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Forum: Car Audio
08-22-2014, 09:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 727
Posted By ealyboy2013

enough room to bolt my sub box down?

Hey guys, I've got a sub box sitting in the back of my car (87 trans am) just behind the back seats on that little shelf there. I'm wondering if there is enough clearance underneath that shelf for...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-30-2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 543
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: you have 10k, what would you do?

I don't give a fck about what's going to be worth or what i could buy with the money, i want something that's unique and a work of art. I don't plan on selling this car, simply building what i can...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-30-2014, 12:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 543
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: you have 10k, what would you do?

9inch rear added to the list:P
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-29-2014, 01:25 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 543
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: you have 10k, what would you do?

I would love to drop an lsx into it haha i guess we'll see if i can find a deal :P
Forum: Tech / General Engine
04-29-2014, 12:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 543
Posted By ealyboy2013

you have 10k, what would you do?

Ok, i have an 87 Trans am, mildly built 350 carb (don't know specs), 5 speed, and posi traction. I'm willing to invest 10k into it, I'm very good with welding and fab, great at anything mechanical,...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
03-12-2014, 06:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,740
Posted By ealyboy2013

electronically adjustable suspension??

Hey so I had a thought on the way home from school today... electronically adjustable shocks. I came home and googled it, found some neat setups but they're all coilovers and nothing on our cars, I...
Forum: Body
02-19-2014, 05:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 857
Posted By ealyboy2013

my idea to lose weight on the doors..

Ok so I got an 87 T/A, and everyone who owns a third gen camaro/firebird knows the doors are damn heavy haha and in awhile I'll be making my DD into my project, and I was thinking about how to make...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-18-2014, 07:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: transmission suggestions??

hmm... I'll have to look more into that, thanks :)
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-16-2014, 02:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: transmission suggestions??

Thanks guys:) from what I'm hearing, just stick with the t5 then?? And about the tko600, is it fairly straight forward swap? Or a lot of custom fab and stuff??
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-13-2014, 10:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 615
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: suspension upgrade suggestions

oh and would you guys recommend mono or twin tube shocks??
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-13-2014, 10:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 615
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: suspension upgrade suggestions

yeah I've been reading a lot haha still reading and searching, just thought I'd post up and see what other people have got :P would you say you're setup as good street drive-ability?? or is it too...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-13-2014, 10:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By ealyboy2013

transmission suggestions??

alright so my project car (87 trans am, 350 carb, 5spd, posi traction, unknown gears) is currently my DD, but will soon be in my shop as a work of art in progress ;P and I plan on doing the engine up...
Forum: Suspension and Chassis
02-13-2014, 08:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 615
Posted By ealyboy2013

suspension upgrade suggestions

Hey guys, so this summer I'm planning on turning my DD into my project car/work of art lol and I'm planning on doing some custom body work, fabrication, completely new interior, some engine upgrades,...
Forum: Electronics
11-15-2013, 01:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 920
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: battery won't charge?

battery wasn't being drained, I think it was a slipping belt, is it possible for the belt to slip but not squeal? the alternator is slightly out of alignment and I'm working on getting it back in...
Forum: Electronics
11-14-2013, 10:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 920
Posted By ealyboy2013

battery won't charge?

Hey guys so I was driving home from school the other day and I noticed my volts were pretty low (about 11), I made it home just fine but I can't figure out why my volts aren't somewhere around 14...
Forum: Body
10-22-2013, 08:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,372
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: headlight/front bumper mod for '87 trans am

the attached thumbnails would be the location of the new headlight, and where I would cut the bumper... possibly thinking of cutting the whole notch out to the match the depth of the headlight and...
Forum: Body
10-22-2013, 08:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,372
Posted By ealyboy2013

headlight/front bumper mod for '87 trans am

Hey guys so I've seen a lot of people talk about headlight mods and others who have done some low profile headlight mods to get rid of the pop-up headlights. Personally I don't like pop-up...
Forum: Body
07-29-2013, 07:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 960
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: how much paint to use for the car??

Hey thanks for the input guys, I've heard from another thread that they used about 2 or 3 quarts for each layer (primer, base, clear) is that somewhat accurate?? they were all using different brands...
Forum: Electronics
07-23-2013, 12:00 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 498
Posted By ealyboy2013

new tach help??

Hey so when I bought my car, the tach wasn't working and I've just been dealing with it since I bought it. The guy I bought it from put in new engine in it and switched to carb, which is nice. So I...
Forum: Body
07-07-2013, 11:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 555
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: New Paint coming soon, decal help??

Yeah I chose to go more of a tribal design, this is a couple pictures I drew up, which one do you like better?? lemme know if you can't see the pic..
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Forum: Body
07-07-2013, 09:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 555
Posted By ealyboy2013

New Paint coming soon, decal help??

So I'm going to be painting my 87 T/A in a nice flat black (it's a wonky spray paint right now) and I want to do a custom decal on the side. I have someone who can do just about anything as far as...
Forum: Body
07-07-2013, 09:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,189
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: Non-pop-up headlight conversion

Thanks for the input guys, I've been thinking about pulling the lights from a '95 Grand Prix and fabricating them in... but here's another question, do you think it would look bad if I put a 4x6...
Forum: Body
06-30-2013, 12:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 17,189
Posted By ealyboy2013

Non-pop-up headlight conversion

Hey so I'm getting really sick and tired of my pop up headlights not working all the time, and I don't really like the look anyway so... I'm gonna be putting in my own headlights, but I need to know...
Forum: Body
06-14-2013, 09:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 960
Posted By ealyboy2013

how much paint to use for the car??

Hey so i'm gonna be painting my 87 trans am here in a month or two after the prep work is done, its gonna be done in Candy Apple Red, and I'm just wondering how much paint to use for the whole thing?...
Forum: Cooling
06-14-2013, 09:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 518
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: Help with heater core hookup!

hey thanks :) saved me a ton of guess work haha
Forum: Cooling
06-12-2013, 11:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 518
Posted By ealyboy2013

Help with heater core hookup!

Hey so my '87 trans am had a new motor put in when I bought it. It was a brand new 350, 2nd generation style (I think that's what he told me, its the same style 350 as was used in the 80's/early...
Forum: Body
05-31-2013, 06:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 12,354
Posted By ealyboy2013

Anyone ever heard of a candy white paint??

Hey I was driving home from school today, and I'm in the process of picking out a color to paint my trans am. When I thought about candy colors, and I was just curious here... has anyone ever seen...
Forum: Electronics
05-31-2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 459
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: question about wiring for headlight motors

hey thanks guys :) Got it figured out, had a loose wire out of the headlight door module haha
Forum: Electronics
05-29-2013, 11:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 459
Posted By ealyboy2013

question about wiring for headlight motors

Hey guys so my headlights sometime's don't pop up, but I know the motors aren't gone because they'll roll down if I manually roll them up and sometimes they do pop up on their own when I push the...
Forum: Cooling
04-28-2013, 09:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,008
Posted By ealyboy2013

1987 trans am cooling system diagram??

Hey so the guy I bought my car from put a new engine in it and only hooked the cooling system up to the engine (as far as I can tell) and cut/blocked all the hoses going to the heater core and...
Forum: Brakes
04-27-2013, 10:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 583
Posted By ealyboy2013

Re: New here, need help with front brakes

Hey thanks JamesC, after looking at the left wheel/caliber, I realized that was the only one that locked up. I'm thinking that the hose on that one was bad, causing the caliber to not even engage,...
Forum: Brakes
04-26-2013, 12:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 583
Posted By ealyboy2013

New here, need help with front brakes

Hey everyone I'm new here, just bought my 87 trans am GTA today. Got it home after a hour or so long drive and noticed that the front brakes are sticking really bad/locked up just when I got home. ...
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