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@@CarmenCammarata thank you....and thanks for watching!

@@wtdonovan building these cars that were teenage dream cars for me really does seem more like fun than work to me. (usually) 😅

@@MrWill73 thanks Will! I always pick cars that I think are cool, so that makes it easier to stay motivated to do all the work to bring them back to life again.

@@classicreaction5340 Yes! It is definitely a cool car! I was ready to a special order a 92 Formula 1LE with the TPI 305 5speed with the dual cats and performance axle ratio which I believe was called the “ Performance Package” option on the order sheet. I put a deposit to order it and everything. Even picked the dark grey color and then I got the insurance quote. It would have been $5k a year for insurance! Needless to say I couldn’t afford that much insurance along with the car payment even though I had 50% of the car as a down payment I just couldn’t do it. If I had ordered that car it would have been 1 of like a dozen built. I wound up getting a 90 Formula driven by a GM executive that were available to GM employees since my dad worked for GM. If you don’t know about those rare Formulas definitely check them out. They’re a cool car.

@@billdaniels5957 I've got brand new cobalt drill bits and they wouldn't even begin to cut into the hardened shank inside those rivets. Thank God for cut-off wheels. 😅

@@thebeez9487 me too. Both the Trans Ams and the IROC-Zs were like the ultimate cars to a kid growing up in the 80s like I did.

@@wtdonovan thank you, I'm feeling much better today with antibiotics in my system. And although I'm not a big fan of green, the deep pearl Emerald Green over gold on these 3rd gen T/As is one of my favorite color combos.

@@7D9Z28 😂

@@mikecoolguy7150 yes the TPI is an awesome system when they are working properly. Nobody can deny the torque you can generate with just a little 305. Mine is doing great now that I figured out the issues.

My trunk lid is kind of high close to the convertible top is there a way to adjust that or the hinges are bent? If you could do a video on that it would be greatly appreciated, I know there are a few more fellow owners locally that would be interested as well.

@@simplymusclecars2139 when I remove the trunk I'll make a video showing any adjustments that can be made.

@@classicreaction5340 Thank you that would be great, I have looked everywhere can't find any info on it..

@@thebigpicture2032 I didn't start working in the body shop until around 91-92. These days I definitely find a lot of 70s cars with drill holes and tons of filler in them. 😂

@@classicreaction5340 😂😂Yep some bondo palaces in those days.

@@peterkauffmann6800 luckily mine hydro-locked just when I turned the key to start it, so it wasn't at a high RPM or anything. Thanks for watching! 👍

@@MrWill73 by the time I figured out the "new" injectors were the culprit I bought pretty much every sensor on the engine new. 😂 ......but at least I don't have to worry about any sensors going bad for awhile.

@@simplymusclecars2139 I did new air filter, MAP sensor, coolant temp sensor, intake air temp sensor, plugs, wires, coil, O2 sensor, distributor assembly, and a new remanufactured computer. I couldn't figure out what was going on because fuel pressure seemed normal and the fuel injectors looked brand new. There was no check engine light either. Unbeknownst to me, once it warmed up, the fuel injectors started locking up and were literally dumping fuel into the engine. Took me a couple of weekends to figure out the issue but new injectors fixed it and it sure runs good now.

@@classicreaction5340 I think my car has a wiring problem, I have replaced everything as well with South Bay Injectors 19lbs. it runs rough and does a small back fire when warm at idle. It has headers no cat, previous owner had a 350 block installed on it and the heads re done. added a fuel pressure gauge in line and the pressure holds at 40psi. I bought a FiTech TPI system... It is my last hope in fixing it.. it still drives ok even the A/C works but it is running rich as well. Nice video keep it up...

@@simplymusclecars2139 when I changed my computer I got out a multi-meter and checked all the wires going into the computer to make sure they were all getting the right voltages. It was quite a process. One nice thing about the Fitech system is it's a stand-alone thing so it should bypass any kind of wiring issues your car could have.

@@classicreaction5340 Oh just saw this comment and wrote my comment when I first started watching because I had the same problem running crazy rich. Glad you solved it 👍

Me too!

@@kevindublin7790 thanks.....it will much more pretty once I'm done with it. 😉

@@wwtf7180 this car was sold. Thanks.

@@grand73am thank you. That carb is a Jet Performance Stage 2 Pontiac Quadrajet part #32102. I've used Jet Performance carbs on a few different Trans Am builds and I've always been very happy with them.

@@classicreaction5340 Thanks for the reply and part number! I looked it up, and see that they call it a Pontiac "style" q-jet, probably mostly because the fuel inlet is in the front. Pontiac, Olds, and Buick use a front inlet, differentiating them from Chevy that uses the side inlet. That's not an actual original Pontiac q-jet, because all original Pontiac q-jets have the different, larger, bowl vent further forward on the top of the carb, as I described before. If you Google some pics of original Pontiac q-jets, you'd see what I mean. I think Jet is combining parts from Olds and Pontiac, using the Olds top (air horn) in this case, maybe even the body, but with Pontiac linkage on the primary throttle shaft so there's proper clearance with the Pontiac intake, and you can hook the cables up correctly for a Pontiac. I have a number of Q-jets that I've rebuilt for my collection of 70's Pontiac, Olds, and Chevy projects, so that's why I know the differences. I used to restore Classic cars for a living, similar to you, but retired now and working on my own cars for fun. I'm not criticizing or denigrating your carb, as it looks beautiful and seems to be well built, and starts and runs great. Can't ask for more than that. Nice to buy one ready to go and works right. I was just curious about the differences I saw. Thanks!

@@Tom-cp6yj those 8k tachs were used up until 1975. It was already in the car when I bought it and worked fine so I kept it.

Great read, you got any other stories?

You could have put Michael Jackson md Elvis to sleep without pills

@@CarmenCammarata right....only 663 convertible Trans Ams were produced in 92, and it's hard to tell how many of them survived. Only a couple hundred had the factory CD player so it's a pretty rare bird for sure.

@@will-nc1zyyou're welcome. Yes you have to cut out the small triangle shape area for the scoop to lay flat on the hood. Very easy to do.

Year One just came out with them about a year ago.

@@classicreaction5340 thanks, must be a nu version, because i've 17"snowflake but surface is simple and look deep inside the rims with a flat design...

@@carlobocchioart yes they are a new design. I got one of the first sets of these wheels available to the public.

Did you figure out how to get the tint?

I dont get it can someone say me ?@@firemanruss

@@midnighttutor thank you. Like I said in the video, I weld only a half inch at a time, skipping around to different areas around the entire joint and never letting the heat build up. So hardly any warping or distortion at all.

@@sukhipandher9090 I got mine on Amazon a.co/d/1HwVt0l

@@adriancorrigan9274 yeah I've found out about the copyright stuff a few times 😅