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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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some quick pics of my TA

finally got a few pic, though not with the best focus, but what do you think?

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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Car: 1988 Pontiac trans am/gta
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i like it
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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sweet ride, im liken the stripes they flow really nice
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:16 PM
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Car: 1984 TA (1 stock / 1 custom)
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Axle/Gears: Stock / 3:50 Moser 9"
looks cool - you should put a red firebird decal in the middle of the rear stripe. reminds me of the old dodges.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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Car: 1987 Trans Am GTA
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Transmission: Built 700r4/Pro Yank 3400 Extreme
Axle/Gears: 9-Bolt 3.27
Looks good.
What wheels are those?
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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been thinking about putting the silver bird decal on the stripes on the back like the dodges, the wheels are 18" Center Line daggers
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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very classy. nice choice of lines
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 06:59 AM
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Look nice,what rear spoiler is this?
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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if i remember correctly i got it from wingswest. its made for the car and i like it. it had some fitment issues (it had a slight twist to it) but got that fixed with no problems. it does not use the origional bolt holes for any wing that cane stock on this car so you need to fill the old holes and drill new ones if you had a factory spoiler
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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yeah ive never seen that spoiler before, its nice. i like the paint, but ive never been a fan of cowl hoods. awesome ride tho
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 01:56 PM
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i was never a fan of the cowl hoods either, but it was the only way to get the engine completely under the hood, and its grown on me. i think it actually complements the lines of the car pretty well. if you look at it the slope of the hood is very similar to the slope of the fenders
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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sweet ride, but a little constructive criticism if ya don't mind. i'm not a fan of the cowl hood either, but it does look at home on that car. only thing i can ask "because i think it would look good", have you considered a 2 inch drop all the way around? it would take away fender space and put your car on the ground. maybe even just a 2 inch drop in the front would look good. give it a bit of old school muscle car look. what motor do you have in there?
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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hey thanks, ive never really been a fan of lowered car, especially this one, i mean the way it is when i drive it hard around here i end up scraping the air dam up, as it stands now ive replaced it twice. dont think i want to lower it but maybe the look will grow on me. as for under the hood it has a pretty strong 355 4bbl non-em issions
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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that looks really nice, ive always preferred camaro's even though i had a t/a also, but your is really nice, good job on it. those wheels look great in that size by the way
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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are you going all green? always wondered what these cars would look like in green. love it!
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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thats cool, your car looks plenty good as is, i was just thinking that my old 87 was too low and that sucker felt every pebble and crack on the road. i know our cars aren't know for the "drivability" so its good not to mess with the suspension. your car is definately a sweet ride tho. good job on it.
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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Car: 1985 Trans Am
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not bad, i dont know if i dont like the stripe on the back because its there or because it isnt wide enough , but its different . and not too damn bad, just drop it a little bit and your set
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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I'm not feeling the hood because that cowl seems to be pointing towards the sky instead of being level with the car. The stripe out back looks off to me, but besides that the car is a beaut.
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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actually, thinking on it now, i would lose the third break light, and the hood, then drop it 3 inches all around. that would be a sweet car. not that it doesn't already look good, but the brake light definately has to go. lol, looks like a volkswagon.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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i like my brake light... its different, besides if i want to make it go away i will have holes in my hatch glass...
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Old Sep 15, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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kinda wish it would stop raining so i could take some better pics...
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