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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: My 82 T/A |
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I've been lurking around here for awhile, don't think I ever made a thread about my car. its a 82 Trans Am 305 with the original T-10 4-speed trans and mechanical clutch linkage.
First day I bought it, after a coat of wax
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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non-spoiler hatch from a 82 camaro
the factory hood cracked right down the middle just after the hinges, looked like big steel taco shell, picked up one from a wrecker that doesn't fit right and has dents all over it.
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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A few months ago I gutted the interior and cleaned up the floors
cleaned and primed the floor and used a roll on bed liner
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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put the interior back in with new carpet
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Over the winter I plan on rebuilding the front end it only needs balljoints but I'll replace everything while I am in there.
I picked up a new rear sway bar to replace that original piece of wire.
compared to the stock one
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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I've been in car craft burnout pages twice but I can't find the magazine for the second one
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Whiskeychick Member
Joined: 19 Sep 2010 Posts: 225 Location: Penticton BC
1987 Pontiac GTA
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Heya Ryan Long time no see lol
Welcome to the board _________________ 1987 - Trans am GTA, hooker headers, Borla catback, Cat delete, CAI, 9.6 @ 75mph 1/8mile
1978 - Trans am 6.6/TA, Gold bird. Workin on it
2008 - Mini Cooper Clubman S, Hot Chocolate on Hot Chocolate Lounge Leather |
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Schultzy89GTA M.R.A. (11sec Club)
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 4415 Location: Gresham, OR
1989 Pontiac GTA
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Ya haven't seen you around in a while. Looks like she is coming together real nice . Keep us posted on progress.
-Schultzy _________________ Red Sled: 89 GTA, 383, TKO, N2O
12.73 @ 109.39, 1.793 60 \ 11.794 @ 121.16, 1.62 60 (old combo) |
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RSFreak The other "John"
Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 2946 Location: Renton
1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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I remember seeing your car in the Burnout section of Car Craft. Shes coming along nicely. Keep up the good work. _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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Quasi-Traction "I have petals"
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 3873 Location: stumptown
1986 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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RSFreak wrote: | I remember seeing your car in the Burnout section of Car Craft. |
+1. I knew the car was familiar, just couldn't remember who from the crew's it was.
Awesome work so far dude! _________________
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Xophertony Rodeo Queen
Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 5304 Location: Portland, Oregon.
1988 Pontiac GTA
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Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Thats nice work there. I fee l your pain on the mismatched hood... so does Chris. |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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been doing some work on the car over the last few weeks.
finished relocating the battery to the hatch area
shot of the rear suspension
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Tried to put my global west del-a-lum control arm bushings in, well I ordered the bushings for a 82- mid 83 camaro/firebird turns out my car has the 83-92 control arms so now I have to find some early thirdgen controls arms cause I can't return the bushings
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:32 am Post subject: |
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I havent updated this in a while, found some early 82 lower control arms, del-a-lums are in, and my Global west sub-frame connectors and traclink came in.
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:38 am Post subject: |
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since global west dosent make a traclink for a 82 with a ST-10, I had to make a quick bracket to mount the front of the brace to the crossmember
this is just a temporary one, I plan on making a better one when I have more time.
and I painted my hood semi-gloss black
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iansane Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5740 Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:21 am Post subject: |
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Coming along nicely. How's the tq arm perform compared to a stocker style? _________________
Quote: | Sometimes I actually think I'm slightly retarded in the mouth. |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Very interested in your opinion of the arm, especially under braking. I'm thinking the same setup might find it's way under my Z project.
BTW, not to be picking fly crap out of the pepper here, but am I seeing ungraded or grade-5 hardware and standard nuts on that bracket to the crossmember? I'd be looking at some grade-8 (or 10.9) hardware and some top-locks or nylockers. Just my two cents. |
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iansane Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 5740 Location: Bothell
1991 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: |
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Them Canadians grade things differently up there. |
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:51 am Post subject: |
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iansane wrote: | Coming along nicely. How's the tq arm perform compared to a stocker style? |
I can't compare it to a stock arm cause I've never driven it with one, I put a non-adjustable edelbrock one in as soon as I bought the car but it feels like it hits the tires alot harder with this arm, its hard to tell cause I did shocks, struts, rear sway bar, control arm bushing/balljoints, sub-frame connectors, and the torque arm all the same weekend.
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RK82 Member
Joined: 27 Jul 2008 Posts: 168 Location: vancouver B.C
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:56 am Post subject: |
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aaron_sK wrote: |
Very interested in your opinion of the arm, especially under braking. I'm thinking the same setup might find it's way under my Z project.
BTW, not to be picking fly crap out of the pepper here, but am I seeing ungraded or grade-5 hardware and standard nuts on that bracket to the crossmember? I'd be looking at some grade-8 (or 10.9) hardware and some top-locks or nylockers. Just my two cents. |
I never noticed that before, those bolts and nuts came in the kit with the arm I think they were for a exhaust hanger or something. I'll have to put grade 8 ones in there. |
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