Our new 2nd Gen PROJECT!!!
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Our new 2nd Gen PROJECT!!! A couple weeks ago I ran into an old high school buddy of mine at a local car show...he had told me a while back that his dad had gotten a 74 Trans Am to restore, so I asked him about it. He told me he had started on it and lost intrest and the car had been setting in the shop for years in pieces. I asked him if he wanted to sell it...and he said naw it ain't worth nothing...if you want it you can just have it. So I told him I DID and to call me. Well he called Sunday and asked if I still wanted to look at the car. He had cranked it Sat and it still ran fine...I could come look at it and make an offer on it (what happened to FREE?) But anyway I did and damn if it wasnt in much better shape that I would have ever thought (keep in mind its in pieces from an attempt at starting a resto.) All the pieces were and are there(the spoilers, the nose, the shaker...all of it)...there is very very very little rust on the body (the floor boards are shot.) Its an 455 / Auto car. SO anyway I said how much do you think its worth...he said at least $200. My jaw dropped and I said what about $150? So we loaded it up!
Whats next for it??? I am not sure where we want to start. I sold my 68 Firebird Pro-touring project car...so I would like to go that route with this one running gear wise (LS3/A4) but do a near resto appearing body clone of a 73 SD since that is Cecilia's dream car. I plan to for us to build it the way she wants it...but I can assure it will be done right. I am glad its a long weekend...maybe we will have it finished by Monday!
Look at it for what it can be not for what it is!
The best part is now i can claimed to have owned every Gen of Firebird...and still have a 2nd, 3rd and 4th!
Whats next for it??? I am not sure where we want to start. I sold my 68 Firebird Pro-touring project car...so I would like to go that route with this one running gear wise (LS3/A4) but do a near resto appearing body clone of a 73 SD since that is Cecilia's dream car. I plan to for us to build it the way she wants it...but I can assure it will be done right. I am glad its a long weekend...maybe we will have it finished by Monday!
Look at it for what it can be not for what it is!
The best part is now i can claimed to have owned every Gen of Firebird...and still have a 2nd, 3rd and 4th!
Last edited by 97ramsst; Sep 3, 2009 at 12:26 AM.
good luck with the project man!!! i wish i could own some of the stuff you have lmao..but you need to check the undercarriage as well...what drivetrain you going with? they make about every kind of CI displacement for LS engines now...so you could do a 455 LS combo with 6 spd..etc... but do lots of before nad durring pics..!!!
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Yeah whats the rear frame rails look like? I paid $500 for my old 73 camaro when i was 16. It was stripped more than that..lol Come to find out the rear frame was done for. I'd say you gotta helluva deal. I thing those mags would look sweet on the WS.6
