The_Wraith

Picked this thing up yesterday. Pretty much unmolested. Few things have been changed over the years. Steering wheel and shifter handles being a few of the things. But most original parts came with it. Car is loaded except for power mirrors for some strange reason. Even has factory locking gas cap cover.

Bullydawg

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Nice! Plan to restore it or restomod it?

I would love to pick up an older one like this and Restomod it... I think the lines on the bumpers look great on these!

The_Wraith

For now i'm going to clean it all up for the season. Lower it 2", tubular everything underneath, flushmount headlight conversion and a few other small things. I want to keep the body stock even when its repainted I am going to put all decals back on,etc. Not sure I want to do anything to this car that can't be undone back to stock.

I too like these early thirdgens. I could have bought GTA's all day long instead of this car. But there is something about these I like much better.

LHernandezJr

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The_Wraith

Working on a few things:

First order of business drop her down. Yes its oiled underneath and all kinds of debris from sitting in a barn




Another project that is nearly a bolt in is the 85mph speedo delete. I had this 130mph camaro speedo left over from another project which will due until I get the 150mph camaro speedo. Use the needle from your old speedo. IMO this mod is a must for 82-85 cars. You lose your trip meter which doesn't bother me. There is a spot for high beam and brake light but those get blocked off.

Mocked up until white face gauges arrive, The t/a speedo looks much bigger but it is not. The excess material on the t/a speedo give it that effect. They are pretty much identical in size.

Evil Ed

Thats great news, to see those pic.
i have wondered for a long time if the Camaro speedos would work, want to put a 82-84 dual needle in my 82 TA.

The_Wraith

The 3rdgen camaro speedo will fit in the firebird housing. I have seen an Iroc speedo put into a 82-85 t/a housing. The one I used is from a second gen which fits better.

n1ffer

I am assuming the 84 TA speedo was illuminated red when dash lights are on. Was that done with red bulbs - will that have any effect on the Camaro speedo illumination?

The_Wraith

The camaro speedo is blue on the backside and the bird gauges are all orange. Which creates the lighting effect. I am either going to spray the backside of the camaro speedo neon orange to match. Or just use the 86-92 bird red "condoms" that slip over the bulbs to create the red gauge lighting.

n1ffer

Ah, I was wondering on that. So it is the orange back of the face and the red bulb cover that does that.

Thanks and good luck!

The_Wraith

White face gauges installed.