What did you do with your Trans Am today?

**RONS98TA** · 04-09-2014, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by theorangeguy

did you use something in particular for the LED's or did you just pick up a generic kit at a parts store?

Went to pepboys and got trailor light led's. They were fairly cheap and have 2 led's in each of them. I have 4 total. 1 in each side fender vent, and 2 in the hood nostrils. Hooked up a red lighted rocker switch under the dash to shut them down during the day.

**theorangeguy** · 04-09-2014, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by RONS98TA

Went to pepboys and got trailor light led's. They were fairly cheap and have 2 led's in each of them. I have 4 total. 1 in each side fender vent, and 2 in the hood nostrils. Hooked up a red lighted rocker switch under the dash to shut them down during the day.

did you wire them into the running lights or the aux post...? Only reason I ask is because I really like the look and might give it a shot...I love the red. Looks evil...

**jonnyman** · 04-09-2014, 02:51 PM

got presents in the mail!!

**raynor139** · 04-09-2014, 03:06 PM

Got my new wheels and tires put on and an alignment. C5 Deep Dish wheels 18x10.5 bfg kdw2 295/35/18 at all 4 corners. Need to clean them up then ill grab some before and after shots.

Also got roger from emblempros working on some new pieces to cover up the corvette flag on the center caps.

**ls1camino** · 04-09-2014, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by jonnyman

got presents in the mail!!

What size are those...them be sexy!

**RONS98TA** · 04-10-2014, 03:16 AM

Originally Posted by theorangeguy

did you wire them into the running lights or the aux post...? Only reason I ask is because I really like the look and might give it a shot...I love the red. Looks evil...

I found a 20 amp circuit in the underhood fuse box that was hot with the key on. Then ran a fused wire into the car through the fire wall to the rocker switch. This way if I forget to turn off the switch, it kills the circuit when I shut off the car. I then got some black wire and ran the power wires for the nostril lights up the hood shocks with zip ties. When you take your 1st look, it's pretty discrete. This is the what I used. Part # NV5096R SKU: 9846672

**jonnyman** · 04-10-2014, 03:30 AM

315/35/17

Originally Posted by ls1camino

What size are those...them be sexy!

**jrbonds** · 04-10-2014, 06:07 AM

Added a gold Bird.

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**pajeff02** · 04-10-2014, 06:21 AM

^^ Looks good.

**98TransAmWs-6** · 04-10-2014, 07:37 AM

Bought a double fuel pump set up today off of ls1tech. Also according to my wife my wheels came in. They are Ace Alloy Slick wheels with a hyperblack finish and are 18x9.5/18x11. I will post pictures tonight of them.

**speedyWS6** · 04-10-2014, 09:37 AM

Finally got around to fitting my pair of WS6 with the chicken, headrest covers bought from
Rubik818 off of ebay.

I never actually bought them from him.... ironically i bought them off of the guy who
bought my last TA off of me ( damn that woman!!!)

I read the thread on here about fitting them and it all seemed pretty straightforward and so...
...... out came the screwdriver and whipped off the seat belt bracket, had a good look, unclipped
the long plastic clip and started prying. MAN they are on tight!! Once you get it moving, if you twist
as well as pulling up it's not a terrible ordeal but putting the new ones on.....

In the factory they use a thin film of plastic to ease the pulling on but this is improved if you get a
sheet of black refuse sack material and pull it over taut. Then the wrestling commences

I found the best way was to hook it over on the center of the car side sufficiently so it won't ping off
(fine line with this) and then get your knee on the lowered headrest to brace it and REALLY pull and heave
it toward you and once it slips over even a bit, then the refuse sack plastic will help slide it down to the
bottom.

( pull the remnants of sack out at this point)

Once down it's "just" a matter of fitting the long plastic clip together and admiring the improvement!!

Now.... going back a bit, when i got the first one on i looked at it and thought " how does the metal rod of
the headrest go through this hole" (on the plastic clip)? After (wrongly) thinking i would have to take the headrest
right out i stripped the back of the seat apart and pinged the clips off to remove it totally!!! It was then that i had
a

moment as irealised if the old came off then how come the new won't go on and looking
at it i realised the clip folds in half to become a U shape rather than a hole

So..... DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE!!!!!

It may have been easier if i had everything really warm but it was not possible when i attempted it.

**shaolinfox30** · 04-10-2014, 12:46 PM

Snapped a tranny mount on the way home from work. Just installed an energy suspension mount. They had it in stock at Advance ($23.00) 3 whole dollars more than the OEM style

***SMWS6TA*** · 04-10-2014, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by 98TransAmWs-6

Bought a double fuel pump set up today off of ls1tech. Also according to my wife my wheels came in. They are Ace Alloy Slick wheels with a hyperblack finish and are 18x9.5/18x11. I will post pictures tonight of them.

your kid looks like me when parts come in.

**pajeff02** · 04-10-2014, 02:35 PM

Pulled her out of winter storage and into the lift bay to begin the fuel pump installation.

**98TransAmWs-6** · 04-10-2014, 03:58 PM

Some pictures of the wheels the came in today. I also received my rocker arm stands back from being polished.

**Decadence75** · 04-11-2014, 10:53 PM

Spent some time on the LQ4 teardown.

**theorangeguy** · 04-12-2014, 06:53 PM

Polished just about every piece of metal I could get my hands on under the hood...it's amazing how much that stuff pops once you hit it with some polish.

**az gt eater** · 04-12-2014, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by speedyWS6

I read the thread on here about fitting them and it all seemed pretty straightforward and so...
...... out came the screwdriver and whipped off the seat belt bracket, had a good look, unclipped
the long plastic clip and started prying. MAN they are on tight!! Once you get it moving, if you twistIn the factory they use a thin film of plastic to ease the pulling on but this is improved if you get a
sheet of black refuse sack material and pull it over taut.

Now I know why there was plastic in there. Can you imagine being the guy who had to wrestle those things on all day every day? I would have been damned glad when they stopped making these cars if that was my job.

**pajeff02** · 04-13-2014, 04:04 AM

Gave it a bath last night before we went out to dinner.

***SMWS6TA*** · 04-13-2014, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Decadence75

Spent some time on the LQ4 teardown.

make sure you label and bag critical parts like the oil barbell. They are a PITA to find and easy to get lost.

Also do not mix up LS1 & LQ4 front/rear plate bolts. They are different length. The plates look and perform the same function however the bolt area is recces on one, IIRC the LS1 plate.

I was also able to resale my oil pan & pick up tube on ebay for $75.

Still have the water pump unfortunately