78 Trans Am at Fletcher's Customs!! "Project TTTA", Pro touring, back halfed, C6

[Doug1]

Originally Posted by joshatfletchers

Your intake looks rather tall in the pics. May not fit under a flat T/A hood. We had problems with Ty's hood clearance. But I have been dying to fab up a raised cowl induction style T/A hood. What do you think?

That intake definitely fits under a TA hood. It has been triple checked. LOL
BUT, we are now changing plans and Butler Performance is whipping up something different for this car. Same bottom end setup but going with the new Edlebrock high ports and fuel injection. So Chad is getting with Dave Butler to get the specifics as to engine height, etc.

All those nice shiney parts will soon be in another 79 TA I am building.

A raised cowl induction style TA hood might be pretty cool for some of my other projects. I'd need to see a diagram to get an idea of what it would look like.

[fletcherscustoms]

Josh has wanted to due a cowl style shaker for years. His idea sounds good in thought. But would have to build one to see how it goes.

With Butler nor on board, this thing is gonna be stupid power wise!!! I'm loving this project more every day

[WSSix]

I'm not a fan of cowl hoods on a TA. Firebirds and Formulas potentially, but with the flares of a TA, a cowl hood just doesn't look right. I also think the crease running right down the middle of the front of the car should be retained. I know it all sounds weird but I've just never seen a cowl hooded TA that looked right. Obviously this is only my opinion. I'd love to see someone change my opinion as different is good.

Car is coming along nicely guys. Keep up the good work.

[mexMan]

Originally Posted by Rhino

That's awesome. Necessity is the mother of invention.

McGyver is the father...

I don't know if a cowl hood would fit in a car like this...

[fletcherscustoms]

We have been in a holding pattern for a few weeks waiting on the some parts. Finally things are showing up so work has started again. Received a couple of boxes full of parts from Moser yesterday to finish up there rear end and make the car into a roller. My first time dealing with 35 spline axles, wow there freaking huge, but a 1000 ft lb of torque motor there gonna be needed. Also a pic of the 9" Moser Aluminum "through bolt" center section, with 35 spline Wave-Trac, 1350 series aluminum yoke, and Aluminum pinion support.




I took a a wheel off my car and threw it on the back just to get a idea of what it looks like. Its a 20x13 with a 345 on it, and we got a easy 3" of clearance left.



The car is setup for a 6" rocker height at Ride height, gonna be crazy low. Here it sitting at about 7.5" last night. I couldn't get it off the lift arm to get it sat down all the way.

[OLDFLM]

Looking good buddy!!! Keep the posts/pics coming!

[syborg tt]

this is going to ba a cool car

[killer67]

I already knew I was gonna like this build

[fletcherscustoms]

Here's some weak old updates. I've been a little slow working the last few weeks. Was out of town for ten days, then sick, now my wife is in Africa for 10 days on a mission trip so I am pulling daddy duty 24/7 with the two kids.

I struggled with how and what to do for subframe connectors. Cause there were some issues that had to be addressed. The low ride height, not getting way up inside the car, and clearance under neath for everything else. I studied, and studied, I made parts, I made more parts, only to finally decide on something so simple a "cave man could do it". To keep it simple I simply used (2) pieces of 1 5/8" .120 wall DOM tubing that I seam welded together, then fired up the new CNC plasma and made some simple (4) bolt flanges , and got everything welded together. Car is now tied together, and the flanges still allow me to be able to remove the subframe, for painting and for any future things. The KISS principal at its finest (keep it simple stupid)!! I am making some simple weld on brackets to put on each end where is welded to give a little more weld area and kind of a double shear affect on the mounting locations

We are waiting on some parts to show up like trans, exhaust parts, and seats. Then I can start building and fabricating the floor structure and floors them selves. anyway on to the pictures

[Doug1]

New parts have arrived! Custom built Fuel Safe racing fuel cell