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2009 Trans Am Nationals pics
I'm not sure if this belongs here or elsewhere, but I am offering my photos from the 2009 Trans Am Nationals. There were dozens of thirdgens in attendance. I captured many of them.
http://www.fbodyreport.com/gallery/
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Thanks for sharing. That 2010 ta is awesome!
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Very nice pictures. I was hoping to attend this year, but next year..
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Sweet pics!! I have always LOVED that TA with the tribal graphics and the LS1. That thing is the definition of a nasty third gen!!
You know what I don't get also? Why in the heck does everyone take the new camaro......which is designed after a 67 body style.......and try to make it look like a 70's trans am? That is stupid!! The car doesn't have the right body lines/fastback style to pull that off. I am still waiting for someone to do it like a 69 TA with the high rise spoiler, dual headlights, etc. THAT would look the part!!
You know what I don't get also? Why in the heck does everyone take the new camaro......which is designed after a 67 body style.......and try to make it look like a 70's trans am? That is stupid!! The car doesn't have the right body lines/fastback style to pull that off. I am still waiting for someone to do it like a 69 TA with the high rise spoiler, dual headlights, etc. THAT would look the part!!
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Looks like the TA had some bad luck on his way home.
http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...9transamwreck/
[quote=whitedevilTA;4271773]Sweet pics!! I have always LOVED that TA with the tribal graphics and the LS1. That thing is the definition of a nasty third gen!!
http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...9transamwreck/
[quote=whitedevilTA;4271773]Sweet pics!! I have always LOVED that TA with the tribal graphics and the LS1. That thing is the definition of a nasty third gen!!
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[QUOTE=gpdscott;4271786]Looks like the TA had some bad luck on his way home.
http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...9transamwreck/
Thats not the one...PHEEEEEEW! I'm talking about the black and redish third gen with the silver tribal design. If that was the one in the crash, I may have stuck my hands through the screen and choked someone!! Haha. Sooooo much work and time into that third gen!
Still is a real crappy situation for that owner though.
http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...9transamwreck/
Still is a real crappy situation for that owner though.
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I assume you meant this one, because it's really not my style either. But I do completely appreciate all the effort that went into the doors. They looked good.
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Sorry about the mix up, seen the 3rd Gen after, your right it is sweet.
[quote=whitedevilTA;4271820]
[quote=whitedevilTA;4271820]
Looks like the TA had some bad luck on his way home.
http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...9transamwreck/
Thats not the one...PHEEEEEEW! I'm talking about the black and redish third gen with the silver tribal design. If that was the one in the crash, I may have stuck my hands through the screen and choked someone!! Haha. Sooooo much work and time into that third gen!
Still is a real crappy situation for that owner though.
http://projects.daytondailynews.com/...9transamwreck/
Thats not the one...PHEEEEEEW! I'm talking about the black and redish third gen with the silver tribal design. If that was the one in the crash, I may have stuck my hands through the screen and choked someone!! Haha. Sooooo much work and time into that third gen!
Still is a real crappy situation for that owner though.
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There is more now, I uploaded my pics too. I had a bunch more but they were gone, I tried to take a pic of every 3rd gen, so if you do not see yours it is in the group of 17 that were lost.
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Nice, would have like'd to go and take my current '92, but financially unable to. But she would have turned heads, a garage queen.
Who built that Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am? That is so bad @$%! Wow, I love that car! Thanks to all for posting for the rest of us. Andrew
Who built that Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am? That is so bad @$%! Wow, I love that car! Thanks to all for posting for the rest of us. Andrew
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Nice, would have like'd to go and take my current '92, but financially unable to. But she would have turned heads, a garage queen.
Who built that Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am? That is so bad @$%! Wow, I love that car! Thanks to all for posting for the rest of us. Andrew
Who built that Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am? That is so bad @$%! Wow, I love that car! Thanks to all for posting for the rest of us. Andrew
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For those of us unable to attend this year, thanks for these postings. Great photos....
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Frank,
we have to got get together some year. you have been unable to come since...well... we have been chatting...
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we have to got get together some year. you have been unable to come since...well... we have been chatting...
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Saw the albums. The show was a lot of fun this year. This was my second year with my car. Good to see some of the same folks again.
Saw the albums. The show was a lot of fun this year. This was my second year with my car. Good to see some of the same folks again.
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Dave,
Your car was beayutiful this year, I think it was nicer this year than last.
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Your car was beayutiful this year, I think it was nicer this year than last.
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Thanks for sharing the pictures
This one http://www.fbodyreport.com/gallery/m...g2_itemId=8701 and this one http://www.fbodyreport.com/gallery/m...g2_itemId=9882 are of my car
This one http://www.fbodyreport.com/gallery/m...g2_itemId=8701 and this one http://www.fbodyreport.com/gallery/m...g2_itemId=9882 are of my car
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Thanks. Yours was no slouch (winner's circle). With you and yellow 92 Ta convertible in the same class next year I don't have a chance. I looked through the albums some of the other folks posted. My current firebird is the nicest car I've ever had so I see all its flaws. I'm just happy other people took some photos of it too.
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Thanks. Yours was no slouch (winner's circle). With you and yellow 92 Ta convertible in the same class next year I don't have a chance. I looked through the albums some of the other folks posted. My current firebird is the nicest car I've ever had so I see all its flaws. I'm just happy other people took some photos of it too.
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Sweet pics!! I have always LOVED that TA with the tribal graphics and the LS1. That thing is the definition of a nasty third gen!!
You know what I don't get also? Why in the heck does everyone take the new camaro......which is designed after a 67 body style.......and try to make it look like a 70's trans am? That is stupid!! The car doesn't have the right body lines/fastback style to pull that off. I am still waiting for someone to do it like a 69 TA with the high rise spoiler, dual headlights, etc. THAT would look the part!!
You know what I don't get also? Why in the heck does everyone take the new camaro......which is designed after a 67 body style.......and try to make it look like a 70's trans am? That is stupid!! The car doesn't have the right body lines/fastback style to pull that off. I am still waiting for someone to do it like a 69 TA with the high rise spoiler, dual headlights, etc. THAT would look the part!!
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Yup. Hey, did you have to try to get into K1 or did they put you there first? I was in K1 last year and they wanted to put me in heavily modified this year. I had to keep pointing out "non-stock" items until the tech person agreed to let me into K1. I was just wondering. It seams like the classes can vary a lot depending on who you get in the tech line. I'm not complaining but I am curious as to which class I should be in next year. As long as the car decides she wants to go again of course.
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Yup. Hey, did you have to try to get into K1 or did they put you there first? I was in K1 last year and they wanted to put me in heavily modified this year. I had to keep pointing out "non-stock" items until the tech person agreed to let me into K1. I was just wondering. It seams like the classes can vary a lot depending on who you get in the tech line. I'm not complaining but I am curious as to which class I should be in next year. As long as the car decides she wants to go again of course.
The classes are always funny, my friend that was in "N" class was asked if he wants to be in that class or not, by the tech guy! I thought it was said and done but they gave him the choice for some reason.
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Dave, your car is quite nice and is one of my favorite ThirdGens at the show for the past 2 years. Good seeing you again.
The classes are always funny, my friend that was in "N" class was asked if he wants to be in that class or not, by the tech guy! I thought it was said and done but they gave him the choice for some reason.
The classes are always funny, my friend that was in "N" class was asked if he wants to be in that class or not, by the tech guy! I thought it was said and done but they gave him the choice for some reason.
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Thanks RPM. I love the nationals and its something I look forward to every year. Was yours the dark green gta that I parked next to in Tipp City? I love those cars. One of the cars I will have "someday" is either a black on black or a green on black 91 or 92 gta.
As far as the classes, I don't get it either. There were cars that were pretty crazy and had a lot more modifications than I do and they were in the modified class. I don't know. I received a trophy last year but didn't this year but thats fine. I have a 2 year old and its one less thing she can break. ha ha.
As far as the classes, I don't get it either. There were cars that were pretty crazy and had a lot more modifications than I do and they were in the modified class. I don't know. I received a trophy last year but didn't this year but thats fine. I have a 2 year old and its one less thing she can break. ha ha.
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Yup. Hey, did you have to try to get into K1 or did they put you there first? I was in K1 last year and they wanted to put me in heavily modified this year. I had to keep pointing out "non-stock" items until the tech person agreed to let me into K1. I was just wondering. It seams like the classes can vary a lot depending on who you get in the tech line. I'm not complaining but I am curious as to which class I should be in next year. As long as the car decides she wants to go again of course.
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Stock
Light Mod = <5 mods
Heavy Mod = <11 mods
Light Custom = <16 mods
Heavy Custom = All the Bling!!
Aftermarket hoods and non stock color paint is suppose to put you into heavy custom I believe
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Well I remember seeing a stock car with cleaned lines and it was close to polish but it was no where as shiny as mine, can't say what it was because I wasn't paying attention too much as I was running back from a friends car to my car. who knows
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I think the owner of that car's name is Paul? He was in one of the modified classes. If I have the car right, he called me about those wheels. I have seen then called ROH 15 and R-15's. I have a set on my car and I love them. The only issue is you need some pretty good spacers on the front so they clear the outer tie-rods. Don't look at the back of my front right wheel. That red car has also been dropped. I used the pro kit and dropped mine one inch. I think the red car has more drop.
Bruce from Hawks said he comes upon sets sometimes so you may call him if you want a set.
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They put me there. They counted 12 mods, including my polished stock AC lines and Cincy Speed sticker Things they counted I could have argyed but there were things they missed. Still with what they missed (2) it wouldn't have put me into Heavy Custom, no way would I have been able to compete there
If this continues, I can see it being abused and manipulated to guarantee trophy placements.
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I saw your car and wondered how you got in that class. I noticed the pressure regulator on the side. I don't miss much under the hood of a car since thats where I'm use to spending my time
All I know is that I was in the class I should have been in and that was fine by me.
All I know is that I was in the class I should have been in and that was fine by me.
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I'm really not sure where I should be, I guess if you count each and every carb-swap piece seperate it puts me in light custom. But I didn't even think about it that way, because I thought they were going to put me in super street, due to the carb swap. There's a woman with an 82-83 T/A that swapped from crossfire to TPI and thats where they put her every year, so i figured that's where I would be...but the guy never even mentioned that class. I told him heavy modified because thats where I was last year, I would have been perfectly fine had they told me custom as well. Hell, the guy that won my class I don't think had _enough_ mods to be in heavy mod...I counted 4, a console plaque, rear window etching, and firebird floormats, and maybe something else, I can't remember. I think that was it. Beautiful car, though, I always drool over it every nationals.
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I tried to help. I offered my services... There was one point when I offered to help and the guy doing the tech line more or less told me that he did not want the help because unless I could spend every moment helping then he did not want my help, he wanted consistency I followed him around ONE car that he put into "D" Stock, I was able to count two changes or additions that he did not count. One was a zip-tie that was holding the throttle cable to the plenum bracket. I do not remember the other, but still...
The problem is no one knows anything about third gens. Fourth Gens are completely different, where they offered only 2 engines for any given year, 3rd gens offered 3 or 4 engines every year, each year was slightly different than the previous, so if you know something about 1987's you may not know the same about 1989's. I think the guy was an idiot, pure and simple, its sad really, I hate saying it but he was without a clue.
The problem is no one knows anything about third gens. Fourth Gens are completely different, where they offered only 2 engines for any given year, 3rd gens offered 3 or 4 engines every year, each year was slightly different than the previous, so if you know something about 1987's you may not know the same about 1989's. I think the guy was an idiot, pure and simple, its sad really, I hate saying it but he was without a clue.
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I agree the guy/s did not do a good job in the tech line. I have a factory ac delete plate and have tried to make my car look like a 1le. When I pointed out all the stuff that was missing/or different, he said that was ok and should not count b/c the car could have come that way and I used a factory stock piece. Well - I could have been tall and good looking too but that did not happen either.
Anyway, while I was not impressed with the folks in the tech line, I couldn't do a better job so I'm not going to complain too much.
Anyway, while I was not impressed with the folks in the tech line, I couldn't do a better job so I'm not going to complain too much.
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There's a woman with an 82-83 T/A that swapped from crossfire to TPI and thats where they put her every year, so i figured that's where I would be...but the guy never even mentioned that class.
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I tried to help. I offered my services... There was one point when I offered to help and the guy doing the tech line more or less told me that he did not want the help because unless I could spend every moment helping then he did not want my help, he wanted consistency I followed him around ONE car that he put into "D" Stock, I was able to count two changes or additions that he did not count. One was a zip-tie that was holding the throttle cable to the plenum bracket. I do not remember the other, but still...
The problem is no one knows anything about third gens. Fourth Gens are completely different, where they offered only 2 engines for any given year, 3rd gens offered 3 or 4 engines every year, each year was slightly different than the previous, so if you know something about 1987's you may not know the same about 1989's. I think the guy was an idiot, pure and simple, its sad really, I hate saying it but he was without a clue.
The problem is no one knows anything about third gens. Fourth Gens are completely different, where they offered only 2 engines for any given year, 3rd gens offered 3 or 4 engines every year, each year was slightly different than the previous, so if you know something about 1987's you may not know the same about 1989's. I think the guy was an idiot, pure and simple, its sad really, I hate saying it but he was without a clue.
Yes, John, I hope one of these days I get to attend again. '02 was the last year I was able to make it up there. I should have some vacation from this new job by next year, so maybe 2010 will be the year. I probably won't being a car because... let's face it: I don't have a car nice enough to win anything up there.
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Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
Axle/Gears: Sag 3.73, B&W 3.45
Re: 2009 Trans Am Nationals pics
I agree the guy/s did not do a good job in the tech line. I have a factory ac delete plate and have tried to make my car look like a 1le. When I pointed out all the stuff that was missing/or different, he said that was ok and should not count b/c the car could have come that way and I used a factory stock piece. Well - I could have been tall and good looking too but that did not happen either.
Anyway, while I was not impressed with the folks in the tech line, I couldn't do a better job so I'm not going to complain too much.
Anyway, while I was not impressed with the folks in the tech line, I couldn't do a better job so I'm not going to complain too much.
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Re: 2009 Trans Am Nationals pics
Part of the rules are if you have a stock option, it does not matter if your car came with it or not, but if it was available that year then there is not a problem with the modification. Technically if you have a 1989 and you purchased 1LE front brakes they should not be counted as a change either. The argument here is the fact that not everyone has their build sheet. Add to that the techies are 2nd gen and 4th gen guys so they have a limited experience with third gens. I am pretty sure I could get away with putting a serpentine belt on my 1987 and the techies would not know the difference, as long as I made it look stock...
John
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Heck, I had a 91 Formula in the "Firehawk" class.
I even told the guy it wasn't a Firehawk...
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Car: 86 T/A - 70 Z28/RS
Engine: Broke - 350
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Axle/Gears: G80, 2.73 - ZQ9 G80 4.10
Re: 2009 Trans Am Nationals pics
So, my friends 96 T/A wasn't a show car but he brought it up anyway. It's about having fun and meeting other people. At least bring it and cruise to Tipp City
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Car: 99 T/A Firehawk, 1991 Formula
Engine: LS-1, LB9
Transmission: M6, M5
Axle/Gears: 3.42, 3.42
Re: 2009 Trans Am Nationals pics
I'm really not sure where I should be, I guess if you count each and every carb-swap piece seperate it puts me in light custom. But I didn't even think about it that way, because I thought they were going to put me in super street, due to the carb swap. There's a woman with an 82-83 T/A that swapped from crossfire to TPI and thats where they put her every year, so i figured that's where I would be...but the guy never even mentioned that class. I told him heavy modified because thats where I was last year, I would have been perfectly fine had they told me custom as well. Hell, the guy that won my class I don't think had _enough_ mods to be in heavy mod...I counted 4, a console plaque, rear window etching, and firebird floormats, and maybe something else, I can't remember. I think that was it. Beautiful car, though, I always drool over it every nationals.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: L98 355
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.70
Re: 2009 Trans Am Nationals pics
Yup, I remember. If I recall she wasn't that thrilled about being put in Super Street, because they don't have year classifications. I don't blame her there, either. But the same standard does apply...TPI is no more aftermarket than a carb, and no TPI in 82=no carb in 88. I didn't get a chance to talk to you guys this year, saw you a few times but I was always wrapped up in something else...but you are more than welcome to use my car as an example if she wants to try and protest the super street placement next year (assuming they try and place her there and not me). I think her car would do great in one of the custom classes, that's where it belongs imho. Or maybe i'm totally wrong and we both belong in super street, lol.
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