New guy, new guy :)

[enRo]

Hey all. I was on NJFBODY for a bit but got sucked into money + overtime at work. Im from Roxbury in North Jersey, but yea, I'm looking forward to posting n talking Fbods :)

[mikeitup28]

Whats up I live in hackettstown but im in the ledgewood/roxbury area all the time because i work and go to school out there. I'm always with my friends in the area with trans ams/camaros and rustangs. If you see me around feel free to stop by. I drive a White 2001 SS.

-Mike Arrasate

PS - 2-3 more weeks until it goes away for winter!! :cry:

[enRo]

November 15th is the cutoff date for my cars inhabitance on the road (I should learn from experience by driving it into the back of a Plymouth during a snowstorm at 15MPH). Yea Im always in that area... because Im a garbage man for Roxbury (Hey its big bucks though for a 19 year old) and live right off of RT46 before Mine Hill... just had my car tuned up for the first time at West 10 Xpress Lube on Rt 10 in Ledgewood since I owned it and by the looks when I purchased it a year ago, its never been maintenenced by the previous owner because 2 out of the 8 spark plugs were in seriously bad condition. But yea I drive around the McDonalds a few times on Friday nights LOL . Maybe Ill see ya when Im passing through Hackettstown tomorrow morning to get to Washington for my CD-L testing (Cant stand Wayne DMV lines that wrap around the outside of the building). Look for the 5-Toned-Black Third Gen
:-)

[79dizZy28]

welcome aboard :D and i hear ya on the garbage man thing. i'm thinkin about doing that this summer as i hear that big bucks thing is true 8)

[enRo]

Yea, last year my total salary was $43,700... thats pretty good even tho I gotta smell some nasty garbage everyday. Plus, the benefits are the best around :)

[Tru2Chevy]

Welcome to the club!

- Justin

[enRo]

Heres my ride (No laughing)
I got roughly $8000 to spend on it right now (If I wanted to start working on it today) and I'll be gettin more money over the course of winter from plowing streets during snowstorms at 2 in the morn. I figure start from the interior (gotta fix the TTop leak first), then do the engine/tranny/rear work... by springtime, Ill work on the exterior and it should be set.

http://www.geocities.com/bigdaddykanesv8/DSCF0115.JPG
I took this last spring. Looks like sheeit.

http://www.geocities.com/bigdaddykanesv8/TransAm001.jpg
This was probably two months ago when I backed up into a tree... in my backyard... *sigh* I was fixing the bumper here. Turned out good :)

http://www.geocities.com/bigdaddykanesv8/TransAm007.jpg
A pic from the side when I was fixing my bumper. Its dirty... thats what you get from a non-paved-rock-driveway.

http://www.geocities.com/bigdaddykanesv8/TransAm009.jpg
Sine my accident last winter, the hood was wrecked. So I ordered new parts from one of those online companies (the companies with like 11 words in the site-address)... apparently, they messed up on the order and never ORDERED the hood for me... everything else came but the hood, so I got refunded my money for it and got it for free. Came with a small dent and the vent fittings were unproperly "cut". I cant fit the friggin things in there.

[transamws686]

welcome to the club, I love the 86 it was my first T/A which engine is it, TPI TBI LB9. good ,luck with it, if you need help let me know
Eric 8)

[enRo]

Nope, stuck with the LG4... *sigh*

Im looking into bigger engines like maybe an LS1 conversion... or in the range that I know maybe a ZZ383... not sure yet, leaning to the LS1 though :)

*EDIT* With the shatty Quadra-jet 4bbl carb on top :(

[transamws686]

there is a fugged up LT1 in paramus pontiac I believe a 94 with 4k worth of body damage, theres you entire drive train, or if you want repair it. it looked like only the hood and right flip light needed to be replace other stuff could be sanded and painted.

they were asking 5k but you can DEFENITLY talk them down. or I could even get you a TPI with trans it is a 350 out of a tpi I think the kid wants 400-500 for it.

[enRo]

Yea it would be used just strictly for the drivetrain. I like 4th gens, but Im really into 3rd gens. I mustve tore my car down (except the drivetrain) three times inside and out.

But yea, lemme know about that 350 like the mileage n sheeit. Ill keep it in mind. Thanks

[ar0ck]

At least its being taken care of. Welcome to the club.

[ProtekYoNutz]

WELCOME!! :wavey:

[slasherbarb]

welcome aboard...$8000 could do some serious damage in fixing up ur car... :pimp:

[SpeakersGoBoom]

Are you still lookin for a hood? If you are, I have one. Looks to be in pretty good shape. If you want it, its yours.

[enRo]

Im keeping my eye open for a RamAir hood or a 4" cowl. Though Im not doing anything exterior till I put in a 383/TH350 and interior (dont need to dingie up new exterior parts). Thanks for the offer. Although I have an 85' firebird hood also with the 2-vent setup, just needs to be redone due to dings and paint-chippage.

[12secondv6]

:wavey: Token v6 guy here, welcome!

[Fozzi58]

Yo - big Daddy...don't do the TH350. Go for the TH700 from TCI. A friend of mine did that conversion on his 83 Z after hew blew the trans the third time. He was sorry cause your top speed sucks big ass and any fuel economy is out the window for highway crusin. Don't make the same mistake. Get a good TH700 and you'll be much better off.

Love the third gens as well. I miss my 87 TA - 305 TPI, 5speed, t-tops, digital dash, ect etc.

I dropped a crate 350 from GM (350/350 w/ alum heads) into my 86 Z with a borg warner t-56 and 3.73s. Car had bawlz and almost 30mpg. Thats a thought as well instead of the A4 if you're willing to spend the 3k on the trans and coponents. Don't forget subframe connectors after the engine goes in or those t-tops will leak a lot worse than they do now. And make sure you order the t-top moulding for an 87 or newer 3rd gen. The design is different for the water channels at the t-tops and does a better job of guiding the water away from the window instead of inside the car. And they will fit the 86 no prob. Welcome and good luck.

[enRo]

Thanks man. I just heard from a cpl ppl that the 383 stroker and the TH350 were a good combo... So what gears would u say I should go with if getting the TH700-r4?

[SpeakersGoBoom]

Damnit. I'm NEVER going to get rid of this F#$@ing hood!

[j0n]

Thanks man. I just heard from a cpl ppl that the 383 stroker and the TH350 were a good combo... So what gears would u say I should go with if getting the TH700-r4?

if you're gonna go for the 700 i would say anywhere from 3.73s to 4.10s(overdrive is awesome)

i've also heard of 3.90 gears...anyone know if they're sold for a 4th gen carrier?

[slasherbarb]

i've also heard of 3.90 gears...anyone know if they're sold for a 4th gen carrier?

i think they have 3.93's...you can probably find them in summitt racing or in jegs high performance...they are definately awesome gears

[Tru2Chevy]

Thanks man. I just heard from a cpl ppl that the 383 stroker and the TH350 were a good combo... So what gears would u say I should go with if getting the TH700-r4?

Don't pick your gears until you have the motor built, and you know what the powerband looks like. The 700-R4 is a good tranny, that has gotten a bad rap with some people because the early-mid 80s 700s were weak. If you don't buy a 'race built' trans, look for a low-milage 700 from '87 and newer cars. There were many changes to them that made the '87-'93 700s stronger than the earlier ones.

Get a good converter (again, matched to your combination), and install a shift kit, and you should be ready for lots of happy use from your 700-R4.

- Justin

[ar0ck]

Thanks man. I just heard from a cpl ppl that the 383 stroker and the TH350 were a good combo... So what gears would u say I should go with if getting the TH700-r4?

Don't pick your gears until you have the motor built, and you know what the powerband looks like. The 700-R4 is a good tranny, that has gotten a bad rap with some people because the early-mid 80s 700s were weak. If you don't buy a 'race built' trans, look for a low-milage 700 from '87 and newer cars. There were many changes to them that made the '87-'93 700s stronger than the earlier ones.

Get a good converter (again, matched to your combination), and install a shift kit, and you should be ready for lots of happy use from your 700-R4.

- Justin

Pre 87' Is the non-lock up version. Lock up is your best bet. DONT do the TH350 conversion, I did it and regretted every day of it.

[Tru2Chevy]

Pre 87' Is the non-lock up version. Lock up is your best bet. DONT do the TH350 conversion, I did it and regretted every day of it.

Not true.....the original 700R4 in my '85 had a lockup converter

- Justin

[ar0ck]

Pre 87' Is the non-lock up version. Lock up is your best bet. DONT do the TH350 conversion, I did it and regretted every day of it.

Not true.....the original 700R4 in my '85 had a lockup converter

- Justin

My original 700R4 wasnt a lock-up

[Tru2Chevy]

My original 700R4 wasnt a lock-up

News to me.....I wonder how they decided that. Are you sure that the converter wasn't just replaced at somepoint with a non-lockup one? They are much cheaper than the lockup ones.....

- Justin

[Fozzi58]

I'm not sure of the determination of the lock up converter. It might have been with a performance package. My buddy's 700 was a non-lockup...that's why it kept blowing apart. It was $600 to fix it the first time, then another $400. He could have bought a new trans with the 2 repairs. TCI streetfighter is about $1500 new from JEGS. Like I said earlier - you can always go for a Richmond 5-speed or T56...

Definitely wait on the gears. Others will confirm this to be true or not, but if I remember correctly, you can't go bigger than 3.73s without changing the carrier or something like that. When I dumped the T-56 in my Z, I wanted 4.10s, and the shop said no - you have more stuff to change cause the ring gear gets bigger and doesn't fit. Confirmations on that anyone???

I was looking for info about the lock-up/non-lock up. Theoretically, it would seem the lock-up to be a better product. Someone more knowledgeable on this???

[Tru2Chevy]

If your car had 3.08 or numerically lower gears, then you should have a series II carrier...if the factory gears were 3.23 or numerically higher, then you should have a series III carrier. IIRC, there are companies that make 3.23, 3.42, and 3.73 gears for a series II carrier, but I do not know if they make 4.10 gears for the series II.

Also - do you know why your buddies trans kept blowing up? It couldn't have just been because it wasn't a lockup, or every other non-lockup trans would theoretically blow up repeatedly too.

- Justin