dctrouant1995

75/88 Trans Am Color combo, also smoked all the marker lights and smoothed and smoked the 3rd brake light, enjoy:
3rd brake light


rear marker light smoked

front marker light smoked

now you can see the orange in the paint

front smoked marker lights


deleted antenna

dctrouant1995

Interior, charcoal interior, 1a carpet kit, blazer front seats, 93 camaro seat belts, carpeted panels (carpet kit from third gen ranch), repainted plastics:

dctrouant1995

Audio, boss audio chaoss special edition speakers, soundstorm amp:

dctrouant1995

And here is the car before

Shane B

Very nice job!!!! looks like a totally different car now.

dctrouant1995

here are the seats and seatbelts, also re glued the console, and bought a console lid from third gen ranch:

dctrouant1995

Thanks, its not perfect, but its good enough for a daily driver that never gets stored inside and gets drove in all types of weather

Zane M

iTrader: (1)

Congrats! Beautiful car!

dctrouant1995

Thanks!

58mark

iTrader: (3)

nice! why did you replace the hatch?

BlwnSS

congrats on the paint job but too many pieces of black that dont flow well at all . And why did you put the ugliest hatch glass known to 3rd gens the 86 hatch glass. Doing a spoiler anytime soon.

82tarecaro

iTrader: (4)

Nice - the car looks great. She came a long way from what you started with.

dabomb6608

iTrader: (3)

That is open to dispute. I think it is rather unique. Mine is an 86 and still have the hatch like that on it. I wont be changing it any time soon. Love the look it gives the car.

dctrouant1995

58mark: The old hatch got a baseball thrown thru it.
BlownSS: Well I didn't really have a choice, I scratched the living heck out of the eyelid and didn't have any more red paint mixed and no money to buy so I just did everything the grey color. It was the only hatch that I found that I could afford, I'm only 17 and work part time and still in high school and college. I'd love to put a spoiler on it, but 500$ is something I don't have
82tarecaro: Thanks!
dabomb6608: Its alright, I like it cause it does have the defrost on it and plus it was only available one year on the TAs so it does have some uniquness to it

BLACK92B4C

Looks like a great driver!

dctrouant1995

Thanks! It is! for the mileage, its really dependable haha

dctrouant1995

Fog Lights finally!!

2007xl50

Looks good, but does need a spoiler for sure. Maybe pick up a base Firebird spoiler as they are cheap and easy to install. Also I would get the overspray off the lower airdam as it will make the paint job that much cleaner.

dctrouant1995

Thanks and I know, I really want a camaro high rise, and I have been blacking stuff out little by little. I painted the air dam and inner fenders with truck bed coating. I'm either going to put the factory wrap around, base firebird spoiler, or the camaro high rise

badredbrd89

I think you've done a great job so far. The transformation from then to now is marvelous. And besides, you can always change things as you go. if I was 17 again and had a car like this to work with, I'd be doing exactly what you're doing with what money you have. Keep up the great work and make her exactly the way you want her. You'll always have folks who disagree.

-Chris

dctrouant1995

Thanks! Yes it has and I am always changing something on it as I keep finding stuff to do on this board, if only I had more money it would be great

dctrouant1995

Just got a set of nitto nt450s 245/50r16 mounted and they are great in the rain!

mantaguy

iTrader: (5)

And why did you put the ugliest hatch glass known to 3rd gens the 86 hatch glass.
You are kidding right!!!!

dctrouant1995

I actually like that 1 with the spoiler, considering there were really only 4 available, no light, high mount outside, under spoiler, high mount inside. I like the 86 style a little bit better considering it was only available in 86 for birds. Plus it had the defroster lines which my 88 didn't. I also didn't like the brake light under the spoiler, plus that big a** glass needs something on it, to big to be plain. The 1 thing I don't like about the 86 is it is a PITA to find plastic 3 piece window louver set for it since my car was factory optioned with em. My car has just about every option a GTA has except for rims and motor.

dctrouant1995

Spring fling is in a couple of a months and I will have some updated pics on the car and let yall try to guess what I've done it. It'll be about a total of 8 things I think

ibmtech

iTrader: (1)

I like the fact that you kept the hatch originally designed for it. That shows it was distinct only for that year. The car looks to be in good shape

dctrouant1995

Thanks. Its not the original hatch but I like it. The body is in excellent shape. There was only one tiny spot of rust on it and it was on the passenger side floor board just above the convertor but I got rid of it

ibmtech

iTrader: (1)

It's a keeper.. You have done a nice job keeping it up...

dctrouant1995

Thanks! I try to keep it up even tho it keeps me broke

dctrouant1995

Got more stuff done, can anybody guess what all I did? there is about 6 things total

dctrouant1995

Seniors 2013!!!!

82tarecaro

iTrader: (4)

Dude - you are only 17 and you did all this work yourself? I never realized how young you were when I followed along the build thread. Nice job.

dctrouant1995

Just turned 18 Yes I did, I had guidance on what to do plus I've been doing this since I was 14 so that helps haha. Thanks!!

Red90IROC

Egads DC.. very nice work for someone who just turned 18

dctrouant1995

Thanks! Still workin on it thinking about putting those 2 stripes on the fender. I seen a Trans Am convertible somewhere on this board that did that and it looked awesome!

Al Hasse

Great job!! Looks awesome.

That would be iansane's Trans Am with the fender stripes.

85 ZXX

iTrader: (1)

Good job! You should get a lot of head turns & thumbs up when you are cruising around...

dctrouant1995

All Hasse: Thanks! Thanks, bout to look him up.

85 ZXX: Thanks! Yes it does, especially at the beach with the t tops off. Everybody loves it, even the cops. The girls really love it. I get so many people wantin me to do a burnout or race them haha, its great

dctrouant1995

After I get my tickets paid off, I'm going to put the vette GS stripe on, but its gonna be painted on, and its gonna be the gunmetal metallic color. Starting to make a stencil for it. Should be interesting.

90camaro355rs

Nice ride! Like the color. diff a head turner!

dctrouant1995

Thanks! Yes it is haha, especially since all the 3rd gens down here are all base models and are all ragged out and look like crap, if definitely stands out everywhere I take it