2000 Trans Am "Black Betty"
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Back in Oct 13' I sold my Camaro z28 to buy a shortbed c10. After having the c10 for a couple of months, I got tired of not having a car to enjoy on my days off due to the fact of the c10 being a slow build. After scoring the interwebz I found a decent Trans am that just needs some good ole TLC for a pretty decent price. ![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
I've never owned a trans am before, but I have owned several Ls vehicles, so I cant find stuff on the search tab Ill be asking people for help on certain things. I want to just do some little mods here and there to make her look decent and run better than stock.
Here are some pics.
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She was pretty stock and had decent miles on her for her age, pretty decent carfax as well, considering its hard to find non-wrecked fbodies now a days. Non-Salvaged title car!
She needs more cosmetic TLC than anything. I'll be posting pics of the things I do to her and things I purchase for her as I go alone.
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
I've never owned a trans am before, but I have owned several Ls vehicles, so I cant find stuff on the search tab Ill be asking people for help on certain things. I want to just do some little mods here and there to make her look decent and run better than stock.
Here are some pics.
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/56A0A5E1-0ACB-4783-A21D-09F344019CD4.jpg)
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/2B391E55-F243-45A6-8EAA-FA5A81C351D3.jpg)
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/E0F46E10-D505-474F-87D1-821203F4A347.jpg)
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/499808F2-8589-43A5-85A9-083A334DE3E0.jpg)
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She was pretty stock and had decent miles on her for her age, pretty decent carfax as well, considering its hard to find non-wrecked fbodies now a days. Non-Salvaged title car!
She needs more cosmetic TLC than anything. I'll be posting pics of the things I do to her and things I purchase for her as I go alone.
Last edited by steveo346; 04-04-2014 at 04:27 AM.
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Some goodies I've got so far...
Much needed new plugs
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/C822C0A9-753E-4C1A-93EF-BA3A6729B72A.jpg)
Smooth bellow
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/DB270475-B63F-42B0-BAC3-C3AF064DB0CA.jpg)
Brand new SLP lid
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New GM front filler with mirror polish stainless bird insert. This was sitting in original owners garage since brand new, no rock chips or scratches, got a real good deal on it!
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/020A110A-55A2-4371-BFBD-1CBE62AF3054.jpg)
Got a brand new set of never been used Corsa tips waiting to go on the car.
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Much needed new plugs
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/C822C0A9-753E-4C1A-93EF-BA3A6729B72A.jpg)
Smooth bellow
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/DB270475-B63F-42B0-BAC3-C3AF064DB0CA.jpg)
Brand new SLP lid
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/1B983993-3424-438E-9F8C-EAEB9EAF5FA5.jpg)
New GM front filler with mirror polish stainless bird insert. This was sitting in original owners garage since brand new, no rock chips or scratches, got a real good deal on it!
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/020A110A-55A2-4371-BFBD-1CBE62AF3054.jpg)
Got a brand new set of never been used Corsa tips waiting to go on the car.
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/A76CCC56-A1D0-49FF-91F9-46BCA35AC94B.jpg)
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Last edited by steveo346; 04-14-2014 at 11:00 AM.
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dang son, that car needs some compound and polish. looks like it will be a nice car once it's cleaned up. you should do a Superhawk Hood from Roger @ USExotics, the plain hood just doesn't feel right on a T/A.
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Decided to change the wires when I changed the plugs and I like having things shiny as well so I polished the heat shield for the plug wires.
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Cleaned up the coil packs
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got a new gear kit from Hawks
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/72A80038-EDA9-4B5F-AEF8-17D6C9DF0259.jpg)
Got the new headlight conversion kit for the hid low beam kit
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/6EAE421A-D0AE-4940-B6E3-AC0903985A7B.jpg)
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/063147FC-3125-404A-B438-8E59CE61BF5B.jpg)
4300k foglight kit
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Cleaned up the coil packs
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/C0A25734-CBA6-49E6-8273-181C49C32871.jpg)
got a new gear kit from Hawks
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/72A80038-EDA9-4B5F-AEF8-17D6C9DF0259.jpg)
Got the new headlight conversion kit for the hid low beam kit
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/6EAE421A-D0AE-4940-B6E3-AC0903985A7B.jpg)
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/063147FC-3125-404A-B438-8E59CE61BF5B.jpg)
4300k foglight kit
![](http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/steveo346/Black%20Betty%20Trans%20am/960C9862-3BCF-4413-9FFC-1A462C706DD2.jpg)
Last edited by steveo346; 04-06-2014 at 01:14 PM.
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my bad, I completely forgot about the Hawks "kit".
these are what I was talking about https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...p-updated.html to me the lenses just look better, and I like the way the bulb is held in better.
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my bad, I completely forgot about the Hawks "kit".
these are what I was talking about https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...p-updated.html to me the lenses just look better, and I like the way the bulb is held in better.
these are what I was talking about https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...p-updated.html to me the lenses just look better, and I like the way the bulb is held in better.
Man!!! If I would've seen that thread, I def would've gone that route!