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TransAm_Stan
Thought I would start a basic thread of my restoration of a 76 Trans AM. I will be restoring back to stock for the most part. A few upgrades here & there but nothing major.
400 manual
White exterior
White & blue interior
Bringing her home from Long Island, NY January, 2011
In the garage. I have to make room somehow...
Building a "Tent" to keep the dust off my other toys.
After I tore it apart, I found some major boo boo's from the PO. It will need Both full quarters, tail pan inner, tail light pan, both rockers, both outer wheel houses and who knows what else on the front end. I have not got that far yet. I am concentrating on the shell at the moment. Here is how it looks today...
I was so depressed after disassembly that I went and bought a 79 TA driver just so i could have something to drive around in in the mean time. That purchase is another story in its self. The 79 will be redone the winter of '12.
The hardest part is finding NOS parts for this car. Full quarters are not being repoped. NOS is the only choice. Fortunately as of yesterday I have all NOS sheet metal (except the tail light panel is repoped) to put the shell back together. I just have to pull the rockers off & start rebuilding from there.
Incidentally, I have never replaced sheet metal before. Needless to say I do alot of reading on the web on this subject!
Remember the old saying "I am treading water with my head just above the water"? I think right now my head is below water & I am using a 4' Pixie stick straw to breathe with. I freely admit to being in too deep. Although its too late to turn back now. With the help of a couple forums, 78ta.com, 101autobody.com and this one, I hope to pull through to one day see color on the car.
My goal is to be able to drive to the Trans Am Nationals this summer. As of now, unless something major happens, I intend to keep that goal!
Thanks for reading. I will try to update when I have something major accomplished. For more detailed, up to the moment updates I have a thread going on here:
http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=29006.0
Questions, comments & general chit chat are always welcomed.
Stan
WV
400 manual
White exterior
White & blue interior
Bringing her home from Long Island, NY January, 2011
In the garage. I have to make room somehow...
Building a "Tent" to keep the dust off my other toys.
After I tore it apart, I found some major boo boo's from the PO. It will need Both full quarters, tail pan inner, tail light pan, both rockers, both outer wheel houses and who knows what else on the front end. I have not got that far yet. I am concentrating on the shell at the moment. Here is how it looks today...
I was so depressed after disassembly that I went and bought a 79 TA driver just so i could have something to drive around in in the mean time. That purchase is another story in its self. The 79 will be redone the winter of '12.
The hardest part is finding NOS parts for this car. Full quarters are not being repoped. NOS is the only choice. Fortunately as of yesterday I have all NOS sheet metal (except the tail light panel is repoped) to put the shell back together. I just have to pull the rockers off & start rebuilding from there.
Incidentally, I have never replaced sheet metal before. Needless to say I do alot of reading on the web on this subject!
Remember the old saying "I am treading water with my head just above the water"? I think right now my head is below water & I am using a 4' Pixie stick straw to breathe with. I freely admit to being in too deep. Although its too late to turn back now. With the help of a couple forums, 78ta.com, 101autobody.com and this one, I hope to pull through to one day see color on the car.
My goal is to be able to drive to the Trans Am Nationals this summer. As of now, unless something major happens, I intend to keep that goal!
Thanks for reading. I will try to update when I have something major accomplished. For more detailed, up to the moment updates I have a thread going on here:
http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=29006.0
Questions, comments & general chit chat are always welcomed.
Stan
WV