What did you do with your Trans Am today?

**02ragtop t/a** · 10-11-2011, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Knight

Same with a tranny too......

From what I have HEARD, tranny's like the Whole banana shoved into them, although I would think they would tend to make MORE noise while doing so.

**Slow@$$WS6** · 10-11-2011, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

Old dealership trick -- they are shoving either sawdust or banana peels into the fill plug on your rear. It'll quiet it down just long enough to get you out of the warranty period.

They're replacing the entire rear end. This is why we continue to work with this dealer.

**ls1camino** · 10-11-2011, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Slow@$$WS6

They're replacing the entire rear end. This is why we continue to work with this dealer.

Make sure they do in fact do that.

**pajeff02** · 10-12-2011, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by Slow@$$WS6

They're replacing the entire rear end. This is why we continue to work with this dealer.

That's good. If you grab the old one for parts you might be able to sell the housing, axles, backing plates and such.

**Ain't Right** · 10-12-2011, 06:28 AM

While halng ass to work in my 2001 TA, I rubbed her on her sweet dash and said "Baby, you know I love you, but when you wake up in the morning, I don't want you too get upset when you see a 1980 black Bandit with a gold bird and shaker hood sitting next to you in the driveway. I'm bringing her home tonight and you two will need to get along. Ok baby? I love you and you'll always be #1!

**Edward-T** · 10-12-2011, 06:39 AM

ha, i talk to my car sometimes too

**Faught** · 10-12-2011, 01:46 PM

ordered the bird some UMI swaybars

**fbodyNATION** · 10-12-2011, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Ain't Right

While halng ass to work in my 2001 TA, I rubbed her on her sweet dash and said "Baby, you know I love you, but when you wake up in the morning, I don't want you too get upset when you see a 1980 black Bandit with a gold bird and shaker hood sitting next to you in the driveway. I'm bringing her home tonight and you two will need to get along. Ok baby? I love you and you'll always be #1!

LoL! she will be upset that you are dating her older sister

**silverWS6** · 10-13-2011, 11:04 AM

I got tired of adding diff fluid all the time so it wont blow since it pisses it out... So now I refuse to add fluid to it and let it blow!

Im currently admiring her through the window while I wait to get my haircut

**midnitejam** · 10-13-2011, 05:29 PM

Took it to my local speed shop and had a pair of QTP electric cutouts installed on the ends of my Long Tube headers. WOW! What beautiful music that big cam makes coming through the cutouts on LT's! I could just listen to it idling all day.

**Too Fast** · 10-14-2011, 02:52 PM

Drove Too Fast today. She was clean. Then, I drove home quickly while trying to doge the rain drops, had to turn the wipers on 2x. Pissed me off! Going on a 200 mile cruise tomorrow, and now I have a few rain spots. Going out to clean her now! Sunny weather awaits tomorrow morning.

**midnitejam** · 10-14-2011, 05:44 PM

I took it to the park where I set up my camera on a tripod to document that big thumping cam.
Trick Flow Cam: .238/.242 duration, .595/.595 lift, 112 LSA singing through uncapped long-tube headers. I've been replaying the movie clip for the last hour.

**ls1camino** · 10-14-2011, 06:50 PM

Installed my Tick Adjustable Master Cylinder...my back hurts.

**midnitejam** · 10-14-2011, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Installed my Tick Adjustable Master Cylinder...my back hurts.

Jeremy, I envy your determination. I currently have clutch issues and I think the Tick MC could solve my dilemma. The contents in my MC is black and there are also small solid bits floating around in it. My pedal is slightly mushy at times and it occasionaly sticks to the floor during a hard high RPM shift. And lately slips on a launch.
BTW; Your photo is exceptional quality. Must have been high-tech equipment.

**pajeff02** · 10-15-2011, 04:06 AM

That's the position I was in running wires through the firewall for my gauges. Not a whole lot of fun.

**Zabo** · 10-15-2011, 04:48 AM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

That's the position I was in running wires through the firewall for my gauges. Not a whole lot of fun.

Dreaded doing this since I bought the car. Used to do just fine wedging underneath my truck dash. Totally forgot there was a.. ya know, CHANGE when you go from a truck to a RWD V8 car. :/

Filled her up with premium after running her damn near bone dry for the first time. Drained and swapped covers on my spare rear because my 'new' rear had a bad cover. Too poor for a specialty cover right now, and if I did I'd make sure my spare tube was straight and just build that thing since it only has 42,000 miles on it. Gonna pick up my Texas Speed Rumbler today from the 'holding house' aka my buddy's storage unit. Probably install it sometime within the next two weeks once I get money for tips and welding said tips.

Don't feel like shopping for another bumper cover since I already got a really good CETA mod on it right now.

***SMWS6TA*** · 10-15-2011, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Installed my Tick Adjustable Master Cylinder...my back hurts.

I spy NGK Plugs in the door....

I think that is the official position for such installation.

I just picked up a set of plugs, to damn tired to put in after a cruise in from this afternoon. May do it next week end.

**Zabo** · 10-16-2011, 08:45 AM

Prepped my axle back for install, sand and recoat with header paint to help reinforce the somewhat worn coating on the kit. Can't wait to hear this thing fire up in person rather than clips from the internet. Hopefully end up with that machine-gun rumble that I've seen a few with stock manifolds, Ys, and cats pull off.

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**lees02ws6** · 10-16-2011, 05:17 PM

Winter projects:

Started disassembling my rear suspension. I'm going to chrome the half shafts (yes I know it can weaken them), polishing is too much upkeep though. I'll also undercoat the car with Por 15 and top coat that with POR-15 hardnose light gray. I'm also going to powder coat the front suspension to match the rear, and give the exhaust system a brushed finish.