I am helping my friend mod his 82 Trans Am right now and look at all the nice new parts that are going to go in it.

Here are most of the boxes,


Here's the SLP Intake and 1LE Elbow


Here we have a bunch of fittings,


50' of braided -6AN hose,


MSD Plug wires and March Power Pulleys


One of the headers and part of the Borla Exhaust


New Griffin Radiator,

 

This is the car that all of those parts are going into,


The LT1/4L60E should be here in a few weeks.
There are a few more parts on thier way, and my friend says that the UPS man isn't upset yet.

I am looking forward to working on this project.
My setup will be done using a lot of the same parts used on his car.

 

Wow, thats alot of parts. That car is going to end up being awesome! keep us posted on the progress.

 

Wow. Don't want to start to imagine how much those parts have cost!

Keep us posted.
Good luck.
Andy.:hail: :hail:

 

:: drools ::

That car's going to be so freaking sweet.

Not that it isn't now...

 

niiiiiice.

cool post.

cool car.

take more photos

 

TOYS!

 

Sweeet how much did all that cost???

 

*** i love ordering parts, and then the day they arrive its like the greatest day in the world! Good luck on the project, and sweet pics, that car is gonna be better than it already it is.

 

heh , i hate ordering parts, because i then realise how much i am spending

but i LOVE to get the pars

 

awesome!!

 

Good Gravy Man! :hail: :hail: :rockon:

 

Don't you love it when the UPS truck arrives with goodies!

Word of advice: PLEASE SEND BACK THE RUSSEL BRAIDED BRAKE LINES AND GET THE EARL'S. THE RUSSELS' HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR MANY PEOPLE.

 

Christmas in February!!! I love getting new parts. I've got SFC's, SLP runners, Intrax springs, and adjustable shocks/struts coming someday soon I hope. Every day this week, I've expected each part to be sitting neatly on my deck when I return home from work, but have been disappointed thus far with no new parts to greet me.

 

Nice !! Keep the pics coming !

 

reminds me of the times I sent a way for that free toy featured on a box of cereal. "send 4 upc symbols and the form to recieve your own Hotwheels car....6 to 8 weeks for delivery" DOH!!!!! You'd go out to the mail box for the first week expecting it to be there.

 

awesome. hows the credit card bill...LOL. j/p

 

Thanks.
I wish these were my parts.
The amount of money put into the car is a lot, but you have to consider that Julian (the owner the car) sat behind the wheel of this car at 9 years old back in 81 when his father brought it home from the dealer. It holds a lot of sentimental value.
There are about 6 more boxes at his apartment that he hasnt' brought over yet, and more coming.

The car is getting a new exhaust from the headers to the tips, new motor, new fuel system, aluminum driveshaft, etc....

The only stock parts on it will be the body panels, glass, chassis, rear end, console & dash.

I'll be taking a lot more pictures as well as attempting to write a small article on the install.

 

Looks like Jeg's just made some BANK!

 

Here's my mess

 

A better shot of the 18's waiting to be put when the car is running right

 

gauge cluster

 

stereo and interior parts, most of the stereo stuff is in the house though.

 

engine parts already on: Accel base, SLP runners, CAI, power master chrome 140 alternator, polished/ported plenum, etc...

 

...and the first pic of my car I've put on the site. I wanted to wait til I was done and could take a nice picture outside, but since I was taking pics

 

OMG, thats is such a great feeling, i love those brown trucks stopping at my door. Im like right there at the door, open, and waiting before they even get out of their truck. There probably like what a moron, but i dont care, give me my product!

 

And if they take too long you're waiting at the door to the truck!

Think about how many times you see those big ol trucks go rolling by with something for someone.....but its your turn!

It's like getting a gift, even though you payed for it, hehe.

 

I always liked that wheel style on the 3rd gens. What are they called? Used to know but now I can't remember.

BTW, if he hasn't maxed out that card I need a bunch of stuff for my project. Hook a brother up??

 

Geez, you might as well of entitled this thread, "Are you jealous." I am very jealous looking at all of that stuff. I love it when I am just sitting in the living room watching TV and I hear that distinct rumble of the UPS truck as the brakes squeel to stop in front of my house.

I watch in anticipation as the UPS guy gets the dolley out and delivers a box of goodies to my door.


As far as I am concerned, the UPS guy is Santa Claus.

 

What? No Summitracing boxes? At least the UPS delivered them in good shape. My boxes are almost always smashed or delivered to the wrong address!

 

There are quite a few boxes coming from Summit, just haven't arrived or were in small boxes and brought to my house in a larger box with the other stuff.

 

Damn edelcock make some of the worst hedders..

Kat

 

thats awsome. how big is the motor going to be. that should be real nice when your done. i remember when all the parts came for my motor. i don't think there was a better day in my life (except the day i started it). good luck.

 

Hey Zepher, what springs does he have on his car? I'm wanting to lower mine but I just can't decide what springs... those drop zone springs are really cheap, like 101$...

 

It's going to be a stock LT1 with roller rockers, headers, exhaust, cold air intake, 52mm TB, Composite Valve Covers, Compsoite Fuel Rail covers, Vette accessorie brackets so A/C is easy to install, and that is about it.


The springs on the car are 1.5" drop springs, can't remember the name though. I know that they are not Eibach or Jamex.

 

I got the springs from PST when I put the polygraphite bushings on the front I just asked for some performance springs that lower the car a bit. I think the price was like 175 or 150.

I was wondering how long it would take until someone flamed the edelbrocks, what can I say? I have ones on it now and have never had a problem, time to upgrade to a full 3 in system so I decided to go with what I know works. each to his own.

When this is all done Zepher and I will put the conversion and all the pics on a web site, the idea is to have it ready to drive to Florida for the SLP customer appreciation weekend. The money spent well, no comment, Zeph summed it all up nicely earlier on in the post..

Thanks for all the input and previous projects guys and gals without this board I would never of attempted this stuff.

 

Sorry I dont like the way that edlecraps crimp their pipes down to fit in to the collector, how they use smaller piping than most other co's and I just dont like the way that they are. I've seen more messed up sets of edlecrap hedders than I have ever seen. If you are going to drop some $$'s on a coated set of hedders at least get a set of hedmans, hookers or SLP's (prefered brand is SLP)

JMO

Kat

 

yah u may love the ups man but the ups man doesn't like u thats wat happened when my dad was building our second gen he was at our haouse like every other hour

 

please , that's nothing (my friends little "pile" of parts for his 67 bird)

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the pic doesn't exactly represent the scale of things.. I have a pile like that at home and stuff is still arriving like the aluminum driveshaft, speedo box, dashpad, fuel sender, corvette accessories, some more fittings, wonderbar, phew the list goes on and on, so much stuff I can't remember it all unless I look at the online receipts...

 

Yeah, ok, I'm jealous now.

please , that's nothing (my friends little "pile" of parts for his 67 bird)

Did they make birds in '67?

 

Ya, 67 Firebirds. Trans Am's started in 69.

 

It must be nice to have that kind of cash to throw down. Was that a planned purchase that you guys had been planning on for awhile or are those parts something you ordered just for fun.

I can't wait to graduate college so I can start working full time so I can get my project rolling.

 

The cash aspect, well as Zeph mentioned the car holds alot of sentimental value to me .. I also recently got retired from the Navy on a disability pention soo that helps... oh yeah a college degree helps too... I am also selling the little black probe that is in the back of the pictures to help finance the work..

I am not trying to make anyone jealous, just share the project that I have been thinking about for oh say ten years (my intention is to post the processes not the parts).. The dollar amount can be left to the imagination lets just say the car is getting different insurance after it is finished.

Hopefully when it is done I will know more and can share with the rest of you, there are many ways to do the swap, I am approaching it with the view that I want the car to last another twenty two years..

 

Hey man, I can understand your reasoning to build up your bird. I have had my bird for 6 years (not near as long as you have been around yours) but it still holds a special place in my heart. I would like to modifiy it like you are doing yours but right now Im in no situation to do so.

I REALLY look forward to seeing the build up of your Trans Am. I love what you've done with it so far. I am a huge fan of the 82-84 birds. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Its giving me a great deal of motivation to spice up my firebird.

Good luck with it!

later,
bill

 

 

there are two approaches to modding cars, one is my way of spending about 15 grand on my 85TA over the past 7 years...

the other is what my friend did and spending 11grand on something in under an hour LOL

both results are the same , I Think his way is quicker but your CC hates you for it more. lol