Resurrecting Project Triple Threat Trans Am - Lateral-g Forums

Doug1 · #1 11-18-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WSSix

Detonator, the car in his avatar is the car in question. There's a full size picture of the rendering in the other thread.

Good luck Doug. It's going to be worth it in the end. All the drama that's occurred just makes for a more interesting story at car shows and cruise-ins.

Also, what ever happened to your other 79? The dark blue one that had a stroked 400 I think it was? I swear you had a second car that was at the driving stage. Maybe I'm making stuff up again though.

You have a good memory. That car started showing some rust and after getting after it, found more damage than i expected. It is now a rotisserie stripped down to bare metal. I just installed a new full floor in it and am getting ready to mini-tub it and put in DSE subframe connectors.

Frankenstine · #2 11-19-2012, 05:42 AM

Are there any pictures of this build on this wesite

**WSSix** · #3 11-19-2012, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug1

You have a good memory. That car started showing some rust and after getting after it, found more damage than i expected. It is now a rotisserie stripped down to bare metal. I just installed a new full floor in it and am getting ready to mini-tub it and put in DSE subframe connectors.

Awesome! Sorry for the thread jack. It's just that I like to keep track of the late 2nd gen builds. That and what can I say, there's just something about a dark blue TA that I like

Doug1 · #4 11-20-2012, 10:30 AM

Going to backtrack with a few posts from the previous thread.

726 hp 535 Pontiac IA2 block
American Powertrain T56 Magnum
Art Morrison built 9" housing with Moser aluminum "through bolt" center section, with 35 spline Wave-Trac, 1350 series aluminum yoke, and aluminum pinion support. Moser 35 spline axles.

The rendering....

Doug1 · #5 11-20-2012, 10:31 AM

A few more I just got from AME as they were building the clips.

Front and rear clip ready to ship!

Doug1 · #6 11-20-2012, 10:36 AM

Doug1 · #7 11-20-2012, 10:43 AM

Doug1 · #8 11-20-2012, 10:45 AM

Hydyne Motorsports is custom making a set of one off wheels. Here are the centers fresh from cutting. They will be polished and then anodized a dark grey.

Here is a link to their website
http://www.hydynemotorsport.com/

Doug1 · #9 11-20-2012, 10:46 AM

Engine and transmission finally getting fitted to the car. It looks like the engine will need to go back into the firewall several inches so it can drop in back of the rack and pinion. More work but it should help with the handling a bit. The transmission crossmember is going to have to move back a few inches as well.

[IMG]http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc231/dcamburn/1979%20Trans%20Am%20-%20Black/784