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New to the forum and just dropping in to say hey. Just like the name says...'79 Trans Am. Needs a ton of work. Body is straight, but the undercarriage is shot and so is the lame-a** 403 Olds motor it came with. Planning a budget build from the ground up. Joined to find other gearheads in my area for tech support and the occasional cruise (When I get the car finished in 2034).

welcome, looks like a nice project, where are u located?

welcome. not sure if i'll be around in 2034 when you get the project done but well see.....:mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by 79T/A (Post 317999)

Is that a white trans-am in the background of your avatar?!?!!?

welcome to the site :)

where are you from? We're also gonna need some pics of that 79 when you get a chance :lol:

:welcome: to the club

cool car. how are you planning to prep it? street/strip? resto? pro touring?

Howdy hey. And just for the record, a 403 Olds can be built to run pretty well.8-)

:wavey: welcome aboard!! check out nastyz28.com too for 2nd gen info, its mostly camaros but theres t/a people on there too :)

:welcome:

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Originally Posted by Firebirdv600 (Post 318008)

Is that a white trans-am in the background of your avatar?!?!!?

easy... calm down.... do not kill :lol:

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah (Post 318085)

:welcome:

easy... calm down.... do not kill :lol:

OMG....I was looking at the post and I saw that in the background..:drool: ..I was so excited I almost fell off the chair! lol. I am going to be sad if I find out its a firebird.... :( already got one of them....slowsky! OOOOOoooo...but its still white ;)

2034? Now that is the fast track! :lol:

Welcome, and yeah! more 2nd gens!!!!

Good eye, Firebird600. That is indeed a T/A; in fact, I believe it's a WS6. Sadly, it's not mine. The one in the foreground- the bombed-out depleted one- is mine. Both cars used to belong to a buddy of mine, who sold both of them. I got the '79, another friend of mine has the other.

I'm planning on a restification of sorts but on a budget. I already yanked the 403 and trans and was going to rebuild the 403...until I discovered that it was so rusted I couldn't even pull the heads off of it. Or the intake. Or anything else for that matter. Since it's not a numbers matching Bandit car or anything more than a smog-restricted, horsepower choked standard T/A, I'm going to have fun with it. I've got a bunch of stuff left over from my high school/college Camaro days that I plan to pass on to this one, and I'm going to build a Chevy stroker for it. Basically, it'll be a cruiser with a little bit of show and a little more go. No trailer queen or biannually driven garage queen; when the weather's decent enough, I plan on driving it.

I am located in Wantage, NJ (Just north of Sussex Boro). Just bought a house here, and my ride is still down in Piscataway. I plan to have it hauled up here soon so that I can tear it down and get the build going. First order of business will be new floor pans; I currently have Fred Flintstone brakes. Already have the pans from Year One, just have to get the car up here and weld them in.

Got some pictures stored, so as soon as I explore this forum a little more and figure out how to post the pics, I'll get them posted for your disapproval :wink:

www.photobucket.com is great for pics, as is www.imageshack.com

Or setup an f-quick account.

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Originally Posted by 79T/A (Post 318249)

**SAD** I guess I am a day late....dollar short...I can spot a 98-02 white trans am from miles away. LOL. MMMmmmmmand a ws6 is MUCH BETTER!! *Melts** ....The search for one is still on :lol:

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Originally Posted by 79T/A (Post 317999)

Looks like we got a new Mod!! w00t!

chevy motor in a REAL pontiac?!?!?!?!!?! say it ain't so :( lol

there are a few people with rebuildable pontiac 455's around if you ever want to put some serious torque under that shaker :D

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 318258)

Looks like we got a new Mod!! w00t!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

79 T/A greetings from Vernon, just down the street. Plan on going to the Chatterbox (206 by the Skylands Park ball field)on Sat once the weather gets warmer. Lots of goood rides. Good luck with the new house

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Originally Posted by 79T/A (Post 318249)

I am located in Wantage, NJ (Just north of Sussex Boro). Just bought a house here, and my ride is still down in Piscataway.

Where in Wantage do you live? My grandfather and my uncle run a dairy farm on Rt. 565 between Plains Road and Beemer Church Road.

- Justin

Thanks for all the well-wishes and hellos. I know, I know...a Chebby in a Pontiac could be looked at as sacrilage, but it's a little easier to stomach when there was originally an Olds motor in it. Besides, a 455 build will cost a little more than the 350 build as I already have full gasket sets and a few intake manifolds lying around.

Fleetwiz, I'm looking forward to hitting The Chatterbox in the spring, but I'll be there in my Jeep long before the car is done. 8-)

All of my pics are on sony image station right now, but I'm not happy with it. I'll post 'em up when I get them changed over to a more viewable format.