One of the last pictures of my 86 Trans Am (Lt1/T56)
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
One of the last pictures of my 86 Trans Am (Lt1/T56)
Here is one of the last pictures of my car.
Decided to sell her since I don't have any more motivation to finish the project.
I'll have a few more shots when the car is picked up this weekend.
I am going to slowly mod the Formula for the time being.
Decided to sell her since I don't have any more motivation to finish the project.
I'll have a few more shots when the car is picked up this weekend.
I am going to slowly mod the Formula for the time being.
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by Spdfrk1990
Your selling it?? Why
Your selling it?? Why
Lost interest in the car, basically. I wanted to finish it, but didn't want to at the same time. kinda confusing, so I offered it to a friend and he came up with the cash and bought it.
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
:-( I loved that car....LOL
Too bad ya had to sell it....
Too bad ya had to sell it....
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Car: '86 T/A
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Good luck with the formy.
Honestly, I think its a good thing. You can now focus on one car at a time. (Well, one less car, lol)
Honestly, I think its a good thing. You can now focus on one car at a time. (Well, one less car, lol)
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: 305 TPI
Hahahah, now lets see if new owner finishes it. Kind of the joke that you would never finish your TA, and like me never deciding what I want to do with my Bird, hahahah.
Im going to miss seeing it morph into a new style every week.
Im going to miss seeing it morph into a new style every week.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
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I almost gave up on my project a year ago. It sucks having to take your time and wait to build the car you want! :shrug: There where so many cars I saw during my build that I would loved to have owned, and I came close a few times to selling the GTA in it's unfinished state. But I decided to stick with it and when I made my first all motor 12 second pass.....it was well worth it!!
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Well, I sold it for an L98 motor, $2300 in parts and $2450 in cash.
The parts are Holley Stealth Ram, Trick Flow heads, and an MSD Billet Distributor, all brand new, and his L98 from his 91Z.
The buyer was going to put these parts on his 91Z.
He is planning on taking the LT1/T56 and suspension parts off of the T/A and putting them on the 91Z and then putting a 305TPI Auto into the Trans Am.
I'll be putting the Holley SR and MSD dist on the Formula.
I am selling the Trick Flows to my friend to put on his mint 86Z and getting his Dart 2 heads which will go on the L98 i am getting. The L98 will eventually go into the Formula.
I believe the buyer is a member on here, but I don't know his username.
The parts are Holley Stealth Ram, Trick Flow heads, and an MSD Billet Distributor, all brand new, and his L98 from his 91Z.
The buyer was going to put these parts on his 91Z.
He is planning on taking the LT1/T56 and suspension parts off of the T/A and putting them on the 91Z and then putting a 305TPI Auto into the Trans Am.
I'll be putting the Holley SR and MSD dist on the Formula.
I am selling the Trick Flows to my friend to put on his mint 86Z and getting his Dart 2 heads which will go on the L98 i am getting. The L98 will eventually go into the Formula.
I believe the buyer is a member on here, but I don't know his username.
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wow, that is alot of part swapping.
sounds like you'll have and even sicker ride this time around. just dont give up on it! lol
and about the TGO ledgends leaving, i agree, its giving us a chance to make new ones...hopfully i'll be one of them....nah prolly not...lol
sounds like you'll have and even sicker ride this time around. just dont give up on it! lol
and about the TGO ledgends leaving, i agree, its giving us a chance to make new ones...hopfully i'll be one of them....nah prolly not...lol
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to bad man, i was looking forword to seeing it with a nice paint job. i would have bought that car off u if u were local and finished it off lol.
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Car: 87 Red/Blk Bird loaded 3.4L & 700R4
Transmission: Th700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Sorry to here it Zeph. You had the only other bird with the 91-92 camaro side GFX that I knew about! Well keep us up to date on your Formula! Hows Julian's 82 with the LT1 doing? I figured he would have kept you motivated!
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by redraif
Sorry to here it Zeph. You had the only other bird with the 91-92 camaro side GFX that I knew about! Well keep us up to date on your Formula! Hows Julian's 82 with the LT1 doing? I figured he would have kept you motivated!
Sorry to here it Zeph. You had the only other bird with the 91-92 camaro side GFX that I knew about! Well keep us up to date on your Formula! Hows Julian's 82 with the LT1 doing? I figured he would have kept you motivated!
Julians 82 is doign good, it's a 6 speed with heads and cam now putting down 378rwhp through restrictive edelbrock headers.
He got married and moved to Maryland, I haven't talked to him in awhile.
here are pics of the new parts I got,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/new/
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Car: 87 Red/Blk Bird loaded 3.4L & 700R4
Transmission: Th700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Originally posted by Zepher
I'll get another one eventually, the 85-90 Trans Am is my favorite body style, especially when you put the 91-92 Camaro sideskirts.
Julians 82 is doign good, it's a 6 speed with heads and cam now putting down 378rwhp through restrictive edelbrock headers.
He got married and moved to Maryland, I haven't talked to him in awhile.
here are pics of the new parts I got,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/new/
I'll get another one eventually, the 85-90 Trans Am is my favorite body style, especially when you put the 91-92 Camaro sideskirts.
Julians 82 is doign good, it's a 6 speed with heads and cam now putting down 378rwhp through restrictive edelbrock headers.
He got married and moved to Maryland, I haven't talked to him in awhile.
here are pics of the new parts I got,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/new/
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
Here is one of the last pictures of my car.
(Though.. I try to not brodcast that fact.... lol)
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Now I have one less diversion to distract people from noticing me not having a hood on my car... ***
(Though.. I try to not brodcast that fact.... lol)
Now I have one less diversion to distract people from noticing me not having a hood on my car... ***
(Though.. I try to not brodcast that fact.... lol)
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Car: 87 Formula/ 00 Xtreme
Engine: TPI 305/ v6
Transmission: struggling t-5/ 4l60E
Axle/Gears: 3.08/ 3.23
Originally posted by megaracerx
oh...your one of...them...
oh...your one of...them...
no.. I'm not
The hood thing extends beyond the time of my membership here (along with the length of my project).
Myself, I have walked in Zeph's shoes more times than I care to think about and still do on occasion... it's not an easy conclusion to come to. For myself, it's not the car I care about selling... it's the part of me that's invested in the car that I can't let go of...
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Car: 88 GTA
Engine: 305
Transmission: Auto
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sad to see it go zeph....i've followed your car for years. good luck with the formy and keep us posted. its funny cause you motivated me to do heads, cam, intake, exhaust, and a bunch of other stuff to my vette...should be done next weekend.
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Car: '91 TA vert
Engine: turboLSx
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Is the hsr on your stock 305?
That kinda sucks you spent all that time on it and never got it finished/running. Is the formy your daily?
That kinda sucks you spent all that time on it and never got it finished/running. Is the formy your daily?
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by iansane
Is the hsr on your stock 305?
That kinda sucks you spent all that time on it and never got it finished/running. Is the formy your daily?
Is the hsr on your stock 305?
That kinda sucks you spent all that time on it and never got it finished/running. Is the formy your daily?
one day I'll build another T/A just like my 86 and finish it.
Formula is my daily driver.
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Car: '91 TA vert
Engine: turboLSx
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Originally posted by Zepher
ya, that is on a stock 305. I think I may be one of the few that have put it on a 305.
one day I'll build another T/A just like my 86 and finish it.
Formula is my daily driver.
ya, that is on a stock 305. I think I may be one of the few that have put it on a 305.
one day I'll build another T/A just like my 86 and finish it.
Formula is my daily driver.
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your car was my inspiration to paint my 87 formula flat black, thats sad, it was an awsome car, i would have gladly bought that car.
good luck with your new formula.
Later
Shean
good luck with your new formula.
Later
Shean
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by V6camaroman
did u feel an increase on the stock 305 after yuo put it on? if so where were most of the gains at. what rpm
did u feel an increase on the stock 305 after yuo put it on? if so where were most of the gains at. what rpm
Did you notice any gains with your setup?
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by IROCFAST
Why are you getting rid of the TFS heads for those dart 2's?
Why are you getting rid of the TFS heads for those dart 2's?
Car is going to be a daily driver / auto-x car so no need for too much power. 300rwhp is fine. that is about what my friend is putting down with his dart 2's and hsr in a 355 L98.
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Car: '91 TA vert
Engine: turboLSx
Transmission: T56
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Originally posted by Squeeks83
your car was my inspiration to paint my 87 formula flat black, thats sad, it was an awsome car, i would have gladly bought that car.
good luck with your new formula.
Later
Shean
your car was my inspiration to paint my 87 formula flat black, thats sad, it was an awsome car, i would have gladly bought that car.
good luck with your new formula.
Later
Shean
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Car: 00 TA, 91 Formula, 89 RS
Engine: LS1 / 305 / 2.8, respectively
Transmission: T-56 / auto / auto
Doh... can't believe you're actually doing it man.... oh well... on the other hand, I'm interested to see what happens with the Formy.
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wow... Zepher's T/A will no longer appear with yet another set of rims to show off... and the a-pillars will never be painted black! It's sad, but at the same time I think your formula has tons of potential. Let's see you concentrate your parts, money, and effort on it now!
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by JeremyNYR
wow... Zepher's T/A will no longer appear with yet another set of rims to show off... and the a-pillars will never be painted black! It's sad, but at the same time I think your formula has tons of potential. Let's see you concentrate your parts, money, and effort on it now!
wow... Zepher's T/A will no longer appear with yet another set of rims to show off... and the a-pillars will never be painted black! It's sad, but at the same time I think your formula has tons of potential. Let's see you concentrate your parts, money, and effort on it now!
Have a set of silver 17x9.5 ZR1's with Nitto 555R2's coming tomorrow.
They are off of this Z28,
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by Jim85IROC
Excellent! Now you'll have the money to refund me on the starter.
Gimme your address and I'll ship it back to you.
Excellent! Now you'll have the money to refund me on the starter.
Gimme your address and I'll ship it back to you.
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Car: 86 Trans Am, 88 Formula
Engine: 95LT4, 305TPI
Transmission: T56, T5
Originally posted by Firebird 383
I always kinda wondered which one of our cars would get painted first. Does this mean I win by default?
I always kinda wondered which one of our cars would get painted first. Does this mean I win by default?
notice the cool new wheels?
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