My rebuild of a 1998 trans am
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honestly not that bad, could be done in a weekend i just didnt have much time to work on it did it parts at a time. Have a good video if you would like to see it that i used as a guide.
Update: Block was dropped off and most interior pieces ordered.
Also thinking about doing an antenna delete i dont know yet though thoughts?
Took the engine in should be ready for paint after the weekend, pictures to come later today
Update: Block was dropped off and most interior pieces ordered.
Also thinking about doing an antenna delete i dont know yet though thoughts?
Took the engine in should be ready for paint after the weekend, pictures to come later today
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Forgot to take some the other day, will get some tonight.
Decided on doing antenna delete and hvac delete though since it will not be a dd.
updated pictures dont mind the mess, 4 project cars in one garage gets messy lol
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looks like something happend to the bottom of the quarter
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holy wires
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just realised that the pictures look terrible, dont know how it happened will get better ones soon.
hood relese where it goes through the firewall will not come out! its being a pita.
trying to decide if im going to take the windshield out to paint or not
ordering the rest of the interior parts for the trans this weekend if anyone needs any graphite panels for interior just let me know ill let them go cheap.
tail panel is half way off, should be ready for paint by the weekend, minus the new tail panel.
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Who needs antennas anyway
Decided on doing antenna delete and hvac delete though since it will not be a dd.
updated pictures dont mind the mess, 4 project cars in one garage gets messy lol
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looks like something happend to the bottom of the quarter
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holy wires
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just realised that the pictures look terrible, dont know how it happened will get better ones soon.
hood relese where it goes through the firewall will not come out! its being a pita.
trying to decide if im going to take the windshield out to paint or not
ordering the rest of the interior parts for the trans this weekend if anyone needs any graphite panels for interior just let me know ill let them go cheap.
tail panel is half way off, should be ready for paint by the weekend, minus the new tail panel.
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Who needs antennas anyway
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Nice work, thx for saving a bird. Being you shaved the antenna... did you think about shaving the door handles and locks? I saw one at a show where it had no handles or locks and just a button under the spoiler. Pretty trick. Not sure how practical, but very cool... like in the movie XXX.
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Nice work, thx for saving a bird. Being you shaved the antenna... did you think about shaving the door handles and locks? I saw one at a show where it had no handles or locks and just a button under the spoiler. Pretty trick. Not sure how practical, but very cool... like in the movie XXX.
more progress made, might get a new rear end, suggestions?
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Engine cradle, rear end and gas tank should be getting prepped for paint tomorrow. Underneath engine bay and interior will be painted by next weekend.
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More pictures tomorrow, day off from working on it today. Rear end should be ok after it is cleaned up and painted.
But any good suggestions for rear ends, all the ones on Texas speed were like 3k.
But any good suggestions for rear ends, all the ones on Texas speed were like 3k.
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that will be something for next year for sure.
Just got back from the machine shop, block had to be bored out to .25mm over, from what i understand that is almost to the limit of what is safe. Also read that it is not safe to run boost through that?
However i called texas speed to get my engine order set up and they told me i needed -3cc wiseco pistons, 3.905 flat top. They dont have them on their website though?
Just got back from the machine shop, block had to be bored out to .25mm over, from what i understand that is almost to the limit of what is safe. Also read that it is not safe to run boost through that?
However i called texas speed to get my engine order set up and they told me i needed -3cc wiseco pistons, 3.905 flat top. They dont have them on their website though?
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Wish I got a 6.0 but my ls1 is almost done
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More progress, new rad support is going on tonight hopefully by the weekend interior is painted and so is the underneath so it can start going back together!
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More progress, new rad support is going on tonight hopefully by the weekend interior is painted and so is the underneath so it can start going back together!