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re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by ev305tpi
A couple more:
Very, very nice ev305tpi!! With rims that clean on the inside, its definately been well cared for. That is an area that is sometimes neglected on some lower mile cars. When I bought my 99 TA last fall, the inside of the rims looked the same. It has 20k on it, but was previously owned by a very detail oriented person.
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
My rims look like that also. After a regular cleaning, wax will help keep the dust to a minimum. I should replace the brake pads with ceramic pads. I'd get less dust and maybe I'll stop better!!!
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by okfoz
I would seriously like some more underside pictures of the suspension... I like the paint on the steering idler arm... never seen that before... Also the fact that it is all bare steel under there, without rust is amazing, simply amazing... Now I know what color I should paint mine when I go through it.
Thanks!! Yeah, i'll set some more pics over the next week or two! My 91 is actually a little cleaner underneath, I have more time into detailing it and the previous owner used to take it to shows. Here are a few pics. All still bare steel (with lots of WD40 ....)
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by okfoz
I would seriously like some more underside pictures of the suspension... I like the paint on the steering idler arm... never seen that before... Also the fact that it is all bare steel under there, without rust is amazing, simply amazing... Now I know what color I should paint mine when I go through it.
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by ev305tpi
Thanks!! Yeah, i'll set some more pics over the next week or two! My 91 is actually a little cleaner underneath, I have more time into detailing it and the previous owner used to take it to shows. Here are a few pics. All still bare steel (with lots of WD40 ....)
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by okfoz
I know the 10 bolt axles were not painted, but I am pretty sure my sway bars were painted... odd seeing it unpainted.
I got a quick pic of my 92 underneath yesterday and checked, the sway bar isn't painted on that one too (yes I know I need to polish the exhaust a little bit )
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by ev305tpi
I got a quick pic of my 92 underneath yesterday and checked, the sway bar isn't painted on that one too (yes I know I need to polish the exhaust a little bit )
I stand corrected, I looked at my 89 Formula 350 conv pictures I had of the rear suspension pieces before I redid them, and sure enough the sway bar was not painted.... I distinctly seem to remember my Yellow 87 was tho on the fronts...
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
A buddy of mine worked at a Pontiac Dealership for over 30 years until they closed & told me the sales manager had him rattle can the back suspension pieces & axle black so that nobody saw them rusting on the lot.
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by PurelyPMD
A buddy of mine worked at a Pontiac Dealership for over 30 years until they closed & told me the sales manager had him rattle can the back suspension pieces & axle black so that nobody saw them rusting on the lot.
I should mention that my 87 is a Norwood car... They had different suppliers.
It does not surprise me about the dealership painting the bare metal pieces... I have done it even though it is technically not "original" it will save them to some extent...
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by Bob88GTA
OK, seen one, seen them all. 28,900 miles
Beautiful car, Bob. I get to Huntsville every now and again, would love to see it sometime. I swear I'll have a TTA some day! Only thing holding me back is not having room in the shop for another car, it's full with 3 GTAs!
Great thread, one of the few I check when on the board.
ev305tpi's Camaros are incredible examples of the type. Plus, you won't meet a nicer guy.
I also really like the red 91 TA convertible, SWEET ride.
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Trans Am Nationals was in Dayton OH last weekend. The show keeps growing and some real nice 3rd Gen cars were there. Here are a few of the cars, there were others but I choose to only post cars that weren't there last year.
Here's a pair of nice Trans Am Convertibles.
This beautiful 87 GTA has 15K original miles. It was a time capsule, complete with original Good Year Tires...I would not drive on those but it was a fantastic example of a GTA.
Here's the OP's beautiful 88 GTA. Competition was fierce in this class.
This 50K mile GTA was straight as an arrow. Heck of a nice guy owns it, we spent 30 mins talking.
The owner of this base TA and I talk each year. Great guy. The TA has 15K miles. A true beauty.
The 15th Anniversary car has less than 15K miles, the TTA 45K miles. Both were very clean and nice.
Last edited by 86TA355SR; 09-01-2015 at 09:59 AM.
Reason: Correct OP's year from below
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by Bob88GTA
Your left rear rim has a spot on it by the lug nut covers. Could be a fly though! Sharp!
Bob, I missed a spot...I'll get right on it!
BTW if you look just above my roofline in the cotton field photo you can just make out the Iwo Jima monument in my hometown. This monument was the original cast for the monument in Arlington, Va.
Last edited by GASPEDDLER; 09-01-2015 at 01:25 PM.
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by GASPEDDLER
Bob, I missed a spot...I'll get right on it!
BTW if you look just above the roofline in the cotton field photo you can just make out the Iwo Jima monument in my hometown. This monument was the original cast of the one in Arlington, Va.
That's too cool.
I was at Arlington last year for my Fathers service and seen it.
re: LOW Mile (50K or less) Third Gens - post yours!
Originally Posted by okfoz
I know the 10 bolt axles were not painted, but I am pretty sure my sway bars were painted... odd seeing it unpainted.
Are you 100% sure on this? I thought I saw some black on mine, (the front of the housing that the cover is attached to, maybe that is just the color of the steel/iron, what ever it is) and read others of having it painted black. I'll have to go back and look next time I'm over there.
Last edited by LiquidBlue; 12-15-2015 at 09:56 AM.
06-01-2015, 10:34 AM
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Amazingly preserved and/or detailed. 
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...I'll get right on it! 
