81 rare t/a

ws4transam · 11-12-2005, 03:01 PM

http://www.taspecialties.com/taspec81.htm
with a numbers matchin 455
heres a link with info on this trans am
http://www.78ta.com/banditedition.htm

**Zboner** · 11-12-2005, 03:22 PM

that thing is prutty, but the engine looks like ass.

**third_shift|studios** · 11-12-2005, 03:30 PM

agreed 100%

**transam98** · 11-12-2005, 05:26 PM

I'd drive it.

ws4transam · 11-13-2005, 04:46 AM

my buddy says its a one owner car and the guy paid 26 grand for it from new

**zman1969** · 11-15-2005, 11:12 AM

numbers matching? they didnt make 455 past 1976 so how can it be numbers matching?

**predator** · 11-15-2005, 11:34 AM

yeah an 81 should have a turbo 301 in it shoulnt it?

**dreaded_hope** · 11-15-2005, 03:38 PM

Pontiac stopped making that motor all together in *thinks*...76. After that pontiac's biggest motor was the 400. In 81 the T/A could have either 305, 301 N/A or the 301 Turbo. There were special Nascar additions with recaro bucket seats available in 81, but no 455.

**koolaid_kid** · 11-15-2005, 06:39 PM

Not sure what "prutty" means.
Almost certain the 455 was produced in 1978.
Nice car, either way.

**zman1969** · 11-15-2005, 07:13 PM

nope last poncho 455 was 76 400 or 301 thereafter

ws4transam · 11-16-2005, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by zman1969

nope last poncho 455 was 76 400 or 301 thereafter

did u read the 78ta.com link it has info on that car.

**zman1969** · 11-16-2005, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by ws4transam

did u read the 78ta.com link it has info on that car.

yes i read it :That power comes from a mid-'70's Pontiac 455 block bored ,030-inch oversize for a true displacement of 462 cubic inches. Forged aluminum pistons (9.0:1 compression), a mild hydraulic-lifter camshaft, an aftermarket aluminum intake manifold"
sounds like you buy a new car with a rebuilt engine in it for 30k? in 1980? man i thought turbo t/a's were overpriced -in 89 at 30k
so whats so rare about it?

alot of people did the same things with their 301's

im not so sure, is this Your car? are you selling it or just trying to feel special?

ws4transam · 11-17-2005, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by zman1969

yes i read it :That power comes from a mid-'70's Pontiac 455 block bored ,030-inch oversize for a true displacement of 462 cubic inches. Forged aluminum pistons (9.0:1 compression), a mild hydraulic-lifter camshaft, an aftermarket aluminum intake manifold"
sounds like you buy a new car with a rebuilt engine in it for 30k? in 1980? man i thought turbo t/a's were overpriced -in 89 at 30k
so whats so rare about it?

alot of people did the same things with their 301's

im not so sure, is this Your car? are you selling it or just trying to feel special?

its not my car its my friends car and the t/a in my aviator is my car.

**Gonzo1970** · 11-22-2005, 08:19 PM

The last year for the 455 in the T/A was 1976. This car, if you notice, is produced by a company... NOT general motors.

Thats not to say you couldnt buy an engine in 1981 and modify it to be a 455.. Im sure thats what they did. Another possibility is that it may have been possible to still buy a 455 in 1981 from GM.. But this, Im not sure of.

If its actually documented as advertised (because Everything on the internet is true, right?) then its more along the lines of a Specialty Vehicle.. ie: Not Stock

Either way, its a neat toy..

-Gonz

**ButchN** · 11-24-2005, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by dreaded_hope

In 81 the T/A could have either 305, 301 N/A or the 301 Turbo.

305's weren't available until 82, in the 3rd gens.

**76ls1bird** · 11-26-2005, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by ButchN

305's weren't available until 82, in the 3rd gens.

I had a 305 chevy in a 78 firebird. stock! Dale

**Bull** · 11-26-2005, 06:09 AM

Yeah, I've got a '78 factory Pontiac service manual in front of me, and a 305 was available in '78...code "U", 8.4:1 comp ratio.

**PontiacFan** · 11-27-2005, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by ws4transam

its not my car its my friends car and the t/a in my aviator is my car.

Aviator: A person who flies airplanes.

Avatar: Small photo representation.

Interesting car. But sucks that it's advertised as 'matching numbers', when there' is absolutely no way it could have came from the factory that way.

**ButchN** · 11-28-2005, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by 76ls1bird

I had a 305 chevy in a 78 firebird. stock! Dale

Originally Posted by Bull

Yeah, I've got a '78 factory Pontiac service manual in front of me, and a 305 was available in '78...code "U", 8.4:1 comp ratio.

Then I guess I stand corrected!

I did know that 305's were out before 82, but I posted what I did because I remember reading PHR back then & it was "big news" that the corporate 305 was being placed in the birds.