Project sinisTAr - '78 Trans Am
Project sinisTAr - '78 Trans Am Hey guys,
I finally starting a build thread on my project of a couple of years – a pro-touring ’78 Trans Am named “sinisTAr”. I purchased the car a couple years ago with the intentions of cloning it into a Special Edition “Bandit” Trans Am. I quickly realized that there are WAY too many of these things out there so I decided to take a slightly different route. After surfing sites, like Lat-G and Pro-Touring, I really started to get the bug to make my own pro-touring TA. When Year One introduced the BRE TA I figured “well, there goes my idea again… So what color do I want to make this thing??? I’ll figure that out later…”
I knew I wanted to make this thing handle like crazy, have a modern power plant and just look mean while being very functional – i.e. fairly cost effective “wear items” like brakes, tires, etc…
So, on with the show…
Vitals:
- '78 TA - Arizona car practically 100% rust free. Very light flash rust in the trunk area, but overall a really solid car! There are some dents but no rot.
- '99 LS1/4L60e mounted, wired and running.
- Speartech modified ECU, Dave-modified harness (me)
- Ceramic coated Hedman headers, 2.5" Magnaflow exhaust
- GM600 Box
- Detroit Speed upper and lower control arms
- 1LE front spindles 12" front brakes with Caprice calipers/'86 GN front brakes mounted on the rear (No e-brake at this point, plained on changing that)
- DSE Booster/3rd Gen Master cylinder
- Pro-Touring F-Body LS1 Competition level suspension/solid body bushings (the ride feel is equivalent to a 4th gen Fbody)
- Electric Bosch 044 external pump, sumped tank.
- Torq Thrust IIs 255/45-17 fronts 285/40-17 rears.
- Driveshaft correctly shortened.
- Cobalt Gauges not installed yet.
- OBDII connector present but not wired in yet.
- Aluminum Rad with dual Electric Fans wired to run off computer. Car hasn't gotten warm enough to fire on its own yet...haha but are wired in properly.
- Also have an Additional Pair of Texas Speed Heads Stage 2.5 5.3L heads with Springs and valves ~1000 miles on them - that will eventually be mounted once everything is together.
- Color is Jetstream Blue - Z06 color (Bluestream Metallic by the paint code)
- I have a full set of BRE Year one Spoilers (flush mount) and I am not sure yet if I am going to paint them matte black or body color.
- Yes I am putting the birds on the car...probably silver/black combo or Originals.
Here are some pics...have newer ones just didn't post them up yet. Should ahve it in full color by next week and home to me!!!
Dave
I finally starting a build thread on my project of a couple of years – a pro-touring ’78 Trans Am named “sinisTAr”. I purchased the car a couple years ago with the intentions of cloning it into a Special Edition “Bandit” Trans Am. I quickly realized that there are WAY too many of these things out there so I decided to take a slightly different route. After surfing sites, like Lat-G and Pro-Touring, I really started to get the bug to make my own pro-touring TA. When Year One introduced the BRE TA I figured “well, there goes my idea again… So what color do I want to make this thing??? I’ll figure that out later…”
I knew I wanted to make this thing handle like crazy, have a modern power plant and just look mean while being very functional – i.e. fairly cost effective “wear items” like brakes, tires, etc…
So, on with the show…
Vitals:
- '78 TA - Arizona car practically 100% rust free. Very light flash rust in the trunk area, but overall a really solid car! There are some dents but no rot.
- '99 LS1/4L60e mounted, wired and running.
- Speartech modified ECU, Dave-modified harness (me)
- Ceramic coated Hedman headers, 2.5" Magnaflow exhaust
- GM600 Box
- Detroit Speed upper and lower control arms
- 1LE front spindles 12" front brakes with Caprice calipers/'86 GN front brakes mounted on the rear (No e-brake at this point, plained on changing that)
- DSE Booster/3rd Gen Master cylinder
- Pro-Touring F-Body LS1 Competition level suspension/solid body bushings (the ride feel is equivalent to a 4th gen Fbody)
- Electric Bosch 044 external pump, sumped tank.
- Torq Thrust IIs 255/45-17 fronts 285/40-17 rears.
- Driveshaft correctly shortened.
- Cobalt Gauges not installed yet.
- OBDII connector present but not wired in yet.
- Aluminum Rad with dual Electric Fans wired to run off computer. Car hasn't gotten warm enough to fire on its own yet...haha but are wired in properly.
- Also have an Additional Pair of Texas Speed Heads Stage 2.5 5.3L heads with Springs and valves ~1000 miles on them - that will eventually be mounted once everything is together.
- Color is Jetstream Blue - Z06 color (Bluestream Metallic by the paint code)
- I have a full set of BRE Year one Spoilers (flush mount) and I am not sure yet if I am going to paint them matte black or body color.
- Yes I am putting the birds on the car...probably silver/black combo or Originals.
Here are some pics...have newer ones just didn't post them up yet. Should ahve it in full color by next week and home to me!!!
Dave
Last edited by BanditDave; Oct 29, 2009 at 07:25 AM. Reason: update info
