Congratulations, punkmaster98! Your Gunmetal Grey 1987 Trans Am GTA is TGO's September 2017 Car of the Month. To pull out the win against such formidable competition speaks to the appreciation voting members have for the choices you've made in this build.
A 6.0 liter LS with a built/stalled 4L60E sounds like a lot of fun. From what I've seen, it's very hard to go wrong here with Gunmetal Grey. I'm with you on the red interior. And, the car looks very stock-ish, making it a bit of a sleeper.
Very proud to see yet another super fast and super clean Third Gen represent our unique cars this month.
Quote: The Car is an '87 GTA.
It was originally red but the previous owner painted it gunmetal grey. The color combo between the interior and exterior has grown on me because I've never seen it before, so i left it as such.
The drive train is a mild cam lq4 6.0 from a 2005 express Van mated to a built 4l60E with 3200 FTI Street Brawler stall. The rear end is a fabricated from a Ford 8.8 off a '98 mustang and the 10 bolt from my '92. The drive train combo was originally in a '92 Firebird that I daily drove throughout college and for a short period after. Eventually I needed a new shell as winter driving had taken its toll on my '92 and this was purchased as a donor.
Pocket converted the harness over from '92 to '87 and made it plug and play. The harness is wired for both auto and stick and though the auto is installed the clutch hydraulics and pedal are mounted in the car as well.
Subframe connectors fabricated and installed by TGO member, MW66nova. Bigbrakeupgrade c6 brake kit in the front helps make coming to a stop much better over stock.
Thanks to the help of many other TGO members for both LS swap help and general tech advice, and a lot of hard work, I've been able to make this car a solid driver.
Sorry for the late response, Big thanks to those that voted for me along with everyone whose knowledge and support helped me make this car what it is. I remember joining this forum several years ago when i bought my first thirdgen and its been nothing but a good experience. I hope to catch up with some of you in the future.
