I figured for kicks id start a build thread for this 84 trans am picked up for 1400 as a roller it was a califonia car and is 99 percent rust free which is unheard of here in IL.

 

First things first it needs a power plant i have a 350 that came out of 91 z28 but it was mearly a 1gen sbc truck engine but beats useing the 305 that came out of it, also who ever had this car should'nt be able to hold a spray can...

the engine bay
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after some engine degreaser and a good powerwashing it was ready too paint and this was the outcome bad picture sorry
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so now the engine bay is pretty now for this nasty 350
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getting loaded up to go to the grage
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so now shes in the grage got her apart the 350 was missing the timing chain cover so had to use the one of the 305 noticed someone put a double timing chain on it so pulled the pan too while i was there.
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holy cow was this thing nasty it probly leaked out of everywere considering every gaskit seems too be made of rtv. So after installing my timing chain cover and oil pan gave her a good cleaning and painted a nice red i wasnt too worried about overspray on the intake or vavle covers cause i plan on replaceing that stuff anyway.

So im hopeing too put the engine back in this weekend. O also if anyone has the 82-84 front grill insert ( the grill or the 84 trans am insert will work) let me know i need one lol

 

well today i got the engine and tranny setting in the car kinda need engine mount bolts and and tranny crossbar bolts but some pics

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learned the hard way with the front bumper on i would not have enough room too get the engine into its new home
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So after some thinking and measureing i just took the pas side wheel off and slide the engine hoist with the pair over the pas side of the car giving me the extra foot i needed and WAABAM i got her in
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Into her new home for a lil while until i can build a engine ill like
much more work too do in time

 

 

1986 iroc z28 and I got the 84 going again woohoo!
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ok well the car is at least moving but its rusting through the primer and this car has NOO rust issues and i HATE! rust

So me and 86 iroc z28 are sanding like mad men

to turn this crap
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into nice smooth clean
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Put some rustoleum automotive primer on it , it will keep it from rusting.

 

Well got the 84 trans am rolling after alot of tlc
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engine bay
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cleaned all the rat turds out of the car
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sweet t top bag
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not too bad wheel bearings are groweling something crazy like i got boggers. my front sway bar links are GONE!!! lol and the stupid q-jet is junk need to just get a aftermarket carb all in time

 

lmao those bearings were toast!!! lol and those plastics bearings woo buddy good idea.... but anyway new inner and outer bearings with new seals she rides nice and smooth now woohoo!
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those things are gnarly lol

 

Good job on that car.

 

Today i made some firewall blockoff plates too cover the heater box holes
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made this one tuck in to cover the heatercore holes and a few others need to paint it still but ran out of paint
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Then 1986 iroc z28 had a cool idea too fill those holes in my bumper
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He used some AL sheet and cut it up to become....!!!
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its a temp thing but it looks alot better than the holes forsure!

 

Well i was crawling under my car for a little bit and found my front oilpan seal was leaking it seemed the lip was bent so it wasnt getting a good seal i used a screwdriver to bend it back then used rtv for reinsurance
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then under further notice i noticed i had a bent lower control arm on the driver side
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so woohoo another thing that needs replaced i dont think its too bad it will ride for now
then a powersteering link decided too make its self a issue got a new line which was a pain too fit
then i forgot too take a picture but my front swaybarlinks were SHOT! lol the bushings were MIA lol but i upgraded to the 36mm swaybar
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The 34 bellow the 36 ready for install

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New swaybar links with the 36mm swaybar much better ordered some new bushings mine were not the greatest
but my other q-jet took a crap damn quadrajunks so my cars down..

 

how about putting a foglight or dirving light in the bumper and covering the holes with lexan, you can paint out the part that is not over the light.

 

i was thinking of putting a foglight in and cutting out the metel but some lexan would be pretty cool will have too try that after i get all my other issues fixed lol

 

Well under closer look of my heads on my 3970010 350 i noticed i had 305 378450 heads
from what ive read there 1.72 and the exahust are 1.50 60cc heads
With the help of some tg.org members was told the heads are garbage and are not worth the time of day.
So found a 350 vortec in a junkyard today with 139000 on it and im gunna snag the heads for 50 bucks
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Proof they are the 906 heads
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So im hopping to have these heads off tmw
Um if anyone has any recomendations of what cam,intake (vortec), and carb (cfm) too use plz post would help me figure out what ill need too get

 

Edelbrock performer or air gap can find cheap on craigslist. Most have bolt holes for conventional or vortec heads.

 

Looks good..