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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Finally my Camaro...I mean TA is done.

I finally finished my Trans Am. I started around last year some time and then had to head off to college so my car sat for a while. I came home seal the car and than painted the car. I brought the car home for a wet sanding and on the way back to the place I was painting it...my hood flew off (don't know how yet) smashed my windshield f-ed my door and the fender was toast. So I went ahead and bought that hood. Painted it and cleared it. So... My fellow thirdgeners....I give you...my car.
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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Car: Trans Am
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Car: 82 firebird s/e 83 Trans Am
Engine: 5.0L 305ci 4b carb.....CFI
Transmission: TH200C....700R4
very nice .Not to many 3rd gens with an ss hood .Sweet
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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Car: Trans Am
Engine: 305 to 350 to 383 to BOOM!!!
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I still need to wet sand and buff. I'm not scared about the wetsanding...I've never buff before and i've only heard horror stories about buffing...either from do-it yourselfers or what people pay to get it done. In any case i'm open for some advice. Thanks

and i guess my computer is so slow that some how someone left feedback before i was done posting all my pic. LOL
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Old Sep 12, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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Car: 1991 Z28 Camaro
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Transmission: Jasper 700R4 Stage II
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Looks good. I think the car would look alot better if you blacked out the front of Ram Air scoop....or install a grill or something. Just looks weird being body color. A nice set of 17's or 18's would really set the car off too. Overall, looks good
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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how about a pic from the side?
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Car: 1986 Z28 Camaro Gunmetal Gray with
Engine: GM Crate ZZZ HO 350, Edelbrock head
Transmission: Rebuilt 700r4 all TransGo and Beast
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt with 3.73 gears
interesting side exit exhaust. i agree with the ss scoop being body colored doesnt look right. nice car though. and dont worry about buffing. you will have a problem on a stock paintjob, but if its redone, theres usually enough clear where you dont have to worry about burning through. i think buffing is like the easiest thing ever. just make sure you tape off EVERYTHING. compound stains will NEVER come out.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Car: 86 Monte Carlo
Engine: Blown 489
Transmission: TH400
Axle/Gears: 9" 370s
too bad it wasnt functional
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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Car: 89 Iroc
Engine: lb9
Transmission: wc t-5
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.08 posi
paint the front black on that hood, otherwise looks great
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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Car: 1981 Chevy Malibu, 1987 Formula 350
Engine: 229 V6, L98 TPI 350
Transmission: TH350, 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt ???, 9 bolt 3.27 posi
Nice! Not a HUGE fan of the hood, maybe if it was functional or at least the "Scoop" part was painted black or something, but I'm definatly liking the Z28 wing :-P
Cant wait to get my car painted...
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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Car: Trans Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: TH-350
Axle/Gears: 3:23
im ordering my superduty hood tomorrow
LOOKS GREAT
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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i like that exhaust....how hard was that?
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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not my style at all...but well done none-the-less
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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 06:00 AM
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Car: Red on Red 89 RS
Engine: LO3 305 TBI
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 10-bolt / 2.73
Nice Ride. I'll post pics of mine when I'm done.

Red on Red 1989 Camaro RS
3" Jongbloed Hood
'Notchback' Hatch
92 GTA Tail lights, (custom work to the RBC and 1/4's to make it work)
Camaro Hi-Rise Spoiler with center supports deleted.

I always have to build a "one of a kind" car.... this time I think I'm going overboard.
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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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I like it! If you are adventurous, you could cut it out yourself, or you can just paint the inside black, but it looks good none the less.
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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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Car: Trans Am
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the exhust wasn't too hard to rig up the drive side was the worst part the passager was the easy side. As for the hood i'm getting it cut out one of these days. The hood came with the grill i just need find the time to get it cut out.
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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is that brian m's old car?
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Old Sep 20, 2005 | 10:28 PM
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i would like to see under the car, how you did the side pipes
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