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Old May 3, 2020 | 09:18 PM
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Picked up an '84 Trans Am roller for $300 a few months back completely intending to flip or part it, depending on how much rot I found. I found none at all, not one little pin hole anywhere, so I held onto it and it became a COVID quarantine project. Originally an L69/T5 WS6 non-W62 car made it a bit of an uncommon and neat project, I'm at $3400 invested total so far. Brand new 406 and a low mileage WC T5 from a V6 Camaro are about to go in. I spray painted the ugliest areas of the body and made it presentable, replaced the gas tank, sending unit, exhaust, sway bar end links, rear shocks, wheels, parking brake cables, and radiator, and cleaned the interior heavily.
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Old May 3, 2020 | 09:57 PM
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Car: 84 TA orig. 305 LG4 "H" E4ME
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Ok, so when can you come to my house?
Love your member name.
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Old May 4, 2020 | 01:44 PM
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Heck yeah. I love seeing these old cars spared from the crusher and back on the road.
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Old May 4, 2020 | 01:45 PM
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Old May 5, 2020 | 05:00 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

There is just something about a black T/A. Can't wait to see it "done".
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Old May 6, 2020 | 08:17 AM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

Thanks guys! It's been a good project to learn on. Everything else I've had was a constant battle of fixing what's broken, it'll be nice to have a car that's pretty much new from front to back.
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Old May 7, 2020 | 07:15 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

I love seeing a car restored and not destroyed.
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Old May 10, 2020 | 01:13 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

Engine and trans are in, majority of the wiring and plumbing are done, cooling system is finished and I have a few loose ends to tie up but it's getting really close!


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Old May 10, 2020 | 03:19 PM
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Cool project...
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Old May 27, 2020 | 06:15 PM
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It's back together and running. Had a Y pipe made, picking it up from the exhaust shop next week. Need to install the slave cylinder and bleed the clutch and it'll be ready to drive! I'm extremely proud of this and how it all came out.
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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 02:13 PM
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Finally got to put some miles on it. I'm enamored with this car, lol.

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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 02:27 PM
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Cool!...
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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 02:57 PM
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Looks very nice!
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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 03:14 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

Lookin good! Very cool car that could have went to the crusher now its alive and well. Great transformation
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 12:13 PM
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Still have some work ahead of me, but I'm at just under 400 miles on the car and it's doing well!
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 03:34 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

I love it, that is turning out great! Wheels really pop with that color combo!
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 06:03 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

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Still have some work ahead of me, but I'm at just under 400 miles on the car and it's doing well!

I agree. The wheels really go the car!
I think it needs to be lowered just a bit, but that's just my opinion. Still, I think it looks fantastic.
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 06:40 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

Trans Ams should have run that hood through 92 it always looked the best. The gold wheels look great on your car also
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 06:49 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

Originally Posted by dmccain
Trans Ams should have run that hood through 92 it always looked the best. The gold wheels look great on your car also
I agree with the hood as well!
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 11:48 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

That’s a sharp set of wheels, love the rims and glad to see another saved from the crusher.
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Old Jul 2, 2020 | 07:57 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

I think I have found its twin! Its an 84 that i bought in 93. Had crager chrome wheels that I ended up swapping for the Enkei wheels that are on it now.

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Old Oct 31, 2020 | 11:18 PM
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Re: 1984 Trans Am, all expenses spared.

Got some grilles, wired up some Dodge Intrepid fans, made a fuel sending unit extension harness so my gauge would plug in and work with my modified EFI unit, made it to one final car show, and put it inside for the bad weather months. It sure has come a long way in a few months.



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