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06-15-2015, 08:16 PM
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Picked up a Third Gen
Finally got another F-Body. My wife wanted to get a 74-77 but there aren't many to choose from and when you do find them they are rough, at least in the range I was looking. Her second choice was another Trans Am like she had, so this is what we got. It is a '87 GTA with no engine or trans, everything else is there for the most part. We have a 400SBC and a 700r4 trans that we are gonna put in it, we plasti dipped it because it has a lot of little imperfections but we don't have the time or money to do body work. There is just a black base coat on it now, my wife didn't pick a color yet. We also put the Camaro wing on it from the last T/A we had. Not sure how quickly it will go together but I'll post more when I make progress!
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1973 Chevy Nova - best e.t.-10.04 - currently disassembled
1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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06-15-2015, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Looks good from the side shot! FWIW, I've seen matte blue dip before on a Benz, I think it would look pretty sweet on your GTA.
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'16 Go-Mango Dodge Charger R/T. It's so good to be back in a V8-powered, RWD car!
Former Toy - '88 Monte SS - had lots of mods...
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06-15-2015, 08:52 PM
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Nice, I think I had seen that car for sale, I considered it but no room or time, lol.
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06-15-2015, 09:57 PM
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Growing up I used to HATE those half cowl hoods. Now I love them. Go figure. Nice pick up though!
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06-15-2015, 10:03 PM
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looks damn good for a plasti-dip job from that photo. this could be a very cool project with the 400 too. I'm assuming going carb setup on it?
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06-16-2015, 07:08 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Nice project and that is cool she is into it!
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06-16-2015, 02:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Thanks guys! Its her car so she is picking the color. I'm not a fan of the hood but its staying for now. Its gonna have a carb, tried talking her into an ls but she wasn't hearing it!
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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06-17-2015, 06:14 AM
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Is the plan to have just a cruiser or will it see some track time too?
I suggest a good set of subframe connectors and a strut tower brace (preferably 3 point) no matter how you plan to use it. 3rd gens weren't particularly stiff to start with so you can only imagine the cowl rattle of a 27 year old one. .
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06-17-2015, 06:58 AM
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was that a digital dash car or regular gauges?
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06-17-2015, 03:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
Is the plan to have just a cruiser or will it see some track time too?
I suggest a good set of subframe connectors and a strut tower brace (preferably 3 point) no matter how you plan to use it. 3rd gens weren't particularly stiff to start with so you can only imagine the cowl rattle of a 27 year old one. .
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Cruiser but gonna do some 11.50 Index also. It has subframe connectors, gotta look into the strut tower brace.
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was that a digital dash car or regular gauges?
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It has the digital dash.
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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06-17-2015, 06:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mc73nova
It has the digital dash.
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If you ever decide to switch to the analog dash, id be interested in the digital one.
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06-18-2015, 05:28 PM
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Quote:
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If you ever decide to switch to the analog dash, id be interested in the digital one.
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Ok, I'll keep that in mind if we change it.
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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10-25-2015, 08:54 PM
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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10-25-2015, 09:26 PM
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Nice looking Bird. Good luck with it.
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10-26-2015, 05:10 AM
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maroon gta's are hard to pass on for a good price. nice snag!
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10-26-2015, 10:06 AM
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Great find!
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10-26-2015, 11:04 PM
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looking good 
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10-27-2015, 07:11 PM
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Looks sweet, love the color!
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'16 Go-Mango Dodge Charger R/T. It's so good to be back in a V8-powered, RWD car!
Former Toy - '88 Monte SS - had lots of mods...
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10-27-2015, 09:00 PM
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nice cars matt
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10-28-2015, 05:34 AM
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Thanks, we got the engine and trans in last night. BMR torque arm relocation cross member should be here today. If all goes well it should be on the road by the weekend.
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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11-01-2015, 09:54 PM
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I thought it would be running by now but the fuel pump is no good. Should have that fixed tomorrow and on the road. At least it looks good parked!
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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11-02-2015, 06:19 AM
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My favorite color scheme on the 3rd gens. Nice find
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11-02-2015, 09:03 PM
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nice find!
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11-05-2015, 06:12 AM
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Finally got it running and took it for a test drive yesterday. A couple of the gauges aren't working but overall everything went good. I'll post a video of it in the daylight, we didn't finish until 10:30 last night.
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
2015 Ram 3500 Dually Cummins
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11-08-2015, 02:06 PM
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Nice cars! If you plan on getting rid of the trans am hood with half the cowl let me know!
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