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So the rain finally let up some and let me take a daylight pic of how it turned out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Decadence75
Pulled the spoiler and painted it to match the sail panel that I did recently.
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Looks good!Quote:
Originally Posted by Decadence75So the rain finally let up some and let me take a daylight pic of how it turned out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Decadence75Pulled the spoiler and painted it to match the sail panel that I did recently.
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Mirrors next?
Yep. The mirrors will be my last stop on the black satin train until I get a hood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zapper2003
Cleaned her up yesterday...FINALLY getting my wheels to shine the way I want...I've owned it for about 6-7months now...had to sand them twice, polished them 23094870928374 times, and now...BLING :nana:
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walked by her and :sulk: wish I could get all I need done to be back on the road again.
Looks much better, sorry but I hate that color of red. Almost anything makes it look better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Decadence75So the rain finally let up some and let me take a daylight pic of how it turned out.
Add some black lettering and a Black bird on the hood and it will look bad ass IMO.
Getting her ready for Daytona this weekend!!
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It's a shame you don't live closer Chris......Quote:
Originally Posted by Decadence75So the rain finally let up some and let me take a daylight pic of how it turned out.
I can make that spoiler and sail panel shine like the rest of your car.
Removed transmission cross member, removed sensors on trans, and removed all engine grounds. Only a few more things until I should have my engine and trans out. I wish I had more free time to work on this, it is taking forever because of my schedule.
Work is overrated. Especially when it interferes with garage time. :)
That was my thought. Looks good already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zapper2003
Just waiting to get this back in the car
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Sticking with the same torque converter you had?
WOW! Looks great. I think for the most part, all the f-body's I've seen lately have look really good.....for their age anyway.
Agreed but then I'd have no money to buy mods with.Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Heading out to the Dells. First long trip since installing the new gear. I have put about 300 cautious miles on since the install. (minus a few to really see what this taller gear can do :P) Can't think of a better way to truly break her in then heading up North for the "Dells on Tap" BeeR Festival.
Yes, I talked to yank and they said I should be fine with what I have.Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
Thanks! Took a lot of rubbing compound and polishing to get the paint the way I wanted it. All in all I'm happy with how it looks now...although she did decide to pop a header gasket last night................Quote:
Originally Posted by RONS98TA
put her away for the winter
Thanks They were my Grandpa's. He always had them in his show cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by theorangeguy
Thanks! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 98TransAmWs-6
I like the red color but with eeeeverything being the same color it was monotonous. I wanted to break it up some and be a little different. I still have the side mirrors to do and eventually I will be getting the WSQ hood and am thinking about doing the cowls on it black as well. As for the badges, I plan to get the black mirrored onyx stainless overlays from Emblem Pros for the front plate bird, rear pontiac lettering and the door lettering.Quote:
Originally Posted by SMWS6TA
I am not sure if I want them to be glossy or not. I went with a satin finish and am kind of digging it so far. Maybe when I put the CF sail panel on I will change my mind since it will be glossy and go with a 2 stage on the black sections.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutball
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
Removed the shifter linkage, removed the torque arm bracket, and unbolted the driveshaft from the rear end. It is stuck though and won't come off. I think I might tap it with a rubber mallet, hopefully that will make it come loose. Once the driveshaft is out of the way there is nothing holding my trans an engine in. Then out the top it will come which may be slightly tricky.
Finally installed the vent rings I've had for quite a while on my TA. Also, replaced the leaking hose used for my throttle body bypass mod.
Take a prybar and give the rear of the driveshaft a little tweak and it should separate from the pumpkin with little effort. I had to do that when I pulled my trans for a converter upgrade. I tried a rubber mallet as well and it didn't do squat.Quote:
Originally Posted by 98TransAmWs-6
^^ To clarify - insert the prybar between the u-joint and the differential yoke. You want to make sure that the bar only contacts steel and does not touch the aluminum driveshaft. Be ready to catch the driveshaft when it pops free.
:thumbup: I've gotten a lot of stuff from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Decadence75
Finally did HID headlamps. Wow!! Why did I wait?
can you give a breakdown of what you used?
I'm with you...I've been looking for a kit and have only been able to find one and it was ridiculously expensive...Quote:
Originally Posted by SMWS6TA
I got a parts list but it's a couple yrs old and some of the links no longer work.
Picked up a complete, black interior. Anyone needs some tan interior pieces, get ahold of me...
The air was nice and cool yesterday after work when I got home so out came the TA for a blast down ritchie hwy to see if anyone wanted to come out and play. Nobody was out but it was only 7:30 or so, so I just laid into it a few times from 50-??? whatever the "legal" speed limit is.
Depends on what hwy you were on. Reminds me of the blonde joke. Cop pulls over two blondes. He asks if they know what they got pulled over for. The driver says no. He tells her that she was driving 91 in a 55. She says, what? He says, yea, the speed liit is 55. She asks, it isn't 91? He tells her no. She says, but I saw it on the sign! He looks over at the passenger, and asks, why is she so pale? The driver says, cause we just got off hwy 113.Quote:
Originally Posted by RONS98TA
That's def a classic joke, but when I 1st heard it the passenger said they were just on hwy 155. LOL To bad ritchie hwy is rt 2!!Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
Gave her a beaten last night, raced a boss 302 and a 2013 ctsv 2dr with 600rwhp. Put about 5 cars on the boss but the cts v put a car and a half on my then we shut down. Man that thing was fast, said he went 10.50's in it at the track.
Just planning my build....393 stroker.
Pulled out the old interior. Replaced the headliner and visors, seat belts. I pressure washed the new carpet yesterday. Dynamat coming tomorrow. Start laying it tomorrow night. Also ordered all new switches for the doors. I am picking up saddle soap to treat the new seats. Black, here I come! Looking sharper already with the door panels, headliner, visors in. I plan on pulling the door panels back off soon and Dynamatting the doors, and then putting in a red insert in the door panels. I really should fix the window motor wiring at the same time, right? Is it pretty simple? I think I saw the thread somewhere....
Man I need to update my interior at some point. I want to switch to black interior as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
I found a deal at a junkyard while I was traveling for work, so I jumped on it. My overall plan is to bring the bird up a decade. Double din dvd -done, Replace the worn interior, and dynamat everything, that will soundproof it like it should. Then, HUD. LEDs all around are already started. HIDs are coming soon. I like that rear view mirror upgrade, too. The one with temp/compass. Just need to find one with map lights as well. Embroidered head rests, and splash some red into the interior. I really like the shift knob with a button on the side. Good place to put the linelock switch if you ask me...
I thought that there were courtesy lights in the foot wells. Am I right? Where are they? I am pretty sure I have the LED bulbs sitting here. 4410-CW9
I would really like your parts list. I am ready to pull the trigger on these. What color did you get? Did you do the high beams as well? Any tricks or suggestions?Quote:
Originally Posted by 20ws6speed01
contemplated parting her out to get money for a 2014 vette
Looks like a pretty sick vette. I heard they stepped up the interior and seats as well.
was thinking of just adding a procharger to it and leave it stock otherwise. now to come up with the $20,000 I'm short!! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
I heard there was a year long waiting list. Looks like you would have the time to get the extra dough.
Got over half the dynamat in tonight. Should be able to finish tomorrow night and start installing my new interior. Got ahold of Grant (maybe somebody remembers him) and getting my headrests embroidered. I need to talk to him about possibly re-stitching my boots with red as well. I picked up another boot for the emergency brake handle.
Cleaned her up...every time I think about buying new wheels I polish mine and fall in love again...
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I can see why. They are pretty sweet.
Well, I got all the dyna mat in place except the doors. Those are gonna be a whole nother project. I found out that the seats I picked up are bent to shit. So, I am going to need to pull all the leather and plastic off the old and new and switch them around. Any tips? I see that you can use zip ties in place of hog rings. I am going to try that. Anything else?
hog rings and the pliers arent too expensive to buy. I'd be afraid of snapping zipties after a short while.
Where do you find them at?
Straight Nose Pliers & Hog Rings Upholstery Kit
Just what you need.
You are right. Thanks.
you know that awkward moment when a guy in a 350z comes FLYING up on you on the interstate like he's going to blow by you...but you drop into 3rd and he never passes you...? yea....
Just got around to putting these on the computer. Took them a week or so ago after I got her cleaned up.
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Looking for pistons for my build. I think I am going to have to go custom, no one seems to make +10cc pistons for a 3.905 bore and 4.125 stroke, they do for a 4.00 stroke but not 4.125. Also researching items needed to run e85 for my 14.0:1 compression ratio goal.
That or I may just go with +3cc pistons I can find and find other ways to increase my compression.
Mill the heads.
What is the most you can mill? Can you mill down to 57cc?Quote:
Originally Posted by ls1camino
With +3 cc pistons, 64cc heads, and a .040 head gasket it comes to 12.75 to 1. With 57cc heads that would bring the compression to 14.08 to 1.
You can mill as much as you want. The only thing you'll have to watch out for is the Piston To Valve (PTV) clearance. Call a LSx Engine Builder and talk to them about what you want and if they have any experience with your setup. They may know off the top of their heads if you're going to slam your valves into your piston or not. If they don't know, you'll have to experiment and test it yourself before start up.
I'll do that thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by ls1camino
Got my autotrix passenger window fix kit in today. Next up is to remove the pass panel, fix the cracks, dynamat the door, install the autotrix kit, line the panel with red, and re-install. Also, install all new switches while I am at it. Next up, driver's door...
Let me know how that works out(the autotrix part).....I finally did my DS motor a few months back...UMM if i knew it was that easy and cheap i would have done it a long long time ago BUT as luck goes NOW my pass side went from slow to stop n go like the dr side...SO any members chime in if you will........I may just r/r the pass side w/o the autotrix because it wasnt working that bad before but i know many believe the its better to do the autotrix cause it may save the motor from premature failure??? I know the motor is bad cause its doing the same as the ds was but im not sure if i wanna do the autotrix with the motor or just do the motor for now?????Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
I will get it in in the next day or two. I don't have problems per se with the pass side. I do notice that the driver's doesn't want to go the last couple of inches when I roll em both up at the same side, though. Hopefully this will fix that. I really look at it as saving the motor(s). I thought about putting in the express up down on the pass side, but not really worth it for 140 IMO. By the way, the Dynamat makes the stereo system really pound. I will get the doors done soon and then maybe I will notice a reduction in road noise. I may have to what I can on the hatch to to get the noise down. I also think I am going to put the stock tranny rubber back in. That will prob help the road noise issue quite a bit.
Quite a productive day. Removed door panels. Dyanmatted doors. Adjusted felt guides. Installed passenger side autotrix kit. Removed staples and did door crack mod. Re-lined the insert panels with red marine vinyl. Reinstalled door panels. Replaced switches. Put the led's in the door panels where the courtesy lights go. I have courtesy lights again!Also installed black mirrors. I picked up a pair of silver door lock slide lever things and put those in as well. My headrests should be here by the middle of next week. I have to pull the plastic and pleather from the new and old driver's seats and change them. Got my hog rings and pliers Friday, so just need the time to do it. Soon..
Set the car on fire. Not on purpose mind you, but it still happened. It occurred when I was doing the PS cooling mod while replacing the pump. Full details at Power Steering Cooler Mod | 2000 Trans Am Blog
Got the new wheels on a couple days ago!! Man I love the way it looks!
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and working on this today
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^^ Torque thrust M Anthrocite??
Yes sirQuote:
Originally Posted by jonnyman
Finished up my center section and polished up the tailights also! I love these lights, idk why anybody blacks them out.
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Then a nice little shot with her new vinyl and all polished up!
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Nice work, Edgar.
I really would like to get a new set of rims for my t/a but I can't decide on what would look good on my car. Edgar, what size wheels are they? That rear lip looks really good!
It took me a little over a year to finally pull the trigger! They're 17x10.5 in the rear with 315/35's and 17x9 with 275/40's in the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpop98ws6
Replaced the brake pads.
About to order my first part of my internals for my 395 build. There is one thing that I am unsure about though. K1 has 3 different rods (lightweight, stroker, standard weight) I am curious to know if the stroker rod is required for a stroker? If so why doesn't tsp sell it with their 395 k1 kit? If it isn't required then what is the point of buying them since summit appears to be the only one who sells them and quite a bit higher than anyone else who sells k1 components.
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Originally Posted by Allen Pattison
What pads did you install? I stepped up to Hawk HPS on our car and they made a world of difference with the new rotors.
This happened earlier.
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Milestone!Quote:
Originally Posted by Badass WS6This happened earlier.
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I got my headrests back from Grant. They look sweet!
Just went up to the building and off loaded her from the trailer. She is resting comfortably now in the garage until I get time to swap the street sneakers back on. We got skunked by a schedule change at the track and missed our last chance to run her. Until next year...
Got my LED blinker bulbs in yesterday. Boy, are they sick looking. I plan on putting them in this weekend. Then, count and verify what I need for the tails and get them ordered.
I had to trim some of the wiring down to get everything to fit where it needed to go...I also ended up soldering a lot of my wiring and shrink wrapping it because the connectors that the kit came with were HUGE and a PITA to get underneath the window switches...Quote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
Ordered my rods for my build. 6.125 Billet H beam stroker rods.
I trimmed the wiring down. I just used the butt connectors that came with the kit. I will get back in there and solder one of these days. I was able to get the panel back over it, but had to jostle things around a few times. I wanted to get it back together. Give me something to do once I get a decent solder gun. I have three and they all suck a##.Quote:
Originally Posted by theorangeguy
I put in fresh clutch fluid using the "ranger" method today, and boy was the old clutch fluid dirty after only 36k miles!
Surprising how dirty that gets so quickly.
Well,
You know what i did today...? I just enjoyed owning her!
I had the first decent weather drive since getting her over here
and drove it to work.
I work at a boys college and a few came out to have a look and
aside from all of the "coo, it's very shiny sir!" comments, one boy
who is rather academic surprised the hell out of me when he said
"This has got the LS1 out of a Corvette hasn't it sir?!"
Made my day :yay: :notworthy:
I pulled all the pleather and plastic off the driver's seat I picked up, pulled everything off my old seat, and swapped them over. Pretty easy with the right tool. The hog ring pliers that it. Then, I installed my newly embroidered headrests, and put the seat in the car. Looks good. The donor seat had a twisted back, and a tweaked seat pan. Whatever car that was in can't look good. Got hit real hard I am sure. Oh, yeah, I also had to listen to the system for a while just in case it got damaged while I was working on the seat.....
Had the detailers at the lot I work at give it a full clean and wax and finally started driving it again since I have been able to take the tops off. I took the lowering springs out so I could get into the parking lot at work and plan to DD mine for a few months after it's been sitting in a garage for 5 months. I have been driving my new Ram 1500 so much I forgot how much I loved this car with the tops off.
Fixed my ses light so I could go through emissions. I apparently pulled out 1 of the wires going into the map sensor harness when I removed and replaced the intake manifold, replacing the cam sensor. YUK!! What a pita to get to. You can barely reach it to unplug it from the sensor, then you have to fix the wires while stretched up on top of the motor due to the harness is now up under the cowl about 1/2 way up to the front of the engine. Anyway, all better now. No ses light and 2 more years until I have to worry about emissions.
I'am currently at 86606 an average about 3000k a year. I guess I have quit a few more yrs before I see those on my odometer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badass WS6This happened earlier.
I also had to take off my lowering springs, due to stupid parking lot speed "mountains" at work. Although I took the stock rear springs and cut 1/2 coil out. Now it has a lil bit lower stance and my headers still clear the speed bumps. I'am sooooo jelly you can go topless in November!!!! DEf not doing that in Nov here in good ol' Maryland.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyanJM
Isn't that how fixing everything goes on these cars?Quote:
Originally Posted by RONS98TA
Yes sir you are correct!! Just about everything except the air filter! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by az gt eater
Unless you have an LT1 car with stock airbox...
Parts came in!
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car made it into a calendar, don't know what month or seen the pics yet
took mine out for a drive last night for the first time in like 3 weeks...I dont know how you guys up north put these cars away for so long...I have withdrawals from mine.
Some of us are crazy. I've had my car out at least once a month with the t-tops off since I bought it new in April 2002. You learn to pick your days when the roads are clear and turn the heater on high. Oh yeah... my rule - side windows can't be up either - just wrong with the tops off.Quote:
Originally Posted by theorangeguy
