Trans Am Build

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working on the bottoms of the doors after cutting out some rust

he will indeed

wavy hood

more rust spots fixed

didn't think new oem skins would need so much work to get them straight..

urethane - plastic prep + primer = oops

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more awesomeness

first of five coats of bondo

sanded

brazed up little pinhiles cause it's easier than chasing them with a mig for hours

knocked them down with a grinder

valve covers getting chrysler arrival blue and matte clear along with master cylinder, proportioning valve and miscellaneous bolts

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doors getting feather-lite which is spray bondo/glaze

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first part of my new exhaust system

amp

wiring ran

.010 bore, bigger carb and mild cam and valve cover color

this is going into the rear seat driver side not sure how i'm gonna do it yet but most likely going to make a bracket out of angle iron and welding it to the floor and securing box with a platform

Edited January 5, 2010 by cranberryyumyum

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duraglassed hood

two coats down, 49998 to go

valve cover cap is gonna be cleared cause i like aluminum

glaze coat on doors

both ready to block before feather-lite

[hardrock2401 8]

nice car and nice work

[poundindak69 15]

looking good.

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thanks guys. doors are primed and hopefully i start deadening the car tomorrow. something odd happened and i received some old old damplifier pro instead of regular damp black so i called ssa and ant just sent me out a black pack for free. that's how you keep customers coming back! ups took their sweet time sending this to me also, processed and whatnot on the 18th and didn't get to me till the 4th

i'll try real hard to get pickys tomorrow. feedback appreciated

[bigrank916 72]

Nice body work dude. Thats a tedious process there.

This is how you deaden a vehicle! Strip that bitch and slap it on everywhere! Cant wait to see the sludge.

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Nice body work dude. Thats a tedious process there.This is how you deaden a vehicle! Strip that bitch and slap it on everywhere! Cant wait to see the sludge.

haha thanks man. deadening sounds so fun i can't wait to slap that bitch with it.

i posted this on ca also and somebody asked for pics of my dad's camaro so i dug out some pictures with good stories

let's start with the kz1000 my dad built for his buddy

chromed out motor, exhaust, chrome six inch extended sway bar and chrome everything else. personally i'm not a fan of chrome but it's not my bike..

that nice bimmer in the background was my first real crash. wasn't so nice after i was done with it. pucking score!

edging out the fender

my dad does big things.. like sara palin. haha

this is the only pic i have of the maro right now. if it's at the house tomorrow i will snap some pics of it if you wanna see more of it. maybe i can steal the girl's cam and get some deec pictures of it

way back when i had motivation to finish this thing :/

subframe

sanding on the firewall

oh yeah that picture has the 8awg power wire that i thought would be adequate years ago. it's my remote wire nao

got it ready for paint. bubby crashed so i helped him prep his bumper

looking forward to everyone's feedback. don't be shy!

[Don Ganso 13]

Quite a feat dude.

Great job...

I'll be watching

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thanks don. it's definitely a project

i got some deadening done yesterday

just pics of the interior

started

finished.. look down

here's why :/ melted the shop vac hose

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alright it's back on.. sorta. worked on the fiat today. heater problems on italian cars = not fun

figured out what fiat stands for

"fix it again tony"

but here's what happened last weekend

car sits a tad higher without the motor.. lol

iphone has untrue colors. car is red red and motor is hugger orange

spun rod bearing :/

yuasa is batcap. expensive ass motorcycle batteries

all the stick-on deadener and amp.. and the music of the day haha

valve covers and everything else ready to be shot

some stuff stuck on

you don't fix a floor with tiger hair and fiberglass mat :fyi: previous owner

THE 400.. hopefully it gets fired soon

big thanks to ant for doing everything possible to get the black stuff to me! black black black

misc stuff

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Lookin' good! I had a 76 Firebird. I miss it.

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thanks j

i need some help with some positioning. the box is going to be in lieu of the back seat on the driver's side. would the best combo be sub and port forward? if yes port on top or port on bottom.

port (and sub?) to the side and use the trim as a loading wall? seal the trunk completely and face both to the back of the car?

i know this isn't the ideal placement but i'm trying to make the best of it

thanks in advance

[Mac N Cheese 90]

coming along very nicely...we love pics!

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like pics? good!

it snowed.. a lot

my buddy got stuck coming to my house to diagnose a few rattles. had to walk a good two miles to my truck so i could pick him up. seems like there is a downside to having 300+ pounds of equipment in the car other than not being able to use the spare tire haha. 2 fi q12 and a dd m3

used three spl tiles and a sheet of damplifier. only one tile on there for the pic

back to my car. got stuff painted and matte clear is funky stuff. hard to paint and i orange peeled it but hey, it looks good regardless

it's not a run. there's spot welds along the sides

new pretty radiator

the armrest

the w650

hood

just for mock-up

deadening

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Now thats some pictures!!! The bird is looking good.

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Now thats some pictures!!! The bird is looking good.

shanks

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minute clinic from my neighbor. i hate the everything about working with fiberglass. pods aren't going to be fun

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i need some input on what to do with the sub area!!! here's my take. metal frame with a wood base to put allthread through to hold the box, foam between the floor and the base

the depth

first diagram. angle iron frame. not angled in the middle to the smaller area but it's hard to show what i mean

rivets

roof

yeah..that's a big ass rust hole

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

I see you wrote SD455 on the scoop, is is true? God I always wanted one!!!

Looks like your breaking out the welder.

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haha nope that's the dream side of the scoop :/

it's gonna be a 462 butler someday..

i'm gonna let my bubby weld for me. certified welder or me.. hmm i think i'm gonna pick the certified welder haha

[bigrank916 72]

This was a dream for me as a teenager. I had a 71 full bumper 350. Wanted to drop a crate motor in it with maaaad beat. Thats the ultimate combo for me. Muscle and beat. You have done some great work here. Very, very nice.

Btw, was that the yumyum in your hand while doing a little bodywork? Reaaally nice.