Rebuild under way
 

Well i picked up a trans am a couple months ago that i thought was in good mechanical shape just needing some body work but i was wrong. after getting mad trying to fix everything i figured i would just strip the car down and start from scrap,

so far ive sold off the turbo kit and top end of the motor. ill try and keep you guys updated with pictures as i do more work.

ill be pulling the motor out to replace all gaskets and check torque and specs on the bottom end.

all stripped down and ready to come out

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the hacked up upper radiator support

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the hacked up front bumper support
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i got back from my 2 week vacation in florida today to find a bunch of parts waiting for me :)

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i added a little bit of a stock look to the high flow lid

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and of course the new bumper support and upper tie bar

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:rofl: are you really rebuilding it and checking torque and specs and hack or is this just a gi/feeler?

good thing you didn't hit a pole dead center with that car... wow... you would be eating ls1 for lunch...

I think you should have just kept your last car.

JW :D

its got a slight leak from the oil pan gasket so im pulling the motor and going to double check the bottom end of the motor to make sure it was put together to proper spec. motor should be done in a week or 2 depending on how much free time i have to work on it. still waiting on my cam to show up.

thats how ive been thinking but oh well. we all f-up pretty bad at some point lol

Good luck!

just like i said when you bought the car.... good luck..

Good luck man and don't think you're only one who made out bad either, this trans was never rebuilt and the problems are there but what ya gonna do.

The both of you guys....

lol oh well, ya learn right? i do wish him good luck and if he has ?s to contact me like he's been doing. i wanna see that TA live a wonderful life once again.

8/25/10- build update

got the rest of the wiring harness disconnected, front bumper support removed upper tie bar cut out.

motor and trans should be out tomorrow.

8/26/10 upadate

got the motor and trans pulled out of the car today. just waiting on some remaining gaskets, hardware and cam to show up so i can get the motor back up and running soon.

ill be doing alot of engine bay cleaning the next few days to get it as nice as possible.
also stopped at my friend drews to pick up my kooks long tubes.

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Looks like it's coming along pretty well. I've learned from my mistakes...no more buying heavily modded cars.

I wish my engine bay was painted gloss black. Have you considered painting yours?

yea im going to clean it up and see how it looks if i dont like it im going to paint it the factory white.

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthr...110#post725110



when your right your right :lol:

hahahah oh the irony!

:hammer:

yup. as i keep getting deeper into the car there is more and more wrong with it. time for it to go. once the car is parted out and gone ill be starting a new project. and its not going to be another f bod.

but you said your mom wants it gone? :willy:

wants it gone so i can pay off what i owe her. its just a car

new plans are to sell/scrap everything that i can. find my own place and down the road start another project.