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Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 2:29 pm
by Bottom Feeder
While I can appreciate nice work, I'm not a fan of these Trans Am recreations. They are based on the 5th gen F-body platform which was styled after the '69 Camaro which was a 1st gen car. Trans Ams were 2nd gen cars. No matter what they do with the grille, taillights, wheels, paint and fire chicken decals, the overall shape of the body is still completely wrong.
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:48 pm
by Lowgear
They look like cream puffs with wheels to me, and for the cost you can buy a real one.
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:20 pm
by oldstuffrules
transamman908 wrote:[youtube]hJtJUVyEyYY[/youtube]
Man I love that video...that car was a screamer
Here is our 02'
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:26 pm
by jwscab
69 was first year for trans am and thus a first gen platform.
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:14 pm
by Bottom Feeder
jwscab wrote:69 was first year for trans am and thus a first gen platform.
True, and I stand corrected, but the Trans Ams that these custom shops almost always try to emulate are the '77-'78 2nd gens. It just doesn't work.
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:28 pm
by flipwils11
Watched the video, I thought it was really cool but then was like "wait a second, Pontiac??".
I'm in the market for a new car after totaling my 2003 BMW 540i 6spd rear-ending someone in November. I'll probably end up with another BMW because there aren't many options that scratch my itch other than what comes out of Bavaria, but a few of the American cars have me looking like the Camaro ZL1 and Mustang. I would like a Cadillac CTS-V but that's a bit too high for my budget.
What's more depressing is how hard it is to find something with good power, rear wheel drive, and a proper (3-pedals!) manual transmission.
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:03 pm
by klavy69
anyone wanting a '79 with a 6.6l theres a restored one for just under $20k sitting at a nice little used car dealer near me...
Todd
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:22 pm
by SMOKE-DOG
Funny thing is I saw a T/A conversion in a magazine right before the new Camaro offically hit the street.
Re: New Pontiac Firebird?
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:49 am
by badhoopty
my 98. 70k miles.
basic mods. just put a warmed over t56 in it with an alum ls2 flywheel and the ls7 clutch. - and now i need to get an adjustable master cylinder to get it to shift....
also just put a full stainless exhaust in it. dynatech stainless longtubes and ypipe, with a magnaflow stainless catback. - and now i need urethane motor mounts to keep the ypipe from banging the floorboard...
last time i drove it out to the vintage nats the powersteering cooler decided to mix the power steering and coolant into both systems...
i love it, and i hate it.