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Trans am -yearone inspired*60 pics*

1981 trans am .Started off almost 4 years ago as a 1981 firebird. It has taken a while ,but it is almost finished.The engine is from turn key and it is their supercharged ls2 which is 680hp/680ft lbs. the transmission was built locally and is a 4l60e with a tci controller,not sure what they did to it but it has a lifetime warranty which im sure will be tested.It sits on an art morrison chassis with wilwood brakes , the chassis route was chosen for its decent price and it came with the rear end, brakes, suspension, steering, and for ground clearance.the front and rear bumpers are from yearone along with the side spats. they are all fiberglass which prevents sagging and they make it easier to modify and the side spats are widened at year one for looks and to do a better job covering the new wheels.the front glass is flus mounted and the rear window channel was raised and a custom piece of glass was bent.I really liked what was done by year one on their bandit and this car was based on what they did. the front bumper was modified for the piaa fog lights and also the one piece 90s chevrolet truck headlights.Bill at radical had a lot of nice ideas that went into the car.It would take some time to remember all the details, but at almost every turn one mod would start a snowball of other things that needed to be changed in order to function
Rather than bore everyone with every modification and my terrible writing style/grammar /spelling etc, i will let the pictures do the talking.I hope the weather clears up soon for its first road test:D,i remember looking at a year one advertisement in a magazine in the fall of 2007 and never imagined i would own anything like that.Some neat stuff includes a fully functional air intake, the k&n filter sits in a tray below the scoop. electric emergency brake(linear actuator).Fabricated rad support. engine set back well into firewall area to clear the rack and pinion and keep the engine sitting low. floors and trunk pan and firewall fabricated and wiper motor relocated to kick panel area.fabricated fuel cell 20+ gallon capacity.led tail lights.dash and console built from scratch , porsche "silver knit" carpet.all decals buried under the clear coat.door panels made from scratch along with year one machine turned inserts. nos fisher t tops.

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Sweet ride and congrats! :hail: I dig the lights, too. I've been following the updates over on PT. Is this the same shop that did Raj's car? Also, is the birdcage in front custom fabricated or a factory piece? Sorry for my ignorance, but I've never torn down a second gen bird.

what a great car:cheers:

Very true to what Pontiac drew up.

Timeless then and only made better. :thumbsup:

Congrats.

Wow....simply fantastic. I have owned a slew ofsecond gen TAs and my hats off to you for pulling the trigger on a project this extensive. Gorgeous results!

ENJOY!!!

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal (Post 379283)

Definitely custom...lots of "customness" on that car! :hail: :hail: :hail:

Sweet ride bro!! Maaan, I dig the Cobra seats.

Like I said Paul, this is a sweet ass build. Thanks for posting on lateral-g and yes Ron same shop that is building Ron's car built this one.

Looks awesome:thumbsup: -- I have seen this build in person and it is beautiful! and yep same shop as my build Ron!

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Originally Posted by Rybar (Post 379355)

Like I said Paul, this is a sweet ass build. Thanks for posting on lateral-g and yes Ron same shop that is building Ron's car built this one.

Everything about this build is perfect. I so badly want my '77 back.

Bravo man, bravo. I love the build, in the middle of a similar build myself. I don't think you guys left anything out, you nailed it.

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Originally Posted by Rybar (Post 379355)

Like I said Paul, this is a sweet ass build. Thanks for posting on lateral-g and yes Ron same shop that is building Ron's car built this one.

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Originally Posted by canrc (Post 379356)

Looks awesome:thumbsup: -- I have seen this build in person and it is beautiful! and yep same shop as my build Ron!

Thx guys! Love the car and the shop does top notch work...:thumbsup:

Thanks for the kind words everyone.yes ron the rad support is fabricated. I tried to find a nos one or something clean but had no luck,so the fab guy said why dont i just make it? Its a shame its hidden it was all tig welded and looks neat,the rad / ac condensor/intercooler heat exchanger and transmission cooler are all mounted to it as well.

You 'oughta hang out here more often...:cheers:

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal (Post 379375)

You 'oughta hang out here more often...:cheers:

Were my exact words to Paul. This car needs to be posted more on this site for the Lat-g family to see.

Killer looking car! Very nicely done and Simple! :thumbsup:

Very very cool build,,,, congratulations on a job well done.

I'd drag my balls through a mile of broken glass,? then swim the entire length of the amazon river with an alligator
attached to each foot with a tank full of ellen degeneres' farts just to catch a glimpse of this in real life.

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Wow, that looks really nice.

All i can say is wow. What a well thought out and clearly well executed build. The attention to detail is awesome!

Thanks guys we tried to build the best car we could now if i could just get all the little things buttoned up so i can give the owner the car he has been super patiant

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Originally Posted by tattz (Post 380131)

Thanks guys we tried to build the best car we could now if i could just get all the little things buttoned up so i can give the owner the car he has been super patiant

Car looks Killer Bill, you should post up some more pics of the build. :thumbsup:

Dropped the car off at the customers this morning we are still waiting for the rear glass to show and a couple odds and ends on the interior but for the most part shes togethor :thumbsup:

That is pure Badass, nice work Bill. And congrats to Paul for getting it home! :thumbsup:

You guys do great work! Congrats on a killer build...:thumbsup:

Woow!!! Congrats for an awesome build!!! :)

VERY COOL love the sen gen f body . this car is awesome:hail:

Thanks for posting Paul, the entire build is killer. Can't wait to see this thing in person. :thumbsup:

Thought i would post some updates. I have about 300 miles on the car, the back window is all done, stilll wont rev past 2000 the guys at radica and turn key are trying to figure out the issue. Hope to have some fun once its figured out. The car drives real nice with the art morrison chassis,glad we went this route.

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Car looks fricking awesome! Hope the engine issue gets sorted out quickly. You have to be chomping at the bit!

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