1984 Trans Am HO 5 speed - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-02-2009, 01:29 PM

Hi,

I'm François, I'm 21 and I live in the north of France near Dunkirk. I'm a fashion design student and a big Firebird fan. My first is a 1979 Firebird Esprit that is being restored completely, she's a rust bucket.
I had written a big thread but it has been removed with many others I can't find.

So here's my 1984 Trans Am HO 5 speed as she was just after I brought it home from the UK, where I bought her for a riduculously low price. I won it on eBay, seeing the number of options and the relative rarity I couldn't let it go. 82-84s are very rare in Europe :
Here's a quick photoshoot I did two days after I got it :

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SolarGoldRaptor · 11-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Pierced_Zombie · 11-02-2009, 01:37 PM

lmao love the custom licence brake brackett

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-02-2009, 01:40 PM

The SPID sticker, not many options are missing :

And the radiator support tag :

I quickly sold the nice Knight Rider front bumper to firebird78, so I could put an original 84 nose with the Aero spoiler. It was only missing the two filler pieces.

I repaired the complete wiring harness, and removed the old alarm system. Every single electric component worked ten times better after that

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-02-2009, 01:47 PM

Second photoshoot, after installing the original front bumper. Our horse training field makes awesome photos :

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-02-2009, 01:52 PM

The last shots before I started disassembly :

PS : those 92 tail lights were here only for the inspection, they were removed shortly after.

The floor, only one tiny rust hole. I got lucky on that one, and the insulation pads were completey wet !

Can't wait to restore that motor !

Here she is right now :

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-02-2009, 02:07 PM

So my plan for her is to partially restore her. I won't touch to the drivetrain for the moment, she will get a fresh paint, upholstery and motor thorough check.
I'm trying to find the right materials for the upholstery, it's harder than I thought.

I'm still not sure on the paint, I'm hesitating between :
- white on silver (my personal favorite, also white is cheap ^^ )

- light gold on silver or gold
- very light metallic blue on silver
- black on gold
- black on silver

- original (82U/82L/16A), but I'm not crazy about this color at all

knight78 · 11-02-2009, 02:15 PM

Personaly, I love black on silver but, you know, It's my KARR side...

I also like all white. But, I guess you prefer 2 different colours on.

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-08-2009, 10:41 AM

I did a bit of welding yesterday night, and repaired about 50 percent of the rust

Before

After

I filled a small hole that was next to a seat thread, and three other small holes around the T-Tops edges. I still have to grind them.

All I have left to repair is the hole under the dash :

And finish (grinding and painting) the one that was already repaired on the other side :

That's nothing compared to my '79 Esprit.

Blackresto · 11-09-2009, 11:42 PM

Wow, I'm going to follow this. I have an 83 that I plan on slowly restoring.

1ATony · 11-11-2009, 02:33 PM

Should be pretty cool when it's finished.

SolarGoldRaptor · 11-18-2009, 02:05 PM

Oh thanks guys, I hadn't seen your replies.

I just picked up a pair of original 5.0L HO headers and the CC distributor. Those parts come from a friend's 1984 Camaro Z28. You can see some videos of his car on Youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/user/mancamar.../2/k_-sM2yWx04

He had already given me quite a lot of original parts this summer : Y-pipe, AC compressor, AC hoses, various connectors, vaccuum canister, some various brackets and hoses.

FormulaL98 · Yesterday, 09:10 AM

looks like a fun project on a solid car! Ive been looking for a L69 driver/project for about a year now, but most in Ohio are rusty beaters or overpriced. Good work, looking forward to seeing more pics