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
,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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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.
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