coming !!!!!
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Hello, I am picking up a 1973 Pontiac Formula in December. My first 3 cars were Pontiac TA/Firebirds, a 79 (403) an 81 and an 83. I am originally from Las Vegas, but now live in Miami. I guess I am lucky that Trans am of Florida is about 5 minutes from where I live. :) Something tells me I may be there ALOT.
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Welcome Greg, James and 73 Formula. Please post pictures!!
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Welcome!
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Here is a try at a pic
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^^^ That looks lovely mate !
I love the Bullnose cars, have you tried Photobucket for pics?
www.photobucket.com
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Thanks SIR- the front end on these early formulas are in my opinion one of the best looks on ANY car. Im not to great with computers, if you want to see more let me know I will post or send. The car is in pretty good shape it doesn't really need much, but I am planning on putting in AC (its an original air car) and upgrade to power disc on all corners. It does have a 3 speed manual which is slightly disappointing but eventually (which means a LONG time from now or never) I will upgrade the engine and drivetrain. This will pretty much be my daily driver, but Im only a mile from work so its no big deal.
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Well i think i speak for everyone here, but THIS SITE LOVES PICTURES !!
Dont worry about pc skills, if i get stuck i go and get a 5 year old child to come round and fix it. ( either that or i kick it ).
Sounds like a sweet ride, i definitely feel we should have more pics................ lol.
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Welcome to all
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Ok here are some more
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Welcome to the site 73formula. You have one beautiful car. One of my favorites!
Wow, we hit page 200 that's crazy. A lot of new great members! Welcome everyone.
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73Formula , thats a lovely colour you have there, so do you have any plans for it? apart from enjoying?
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Thanks for the compliments- eventually I would like the car to be orange with an orange/white interior- a 455 and a 5 or 6 speed wouldn't hurt either. But for now, the car is fairly solid, I will only drive it in town- back and forth to work and such- I am a teacher by trade so getting the car by itself is a challenge- thas about it!
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Teacher of ?
I bet the pupils LOVE it, if my teacher had driven one to school, he wouldnt have been the subject of much abuse !!
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I teach 9th grade language arts- most of my kids have already seen the pics of the bird and are also eagerly awaiting its arrival ;D
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most of my kids have already seen the pics of the bird and are also eagerly awaiting its arrival ;D
9th grade is how old? sorry im in the wrong country,
Be the coolest teacher by Peeling it out in the car park ! LOL then watch the daggers fly at you !
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9th grade is 14-15 years old
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Theyll freak then !!
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I am in love AGAIN. Awesome. Nice to meet you.
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Hi, my name's Jean-Luc. I'm from Luxembourg/Europe. I own a '79 Trans Am, with the 403 Olds an A/T. Mine's got aftermarket T-Tops from Car & Concept, which makes it quite "rare", I guess.
Since I was a little boy, i wanted to own a Firebird Trans Am. In black of course, 'cause the Bandit had one. :) So 6 months ago, I finally had the opportunity, nerve and money to buy one. But it wasn't black but Red ;D.
So here it is:
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8913/pontiacfirebirdtransam1.jpg)
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8913/pontiacfirebirdtransam1.jpg)
Regards,
Jean-Luc
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Welcome to the site, Its great to see more cars in Europe and spread far and wide !!
Nice looking Ta too.
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Welcome. Whats on your fender by the marker light?
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Charlotte,NC im a chef and attend car shows and drag races with my son and I fish A LOT !!!!!!!!
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Welcome. Whats on your fender by the marker light?
Additional parking lights. (Looks awful, I know :( )
The bird was first registered in Switzerland and apparently it had been
regulated by swiss law.
They will come off with the new paint.
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oh ok. No biggy. It's good to learn something new.
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welcome de luc
nice color, nice car
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Hi, my name is Gary, and im from Ithaca, Michigan, the heart of the rust belt.
I stumbled across you guys checking on parts for a 79 TA i got to work on with my son (he's 15).
the Ta is the one in the picture on my avatar do-thingy. When i was 17, me and my brother went together and got an 80 formula together, i had that car from 1985 until 2004, i lost it to a defective power line going to the garage, (burned to the ground) i still get sick when i think about that, but enough about me, im sure you will see me posting on here from time to time, or possably ALOT looking for pointers.
I stumbled across this while i was comparing floor pans, http://www.pontiacsonline.com/LAST%20W72%204OO.htm
quite a good read
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Welcome Gary, thats a heartbraking thing for you and your Formula.
But im glad you got another, enjoy the site.
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Welcome Gary. You found the right Forum for everything T/A. Great bunch of friends here.
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Well the rain finally let up so here are some pictures.
Bear in mind this was a restoration started by someone else ??? years ago. Some of the car was stripped but not sealed afterwards and has some surface rust. Very minimal pitting anywhere so it will be easy to get ready for paint considering how it looks right now.
And in all her glory;
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/Dirtleg/Trans%20Am/Picture001.jpg)
The main bodywork left to do;
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/Dirtleg/Trans%20Am/Picture005.jpg)
Other side;
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/Dirtleg/Trans%20Am/Picture003.jpg)
Another of the rear;
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/Dirtleg/Trans%20Am/Picture002.jpg)
Will start a build thread when I can get a chance to work on it some. Still figuring out where I'm going to build it at. Can't do it in my shop or the wife will figure out what's going on. She busted me reading this forum the other day and saw a picture of a white 79' trans am. Her comment was how much she liked it but I am trying to fly under the radar here. Once I get it in a new home (just waiting for one of my buddies to figure out if we are doing it in his shop or not) I'll be all over it.
Great forum here. Thanks for all the good reading and ideas so far.
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Oh man. You are going to be in trouble. At least she admitted to having an eye for a t/a so you may be luck. Are you building both the cars. I see the other one is much early with what appears to be a god aweful sunroof. Keep flying under the radar bud.
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The other car is not mine. It's a 71' with the as mentioned god awful sunroof. The guy who had both is still wanting to do the 71 for himself. I say good luck to him it needs a ton of work. Not beyond fixable but certainly a handful IMO. But he is a body guy and painter so what's too much for me is perfectly fine for him.
And yes the wife is going to be shocked as hell on her birthday. I got 7 months so wish me luck.
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Oh sweet. A trans am as a birthday gift would please anyone. Good luck to ya mate.
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My name is Joshua Davis. My friends call me Yoshi. I am a student in Civil Engineering and Mississippi State University. I have a 78 Trans Am SE Black and Gold and a 85 CJ-7 Blue. Had the jeep since i was 16 and the TA about 5 years. They both need a lot of work but I love the both of them.
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welcome.
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Welcome Yoshi. How about posting some pictures?
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Hi. From NW Washington state, here's my weekend toy, just a low buck 73 Formula 350
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I like the ride. All black makes it even better!
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I like that. Welcome to 78TA. The all black is very slick
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Agreed...it has a nice stealth look to it with the black rims
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Welcome sixgunsblazing to the site! You have a very nice Formula! Love the black on black.
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Welcome to 78ta sixgunsblazing.
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Thanks for the replies.
I found this site while looking for info on the parts car I bought:
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I am from GA and I am selling my 1997 comp t/a. It is number 156.
I am trying to buy A house It is running but needs some work. Would make a great project car. I am asking 5000 for it I will add a pic of it soon. If anyone is looking for one tell our friends. First with the cash.
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Test
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Holy Smokes - it works....
Dave here - posted a few weeks back and haven't seen the pix appear in "preview" so I thought it wouldn't work...but apparently it does!
Here are a couple of shots of my 76 455. I'm the second registered owner. Low mile, original car with a repaint. Happy to share details. Spending lots of time going through it very, very slowly. Minor stuff - aged hoses, sticky switches, etc. Car is a 3 option special order - defrost, 455 and floor mats. Dealer add radio setup.
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beautiful car
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Very nice car, has the right color ;D.
And a 455! I envy you ;)
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Very nice, great pics !
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Welcome to all
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VERY nice, clean 76 Dave. Welcome to 78ta.
john
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Welcome Dave to the site! You have one beautiful car!
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Thanks all - nice site here - none of the chatter/nastiness I've seen on so many others!!
thanks for the warm welcome
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My name is mickey i am from memphis, i am currently restoring a 76 firebird pics are in the restoration forum, my first car was a 78 black/gold t/a in high school, i live in memphis tennessee and have been doing collision repair work for 30 years i was crew chief for 5 years ona supergas/supercomp drag team, if i can be of assistance let me know i have two dead birds in the back, an 80 ws6 car and a 76 both are rotted beyond repair although the 76 is a numbers matching car and perhaps next i will find a donor body to rebuild that one. The one nice thing about the 76 in the back yard its a one owner and every vacuum hose nut bolt or piece is original and unmolested under the hood.
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Congrat's & Welcome to 78T/A... You gonna like it here. ;)
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Welcome Mickey from another 76 owner... john
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I'm Jeff. I've been a Trans Am enthusiast since the mid 70's. Shoulda never sold my 74 SD. I've owned 6 Firebirds.
Currently working on a 81 Turbo TA for myself aka "Full Force TA" It has a Schwartz bolt in full frame. I built the engine with an LS9 block, heads with LS7 crank. It's made over 1000hp on the dyno, with a bit more testing yet to come. I dig real Pontiac engines, but most of my business these days involve LS engine, so that's whats in it.
I'm located in NW Chicago suburbs.
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Welcome to 78ta Jeff. How about some pics. We love pics!
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Welcome Jeff to the site. Like BONES said...How about some pics? Sounds like you have one amazing car you are building. I can't wait to see it!
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Glad to be part of the site. My family & I are from Forney,Tx. I have been a muscle car gear head since I had my first car (61 t-bird). I built a 72 Chevelle (wish I would never got rid of it), my oldest son had a 69 Ford shortbed, my middle son & I just got done spending 2 1/2 yrs building his 79 Chevy shortbed, & now it's my youngest son's turn. We have 3 yrs to build his 77 firebird.
It's definitly a project and will need all the help I can get. I look foward to the help. Once I can get a little more site savy, I will post pics..
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welcome , and you came to the right place. we love to help you spend your money. dont forget the pics of the 77.
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Welcome Firebird Dad.
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Hello all, my name is Pat Smith. I've owned lots of muscle cars over the last 30 years including a nice 1980 turbo SE trans am. I owned that one for seven years before sellin it in 2004 to a fellow SE nut. He still has it. I missed the handling of the trans am so I went hunting for one last summer. Found a nice 1981 TA in Dark Metallic Blue. It's a hardtop, manual windows, a/c, rally IIs, tint glass, pedal dress up, custom blue doeskin vinyl interior, door and window trim, rear defogger, acoustic insulation pack, lamp group, I think that's it. Oh, pretty low miles, about 67,000 and all paperwork from new to last owner including buildsheet, dealer sales reciept, thank-you note, paint chips, service orders, tons of work bills from over 29 years of owning the car. It sat for about 9 years before it was pulled out of storage after the owner's son decided to sell. I know you're going to ask for pics. As soon as I figure a way to post them I will.
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Welcome a board,,,,, Pat!!!!!!! Sounds like a sweet ride,,,,,,can't wait to see pics.............Later........
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Welcome to the site Pat, sound like you found a very nice car! We all can't wait to see some pictures when you have some time to post them. Welcome!
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Hey Guys, This is john from "Not so sunny London"!! loved T/A's for years. never had the money to own a good one..but picked up a real nice one last weekend!!!! sadly... theres a few things to sort... heater/wash wipe/leak on the header gasket/ brakes but shes a real clean Y84 SE with 59K miles on the clock, interior is totally new, black De luxe, with excellent body work, under the hood could look better but....... Not No.s matching it has a 400 pontiac but should be an olds.... nice tho!!
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Welcome John!!!!!!!! I'm sure the chaps here will be able to help you with those little problems..........Must be fun drive than baby around London.......
You'll have to show us more pics when you have time...........................Later.............
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Welcome John & Pat. We love pics on this site - please post some to keep the gremlins happy!
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Well, im alex. i got a 79 trans am, black with gold decals, new black interior(came out of a 78), 403, 85xxx miles. i love it, restoration is still far from complete
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Nice to see you here Alex and to all the new comers
We like pictures on this site so as everyone can lets see some pics of your cars
I hope you like it here
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i got one pic up, idk how to get up the other ones. but im from northern ohio, love having ppl look at the car:)
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i got one pic up, idk how to get up the other ones.
Have a look here for help:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0
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got it, thanks, i put up pics, lemme know what u think
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i got one pic up, idk how to get up the other ones. but im from northern ohio, love having ppl look at the car:)
Welcome alez. I'm a newbie here too but it's a great bunch with a ton of knowledge. Where at in northern ohio? Pics of the car look good with the fresh paint. I hope to have mine painted next summer hopefully.
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im from toledo lol
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Oh well good deal. Maybe I'll see you around. I saw a car similar to yours in Point Place. Wouldn't be a coincidence would it? :)
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Blimey ive missed a few !!
Johno, welcome to the site mate from another Uk based Firebird guy.
Its nice to see more and more of us on here ( there is a few now )
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Oh well good deal. Maybe I'll see you around. I saw a car similar to yours in Point Place. Wouldn't be a coincidence would it? :)
lol, my girlfriend lives out there, so yeah it was prob. me ahahah, how funny is that
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Oh well good deal. Maybe I'll see you around. I saw a car similar to yours in Point Place. Wouldn't be a coincidence would it? :)
lol, my girlfriend lives out there, so yeah it was prob. me ahahah, how funny is that
Well i'm sure i'll see you around sometime. Mine's a silver 77 with bad paint and 3 gold Rally II wheels and one grey one. Classy...i know lol
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Oh well good deal. Maybe I'll see you around. I saw a car similar to yours in Point Place. Wouldn't be a coincidence would it? :)
lol, my girlfriend lives out there, so yeah it was prob. me ahahah, how funny is that
Well i'm sure i'll see you around sometime. Mine's a silver 77 with bad paint and 3 gold Rally II wheels and one grey one. Classy...i know lol
lol, when ya puttin her away for the year?
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I'm not sure. I drove her today a little to put gas in her. Probably not for a few more weeks give or take. Weather permitting of course.
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Phil Underwood
South Texas
Been into GN's "aka turbo buicks" the last 10 years, Recently sold all the Buick stuff and purchased 2 Trans Ams.
Nice site..
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Well I'm new and since everyone else is doing it i might as well too.
I'm Troy from the boomin' metropolis of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
Have a 79 Trans Am, owned for 16 years and the old girl had been in storage for 10 years up until September of this year. Had a lot of guys giving me heck for not driving it. Been collecting parts for a year or so and now that I have it running and driving it might be time to do some more work and make it purr nicely again.
That's todays story and hope to be around for a long time to come. so far this site has a ton of great info and it looks like a bunch of good guys chatting to.
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welcome to the forum Troy
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Michael, from florida but moving to louisiana, im an oil field safety and rescue tech. My current project is a 78 Trans/am not numbers matching but still my pride and joy. Been welding and wrenching for 13 years and injoy car shows and drag racing "of corse keeping it on the track". Dont know alot about building pontiac engines so all info i can get is helpfull, so feel free to message me with any info on heads, cam, any bolt on peformance tips ..... thanks
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I'm not sure. I drove her today a little to put gas in her. Probably not for a few more weeks give or take. Weather permitting of course.
yeah i did yesterday, but cant go to far if the windows dont roll up ahah
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WELCOME Phil, Troy & Michael. Let's see some pics of those loverly cars. :o We love pics.
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Here are the pics of mine
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z250/pacemkr86/78%20Trans%20Am/ 78 TA
http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z250/pacemkr86/Trans%20Am/ 81 TA
the 81 TA is the parts car for my 78
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Pacemkr86 when will the 78 be on the road. From your pictures looks like she will be heading to paint soon.
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just finished the floors, and installed new black dash. Interior is getting done now, and then off to paint.. It already has a fresh 455 under the hood
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Nadim Bouchebel
I'm from Lebanon (not the one in the US, the actual one :P )
proud owner of a black 78 trans am SE
great board!
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Welcome to all of the new recruits. Jump right in, ask a few questions and become part of the family.
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Pacemkr86...Welcome to the site! Sounds like you have a cool project on your hands! Welcome!
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thanks for the warm welcome, seems like a great site
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Welcome Nadim (ba3ous). You will find this forum to be the BEST - but you gotta post some pictures :)
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Hello,I'm William, new to the forum as well.from Oklahoma.I own four Pontiacs 1 98 Grand Prix gt, 79 formula, 77 ta, 77 Catalina.realy glad to be here.
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Glad to have you William. Welcome to the best site around.
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welcome to the forum
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Welcome to 78ta William. How 'bout some pictures of that stable of yours? We love pictures.
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Mike from Georgia. This is a Great site and so much great info. Thanks
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Welcome William and Mike to the site! Post some pictures when.y'all get a chance.
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Thanks Glade to meet you Mike
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Welcome to the site guys. Nice to have you here.
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Welcome to 78ta Mike. How 'bout some pictures of that 1981 Trans Am in Georgia?
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Welcome to all
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Welcome to one of the best site's ever. 78T/A
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Hey all I'm in the process of getting a '79 solar gold 4 speed car. I'm from virginia I've always loved Trans ams my grandpa has a true Y-88 4 speed car that he's owned since new here's the pics of that (http://i918.photobucket.com/albums/ad30/sscamino/GrandpasTransAm.jpg) He's the one that got me into cars and I'm not new to them I have an '81 El camino that has a vortec 355 built th350 and 3.73 gears I love that car but now I finally get a trans am like my grandpas! Here's some more pics of my el camino and the trans am I'm getting (hopefully)
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Welcome Goldbird,,,,,,,,,,,,nice pics.............Got to love the gold T/As....................
Later..........
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"now I finally get a trans am like my grandpas!" - That's pretty cool. My grandson is only 3 but I do hope he says the same thing one day. Welcome Goldbird.
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Welcome aboard everyone
You joined a great site where evryone treats everyone else with respect, kindness, and a willingness to try and help out with there wuestions
If you have asked a question just give it a day or two for the right people to respnd to it
if a few day's go by, then the question was missed and just re-ask the question to bring it to peoples attention again
hope this was helpfull
and enjoy the pictures and info
p.s. we are picture whores so it is almost sacraligious not to accompany things with a picture ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D
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Names James, I'm from Clover SC.. . I have always dreamed of owning a T/a.. , Kids are away from home. So My dream has become reality. I now have a completed Y88 Gold Special Edition Trans Am. I'm closing in on completion on a 76, 455 4sp Car.. I couldn't be happier, Unless a 69 was in the next barn I look in. ))
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Welcome James!!!!!
Great to have you on the forum.........Sounds like you may know a thing or two about these cars...............I may need your help soon,,,,,,,I'm in the middle of restoring a Y88 car..........
So now,,,,we're going to have to see some pics...................Later..........
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Welcome aboard...
It is great to have you here
John is right we need pictures...kinda a bunch of picture whores around here!!!!
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Welcome to 78ta James. How do you get the kids away from home...? Mine keep coming back :(
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Welcome James to the site! Sounds like you have a couple nice cars.
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I had introduced myself a long while back but due to some rather unfortunate life experiences I took a long time away and have watched my 78T/A sit idle due to physically being unable to get in and out of it with out pain or perform any needed up keep. I am hoping to get my self back into the drivers seat and have some work done to it even though I will miss doing it myself. Its a original 78 out of California with only normal tune up parts replaced and a water pump a few years ago, and two years ago had the transmission completely redone due to a dried out and leaky pump seal. I think though when things settle there will be little left of the original car, because I have always wanted it to handle better and go MUCH faster. So there are some big plans in its future. :)
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we live in utah and in las vegas,my wife and I own a transmission shop in utah.we love cars and car shows.this will be my wife's second pontiac,but first ta
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Welcome to a great site James ,Double-D and Tbird .
Gee I wonder what Double-D would represent lol . As mentioned pics would be welcome ,well almost compulsory lol
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IM tony and i am from nothern British columbia canada dn it is -22 C and i got interested in cars at a young age and i bought my first fixer upper for 200 bucks my 78 formula 400, oh yeah does anyone know where to get some rear window shutters as seen on the macho trans am thanks.
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Hi Tony,,,,,,, Welcome to the forum...........Are you taking about the Window Louvers,,,,,,,,I know Yearone have them for like $300........
There's also a parts wanted section here on the forum,,,,,,,,you could get lucky...................Later.................
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Welcome to the best TA site ever! I'm a bit bias, but this is a great site with very nice people who are more than willing to help with any questions/concerns. I think I've been on this site 7 or 8 years now, everyone's advice has helped me to restore a 78 Y88, maintain a 81, and I'll be getting into a resto. on my 79 Black 403 car next year. If you get the chance to go to the TA Nationals in Dayton, Ohio, you need to do it-a lot of fun and a wealth of information.
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thank you john i shall check those i appreciate that man.
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Hi
My name is Gudfinnur and Im from Iceland.
I just got a TA 1977 in very good condition. Im looking forward to take a ride with my carclubs next summer!
Gudfinnur
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Tony welcome to the site (http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/forums/images/canada.gif) . I am also from BC but a little south east of you I suspect .A little town called Cranbrook ,its a 3.5 hour drive to Spokane Washington and less than 2 to the Alberta border .
I went all the up to Rogers Pass last summer but the snow was melted more than I have ever seen . Hopefully I can do it again as there seems to be a surplus of snow this winter ,as it makes for much better pics . Was a sweet drive regardless but I sure put alot of miles on the Marty
Also welcome Gudfinnur . Hey isn't it kinda icy up there in Iceland? I thought you would have had like a a 4 wheel drive lol .
Your T/A looks awesome ! Please post some larger pics . 600 by 800 works great here
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Thanks
Yes its cold and dark at this time of year, but I have my 4x4 which is my dayli driver. But in summer I can drive the TA all night long in daylight almost 24h ;D
The TA was in very good condtion when I got it but there are few little things I have to fix for the summer.
Gudfinnur
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^^^^^ Lovely !
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Well Im a man so i guess I am from mars.
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I'm slacking on the greetings here!!
Just want to welcome everyone i might have missed and I really do hope you enjoy the site like the rest of us
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Hello names Bill...live in louisiana...had a 02 ws6...just bought a 79 hardtop with a 77 front clip...has a built 400 with aggressive cam...at work on iphone so can't post a pic...needs paint job but bodys straight no rust anywhere...car will be my house next week can't wait
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Welcome to 78ta Bill and congrats on your new acquisition. You'll find this to be the BEST TA forum. Can't wait to see your car - please post pics when you can.
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Welcome to the forum Bill ,theres a great bunch of members here (http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/forums/images/banger.gif)
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pic of car....she needs a paint job but she's straight with no rust
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dave ginn form georgia here... owner/operator of a 79 t/a.... already walking away with more knowledge than i started with....
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A big welcome to all the new members!
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dave ginn form georgia here... owner/operator of a 79 t/a.... already walking away with more knowledge than i started with....
Welcome Dave. We're anxious to see pics of that 79 t/a of yours.
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doin't shoot me.. you guys have some hot rides..... ;D
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Hi Peeps!
Name is Stan, from north central West Virginia. I presently do not have a TA. I am aggressively looking for one. Already posted my wants in the F/S section of the forum.
Always lusted after the TA's since high school. Its time to turn lust into action! HAHA
As with most other forums I am active on, there is a wealth of info stashed into the hard drive of this forum. As of a few days ago I started to digest all I have read and last night I registered, sent Hammer (Mike) a PM & he called me within 5 minutes of my post. Outstanding. I was getting ready to drop the hammer (no pun intended) on a fleabay TA. I had questions. He had answers. Great guy, a real asset to this forum, and to humankind in general.
Anyhooo... hope to converse with some of you in the upcoming months. I probably cannot comment on TA specific questions, but by the age of 50 I do have SOME general info to share. If I see something I can help out on I shall. Hopefully you will share your info when I have questions. And believe me they will be many...
Happy New Year to all!
Blue Skies,
Stan
WV
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Hey Stan, Glad to see you here. Questions are no problem. Anything you need just ask!
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Welcome everyone don't be shy to ask questions...it's the only way to learn when you can't dig it up
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Welcome again to the site Stan ,sorry to see you missed the chat room . Yes this place is an amazing place to learn . I have gained so much knowledge from the members here it actually amazes me sometimes .
Years ago I went threw a little stressful time when I made a bad purchace and it was incredible the support and suggestions that came from the members here .I listened and there ideas really paid off ! It was almost like divine intervention that I joined when I did .
And yes Hammer is a stand up Guy and a great asset here ,as well as many others
Stan I hope you find your dream T/A soon . Took me a while (years lol) but it was well worth the wait
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Hi names Mike . I live in Canada about 8 miles from Windsor Ontario and right across the river from Detroit . I have an 1981 Trans Am that I have owned since 1987 .Its black and gold eagle with a doe skin colored interior and snow flake wheels . The car is a WS4 with the 301 turbo . I have rebuilt the motor which has 86000KM (53000 miles ), really only needed paint . I have the factory tires on the car but they are tired . The fenders have been sent out to be acid dipped ,they both have their issues .The body itself is solid no holes or rust just paint checking and storage dings .I have the pimlico seats which the drivers seat is in bad shape .This car was originaly from Georgain Bay Ontario .I know I'm a couple of years from taking it out for a ride as most winters are the time I do most of the restoration work on it so only limited projects get done on it .I remember how nice it use to ride ,not no power house but very fun anyway .
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Welcome Mike. We all love pictures...hint, hint.
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Welcome from BC Mike .
This is a great place to be ,as the members here are a great help with any questions you might have .
As mentioned pics of your T/A would be appreciated and almost manditory lol
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I've just moved back to my home state of Texas, Uncle Sam had me up in Missouri, well this soldier has finally hung up his guns and put away his uniform. I've been a member here since back when I got my TA back this time a year ago, I've just never written on the forum. I've bought stuff from Hitman, checked out a few threads, and this was probably the first site I found when I started looking on the internet for knowledge about Pontiac Trans Am's. I stumbled on to TAC as well and have mainly been over there. I'm sure there are a lot of TAC members on here as well, but I just wanted to get on here and say hi and thanks to Hitman and anyone else that has helped me out over the past year. I look forward to getting on this forum more, (I'm js1977 on TAC).
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Names Taylor. Already got a pic up in the pic thread (My 1978)
From Wisconsin, now I'm in South Dakota...thanks to the USAF, but I like. Can only use the TA few months a year but its fun. Most of my plans for the car are under the pic in the pic thread...
Kinda did a restoration before with my father of a mustang...joined the Air Force, moved out, missed it so I bought myself a 1978 TA (dream car of mine) Wasn't stock when I got it, so I'm takin it further.
Thanks, Jimmys77 for serving.
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I have been lurking on the forum for a while and thought I would post up a few pics of my restored 1978 Y82 trans am.I hope to make the bandit run in it this year.The pics are not the best as it is cloudy today and all the tress in my yard cast alot of shadows.
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WOW Jake, you have one beautiful car! Welcome. Thanks for sharing.
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That is SWEET!
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nice ride jake. what part of bama are you in? i"m working to make my 78 identical to yours, minus the manual shift. is yours a WS6?
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Wow jake that is a very nice clean car
Welcome officially...now that we know your here!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks everybody.Man there is one thing that sucks about a black car and that is it's so hard to keep it clean,reminds me of when I had my my 87 buick GN.It seems you work your self to death cleaning it up after a day of cruising and I can't stand a dirty black car it drives me crazy.
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What size tire do you have on your YO's? They look great in your aviator picture.
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225/70/15 all the way around on the TA.
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What size tire do you have on your YO's? They look great in your aviator picture.
Are you asking me??? If so, their 275/40/17 BFG, if not sorry.
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welcome Jake!!! Wow!!! Is right,,,,,, that's a class car you have there............Is the radiator surround stock????? It looks like a 403 or they changed for 78 on the 400...............Later.....
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I think you maybe right.I have the phs on the car and it was originally a W72,auto,SE Y82 car now converted to 4speed.I guess the shroud got changed through the years as the little square spot on top drivers side looks like a radiator hose mounting spot.
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I have a 403 and I've never figured out what that little square is for..........lol................
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Thought it might be a top radiator hose mount,guess not.Maybe it's the right shroud but I think a 77 has ribs in the shroud,don't know about 78.
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Yes the 78 has ribs,,,,I have 400 W72 with the ribs,,,,,,yours looks like a 403 shroud which I also have .............But I have also seen another 77 W72 4 speed with that same shroud.......I was thinking it was incorrect for the car,,,,,,, till I seen yours.......... That's why I asked..................
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They may have used both shrouds,but I bet my has been changed through the years as these cars where kind of the mustang gt of there day,drive the hell out of them,blow um up then put them to rest in the back yard.
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Hey, Just wanted to post that this site seems to be a great forum for information and photos......
I recently aquired an 81 pacer car from my grandfather. I'm the 3rd owner of the vehicle that has been in the family since its birth. Its well documented with original bill of sale, manuals, build steet etc. and I'm getting a pretty quick education on the T/A world. Excited to own this ride, and am looking forward to pulling it out again in the spring.
Thanks again for this opportunity to post and a I look forward to the benefits of this site.
All the best, New T/A owner, Ontario, Canada
(sorry no pic, rally new and trying to figure things out)
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Wecome to the forum Jake,thats one sweet looking SE you have there !
Also welcome Pacer .Nice to see another fellow Canadian here (http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/forums/images/canada.gif)
Can't wait to see some pics!
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Welcome Pacer to the site! You have come to the right place.
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Welcome,can't wait to see some pics.
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guntersville alabama
gallery link
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/JoeyinAL/
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guntersville alabama
Man I am only 45 mins. from guntersville.
gallery link
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/JoeyinAL/
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Welcome to the family Pacer and Joey.
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all you guys check out my restoration project pics in my gallery or in the trans am photo section
and let me know what you think
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/JoeyinAL/
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all you guys check out my restoration project pics in my gallery or in the trans am photo section
and let me know what you think
http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/JoeyinAL/
I think I've seen this before some where.............................
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Tulsa Oklahoma here. Great site, very helpful.
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Midland, Tx here
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Welcome guys.....
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Welcome Guys to the Site!!
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whitetaildreamer (stephen) from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. -40 here tonigh....can't wait for the weather to break.
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I know what thats like. I'm in South Dakota and at the moment its -12, gettin colder with a wind chill of -50...and I get the pleasure of going to work outside in 2 hours all night :D
Oh, and welcome
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We have a wind chill of 13 here and I think that's Freezing. I can't imagine it below 0. Good luck guys.
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northern Indiana here - right in the middle of a blizzard warning - not a DQ blizzard.
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MMM...DQ Blizzard! haha
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Can anyone please help me out here, if you have the answer please send it to my inbox, i am restoring my 78 formula 400, it is gutted to the bone and i need to get my interior started once work picks up, i have all of my hard and sft parts located but i need a wiring harness,i need somoen to tell m or help me find one, i need everyhting on it, power windows lighter bulbs, basicly anyhting that needed a wire is gone. please help me thnks
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Can anyone please help me out here, if you have the answer please send it to my inbox, i am restoring my 78 formula 400, it is gutted to the bone and i need to get my interior started once work picks up, i have all of my hard and sft parts located but i need a wiring harness,i need somoen to tell m or help me find one, i need everyhting on it, power windows lighter bulbs, basicly anyhting that needed a wire is gone. please help me thnks
You might want to post this in the Parts Wanted Section here on the forum...........Welcome to the site,,,,,,,we should be able to help get you up and running again.............later........
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78formula400...Welcome to the site! You have come to the right place.
Also, Like John stated, post this in the parts wanted section and I bet someone here has one. Again Welcome!
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Well you miss it for a while and the place explodes !!
Welcome to all, sorry its inpersonal but im having grief getting online.
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Welcome back Sir english!
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ok will do thanks guys.
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Welcome to the forum Guys . 78formula400 I'm in Cranbrook ,what part of BC are you from ?
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Hey there. My name is Aaron, and I'm from Arlington TX. I have a '79 Trans Am that I'm doing the pro-touring treatment to.
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Welcome Aaron to that site! It is good to see another Texas Trans Am around. Do you have any pictures you can share?
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Welcome to 78ta Aaron. Can't wait to see some pics.
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Welcome to the forum Aaron
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MY NAME IS ROGER. I'M FROM DETROIT AREA. I HAVE A 78 Y88 I OWNED SINCE 1979. IT HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT NOW.I HAVE COLLECTED ALOT OF PARTS THROUGH THE YEARS .I DIG PONTIACS.
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Welcome Roger to the site! Sounds like you have one nice car. Post some pictures when you get a chance!
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My name is Peter, I'm from the west coast and right on the Canada/US border.
I have a numbers matching 75 Trans Am with 4 gear, air and dual quads.,. pics to follow as soon as I can figure out how to post them here.
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My resto is a work in progress.,. have a Comp 268* cam, flat tops and 6X heads, hoping to recreate to RAlll specs or close to it.,. with ported heads.
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Welcome Peter to the site! That is a cool dual quad setup. What intake is that?
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it's an Offenhauser
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Welcome to 78ta Peter.
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Hey there Geo!
Im Frank, most people call me Bob though, my wife and I are from NC, near Charlotte, and we own a 78' W-72, WS-6, T/A that we are doing a frame on restoration to. My wife is on line alot more than me cause most of my time is spent with my mistress, See Ya, (thats our T/As tag) my wife is 78 ladybird so if she hasnt written you a "Hey howdy!" yet, she will get around to it, miss social butterfly that she is, lol, well I will write more later, I hear some rust repair calling my name,
Welcome to the site
Bob
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it's an Offenhauser
I guess I should have looked a little harder at the picture, haha.
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I am Steve P. New to the site and I just bought a 2000 Ws6 last November. I live in Maryland and can't wait until spring to get back on the road to cruize and hit some shows. The car is garage kept until then.
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Welcome to 78ta Steve P. You've come to the best TA forum there is - this is the place to be if you love TA's. There is a rule that requires you to post lots of pictures of your car. We love pictures. Welcome.
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Welcome to the site Frank , er Bob
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Another 'Welcome aboard' guys from Northern California...
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Hi, my name is Graham, I'm from Canberra, Australia. I'm looking to buy a Pontiac shortly so doing some intense searching at the moment. Any suggestions from anyone would be appreciated. Cheers.
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Welcome Graham. I'm a newbie myself but there is a vast amount of knowledgeable people here that seem to be able to help you out with most anything. I've always wanted to see Australia. Maybe someday I'll make it over there.
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Tim Here from Long Island NY. Just joined the forum as I just purchased a 1980 trans am that I am trying to restore. I also own a 1988 Fiero GT, 87 Fiero SE and a 2000 Trans am.
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Welcome Graham - you've come to the right place for everything T/A. If you can't find what you're looking for, just ask.
Welcome to 78ta Tim. There is a rule that you must post LOTS of pictures of your stable :)
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Hi my name is Anders and I am from Sweden and working on a 1970 Trans Am.
I even own a Firebird 1969.
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Sounds like your pretty lucky! I'd love to have a 1st gen but they're just too expensive; welcome and get some pictures of them!
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I finally got some pics on a friend's photobucket page. Now you can see my trans am.
Link includedl;http://s1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa401/Eko_Blackbush/ ;D
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Very nice...hope you don't mind if I post one of your pix directly:
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa401/Eko_Blackbush/tapic1.jpg)
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No, I don't mind at all. I'm not super strong on the computer stuff.
I plan to get pics of my 1980 SE trans am posted soon. I sold her
a few years ago but she's still around and in great shape. Just to clarify, the
blue one is a 1981 TA wth 305 automatic, a/c and is unusual by the number of
options the owner didn't bother getting. no hood bird, no power windows, cruise or hatch
roof. He didn't even get positraction or a radio. (he'd installed his own Sears AM FM cassette on delivery)
It has about 66,000 miles on it, every bit of paperwork since new including build sheet. 3 owner car and I'm #3.
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TA.70 & bigborehunter ...Welcome to the site!
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new guy here from Illinois figured this would work as an intro. I'm doing so pre planning before I purchase a 77 or 78 trans Am
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Welcome,,,,,,,,,Kary.................
Your already smarter than most people..............I'd say you need to find a 4 speed or W72,400,,,,
1978 T/A if you can,,,,78-W72 had a little more power than 77-W72............
Then there are some bonces like SE,,T-tops and Ws6......
You'll find all this info,,,,,,, here on the forum....
If you know what they are your going to find the right car............
Good luck,,,,hope we see pics when you find one............
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Welcome Kacy to the site! Please keep us posted when you get your car.
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Welcome,,,,,,,,,Kary.................
Your already smarter than most people..............I'd say you need to find a 4 speed or W72,400,,,,
1978 T/A if you can,,,,78-W72 had a little more power than 77-W72............
Then there are some bonces like SE,,T-tops and Ws6......
You'll find all this info,,,,,,, here on the forum....
If you know what they are your going to find the right car............
Good luck,,,,hope we see pics when you find one............
I actually would perfer for it not to be a special edition or rare car for any reason as I plan to make the car the way I see fit so I don't want to molest a rare car and take the car to the limits of the suspension and then upgrade.
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Joined up after much research on the TA Nats. My '00 MRM is my first F-Body and first T/A, and I'm loving every second of owning her (even if she's sat for so long that a bunch of rotating assemblies have had to be replaced.) But at 37,800 miles and 8 months of ownership (29,760 when driven off the lot).. I won't complain. There's nothing like rowing the gears of that Hurst 6spd T56 and flooring it hard in 5th.
However, one of these days I believe I will have to supplement her with a Buccaneer Red 73' 455 HT.. something about that Corp. Pontiac blue is just.. indicative of it not being a true Pontiac.
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Welcome Zabo. Nice to see another Toleoian on here.
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Welcome Kacy and Zabo - you certainly found the best T/A forum on the web. Good luck in your search Kacy. Zabo, how about some pics of that new bird? We love pics.
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Welcome Zabo to the site!
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DUSTY
BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
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Nice car Dusty,,,,,,,,, is it an SE??????????????
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Dusty, Welcome to the site! Wow, you have one nice car! Thanks for posting the pictures.
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Hello, I am new to the forum. I am from N.Dakota {Fort Berthold Indian Reservation} and I own a 76' Anniversary Edition.The problem is it is Not a matching #'s car. I'm not sure if i will be able to get it fully restored back to original condition. I'm just starting the resto so i will eventually have pic's.
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Welcome Dusty - nice car, thanks for the pics.
Welcome Mikebandit76, my new 76LE brother. You will find this site, and especially our resident 76LE expert Hammer, to be of great assistance as you bring that beautiful car back to its original condition. Can you post some "before" pics?
...john
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New to the forums stationed in NC on the east side, i have a 1975 Firebird Formula 400 (aka Big Nasty) and she's a beauty, but not a daily driver as works an hour away. I finally found a place where i can get answers to all the restoration questions i have, great site and thanks for having me. Pics to come soon...
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Sgt, very nice to have you here. Sounds like you have yourself a nice ride. We can hardly wait for the pics and welcome to the board.
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Welcome Sarge. Can't wait to see your pics.
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All of us toledoians are growing on here! We need to all meet up at a local show!!!!!!!!!
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All of us toledoians are growing on here! We need to all meet up at a local show!!!!!!!!!
I agree. Last show i went to was GM powertrain last year. I only saw 4 birds (all 2nd gen) out of all of those cars. I'm guilty too I guess cause I left mine at home too though.
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All of us toledoians are growing on here! We need to all meet up at a local show!!!!!!!!!
I agree. Last show i went to was GM powertrain last year. I only saw 4 birds (all 2nd gen) out of all of those cars. I'm guilty too I guess cause I left mine at home too though.
yeah same, mine was at the shop, do you ever go to the speedway shows? i know gino does weekly shows, and so does the kroger off sterns
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yeah same, mine was at the shop, do you ever go to the speedway shows? i know gino does weekly shows, and so does the kroger off sterns
I've passed by Gino's countless times but have never stopped. I went up to the Kroger show a few years ago but i've never been to the Speedway shows. I'm hoping to change my cam here in the next few weeks and hopefully get the paint and body work done to be ready for summer. Hopefully
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8) fla 90* new to site
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welcome to 78ta 77 403. You've come to the right place to feed your T/A jones and find all the help and support you will need. But, you must post pictures. we love pictures.
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Charlotte NC. Will be getting my "new" 78 T/A on Thursday.....I can hardly wait.....anyone else here in Charlotte? Would love to meet up with other T/A guys for cruises and/or shows. Andrew.
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Welcome Andrew to the site! You have come to the right place. Post pictures when.you get your car. We would love to see it.
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Hi all, My name is James. I'm from NE Oklahoma. I recently bought
a " garage find " 1976 T/A . As this is my first Pontiac I will mostly be
lurking, reading and learning. Probably posting a few questions too.
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Well James, welcome to the family. Post up some pics of your TA, for the rest of us to see. As far as questions feel free to ask away, and remember there are no stupid questions.
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Welcome James to the site! Please post some pictures when you get a chance.
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welcome everyone, here you will find the best site for all your t/a needs. and the nicest people also
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welcome andrew & james. we love pictures!
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New Braunsfels Texas Baby!!
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Welcome to the site guys, from jolly ol' England !
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New Braunsfels Texas Baby!!
Welcome to the site! You are just a couple minutes south of me. Nice to see another TA around. We are trying to get a Central Texas get together sometime in September (I think) if you are interested.
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wilkommen from germany
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welcome s.a.steel and redta. we'd love to see some pics ;)
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Dennis, from Kentucky. I was the original owner of a '79 10th Anniversary TA. I'm currently searching to see if the car is a survivor and if so who has it and where it is. Take note Bones, the trail has went cold in Ohio.
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I have to go to the sec. of state, if you want me to check Michigan, pm me the vin.
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Dennis, from Kentucky. I was the original owner of a '79 10th Anniversary TA. I'm currently searching to see if the car is a survivor and if so who has it and where it is. Take note Bones, the trail has went cold in Ohio.
Hmmmmmm......
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The names Shane, been a 'Bird junkie since I was about 10 y/o when my Dad bought a '91 Formula. After that I pretty much became obsessed with the 2nd gen birds. I had a '73 Formula in high school as my daily driver, one of those someday projects, then I found a screaming deal on a '79 T/A so I bought it and completely re-built it in auto body class my Junior and Senior year. After I graduated these unheard of things called "major bills" hit and I sold them both to pay for college. Stupidest thing I have ever done in my life!!!! Been itching to find another 2nd gen for some time now and a couple days ago I finally stumbled on a '74 T/A in decent shape and I jumped on it. Body is straight with a couple small rust bubbles on the front that won't be that bad to patch. The paint....well, that would be good but a previous owner must have pissed somebody off due to the key marks down the sides, "you're an (choice word)" on the deck lid and the word "liar" carved all over the hood. The interior needs redone, but it is all there and no chunks of foam missing or ripped up door panels etc. It was originally a 400 auto, but the engine is long gone. Debating on either trying to find another '74 400 to rebuild and dropping in, or build up the 455 I have sitting in the shop for it. I love the 455 option but I am a HUGE fan of restored vehicles. I hate tough choices. HA!!
I am a farmer by trade who happened to be lucky enough to be born into a Pontiac family. I also own a '66 Catalina and a '74 Grandville, both of which my Grandparents bought new. My Dad's first car was a '65 Lemans (wish I still had that one) and I inherited his '91 Formula when he passed away four years ago.
Well that's it for my overly long intro. Nice to find a place to talk cars (especially birds) since to wife is getting tired of hearing about it. HA!!! Looking forward to talking with everyone and seeing some nice rides.
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Welcome Dirtfarmer. Cool story. Hope to see some pictures and more posts from you soon.
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Northwest Indiana here..... Been wanting a 2nd gen Trans Am since high school....{dating myself a little} so after going thru Vettes, 4x4's, boats, and other assorted toys, decided to seriously look for a 77-79 TA. Found what I was looking for and just wish we had better weather to give me a little more drive time :(
1979 White/Blue with the Blue cloth interior. Not a WS6 or a 4sp, but shows 42k on the speedo, in good condition and is in the color combo that I look at as the "original" Trans Am color. Like all 30 plus year old cars, it needs some TLC... currently working on the engine compartment and waiting on a shaker that I bought off Ebay that is being painted by a buddy so I can put the correct "6.6 Litre" decals on it { One of my pet peeves.... :)} Other than a little drip in the transmission {which may not get fixed until fall}, car is in pretty good shape.
(http://www.bowser4x4.com/Cars/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am/i-PzstxnN/0/L/IMG3906-L.jpg)
(http://www.bowser4x4.com/Cars/1979-Pontiac-Trans-Am/i-hS5Lxp2/0/L/IMG3911-L.jpg)
Hopefully the engine detail will be done over the next few weeks....and then time to enjoy it before summer is over. Learned a lot here already, especially on which shakers fit which cars....so I knew what I was looking for on Ebay.
Bowser
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Welcome IDF and Bowser. IDF, we love pictures - please show us your new bird. Bowser, simply stunning car. Congrats.
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Bowser that is a beautiful car! Brings back a lot of memories. The '79 I had was near identical, only in silver.
Bones- I'll try to snap a few pics this weekend as soon as I can snag a digital camera to borrow.
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bowser4x4...Welcome to the Site! I just love a white car with blue decals! ;)
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Well, let's give this a shot. I live in League City, Texas. I'm currently (read finally) working on a '78 Esprit that I bought back in '98 with the intentions of transplanting an Olds 403 I was building. Then after I got the motor dropped in, my first son was born (3 more since him!) so its been on the back burner pretty much most of the time since. I bought the car for $250! A couple months ago I decided I'd had enough of letting the car sit! And that's when I realized the crankcase had 2 gallons of water in it (totally my wife's fault), so now I'm currently building up an Olds '67 425! LOTS of work to be done, and obviously more body work than what I started with. Wish me luck! I'm gonna need it...
Kevin
\|/ not sure why these pics came out so big. Guess I'll try to figure that out later.
It's a little shinier and smoother than this now, but you get the idea... ;)
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Welcome to the best TA forum on the internet. Looks like a fun project. Be sure to keep us updated with LOTS of pictures.
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Nice, not many were saved, The sleeper thing is awesome.
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Welcome DriveIt. nothing wrong with big pics - - keep them coming!
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Welcome from Austin, TX DriveIt! Looks like you have a great project.
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hello from the Great White North. my name is Ken, I own a 77 macho T/A , and a 79 frankinstien fomula. Currently restoring the 77,post pics later just in the tear down vaze now. Automotive technician by trade. might be of some help if you need it.
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Welcome to 78ta Ken.
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My name is Zane and I live in the Middle of Michigan. I recently got my 3rd Firebird. It has been about 10 years since I have last owned one. The one I have now is a 79 Trans Am. It is blue on blue and has been garage kept for the lifetime of the car. The original motor is sitting on a pallet on my garage floor due to a spun bearing. Right now it has an Old 403 in it. It is not 100% what I wanted but the price was right, it is in great shape and I plan on using it as a daily driver in non winter months.
Thanks for letting me hang around and soak up some knowledge.
-Zane
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Welcome to the forum Zane . We would all sure like to see some pics of your T/A.
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hello from the Great White North. my name is Ken, I own a 77 macho T/A , and a 79 frankinstien fomula. Currently restoring the 77,post pics later just in the tear down vaze now. Automotive technician by trade. might be of some help if you need it.
welcome to the forum fellow Canadian
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Hi I'm Steve, 46, England, Police Officer so im a smokey that drives a 'Bandit' ???
Just bought my 2nd T/A this one appears to be a matching no's Y84 with 403 (PHS verified), 32k on the clock been stood 16 yrs, and appears all original. Plan is to enjoy for a yr or so and then do full rest back to as near factory as possible. I'm really impressed by the friendliness on here and TA Country :)
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Greetings from the D, MOTORCITY that is!
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Welcome Steve, glad you joined us on 78ta. You got it right - this is the friendly place :) Got any pics of that Bandit? We love pics!
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Ok hope this works!
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the eagle eyed among you will see the shaker decal is wrong, the dealer replaced both it and the chicken but got it wrong! If any of you guys spot anything else wrong etc please tell me, I want to make sure it correct:-)
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interior is not bad, rear arm rest panels are shot (crumbly), but having trouble getting decent camel ones over here and no one will ship SEM paint international! Drivers side door panel mylar peeling, under dash A/C duct has a 1" hole in it, head-liner is coming away by the sunvisor, drivers seat is a bit worn on the bun but apart from that the interior is good if a little faded.
(http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff504/silverback90/1979%20Trans%20Am%20SE/Pontiac_Firebird_7.jpg)
clock says 32K and seems to tally up with the last MOT certificate dated 1994
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I don't have any of the engine bay at the moment, but it appears all ok except some one has removed the A/C compressor and brackets (I don't know what else they have removed but the hole in the A/C duct concerns me as they may have done that when removing other components)
So there we go not immaculate but a long shot but I'm hoping a good base to start. Any views good or bad will be very much appreciated :-) Steve
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Wow ART MORAN, I live close to the dealer, If you ever want any Art Moran stuff, I see it at the swaps all the time! The dealer might have went out of business, I ll check into that. NICE TA! that used to be a Motor city cruiser.
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Thanks Burd :-) I finally managed to find a SEM supplier over here who can make up the the correct SEM Camel Tan for me, he's going to supply me 4 rattle tins of camel, 2 of the low lustre clear and a can of the texture for £96 so hopefully I will be able to do something with the rear arm rest panels
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Art Moran is now a Buick GMC dealer on Telegraph rd., southfield Mi, If you want a license plate frame let me know, It prob wont say pontiac on it.
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Welcome to the forum Steve ,there's some really helpful members here and a few characters .
Love your T/A shes a beauty ! Thanks for sharing pictures with us.
Steve if wanted to google map the area where you took pictures , what street would I look for .I was debating to add google satellite info to some of my pics as I thought some members may find the areas where I take my pics interesting . I know I would like to see where others are taking there's
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Guess who is here? Are you home yet hammer?
How's Goofey? ;D
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Welcome to the forum Steve ,there's some really helpful members here and a few characters .
Love your T/A shes a beauty ! Thanks for sharing pictures with us.
Steve if wanted to google map the area where you took pictures , what street would I look for .I was debating to add google satellite info to some of my pics as I thought some members may find the areas where I take my pics interesting . I know I would like to see where others are taking there's
Rainman, these pics were taken by the classic car dealer I bought it from, he's based in Loxley nr Sheffield in Yorkshire. Its right on the edge of the Peak District which is really beautiful. the nearest road is Rowel Lane,Loxley.
I'm based about 130 mile south in a Town called Milton Keynes which is nowhere near as nice as where the car came from!
good idea about locations tho,
Steve
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Just looked at Rainman's albums, wow stunning car and scenery, I'm most jealous of both! :-) Lol!
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Just looked at Rainman's albums, wow stunning car and scenery, I'm most jealous of both! :-) Lol!
Thank you for the compliment . I try lol
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Hi all, I'm Neil, from the Madison Wisconsin area. I am sure some of you have seen me around the forums as of late. I bought a car and am now trying to get rid of it because of a bad frame. Also in the market for a solid one. Just thought I would post and say hi.
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Welcome to the forum Neil and sorry to hear about your bad purchase. I had a bad go around to and if it weren't for the members here looking out for me I doubt I ever would have found the one I have .
I hope you find your dream T/A
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........... Great to have such a person of your stature here. If you need anything here you contact me fine Sir. I got your back. ;D
Thank you kind sir ;D
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Hello! Glad to be here!! I am "learning up" on 2nd gen TAs for the purposes of buying a restored 78-81.
Dont want to go thru another resto myself.....
I want to find one that someone else has busted their knuckles on....and now needs to unload..
Cheers!
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Welcome Rollochrome. You've come to the right place for help and advice. Good luck on your search.
john
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Hi everybody! I missed this little section being eager to ask and post in the tech forums. My bad!
My name is Spike. (unfortunate nickname from 6th grade that seems to have stuck for the past 24 years)
I'm from Tallahassee Fl.
I drive a 78 t/a with a 455. I'm sure you'll see lots of pics of it in the tech section eventually.
Great site! Super helpful people!
Anybody else from Tallahassee or the panhandle area?
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name is Rick and I live just outside Tyler Texas.
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Yo - welcome Rick. What year is your project car? You've come to the right forum for help - just ask. Please post pics as soon as you can. We love pics!
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hi there i live in colorado springs new to the forum glad to see there are still people out there that love the older t/a's
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Welcome 79T/A. We'd all love to see some pics of your ride.
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thank you ;D im restoring the 79 as we speak its going all original its a solar gold t/a with dark stripes havent seen any like that from 79 its almost like a se but i didnt think they made any that year someone ruined it when they painted it white i was wet sanding it when i found the stripes and gold i will post some pics of the paint under the white.
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1979T/A, do you have the build sheet or PHS to verify what was original?
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i have the build sheet it was built 12 1978 has the n90 wheels gold snowflake ws6 pack b89 black moldings wv6 gold graphics it has the matching steering column camel tan it says gold*t*gd4 decals also says special customer order just to name a few. thanks for the info
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Hi, Dan from eastern PA I own a 79 Z28 with a 454, viper yellow and a 79 TA WS6 with a 403, sundance yellow
both are driver cond. with recent paint me and the wife grew up in Newark NJ and both had lots of F bodies some junk,
some wish I still had! I just cruise the cars when I'm down or bored no track, no shows , maybe drive to a show once in a while
we have 3 sons 15, 12, 10 they will be driving 2nd gens if I get my way, that means more projects and storage LOL
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Welcome from central PA Dan. How far east are you? I know I speak for the entire forum when I say "we'd love to see some pics of your 2nd gens" :)
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Glad to be here.
Great site, lots of valuable information. Been spending more than a few hours over the past few weeks reading the various threads.
I'm in Central Ohio, btw.
About 100 years ago (or so it seems) I once owned a 1979 SE "Bandit" TA, and it was the most fun vehicle I ever owned.
I'm now in the market for a 1977-1979 SE "Bandit" TA.
Been monitoring a couple of sites that specialize in selling Trans Ams, although purchasing a vehicle without physically inspecting it does give me pause.
My criteria for purchase is that the vehicle must be a numbers-matching fully documented "Bandit" SE (Build sheet, PHS), must have the W72 engine option, must have T-Tops. While I would prefer a manual transmission, that's not necessarily a deal-breaker, unless the car in question is a 1979 MY, in which case it would have to be a 4-speed. Not interested in the Oldsmobile 403.
I realize I'll most likely be paying 30K+, but I fully intend to keep this one for the rest of my life.
You only live once, right?
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I'm from Peterborough, Ontario. Just bought my first Trans Am (I'm 19, by the way).
78 Trans Am, Blue, Shaker Hood, Olds' 403 6.6L, 65K Original KM's, Numbers Matching car. Gonna do some body work an restore this car to show quality!
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Pics, pics!
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Welcome 78BlueTA to 78TA.com! You have come to the right place! Post some pictures when you get a chance.
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Hey guys,
I recently bought a 1979 Trans Am that I rescued from the back of an abandoned used car dealer. Its my third TA, 1st was a 88 that was my first car(sold). And the second was a 99 which I also sold in 2009 to buy a car better suited for lugging the wife and kid around in upstate NY. Well I always had some kind of muscle car and had been going through withdrawal with out one and searching CL I found this one.
You can follow my build here:
http://gardnerfamilyproject.blogspot.com/
Hope to see you guys around some time. We were just at the Firebird Lawn Show at the Albany Saratoga Speedway which is just 10 mins from our house which im sure some of you were at. Saw a lot of awesome Birds there.
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Welcome transamnut. Great find. Personally, I love the color scheme. You'll find lots of help and support here if you need it. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Welcome transamnut. Great find. Personally, I love the color scheme. You'll find lots of help and support here if you need it. Keep us posted on your progress.
Thanks, I like the white with blue as well. Even though my previous TAs were black. We have a long way to go, but I love doing it and I love Pontiac's.
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Welcome to the site guys !
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Rob from Findlay Ohio here, I love most anything Pontiac but of course my heart belongs to the Firebirds & Trans Am's
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Welcome to the site.
OhioSE, good luck with your search.
Thanks.
Saving the money was the hard part, looking for the car to spend it on is the fun part!
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Rob from Findlay Ohio here, I love most anything Pontiac but of course my heart belongs to the Firebirds & Trans Am's
Welcome Rob. Please post some pics of what your heart desires. We love pics.
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Whats up fellas? I am a new member here and I am excited that I am finally back in the T/A scene again!!!! I am looking forward to buying another T/A again to restore! I have been an auto mechanic for 25 years now. I gave up cars about 12 years ago and started doing boats, like cigarette boats. Thats is like doing 2 trans ams at the same time, as far as the money goes! Very expensive projects! But love it!!!!!!! The last T/A I had was the 80 turbo model. I had 3 more before that I built, and now looking forward to another one. I will learn a lot here with you guys and I hope we can all have some fun here and share experiences with our cars! Talk to you fellas soon!
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Welcome to the party.
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Hello,
My name is Jose I am from Lorain, Ohio. I have a Red 1979 Firdbird Formula with camel interior that we have owned since new. It is powered by a 400 CI Pontiac motor, 400 turbo with a gear vendor, overdrive, 4 wheel disc brakesand 3.70 gears. Lots of fun to drive!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello,
My name is Jose I am from Lorain, Ohio. I have a Red 1979 Firdbird Formula with camel interior that we have owned since new. It is powered by a 400 CI Pontiac motor, 400 turbo with a gear vendor, overdrive, 4 wheel disc brakesand 3.70 gears. Lots of fun to drive!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome, sounds like a beautiful car...
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Welcome jose. We'd all love to see some pics of your car.
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Welcome Jose to 78TA.com!
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Wow there's sure a lot of new members here,great to see . Welcome to a great forum all.
Jose I would sure like to see some pics ,those GV are very interesting .
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Hi guys, Matt and Im from mccomb,Ohio. Been a Pontiac guy for years and have owned a 1979 TA,74 formula, 75 TA over the years,but currently have a 71 TA. Nice to meet everyone
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Welcome Matt. Great looking car. There seems to be more bird owners in Ohio then anywhere else in the country.
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Welcome Matt. Please post some pics of your 71 lucerne blue T/A. We LOVE pics! :)
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thanks guys glad to be here and i just posted some pics today
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Hi most of you know me as Tammy (mongos wife)...I had such a great time at Nationals I had to join 78ta...I don't have my own firebird, but I hope to have one soon..Mongo will just have to share his for right now.
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Welcome there t-bird!
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Welcome. Love your car!
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Hi most of you know me as Tammy (mongos wife)...I had such a great time at Nationals I had to join 78ta...I don't have my own firebird, but I hope to have one soon..Mongo will just have to share his for right now.
Hi Tammy, welcome to 78ta!! ;D
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Welcome. Love your car!
Lol, sharing is caring!! :P
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Hey everyone, I've been on this website for years to find links and what not but never joined (probably since 2006 after my first TA Nationals). I recently got myself a 1979 TA so I figured I'd join. I'm from Cleveland Ohio and I joined a bunch of you for the drive in to the Nationals this year on 75. I was driving a friends 98 Formula.
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GO Reaper! :) Welcome.
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Will the real reaper please stand up!
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Hi most of you know me as Tammy (mongos wife)...I had such a great time at Nationals I had to join 78ta...I don't have my own firebird, but I hope to have one soon..Mongo will just have to share his for right now.
Welcome Tammy!!
Think your going to have a Firebird sooner than later ;) ;) :D
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tennessee here about 30 miles east of nashville
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i have been trying to post some pictures, but i can't. How is it some?
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i have been trying to post some pictures, but i can't. How is it some?
Here's information on posting pics Jose:
http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0 (http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=5167.0)
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tennessee here about 30 miles east of nashville
Welcome. Tell us a little about you and your car. We love pictures!!!
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Hello All
Brad Zeigler ,from P.A (1 hour from philly). Had my bird for 26 years (1982 Black/Gold T/A).Found you bird freaks VIA the Saratoga All firebird Lawn Show.This is a Great place to be, right here. Thanks for given us a NEST. And see you either at, SARATOGA/DAYTON,or on the 2012 Banditt Run.
About Me??? ...lolol gl . Me and Cars ...ok..heres the deal._________________________________________________
To be very honest......I never had a huge passion for cars. In fact if I remember correctly, the first car show I attended was after my T/A restoration 4 years ago. Its not that i dont like cars. I had alot of other hobbies and thats where my time went.
But lets go back a bit. There was 1 car that woke me UP to what Horespower was. My Brothers Car. God bless him he trusted me with It . And in all honesty...I was good to his car. I never beat it up. I applied Pressure .... 4 Sure. But never beat it up.It was a 1967 SS 396 Chevelle.411 posi ....This thing was STUPID fast. My brother was a MOTORHEAD. Still is. In fact He just Restored the Chevelle and it was completed this spring.
So if there was a start of my Horsepower kick....that 67 SS was it. 7/8 years ago i had a decision to make.My T/A was getn tired, 150,000 miles . What once was a rubber mount, was now a petrified block of COAL. I saw 2 choices. Sell it,or start taken it apart. I almost sold it to a friend who was looking to purchase a car for his son. He heard i might be selln the T/A. He called me up and wanted to take my Trans Am home. To HIS house. AND DRIVE IT. I thought... home? HOME?. If i remember correctly, i think i said in my head "It is Home". Then i said drive it ? DRIVE IT?. Again talkin to myself in my head, (like some1 with issues) i said this friend of mine is crazy. Then i realized.....Its me whos CRAZY. It hit me like a BRICK upside my head. I cant let some1 drive my T/A. I Cant sell this car. At the time the T/A was on its second Motor a 350@ 400 hp. With every rubber mount in the car Shot and the car leaning to the left as it sits. I called him back that same night....i SAID " Steve sorry i cant do this " i Explained to him the Sick feeling i got when he asked to take it home. He understood of course . 2 weeks after that phone conversation i Drove it to Ecks Autobody and we started to dismantle . 3.5 years later ,is what you see in my garage.
It was all the fun i had . I could write a book on "The Cops and people i should apologize to " with this car. A lot of stories, and the general good times , are the reason i couldnt let go. BUT those Smokey and the Bandit days are over.Thats when i was young and dumb. Now my Girl Bird Rests Comfortably in her nest, in my Garage, on Carpet. She deserves it.She Helped Me get Out of SO Much Trouble.
With tremendous Respect to the Real Bandit Cars from the Original movie......Because of my Stupidity.........this 82 T/A , from experience .........was my little BANDIT.
And remember. Never, EVER..... Hit 4 old ladies in an Impala>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-6nJCQYdo <<Click Enjoy
My first car
VW 1967 BUG. It was in Vw magazine.It had a early poche engine in it. I miss it
Car I wish I still had
MY BUG
Favorites
Type of racing: Nascar
Driving song: Run like Hell (Pink Floyd)
Car movie: smokey and the Bandit
Car game: iracing.com
ABOUT My BIRD_________________________________
Long story. Bought it in 1986,when it was 4 years old. Its Now 2011 (im gettin old)...and the car is 29 yrs old now. So i guess this is my 25th year.
I bought it from my girlfriends Mom . Mom never went over 75 mph :).
In the 70s President Jimmy Carter slaped a mandate on the Auto industry to up the Milage on their entire Fleet by 1982.(This car, the 1982 TransAm was the Very First Car General Motors designed.. IN... a windtunnel) Giving us a brilliant orchestration of aerodynamic function. Its .34 drag coefficient is the best of any production car GM has ever tested, up untill that date.Thus the severe Windshield Slants Started.The aerodynamics got better ..and look around you on the roads today...with all these windtunnel births
So 1982 the T/A lost over 500lbs from the prior year 1981.And you begin to notice a lot of plastic,Smaller engines, Less HP,and of course :) Slanted windshields.The Max Hp you could get was 165 Hp in the 82 Trans Am. And that is NOT what this .. ICON..... deserves. Sooo we took care of that.
With the help of Bill, and Lon Moyer of Second Street Speed of Sellersville P.A We Cut, Clawed, formed,framed and fabricated the under carriage with true dual 3 inch Oval exhaust and put the Bite, back in this BIRD . Bill and Lon are well known on the East Coast, in the Drag Industry for their Stout Motors.Lon recently Working in R&D for Nascar's...Hendricks MotorSports,Built this Motor.
SPECS
406 Small Block bored and stroked ..(within an inch of its life).
Its now a 441 ci..planting 541 hp to the rear..w/ 513 torq.
Fuel injected....True Dual 3 inch oval stainless exhaust (hard to do with 3rd gen). Framed Out under carriage (T/Top needs the support).
FACTORY OPTIONS
T top
305 4 barrel Carb150 Hp from factory
Electric Windows
The Lightest Trans Am Ever Produced
MODS
Many
Tremic trans
12 bolt moser rear
Dart AL Heads
Custom Cam
Cutsom Fuel Injection
Original Hood Cut and Modified to Fit Engine
PICTURES>>>>>>>> http://www.motortopia.com/cars/1982-pontiac-firebird-transam-25058/car-pictures/engine-ect-28985
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Hey Lefty, good to hear from you on the forum. I met you at the NATS/Tipp City. Your photo album does a great job of showing off your car but I am so glad I got to see it in person - IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! Few third gens turn me on like your car does (sorry 3rd gen owners). Thanks also for the back story - it's nice to have that background. Hope to see you again - maybe Saratoga 2012?
...john (BONES)
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Welcome
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Welcome everyone!
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Hello everyone, my name is Zack I'm from Monroe Michigan. I just traded my 84 Corvette for a 79 TA which is my dream car. It now has a 350 with the original 4-speed manual, red in color, and a set of GTA rims I plan on freshening up the car a little like the interior and mechanics this winter, paint it this spring along with a new pass. quarter panel. It is a pretty solid car minus the pass quarter panel which looks to have quite a bit of bondo on it and the pass. floorboard which will be getting some major attention when new carpet is being put in. I am happy the trade went through and also that I found this site.
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Welcome Zach. Glad to have you aboard!
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Welcome Zach to 78TA! You have made it to the right place.
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Thanks guys, this seems like a great place, with great people.
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Welcome Zach!
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Welcome Zack. Did anyone mention yet that we love pictures!!
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Welcome Zack. Did anyone mention yet that we love pictures!!
Nope didn't have to.lol Here's a link to my thread http://www.78ta.com/smf/index.php?topic=34746.0
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Well Hello there from the burbs Z man, GO TIGERS!
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Well I put my Formula in the Piston Power Show yesterday, if anyone is going to this show stop by it would be great to meet all of you
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Hi guys,
I'm David, from Church Hill Tn. I am currently working on my 79 Atlantis Blue TA. It was in pretty good shape when I got it a year ago but there where a couple of things I wanted to do to it. That turned into a couple hundred things which us why I've only driven it twice in almost a year :) I never intended it to be a show car, just always loved Trans Ams and have wanted another just for that occasional weekend drive and local cruise in's. I'm currently installing a GT suspension kit from PTFB. That , new brake shoes and dialing in the carb and I hope to get it out at least a time or two before the snow ( and salt) starts to fly. My first TA was a red on black (Sammy's fave) 78 that was built pretty good and I loved. I sold that car over 23 years ago when I got married and have always regretted it. At 44, with a ten and three year old, it sometimes takes awhile to find time to work on her but I hope to have her out soon. Here's a link with some pics:
http://s151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/whip99/Trans%20Am/?action=view¤t=transam2.jpg
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Welcome David to 78TA!
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Welcome David and thanks for sharing the pictures. You have a nice looking T/A.
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Welcome Dave and zack
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Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I've actually "lurked" here awhile. I promise to try to be more active :)
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Welcome to everyone I have not welcomed yet or have not had the chance to say hi too
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A big welcome there rycher!
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Well I figured out how to post some pics of my Formula here is the site thanks Hitman for the info
click for image (http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/jose/)
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Very nice Firebird Jose !! I love red on these 2nd gen's !
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Thanks David, hope you enjoy this site, there is alot of information on firebirds here if you need it.
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Yeah, this site and transamcountry have become my favorites :)
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Hello all, Henry from albuquerque NM here. My wife just got her new project. Its a 87 with t tops, and a 454. Thats all I know about it. there are a couple dents and a little rust through on the lower corners of the fenders. Floors look good, just some pitting. I have a feeling a teenager was the last to work on it cuz there is speaker wire and house wire in it. lol guages were painted white so there are no numbers.. We will be doing all the work ourselvs. She wants black paint so I might not paint this one. This past weekend she stripped the interior and we rolled it into the garage yesterday so the madness will begin. Gonna start on getting the electrical sorted out. I think the lights are the only circuits that are not butchered. Pics to come........
Whats the best manual to get? Will the haynes/chiltons be enough? For now, mostly to get the wiring diagrams....
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Welcome Henry. Sounds like a great project car and wonderful wife! You'll find lots of help and advice here.
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Well I figured out how to post some pics of my Formula here is the site thanks Hitman for the info
click for image (http://www.78ta.com/gallery2/main.php/v/jose/)
Dude that thing is sweet! Welcome!
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My name is Brandon. I am serving in Iraq with the US Army. I live in Minnesota and have been a gear head since the day I was born. I have recently purchased my first T/A. It a car my grandfather built several years ago. I cant wait to get home and drive it for the first time.
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Hi everyone, Terry from Severna Park Maryland. Iam the first & third owner of a 79 S/E . As far as I can tell I'm the oldest member on this site at 64. Bought in in 1979, sold it in 1998, bought it back in 2010. The second owner had a re-paint done, new carpets, seats etc, and a new 455 ( to much to list ) . I also got my old 400 in the sale so I want to return it to a # match later. I have owned a few Pontiacs over the years, a 57 Conv, a 66 tempest, a 77 T/A, and the S/E. Was President of the Prince Georges Trans Am Club from 1977 to 1984. Iam also a Viet-Nam vet ( 1968-69 ) 25th Infanty Division. Great site and great people. Keep your ride alive !
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Welcome Terry to the site!
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welcome to the sight everyone, this place rocks!
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Hello everybody, Scott here from Holland, Michigan. I've been invovled with Pontiacs and Firebirds since I was 16 my first car was a '68 Catalina 4door, couldn't afford a Trans Am back then. Alot of my buddies had Trans Ams while we were growing up so I had plenty of seat time (passenger seat time that is) watching a shaker hood scoop. I promised myself then that I'd own a TA some day........24 years and several different brand ownerships later, I'm proud to say I made that promise to myself a reality. We currently own an '89 20th Annv TA, '94 25th Annv TA, 2-'84 15th Annv TAs, and a '98 Firebird conv. My goal is to someday have one of each Annv edition...although I must admit, ask me tomorrow and I might have a different idea of what should be in the garage. ;D
In 2009 myself, along with several other Firebird owners, and friends formed the West Michigan Firebird Club. It's been fun touring around as a group, and experiencing things I would've never been able too if it wasn't for the club.
Below are some photos of the rides....
The 20th and 25th together......
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk179/92conv/My%20Cars/89%20TA/cars2.jpg)
The 15th Annv, 80k miles, mostly original................
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk179/92conv/p1010672l.jpg)
The 15th "project car". Still not sure what route I'm going with this one, but a LS1 keeps crossing my mind......
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk179/92conv/My%20Cars/84%20TA/84TA004.jpg)
And the '98 Firebird.........
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk179/92conv/My%20Cars/98%20Firebird/P1030375.jpg)
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Welcome Scott. Nice flock of bird there.
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Welcome Scott to the site! Wow, you have a great collection!
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Welcome all .Scott that first pic is brilliant ,nice work
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Oh Scott, Why isn't the '98 white? haha...I wish I had your collection!
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welcome Scott - glad you found us!
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Did you go in the Auto show?
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Hello everyone. Just arrived here. My name is Trajano, and since it´s a fairly strange name, i usually use it as nickname on the forums. I´m from Madrid, Spain, and i'm the proud owner of a somewhat peculiar 1981 Trans Am. Peculiar, in that it´s a canadian spec car, so it´s counter is in km/h instead of miles, it´s chevy 305 is mated to a th350 auto instead of manual, and also it doesn´t have a CCC. It´s dark garnet in color, a mixed black and red interior and C&C T-tops. Besides that, all the rest is pretty standard. I bought it in th UK from a really nice canadian guy. Hope to learn much from you all, and also hel with whatever i can.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-46MAYsOXa0o/TlKCzF-1biI/AAAAAAAAABM/UhN7DvLZOEY/s912/81%252520TA.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oc9gEogqOhI/TlQIIGqOVKI/AAAAAAAAACY/xEOx5JWIguM/s912/81%252520TA%25252069.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9CtUpcek0Ac/TmK0rJSaxmI/AAAAAAAAACs/jH7x0q7JZ1s/s640/september%252520019.jpg)
Best regards.
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Thats a beautiful car Trajano! Welcome !
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Very nice car man. Welcome. ;D
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Welcome Trajano, nice ride you have, like the color combo. 8)
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Gorgeous car Trajano. Welcome to 78ta.
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that car is awesome looking. Welcome to the club. Great shots by the way.
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You're going to have to get it detailed after these guys get done drooling all over it. ;)
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Hi! Thanks for the compliments. Will detail again if necessary, no problem ;D
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Trajano...Welcome to the site! Looks like you got yourself a great car! Welcome!
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Hi Trajano! Your TA is beautiful. Welcome to the site.
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Beautiful TA you have,I have never seen this color,it is stunning in its condition........
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Hi everybody,
My name is Tony, I'm from central IL and I have a firebird problem.
I have a 70 formula clone under construction,
my old 73 formula 350 from highschool(parts car/dieing of cancer),
4 option 73 T/A sold,
89 TTop formula 350 has a few mods,
89 formula 350 vert stock,
JY 92 T/A vert stock,
JY 92 TTop Formula 305 5spd with dealer installed SLP parts(cloning into a 92 Firehawk)
and my daily driver is a 08 G5..
My bro inlaw has a 50,000 mile 79 TTopSE
and my better half has a 98 T/A with TTops and a 92 cavy z24 vert DD
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You sold the 73??,shame shame.. :'(
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Rhode Island
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My name is Brandon. I am serving in Iraq with the US Army. I live in Minnesota and have been a gear head since the day I was born. I have recently purchased my first T/A. It a car my grandfather built several years ago. I cant wait to get home and drive it for the first time.
Number one,Brandon,THANK YOU for your service to our country!
Second,you have to let us know your experience driving that Martinique Blue badboy!,.your gonna love the second gen!
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Hey guys, My Name is Jeff, I am from Detroit MI. I have a 81 Trans Am. 385 Stroker 700r4 3.23 posi I have owed the car for 2 years. Just trying to get it back together. I hope next summer I can get it to the track and see what she will do. Comp Cam 490 lift Flat Top Pistons Edelbrock Air Gap Intake Holley 770 Street Avenger 215 runners 64cc 2.02 1.60 Aluminum heads.
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Welcome to the clan Jeff!
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Welcome Jeff to 78TA!
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welcome Jeff
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hey guys, i am joey i live in eastern, ky, i actually joined this forum back in may 2011 but don't think i ever introduced myself, i am working on a 1979 T/A that i saved from the crusher, the car was pretty much toast concerning the parts and interior but the sub frame and shell is pretty good shape, havent started it yet, just buying original GM parts here and there as they come along at the right price, right now we are finishing up on a 57 two door buick and a 69 charger and a 71 challenger, they will be out of the way very soon and then the fun begins, anyway, nice to meet you all
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Welcome Joey. It will be nice to watch your restoration proceed. Be sure to post lots of pics. We love pics!
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Welcome Joey. Sounds like you have your hands full already. Keep us posted on your resto once its started.
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Welcome Joey to the site! Looks like you have a lot of fun projects in the works.
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thanks for the welcome guys....soonerTA, we do have a bunch...the ones mentioned belong to a friend and his dad, as much as i have helped them they better return the favor and help me lol...they are great people though.
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Hi ALL!!! My name is Rex I'm from Atlanta Ga. New to the forum, owned several Trans Ams 3 79's 1 75 1 89 gta. I currently own a 79 T/A 403 auto matching numbers car. Work as a maintenace supervisor at Stone Mountain Pain Park.
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Welcome to the forum Rex, we are glad to have you...post pics of your car sometime!
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Welcome Rex. Did anyone mention we love to see pics?
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Thanks Guys glad to be here! I'm working on the pictures.
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ok here is a pic.
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Welcome Rex! Can't wait to see some pics. Try uploading them to Photobucket, then copy and paste the "IMG code" link into your reply here in the forum. If you haven't done this before, it will make sense once you create an account on Photobucket and upload your first pic.
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Welcome Rex
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I too am from Central California.
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Welcome Rex! Can't wait to see some pics. Try uploading them to Photobucket, then copy and paste the "IMG code" link into your reply here in the forum. If you haven't done this before, it will make sense once you create an account on Photobucket and upload your first pic.
Cool I'll give it a try thanks
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New member from California's High Desert. Car is a 1975 Formula factory non-A/C car with 66,000 actual miles.
This is also my daily driver.
The car started out life as a one-owner 350 car and I converted it to a 'correct' 455 HO-Ram Air/4-Speed Clone. Previous engine (shown in these images) was a Pontiac 350 with 092 heads, 220°/226°-111.5↑8 LSA Ultradyne camshaft that made 311 RWHP/325 RWTQ on the chassis dyno.
This is what the underhood looked like when I started on the car:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/RamAir1.jpg)
Here is the engine bay looks like after some work:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/FrontSheetMetalBumper010-2.jpg)
Current powerplant is a 413 CID 4-Bolt Main Pontiac with ported/polished 6X-4 heads, 231°/235° - 110° U;tradyne cam, 1-7/8" 4 tube headers and 2.50" madrel exhaust.
Drivetrain consists of a M-20 4 Speed and 8.5" 10-Bolt with 3.42:1 gears.
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/CadillacProportioningValve.jpg)
Car is lowered 1" all the way around with 255/60R15's on 15" x 8" wheels at all four corners. The car has a number of road race style suspension modifications:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/FormulaFrontSuspension002.jpg)
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Pontiac%20Stuff/UpperControlArmBumpstop001.jpg)
A few more shots...
Hand made Aluminum fender Braces:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/FrontSheetMetalBumper012-1.jpg)
Ram Air Emissions Decal:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/FrontSheetMetalBumper008-1.jpg)
Original Blue/Yellow California Plates:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/FrontSheetMetalBumper009-1.jpg)
Headers and Modified Heat Shield with fully-functional Ram Air:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/AluminumBraces.jpg)
Here is the car's current stance:
(http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss196/10851Man/Formula%202011/FirebirdinMojaveSeptember2011.jpg)
Hope you all enjoy the images.
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(http://i44.tinypic.com/24l4w3m.jpg]http://i44.tinypic.com/24l4w3m.jpg)
Awesome wheels... :D
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Welcome 413! Cool look'n 75. I like the steel wheel touch! Makes it look like you're running moonshine!
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Welcome 413! Cool look'n 75. I like the steel wheel touch! Makes it look like you're running moonshine!
Thanks!!!
When I was growing up, we couldn't afford custom rims, so I kept the old steel wheel look and poured money into the rest of the car.
Planning on a set of Draglite-like wheels soon, but need a set that will meet SAE and Autocross style use...
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Welcome Formula 413 to the site! You have done some amazing work. Engine looks Great! Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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great looking car, welcome to the site...
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Thanks!!!!
Glad to be here in Pontiac-Land!!!! ;D
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Welcome to the site and glad to know there is another awesome TA in Cali. Where are you at in the state.
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Hey everyone, I'm Brian. Bought a 79 anniversay edition for my son Josh, maybe not the best car to learn how to drive but who cares we love the old birds. We're slowly fixing up some old rusted out parts on her to get her ready for spring. We don't have many pics yet, but working on it. BTW this site is awesome for restoration & problem solving advice. I'm from the Pgh. area, Go Steelers!
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Welcome from the "D", go Lions!
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wow 227 pages,,,,lots of members,
well im aldo and i live in montreal canada(laval) just wanted to say hello,i have posted my project if you wish to view my work inprogress.
http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=36073.0
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I'm Rikki from eastern NC. Being a southerner, I've loved the Trans Ams ever since I saw Smokey and the Bandit in the movie theater. Use to own a 1980 Turbo Trans Am that needed lots of work years ago and sold it. Always wanted a 1977 or 1978. Recently started looking for a presentable daily driver, 1977-1979, for my oldest son (he's 9) to start tinkering on for the next 3-5 years. My brother in-law recently obtained a 1977 TA body that he plans on fixing up and my son loves the look. Last Saturday we spent the whole day riding around looking for TA's. Awesome father and son time! Can't wait until we finally get one for us to "work" on.
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Welcome Rikki,
Sounds like you really have a passion for TA's. Keep us posted when you finally find one that is a good starting place for you and your son. My son is only 1 but it is amazing how much he can do already and how much he loves helping me. It's the best time spent for sure.
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Thanks Justin. Unfortunately I am not a mechanic or body repair person by any means. I'll have to pay someone to take out, rebuild, and replace the engine if needed. Not to worried about some body repair as my brother in-law knows how to do that. Mainly I would just like the sub frame/under carriage to be solid. It's about my son and I spending time together. I'll try to get a picture of the 77 TA my brother in-law will be working on later...as well as a little Chevy S10 he hopped up (he paid someone to do the motor install and wiring work, he did the paint job and body work).
On our riding excursion last Saturday we did find the following:
1978 hard top TA sitting in a small junkyard. Appearts to be all original. Blue exterior, white interior. Finally got in touch with owner and looked at it yesterday. Has to much rust for me.
1978 Silver hardtop TA. Owned by the brother of the person I asked about it. His brother doesn't want to sell it right now. Minor rust. Very good interior. They put a 350 in it though..and fastened the shaker to the hood. Still, would have loved to got this one
1979 Black hardtop. Ragged out..really ragged out. Guy didn't want to sell it but said he thought about selling it for $6000. Yeah...$6000 for somethig that looked to be a parts car at best.
1979 Blue hard top. Been sitting up for years. Literally has weed higher than the hood. Owner doesn't want to sell it as it was his sons who died a few years ago. The inspection sticker on it was 1989.
1979 blue t-top. Been sitting in the same spot for at least 5 years..when I lasted stopped to ask about buying it. Owner still doesn't want to sell it.
Brown 1979 T-top. The owners brother bought it new when he got out of the service and the owner bought it from him. Been sitting up for at least 4 years when I last saw it. I'm suppose to call back next week.
1981 white TA and 1981 black 4 speed TA. Both hard tops. Owned by the same guy. The white one is not original and had a "hot rod" engine in it per the owner. The black one is all original per the owner and needs a paint job. Both for sale, but I would rather have a 77 or 78 (hard top or T top) or a 79 t-top.
As you can see my son and I had a productive day. I knew where most of them were before hand, and had asked around to see where some were a couple of weeks before our trip. My son was all smiles looking at all of them and can't wait for us to get a "project"
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Hello...
New guy here, I am 35yrs old and I am from South East Texas. I am currently Serving active duty in the US Army as a Combat Medic and stationed at Ft Riley Kansas.
I have Owned several Firebirds, T/A's and Camaros over the years but I am currently without one and looking for another one.
So far I have owned a 1978 Firebird, 2 1976 Type LT Camaros, 1980 Turbo T/A, 1982 Firebird, 1989 GTA, 1994 Z28, and the last one I had was a 2000 WS6. I really do not care for Camaros much, but have dabbled in them here and there. I always seem to come back to Pontiac, I love the design, the engines and the feeling you get when you drive one.
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Welcome TxBandit911
Sounds like you have been very busy with cars. Good luck on your quest for another TA.
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Welcome aboard TxBandit911. Hope you find that "right one" soon. Nothing like flying down the road in your favorite bird.
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Welcome Rikki and TxBandit911 to the site!
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Hello Everyone,
New member and new T/A owner. I purchased a 79' T/A numbers matching 301 & 4 Speed Trans with T-Tops.
I know it's a 301, but it is untouched and clean motor. Car is not really bad but needs some serious TLC.
Very soon starting to install new floors, bushings and interior.
Hope to tap into some experience here in the forums when I need some advice and ideas.
From Eastern Ontario, Canada.
Cheers,
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welcome Clydesmag. You came to the right place for advice and ideas. Meanwhile, we love pics... :D
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Welcome Clyde, and congrats on your T/A! Hopefully you can get a pic or two up soon.
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Hello everyone :) im Nathaniel and im 15. From a small town about an hour and a half outside of Houston. I've git a 76 T/A but that's subject to change, as im looking for a good body to put the engine and trans in. Mine has sooo much rust :/ good to meet everyone and see that these beautiful cars have a large group who.still car for them as much as I do! :)
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Welcome to the site dude!!
It's cool that you like these cars!!!
You are going to come across a few other 15 year olds on the site so your not alone in that department.
Don't be afraid to ask questions....oh and btw...we require a few pics of what your car...we like pictures!! ;D ;D ;D
you have come to the right place...best T/A site on the net
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I've git a 76 T/A but that's subject to change, as im looking for a good body to put the engine and trans in. Mine has sooo much rust :/
Welcome NWW! I'm like'n that you have a '76! :D Please put some pics up of your ride. No worries on its present condition.
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Thanks for the warm welcome guys :) here's a few of the car... surface rust on the fenders, firewall, a few basketball sized holes in the floor.. rear window channel is really bad. To be honest now I probably should've passes it up but I couldn't.. I didn't want it to get crushed, and being 15 with the chance to own a car I've wanted forever kinda settled it. Its fixable but it would need someone with alot of time and money, more than we can put toward it. I have a thread on here or cars wanted/for sale. Check it out sometime.
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'76 is a great year for the styling of these cars...hope you find it in your heart to save it :)
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1973-76 are my favorite years. My dream T/A is a 73 but I've never seen one for sale by owner.. id.love to get one though. Everyone likes the 77-78 because of the Bandit, and i like them too, but the early models had such great lines and styling, has a "classic" look.
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X2 ;D
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I was born and raised in Houston, Texas, I enjoy car shows, swap meets, racing, fishing, hunting, and cruises. I have a 1979 firebird formula that my wife bought for me a few years back and have been having trouble locating certain parts for my car. Hopefully I can find them soon as I start to restore the body. Is any of ya from or in Houston, Tx?
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This is about 4hrs from you if needed:
http://www.texastransams.com/
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'76 is a great year for the styling of these cars...hope you find it in your heart to save it :)
Wish we could save it but we just found out we'll be getting a lot less than we expected in income tax. Definitely less than what we need to fix it or get a new body good enough to justify it. Was looking at one we could've easily had done by my birthday in September for sale by kentuckyyeti here on this forum but I don't think we can afford it now. I have to give up on my dream now :(
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'76 is a great year for the styling of these cars...hope you find it in your heart to save it :)
Wish we could save it but we just found out we'll be getting a lot less than we expected in income tax. Definitely less than what we need to fix it or get a new body good enough to justify it. Was looking at one we could've easily had done by my birthday in September for sale by kentuckyyeti here on this forum but I don't think we can afford it now. I have to give up on my dream now :(
Never give up bro. I have been wanting a TA since I was 11 (43 now), and just now getting my car You are young and have your whole life in front of you. Take your time, save a little extra cash each payday and you will have your dream before you know it!
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I just joined up today. I'm from Mount Vernon, KY (central ky)
I've got a 1980 Pontiac Firebird Espirit according to the VIN. Someone had added the Formula hood over the years. I bought it as a roller and I'm currently building a LQ4 engine to go in it.
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I just joined up today. I'm from Mount Vernon, KY (central ky)
I've got a 1980 Pontiac Firebird Espirit according to the VIN. Someone had added the Formula hood over the years. I bought it as a roller and I'm currently building a LQ4 engine to go in it.
pictures please! ;D
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Here is one when I picked it up. Not the best pic but its a solid old car. There is some surface rust in spots but no holes.... that I've found anyways. It does have some dents in it. Hopefully I'll get some work done to it soon. I'm a autobody/painter so that takes most of my time as it is.
I bought the car from the guys at Camaro Central/Firebird Central. They were gonna build it into a road race style car but never did. They said the reason they kept it so long was how solid of a car it was.
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Great starting point it looks like. Welcome :)
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Whats the wheels there, I like em!
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very nice. Looking forward to the restoration thread. Welcome to the site.
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LOoks like a good solid base! Are you going to keep it a Formula or turn it into a TA?
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Thanks for the welcome guys.
I do plan to start a build thread but I'm gonna wait till I get it to a running stage. It had a small block in it but I got it as a roller. I've got a long ways to go but at least I'm starting on the right foot with a solid foundation. The doors and fenders have some dents so they'll need some work but the quarters, rockers, floors are solid as a rock. It needs a lot of interior work. It basically only has seats, no headliner, trims, or door panels. Dash pad it pretty rough.
I'm not too sure what the wheels are, they were only three on it. I'm wanting to pick up some snowflake wheels maybe even the year one 17" wheels.
I'm leaning towards doing a T/A conversion on it with the new reproduction parts because I can't really find some good solid parts. I would love to find a Turbo hood but I've seen some that need a lot of work.
I've got a LQ4 I'm building and I'm getting a 4L80e trans. Still have to get the BRP mount kit. Hoping to have it running by spring. I work at a body shop and between that and my wife and daughter, free time is scarce....lol.
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Id convert a base Firebird to a T/A but a formula is just as cool. Id leave it as a formy
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It is actually an Esprit (with a Formula hood)
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A sleeper Esprit is even cooler
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Hey everyone, Jon here from cold ND. A few months ago I was finally able to buy a TA. It's nothing spectacular but I'm super excited about it and happy to meet everyone! 79 black and gold with a 403.
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Hey everyone, Jon here from cold ND. A few months ago I was finally able to buy a TA. It's nothing spectacular but I'm super excited about it and happy to meet everyone! 79 black and gold with a 403.
Welcome! :) would you mind posting some pictures?
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Thanks NWW-76TA, I tried but the size was too large.. I will keep working on it
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Got it,
http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w475/popeandyoung178/DSCF0005-6.jpg
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Posted the pic direct for you ;)
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Whats the wheels there, I like em!
You have some strange taste for wheels Burd :P
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That's freaking sweet T/A
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Thanks! I'm dying to put it on the road. Waited 20 years to get it and now it's sitting in the garage waiting for summer..
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Ill probably be buying a Solar Gold 79 soon. Hope it looks as nice as yours one day
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Sweet, I will be anxious to see it!
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Summer in ND, that starts in July and goes through Aug right? haha just kidding. I spent 7 years down in Rapid City SD so summers were never long enough
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Exactly! The only thing it's good for is keeping a low mileage TA low miles!
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Sweet, I will be anxious to see it!
Here's a pic of it I have. Should go pick it up within the month. Im excited :)
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Looks good!! Bet your anxious.
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Its sitting high in the front cause its a roller. Gotta fresh rebuilt 400 and auto tranny to drop in there. Guys been very cool and nice about selling it to me. Even took the listing down and cancelled other interested buyers to give us first dibs on it. Most people give me a hard time cause of my age (15) but he was happy about it. Said that someone my age wanting to restore one is very cool. Couldn't ask for a better guy to buy from
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Hey all, Cliff here from Dallas TX. I own a. 2001 formula 5.7. Ls1 engine with ls6 intake. So I thought I would check out the forums. My car has 114k miles on it.
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Hi Cliff. Where are the pics of said car? We all love pics here! Glad you could make it!
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Hey all, Cliff here from Dallas TX. I own a. 2001 formula 5.7. Ls1 engine with ls6 intake. So I thought I would check out the forums. My car has 114k miles on it.
In the Gen 3 and 4 the Fomulas are actually my favorite. I had a gen 3 formula years ago, I think it was an 88.
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Here are some pics of car. It is fast. Love this car. It is the best I have ever owned.
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Seems pics did not upload trying again
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Welcome to the board! Nice car!
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Hello everyone, my name is Beau. I reside in great state of Wisconsin. Presently I own a 2002 Collector edition T/A 6 speed Convert, a 2009 G8 GT and am attempting restoration on my father's 1975 Trans Am 400 4 speed. My wife is the "owner" of a 1972 Grand Prix model SJ (which is for sale). I have been a Pontiac enthusiast for a long time with an emphasis on the Trans Am. I just came across this website the other day. There is a lot of great things offered here. I hope to be a regular visitor, because I have lots of questions regarding my restoration.
Beau
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Welcome Beau. This is definitely the place to be. I won't be the last to ask so I might as well be the first. How about some pictures?? :)
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Sweet a 75. I agree with the previous statement. Let's see some pics :)
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I presently have 3.5 Pontiac's in my collection. The 1975 Trans Am is presently missing the doors, front clip, engine, transmission, you get the point. Enjoy
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Here are some pics of the "RIP" 1975 Trans Am (meaning Restoration In Progress). They are old pics, it doesn't have an engine, tranny, etc. It is a numbers matching car with factory 4 speed and A/C. It lived its whole life in Arizona and was my Dad's daily driver for 20+ years. The engine has 275,000 miles on it. Dad only replaced the timing chain at about 150,000.
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welcome and great looking collection
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I presently have 3.5 Pontiac's in my collection. The 1975 Trans Am is presently missing the doors, front clip, engine, transmission, you get the point. Enjoy
I had an 09 G8 6.0 and loved that car, sad part is in OH it isn't driveable in the winter...
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Just got home from work and notice a lot of scratches on the trunk lid of our 1972 Grand Prix. It seems my daughter in all of her wisdom decided to put a basket on it and now the entire lid needs to be repainted. Darn kids!!!!!!!!!
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Hello Everyone!
My name is Matt and I am a student at Purdue studying engineering. I am from Milford Michigan and have a 1976 Trans Am. I look forward to posting updates on my project and talking cars with everyone.
Here are a couple photos to start off:
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Welcome to the show Matt, and also to all of our newest members.
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Welcome Matt to the site! You have a beautiful car on your hands!
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GOOD lookin car :D i'm sure the other 76ers here will be jumpin up and down :P
btw... someone once told me there is a milford in every state...i'm CT 8)
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Hi Matt. Welcome. Lemme know when your in town. Would like to see the car.
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Just got home from work and notice a lot of scratches on the trunk lid of our 1972 Grand Prix. It seems my daughter in all of her wisdom decided to put a basket on it and now the entire lid needs to be repainted. Darn kids!!!!!!!!!
Before I had a clue as a kid I used the trunk of our new 79 Caprice as a slide, dad was NOT happy, but luckily they buffed out. Dad had me doing the buffing by hand...lesson learned!!!!
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Welcome mat, your car is clean looking!
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Milford? Welcome another Detroiter, hey you goin to Tony Pacos next Week?
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hi,im new here.seems my other post was rennovated,,sorry,i just roamed around and found this is the correct post to say hi.
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Welcome from the D there foxy. yes make sure you put it in the spot, some people put there underware in little baggies!
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/top-5-signs-you-are-anal-retentive/
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mmm.detroit..nice place.i feel very relaxed there.i think all people that have f-bodies should be united.agreed.
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Welcome to the site :)
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foxy74 how u doing? about time. Welcome
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Welcome....so what makes you foxy? Post pics of your ride!
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My name is Matt and I am a student at Purdue studying engineering. I am from Milford Michigan and have a 1976 Trans Am. I look forward to posting updates on my project and talking cars with everyone.
From one '76 owner to another, welcome Matt! Great looking Trans Am.
hi,im new here.seems my other post was rennovated,,sorry,i just roamed around and found this is the correct post to say hi.
Welcome Foxy74!
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thanx for the hellos/...
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Hey all west babylon Longisland overpriced N.Y.
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Hey Foxy, you from Jersey?
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im from the windy city burd.Chicago .
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That is a very sweet looking 74 you have there Foxy74 welcome to the site.
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joe,this is not my ride,i cant take credit for it,it is a wicked car,
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im from the windy city burd.Chicago .
Aren't you related to Knugg?? Pretty good guy..I bought some parts from him!
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who ??mr indian??
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I thought you were related to Bobby Knugg? Not sure why tho. I lost his # when my phone puked and needed to get in touch with him again.
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I can give you his # again, he's alive and well in Chicago.
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Hi, my name is Gabriele and I'm from Italy, precisely a small town near Viterbo, north from Rome. I'm 35 and I love cars, especially from 3 countries: Italy, Japan and of course USA.
My daily driver is a FIAT Bravo HGT (the top of the line version, equipped with a 5 cylinders 2.0L engine capable of 147hp and around 230Kmh), fully modded by me in aestetichs, suspension, audio and interiors. She recently passed the 300000Km without any serious problem.
I've always dreamed of owning an USA sport car, and i loved the C3 Corvette... so, when i realize I can afford to buy a car, i looked better to it... and found that Vette has only 2 seats, spare parts are expensive, Big Blocks use premium LEADED fuel that means running with unleaded fuel and additives... she has no trunk, and, most important, handling is not so good and, sincerely, Vette style is NOT so "American".
So i start searching a sport car that has better handling, big engines, 4 seats (or 2+2) and more American feeling... and found the Trans Am. It was love at first sight (i'm also a fan of the TV Series "Knight Rider" even if I prefer 2nd gen), so I decided to buy one when I found a car in decent conditions.
2 years ago i found it, she is a Mayan Red 403 T/A with Fisher T-Top, custom exhaust and chrome wheels (too bad she hasn't original alloy rims, I love them). The car has received a partial restoration, interiors and body are like new, but there are no front spoiler and no decals, and the engine was in a pitiful state.
Recently i found a good mechanic that fully restored the 403 (every piece that can be worn... was worn! I change near the 90% of the internal components...) and now my T/A is roaring again ;D
Also the electrical issues i wrote here in a topic seems to be resolved, so now i'm only waiting Italian bureaucracy to make an appointment to do the testing and finally receive the plates (car was imported directly from Wisconsin), so maybe next month I can finally drive it ;D
Here is my baby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJX63iwrXew&feature=player_embedded
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Very cool. Welcome!
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Nice ride, no snow flakes, love that!
Welcome from the "D" (detroit)
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Welcome Gabriele to the site! You have found yourself a very nice car! Thanks for posting all the pictures. Welcome!!
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im from the windy city burd.Chicago .
Did I see you at a show in Belvidere, IL last summer?
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It wasn't Durty Nellies!
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It was mentioned that I should come over here and introduce myself and tell all a little about me.
My name is David Green and I am addicted to my TA.
I own a 1977 Trans Am, it is not a "Bandit", sorry. I hope you still let me hang out here for a while. It is Black with Black interrior. I bought it for me on my birthday in 2001. I have tinkered with it ever since. As of March 2012 I will have restored every part of this car. It by no means is a numbers matching perfect trailer queen show car, but I think it is quite nice. I did several modifications to it to accomidate the stereo system I installed because I love listening to music while I drive.
I will post a picture of it as soon as I install the hoodbird next week.
On a more personal note, I work for the USAF since 1996 and have worked in the automotive electronics industry since I was 16. I am married and have 2 boys, they all love my TA also, this makes it easier to enjoy this hobby.
That's all I have to say about me for now.
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Welcome David! Sounds like a nice car. Looking forward to seeing pics. It's great to hear the family enjoys the T/A. My family is the same way.
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It doesn't have to be a bandit. You see way too many of those anyway :)
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It doesn't have to be a bandit. You see way too many of those anyway :)
I noticed by looking at all of the other build threads that there is a lot of variety with the TA's here so I will be right a t home. I havent seen a TA that I didn't like. :)
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I'm Jay down in Greensboro, NC. But I was born & raised in New York City. But I always loved 2nd. Gen. Trans Am's especially the 77-78, and then the 79-81 models. BAN-ONE, Bandit Trans Am is the car that brought my attention to Trans Ams. No other car looks as cool to me. I always wanted one, and is looking for one, now. See my post in the wanted section for more info.
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Welcome, I am new here too.
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Welcome to the site guys!
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Gday all, my name is Phil, im 44 and im from sydney australia. Ive just purchased a beautiful 73 formula 400. wanted one ever since i was a kid. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Welcome from the "D".
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Id like to know your thoughts on having a lot of your classics leaving the states?
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Double talker. :D
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Can we see some pics of your car? :)
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Yes pics of your car w/ girls would be great!
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Welcome to the site all, just trying to catch up here.............
Theres Firebirds and Trans am's across the world, all over Europe and even the middle east, i know of a few guys in the Arab states that just love them.
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They loved 'em here back in the 80's :)
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Ill send some pics guys as soon as i can download them. ive also got a 68 mustang fastback. just need a 69 charger to complete my collection. :) Weve got our own fine selection of muscle cars here too but yours stand alone.
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freeway351 what do you think about some of us members here in the U.S. coming over to aussi to get away from our crazy government!
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Just picked up a 1976 Trans Am. Looking forward to learning more about this car.
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Welcome Andy to the site! Looks like one amazing '76! Congrats
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Just picked up a 1976 Trans Am. Looking forward to learning more about this car.
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That is nice!
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That is a very nice 76! Any plan on doing the hood bird?
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Hey everybody, from South Georgia. Finally just bought my 1977 Trans Am I've wanted since I was 6 and my older brother drove one home, and sold it a few months later when he got married only took me 33 years.
Her body's in great shape and she runs and dfives good, interior and several smal things to work on. What is the best thread to post some pics on and get some general advice on where y'all would start?
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What is the best thread to post some pics on and get some general advice on where y'all would start?
Hi and congrats on your "new" car...you could start a new thread under "restoration projects", "trans am photos", or "restoration" if you like (use whichever section best fits your needs)
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That is a very nice 76! Any plan on doing the hood bird?
No I won’t be doin’ the bird. It was original without it and I plan to keep it that way. I like the look.
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That is a very nice 76! Any plan on doing the hood bird?
No I won’t be doin’ the bird. It was original without it and I plan to keep it that way. I like the look.
Great looking car either way!
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I never saw this thread till today, sorry I never posted on here yet!
I'm Angelo, from Columbus Ohio. I've been infatuated with cars and particularly Firebirds and Trans Ams since I was able to remember. I was wearing diapers when Smokey and The Bandit came out, so I'm not sure how that movie influenced me but it did. In my teens, I wanted to be an auto mechanic, but at 16 I tried to fix my 82 Grand Prix's 231 V6 oil pump and failed, which set me on a different career path. I am mechanically inclined, but at the time I just wasn't patient enough and ended up in the computer field. Now I have 2 kids, a supportive wife and a garage stuffed with a dis-assembled Trans Am!
Since I started on this project in May of 2010 I've come to appreciate the 2nd gen f-body and made a few good bird friends too. At times I feel like I may have bitten off more than I can chew, but then I always keep the perspective that this is my project, I'll do what I want and I can take as much time as I want to get it done.
I greatly appreciate all of the individuals and small businesses out there that recycle, rebuild or re-produce Pontiac parts that no one else has the balls to. I didn't really appreciate or understand how importance the recycled and re-manufactured parts industry is until I started this project. If you're one of these guys/gals selling parts for our Pontiacs, thank you!
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Hello, I'm Austin and I'm from Seattle, Washington. I've always loved cars (mostly biased toward GM) and still have my first from 13 years ago, a 1963 Chevy II. F bodies were always something that I had a fascination about but did not actually get into until recently. I started with a couple of 3rd gen Camaros, and daily drive an '86 Z28 currently. I bought a 1979 base Camaro about two years ago and have been slowly working on it.
I decided I finally wanted to venture into the other side of the f-body family, and went on the hunt for a Firebird of some sort. I was about to drive across the mountains to pick up a decent looking '81 without a motor when I decided to check craigslist that same morning. I happened to see an add for a 1979 WS6 Trans Am that was about 100 miles closer (a major plus ;D ).
The car turned out to be MUCH more of a project than I intended on getting myself into at this point, but when I saw it and the work/parts that the car has, I couldn't pass it up. It's completely stripped down and bodywork has been completed. A new cowl and package tray have been welded in. The floorboards are 100% solid, and the trunk has been sealed and painted. A set of brand new inner fenders are on the front. The motor is the original 403 that has been rebuilt and has almost zero miles on it. A set of full length headers as well as a full length Flowmaster 2.5" dual exhaust are installed. Brand new interior parts, still in vendor packaging consist of: carpet, seat covers, package tray, center console and bin, basically everything except door panels. It's got a brand new nose still in the box. Everything else from nuts and bolts, to emblems, paperwork and receipts, t-tops, etc all came with it! It even has a beautiful set of 15 x 8 snowflakes on it.
To top it off, the seller gave me a packet of information to go along with it. He said the car was his son's, and he moved away. He described his son as a "car nerd" who was really into the history of this particular model. The packet turned out to be PHS documentation that his son had purchased. On the documentation I discovered that the car was a Y84!
All in all I'm tickled to have stumbled upon a car that's in such wonderful condition, its going to be a great vehicle to restore and I'm already SO much further ahead than I am on my Camaro. :P I am looking at purchasing a new house before October, so I'll restrain myself from starting a stagnant build thread until I'm actually able to begin on it. I'm very excited to get started none the less!
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Welcome Austin to the site!
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Hi guys my last name is Schroeder. I'm from Miller City, Ohio. I am a senior at the University of Toledo studying Mechanical Engineering. I coop with Federal Mogul and enjoy it (still have to get around to asking if I can have a discount on all those Moog parts! haha). I have loved Trans Ams since I started driving. My first car was a 1991 GTA Trans Am. A 77-78 Trans Am has always been my dream car. I purchased one last summer and was thrilled. I got screwed on it big time. Since purchasing it I've found many things that were supposed to have been restored that were not. I do not mind working on the car (in fact I enjoy it!). What I do mind is paying for parts and spending my time laboring to do things that I paid for in the price of the car to have already been done.
Nevertheless!!!! Here I am and my car is what it is. My journey on getting it to where I want it to be has begun. I am working to make it perfect and I love doing so (even if I don't like the bills! haha). I have come to love this site and truly appreciate all of you on here. I have been to many forums for various hobbies like paintballing and motorcycles. None of these forums have had people who genuinely care like you guys. None of these forums have had guys like you that are quick to respond or who go out to their shops and spend a little of their time to take pictures of their car so people can compare to their cars and see what they may need, what they need to fix, or how something looks. None of the forums have had such nice people. Usually forums like this are full of rude people who assault, make fun of, and crucify you if you ask one silly question or don't know everything about the hobby.
I love these cars. Always have. I'm glad I found this site with you guys on it! I've learned a lot about 2nd gens already and want to continue to do so until I know 'em in and out like the 3rd gens. I am so in love with these cars that I hope I have the opportunity to pass them on to my future son someday so he can have a productive hobby that teaches him how things work and how to make motors crank.
Thanks for all your help guys, I'm glad to be part of this forum.
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Welcome Schroeder! Great group here. We all like questions and pics. So.....? Where are your pics man?
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welcome
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I only have a couple pictures on my phone, so sorry for the crappy quality. I am currently at college and can't take any pictures until the weekend, so this is what I have to show right now!
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Givin' you guys the bird....
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Welcome Shroedoer. Nice looking car. Maybe see you at a show sometime this summer if you're in the toledo area still.
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Thank you! I like it and plan on making it a true beauty. I don't know about this car showing up at any shows. I'd be embarrassed to have my car around your guys'! Next summer though I think she'll be a lot further along and won't be so embarrassed to leave her nest ahahah.
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Hey Schreoder, Im from toledo as well, if ya dont bring your car, at least bring a daily driver and hangout with Brian and I lol..Welcome to the site
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Thank you! I like it and plan on making it a true beauty. I don't know about this car showing up at any shows. I'd be embarrassed to have my car around your guys'! Next summer though I think she'll be a lot further along and won't be so embarrassed to leave her nest ahahah.
I GUARANTEE you would not feel embarrassed around my car. Lol ask Alex. I've taken mine to a couple shows and it's got paint on it that makes primer look good, a few dents and some surface rust lol. I don't care, I see the potential and take it out and enjoy it.
I assume by your avatar you like guns. We'll have something else in common too lol.
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Thank you! I like it and plan on making it a true beauty. I don't know about this car showing up at any shows. I'd be embarrassed to have my car around your guys'! Next summer though I think she'll be a lot further along and won't be so embarrassed to leave her nest ahahah.
not around mine
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Hahah, cool. Well maybe I won't be too embarrassed then. And yeah, I love guns. Wish I had more time and money to shoot...just like I wish I had more time and money for my car. I'm trying to rush through school at the moment and hopefully in a year I will have time and money. What car shows do you guys attend? I'm pretty sure I'm going to check out the nationals this year in Dayton. I wanna bring my gf. We thought of going last year and just didn't. I'd love to though.
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<--- John Bowman, from Bluffton South Carolina just north of Savannah GA. Got 2 little girls and a wife who all help me rebuild cars out in the front yard/ 3car garage....We are major gearheads, Trans Am freaks, and members of SCMCS (South Carolina Muscle Car Society) a club of strictly driver cars most if not all built by the owners.
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Hahah, cool. Well maybe I won't be too embarrassed then. And yeah, I love guns. Wish I had more time and money to shoot...just like I wish I had more time and money for my car. I'm trying to rush through school at the moment and hopefully in a year I will have time and money. What car shows do you guys attend? I'm pretty sure I'm going to check out the nationals this year in Dayton. I wanna bring my gf. We thought of going last year and just didn't. I'd love to though.
Pretty sure Alex's headin to the nationals. Not sure if I will or not yet this year. Alex and I, and a couple other members went to the GM Powertrain "Park n shine" show, a small show in Point Place @ Friendship Park after the Point Place Day's Parade. I took mine out to Parkway Plaza which is just a small get together every friday evening and I went to a nice show in Pemberville, OH (by bowling green) once. Alex has told me about shows at Toledo Speedway but I haven't ever made it. Maybe this year.
Welcome sc79transam! Everyone here loves pictures of your car so be sure to post some when you can.
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Thanks a lot guys :)
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Jon taylor i am from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada finally getting warmer still cant figure out how to use this dam web site its really neat tho!!
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i just cant figure out how to post pitchers !!
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Help for posting pictures:
http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=5167.0
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pictures lol
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hey guys,
New here. Im from southern Ccalifornia. I was never a huge TA fan, but i inherited an 81 Y84 recently from a close family friend and am devoted to do it justice for him. Here is a quick photo i snapped from my cell phone.
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welcome
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hey guys,
New here. Im from southern Ccalifornia. I was never a huge TA fan, but i inherited an 81 Y84 recently from a close family friend and am devoted to do it justice for him. Here is a quick photo i snapped from my cell phone.
(http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff407/kgrace3/photo1.jpg)
that's an awesome thing to do. You going to do the work yourself or have it restored?
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That's a pretty rare car btw
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I was never a huge TA fan, ....
Hang out here long enough and that will change ;) :)
That's a pretty rare car btw
1 of 3,050 isn't bad.....a hardtop would make it 1 of 65 :o
Nice looking project regardless...welcome!
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Thanks for the welcome... Ya the guy who owned It was pretty fond of it, I've got all the maintenance records and parts receipts. Also have the original build sheet For it, Wich I understand is pretty rare too.
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P.S. I'm gonna do the work myself, except for body work and paint hopefully.
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Welcome kgrace3 to the site!
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i am layne from north carolina me my dad and my brother are restoreing a 1981 turbo t/a so will have a lot of ?s for ya`ll
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i am layne from north carolina me my dad and my brother are restoreing a 1981 turbo t/a so will have a lot of ?s for ya`ll
Sounds cool. Can we see some pictures? :)
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i am layne from north carolina me my dad and my brother are restoreing a 1981 turbo t/a so will have a lot of ?s for ya`ll
welcome Layne and good luck with your project
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Thanks for the welcome... Ya the guy who owned It was pretty fond of it, I've got all the maintenance records and parts receipts. Also have the original build sheet For it, Wich I understand is pretty rare too.
Greese cool deal, carying on someones dream is a real great thing...I actually got into TA's officially when I met my wife, she was the reason behind the 79 resto (her dream car) and that has lead to Trans Am fever for me.....got another one on the way and if I had the money I would have more, all fixers so I can do the work with my wife and girls....enjoy it. And if you need any help or advice there is tons of us here to give it :P
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thanks yall are so cool and ill have pics a soon as i figure out how to work my new camra
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Might as well get the newbie hazing outta of the way so here it goes...
My name is Paul and I'm from Wyoming. After years of searching, and saving, I'm now waiting for my childhood dream car to show up at my front door in the next few weeks. It's a '79 TA W72 WS6 4-speed hardtop. My parents owned a similar model in the early 80s, they were the second owners, and have regretted selling it ever since. The color package is the silver/grey which I loved when I was younger. No offense to fans of gold, love that combination as well, but the silver and black screams pure muscle in my book. As a Broncos' fan though it pains me to even write "silver and black" but here in this context it's well worth it. ;D
I'm sure pics and questions will be forthcoming and I can't wait to learn everything possible about my new ride. Thank you for the great resource already established! Looking forward to contributing.
Paul
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Welcome Paul! It's great to hear of yet another person fulfilling a childhood dream of owning one of these cars. Looking forward to the pics, and learning more about your ride.
Good luck with Peyton.
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Welcome Paul! It's great to hear of yet another person fulfilling a childhood dream of owning one of these cars. Looking forward to the pics, and learning more about your ride.
Good luck with Peyton.
Thanks SOLICIT!
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Welcome Paul to the site! Can't wait to see some pictures. Congrats on the find.
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Welcome Paul to the site! Can't wait to see some pictures. Congrats on the find.
thanks 8)
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My name is Jon...I'm from Barrington...I own a '79 Trans Am for the third time in my life...I'm going to be 23 next week so happy birthday to myself.
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Hey Jon, you're not far away. I'm up in Rockton. Are you going to POCI at the Pheasant Run in St Charles this July? If so, they'll be several of us there, so we'll have a chance to meet up.
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Hello, my name is Jerry and I'm from Sioux Falls SD. I am obessed with all years Trans-Ams. I currently have three. 1.My parts car a 79' Firebird. 2. A 79 Trans-Am. and 3. A 85 Trans Am. I bought the 85 first it was my first ever TA, I will be building a customizing it with the help of my now 6yr old son. When he turns 16 it's his. I'm currently in the process of restoring my 79 as we speak. should be done in bout 3 years. keeping that one all original.
I do have a really simple and stupid question, How do I read my personal messages that people send me? I have one from a member and for some reason I can't read it. nothing shows up. any help would be great.
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Welcome to all of the new members. Jerry, there is a section in the header for messages. Click that and they should show up. First they show the header of the message, and then the whole message is further down the page.
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Welcome Jerry to the site! Sounds like you have some great projects.
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Chris from uniontown ohio new member just picked up this T/a today.
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Welcome chris. Would love to see more pictures of your car. I won't be the only one either :)
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welcome chris, looks like a nice bird
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Hey guys I'm Stephanie all the way down south from OKLAHOMA!!!! I LOVE CARS! I proudly own a 1998 Trans AM; first bought him when I was 16 years old. He is my DD, so no crazy moderations......yet. I'm still starting to learn the basics about engines and I have done small tasks to my car, (i.e. spark plugs, spark plug wires, alternator..etc.) I'm really here to learn and when I come up with the cash, buy a DD and turn the love of my life into a DR car. I'm extremely excited, especially since summer is coming and I will have tons of time to invest money into my favorite machine.
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Welcome to our group here Stephanie, your car will be right at home..My wife and I had an '02 WS6 All Black Convertible.....we sold it a few years ago to buy a family cruiser...now we re-purchased two 2nd gens..
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Scott from Birmingham , Alabama. Hope to see yall THursdy at Barbers in Leeds, then again Saturday in Georgia.
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welcome stefanie and scott
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My name is Larry Parks out of Ennis Texas. I have been a Pontiac man since High School in the mid 80's. My first car was a 68 Lemans coupe 350 4 spd car followed by another 68 Lemans, a 70 Trans Am , a 68 Firebird convertible and a 68 Firebird hardtop and a 78 Trans Am also a 62 Catalina and a 63 Catalina.
I currently have a 68 GTO coupe, 63 Lemans coupe and 78 Formula currently. I have decided recently to sell the # matching GTO and also the 1 of 810 4 speed W72 78 Formula so I can focus on my nostalgia inspired 63 Lemans coupe drag project.
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my name is Dave and I'm from Hoffman Estates, Il chicago suburb, have a 78 Trans Am, 86 El Camino and a 1965 Mustang which I usually enjoy working on
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Hello, I'm new here from south Florida. I have had many T/A's over the years, the cars I own now are a 78 Black S/E 4spd, that I've owned for over 20 years, and a 73 white T/A.
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Hi My name is Josh, im currently in Valdosa Ga but will be leaving for the Uk in Dec. i have a 78 TA that im in the proces of restoring (sort of)
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welcome Josh, stay on board from the UK my wife is from Weybridge and Surrey
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Welcome Josh to the site!
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My name is Ray, from Las Vegas NV USA. Sold my 1 and only 1977 Trans AM, back in 1981. Sure do miss that beauty! Now that I'm a bit older, 59, mid life crisis, I'm looking to buy another 1 of these fine beauties, prefer 1977 - 1981 and no turbos! I'm a bit smaller in my pic!
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welcome Ray
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Hello, i'm from SE Michigan. I always seem to do things bass ackwards so its only natural that I make almost 100 posts before introducing myself.
Anyhow, here's a pic of my 79 trans am, 400/4spd WS6 T-tops. Picture was taken right after a fresh paint job about 11 years ago and and the car had been in storage pretty much ever since. Currently, I have the engine and front subframe out of the car and am completing the restoration. I plan on replacing all the brake/fuel lines, complete exhaust, all body mounts, and all the front and rear suspension and brake components before putting it back on the road. The 6x-4 heads are at the machine shop right now having new guides put in, larger exhaust valves, mild port work, deck surfaced, guides cut for better valve seals, and whatever else I'm forgetting. The lower end was in excellent shape so its only going to get a new rear main seal, and oil pump and I might also pop some new freeze plugs in it before a fresh paint job. The interior is in excellent shape and only needs the console lid replaced and both front arm rests. I hope to have the car 100% complete by this time next year.
Once completed, I'll be looking for either a 1964 Chevelle or 1964 GTO project, whichever one I find first.
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Welcome Smith. Maybe I'll see you around sometime at some shows near Toledo soon?
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That would be great.
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Hey guys. Gadsden, Alabama here. Just bought a 81 TA a few months ago and I am new to restore business, so I'm sure i'll have plenty of questions. Had a few rust holes in the floor boards, but I've just about got that work completed. Thanks in advance for any help from you guys.
I'll try to post some pics once I fiqure out how do to it.
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Welcome Audixie! :) Is your 81 a Turbo Trans Am? Posting pics isn't too hard. If you have a photobucket account you upload the pic and copy the [IMG] code and paste it here.
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No. Non Turbo 301 with Fisher T-tops. Black with tan interior. Previous owner has tried to SE clone it with stiping and such. Whoever did it actually did a nice job. It does have deluxe interior, but no power windows and no air. All original other than the striping. Came with the Pilminco seats which I have found out you cannot find covers for. My plan is to redo interior in Camel tan and use the deluxe camel tan vinyl covers. The dash and console are a dark brown called Cordavan brown and I will keep them that color. It runs fine, but I am still torn on whether to put money into the 301 or drop a 400 in it, but that is a ways down the road. It came with the rally II wheels, but I recently bought a set of 15 x 8 honeycombs I plan on restoring. Thanks.
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Figured out the pic thing.
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Looks nice. I like the 81 bird. Something unique
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Hi I'm Bill from lincoln NE I have a 78 gold trans am 400 4 speed car ( it has all the signs of a se, but no 88 code. So I'm going to contact PHS for it paper work) I just joined the form .
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Welcome to all the new members! Dont be afraid to post some pics and ask some questions or start a thread about your car we would love to hear your story!
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Lou from New York, NY. I have been on the site for some time now but just started to post. My 78 W72 400 4spd car has just been put back on the road after some personal issues. I posted a few pics the other day in the photo section under TA photos. Took me awhile but finally got some posted. Lol !
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Im Mike... everyone i know calls me Tex, either one. I live in Orange, Virginia. I love all trans ams I finally got my hands on one. its a 79 hard top, auto, w a 74 455 bored .30 over. She aint pretty yet but monsters usually aint >:D
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Hi, my name is Hunter and I'm from the Allegan area of Michigan. I'm 15 and I am currently restoring my 81' Firebird. (Soon to be T/A clone) I was just wondering if a Base model Firebird can actually be worth much at all. My car has 80k original miles with all three build sheets in the car. It has some things like defrost and such, but I really don't think a V6 base model can even be worth much restored back to original. Help?
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Welcome hunter. I'm 15 as well. As far as value, a base bird isn't a big collector car as I'm sure you know. It would be cool to see a base bird restored to normal I think. So many get parted out or cloned you hardly see them anymore.
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howdy! im from Texas... glad to be part of this forum :D
Welcome Oliver! I too am from Texas. What kinda bird do you have and can you post up some pics? :)
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Welcome to the site from another Texan!
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howdy! im from Texas... glad to be part of this forum :D
Welcome Oliver! I too am from Texas. What kinda bird do you have and can you post up some pics? :)
Yea, although i rarely speak for others, i can cay we all like pictures of your bird no matter the condition. :)If you need help posting them we can help and welcome to the site friend.
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GREETINGS EVERYONE!
I've arrived late for the party lol, I'm Christal from southern california. This is a great site. I've learned so much reading these threads. My 78 trans am is everything to me and getting the help I need from 78TA.com members has been a necessity to keep my baby running. THANKS EVERYONE!!
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Hi everybody,
I'm a new member, though Brett has helped me out with information previously.
My name is Charles Whealton (Chuck). I'm from Bear, DE and I've got a 1979 Trans-Am. It's a WS6 model with the Pontiac 400 and 4-speed that I'm getting redone. It's probably 70% of the way there and hopefully, it'll have new Atlantis Blue paint within the next several weeks, and then we grab the new and redyed Camel Tan interior components and start putting it back together.
It's been decades since I drove a Trans-Am, so naturally I'm looking forward to this. Nothing beats a Pontiac - NOTHING.
Great to meet you all! -- Chuck
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That's awesome chuck. Atlantis blue is a pretty rare color. Be sure to post up some pictures when its done :)
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welcome Cristal and Chuck
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G'Day all I'm Edward from Australia Victoria
I'm in the process of restoring a 1977 Trans am T-Tops Olds 350 with TH350 Trans.
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Chuck Anderson, Rapid Grafiks and Signs, from da UP of Michigan, Ehh? Activities include dirt track racing in da summer and pool shooting and working on da '79 SA TA i traded for a '78 Z-28. Let the car sit outside for a few years (big mistake) but now restoring back to where it usta was... pardon my accent, lol... Somone one once asked me if I was from Canada, lol... Anywho, this is a great site for info, currently in the process of troubleshooting my emissions, and this site has helped ALOT. Only one or two more things to find out (such as where the 2 ports on the manifold Vac fitting go, I know the smaller port goes to front TVS)...
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Hello All! My name is Jason, Im in Pennsylvania and I just registered. The amount of info,and personal experience on Hitmans sites is makin my head spin! I have been sitting here for two hours just reading and learning a crap load! I owned a 78 t/a about 15yrs ago in my glory days, then came time to grow up to doo the whole big boy thing. Well Im tryin to get back in the game and will prolly have another 78 with in the next two months. I am no motorhead but I may just get there with this site. Thanks for letting me be apart of it.
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Hey everyone. I'm Jeff. I'm from Ohio. At 22, I'm probably one of the younger members on this board. In 2009, became the second owner of a 1978 Trans Am from my uncle's neighbor, a retired WWII army air corp/air force veteran in Sacramento. He custom ordered the car with a number of odd options. I'm doing my best to restore it to originality (Cameo white with deluxe carmine interior.) It's been a long road, but the exterior is done and the interior is coming along. I hope to put a crate 350 in it soon. I plan to keep the original 403, though. The car has quite a back-story to it and I hope one day I'll be able to pass it down to my kids. Also, there are a number of quality swap meets that happen in my area. If I see good deals, I'll pick up parts and sell them on eBay, which helps fund my own restoration..
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Welcome Jeff. That's cool. White on red is a good color combo. I've always liked the red interiors.
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hai i am from holland and bought two months ago my first trans am
and what a good choice it was
it is a 73 455 its green and mean
kind regards to all of you
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try to post the photo a bit bigger
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Hi. Everybody I just got my first TA today a 78 or what I believe is 78. It doest have a title or a vin #. It was my grand fathers car/project. I may need some help with this one.
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hai i am from holland and bought two months ago my first trans am
and what a good choice it was
it is a 73 455 its green and mean
kind regards to all of you
My favorite kind of T/A
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G'Day all I'm Edward from Australia Victoria
I'm in the process of restoring a 1977 Trans am T-Tops Olds 350 with TH350 Trans.
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Gday Edward
There are a few Victorians that hang out here..welcome to the site
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post some pics carcuss. kinda curious whatcha got goin on there.
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Hey guys...new member here from Robins, Iowa (Cedar Rapids area). Just picked up a 1980 Trans Am...a car that I've wanted since I was 8 years old!!! Went and picked it up 5 hours away with my dad and son on Saturday...what a great day. Anyway....I've got some questions, so I'm going to start digging around the forum and see what I can find out and learn.
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Hello everyone,
My name is Marty. I live in the Tulsa Oklahoma area and own my own classic car restoration business. This give's me a great way to build a network to find hidden classic car's in the area. Been doing the buisness for decade's and I really enjoy bringing back the diamond's in the rough. I have my own collection of car's that I've alway's wanted. Starting with a 1970 Corvette, 1973 Corvette, 1965 GT-350 clone Mustang and a 1968 Camaro RS/SS. As you can see I'm not loyal to any one manufacturer. I enjoy them all.
I've alway's wanted a Trans Am. I still remember the first one I ever saw. It was a 1970 Trans Am 455 that alway's parked in the first spot by the door of my very first job. That image is still burned into my mind.
Well, today I finally made a deal to get my first Trans Am. Not a 1970 but a 1976 with 64k mile's. Rebuilt 400 engine / automatc. A no rust/solid body with original black paint. Black interior. It has the normal ding's but that's not a deal breaker. It's all complete and has plenty of extra part's that go with it.
It has been sitting in this garage for 10 years, as you can see by the dust that collected on the car. All it need's is reassembled. The gentleman who owned it had plenty of offer's for it over the years which he turned down, so apparently it was my lucky day. ;) It goes to show you that there are still deal's to be made out there.
My plan's are to make a 1970-1973 conversion. That's how I found this Forum, I was searching for the endura bumper's to see what's out there. I'll be spending a lot of time here reading up on the subject, since this is my first Pontiac project.
I know gearhead's love picture's especially car's that have been found in field's and barn's. What you see here is how it sat for many year's. I'm looking forward in getting started. The only thing left now is to find a 71 'Cuda. Hopefully I won't have to wait as long as I did for this Trans Am.
Thank's,
Marty.
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Welcome Marty. Looks like a nice find! Be sure to start a build thread so we can all follow along.
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Will do!
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Nice car. 76 is a great year
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hello i am from nebraska
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wow that is a nice car!
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Welcome. What year of T/A do you have? :)
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Thank's for the welcome. Hopefully I'll be able to help out on some subject's here on the forum even though my Pontiac knowlege is limited.
It's a 1976.
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Hello everyone, I'm Casey and live in North Carolina. I'm a native Texan. When I was 18 (1979) I got my first job after high school and bought a 1974 formula 400. My mother cosigned the loan. (2500.00) It had 60,000 original miles. Sold it in 1985 for 900.00 bucks. Still kicking myself for that mistake. 1988 I bought a 1977 formula, W72, hurst 4 speed, W50 appearance package, Lombardy black velour interior with door pull straps, tilt, pw, ac. hurst t-tops, again with 60,000 original miles. Sold it in 1992 for 2500.00, again, kick myself. Now for the good news. I reaquired the '77 formula without engine for 2500.00. I have the correct block but still need the heads, intake and carb. The limo black window tint kept the interior like a time capsule. My son is even more excited than me. THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME REDEMPTION EVER!!
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Very cool. Dont kick yourself again ok? Got any pics?
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I know what it's like to kick myself from letting a nice one get away. Won't happen again...lesson learned! Love the look of the Formula's.
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Hi,
My name is Rick and I reside in West Plains, Mo. I’m finally coming back around to the Pontiac aspect of life. (first car was a 68 Firebird). I’m always looking for parts, Etc. If you’re close to my location let me know! Good to meet you guys.
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Welcome Rick! That must have been a cool first car.
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Welcome Marty , looks like you have a great find .
Also welcome Rock Chalk
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Hi Guys
Just a quick introduction from me in the UK.
Here are my two 'birds'.....
My 99' T/A with 25th Anniv Wheels and my 77 SE Resto the day I found her in her Tomb.
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Welcome to a great forum Rob . Would love to see more pics of the SE!
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Welcome to a great forum Rob . Would love to see more pics of the SE!
Here is a few of my 77 SE on my Flickr......
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62906096@N02/sets/72157631292737690/
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Welcome Rick! That must have been a cool first car.
It definitely got attention, some of which was not wanted! Gotta love small town USA where the cops know everyone :) It was actually a “half-breed”, having a built Chevy big block housed under the hood. Combined with a rock crusher transmission and a posi 4:11 rear end, I’m surprised I didn’t get into more trouble than I did. Looking back I’m surprised my parents let me have such a monstrosity! Ironically enough my dad helped me piece the ole piece together…… My dad’s an old school Pontiac nut. His first car was a 57 Pontiac Starchief. Ha, thanks for the trip down memory lane ;D
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greetings from laporte indiana!
im a new 78 trans am owner. just picked up a project(previous owner grenaded the 400.... need to find another one)
the names thom.
my other interests are my 11 f150 ecoboost which currently runs 13.30s at 100, and my 3 dogs, Lola, Ludo, and Loki aka my chihuahua mafia, and mi familia.
my gf has a 1980 corvette L48, and i am about to part out a project from a previous marriage that has been weathered beyond repair, my 1970 camaro rs...
but from the ashes a phoenix shall emerge, lol.
anyhoo, lookin forward to continued readings and learning.
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Greetings Mates, from Manchester UK, We have a major restoration company in Zurich and LOVE Trans Ams however they are expensive to get here in Europe although there are a lot of them here. We had a Chap by the name of Greg Stodghill there in the US build several for us a few years ago. PRETTY COOL site you have
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Hello, new guy..S/E Michigan here.
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Welcome all!
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Hello everyone,
I'm Brian (44) from Alabama. My T/A is a silver '77 A/T 400 hard top with charcoal/red decals and deluxe black fabric interior. I have owned it for 28 years (since I was 16). It was my daily driver for 5 years but then it was retired and had the engine and trans rebuild plus had it repainted and new decals applied in 1990. The car has been in my family since it was bought new in the spring of '77 and was given to me as a Christmas present in '84. It has been mostly garage kept it's whole life (only seen daylight three times in the last 14 years) so the body is in very good condition.
My plans for the car now is that I want to disassemble the whole front clip and restore it back to near new condition. I want to insulate and soundproof the interior as well. The rear diff is also in need of some TLC.
I'm in the process of getting my garage space clear and rearranged and hope to get started before the end of the year with the tear down so I'll be starting a thread with pics and updates.
-Brian
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Welcome to 78ta.com Brian. Sounds like a nice T/A. Awesome that you've held onto it since you were 16. When you get started, make a restoration thread. We would all like to see it. :)
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names Jbyrd I have a few hobbies my TA kinda got placed in the back of my garage and I started offroading my Wrangler just looking at the TA the other day and thought I really gotta do something with this thing so I'm debating on the 2013 bandit run. Anyone from N.E. Ohio?
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Welcome Brian (nice name :)) and Jbyrd. I think there are a few over in NE Ohio. I'm over near Toledo.
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Hi,
I'm Tony and from N.Texas. My 2 birds are a 1980 turbo formula and a 67 vert. Great site BTW!
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww71/tr709/100_0096.jpg)
(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww71/tr709/67atRRS11-2012.jpg)
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Welcome Tony, from a fellow Texan. Nice birds. :)
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Hello everyone, greetings from Salt Lake City. I'm not sure that I properly introduced myself here before I began posting, my apologies. Ain't been "with it" lately. :)
What an amazing site! There are other good Firebird forums out there but this one has been by far more active and helpful. Some great members here, some of them helping out with my '79 Franken-Formula resto/tribute. Looking forward to being a member of your great forum for years to come. You guys have some utterly jaw-dropping vehicles, I hope one day my 'Bird gets even close to your standard. Thanks to Hitman and all you folks for creating such a great site.
Btw, tr709, that is a STUNNING Formula ya got there sir, wow!
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Welcome nocturnal :)
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Hello all
I am a passed member and have been inactive for the passed 4 years, I was down in New Zealand when I joined and up until recently.
However my wife and I have at last migrated to the USA, we are currently in Missouri "Chesterfield"
Sadly I no longer have my TA but intend to replace her one day.
I am trying to locate some old friends on here, a BIG Hi to Hitman, I cant seem to find Hammer "the original " on here can anyone fill me in on his where about's ?
Another person id like to catch with is Scott here in Mo if he is still active on here, he caught up with my wife when she was back here visiting her folks 4 years ago.
Look forward to chatting with you all
Banditnz
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Hey everyone,
My name is Matt, and I'm from the Austin, Tx area. I have a 77 Trans Am that I just started restoring, and I have an 86 IROC, that's about 80% restored.
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Hi, I'm an alcoholic and.......oh wait - wrong forum. ;D
I just picked up my 10th Anniversary a few weeks ago, paid too much so the previous owner made out like The Bandit. ::)
Anyhow, I put on rose colored glasses when I first saw it so my mind blocked out all the bad stuff about the car. No biggy, I'm handy with a paint and even better with a wrench so I'll have the car up to my specs in no time. It'll just cost me a couple grand to do it.
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Kentucky is where I hang my hat and park my dream machine 8) I have a Black 1978 Trans Am - 400 - 4 Speed - 2nd Gen Hurst Tops - Number Matching with approx. 73,000 original miles. (Mileage subject to change as the weather warms up - It's a DRIVER ;D )
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Welcome Kermitfrog and 78TransAmMan! Post up some pics of your cars if you can.
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Hi, I am Gerald, A Combat Vet. I'm an avid biker and ride my sled with the Combat Vets Motorcycle Association (CVMA) we are a non profit charity group that rides to help out vets in need. I reside in Winston Salem, NC. Currently, I'm a west coast trucker and have been thru 48 states.
I recently purchased a 1979 T/A from Kendall Johnson, my bike builder. Yeah, that's the same Kendall that was on all the biker build offs. My T/A is showing 79k miles and still sports the original Chestnut Brown paint. It's been parked many years and is going to take some time to get right. I'm glad I found this site with so much knowledge in one place. I've owned several Camaro's and T/A's and look forward to trading tech tips with you guys !
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Welcome to 78ta gerald! We'd all love to see some pictures of your new T/A when you get the chance.
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Done brother ! I added it to my sig, but damn it sure is large, Lol !
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That's a nice project. Looks very solid. And its hard to beat brown and gold :)
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Haha ! I'm gonna beat it. It's going either Hugger Orange or Candy Apple Red over Gold. That's the original paint too, still has the Unleaded Fuel Only sticker on the bumper.
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Hello,
My name is Martin, and i just joined his site. I am liking what i see. I am from Canada, just over the Detroit, MI border.
I am a long time poncho guy. Grew up in the 70 muscle car erra. I owned a 76 Trans Am 4sp. My buddies had 71 H.O. T.A's.
I own a 70 Z28 4sp car.
I bought this car because i couldn't find a H.O. or a 70 TA that was good and cleand and had been all hacked up. So i bought my Camaro. I am looking for a early Trans Am. If anyone knows of one please send me a message. :) :)
Cheers
Martin
Canuck
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Hi Martin. Glad to have a local guy here eh?. Im near Detroit as well.
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Hello,
Just joined the forum; live in North Alabama & have a
'78 Gold Trans am that I've owned since 1994, but hasn't
seen much love since I met my wife back in '02. Recently,
I've convinced myself to start work on it again; new heater
core hoses are 1st on the list. Since I found this forum, I
have learned that I've probably got an L78 engine (no decal
on shaker) and the snowflakes on my car indicate that it
may have the Ws6 handling package. Thanks for a very
thorough FAQ section and more. Looking forward to getting
the Boogie machine rolling again...
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Hello,
Just joined the forum; live in North Alabama
Welcome to the forum neighbor (central AL here) I'm fairly new myself.
The board is full of excellent information and peeps that can help solve just about anything concerning our cars.
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Hello,
My name is Don and I have an unfinished, Black 1976 Trans Am w/T-Tops (original T-Top car, I have the PHS document on the car).
I am also among the victims of the Build-A-Bandit shop in NC, but unlike many of the other victims, I do already hold title to my car (and the local Sherriff's Dept. in NC is watching over the car now, until I can pick it up).
I have many pictures I can post, but as you can see from a couple below, my car also has custom 17" 'honeycomb' alloy wheels from Year One, which were custom powder-coated and machined in Gold (they do not come in anything but silver from Year One, so if you see these wheels on any other car, you can bet they are actually mine).
I will be picking up the car and finishing it elsewhere. I also have a 1969 RS/SS Camaro show car, but looking forward to learning a lot about TAs from this forum.
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Welcome to the forum guys.
Many peeps here have a vast knowledge of 2nd generation TA's. And they share it too!
There is a wealth if information here at your fingertips. Feel free to ask questions as you poke around in the forums.
Don't forget to start a thread on your build or post pics. We love pics around here!
Stan
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welcome to the forum guys!
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Love the car. looks great
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Hi, I just joined the forum and this is my first post! Here are my two Firebirds. 1st is a 68 convertible. This one is kind of a resto mod, with a built 455, TKO600 transmission, Moser rear end, 4 wheel disk brakes. Latest project is lowering springs, tubular control arms, and QA1 adjustable shocks.
I just picked up the 2nd car, a 74 Super Duty TA, about 20k miles. I'm planning a complete restoration. I'm working with CW Restorations of Mason OH. Look for this one to be done next year I hope. That assumes I can find the missing parts, the budget holds out, and life doesn't get in the way...
-Jim
(http://i.imgur.com/1anLil.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YeJKu20l.jpg)
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Whoa... two awesome birds. Welcome
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Welcome Jim . Love the 68 and its a convertable to boot . My dream car!
Well besides an SD !
Wouldn't mind seeing more pics if you get a chance
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Thanks! I love the hobby, and have learned so much over the last few years, but am in awe of the knowledge of the people in the forums I visit. The convertible is a great ride, really close to done, if these cars are ever done. I'm going to start rebuilding the 74 SD soon, I hope. I'll get a build thread started when I get going. Here are a few more pictures that I do have.
(http://i.imgur.com/Cbi5jl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/IJExFl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/8v1lSnWl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/bHpGT6jl.jpg)
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HI My name is tyler,I came across the site while looking for 77 trans am parts. etc... Im 17 and live in rochester NY, I first liked the trans am after I snuck the movie smokey and the bandit up to my room to watch when I was 9 I liked it ever since now I have the opportunity to buy one after I sell my ford mustang. And want to restore one to a S&B clone. love the color's of the car and was thinking about doing a general lee clone but after talking to Brett Campbell"Hitman" I want to get a trans am instead. SO when my car sell's and I get the money from it if anybody can help me find a trans am at the time I would much appreciate it, cause I was looking for the past few days just for kicks and havent had any real luck to find one. But Im really happy I found this site, looks like a nice club to be apart of.
tyler
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Wow Jim the convertible is done in such great taste . Love the paint and the wheels suit it so well .
Thanks for posting
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Welcome to the site Tyler .its always nice seeing the younger generation showing interest in TAs .
You'd be the coolest guy in school pulling up in a TA . I hate ricers lol
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Welcome to the site Tyler .its always nice seeing the younger generation showing interest in TAs .
You'd be the coolest guy in school pulling up in a TA . I hate ricers lol
LOL, thats true lol, thanks for the welcome rainman, :)
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Hey guys and girls,
My name is TJ. I live on the outskirts of Beaver Falls, PA (Pittsburgh area). I work as a Team Lead for a fairly large thermoplastics company. The car that brought me here is my 1978 Trans Am W72 that I purchased in December. It is a solid car but has plenty of small "details" and combined with my vision of a dream car gives it the "Project Car" title. There is a possibility that the car is a WS6 car judging by the rims and sway bar but I have no documentation and have yet to contact PHS for the true set up. I will definitely make a Project Thread detailing the trials and journey of the car and that's where you fine folks come in. While I consider myself mechanically inclined, I am by no means a mechanic. I have never tackled a build/restore before and will need all of the experienced advice and suggestions possible. I am looking forward to learning and hearing from all of you.
My other vehicles include a lifted 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Edition (DD) and my 2011 Harley Davidson Sportster Forty Eight.
Thanks ahead of time!
Here is a pic of my baby the day it was delivered to my house from New York. (Santa was good to me this year)
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u573/1978blackbird/car_zps9bd0368c.jpg)
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Welcome T.J and Tyler :)
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Aircal from Chicago Illinois checking in. Was lurking all day and said hey, this looks like a cool place so here I am !
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Welcome Aircal. Do you currently own any cars or have a build planned for the future?
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Thanks. I have a 1980 Trans Am all original with 64k miles. Just sold my 97 Grand Prix GTP that was slightly modded but had 165k miles on her. Replaced the wifes beater honda with a 07 G6 hardtop convt. that only had 9k miles on it. ( Found it in FLorida too). Replaced mine with a 99 Accord that only had 82k miles on it, still prefer the GTP though....lol
I also have a 73 Thunderbird that has 46k miles on it, also all original with a 460.
I do show the TA and the Thunderbird a bit, hopeing to get out more this year.
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Hey a new to this site. Imm Glenn from New York. I have a 1973 firebird formula 400 that I bought in 1981 .needs restoration. I also have a 1979 10 th anniversary that I bought in 1984 this needs some work as well. Looking forward to putting these back on the road.
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Welcome to the forum Glenn! Looking forward to seeing pics of your cars!
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hi my name i stefano ,from italy ,
i have a trans am firebird 1979 and i love 2 gen firebird
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Welcome Stefano! Nice looking bird you have there.
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thanks , excuse me for my english , i imported my trans am from austin ,texas ,
i did rebuild new the engine olds 403 and all the mecanics in austin.
in italy this cars were never sold by new, (used from svitzerland ,germany or holland)
this website is very iteresting .
i like old american cars and muscle cars is my passion .
:) by
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Swansboro, NC!
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hi my name i stefano ,from italy ,
i have a trans am firebird 1979 and i love 2 gen firebird
Welcome to the site . Geez you guys are unfortunate to require such a massive license plate , sheeeesh . Are your cops blind or something? We'd have civil unrest if they pulled that off here .
Is all of Europe like that?
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Welcome Jaysen and Glenn . Glenn you have any pics for us !
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i must reduce the support of the license plate,having importet the car trought holland ,the license plate it was too big and yellow.
in italy ,one year to have the license plate to use the car. (the italian bureaucracy is hallucinating and ignorant for this cars ) (test,controls ,technical data sheets ecc)
also i think the license plate are ugly,but it's the last of the problems.
the american license plates are beautiful,but in europe ,imported a car are good one year unfortunately.
:)
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Hello everyone. My name is Max and I live in the North Texas area. My son is just about to finish his Sophomore year of college and I thought it would be the perfect summer to start a father son memory. I came accross a 1977 Trans Am 6.6 with T-tops for 1500 dollars and couldn't resist. I've loved Pontiacs since I was aa kid. Going to rebuild her from the ground up (wish me luck here) and give it to my son for a college graduation present. The car is coplete but hasn't been started in 10 plus years. Has a little rust under the rear window so I'll be welding in some body panels. Motor is complete with Tranny laying in the barn next to her. Shes been stored in the barn for the entire 10 plus years. Optically my plan is to build her like she was from the factory but the drive train will be pumped up. I'm figuring around 10 grand or so in the drive train and maybe push 400hp or so. Anyways I have ALOT of questions to ask after I have done some reading and hope they aren't to trying on ya'll.
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Welcome Max! You came to the right place for guidance on your build. That 77 sounds like a nice beginning to a father and son project. Post some pics when you get a chance.
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Will do as soon as I get it out of the barn its been in for 10 years. Oh and had breakfast with the buddy this morning and he knocked another 500 off of it so 1000 bucks and its all there.
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Welcome max. Good to see someone else from Texas. That sounds like a good deal. These cars aren't cheap around here. That's an awesome graduation gift.
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Hello People,
My name is Dan. I am from Eugene Oregon but live in Syracuse, Utah now. have been in Utah since 1978. Purchased my 79 TA in 1981. my car has 53,000 original miles and i love the car. will never sell it. Starting a motor build on it the first of the week. very excited to really wake it up.
Lots of very nice cars here on this site. glad to meet lots of TA CRAZY people.
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Welcome Dan . Your 79 looks like a beauty . I wish I was smart enough to have kept my 77
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Hey everyone, I just joined up. I'm from Montreal, Canada. I have an 85 TA. Love going to the races. I'm there every Thursday and Friday nights. Starting soon. When the snow melts here!! Lol I need some advice but not sure how to post and where to post it. It's about a b&m shifter I have and the console. If anyone can help me it would be really cool. My name is tiny by the way!! Lol >:D
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Welcome to the forum fellow Canadian . Tiny I'm sure any question you can ask can be answered . This place is like a giant TransAm think tank lol
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Hello. Mike here from Illinois, about 45 miles south of Chicago. Just bought a1981 bandit style TA. All original with 30k miles. 5.0 motor w 4 speed and t tops.
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Hello. Mike here from Illinois, about 45 miles south of Chicago. Just bought a1981 bandit style TA. All original with 30k miles. 5.0 motor w 4 speed and t tops.
It very possible we're the only ones on this forum Mike. When you figure out how to delete your account let me know.
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Now Garry, why would you want to delete your account after only 3 posts? There is alot of T/A knowledge on this site! Bet you didn't give up that easlily when you were persueing your girlfriend/wife.
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Now Garry, why would you want to delete your account after only 3 posts? There is alot of T/A knowledge on this site! Bet you didn't give up that easily when you were pursuing your girlfriend/wife.
She pursued me and has been paying dearly ever since.
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Hi everyone, my name is Tom. I live in Vegas currently, but, grew up in Detroit, which explains why I have always been into the old muscle cars. I just picked up an 80 Trans Am, and will be asking a TON of questions as I restore her. This is my second Trans Am. I had an 82 I bought new when I was in high school (wanted a 2nd gen back then, but could not find a new one in my area). This is an awesome site!
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Hello everyone.
i'm from france ;)
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Hello everyone.
i'm from france ;)
Hello neighbor I'm from the UK ... where about in France?
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Hello everyone.
i'm from france ;)
Hello neighbor I'm from the UK ... where about in France?
i'm 50km from paris and 50km from mickeyland ;D
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hi every body :) im abdulaziz from QATAR I guiss every body is wondering where is that:) its a country in the Arabian gulf next to saudia Arabia nice beaches though not all desert:) im very glad to be here i just bought a 79 ta out of ebay with a t tops black on black and im going to restore it and convert it to a 78 ta as my elder brother had one from the dealer in 1978 t tops black on black auto trans power windows and locks and i would like to give it to him as a present becauase he allways wanted one to remember the good old days i will post pictures soon im 43 years old and a a father of 5 a retired fighter pilot instructor and i love muscle cars ;D
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Welcome. Post some pics of the car. We all wanna see! ;D
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Welcome everyone :)
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Hi guys,
name's Ryan and I'm from Vancouver Canada. I'm restoring/ratrodding a 1980 trans am. I'm new to trans ams and I'm new here. Nice to meet you guys. I'm no guru but i'll try my best to get involved and to ask and answer questions where i can. I'll also make an effort to post some pics...I know you guys love your pics!
Cheers
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Hey Ryan nice to see another British Columbian here . I believe that makes 3 of us lol
There's a great bunch of members here and theres no question to tough for these guys
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Whats going on everyone. I found this site a few years back when i had my 78 T/A.....I never posted on here and when i sold the car i kind of forgot about the site. Well ive stumbled my way back to a 76 Bird and figured ill post on the forum this time. So, heres the info on the car. Base model 76 Bird with the stock 350. Even had AC when i got it. I took out the compressor because who needs AC in a muscle car???? Plan on painting hugger orange within the next few weeks as well. Anyway, glad to finally be posting here.
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a retired fighter pilot instructor and i love muscle cars ;D
Welcome to the site a Fighter ,you had the coolest job in the world .I guess being a fighter pilot is every boys dream and certainly was mine .
I'm too fat to get into the cockpit so I photoshopped this lol
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/GMC_Guy/2-2.jpg) (http://s69.photobucket.com/user/GMC_Guy/media/2-2.jpg.html)
An astronaut would be cool to I guess
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i54/GMC_Guy/space2011.jpg) (http://s69.photobucket.com/user/GMC_Guy/media/space2011.jpg.html)
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What's up?
Name's Mark from Terre Haute IN. I'm restoring a 77 Esprint to a wanna be Trans am. I been lurking for a awhile, Figured i might as well sign up and say hi.. I will start up a restro post soon..
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Welcome Mark , looking forward to seeing the restoration thread
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Hey all.
My names Mike, I've been a Pontiac guy all my life. Bought my first T/A when i was in the Navy, about 25 years ago. Since then , I have owned 13 of them at different times, from a 78 all the way to a 2000.
Currently, my DD is a 2000 NBM Trans Am. Bought it about a year ago.
Just recently, I finally convinced my dad to sell me his car, a 1979 Trans Am. Just started getting into it, it has been garage kept all its life, but sadly neglected the last ten years. Still runs like a raped ape, has next to NO rust on it, but the interior has sadly deteriorated. So he sold it to me so I could restore it to its previous glory. I will throw up pics of both of them in the other forum.
Oh, and I'm from Michigan. South Lyon to be exact. ;D
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Welcome to the forum Mike . Post pics if you can
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Hey guys and gals my name is Tyson and I am currently attending college in Helena, MT. I have a 76 Trans am 455 4speed car that is currently in pieces in Idaho on my dad's shop floor. lol I will finally have it up here by the end of the summer (fingers crossed) and pick up on the restoration again. My dad is a long time Pontiac lover who is currently driving a 78 T/A and gave me the bug to buy one last year. I have read articles and many of the forums multiple times and decided it was time to join the club! I hope to gain some of the wealth of knowledge that is obviously present with members on this forum and maybe recieve a little bit of input/help as restoration progresses on my car. 8)
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Hello, name is Jon, I live in New Haven, CT. I am restarting a restoration I started 20 years ago on a 79 T/A SE. I would love to post some sad before pics but im not sure where.
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Name is Jeromey. From Canyon lake Texas
Working on a 78 trans am I got 10 years ago for 1,000 dollars. I hoped one day I'd have the cash. Finally.......Rebuild began one month ago. Working on interior now. Just dropped 4,000 on all new interior floor up. Excited but broke for now. :/~ Having trouble coming up with a name for her.
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How about moneypenny?
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Hello Im Rudy. I just bought a super clean 79 TA frame off restoration. Its a really cool driver the only thing is the 6.6 was not in it. So I have already bought one and will soon make this ride right. The 350 Crate engine has about 600 miles on her and is absolutely clean ( since its a new motor )
I just didn't like driving her and not being able to truly sport the 6.6 logo that it should have.
So she,s coming out. I always wanted this car and finally got one. I will post pics later but for now I live on Lake Conroe just outside of Houston Tx. Looking for a car group to hang with. Take care fellas.
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Wanna trade for a 403 Original? Got 1970 rocket olds #5 heads..not installed yet.
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Hi,
My name is Genie and I just bought a 1978 Trans Am. It is not original as it has a 421 engine from an older 2+2 and I think a bunch of other different parts. But it is beautiful (great gold paint job), was priced very well, and I just LOVE it!
I live in Long Island, New York and attend many cruise-ins and meets with my current car, a 2011 Dodge Challenger, and I plan on taking the Trans Am to them, also.
I still have to get some good pictures of my Trans Am. I guess that's it for now! :) Genie
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Hi, I'm Fave and I'm a Trans Amaholic.
Actually I'm hunting down my first TA and it's proving to be quiet a battle sorting through all the junk. My mechanics are very well versed in the TA world and are helping me look.
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I live chandler az it a dry heat . 109 today, I have 78 ta with hurst t tops been working on for about 3 years off and on. I am now looking to up grade the front seats. Just wanted to know what late model seats would fit with less hassle. don't really want elec. but if that what I have to get. They will work thanks hoss cat
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Welcome all!
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Welcome all!
x2! welcome and show some pics!
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Hi there, I'm Steve from Nokesville, Va
My wife has had a '75 T/A and I have had 7 Pontiacs over the years. We now have an '81 Turbo T/A
We also own an '02 Dale Earnhardt Sr Monte Carlo SS, '02 Camaro 35th anniversary edition, '79 Covette and a '98 SVT Cobra convertible.
We are transplants fron Long Island and have lived in Virginia for 12 years.
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Hi i'm Darryl, I'm from Canada and have had a few Trans Ams and Camaros over the years. Right now i am on the search for a 77-79 Trans Am project. They are hard to find around here not rotted out and stripped. Have a few on the go right now and should have one in the next few weeks for my winter project. ;D
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I'm Nathan, from Ganado, Texas originally (you are gonna need google maps to find it) and now in Alexandria. I picked up a 77 Firebird a couple of months ago and have been pouring blood, sweat, tears, profanity, and cash into it since. I've always wanted a 2nd generation Firebird or Camaro, and when I found this one I knew it was what I was looking for:
This is what it looked like when I first picked it up:
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and here she is today:
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I even found a shirt to match my car!!
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I call it my "Frankenbird". This car began it's life as an Esprit, and the previous owner up in PA had owned 9 firebirds over the past 17 years. After the V-6 blew up, he found a 350 from a 69 firebird and had it rebuilt for this car. Behind that is a turbo 350 transmission and 242 rear end. It's got some fun stuff under the hood, Edelbrock performer intake, 600 carb, flowtech headers and dual exhaust with X pipe. Funny thing, the muffler shop forgot to put cats on when I had that work done. Darn the luck.
It's never going to melt the tires off the line with that rear end, but it is great on the highway and gets really unbelievably good gas mileage (like 28MPG on the highway).
I'm glad to have found this forum and offer a tip of the hat to the moderators and founder for putting together such a cool site and keeping the forum section friendly and helpful. I'm looking forward to learning from the more experienced Pontiac guys on the board.
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Welcome Nathan. Bird looks sweet. You did an awesome job on her.
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hello im russ from ball ground ga
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i am from Wisconsin, my name is Andrew. I just bought a 77 TA
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Welcome guys ! ! !
I had to google Ganado, TX and I've lived here (TX) all my life.
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Round rock, Texas. The 1981 is my fourth Firebird. Trying to get it restored, and take it to some meets when this wild weather steadies up a bit.
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Hey Elementaltoad:
I work in Round Rock and live in Austin. What's the status of your 81? Any pix?
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Hey Elementaltoad:
I work in Round Rock and live in Austin. What's the status of your 81? Any pix?
It's pretty rough right now, but I daily drive it. I need to start a new thread for an intro with pics and info, I will be needing a lot of help I'm sure!
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I am Landspeedracer because I do and my name is Garrell Patterson from Tallapoosa, Georgia. I was one of the owners, an employee owned firm, and worked for a large full service from site design, building design and all engineering and managing or overseeing the actual construction which was my department until I had to retire due to heart desease followed by a heart attack followed by five or six strokes that put me in a wheelchair for two years that I was never supposed to get out of. I have been a hotrodder/dragracer since I was eighteen years old racing my first Corvette a 63 red roadster 327/350HP, 4- speed. I won't get carried away except to say that I set six landspeed records on two mile airport runways under the sanction of the East Coast Timing Association.
I just traded my daily driver 37 HotRod Chevy truck for a beautiful 1997 72,000 mile Formula Firebird Bandit ll with the original window sticker. I have a 21,000 mile never rained on 98 Corvette a 03 52,000 mile SS Silverado truck which I have made performance modifications and set the landspeed records in and a 69 SS RS Indy Pace Car Camara convertible. The Formula Firebird will be my daily driver and I want to find info on these cars and it has Hotchkis Performance components and Arizona Speed and Marine performance improvements and I want to find out if it was part of the Bandit ll package or was it just a grounds affect and badging package.
The other two Pontiacs I have owned was a 1957 2 door sedan when I was seventeen and a 66 GTO TRI-POWER when I was twenty three.
Looking forward to it guys and gals,
Thanks
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wow! what a story...like to see some pics
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received your pm about posting your pictures for you...sorry I couldn't help....
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Willing to help also.
Drop me a PM if you like and we'll figure a way for you to get your pictures posted
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Hello all..just picked up a very solid Florida Silver Anniversary T A which was being stored in IL and brought it back to West Bend WI.
Looking forward to getting it ready for paint and hitting the road its very original and everything fits like it should..I'm fired up
Matt
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My name is Carl and I have a 1977 TA . I have owned it for 15 years and have been working on it on and off for 10 years. I am new to this site and just created a profile today. Oh and I live way up here in New Hampshire. Man its hard to find parts with no rust.
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I am in SC anybody going to make the 2014 Bandit Run it ends in Myrtle Beach this year on June 25th and 26th. It would be nice to get a group up to go JUST THINKING
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Just joined. I will definitely be going to sc Portion at least. This is also my first post! I look forward to getting to know everyone and experiencing the journey that will be owning my first Trans Am. I finally got to tick this off my bucket list!
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Hi! My name is Randall I live in Longview Tx I'm new to the site and soon to be a new Pontiac owner of a beautiful 78 restored Y88. I will defiantly be frequenting the site!
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wow 3700+ posts, embarrassed to say I did not know about this thread...anyway im jeff from fla, on my 3rd T/A and love the old muscle
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Hey Jeff, going to be in Jupiter Fl next Saturday for the new Hot Rod shop that's opening at 506 Commerce way. Burt Reynolds original T/A will be there.
Where does the Bandit run start from this year? Does it end in Myrtle Beach?
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working on car so Jupiter is out, but this is coming up 3/28
http://www.daytonabeachcarshows.com/daytona-spring-car-show/
info on bandit run, would love to get back to myrtle bch someday
http://www.restoreamusclecar.com/news_events/view?article_id=78230
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Back from a long hiatus. Being out of work forced the sell of my 79TA but as luck would have it God found it necessary to put a 79 Formula back in my life that somehow along the way became my daughters car. So now I have a 16 yo driving with a 79 Formula for a daily driver. Gotta say she is a big an F body fan as her old man. She loves that car.
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Hello all my name is Dave and i live in SE Ohio. I have what i an quickly finding out may be an 81 Formula. I got the car by luck from a buddy that need some quick cash. Plan on making a show/driver outta her.
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Hey Guys, Im from NY. I dont have a TransAm but 79 Pontiac GP. I'm here to learn about the various pontiac engines. I may swap out the 301 in my GP for a 400 someday, but nothing official.
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Hello I am brand new to this board, I wanted to say hello to everyone. I am in the process of restoring a 1977 6.6 ST-10 Trans Am to my specifications. This is the 5th Trans Am that I have had and plan on keeping it. I started with a 1981 shell 100% rust free from California. (Franks Pontiacs) and gathered the other parts from local donar cars I have collected. I have alot of knowledge if these cars but this is the firs restoration I have done and have alot of loose ends. I also have alot of extra parts, so if I can help anyone please let me know.
Fred
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Hello fellow gearheads! I'm Chris from Corydon, Indiana (across the Ohio river from Louisville, KY) and I'm 42. I have been turning wrenches since I did a neutral slam in my '70 GTO that my grandfather gave me when I was 16. He said to me 'You broke it, figure out how to remove it and get it fixed'. I now have 3 1979 T/A's that I'm working on at the same time, YAY! ::), all 3 in various states of repair/disrepair. All WS4's, two black, one silver. The silver and one of the blacks (not running..yet, just got it Sunday) have the original 403/TH350 combos. The other black has had an engine swap for a Chebbie 350 w/TH350.
I just started my own auto repair/customization/restoration shop at my house so I can be my own boss and fund my classic car addiction. I've been a welder/fabricator for over 20 years. Also, this keeps me out of trouble except for the Mrs. sometimes. Most of us can relate to that one I bet. I've attached a few pics for now.
I'm tackling the power window relay mod as the silver's windows would BARELY go up on a fresh battery. Have removed both doors' glass, tracks and regulators. LOTS more work and pics to come. Thanks for looking.
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This car was purchased Sunday for $850. It's rough but the 403 shaker base is worth a good penny and so is the engine.
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As I'm a car freak and the 2nd gen. F-Bodies are a fave, I had to include this F-body too. It's not a T/A but.........
http://youtu.be/54_h-MDtJLI
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Hey, Chuck from Houston here. We have five Firebirds at my house. Two `78s, two `71s, and a `73. Right now I`m working on the blue `73. I`m replacing the interior and found a link from this site on how to remove the dash.(http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr74/393STROKER_photos/OWNER-VAIO/Pictures/2014-05-20/th_007.jpg) (http://s471.photobucket.com/user/393STROKER_photos/media/OWNER-VAIO/Pictures/2014-05-20/007.jpg.html)
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Hi All, I've been coming here for a long time but just signed up now (TAC is down), I'm a member at few F-body forms but usually only post on TAC. I see a lot of familiar names here so it must be a nice site. Anyways for those that don't know me I'm Jack from Massachusetts with 2 Firebirds, a 71 Espirt TA clone and a 72 Formy that I'm currently restoring. Always loved Pontiacs and Firebirds but my favorite is 70-73 followed by 67-68. I'll post pics of the cars soon.
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The 71 clone
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And the 72 Formy
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same story as jack ::) i am from ohio, currently live in nc and i own a 79 403 trans am. lets just say its a work in progress
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Hi, Im new here and not relly good with comuters. I dont type so please forgive me. I really love the 72 birds the most. I miss my old one and may get anoter one someday. Still tryin to figure out how to talk on here. I hope this wrks.
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Hi guys, fan from the DC area here. I've been lurking around here for years, trying to learn what I can, but have finally registered so I can jump in and find myself a TA. Love the forums, you guys are a great source of information.
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Hi guys, fan from the DC area here. I've been lurking around here for years, trying to learn what I can, but have finally registered so I can jump in and find myself a TA. Love the forums, you guys are a great source of information.
Where in the DC area are you?
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Hey all! I am from South Bend, Indiana, I've been lurking on the website now for a month or two, for just about everything haha. I bought a 79 trans am close to a month and a half ago. I love it to death. I'm planning on doing a resto-mod and also making the car into a pro touring/autocross car while being able to be a daily driver. I am only 20 years old and in college working on my mechanical engineering degree. Am an intern at a place called Hi-Rev motorsports, where I help design and build high performance engines for drag racing, mud bogging, rock climbing, circle track, sand rail, and just about any other kind of sport you have in mind, or just for your hot rod on the street. We can even do motorcycles, which are always fun to work on. Anyways enough of that. I love the car and the website, so much information that I tend to lose myself with reading everything. I will probably have a couple questions as I go through the car and work on it.
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Preston Kunda, living in Brunswick, Georgia.
Restoring a 79 SE Trans Am.
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Im Loyd in Wisconsin and I have a 72 Formula that's been slightly changed from factory. I have had the car for quite some time and only do a little bit at a time as I can afford. The car now has a Muncie M-21 4 speed in replacement of the turbo 400 and a TA hood and working shaker in replacement of the Formula hood. I am currently in the process of replacing the factory air on the car and have a request in the forum on this web site.
Anyway, I just painted it this last year and will probably load pictures to the website eventually.
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Suppose I should have done this long ago.
I'm Rusty from North Carolina.
I bought an '80 TA from Georgia about a year and a half ago and almost immediately set out to take it apart.
It's been the most fun I've had in a while, with the exception of the credit card statements.
And one day I'll set up what I need to post photos.
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I live in Charleston, S.C. Moved here when I got out of college in 1982 and bought a 1980 Trans Am. The T/A is still in my garage. A few years ago I pulled the original drive train out and put in a 455, Richmond 6 speed manual trans, and a 3:07 rear end. I love tinkering and fixing, but just never enough time or $.
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Hi, my name is Christophe, my city is Bordeaux IN France !
I like the trans-am 79, this car is very rare in France, and i research this Pontiac for my 50 anniversary!!!
Yes is one dream for me!!
Thank you for your response and your help for another questions
Best engine, Vin authenticate, or problem's typical!!
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good morning,
i am Jerod Bruget from northwest Iowa. i have a 1976 Pontiac trans am. Originally number matching body/engine/transmission. 400 4 speed. Carousel Red. Black leather interior. I have been trying to buy this car for close to 20 years from my uncle. I offered him $1300 dollars when i was 11 back in 1992. There were many offers after that but my final offer was $4000 in 2000 my senior year. When i turned 30 my wife surprised me with this very same car for fathers day. Apparently my uncle had given it to her for me. I was very happy. How i wish he would have sold this to me 20 years ago. It was parked in my grandfathers grove in 1991 having zero problems except a few tears on the drivers seat. Now both front and rear clips need replacing. I have been tearing down the last three weeks. Finally was able to get the motor and transmission out Wednesday night around 1130 pm. I have a couple picks in the gallery. i have been following all of you guys very closely. I want to make sure this restoration is done right.
anyways thats me
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Welcome Jerod
Too bad it sat neglected for so long but I'm sure you will get it back to where it should be....looks like you're on the right path from the pictures (love the Keystone Klassics...don't see those much anymore).
Carousel Red on a '76 is such a beautiful combination (one of my personal favorites)...it will be well worth it in the end. If you need any help, you're in the right place.
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Hello all,
My name is Pete and I'm from Folsom California. I recently bought a 78 Trans Am. It has the 400 in it and is an automatic. The car definitely has its quirks but has character as well. I've had plenty of experience around Jeeps and the off road world but have never own a car older then 1988 or anything without 4wd or fuel injection in general. I figured up and buying something would be the fast pace route to learning a lot and from what I've seen so far, I'm right. The biggest things I need to fix is the passenger door being stuck shut and the power windows not rolling down. I've already found discussions for both so am quite satisfied. Thanks in advance for any advise in the future.
-Pete
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Thanks for the ad.
I'm from St. Louis, MO.
Here are my Trans Ams.
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The 78 W-72 on the trailer is the one I want to start the restoration on.
The black 79 will be for sale at some point as a complete project.
The 1980 Turbo T/A is a rust free future project.
I do have a newb question. Where is a good source for factory restoration information as far as chassis paint colors are concerned?
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my name is david , everyone calls me snake , i live in the deep south ( la. ) . i own . a 1978 t/a , black , 400 , auto
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Im Jerry from Mississippi. I got my first TA in 1978 and kept it up until 2005 when my wife sold it while I was in Iraq. Another story. About to retire from the military in a few months and am in the process of gearing up a new shop to do restorations in. Have done numerous vettes and pick ups but kept missing that TA, finally bought another 78 a few weeks ago that is still in original paint, but that's about all you can say for it. Will be a complete restoration, it needs everything but hey, that's the fun part. Have a 79 Y84 coming in to do some work on so that will help with the $$ along with a couple of other vehicles. Good to be here, forums are extremely helpful in rebuilding these rides!
PS, I think I got the twin sister of the one on the trailer in the above post!
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Hi there, I'm Rick from Blackpool, England (home of he TVR!) via Detroit (my wife) and now living in Santa Barbara, CA. I recently bought a Berkshire Green 78 Esprit in not bad condition that I've been giving a little love... Can't do much to the engine in Cali so I'm focusing on fixing all the minor ailments, body and interior, then one day I will drive back up North for the Woodward Dream Cruise, re-register in MI and beef her up!
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Hey guys, not new but rather old here, just finding my way back. Use to be teri30 but changed it to as many of you know me as tata. I part 2nd gen cars and work one day a week at an auto part store..(so I can get my discount lol). You might have seen me working my parts at reapers booth this year at the nats. Also good friends with firedan , mongo , the reaper and acouple other of you guys. Hope to get this site popping again, so lets get posting.
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Hey guys, not new but rather old here, just finding my way back. Use to be teri30 but changed it to as many of you know me as tata. I part 2nd gen cars and work one day a week at an auto part store..(so I can get my discount lol). You might have seen me working my parts at reapers booth this year at the nats. Also good friends with firedan , mongo , the reaper and acouple other of you guys. Hope to get this site popping again, so lets get posting.
I think I remember you from some other forum....I can't remember , maybe it was tat?
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No, it was some other site I was a staff member on.
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Maybe I as thinking tat because it's in the name tata?
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Hello, my name is Jessica I am from Southern California. I own a 1977 Trans am/ has a 78 front clip on it... Thought I'd join a trans am forum to find others who own a car like mine. You never see them out there anymore.. def a head turner.... Looking to put some money into my beauty... She is in pretty darn good condition no rust, needs a new paint job, a little body work... guy took a tire iron to the door :/.... but other then that... she will be in tip top shape after about 2k into her... Glad to see there are other enthusiasts here!!!
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^^^are you doing the work on it yourself? And why would a guy take a tire iron to the door...lol
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And why would a guy take a tire iron to the door...lol
Better then a drill bit to the gas cap! ;o
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And why would a guy take a tire iron to the door...lol
Better then a drill bit to the gas cap! ;o
drill baby drill
http://youtu.be/nWiKvNDTjB4
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Lol, funny one bocca boy
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Hello, my name is Jean marc I am from France (so sorry for my bad english !!!). I just buy a 1978 white Trans am. I am 47 years old and this is my first US car. The previous owner of the TA already done a lot of work (engine, body) to restaure it. To complete the job I have interior and body painting. I am happy to join the forum in order to exchange with others firebird owners.
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Mentor Ohio
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Hey guys, not new but rather old here, just finding my way back. Use to be teri30 but changed it to as many of you know me as tata. I part 2nd gen cars and work one day a week at an auto part store..(so I can get my discount lol). You might have seen me working my parts at reapers booth this year at the nats. Also good friends with firedan , mongo , the reaper and acouple other of you guys. Hope to get this site popping again, so lets get posting.
tata do you only sell you parts at Nats or have a thread somewhere?
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I hate doing pics, boxing and shipping. I just rip them apart.lol My partner does the ebay. I put up his ebay, in the ebay thread here and there. Look on the main page under ebay and you will see my post. If you do need something just pm me and I will be happy to help.
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Does that mean your the Reaper?
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Does that mean your the Reaper?
I guess so. God please help me. Lol
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Thanks for the add. Im in the Tidewater area of Va. I am currently working at a hot rod shop here. "Outlaws Rod & Custom". I invite all to check use out on the web and facebook. I am the wiring and engine swap guy here. My current project is a 78 TA. Wifes fathers car. XX400 4 sp Hurst Ts black w/ gold inter and trim. A real basket case but working here it should see a future. Project just got unloaded and the parts hunt has begun.
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Howdy all! New member from New Jersey here. I just picked up a 77 T/A that took me a while to chase down, she's the Chesterfield brown hardtop with a tan deluxe interior. The car is bone stock with a perfect interior and complete but at 37 years old she will need some love but she's great driver quality and for $4,500 I can't complain. I'll be pokin round these forums with rest of you guys ;D
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Hey guys , i'm mike from holden beach nc , just joined this site . I'm a lifetime pontiac fan currently working on a 1980 Y84 , looking forward to meeting everyone .
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Howdy, name is Desi Dinero from San Antonio(originally from Brownsville). Own a 1980 T/A, 4.9l-L37+W72. Except for the radio/cassette, all else is original. Not a race cars but one hell of a cruiser. HOORAH and Gig'em.
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Hello!
My name is Anthony. I live in Lancaster PA. Spring is finally here and I am ready to get outside. I have a White on White 1980 T/A w/ a newly built 461ci w/ Performabuilt 700r4. I bought it December 2013, so it is an ongoing project. I started by replacing all the mechanicals. I have not posted much, but use forums to learn.
While I am here, I have a question. I am considering installing a T-56 magnum in the future. The transmission and all its components in the car now are basically brand new. Any suggestions on a way to market the transmission as a complete kit (trans, torque converter, cross member, driveshaft, shifter,etc.)?
Thanks guys!
Tony
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hi I am scott I have a 1977 trans am.
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Now living in Northern CA Wine Country 10 mins from Sonoma Raceway...
I have been a Caroholic all my life (includes most anything with wheels).
This month its a '79 Trans Am (project) ... last month it was a 72 Challenger before that
57 Chevrolet Wagon and on and on and on....(close to 500)
My question . . is there anybody out there that could decipher my damaged build sheet??
Thanks in advance
Mic
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Hello,
I am Dan from Montreal, Canada and I really enjoy being a member of your site. I have a 81 turbo trans am in restoration mode for the last... many years. I thank you in advance for your precious help in the future.
Thanks
Dan
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Hey everyone..... just picked up a 78' Trans Am..... love Pontiac as much as anyone can.. i also have an 02' Trans Am WS6.. looking forward to getting advice and learning more about this car as i build it.
Heres the new one..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsi-VhNsuzM
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Hello to all just signed up and wanted to say hi. I'm from New England and have been into Pontiacs since I was 16 been hooked since. currently have a 1970 Formula under resto had since 16 yo and a 1970 TA. Had taken a break from the hobby for awhile but back in it now. Have been a lurker here for sometime now and figured it was time to sign up. I'll say it now not the best with computers lol.
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First time posting here, just wanted to say hello. I'm from Newfoundland on the East Coast of Canada. Just purchased my first T/A and waiting for it to be delivered. It's a 1979 4 speed,301 ,T-tops. I too almost got taken by the Build a Bandit guy......
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My name is John, from Syracuse, NY. I have a 1981 trans am I bought last fall and have since been doing a little makeover to.. It has a completely rebuilt 1967 389 in it with 1970 RAIII heads... in the process of putting my interior back together, and only waiting on my headers to be able to get back out on road. This is my first project car doing majority if not all the work myself. Even though I just became a member yesterday, I want to thank everyone, this site has really helped me out the past couple months.
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My name is Chris, live just outside of Bloomington Illinois. Been a F-Body fan my whole life. I keep it mixed between Camaros, Firebirds and Trans Ams owning 6 first gens, 6 second gens, 2 3rd gens and 1 fourth gen over the last 25+ years.
I have had bone stock cherry cars like a 1967 Firebird 326HO with 56K original miles and a 1979 TA/TA that had 59K original miles. Also have had some wicked pro street cars and incredibly fast modified street cars.
I just picked up a 1979 Trans Am W72 hardtop. It is a 61,000 mile car with A/C (R134 converted), power windows, deluxe interior and the factory AM/FM/CB radio. It is a numbers matching car with a mild engine rebuild 15 years ago and a repaint about 2 years ago. Car is super clean and one of the nicest 2nd gens I have ever owned. I spend a lot of time on the NastyZ28 site along with Trans Am Country forum. The Hitman site has some great tech info!
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Here is the build sheet, going to order the PHS paperwork this week
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Trim tag
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Welcome Chris! This is one nice T/A you have here! What size motor is in it? Like to see some engine bay shots! I go to Trans am county as well as transamtown. This site does have a lot of tech info here. That silver on black is a killer combo!
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Welcome Chris! This is one nice T/A you have here! What size motor is in it? Like to see some engine bay shots! I go to Trans am county as well as transamtown. This site does have a lot of tech info here. That silver on black is a killer combo!
Thanks!
Its a 400 car. The under hood area is nothing fancy and could use a good cleaning
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Hi All. My name is Dave, I live in the Poconos near the Stroudsburg area. I am a computer programmer. My interests include cars, Lionel trains and guns.
I have owned my 78 TA for 17 years, which blows my mind. She is currently red, but originally came black. No t-tops, solid roof, with 4 point rollbar and frame connectors. She is a 4-speed and has the matching numbers w-72 engine. The engine was rebuilt in about 03. She has been off the road and garaged since 05.
I plan on getting her back on the road in the next year.
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I didn't realize this thread was here. My name is Seth, and I currently just bought a 1979 Trans Am T-top original 4 speed 400 from Smokey Mountain Traders in Tennessee. I live in Arizona. I am restoring this car as much as I can. I have restored many cars in the past, however this is my first go at a Trans Am. I always loved the look of the 79 to 81 TAs. The interior is what I am focused on at the moment. Hopefully, when its all said and done, in a couple years, it will be back to factory specs (except for the 17inch wheels, they give the car a beautiful stance) Attached is a pic. Thanks!
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Hello, my name is Ricardo Seva from Alicante ( Spain ). I have two Pontiac Firebird, one is a Turbo Trans Am´80 restored 25 years ago with two friend perfect restoration. Other is from a friend and he need for sale a Trans Am 10 th Anniversary´79. Thank you for all. My email is americancarclubmediterraneo@gmail.com I´m the secretary of American Car Club del Mediterraneo. Thanks.
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Hey guys,
So I am located in Toronto, Ontario and I have been a Trans Am owner since I was 16. This year I decided to make a little video that pays tribute to the car that causes people like us to make forums like this and connect. Watch it if you like, if you share it that would be great. Video Link: https://youtu.be/4OWsqE0i3sw This is my car and it was given to me by my dad and he has had it since he was 16 himself.
Thanks,
#TAmOh
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Hello, I am Henry. I live in Maine and I started with a '77 formula i bought off a trucker in 1988. Went onto the Army for a decade, car sat in my parents back yard and then garage for the whole time. Was not driveable upon my return! It currently sits in my garage, disassembled. I had the body work and paint done last year professionally and the motor rebuilt as well, so its slowly going back together. About 4 years ago I bought a '77 SE driver out of Florida, pretty good shape. Has the 403 in it, automatic. At that point I figured 2 was enough but I ended up buying a '71 formula 455 on ebay 2 years later. I wasn't actually looking to buy another one but the price was right and complete 71s dont grow on trees soooo.... had it shipped from Washington State. It sits covered in my yard, on deck so to speak. Somehow I ended up with 2 ram air hoods for it even though it isn't a ram air car, weird how parts just seem to accumulate! So, that was definitely my LAST 'bird of any kind but a neighbor up the road from me had a manual 77 SE in his barn (who knew? up the road for hecks sake!) was moving to Florida and wanted it gone. I offered fair but comparatively low to what folks think these are worth, as it had issues and I suspect he watched too much car TV, but out of the blue he came by, took a look at my birds and made me a counter i simply could not pass up. So now i need some kind of interventional help since I got 4 of them... Cant seem to part with a single one and in all likelihood once I got the second SE going I will be looking for a 5th. Oh, and I will need a bigger garage at some point as well....
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Hi my name is steve and i live in Biglerville,Pa i am picking up my 77 T/A SE Y82 on sat my son traded his avalanche for it so i could get my dream car i have always wanted a smokey and the bandit car i have a great son will post pics when i pick it up here is one pic that i have
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Hi, my name is Maurizio and I live in Pozzolengo, Italy, I have a Chevy Caprice classic brougham '86, and Trans Am Turbo Y84 '80, now the original engine of the T/a is out of car, now I rebuild a 400 Pontiac engine '75....
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Hello ya'll,
I am from Lower Alabama just located a few miles north of Mobile, Al. I bought my 77/78 trans am from here local. It evidently has sat for several years after the previous owner passed away. Its in need of a great deal of work. But it goes along well with my other car a 1969 Dodge Charger (General lee clone), so i am guess you see where this one is headed...Bandit Clone :)
I am however short the T-Tops currently but do plan on having them installed or installing them myself if I can find the parts to do so within my budget.
First order of business, is to get this thing cleaned up and see if the engine is good. I will be working on it as soon as this rain takes a break.
If this thing lets me i will post a beginning picture of it.
thanks in advance, I will be worrying you guys, because this is where the knowledge is...
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Hello everyone
I'm christian from London England
I have 2 Trans Ams at the moment a 78 SE and a 79 the I just bought from North Carolina
I recently sold 2 Trans ams here in the U.K
A Y88 SE and a really nice 79 that I imported from Vegas
I have been into american cars for years and I also own a 1942 Ford Gpw
I'm loving the forum and it's good for lots of info on where to. Get parts etc
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Hello Everyone
I'm Tim From South Jersey, I picked up my 1978 Trans AM in 1996. when I picked it up it had 42,000 miles on it and show room, I parked it and drove it a few times a month, I lost my job and my work truck and in return I had to drive my TA as my everyday car and everything went down hill from there. its time to get her back in shape and road ready, I had 2'' 1/2 exhaust installed along with a set of hooker headers & I found out one of the lifters was shot and the car was only running on 7 cylinders, I parked it about 10 years ago and now I'm looking to get the car back up and running, I just pulled the front end down to the timing chain, I picked a COMP CAM w/ chain and lifters, and I'll start my rebuild in the coming weeks, I have past over this site a few times and I liked what I read and heard from people, I look forward to talking with all of the Members. anyway that's the short story of myself and my TA
Steris
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Just checking in. My name is Oliver and I own a '99 Trans Am. I look forward to sharing my experiences as well as gaining new ideas. Will upload a picture of my ride next time.
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Hey gang! I'm new to the TA world. I just picked up my first TA, a 68k original mile 1979 Trans Am. It's dark blue w/ light blue decals and interior. It's an auto w/ the 403 Olds.
I'm up here in Oregon. Can anyone point me to any good local sources for parts/information? I'm on the hunt for an original set of 15x8 snowflake wheels and a bunch of interior parts.
I appreciate any advice you have to offer. Thanks!
Bobby
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Howdy, from Park City UT. My first car was a '71 Formula (that was in '77) , I also had a 84 T/A I bought new back then. Always wanted another 70's era TA and found one, delivered two weeks ago 78 ws6, TA 6.6 , numbers matching and a few minor things that need attention, she runs really good and tracks straight as an arrow at 100mph.
Now i fit into the Viagra commercial, a 55 year old guy with a classic muscle car, oh the humanity
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Hello
Stephen, I'm 24, and I really like Quadrajets.
77' T/A (autoX project)
Multiple other F-cars, a 77' monarch coupe, and a shovelhead. I miss my Eldorado.
Interests: LS platform anything, post-war Cadillac v8's, Olds v8's, cleavor, and 385 series Ford. Someday Mazda rotaries and AMG v12's.
Location: From north central ND, now going to school in south east KS.
Random car I want to build today but the crippling debt of student loans prevents: beater status 68' Riviera with a 500 Cadillac and a stout T56. Welded full floater rear end with steel wheels and oversize LT mud terrains. Needs cop-style push bar up front w/rally lights. maybe roof lights. maybe winch. reinforced frame and double the stock leaf spring packs. Full length skid plate under drive train. no more than 2 inch ride height increase, must be level with the front. Yes, I have ADD. That or an LS/T56 swapped 89' Mercedes 560sec with the period correct AMG wide body kit.
Cheers.
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Hello all,
My name is Paul and I live in Ireland and just joined the forum tonight as I am going to buy my first TA inside the next number of weeks after many years talking about it! I only have eyes for the (I know its predictable!) the 1977 Smokey and The Bandit car, excuse my ignorance about not knowing the exact model number etc. I do know its one of the 'Specials'. I have plenty of questions so I will have a mooch around the forum first and then pop up here and there asking (sometimes) stupid questions as I am new to the whole TA thing so if you see one of my questions I'll say now in advance that any help will be greatly appreciated ;)
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I'm Jerry from Mississippi. Had my first TA back in 1978 when I was in high school. Unfortunately my wife and dad sold that car a few years ago while was overseas. Missed that car. Recently bought two more to make up for it. One is a 78 and the other a 79. Both Olds 403 engines. When I bought the 78 the engine was apart and in a truck toolbox, its still there, the 79 still has the engine in it but I am having to reconstruct the carb and vacuum lines on it to see if it runs. PO said it did but it had been a couple of years. Both cars are going to need major sheet metal and floor pan replacements at the least. So I am here to see what all I can pick up to help me get at least one of them back on the road.
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Hi, I'm Jesse and I live in Kansas. Just picked up my first Trans Am ever last week. It's a white 1977 with red interior. Looking for guidance and help on rebuilding her. Thanks.
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Hello everyone,
It has been several years since I have been on this site and a lot has changed. I sold my 71 Bird to a local member on this site (Frank) and purchased a 73 Camaro. I've built the car to be a Pro-Touring autocross / road course car and have spent a lot of time participating in SCCA, Good-Guys and Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car events.
I miss my Firebird and am looking for another one! Just wanted to say hello to you all.
George
#81 USCA
2015 Truckin Throwdown Champion http://www.trucktrend.com/events/truckin-throwdown/2015/1507-2015-truckin-throwdown-presented-by-ebc-brakes/
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Howdy from Texas. Shopping for 2gen to build as a Bandit road racer.
Great forum!
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MKE, WI Just picked up a '78, dream car actually
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Just joined this site,my name is Tyler. I live in Harrodsburg,Ky and I currently have a 76 4 speed T/A. I traded a nice 97 Formula for this car cause I wanted another 2nd gen car and I am tired of all the hi-tech garb on the newer stuff. I've owned a 79 base Firebird,an 80 T/A,a 79 TATA,73 T/A,93 Formula,97 Formula,and my 76 I have now. My 76 needs some TLC but is a solid driver and I really look forward to getting it fixed up. I am also an administrator of The Formula Source website but membership and activity there is pretty dead. I look forward to chatting and learning some things and maybe even helping others if I can.
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Hi guys,
I have just joined.
I put a deposit on a 78 trans am and collect next week. I keep looking stuff up and always find the answer on this site so thought joining was the best thing!! I am based in the UK. I worked for a GM subsidiary for10yrs over here in UK.
I decoded the vin using the info on this site and the car was a 305ci originally. It is now a 400 apparently. The seller "can't find" the engine number.I will post a photo on the engine id section and see if you guys can id it for me. Based on the research I have done Google images it looks like the Pontiac 400...
Nice to meet you all
Kieran
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Representing The State of Oklahoma !!!...My 13yr old just purchased his first car...1979 Trans Am T Top car,400CID ...We are going to work on it together fix it up the way he likes it ..until he's old enough to drive
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Tucson Arizona
just moved here from ny was in N.Y. 52 years
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Shreveport, Louisiana 79 Trans Am all original but the paint- supposed to be silver.
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Lloyd True from Anaheim California, Been at this a while but new to this forum. Glad to be here, looks like a lot of good people and info.
1978 SE Trans Am
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78 ta recently bought as buy and sellerr just being honest
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Hi Folks! Just joined and added a few photos of my 78 restoration here http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=45322.0 (http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=45322.0) more being added shortly.
I'm in the UK and sent off to PHS for info on the car. It was originally shipped on 22nd November 1977 - purchased from Crew Motors Inc - Hiway 84 East GA. 31728 for the amount of $6,826.63!
Thanks
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Hey yall, my name is Ryan. 38 year old and originally from St. Louis. First post on the forum here, my first car was a 1979 trans am back in 1995. A few years ago I retired from the navy, and decided to treat myself and bought me another '79 T/A.
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Hey guys
Also new to the forum, my names George,
From Sydney, Australia , owner of a 1981 Trans Am,
Recently pulled out the old 301 Turbo and dropped a
Pontiac 350 in, any helpful advice always welcomed
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Hey folks, I'm Moe and I'm from eastern Ohio. Nice to meet you
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Hi from West Texas. Just purchased a 79 WS6 Solar Gold.
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HI THERE. From POMONA, CA. Just purchased a 1973 PONTIAC TRANS AM in BREWSTER GREEN. 455 & automatic. Look forward to talking & meeting others in the area.
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Hello, My name is Ralph and I live in Acworth, Ga. I have been restoring/converting a 74 Firebird into a 72 T/A clone for almost 3 years, the front and rear end conversions have been completed, the car is currently being painted. My first car was a 67 GTO and I have been a Pontiac guy ever since
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I am a brand new member of this forum. I hail from Denmark!
I just completed a purchase of a golden bird!
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Hi Everyone, Newbie to the site, awesome info available and some beautiful Ponti`s. Picked up my 1981 Trans Am which I have wanted since I was a young bloke. Currently restoring, she let go a few seals after 1,200 kms of travel from Townsville down to Denilquin here in Aus. I have to say she is a tough car. Sat in a shed for 9 years only travelled around 5 to 600 kms in that time and still did a great job driving south. Will get some pics up when I get intake manifold and rocker covers back on and clean her up a bit. Cheers.
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Hey everyone,
I've been a member here for awhile but never got around to posting. Great to see an active T/A community on the 'net.
I'm in Tampa. Have a 79 WS6 Y84. 4-speed, black on black. 58k miles.
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Hello,all.I just joined today.I currently have a completely restored 1965 Grand Prix.I owned a 67 Firebird and a 76 Esprit.I am starting the search for a 76-79 TA.Wish me luck
I live in Hamilton,Ohio.
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Hello everyone!
I just purchased a 79 Trans Am from South Carolina. I'm currently stationed at Fort Gordon, GA, but am from Minnesota. It is hard to find F Bodies (or really anything) that's not already fully restored and stupid expensive or pretty much rusted out up north. Has 79K original miles, numbers matching engine (6.6L BBL 403) and rebuilt automatic transmission. Has been repainted satin black and obviously not original wheels though they are new. Excited for this project; engine is strong and shifts smooth. Mostly needs electrical work and TLC. Excited for my first ever project! This is definitely the place it seems for helpful knowledge! Glad to join!
(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k627/joeno49/Trans%20Am/0d5195a9-8d48-4df4-8247-65f07f77a10e.jpg) (http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/joeno49/media/Trans%20Am/0d5195a9-8d48-4df4-8247-65f07f77a10e.jpg.html)
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THOMSON,GA
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Hello all. This is Michael in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I found my “unicorn” this week (1971 Trans Am “HO” 4-speed / Air / deluxe interior). It is a ALL numbers matching and correct from Carb to rear end. Found it down here in Texas in a very dusty old building (or, BARN as most people like to say) that was home to it, as well as two 1969 Z-28’s and a LT-1 Corvette. Hoping to return to this tasty little nest and pluck a few more cars should the owner ever agree to it – right now the answer is no. I am a long time TA guy that was lucky enough to own various 1970 to 1973 AT’s including my much missed 1973 “SD”. I have also had some later cars but seem to always gravitate back to the early cars. The ’71 4-spd AC, deluxe car was the one I wanted to grow old with, but until a few days ago I just could not find one with the "body integrity" I wanted. After getting it home and washing it down I realized just how nice this car is - ALL original body including floors. Just goes to show you there are still a few treasures stashed away out there.
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Hi - just joined the forum. I've known about it for some time but sort of got away from Trans Am's in recent years and just never got around to joining here. I used to post frequently on TransAmCountry.com when that forum was up and running. I went under Zorro455 there I think. I see a few names here that participated back then. :) I'm in Alabama and have both a 77 and 79 Trans Am along with a 73 Grand Am. The two TA's were my daily drivers from 1984 till around 2005 so I am familiar with the mechanics of these cars as I did all my own repairs. When it comes to full restorations and tiny details, I'm not so good. :)
Well, I look forward to once again reading and swapping stories/experiences with fellow Pontiac nuts again!
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Hello everyone! Just joined the forum. My name is Jamie and I live Brainerd, Mn. Purchased a 78 Trans Am at a Mecum auction last year and just starting to get around to restoring it. Its a mess! Any way it is a W72-6.6 litre t/a(400) 4bbl V8 with auto transmission. Nothing I can find out on WS6 or SE that I can find. It is numbers matching. It has a cool mis stamp (same#'s)on the block like a rare coin. It was shipped to Bill McDavid Pontiac dealership Jan. 9th, 1978.
Being its not a SE, trying to decide on the true decals for it. It is starlight black, 19L19U19B1 interior codes, C60-factory air,
K30-cruise control, Y90-custom trim group-velour, A31-pw, AU3-power locks,BS1-additional acoustical insulation,WW7-Hood decal, YJ8-cast aluminum wheels,N33-steering wheel tilt,etc.
Btw, this is a great site for the information, Thanks!
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Hi There. Am from POMONA, CA Have a 1973 BREWSTER GREEN TRANS AM. If any one was at CLASSIC AUTO SHOW at the LA Convention Center at the end of JAN the car was on display there. The car is stock except for a 2 stage paint job.
A little about myself - Am 65 years old & still working as an actor. Am presently on break from the CBS show TWO BROKE GIRLS where I play the short order cook, just finishing our 6th season. About 600 years ago I played OFFICER PETE in the movie MCQ with JOHN WAYNE. We had two BREWSTER GREEN TAs in that movie. On several occasions I got to drive one of the cars after filming was done for the day & DUKE went along for the ride with me & we just BSed about family, movies & stuff. Great memory & a neat guy.
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Hey everyone just saying hello to everyone as a new member to the forum. I don't actually own a TA yet, but I'm actively shopping for one right now and have been lurking here for a while trying to educate myself. Looking forward to contributing myself once I park a TA in my garage!
I'm currently in Toronto, Canada but tend to bounce between here and Montreal, Quebec during the summer months.
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Hi I am from East Haven,CT and currently working on a 1981 Trans Am SE, my 3rd TA I have owned since 1984 all were SE's with the BW T10, something about shifting that I just enjoy.I also owned a 67 Firebird ragtop (convertible) with a 326 she was sweet but not as fun as a TA to drive. All my TA had and have T-Tops, the latest is the first without the black interior.
I am thinking of converting it to a black interior from the Tan it has. out of the 4 cars this is a totally numbers matching car, but she is not worth as much as an older second edition.
The pic is what condition she was in before the tear down, I found her in a backyard in Egg Harbor,NJ she had been there for 10 yrs and was a mess. I rescued her.
http://i1078.photobucket.com/albums/w496/raguza123/th__57_zpsludhqwey.jpg
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New member - been here a while but recently got my black '78 T/A and wanted to say hi - located in Sugar Hill, GA!
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Hello, new member here. My name is C.J. located in Wichita Ks. Our car is a 1980 y84 ws6, the car originally was a 305, however 305 is long gone but we're rebuilding 350 that came with it. A close family friend gave my wife and I the car, After she drooled over it for years of course. It has had a repaint to orange, hey "orange is the new black" some may say. Lol, We are going to try and return it to black, just doesn't seem right the way it is. We decided this after finding out its a y84. First priority is to get it back together so it can be enjoyed again. We have had a few pontiacs over the years, I also own a 1980 malibu, and a 1979 cutlass bracket car, which I am also currently working on. I enjoy bracket racing, fishing and of course turning wrenches. Glad to join other pontiac enthusiasts on this great site!
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Bloomington Illinois, restoring a 78 SE. Need lot of help...
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Orofino Idaho here, I just recently inherited my dad's 78 Formula Firebird and plan on starting a full restoration on it this fall/winter. I even took on my dad's nickname for the sake of my username (he went by Pokey). I'm gonna be opening up a thread for the restoration here in just a little bit so if you're interested come follow it.
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I'm John and live in Central Florida. I just acquired a 1973 custom Firebird. I got the Pontiac bug back in my teens. I owned a 79 TA and it survived through my high school days. I sold it after owning for 13 years and missed it ever since. I started looking for a replacement a few years ago and cant believe how hard they are to find.
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Hi my name is Zack, live in Ecru ,Ms.
I own and operate Rogers Rod Worx where we do restorations, and build custom cars. For the past few years we have specialized in 77-79 Trans Ams. We built a Trans am National winner last year, a red 78 t-top car with camel interior. Currently we are finishing up a 79 10th Anniversary frame off that we will be taking to the nationals this year. I have a 80 firebird that I have started for myself that will be a full custom build. I look forward to sharing out projects with you folks.
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Glad to see some new members on here! Good luck with your builds and lets keep these birds alive!
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Good Morning Everyone,
My name is Ben and I am from Ft. Wayne, Indiana. I've got a sundance yellow '79 w72 ws6. Every available option and build sheet. I'v e had it for almost 20 years now. I bought it with a "rebuilt engine",put 330 miles on it, then it blew up. I was 19 at the time, and heartbroken. I pulled the engine, found a spun cam bearing, and that's as far as I got. Over the years I have dissembled it further and further, always with the intention of restoring it.
I joined here because I've got a 2 year old, and another due in Sept. , and i'm contemplating selling it. You always hear those stories about guys who have projects that sit forever, and then they grow old and die, and someone finally gets a chance to restore it. I don't want this to be that situation. I don't want to put it on craigslist and have some idiot who doesn't know anything about these cars offer me $100 and a broken lawn mower for it. I don't know if I should post this in the "trans am values section", or if I even can since I'm a brand new member. I don't have a clue what it's worth, and would value anyone's honest input. Moderators, feel free to move this or give me input on where or how to get more information.
Thanks
Ben
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Howdy y'all. Yup, I'm from Dallas Texas.
We bought my 17 year old a 79 T-Top 403. First T/A and the last GM I owned was 30 years ago and didn't need to do the things we have already done to this car nor the things we will need to do to this car. So, I'll have questions. (Door hinges)
I look forward to visiting with y'all.
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Hello Firebird lovers. I'm new to the site to introduce myself and get advice. I have a 78 TA6.6 Canadian version. 400, T-Roof, blue, Serial Number 2W87Z8L172845. All factory original with 64,000 km (40,000 miles). Never winter driven, indoor stored, oil changed every year. Very disappointed this year when I took the car out for a spin and the timing chain broke. Towed to local mechanic, he informed me the front crank bearing is completely destroyed and the engine needs major rebuild. 40,000 miles! So now I need the experts/firebird fans' advice. My mechanic is of the opinion a car like this is valuable more to me than collectors and I should just rebuild it for fun. Even replace the original with a warrantied GM motor and add bells and whistles as I see fit. I would of guessed that rebuilding the original motor and keeping everything as stock as possible would be the correct decision. Advice?
Jim in Calgary, Canada.
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Welcome aboard!
My opinion is your mechanic is wrong!
I would rebuild what you have and keep a numbers matching car. The VALUE will be higher. WORTH is in the eyes of a seller.
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Just registered and checking in. Paul From Las Vegas NV, 45 years old, I am a Aircraft Tech for a corporate flight department and specialize on Gulfstream aircraft.This is my fifth Trans Am I have owned over the years, 3rd second Gen to be exact and two 3rd Gen's previously. Current T/A is a 79 Heritage Brown example that I have been accomplishing a resto mod build on over the past year and a half. Here is a brief list on the mod's performed BTW I do all of my own work.
Dart 555 CI BBC build, Big M Block, Dart Pro 1 Cylinder Heads, all Forged internals Dynoed at 710HP,735 TQ.
Hedman Headers 2" primary's 3.5" collectors.
C&R aluminum radiator with dual SPAL electric fans.
Fi Tech 1200HP Fuel injection system.
400LPH in tank pump.
2004R CPT trans " Art Carr" 10" converter 2800 stall with PML deep sump pan.
Very large trans cooler..
G-Force Trans cross member.
Moser 12 bolt, Eaton Tru Trak unit 373 gearing.
Upgraded drive shaft with 1350 yokes front and rear.
Dual 3" exhaust, X pipe with Pypes Race Pro Mufflers.
PTFB Solid subframe bushings with PTFB subframe connectors and G braces.
Wilwood disc brake kit front and rear.
Hotchkis TVS kit with Global West upper and lower tubular control arms and Delium Bushing kit through out including rear leaf spring pivot ponts with heavy duty shakles.
18" billet SnowFlake Wheels (Like Year One Designe) These were ordered from Trans Am of Florida but U.S Mag builds these wheel exclusively for them.
Total interior rebuild with new O.E.R dash Pad and Custom leather wrapped wheel.
I am probably forgetting some things but that is the meat of it..........
On the "LIST" still.
160 mph speedometer conversion.
9" converter 3200 to 3500 stall.
Classic car audio system.
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Devante here or Dee and I live in saint louis Missouri
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Hey there,
I just got my dream ride, a a black 79. Saved one more from the crusher is always a good thing. Trying to get here put back together before the snow hits out here.
Now onto the least important portion= My name is Rob, I'm originally from Brazil, but immigrated here (legally y'all) back in 81, I lived in Cleveland for 10 years, then Hawaii, then the Mountains here in Colorado, now i live in a small town outside of Denver.... May be looking at moving to Branson.. I'm a single full time Dad of 2 great kids who love TA's as much as i do.
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Welcome and many thanks for saving that 79 T/A. Hope it work out for you...post foto's as soon as you can.
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Hi I'm Shaun and live just outside London UK.
I have found this site fantastic to fact find on a 1977 Goldenrod yellow Trans Am I'm picking up soon from a good friend.
I love US muscle and admit to being a Ford guy, had a 66 mustang GT coupe, then a 97 SVT cobra and now own a 427 LX foxbody.
It's a long story but I've ended up with th TA as well, just had body n paint and at a deal I couldn't refuse.
Not yet got the data code/vin as it's being checked over so only seen it the once.
It's the Pontiac engined version possibly an L72 with a few mods. Looking forward to using this as my fox is not street friendly.
Gonna clean up the engine bay and interior when it arrives. Already got new "stock" appearing chrome rocker covers. Shakers been opened up, Hooker headers, 0.30 bore, 260 HE comp camp, intake, Holley 750. Aftermarket ex system but fancy getting the stock tailpipes on.
I'll post some pics when I resize them.
Again, the info on here is amazing and I can talk pontiac with my poncho owning buddies now!
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Added photo
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Coldstream BC. Canada. 75 t/a. needs loving. bought it half tore apart. ;D
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Hello everyone.
My name is Tony (obviously lol) and I'm from Rochester NY.
Mechanic by trade for 27 years, diehard hotrodder with my style planted firmly in the 60's style....until it comes to 70's vehicles.
I dig all second gen Trans Am's, especially the 77/78 style.
Yes, because of Smokey and the Bandit (like many). I was a young kid when that movie came out and it just struck a nerve. Love those cars ever since.
I have a 78 solar gold w72 auto car with t tops and camel interior....or, that's how it was born. Right now it's a disassembled shell.
It's rust free though so I'll be putting it on a rotisserie and putting it back together. It'll be pretty much stock because honestly, I just like they way they were.
Other stuff Ive built and have now are a 57 belair which Ive had for 29 years (first car), 60's style chopped steel 32 Ford 5 window drag inspired coupe with a GMC blown 327/5 speed, chopped 52 Chevy truck again 60's style, 63 impala 409 4 speed, lowered 77 c10 daily
This stuff is more of a lifestyle for me vs a hobby...some
Say a sickness. Lol
Anyway that's about it for me.
Looking forward to being a part of this site.
Thanks!
Tony
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Hey Guys..I just joined the forum and wanted to introduce myself. I live in Georgia and looking to chat it up, gain knowledge, and see if I can put this newly acquired rat together and get it pimpin...I have a 1952 chevy 3100 5 window pickup sitting on a 1978 trans am frame. 400/400 turbo transmission. The truck runs but is leaking from I think the oil pan..I have built a few Harley engines, top end, but never a car engine..Guess what Im saying is Im clueless. Hope I can find help here and learn a few things...Thanks
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Hello I'm Paul now residing in Kissimmee Fl originally from Massachusetts . I am new to this site and restoring a 76 Trans Am. I looking to see if anybody knows where I can purchase the front bumper brackets for my 76 TA. Any information on locating these will be greatly appreciated.
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Hi, Cody here I have been a member but not active for a while so I guess my status was erased after the site reconstruction. I had a stable of seven 77-78 Formulas and TA's but down to one 77 Formula and one 78 TA. I am finally trying to get the TA finished after a long hiatus from working on it. I'm sure I will be asking questions as the build goes along. I am in Johnson county,Texas.
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Ian here from Denver, CO. Long time lurker that finally registered. Pic and brief history of my 78 Gold Edition in the photo forum here:
http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=45872.msg445864#msg445864 (http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=45872.msg445864#msg445864)
At this point she is a rolling restoration project that will eventually be passed on to my son. I look forward to participating here as the we work towards making her glorious again.
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New guy here. Just bought the '79 TA last fall. Its an auto with a 455, newish paint, & WS-6 wheels. Clock says 85,000 miles, not sure but who cares?
Want to put EFI and a 4/5 speed in it someday!
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Carroll28805, I currently live in Seneca SC which is in the upstate NW corner of SC. Formerly Asheville NC that is where I grew up, and worked at Bellsouth until I retired and moved to SC. I had a 1970 TA sold it when I got married, and have regretted it ever since. Recently I bought a 1978 TA which is in fair condition, but needs a lot of work. I need help so if anyone is nearby let me know. I am 66 years old with a bad back, go figure why did I start this project? I thought it would be fun to cruise again ,and meet like minded people. Just getting started with the car so I will be around for awhile. Good evening to all!
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Hi !!! Living in Puerto Rico. Just got my hands on a 1980 Blue TA. Joing looking for help to determing if my TA is one of the first cars that TA specialty modded. Reading the HR interview to one of the owners he explained that the first cars they did a couple of whites and a couple of blue cars. Mine has the 170 mph odometer, recaros seats , 455 and a very similar engine bay since it has same air filter, valve covers, same location of the MSD as #24. The was bought in NY in 1982 and shipped to PR and hasn't run in the street since 1997. Rock solid but need restoration and thats the issue. If it is an original Trans Am specialties a will like to keep it in the original blue but if not a want to change the color of it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advanced.
Milton
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Hello everyone, I'm re-new on here...lol...its been like 8 years since I was active on here but my life has some stability again and I'm able to resume working on my car which means it's time to become active again. Through all my life changes, I have wavered a few times but hung on to my old girl and this fall I shall resume working on her again. I just need to finish building the garage and It will have a proper home again. In the mean time, it is time to relearn a lot of details I once knew.
It is labeled "The Project" in the restoration section for the photos and what not
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Hey to all. I am from upstate NY and have a 1978 Trans Am special edition gold. Bought it brand new, so I know its the real deal. Stopped driving it in 87 and it got parked out back behind the garage. Just sat outside for the last 30 years and been thinking about restoring it if that's something that can still be done after sitting there all these years. Don't know the first thing about restoration but if it can be done something to do in my retirement. That's all for now glad to be here and look forward to having fun
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Hey everyone, my name is Richy, and I’m from Wenatchee WA. I have a 79 Trans Am Pontiac 400.
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Hey everyone, I'm Jordan from Crawfordsville, IN. I'm brand new to the board
I have a 78 Trans Am SE automatic (W72,Y82)
I little back story on my car. Back in 2009 I saw it sitting in front of a house with a for sale sign on it. When I stopped to inquire about it I learned quite a bit. A married couple was selling it because they needed to buy a minivan for their growing family. They had previously used it as a daily driver and the previous owner to them had made is somewhat of a drag car. They had pulled the stock 400 (with the intention of rebuilding it) and put in its place a 400 out of a 68 GTO. They also had changed the gears in the back and added a MSD.
The married couple only wanted 8k for car and they even threw in the original 400 that was sitting in a tractor tire.
I mainly wanted the car just because I've had all sorts of Pontiacs previously (2009 G8 GT, 2000 Trans AM WS6, and even a 86 Sunbird (first car) but this was the first time I had a chance to get a older Pontiac. I ended up buying the car and didn't do any major repairs or research for 6-7 years.
Within the last few years I became interested in the history of the car and had a PHS done on it. That's where I learned about it being a Y82/W72
I've recently done small things (new hood hinges, radiator hoses. brake calipers) but nothing major. I'm looking forward to interacting with the wealth of knowledge present on this forum.
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I'm from Hartsville Tn. I've been reading this forum for years and I'm pretty sure I've seen the whole restoration forum. I've got a 2001 WS6 6 speed but I'm really looking for a 77 or 78 y82. I've been looking for about 15-20 years for the right car though.
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Keep searching...the right one will come eventually!!
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Im from Moncton NB Canada. Have a 78 WS4 that sat at my mom and dads for 23 years. started working on it 2 years ago and got it on the road last July. Just purchased a 78 Y88 with the build sheet. This ones going to take 2-3 years to get road worthy.
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Have some work to do
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Welcome fellow Canadian...I'm in Northern Ontrio
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Howdy. I'm in central Arizona. My baby is a '77 W72 T/A that is currently undergoing an LS type (LQ9, actually) and 4L60E swap. This one is my 3rd T/A. My first was a 1980 Turbo T/A Pace Car that I bought brand new. Sold it to generate funds to go to school. My 2nd was a 1984 5.0/5 speed that I bought used. Glad to once again own a T/A!
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Welcome to the site!!
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Just joined the forum a couple of days ago. Been lurking for a little while now. Have been an enthusiast of the 2nd generation Trans Am's, and Formula's for quite a few years and have owned many over that time period as well.
I will say that the movie Smokey and the Bandit were probably the inspiration behind my love for the Trans Am! The Rockford Files helping boost it!
I have been visiting Hitman's website for some years now gathering information, and never even realized that there was a forum associated with the website. Thought I'd join up and learn even more.
I have been working on a book for a couple of years now, gathering information and the main focus of the book is the 1st and 2nd generation Trans Am's and Formula's.
Looking forward to learning as much as possible and picking brains!
Jonas.
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Welcome. Where are you from Jonas?
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Welcome. Where are you from Jonas?
The eastern part of the great state of Texas.
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Nice, I have been down interstate 35 and as far south as Weslaco but that was many many years ago.
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Nice, I have been down interstate 35 and as far south as Weslaco but that was many many years ago.
I live in what some call "Deep" East Texas. We live only about 35 miles from Interstate 45.
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Welcome aboard Jonas. I'm Lowell from northwest Ohio. I have a couple Y88's that I play with occasionally. Nice to have new members!!
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Welcome aboard Jonas. I'm Lowell from northwest Ohio. I have a couple Y88's that I play with occasionally. Nice to have new members!!
Hi Lowell and thanks for the welcome. I have tow Y88 Trans Am's in the past. One equipped with the Oldsmobile 403 and one with the Pontiac 400. Didn't know many years ago how little of the gold SE versions were made.
Well, you know about hindsight and 20/20!
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i bought my 1st Y88 in 1979. Thought it was the greatest. Got married and sold it in 1986. Bad day. When I turned 40 the Kids told me I should have one again because I was getting old and feable and didn't have much to live for... Hmmm. So I found one that needed restored and that led into number 2. Then 3. Then 4 and so on. Now have five Gen 2's in various stages of repair. Very slow process but we are making progress. ::)
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i bought my 1st Y88 in 1979. Thought it was the greatest. Got married and sold it in 1986. Bad day. When I turned 40 the Kids told me I should have one again because I was getting old and feable and didn't have much to live for... Hmmm. So I found one that needed restored and that led into number 2. Then 3. Then 4 and so on. Now have five Gen 2's in various stages of repair. Very slow process but we are making progress. ::)
The first Y88 I bought in 1982 or 1983. The second one was bought in 1991 IIRC. I have to say I preferred the second Y88 much more since it had the velour cloth interior, and the Pontiac 400 engine. It was also in better condition as having been taken much better care of during the time before I bought it.
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I'm Kevin from Fernie BC Canada I own a 76 TA 455 4 speed
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Steve here 79 10th Anniversary 400 4spd. My dads best friend left the dealership in 79 with an automatic 403 TATA drove to our house to show off. At the time I was 13 and it was love at first sight. Here I am got my own after waiting 40 years. She's an ok driver with some typical neglect that I'm sorting out. Look forward to learning, helping where I can. Hailing from San Antonio TX area.
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Nice T/A. Not too many people on this site anymore though. You might want to check out transamcountry.com or py online forums (performance years sponsored by Ames). More going on at those sites. THere used to be more activity here. Good luck with your tata.
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Thanks, that's a rather nice TA in your profile pic. I'm a member of some other going going almost gone forums already so no real surprise I guess. No facebook or anything like that but I do tapatalk. Appreciate the welcome.
Steve
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Unitedfbody also.
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New member 'Checking In' from New Hampshire!
I've got a '74 Formula (an Original 4-Speed, Heat Only Car) that's currently in a MAJOR state of disassembly! I'm planning to move forward with a full restoration shortly and look forward to sharing here.... 8)
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Welcome, looking forword to your pictures and progress.
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I'm just getting back into this.
I own 2 455SD Trans Am, a 1973 and a 1974.
The 73 started life as a Y code car, I've been collecting SD parts over the last 30 years.
I've finally pulled the trigger on getting the 73 restored.
The engine by Paul Spotts
The car by Wetdreams Restorations,
Wish me luck!
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Just checking in here, looking forward to sharing and receiving lots of good Trans Am info. Just picked up a nice 79 TA a few months ago. Love it so much almost bought another one off Ebay last night!!!
Already need help where is a good source for touch up paint for the factory color Heritage Brown? Need to paint a new door hinge.
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Howdy! Tanner here. I drive a 2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. I am from Phoenix, Arizona.
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Welcome Tanner, I drive a gold 1978 TA and my brother has a yellow 2002 TA collectors edition.We are from Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Just checking in here, looking forward to sharing and receiving lots of good Trans Am info. Just picked up a nice 79 TA a few months ago. Love it so much almost bought another one off Ebay last night!!!
Already need help where is a good source for touch up paint for the factory color Heritage Brown? Need to paint a new door hinge.
Hi shickle55, Any good body shop should be able to mix the color you want either in a can or a spray can.
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My name is Dean Dodge former employee of HO Racing. Also used to work with Herslow and Morlock in New Jersey. My first car was a 1971 Pontiac Trans Am, in all I have owned 3 Trans Ams, 3 Firebirds, and 2 GTO's.
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My name is Dean Dodge former employee of HO Racing. Also used to work with Herslow and Morlock in New Jersey. My first car was a 1971 Pontiac Trans Am, in all I have owned 3 Trans Ams, 3 Firebirds, and 2 GTO's.
You worked for HO Racing?!?!?!? The TurboForce people? Did you still have any old HO gear? Has there been any developments with the TurboFORCE Revival project?
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Hey all, I'm Brian. I'm a lifelong motorhead, and I've been wrenching on my own stuff for about 40 years now. I don't know everything, but I've learned a lot along the way, lol. I'm currently in northeast Indiana.
Thanks for having me.
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Welcome, Brian...I'm a fellow Hoosier (south-western IN)
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Not too far from you. NW Ohio. Just south of Toledo actually.
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My name is Jerry and I live in Sterling Hts MI. That is 20 miles north of Detroit. I am an automotive technician for GM and have been there over 30 ears. I have a 1976 Firebird "plain jane" with a 455. I am debating about making it into a T/A or a Formula. I am building a new 455, I was before I bought this car, it has Edelbrock heads, hydraulic roller cam, 4.25" stroke Scat forged crank and .030 over Diamond forged pistons. I am making a fun street engine. It was originally for a 1986 Grand Prix 2+2 that I had but I had someone who really wanted that car. I then found the 1976 Firebird. So far I have done a 1LE front brake conversion and I replaced the 9 1/2" rear drums with 11" drums from a 73-77 A body. I also installed larger front and added a rear sway bar.
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Sounds like it’ll be a fun car! There is a lot of great info here and people who will help you along the way, just check back in regularly, especially if you ask a question. :)
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New here. My name is Mike. Live in Ohio about a hour south of Cleveland. Just purchased a 1980 TA SE originally a Turbo car. Look forward to the knowledge here
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Hello-I am from Naples, FL. Name is Paul -I recently purchased a 1980 SE-non turbo, excellent condition overall. I do have an issue with the drivers side t-top. It is not sitting flush on the posterior post and the top itself is lose-meaning it locks in ok despite not being flush on back post, but the whole top has wiggle room on all sides. 9 this would leak severely in the rain). Who or how can I find someone to assess the issue before I go ahead and replace the weather seal. I want to make sure that there isn’t something else wrong. I really don’t think a replacement seal will fix much but I am not sure. The passengers side fits great and locks down flush. I would like to think there is someone who could do virtual ‘tele-medicine’ session and I can show them.
Secondly who has the better reputation at selling replacement parts that they could recommend. Thank you and appreciate the input others have that we all can learn from.
Paul
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Michael Pace, just purchased a 78 Trans Am. I have always loved the trans am, especially the batman front in style! so I convinced my wife for my 50th to finally purchase one! I want to learn all I can about the car! I want to show it off!
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Hello All. My name is Jim. I live about 1 hour north of Salt Lake City. I purchased a 78 Y88 about 1 1/2 years ago. It has been sitting in the shop wait for its turn. I started the process of restoring it a couple months ago. I am super excited to finish it and drive it.
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Hi everyone.
My name is Scott and I am currently piecing back together a 77 Esprit that I bought in boxes as someone elses un-finished project.
I do have a build thread on another forum that I will transfer across here at some point. I've joined up as the other forum is a general car forum in Australia, so specific questions about the intricacies of a 77 bird are outside most people's knowledge.
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Welcome!!
I have an Esprit as well that will end up being a TA clone when I'm done!!
Loads of great information on this site, you just have too look for it!!
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I'm Ray
From Old Forge, PA.
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Welcome!!!!
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Yes I'm the latest FNG.
I had a 78 WS6/W72 as a kid, and never quite got over it. Just stumbled upon a mostly restored Tahoe Blue 80 turbo, and just had to have it.Came with a bunch of parts, including a huge tube full of bird droppings for it.
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Greetings, Mark here from Portland, Oregon. I'm doing the clone thing on my 79 since the car I really want is soooo expensive now. Come to think of it, that's also why I built a Cobra kit car about twelve years ago.....the originals were too expensive.....oh well, great site. Peace.
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Welcome
Eric, nice to see you over here as well!!
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Thanks for adding me. Live in Louisiana and have always been a car guy. Haven't had a project in 20 plus years and looking to get another. Came across a 78 T/A the other day and it sparked a flame. It's a barn find and I hope to get it. Looking forward to chatting with all of you soon.