Jeepnhal

Hi all.Just picked up a 1984 TA last week.Ive owned plenty of f-bodys,but not since the 90s.Its been a while.Found the car on craigslist and its quite a turd.But Ive got it coming along nicely so far,and I just picked up a 10 bolt posi yesterday.Its got a trashed T5,so Im on the hunt for a replacement to get me by till I do a muncie or t56 swap(havent made up my mind yet)But Im looking to do alot of crusing/shows/summer nationals with it this year when im not driving my 67 Pontiac.Looking forward to meeting some new f-body people and learning and helping.Well heres some pics

Jeepnhal

Oh and yes I know those are newer ground effects/bumper cover.Im not to fond of them but they are on and decent shape so theyre staying for now.Plus Im afraid oof whats under there,ha.

305(not original)
T5(junk,fluid leaks out as fast as i pour it in,case streched)
B/w 9 bolt,drum,323 one wheel peel
edelbrock performer carb and intake
just picked up a 92 28 spline 10bolt,323 limited slip,its been blasted painted,gone through,aluminum calipers...niiiice.going in very soon

This car is def a project.Previous owners were slobs.Lots of burnholes,missing hardware,jimmy riggs.But Ive got it under control now and shes safe.I will keep updating as I go along.Ive got a long way to go and a short time to get there ha.I want it ready for the begining of april.Oh yea Im going to put up a wanted ad for all the parts I need.

3rdGenLs

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Small world, I also live in new britain CT. Nice to see more muscle and less rice in new britain. If you every need any help don't hesitate to ask.

Jeepnhal

Ha nice..I quess it is a small world.I live off east street but I have a 3 bay shop behind toys r us.Always down there getting things done.And definitely keeping the muscle alive around here.
Same with you if you ever need help.I never mind helping a fellow gear head out

3rdGenLs

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Sounds good, thanks.

valicswarrior

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nice look car i wanna get a set of those rims in black for my z28 welcome to the forum i'm from Southington myself but close by do you have plans to either have the car painted or paint it your self in the near future? (not sure if your shop is auto repair or body)

Jeepnhal

thanks and yea I like theese wheels in black better also.Im going to paint it,not sure when,I might have to wait till next winter.Ive got enough work cut out for me.Waiting for the trans which is getting rebuilt right now,I did the passenger side floor,now I have to do the drivers side,and I still have to install the 10 bolt I picked up.So paint may have to wait a bit.

And my shop is just for fun.Its actually self storage units with the metal walls removed.I do all my painting either at my home garage or at my buddys cause he paints for a living.

knight123

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Nice find, just finished my car at the end of last year and only got to drive it a few times before winter. Looking forward to the snow melt...and driving it. Need and help or have questions feel free to ask...

Car looks like a good find.

3rdGenLs

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@Knight123
Thats better than me, I have note driven mine since summer of 2000 I've been a little busy.

knight123

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Wow and I thought 3 kids slowed me down.

manifoldsrme

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http://www.necamaro-firebird.org/forums/

Make sure you visit us. Best Camaro site in New England. By far...........

valicswarrior

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any of you guys good are trouble shooting the hatch pull down gonna be working on my interior would like to repair it before i put it back together and my car is located in Southington ct

knight123

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Well they are not that hard to troubleshoot or rebuild as long as you fix any issues before you close the hatch. There are times when it won't release and if you can't get to it from inside it not pretty to get it open.

Jeepnhal

oh I cant wait either.Im getting my T5 back tomorow,and just gotta do my drivers side floor(pass side done).Gonna be a good summer

Jeepnhal

well lets get it going

Jeepnhal

nice,im gonna check it out,thanks

Jeepnhal

hartford craigslist right now theres one for sale.its in the area too

Jeepnhal

If any of you ct area people know of a parts car I need a drivers side floorpan.have sawzall will travel.its either that or i custom make one which im ready to start doing,cause theres no way im spending 300 on a pan.i only need from under drivers seat and like a couple inches up the firewall.any leads would be appreciated

85z350ct

if your still lookin i have 2 t-5's one for 250 and one for 500... the one for 500 has the housing pressure plate clutch and tranny

valicswarrior

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thnx for the heads up on the motor but it is all the way out in bolton lol but i found one at the junkyard gonna hope it either works or i can possible take two broken ones and make one good one

85z350ct

Hey if you are looking for a rear hatch lock with motor I believe I still have an extra in waterbury

smokefan

Welcome to the site. Its been awhile since i was here last. Been busy with the house and everything. Hopefully the car will be done this year to get some cruzing done. Def looking into getting together with other 3rd gen'ers out there for a cruise

85z350ct

hell yeah man sounds like a plan.... once i get my car finished im planning on cruisin alot this summer

3rdGenLs

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Well, I got the ball rolling on my LS1/4L60E swap into my camaro. Hopefully the weather gets a little warmer in the next week or so, then I will be able to start my project, finally. I'm also in for lots of cruising once I get it all done.

85z350ct

Awesome.... I just sent my heads out to be completely done over... tranny is going out on monday.....

Jeepnhal

actually I had mine rebuilt,got it back the other day and installed it.But the guy that did mine buys em for cores.If you want I can give you his number and hed take em off your hands

Jeepnhal

Thanks and yes lets cruise

Jeepnhal

Like I said if you need a hand let me know.I also wouldnt mind checkin out that swap to get some ideas.Im bringin mine to my buddys house off east st tomorow to start welding the floor pan in and do some other welding and such.Crusin soon.

3rdGenLs

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Sure, no problem, I let you know.

musclecar70sfan

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Hey small world! I'm from Plainville. We all gotta get the thirdgens together sometime, maybe visit the Pike or the Bristol Auto Club shows every saturday starting in a month or so.

Oh and my NEcamaro-firebird ID is 91transamvert.

3rdGenLs

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We really need to get together and cruise down to the pike, but first i need to get my car done. On a different subject, I got a huge box with alot of parts from SDPC for my camaro. Hopefully I'll start working on it this coming weekend by disassembling the engine and inspecting it. If I'm lucky get started on porting the throttle body and heads. Maybe I'll start a thread on my build.

Jay

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I'm in Plainville also.. though my Camaro is currently in storage in Andover.
I moved recently and there's no where to keep the car here. I have a ton of work to do to it in the next few weeks.

Timinsk

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from southington here

knight123

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Wolcott Here

88FormulaKiller

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welcome, if your looking for an 84 T/A hood w/functionable cowl induction (or other 84 parts) i have one off an 84 T/A i parted out (still have the car and alot of parts off it)

im also over on http://www.necamaro-firebird.org/

Same S/N


-Jay

Jeepnhal

yes,thatd be cool.I hit the bristol show here n there,but Im usually on the pike sat nites at Burger King.Itd be very cool to do a 3rd gen cruise

Jeepnhal

Yea Im definitely looking for some stuff.Especially odds and ends,like locks and stuff.Ill send you a pm with my number or you can pm me yours.Im intrested

valicswarrior

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I will be hitting the bristol auto shows on sat nights from time to time myself. on a side note anyone got a junk seat i need one i can take apart wanna try my hand at making new covers for it

musclecar70sfan

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Funny you should mention; a couple months ago I saw an 86 Trans Am sitting in the back of Chuck and Eddie's lot with trashed Recaro seats... you might wanna try those if the car is still there. I snapped a picture with my phone:



They probably won't want much. It would be cool to see those fixed up!

valicswarrior

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no its not there lol been there a lot

85z350ct

hey just curious.... for that dude who has the 84 ta that he is parting out.... do you have the interior and if so what color and what shape is it in?... also if anyone needs anything please go to this cl posting

http://hartford.craigslist.org/pts/2296558861.html

i know im probably not supposed to post here but i need to get some of this **** sold so i can get my tranny built to put my car on the road...

i want to start cruisin with you guys im from terryville so we are all right next to each other

85z350ct

sorry about the language

valicswarrior

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what trans u bildin? since u have two lol

85z350ct

im building a th 350 for my car... it is a stock auto... my last one was a 5spd but the frame was cracked when i bought it and didnt realize it.... untill i went under it one day and saw it.... didnt want to build anything into that so i picked up another body that i really liked but it is auto and i dont want to mess with it because i dont have the pedal setup or anything else..... i have all the parts to put my tranny together i just dont trust my self and my uncles have a guy that they use who is pretty nasty.... i had the cash ready but then i got the call on my heads that they were ready and it was almost 200 more then what the guy and i talked about the price being... due to the work that was needed

ndu

West Hartford here........we should setup a meet

Jeepnhal

ill have my 2 front seats available if you want them.Im just using them till i weld the floor in cause i dont wanna trash my new ones.Probaly by middle of next week

Jeepnhal

dayum.This car gone tho,I was there like 2 weeks ago.Though they did have a mid 80 camaro,not much left and a 4th gen firebird v6

Jeepnhal

yes we should.im right down the road in new britain,but my garages are right off the pike by olympia diner(perfect access to the pike ha.and good and close for a quick pit stop or tune while crusin over there

Jeepnhal

theres a clutch pedal setup on craigs cheap,ha...way more fun than an auto.

85z350ct

yeha but i still need a slave cylindar... then need to run pedals... get the center console.... bunch of ****.... do you have pics of your seats.... what color are they