Cascade Crew

88GTAJim · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: New member introduction

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would introduce myself before I started posting. My name is Jim. I found out about this site from Al Hasse whom I just met at a local Auto parts store I frequent quite often. I am a member at Thirdgen.org and a few others.
My 1988 GTA is my first 3th Gen F body. My first F body was in 1979 when I bought my first 1978 Z28 4 speed car. I just bought another one to restore, then found this GTA sitting in a friends front yard without an engine or tranny. All the parts were in boxes but the block was cracked. I had driven one of these GTA 5 speed cars about 10 years ago and loved it. Now I have just installed a takeout LB9 from a 1989 IROC with 90K on it. I am almost ready to fire it off. Some of the removable parts of the body need some attention, ie fenders, door, as well as the paint which appears to be ridding itself of that nasty clear coat that gives it that awful shine.
It's a work in progress that I hope to be driving soon and fixing as I go.
Hope I can learn from here as well as contribute.

Thanks,
Jim

Dewey316 · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject:

Welcome Jim. Sounds like a nice little project you have going there! It is always nice to see new faces around, and the interest in our cars growing in our area's.

Welcome Newbie

--John

iansane · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:59 pm Post subject:

Welcome! If you need any help with anything 3rdgen related I'm just a couple minutes away in Gig Harbor and more than willing to lend a hand. Although my schedule sucks. Laughing

Pictures of the bird?

Al Hasse · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the crew Jim. Great bunch here and lots of knowledge. Hopefully you can make some of the gatherings and cruises we have and make a good 3rd gen showing.

QwkTrip · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

Welcome aboard, Jim! Glad you joined. Cool

No need to finish that project so soon. I need more companions in the 'my project car doesn't run' club.

88GTAJim · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the warm welcome. One of the reasons I need to make the GTA a runner is because of my other projects. My shop isn't that big and I have the old 327 starboard engine from my Chris Craft on the floor as well as the new one on one of my engine stands. A 350 and Borg Warner super T10 for the 78 Z and all the assorted parts that go with all those projects also populate the shop and it is only 14' X 16'. It's a nice shop that is fully insulated, wired, heated, plumbed for air and has a full roll-up garage door, it's just small. I can't get the boat engine out of the shop with a car in the way. As soon as I can get the GTA to move under it's own power, I can do the finish work on the boat engine and get it out of the shop and into the boat where it belongs.
I have a fully enclosed carport with a concrete floor attached to the shop but it does not lend itself well to moving vehicles in and out of it unless they can move under their own power because of the aproach angle.

I also just really want to drive it... Very Happy