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Old 09-28-2008, 09:53 PM   #151
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You have a rare one. I wonder if it was converted when it was new, or a year or two later. I guess we may never know.... You have a rare one, thats for sure.
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Old 10-11-2008, 09:50 AM   #152
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There were 2 companies tat did 2 seat conversions Autoform and Hess and Eisenhardt I believe was the name ACKRN07 I believe your car is a Hess and Eisenhardt car. And the answer is YES these cars are legit.

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Old 10-11-2008, 08:34 PM   #153
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Wow, I never even knew there were 3rd gen roadsters until now, those are very nice. Later.
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Old 10-12-2008, 08:17 AM   #154
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pics of mine, it shows 0064 on the door sticker.
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Old 04-04-2009, 07:08 PM   #155
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Let's have a 2 seat convertible reunion in a central location. I have completed the restoration of my 2 seater and fire her up last weekend.

Here is a few pictures:





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Old 04-04-2009, 07:44 PM   #156
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That is one sweet looking car. If you had a regular Iroc, blister, or small cowl hood and body colored mirrors I'd give that car a 10 out of 10.
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Old 04-04-2009, 08:11 PM   #157
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I just don't like em... IDK why... They juts don't have the right "Look"
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Old 04-04-2009, 09:56 PM   #158
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I for one think they are Way Cool but they do need the GFX kit RS Z something, that is all that I see wrong with them. and I do have to agree though, to much chrome for a true 3rd Gen 'ro
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I agree also with the following:

Too Much Ostrich Skin Interior w/ the measles:
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Old 04-05-2009, 09:43 PM   #160
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Too Much Air ride





Too Much of Flat Torque Curve for Street Car:




Too Much Money invested into the engine:


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Old 04-10-2009, 06:03 AM   #161
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Hey all, just joined the website. How do I post pics? I have two Autoform convertibles. One is an 84 Trans Am, cream w/ black top, and 30k original miles (which is for sale by the way). The other is an 83 TA Autoform with 70k miles.
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Hey all, just joined the website. How do I post pics? I have two Autoform convertibles. One is an 84 Trans Am, cream w/ black top, and 30k original miles (which is for sale by the way). The other is an 83 TA Autoform with 70k miles.
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Too Much Cam:
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Too Much Chrome, Billet, & ceramic coating in the engine bay:



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Old 04-10-2009, 10:01 PM   #163
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Okay, let's see if these pics show up...


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Old 04-10-2009, 10:12 PM   #164
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You could just go advance reply and attached files...
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Old 04-19-2009, 05:41 PM   #165
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Let's have a 2 seat convertible reunion in a central location. I have completed the restoration of my 2 seater and fire her up last weekend.
That would be cool! Maybe I can meet up before I have to sell mine!

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Old 04-21-2009, 05:18 PM   #166
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Hi Zuckuss.. Maybe a shot in the dark.. but I have a 92 Firebird. I am in England, and some idiot broke a part on my car last year. Does your breaker have an electonic motor that pushes the boot (trunk) lid up and down? I have a button on th dash that I press and it releases the lid.
I can get a whole new motor for £400.00! shipped in from the states. but I would like to try and get it a bit cheaper if I could, so I have joined here to ask about.
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dude I just looked at her again if it wasn't for the nasty looking rims (I prefer Cragar S/S myself but I am old school) your car is the stuff dreams are made of, Dang it dude, sweet ride
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awesome info here
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dude I just looked at her again if it wasn't for the nasty looking rims (I prefer Cragar S/S myself but I am old school) your car is the stuff dreams are made of, Dang it dude, sweet ride
Cragar are cheap, outdated and past tense... thats like having a Dot Matrix Printer and your Computer running DOS.

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Cragar are cheap, outdated and past tense... thats like having a Dot Matrix Printer and your Computer running DOS.

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Yes I can live old school,
I still use cassettes and vinyl records. 15 inch Cragar or American Racing rims are just Bodacious

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You really need to lose the "NASCAR" stickers, get a Maaco paint job, clean up that engine bay, finally do something with that interior. :eek



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Everything listed below can be found in a junkyard...Nothing Special....

my car still has the original R-12 A/C compressor and it was never converted to R-134a

it only has 56,165 original miles on it!
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700 R4 Automatic

Special Recaro bucket seats (light sand gray leather bolsters with medium sand gray pigskin inserts and pallex cloth sides and seatbacks.

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You really need to lose the "NASCAR" stickers, get a Maaco paint job, clean up that engine bay, finally do something with that interior. :eek
It is a 1983 Pontiac Trans Am Daytona 500 Edition andthe "NASCAR Stickers" came with the car from the factory

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I had the same problem...What my mechanic found is that the SubFrame X that AutoForm had welded in there was starting to come loose...Check and see if the welds are loose anywhere on those extra connectors...That's what fixed it for me.
would anyone happen to have a picture of the autoform conversion on the x frame under the car? like up on a lift so that we can see the intire subframe.. i was thinking about doing a conversion close to this and didnt know about the x frame till i read this thread.
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I just found one and man is it beyond cool ! The guy I bought it from said only 200 were made, i heard 600 but still 600 out of 62,000 Z28s that year is still RARE !
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I have an 83
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I as well, use cassettes, VHS and Betamax in fact! I'm 43 however. Jobless over 2 years now and it's stressing beyond stress! I have an 89 ASC car and I've not posted much at all in over 2 years on this very forum, which I joined so long ago. I like the chrome mirror look. I bought a red nose for my white car, and thought, paint some flames on the thing! If it's gotta rust anyway. But it's not been rebuilt, just parts sitting, including fabric top I paid $300 for. Two seats are nice, but I really like the fact four people can enjoy top down sportscar motoring, don't you??
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Hey guys i still have this 83 Z28 roadster for sale... make me an offer
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/ca...28-2-seat.html ('83 Z28 2 Seat hard top convertible (SOLD))
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Dude I'm from N.J. have an 83 2 seater Z28 ,have QQ tags and my ins. is only 275 through Hagerty.
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would anyone happen to have a picture of the autoform conversion on the x frame under the car? like up on a lift so that we can see the intire subframe.. i was thinking about doing a conversion close to this and didnt know about the x frame till i read this thread.
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Hi, welcome to the club of 2 seater owners. I also have an 83 Z28 and I have been researching the Auto Form mystry of how many were made and I can assure you that AutoForm only modified Chevrolet Cameros and Pontiac Firebirds(TA's). The Cameros weren't all Z28's either. In any event the numbers of any still out there is dwindling and you are the owner of a great little car. Mine is an 83, Automatic four bbl. carberated motor that GM droped in favor of the fuel injected version in March of 83'. I am trying to get all 83 owners to give me their Vin numbers but haven't had much luck. The reason is 83 was the first conversions and Vin numbers don't identify the conversion to the 2 seater but it does provide the GM date of manufacture, that could give us some historical data that might be interesting. If I can find the time I am going to try to identify all the Autoform conversions and Vin numbers would keep us from counting any car more than once. If anybody can think of a good way of getting all the Camero clubs on an E-mail list pleas let me know that as well
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Old 12-23-2009, 03:01 PM   #181
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Yo BAM just picked up my second 2 seater, lets get some vin #s together and solve some questions!
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I am trying to get all 83 owners to give me their Vin numbers but haven't had much luck. The reason is 83 was the first conversions and Vin numbers don't identify the conversion to the 2 seater but it does provide the GM date of manufacture, that could give us some historical data that might be interesting. If I can find the time I am going to try to identify all the Autoform conversions and Vin numbers would keep us from counting any car more than once.
It really isn't that hard for you to start an AutoForm Registry. I have started one for the Straman cars. All you need to do is:
Start a new thread called "AutoForm Roadster Registry" here on ThirdGen.org.
Ask owners to provide:
Year:
Model (Firebird or Camaro):
Submodel (Trans Am, Formula, Z28 etc):
VIN (not everyone is willing to share this):
AutoForm ID #(in door jamb, but missing in some cars)
Engine, trans, or whatever other major items you think is important (don't ask too many or you will get nothing)
Name (or handle) & location of owner
Car color:

And dont forget about searching ebay or cragslist. Many of those sellers will give you that info if they think it will help sell the car. Those cars will triple your counts in a hurry.

Record all you learn in an excel spreadsheet and share it with us often to show you didn't flame out and have not aborted the project. No one wants to help someone if they are only half-a$$ serious about it.

If you get this started, I have photo documented 50 or 60 AutoForms. You will need to do the rest of the legwork. You are lucky, since AutoForm placed the sequence in the door jambs, it allows you to research them and start to find total builds. That has been the case for me with my Straman research. I will email you my Straman database to get you started.

P.S. I have found a few documented AutoForms from '82, so '83 was not the first year for them.
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