80 Trans Am Turbo build

[jjarky]

Sweet.

[TreySmith]

Originally Posted by srh3trinity

you can steal my idea on the CME. I have always liked the SS option CME on the fourth gens. I am unsure how it would work out with the gas tank, but it is a cool idea. The 74 may get a similar treatment if I can pull it off, a rear diffuser would be nice too. Post up pics if you mock it up. Leave the later model rear on it and do a smoothed taillight treatment, that would look awesome.

Had it set up there today and I think it would look really good. What I would do is get a Camaro CME exhaust and make your own lower valence and it should look great. I don't have time for it though haha.

Took me about 5 hours to get the motor out today, I dropped it off and got some cash for it so I am happy. I hope the 6.0 isn't as much of a pain in the ass to get in as the 301 was to get out. Was fun though, I learned a lot today during my first motor pull.

Oh yeah the car is in the body line now, shouldn't be long.

[awr68]

Trey the Second Gen Man! Here he goes again! Very cool!
What color is it going?

[TreySmith]

Originally Posted by awr68

Trey the Second Gen Man! Here he goes again! Very cool!
What color is it going?

Black.

[Firebird Kid]

aw man...now i want a late second gen trans am lol. i gotta hurry up and finish the 68 i guess

i like your ideas with the cme, and those wheels look great on the car bro. keep us posted cuz this is going to be a sick build

[TreySmith]

They cut the damn harness so I am waiting on another. Motor looks real clean though..

[srh3trinity]

Do you know which engine plates you are going to use yet. I have the same setup going into mine.

[TreySmith]

The motor has the mounts on it from the chassis side so I am probably just going to weld those to the frame. Either that or buy some steel and print out a template.

[TreySmith]

Started setting the motor in to see how it would look, manifolds got in the way but the motor looks like it will be right at home in there. Tomorrow I am going to take the manifolds off, set it in there and start fabbing up the mounts. This weekend I am going to take the fenders off and degrease/ paint the bay. Going to paint the water pump and other stuff black. Right now I am going to start diggin into the harness.

[srh3trinity]

Anything new going on with the Bird?