So we are a single income family and we love it, I work and wife stays at home. We figure our children are only children once and it's nice to be able for them to participate in any sports or anything else of that nature, with that said and having a mortgage,new car payment for the wife and every other every day bills we all have restoring my GTA will be put off until my oldest is out of school. So in the meantime I just drive and maintain it and try to make it as nice as I can on a tight budget. I need new GTA badges badly as the original deteriated while it was in the field for 10 years before I rescued it. So until I can afford the proper peices I want some feedback good or bad.

 

 

Looks good to me, doubt anyone will get upset.

 

Thanks Chaz, there are purist that don't care for it. I met one at Autorama at Atlanta motor speedway the other week. I like it because of my love for the second gens.

 

Dude
Build your car the way YOU like it not for someone else. If we all made our cars the same it would be boring. I think it looks great.
Chris

 

Seats, fender badges, pretty soon, you'll be ready for an LS swap and 18s!

Looks good, seriously.

 

Lol, I got a 5.3 at work to put in my son's Z71 and have put serious thought into rebuilding his core for the GTA.

 

Thanks everyone, I will eventually put proper ones back but was very curious what TGO would think.

 

What's wrong with that?
I would add the 2nd generation full bird to the hood.

 

Yeah ya noticed my seats huh? The 10 years in the field killed GTA seats and got a super deal on the 4th gen leather seats. Originals are mothballed until I can come up with$1200 to redo them.

 

Got a better hood off my parts car in primer right now and probably will once it's painted and cleared.

 

Looks good. You have the right idea...get out with the family and enjoy it!

 

Make your car what you want it to be. It looks good and its your car do what you want with it. Mine has parts off 3 r 4 different cars hell it started out as a Formula.

 

I think it looks great with the "retro" touch... I also agree with the 2nd gen. bird on the hood, I think that would be awesome!

 

Gonna make a nice prom car for your kids someday

 

Family always comes first - good man!

Those look incredibly good! I'm surprised how much I like them.

 

Thanks everyone, glad y'all like em. Heck when I get around to a complete teardown it may wind up with an actual 2nd gen decal kit on it. It has defenitly grown on me.

 

I looked again. It's really growing on me. Those 2nd gen decals look as good as the 3rd gens do. I might do that myself.

 

Dammit, kaydoe! I actually wiped my screen wondering how the hell a bug got under the clear.

 

The only way I would be upset is if you let it sit in a field and rot. You don't have to make it 100% right away, hell you don't have to make it 100% ever! Just keep loving it and try to keep it on the road...

 

 

That is my car 6 months ago.

 

Looks to me like a GTA NOT in the crusher which means kudos to you

 

Looks nice. I like the whole second gen meshed with 3rd gen thing you have going. The bird on the hood would look slick. I say make your car the way you want and screw what others think. I think the Barret Jackson collector types are boring. How are you supposed to enjoy a car if you are too worried about making sure it is the way it came off the show room floor?

 

I always wonder why people pay money for a car and then never drive it! Watched a show last night where a guy bought a 1998 SS camaro with 1800 miles on it. That's an average of 100 miles a year! I drive more then that on a nice day just because!

 

Put your own subtle touches on it.
The only thing I disagree with is waiting until your oldest is out of school. Yeah, the big money might have to wait; but work on the car with your oldest (male or female). They want to be interested in what you are interested in, and they want to work with you and spend time with you - that is priceless.
Invite them in on the project.

 

You are exactly right, he does work on it with me and I wouldn't take anything for it. I bought him a 03 Z71 that me and my son are about to do an engine job on together. The only thing with the GTA that will have to wait until he is done with school is a complete teardown and rebuild. Hopefully when that day comes he will still want to help his ole man.

 

The 4th gen seats look good!