'78 T/A SE WS6 Project - Lateral-g Forums

TorqDork · #1 06-15-2011, 06:21 PM

Hi,

We just picked up a fully loaded '78 Trans Am Gold Special Edition WS6 car that's been sitting in the desert since 1992. Plans are to do a mild Pro/Touring car lowering it about 1 inch, tweaking the chassis and maybe some 17 x 9 inch Snowflakes. This project will be covered in an upcoming book from CarTech on 2nd Gen Firebird and Camaro Performance covering various levels of Pro/Touring mods from mild to wild.

TorqDork · #2 07-03-2011, 06:30 PM

We just finished wrapping up a '66 Chevelle SS so started tearing down the '78 T/A Gold SE

Been sitting in the high desert for years so every piece we removed was full of sand!!!

Int

Nose

Fender

Nose OFF

Stripping

Priming

The Chevelle just finished

coolwelder62 · #3 07-03-2011, 06:55 PM

Awesome project's Mike.The javelin is cool.

Scott M.

mexMan · #4 07-03-2011, 08:07 PM

I've never felt sure about seeing snowflakes in total custom TA's but for the plans you have I bet is going to look killer.

**waynieZ** · #5 07-04-2011, 10:36 AM

Beautiful work on the Chevelle it came out awesome. you have another nice project with the T/A.

TorqDork · #6 07-07-2011, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ

Beautiful work on the Chevelle it came out awesome. you have another nice project with the T/A.

Making progress on tearing the car apart and stripping it.

Dash

Stripped

64skylarkls1 · #7 12-16-2011, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TorqDork

We just finished wrapping up a '66 Chevelle SS so started tearing down the '78 T/A Gold SE

Been sitting in the high desert for years so every piece we removed was full of sand!!!

Int

Nose

Fender

Nose OFF

Stripping

Priming

The Chevelle just finished

Nice Chevelle!!! Can I ask what red that is? Who makes it, color name... The TA is looking great. My brother has the identical TA w/o the WS6 package. He's owned it for 24 years and it has less than 50,000 miles on it.

TorqDork · #8 12-31-2011, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 64skylarkls1

Nice Chevelle!!! Can I ask what red that is? Who makes it, color name... The TA is looking great. My brother has the identical TA w/o the WS6 package. He's owned it for 24 years and it has less than 50,000 miles on it.

The color on the '66 Chevelle is from PPG and is "Boyd" Red based on a Boyd Coddington color.

**waynieZ** · #9 12-31-2011, 06:32 PM

Both cars look great.

jr2226 · #10 01-01-2012, 05:10 AM

great job on the ta. love the chevelle mags and redlines great look