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Offline Lenne

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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #15 on: March 16, 2008, 03:53:18 PM »
Yes, I visit that forum, but I only visit the Gen2 forums.
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #16 on: March 16, 2008, 07:31:14 PM »
Nice car and nice work.  I was going to drop a Cadillac 500 motor into my first Trans Am, but it involved too much work back then so I didn't do it.  I would love to see and hear that car in person.
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #17 on: March 16, 2008, 11:10:50 PM »
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2008, 10:11:22 AM »
nice car
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #19 on: March 28, 2008, 04:25:13 PM »


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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2008, 04:34:23 PM »
Welcome Lenne , that sure is a nice looking ride.

We too in the UK are supposed to have Amber indicators, but im a bit of a rebel and stick 2 fingers up to the law, im running full US spec.

Is this your first Trans am?
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #21 on: March 28, 2008, 05:08:32 PM »
Yes, our first T/A, but we already had a classic:


The two cars are probably as diffrent from each other as they could get , 4 cyl, 26 Horsepower sidevalve  :D

The amber lights will be removed as soon as we have been cleared by our "bilprovningen" =  MOT
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2008, 05:36:16 PM »
A Ford POP!!! wow are you going to " ROD " it?

Good ol "bilprovningen", i make friends with the guy that tests my car.
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Offline Lenne

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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2008, 05:51:19 PM »
Nahh.. would be a shame to rod it, its a survivor car. That car is for cozy picnics, the pontiac is for the times we need a little more power.


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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2008, 05:56:24 PM »
Note the chromed sidemirrors on our T/a. , They do need polishing every day to shine..  Should I Clearcoat them or just Paint them?
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #25 on: March 28, 2008, 07:04:42 PM »
Me personally id clear coat them, they look cool that way.

oh and as for the POP id have to Rod it sorry, its in the blood!
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Offline Lenne

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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2008, 01:44:39 AM »

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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #27 on: March 29, 2008, 08:55:59 AM »
That TA rocks Lenne, no matter how you cut it.  A 500 caddy is just.... ridiculously cool.  Did you design the hood scoop? I can't get over how well it looks and doesn't detract from the cars stance.

Nice find on that old jalopy and I agree (sorry SE) I wouldn't hotrod it either.
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #28 on: March 29, 2008, 09:37:20 AM »
That is one bad T/A!  I like the hood scoop as well.  But the rest of the car Rocks!!!!!!
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Re: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine
« Reply #29 on: March 29, 2008, 05:45:31 PM »
The scoop is fiberglass, i think it came from http://rpglasfiber.com/ if im not misstaken..
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