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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 04:49 PM
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i'll definitely be following this build. i'm interested in following the process...
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Holly hell i wouldnt take that TA apart its to nice
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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Hmmm interesting. Nothing wrong with doing it but a little odd. At least the front of a TA ram air is nice.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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I can't believe you're going to ruin that perfectly good Trans Am. The "Transmaro" idea is really weird to me; it looks so unnatural and awkward. I think the Trans Am rear suits the rest of the car very well, just as the Camaro front is a perfect complement to the rest of the body. Mixing and matching the two is just really weird to me.

That being said, I give you props on doing something different. And after all, it's your car, not mine or anyone else's. I look forward to seeing this project
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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I am here rip in to it now and post pics.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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how are you going to make the doors match, that seems to be the toughest part of this that I see.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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wait you decided to get a camaro and put a ta front on it, right??

I know hes too cme happy not to get one of those
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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Props for doing it, but your TA is beautiful. It'll be a real shame to see such a nice car get destroyed for this. Why not just use 2 donor cars, instead of 1 super nice car?
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 12:11 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
I've followed this from the paint & body work section. I kinda like the idea. Like said you were using a very generic red t/a with a bazillion miles on it. Not like your hacking up a 1 of 20 car.

I cannot wait to see the results! Good Luck!
exactly. theres nothing special about the car. i figure, why not have some fun

Originally Posted by tbird31
Kudos for being different and I'll watch this thread as it goes, but I just don't think it looks good at all. Your TA is a sexy car too...I can't believe you're taking it apart...
haha, i'm hearing the same thing from everyone around me, "what's wrong with you? you're ruining a perfectly good car!!!!". it'll turn out good. i guarantee you'll like it when its done.

Originally Posted by merim123
Do it! These things are not going up in value and it's not like you're going to spend a fortune to do it. Your inspiration car pic above looks good in matte black. What color are you going with?
gonna have to wait till later for that the color choice with the rim choice should look pretty damn nice though!

Originally Posted by Spd-Kilz
CME: Check?
sold the one i had waiting. I've got something else planned though.

Originally Posted by whytryz28
Makes me wanna throw a TA front end on mine lol
DOO IT!!!

Originally Posted by madmike9396
Holly hell i wouldnt take that TA apart its to nice
thanks!

Originally Posted by merim123
how are you going to make the doors match, that seems to be the toughest part of this that I see.
yeah, that seems like its going to be one of the hardest part of the body work. gonna have too get some junk yard doors and pull the skins off.


Originally Posted by Irish350
wait you decided to get a camaro and put a ta front on it, right??.... yes

I know hes too cme happy not to get one of those
I definitely love the cme's, but for this car i don't think it will work. I've got something else planned for it.

Originally Posted by phantomzer0
Props for doing it, but your TA is beautiful. It'll be a real shame to see such a nice car get destroyed for this. Why not just use 2 donor cars, instead of 1 super nice car?
money! with the car i have now, I really don't need much else. I'm going to buy a couple of doors and firebird fenders from the junk yard so i can do that body work before swapping anything from my car. but brakes, suspension, engine, tranny, and full interior, front bumper/brackets/headlights/hood are all coming from my car. i can't afford to buy all of that to just build a full second car, and to get a roller with all of that it'd also cost too much, not to mention i dont have room for another car at the house.



pics posted on the first page.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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just do this and dont ruin a couple good cars

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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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^^
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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BTW This is the original Transmaro LOL!


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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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^^ you mean marotrans? its got the camaro front!
that sounds retarded tho so nvm... haha
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Please don't.....
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by jb98camaro
^^ you mean marotrans? its got the camaro front!
that sounds retarded tho so nvm... haha
lol
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Maybe it's just me, but why don't you just put the rear of the Camaro on your TA. It seems like far less work to me. For that matter, it would have saved the need to even buy a donor car... You could have just bought the 7 camaro panels.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 12:12 PM
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ALRIGHT GUYS, PLEASE DO NOT START FILLING THIS THREAD WITH A BUNCH OF PICTURES, OR NONSENSE POSTS. THANKS

this is going to be a long, ongoing thread, and i'd prefer not to have it turn into a random *** thread like... https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-z28-sail.html



Originally Posted by Spd-Kilz
Maybe it's just me, but why don't you just put the rear of the Camaro on your TA. It seems like far less work to me. For that matter, it would have saved the need to even buy a donor car... You could have just bought the 7 camaro panels.
that was actually what i originally thought about doing, but the helpful folks over in the paint/body section convinced me to do it this way.

had i gone that route, it would require a lot of cutting and welding to swap quarter panels since the rear is pretty much one huge piece. the rear lights and bumper panels do not mount the same, so everything back there, the actual structures of the car, would need to be cut up and pieced back together. and hope it all fits right

Originally Posted by bj350hp
BTW This is the original Transmaro LOL!
true true, i'll give you that i forgot about that car. still got something about that car bookmarked http://www.camaroz28.com/99fbody/index.html

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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jb98camaro
^^ you mean marotrans? its got the camaro front!
that sounds retarded tho so nvm... haha
Or Cam-Am.
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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^ lol i thought the same thing
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