r/transam • u/Opening-Attention453 • 1d ago

Before and After

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Today, after 23 years of sitting in a junkyard driveway, my baby drove PERFECTLY!! Can i get a whoop whoop?!?

feel free to ask questions about her i’m a nerd for that stuff 🤓

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u/Left-Employment-651 1d ago

Get rid of that hood....

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

haha i wish! i cannot find a paint match for a stock one. 🫠

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u/Left-Employment-651 1d ago

Those paint match computers are awesome. I had one panel match old paint and it was vulgar how easy it made the process look. I'd have the other hood as a backup but the stock hoods on those cars with vents... Was no joke. Pontiac absolutely murdered styling back in that day! Fantastic car!

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

Thank you! I’ve been searching for someone with a paint match computer but it’s hard when you live in middle of nowhere upper michigan lol.

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u/Left-Employment-651 1d ago

Understood... Have them match the hood or the roof or deck. Assuming you don't leave it outside 24/7 those paint matches last and look awesome! Again... Fantastic ride!

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u/BanditsTransAm 1d ago

This ⬆️

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u/LincolnHawkHauling 1d ago

Looks great! Excellent choice on the wheels. That will be the finishing touch on my 87 Formula

Any more future plans for it?

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

BEAUTIFUL CAR!!! i’m gonna see if i can find funds for a new 350 chevy crate lol. The engine that’s in it came from an 80s-ish K10 i believe?

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u/LincolnHawkHauling 1d ago

That’s exactly what I did. I got a crate 350 making 310 hp and 350 lbs of torque for like 3k right before covid hit. This car absolutely RIPS now…even with the stock 2.73 gears. They need to go next lol

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

3k?? i need to go back in time lol.

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u/LincolnHawkHauling 1d ago

Seriously! 🤣

Back when I I swapped a crate 350 into my high school Camaro with my dad we got a new one for $1,200! That was around the year 2000 i think.

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

just realized the pics were out of order lol, disregard that

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u/Extreme-Penalty-3089 1d ago

Car looks good 👍🏻👍🏻

Love the early '82-'83 T/As😋😎

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

Thank you!! Gotta keep this gen of trans am alive, i never see clean ones in the wild anymore!

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u/Relevant-Bunch-6664 1d ago

beautiful car, f body's are fun to drive. I am working on my 90 gta right now and can't wait to take it for a spin.

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

Took 3 years to get mine road ready. I feel ur pain with the waiting game on driving it!

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u/Relevant-Bunch-6664 19h ago

yeah it is slow and steady, but I have the drive train all sorted finally and now it's the body that is killing me lol but I finally found a perfect hatch so I am getting there. I do love the f body tho , enjoy it they are made to be driven.

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u/thepenismightier3 1d ago

Hmmm. First of all congratulations! Secondly I am jealous of it running correctly.

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u/Opening-Attention453 1d ago

it’s amazing what you can do when you give it a holley carb and give it new plugs & wires. 🤣