It finally came after 3+ weeks. Looks awesome, had a slight fitment issue, but overall it is great quality.

The Ram Air air box.




Hood on the car,






Opinions?

(edit: the hood wouldn't latch in those pics so the hood is propped up a bit, but it fits a little better now)

 

My opinion is that that is the absolute best looking 82 trans am I have ever seenn

 

the car looked better before IMO, but hey, what ever wags your tail! Definately still one of the coolest birds on the boards!

 

Thanks, wish it were mine.
Only thing I think it needs is a matching spoiler since it has a muscular front end, but a base rear.

 

SLP Cold air didn't work, so he bought the hood with the ram air.

 

I'll probably get flamed, but that hood just doesn't look right on third gens.

 

No you won't. Opinions are like ********, everyone has one. lol

(a$$holes isn't filtered, btw. I filtered it myself)

 

Woah...that is just awesome looking!:hail:

ps...what's up with the computer (?) on top of the brake master cylinder?

 

That's one of the new Intelligent Master Cylinders.

Actually, I dropped one of the hoods' washers behind the computer so I had to move it to get the washer. We put the computer back before we closed the hood.
You sir, have a good eye.

 

i think the next big thing for julian's ta is to give it a super wash and wax job and it will look great

 

Do you have that thing running yet?

 

That one has been running.
Mine on the other hand is not.
Waiting on a few parts, like my Dash, Waterpump, Timing set, rear end, mount my shifter and cover the big hole in the tranny tunnel that the 5 speed used and finish up the wiring.

This is mine,

 

I think yours looks way better..

I hate the 4th gen ram air hood on third gens... it looks totally gay.

 

Holy pooper, i think i jizzed in my pants after seeing that engine bay, holdy crap lol. I htink I'm going to have to take a shower now :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:
I like the 82 but hate the front end, tell that guy to buy a freeking 85-90 TA front end for *** sack. Or atleast a 85-90 Formula front end. Maybe even just pull the vents and do a modded job of some sort. I just hate the big fat nasty vents on that front end clip. I love that RA2 hood, but doesn't seem to fit perfect, might jsut be the 82 clip though. Is that vette valve covers or something on that Lt1:hail: looks hot. Anyways I hope to see your car going real soon man.

 

i'm not a big fan of those hoods on 3rd generation cars, but whatever tickless your pickle man.

 

i really wish the hoods fit better, if i knew that my hood wouldnt be perfect i wouldnt have got it.

 

Thanks JohnIROC, I too love the way my car looks, just needs a paint job, though.

Those are the Vette composite valve covers, I hope to get a set for my engine as well in the future.

I myself prefer the 97 and earlier style ram air hood, I think it fits the 3rd gens much better.

 

hey if u guys dont like the ram air 2 hood and love the factory hoods, then i dont think i went wrong with a ram air 1 hood

pic coming soon as soon as i get it.

 

:hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: awesome looking, I love that hood.

 

Very nice car.. I have the same intake box for mine but am not happy with it.. Im going to get one of the intake boxes from a camaro (the one that looks like a big horse shoe) and chop it up and make my own.. If you take the grilles off of your hood and shine a flashlight in there(with the hood closed) you can see how much higher the filter sits than the openings on your hood...

 

Exactly! .. i used to love that car but i think that hood totally ruins the lines on thirdgen, just my opinion though

 

Im glad im not the only one who thought that. I love the wheels, the motor, the whole car....cept the hood. Should have gone with the RA1. Just my .02 i hope that the big nasty 4th gen spoiler aint next.

 

I tried to get him to order the RA1 hood, but he didn't want it, so he got this $1200 hood instead.

 

it doesnt look bad, just i am glad i went with the ram air 1 because of better line flowing because i dont plan on getting a new spoiler.

 

I liked it better before. I don't think that the hood goes w/ the car at all! I still love the car tho:hail: If I were to go w/ an aftermarket hood for a bird I would go w/ the RA1. I like it much better. Don't get me wrong its in no way ugly:hail:

 

I too think the RA1 flows better on the thirdgens, but I still have to stick with my first post

And maybe its just the pics but he could also lower the front just a tad.

 

It needs a better spoiler,

 

Very very nice, nice engine, clean, just the way i like it

that LT1 ecm will have to be relocated or else water's going to kill it quick !

 

Now thats a pretty car! The project gets more and more interesting!

 

Yeah it does need a better spoiler, that stock one doesn't fit at all with the RA2.

 

True. How about an aero wing?

 

those hoods have to have tweaking to get anywhere near perfect........

on mine, gt auto, we had to pull one fender out slightly, push one in and i had to tweak on my headlight covers or the painted headlight tops to line them up.....

3 hr's and it should be pretty good.......

heres a pic of mine the same day the rod bearing spun... and i had just got it looking perfect dang it

 

The 82 needs the GTA style bumper cover.. 85-90 TA I think?

(the one in badgta's pic..)


It will look MUCH better without the black inserts in the bumper. I always hated that kind.

 

personally i just messed myself i've got to take a brake from posting and go change my pants... the hood looks awsome and the engine OMG! that car just keeps getting better and better everytime i see more pictures of it!

 

is that the ASCD or RamAirHood.com version?

 

It is the ramairhood.com version.. Honestly guys I thought it would flow better than it does.. I am still getting used to it, from some angles I think it looks ok from others I want to throw it out.

I think when the bank account recovers somewhat I will keep the airbox and get a ram air 1 style hood for it to reduce the lines a bit.. it does have more push to it now but can't tell if that is the airbox or the Z06 MAF I put in at the same time..

thanks for the input, positives and negatives.. the car runs well so overall I have zero complaints on the build thus far..

 

pics dont work

 

I'll fix it.
Let me up the files to the host.

 

i love, I think it looks great....but I also think it would look more "updated" with the different nose....I'm not a buff on Firebirds...but I guess it would be the 85-90 GTA nose?

 

that ram air hood and airbox are coming off of that 82 and is going on either my 86 Trans Am or my 88 Formula.
We're putting an 84 Trans Am hood on the 82.

 

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