Topic: 1981 Trans Am with Cadillac 500 Cui engine

[Lenne]

Hi, this is our car. It was a 301 but now there is a caddy 500 under the hood. The car has lost its Shaker due to the engineswap and the higher Edelbrock performer intake. This is _not_ an original car, its custom made for us. 

Now lets have a look at the pictures, will add more pictures later.





The alu-mesh in the grille is a temp solution, looking for new grilles.

[RENOVATIONS]

Welcome to 78TA Lenne...that's a very cool bird...nice custom touches!

[WarbirdTA]

I want to see the engine!!!!!!!
beautiful color and paint!

George 

[Joker (§ir£Ğragon)]

I want to see the engine!!!!!!!
beautiful color and paint!

George 

I agree on both counts! Beautiful! Is that a drag racing snorkel cut down for the hood scoop? I like that as well.

[Lenne]

As requested, engine pictures. Work in progress here.




Will redo all the cables soon and repaint the valvecovers to match the car. She runs like a dream, but the Holley might need a little finetuning.

[Joker (§ir£Ğragon)]

Oh sweet!!! Wait til I show mu step son. He's been wanting to build something with a 500. He'll be green. lmao

Have you had a chance to get any numbers like hp, torque ot times?

Did you look into a drop base air cleaner like Larry Navaro's WFO setup to be able to use the shaker?

[Rick]

Welcome to 78TA.com, Lenne!  Thanks for posting pics right off!  That's a great looking car and I love the paint!

[Lenne]

Did you look into a drop base air cleaner like Larry Navaro's WFO setup to be able to use the shaker?

Could have worked, we kinda liked the ideá with the scoop though. Might add a vacuumcontrolled flap that keeps leafs and squirrels out. 

No numbers just yet, but it sure as hell beats the 301 

[Lenne]

The rear.



We have put T/A decals on it since the pic was taken, the trunk needs a little adjusting. Please dont comment the STUPID indicators, this is a stupid Swedish rule.. It has to be orange light on the indicators. Possibly we will add amber LED´s instead.

We = Me and My Wife, she´s a gear head aswell.  

[LOMILETA]

Pretty cool bird there.

[Joker (§ir£Ğragon)]

The rear.



We have put T/A decals on it since the pic was taken, the trunk needs a little adjusting. Please dont comment the STUPID indicators, this is a stupid Swedish rule.. It has to be orange light on the indicators. Possibly we will add amber LED´s instead.

We = Me and My Wife, she´s a gear head aswell.  

That stinks on the signals. I like the led idea.
And that's cool that you'r wife is into cars too. My girl isn't hardly interested in them except to watch NASCAR is about all.

[WarbirdTA]

Nice looking engine!
There are so many caddy 500 engines out here.
I have always thought about that.
Did you do the work?

George 

[Lenne]

Do it! Its a sweet upgrade , we bought it as an unfinished project. The car left the USA looking like this.



We are curently working on the interior.

[rkellerjr]

Welcome to 78ta Lenne, thanks for the pics, that's one sweet ride.  If you can't have a shaker, i think that scoop still does the car justice.  It really does look nice and doesn't detract from the original look too much.  I really like it!

[WarbirdTA]

Cool!
Are you a member of the Sweden Trans Am Club?
I use to post over there, but I always had to wait for an "English" translation.
Unless I posted first.
Is Uffe still there?
He use to own a 1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am, and now, I believe, a Trans Am race car!
I also know Jan Larsson, but he lives in England.
He also owns a 1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am.
I think he still posts over there.

George