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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Car: 1982 Firebird Trans Am
got the TA back out

i finally got my 5 speed in and the car out of the garage and cleaned up a bit
i did some other little things to it over the winter
tell me what you think
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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another angle
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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i think you need some tire shine
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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cool , just lower the back and your all set. Yuo swapped iin a 5 speed , what did it have before , if it had a 4 speed im interested in stuff from it .
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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it had a 3 speed auto the 200c or whatever and im afraid if i lower the back i will bottom out all the time i only have like 3 inches of clearance with my exhaust
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Nice, but that dent in your door has to go.
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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oh that dent is minor compared to the one in the drivers door. im also starting to see a lil bit more rust than i remember i cant decide if i want to fix up this body or go with one that is a lil nicer to start with
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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Please re align your plate too.....



Keep the girl running and looking right

Later
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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haha the plate was like that when i bought the car i havent done anything to the body i have just been trying to get it running and driving, but now that i have it back on the road i need to get it to look a bit nicer
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 11:12 PM
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Car: 1983 WS-6 Trans Am
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Hey man, nice to see ya got her back together

I like your choice in wheels, the gold goes good with the blue, and are far better than your other wheels you had on there.

Had much of a chance to get some miles on the 5-speed yet?

We should meet-up sometime, it's always nice to spend some time with guys interested in the same type of car.

Take it easy,

Leon.
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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Lower the back and get some chrome/polished rims and youll be set...
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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i dont really know how many miles i have on it but i would guess a couple hundred i really like it but i kinda suck at shifting..... i couldnt go away from the gold rims cause i think it looks really cool with the rest of the gold trim
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Old Jun 5, 2005 | 08:01 AM
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looks good
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