Plans for my GTA.
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Plans for my GTA. So this week im going to get about 3k to do some work on my gta.
My car is an 88 gta, has a 4th gen spoiler. motor is an 02 ls1, has a cam, headers, ud pulley, ported tb etc ( ran a 12.4 @ 115). Curb weight is around 3050 without me in it. has alot of suspension stuff, wilwood brakes, t56, 9".
here is what it looks like now.
So, im looking for opinions, ideas etc. I plan to paint the car first off, ill get a good deal by helping, as you can see the car is already in primer, so illl pretty much be paying for paint. I plan to paint it Obsidian black (subaru Color). and put on a side buldge formula hood i have. (I may check with my cousin, because he has an 82 recaro t/a and it might have an aluminum hood.)
I then plan on putting the 84 graphics on the hood.
Performance wise, im going with the ms3 cam and a set of prc 5.3 2.5 heads, i should get 200 for my stock ls1 heads with the upgraded springs, and i should be able to pretty much trade my cam for the ms3.
here is what it will sound like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZIDHxi0rN4
other than that, id like to do an HID headlight conversion, and fix my leaking rear hatch.
what do you guys think?
My car is an 88 gta, has a 4th gen spoiler. motor is an 02 ls1, has a cam, headers, ud pulley, ported tb etc ( ran a 12.4 @ 115). Curb weight is around 3050 without me in it. has alot of suspension stuff, wilwood brakes, t56, 9".
here is what it looks like now.
So, im looking for opinions, ideas etc. I plan to paint the car first off, ill get a good deal by helping, as you can see the car is already in primer, so illl pretty much be paying for paint. I plan to paint it Obsidian black (subaru Color). and put on a side buldge formula hood i have. (I may check with my cousin, because he has an 82 recaro t/a and it might have an aluminum hood.)
I then plan on putting the 84 graphics on the hood.
Performance wise, im going with the ms3 cam and a set of prc 5.3 2.5 heads, i should get 200 for my stock ls1 heads with the upgraded springs, and i should be able to pretty much trade my cam for the ms3.
here is what it will sound like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZIDHxi0rN4
other than that, id like to do an HID headlight conversion, and fix my leaking rear hatch.
what do you guys think?
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lol, its agreed, no one agrees lol. Ill just go with what makes me happy. I personally love the gta rims, i mean its hard to tell its a gta without them. im not dead set on the graphics.
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I hate to be a stickler but it isn't really a GTA anyway, right? It's an 84 Trans am with GTA parts unless that's your other car. So you might as well throw some Formula parts in there too and call it a Trans FormGTA. LOL I don't mean that to sound nearly as nasty as it does.
I hate to be a stickler but it isn't really a GTA anyway, right? It's an 84 Trans am with GTA parts unless that's your other car. So you might as well throw some Formula parts in there too and call it a Trans FormGTA. LOL I don't mean that to sound nearly as nasty as it does.
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To me the buldge hood only looks good on the formulas or earlier firebids. They just dont look right to me w/ the trans am bumpers. I'd also lose that spoiler and go back to the factory gta/formula style. Thats just me thou
He should make it whatever he wants because it's his car but he should call it what it is. That's all I'm saying. And for the record, it's not an 88 GTA, it's an 84 Trans am. In his own words http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewvehicle.php?id=28255
"My car is an 88 gta..." and
"I then plan on putting the 84 graphics on the hood."
I'm not an expert on this guy's car, just reading what he posted.
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It's apparent that you can read. Give it a try. I posted his link for you. 3rd paragraph down says it was "originally an 84 Trans am" and " I put 88 GTA parts on it", like "hood", "spoiler", "taillights".
Keep the GTA wheels. I have them on my 89 so I guess I'm partial. Not feelin the hood graphics but if thats what you want don't let anyone talk you out of it.
Have you thought about lowering it? I put summit springs, basically a pro kit, on mine and I love the stance.
I wish I would have put an LS engine in mine.
Have you thought about lowering it? I put summit springs, basically a pro kit, on mine and I love the stance.
I wish I would have put an LS engine in mine.
Are you actually still debating what year his car is? Dude, read what he says on his car's web page. IT IS AN 84 Trans Am. He put parts on it from an 88 GTA so now he calls it an 88 GTA.
It's apparent that you can read. Give it a try. I posted his link for you. 3rd paragraph down says it was "originally an 84 Trans am" and " I put 88 GTA parts on it", like "hood", "spoiler", "taillights".
It's apparent that you can read. Give it a try. I posted his link for you. 3rd paragraph down says it was "originally an 84 Trans am" and " I put 88 GTA parts on it", like "hood", "spoiler", "taillights".
I missed that his car was an '84 which was posted in the link, but you missed the point of this thread. The point was to give opinions on this guy's car, not to get in a pissin' contest with me about a bunch of nothing.
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I hate to be a stickler but it isn't really a GTA anyway, right? It's an 84 Trans am with GTA parts unless that's your other car. So you might as well throw some Formula parts in there too and call it a Trans FormGTA. LOL I don't mean that to sound nearly as nasty as it does.
Ls1 engine, removed ac, cats, air pump, rear seats, gta wheels are light, seats are non power, alum driveshaft, tubular lower control arms etc...its not under 3k, but it is under 31k with low gas.
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