Found this on the internet, interesting project similar to many on here, except for the rear wing.

http://www.automotivearticles.com/12...rans_Am_.shtml

 

Looks like a good project. But with all that work I wouldn't put C5 Wagon Wheels and a wing on it. IMHO.

 

I hate corvette/4th gen wheels on 3rd gens, it RARELY looks good. SOmetimes it does, but usually it doesn't.

Just my opinion...

 

already finished http://www.highperformancepontiac.co...tiac_trans_am/

 

Cheese and Rice! Could they have picked a goofier looking color combination?

 

The color combo isn't that bad and its only 2 colors. I think the rims need a chrome lip. They remind me of black painted wheels that don't have a chrome lip. Maybe the chrome lip would help.

 

Looks nice but the wheels and wing definately don't.

 

thats ugly sorry try again

and next time...ditch the red accent paint job and decals the ugly red wheels and that HIDEOUS spoiler...Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancements REALLY look BAD on our cars

 

I applaud the effort, but the kid should have destroyed a civic and not a 3rd gen. Ditch the fairy wing and the rudolph rims and it would be very presentable.

 

While I realize that you're trying to show what RICE stands for, that is one of the most rediculous things I've read in a while..lol

 

EW EW EW EW EW!

 

whats ridiculous? Sorry, i just didnt get what you were trying to say.

 

also what is it about black and red combo that people seem to think is so menacing looking? I think that red with black accents looks nice but not the other way around. You have a really bright color on top of the darkest color possible. You might as well do neon green and black. Dont get me wrong, i think the people who use black/red tastefully and with very little red accents can look nice but most of the time people go WAY overboard and start painting their air vents red...etc. And it just gets uglier from there

 

Looks aside, it is a great performer with a lot of mods to pretty much every area. Nobody when I was 17 and in highschool could afford to do something like that!!!!!! But we only came from the middleclass part of town.
I realize he probably had a lot of help from his dad.

I found this halarious . . .
Unsuspecting!?!?!?! Here's a challenge to everyone. Can you see anything in these pics that would give an unsespecting import owner any clue that this isn't your average '82 Trans Am? . . .

They'll never see it coming!!!!

 

See nothing out of the ordinary there

 

that kid used to be a member here until he got flamed really bad I dont think he has ever returned lol I dont blame him I wouldn't show my face with that car

 

I'm not a fan of that. I see cars on this site everyday that are far more deserving of a feature in High Performance Pontiac!

 

Just the whole concept of "race enspired" attributes not looking good on a performance car is a bit contradictary that's all..

 

so true

 

I bet it moves pretty quick and is a pretty good drive, but my god is that ugly.

 

oh i get you. Yeah it does but theres a difference btw race inspired cosmetic enhancements and race inspired performance enhancements

kinda like putting a thousand air vents on imports to make them look like lemans and GT cars when they only have 100 hp and .5 tq

 

I remember him being on here too, Yes it is ugly as sin and a total Ricee bucket but I give the kid credit for all the work. When youre 17 you dont really know what youre doing when it comes to cars. I bet in a few years he will wise up and be like "what the hell was I thinking?"

 

i have to say i had some bad ideas when i was first getting into cars but then my taste kicked in

 

I saw that car in person a few years back at the Car Craft Magazine Summer Nationals here in St. Paul,MN. In person other than the wheels and wing, it was a very nicely done car.

 

if anyone doesnt already know, his dad is the one who did the pro-touring caddy and the ls1 powered custom kit car thing