Should've took the T-tops out for the video. Beautiful vehicle. When looking back at this generation of car in contrast with today's cars it's apparent that clearly more thought went into the design process of vehicles back then. They're just so much detail the only thing that comes to mind when observing is just a piece of art.
Best looking dash and steering wheel of all time.. And Hurst four on the floor,,brings back nice memories,,I had '75 TA,,paid 6grand, new,ah,the good old days
I love to see old muscle cars like this restored with new technology. That LS 454 with a 6 speed is exactly what this car and old muscle cars like this need! Exhaust is awesome! I plan on restoring my 84 Chevy Monte Carlo pretty much the same way, right now, I can't afford an LS style engine, but I've got plenty of old school big block 427 and 454 blocks I'd love to build to 600hp! Damn, this is intoxicating.
+96TAWS6455 No, the Pontiac 455 was way too low on hp and compression, unless you put the Ram Air IV cam and heads on it, then you're talkin', or the heads and cam from the Pontiac 421 or 428, then you're really talkin' about somethin'!
I actually like the rims on the car. I've been looking at a lot of videos since I just purchased a 1979 Trans Am as a project an I love the black and gold "Bandit" look. I am a big fan of restoring the car to its original look, but also enjoy having something, such as the different rims, to make it your own. I think maybe the size of the wheels is what people are having trouble digesting since the 5 wheel spoke has always been associated with the "muscle car" look. And I actually also enjoy the chrome because let's face it, the black and GOLD trim has always shined because of it's "blinged out" look. Anyways AWESOME car.
Wouldn't surprise me. I remember it didn't run exactly right for sure. I dont miss dealer sales. Doing entertainment videos mostly now. This place long closed
I think such an aggressive cam would drive me crazy at idle. Also I don’t like what they did to the nose that year. I think it started in 79. The 78’s and 77’s are harder to find though because of the original bandit. The 79’ was used in the sequels.
The cars nice Sam .I dont care for those subs on the back dash .6x9 are fine when there not seen .motor tight to .rims are ok arnt those boyds.good car all around tho .its coming along .remember people were not all rich.glad he started from the motor first and not the outside.like most people try to do .I start with motor, suspension,inside out .thanks Sam .ur folks( Squiggy loc )bay area
I remember the movie very well, and I am a huge fan of American muscle cars. As a teenager, all the guys that hung around in the crowd of kids that I ran with, had the most amazing cars. Classic cars, big bucks to get your hands on one today.
That's why GM suck so bad. Divisional competition resulted in better quality. I believe it was the Olds Toronado had a front wheel drive V8. Early 60s Pontiac Tempest had the transmission in the rear axle. Their big block engines were similar to Ford's FE line
@@brucear Yep, and Pontiac had some INSANE engines back in the day that GM wouldn't let them put into production because they'd humuliate Chevy, and they just couldn't have THAT....
More reliable this way and easier to get big power out of a LS. Plus fuel injection is nice unless you’re an old school kind of person. Unless you modded it big time, the Pontiac engines were dog 💩 from this era. Actually they all were thanks to the oil crisis and new emissions laws. Now they make engines with 3-5 times the power, less emissions and better gas mileage. It’s pretty amazing what they’ve done. Strict regulations forced the engine builders to innovate.
I felt pain when I saw that chip of paint off the hood, I think muscle cars from back then don’t look good without muscle tires no low profiles, I was lucky enough to have owned a ‘75…
.. and the engine [shudder]...for not that much more $ you can get an all-aluminum PONTIAC engine well north of the same 500-600hp and not cut the car's value in half (at least) by turning it into a Chevy .
the gay orange dash was the first thing I notice. been in a lot of these cars. no gay orange dash. next no tire smoking video. any car maker would have exploded asset of radials to show how good their cars are. again the gay orange dash does it for me when I came from that generation.
Just MY opinion...but the car would look WAYYYYY better with some "Year One" snowflakes on it. Or even standard snowflakes. Otherwise...SWEEEEEEET Trans-Am!
This car is cool I have 2. The “purists” are ridiculous do what you want with your car. Who wants to see the same rims and same shit on the same car every time. Every car show has 30 black and gold cars in a row that are exactly alike
@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules < No sir, the Smokey bird had a 180hp 400. A 200 hp was optional (W72), The 220 horse came out as an option in ‘78. One of the Smokey Cars was a 76 with a 77 clip. It’s the one with the honeycomb wheels.
samspace81 that's interesting... I want a 260...haha. I hear the 240 has a better rear end or something like that... But I still like the 260. They have some killer widebody kits out there... I have seen a few guys drop small block Chevy engines in the 240 Z
Charlie Shay GM had Divisions. GM decided to rely on "eye candy" and hope people were just stupid and accept the looks of a car rather then a Brand. It's like if the NFL just kept 2 teams and had them change uniforms for each team..
Walks up to the car, "oh look another LS"... keeps moving. You left out of the only one you could have a point with, cost. I fail to see how a modern built Alum Pontiac block with FI is some how less reliable, slower, and less fuel efficient. And really, anyone in the hobby puts MPG next to fuzzy dice. That car is more Camaro then it is PMD now, and if he took it to Drag Week or the like, it would be classed as a CHEVY. i.e. "fastest Chevy". Rather then spending the extra few bucks on keeping it PMD, he RUINED the car by making it another 40 second glance before moving on. !
ramairgto72 - How do you know it isn't a Pontiac block? There's nothing there to say it isn't. The block number isn't shown anywhere here, and the fact it is not Pontiac blue proves nothing. I see no reason you can't put an LS intake onto a Pontiac block. And who do you build a car for? For yourself or to impress others? If you built the car your way and it's what you wanted, then it isn't ruined just because they didn't build it your way.I can appreciate a perfectly restored museum quality car just as much as I can a well done restomod.
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My man this is my dream car,God bless you, what a beauty.drive safe, enjoy every second
Should've took the T-tops out for the video. Beautiful vehicle. When looking back at this generation of car in contrast with today's cars it's apparent that clearly more thought went into the design process of vehicles back then. They're just so much detail the only thing that comes to mind when observing is just a piece of art.
Really nice, I had the 78 when I was in High School.
My dream car with a big block engine, I’ll take 2 of them please!!🥳👍🏾😎
Appreciate you Gmoney
This BEAST is alive!
Ha, thanks for watching Juan!
Thank you for mounting the shaker on the engine! A little anniversary gold paint would really help those rims.
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Best looking dash and steering wheel of all time..
And Hurst four on the floor,,brings back nice memories,,I had '75 TA,,paid 6grand, new,ah,the good old days
I paid 5k for my 76 used 1 owner 455 4 speed! Back in 81!
Nice, good times. Thanks for commenting and watching 👀
Put the Honeycombs back on!
They'd actually be "snowflakes" for that year, not honeycombs. But yeah, I hate those low profile rims.
Correct... Tuff car though.
So true!
I love to see old muscle cars like this restored with new technology. That LS 454 with a 6 speed is exactly what this car and old muscle cars like this need! Exhaust is awesome! I plan on restoring my 84 Chevy Monte Carlo pretty much the same way, right now, I can't afford an LS style engine, but I've got plenty of old school big block 427 and 454 blocks I'd love to build to 600hp! Damn, this is intoxicating.
no that wat old vettes and camros need. this ta needed a pontiiac 455 that would would the pepsi 454 wannabe motor. keep chevys sin chevys.
+96TAWS6455 No, the Pontiac 455 was way too low on hp and compression, unless you put the Ram Air IV cam and heads on it, then you're talkin', or the heads and cam from the Pontiac 421 or 428, then you're really talkin' about somethin'!
+WLA's Finest yup exactly. small chambered heads from a '70 400 also send compression thru the roof with no cam lol!
+96TAWS6455 Exactly!
That's a sin to put those kind of rims on that kind of car.
Yea it needs some golds on it badly.
Dean Murphy no sir.
Agreed
I agree original ones make that car...😎
That's a badass ride!!
Im glad that we both agreed on something.
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I actually like the rims on the car. I've been looking at a lot of videos since I just purchased a 1979 Trans Am as a project an I love the black and gold "Bandit" look. I am a big fan of restoring the car to its original look, but also enjoy having something, such as the different rims, to make it your own. I think maybe the size of the wheels is what people are having trouble digesting since the 5 wheel spoke has always been associated with the "muscle car" look. And I actually also enjoy the chrome because let's face it, the black and GOLD trim has always shined because of it's "blinged out" look. Anyways AWESOME car.
Could be the echo from the exhaust... but I could swear it's knocking!!!
Wouldn't surprise me. I remember it didn't run exactly right for sure. I dont miss dealer sales. Doing entertainment videos mostly now. This place long closed
She takes premium dude! PREMIUM!!!
👀 😆
It's the legend himself...
Its true, Burt Reynolds himself chose these wheels.
Absolutely very clean
nice car ...but please ...put back the original rims!!!
umacks My eyes!! My eyes!! haha thanks for checking it out, This car was a beast.
Those rims are awful.
Needs the honeycombs
15 inch tiny rollers u mean? it handles like a crap...
umacks Amen, Gold Snowflake 7 or 8 inch.
I'm sure its a tire melter. Year One now makes original rims in 17s. That car would be perfect.
Jake G not unless you got some 405 Pirelli's lol
That's what I've got for mine, look nice!
I think such an aggressive cam would drive me crazy at idle. Also I don’t like what they did to the nose that year. I think it started in 79. The 78’s and 77’s are harder to find though because of the original bandit. The 79’ was used in the sequels.
Me too, thanks John great comment
I would to hear that with some good quiet Turbo's.
Would be cool
Install the Year One Snowflake Wheels
Would make that car
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Thanks for your comments & viewership
That car is DOPE bro !! (except for the wheels) Get Centerline mags !
snowflakes are the best 😁
Nice rims!👍🏁
Thanks! 👍
I'm going to do a TA video with a built 455
Do it! Share the link here
I've got a 87 with a 455 only way to go.
@@samspace81 painting my 76 in two weeks then I've got to reassemble it, sure sounds sweet though!
@@DIZ4SHIZNITS nice, the torque on the 455 is unreal, people used to scavenge them out of the cars and put them In boats because of the torque!
@@todd2902 thanks man they are hard to find that's for sure man not many around
Its your car, whatever wheels you got is your own customization. Looks bad ass to me!!!!!!!
The cars nice Sam .I dont care for those subs on the back dash .6x9 are fine when there not seen .motor tight to .rims are ok arnt those boyds.good car all around tho .its coming along .remember people were not all rich.glad he started from the motor first and not the outside.like most people try to do .I start with motor, suspension,inside out .thanks Sam .ur folks( Squiggy loc )bay area
Please buy some better wheels those look tacky
+Trick Sixtyfive haha We can only hope... Thanks for checking it out and enjoy the channel.
i think the 454 smallblock is whats tacky, lol
Brother men would dig these rims !
@@kelldurb8221 What you prefer? Original 220hp???
That & Wheels only Attractive Things on it.
@@deerhunter7482 That & Engine ill take you keep the Rest.
The Bandits car was a 1976 modified to look like a 1977. The 1979 is bugly.
I have feelings :(
those r ugly rims
i love the car and the choice of rims..
Memorable car
The LS powerplants are way more reliable n have way more power than the standard engines fitted in the trans am model's 👍👍👍👍
Not necessarily! Thanks for checking it out, enjoy the channel.
Nice ride !!
Yes it was!
Awesome car!!! What year model is it??
77 is I remember right
That looks like a '79
I love it!
Me too thanks for commenting
Nice mags
The best
sounds good but it needs a restoration
Phil Joost 25K spent on mechanicals, killer engine. Yep, needs to be finished out! Thanks for checking it out. - Sam
These r bad ass cars. They drive good on turns
I remember the movie very well, and I am a huge fan of American muscle cars. As a teenager, all the guys that hung around in the crowd of kids that I ran with, had the most amazing cars. Classic cars, big bucks to get your hands on one today.
Nice I race a grand national turbo. N imports. Now that's hot
samspace81 hey my pleasure
Cool Video ! Thumbs Up Liked Too.
I really appreciate it! About to roll out some great stuff. Thanks for watching
@@samspace81
You are welcome also.
I like the car and I like the rims!
ALRIGHT! Get a lot of negative comments on the wheels lol appreciate you commenting and watching, Kenneth
@@samspace81 You Still Have It? How much?
nice ride
Tittle and description says about engine and y'all judging him about his wheels wtf
Probably because they were out of style when they first came out😂😂
I had a 1977 Firebird Spirit jade green color I miss it
Great rides
I love it man.I have no problem with the rim because to me it looks like a street racing car. Also was that stick shift that i seen.
Appreciate you!
That antenna on the back and those wheels have to go! Along with them speakers on the back deck. I didn't care for the horn either.
Fair enough!
CHEBY in a Pontiac! BOOOO!
That's why GM suck so bad. Divisional competition resulted in better quality.
I believe it was the Olds Toronado had a front wheel drive V8.
Early 60s Pontiac Tempest had the transmission in the rear axle. Their big block engines were similar to Ford's FE line
@@brucear Yep, and Pontiac had some INSANE engines back in the day that GM wouldn't let them put into production because they'd humuliate Chevy, and they just couldn't have THAT....
@@serfcityherewecome8069
True!
Lovely. I'd receive it as a gift - Just saying (as a poor retired person)
Merry Christmas, wish I could Greg!
@@samspace81 How much you Sell it For?
Looks great but I do not care for the rims.
Me either. The car sold quick but the rims were turrible, just turrible
If you don’t have one of these or something better maybe “you should” 🤫
Sweet
Appreciate you watching 👀
nice car.. definitely woulda stayed Pontiac with the engine tnough
More reliable this way and easier to get big power out of a LS. Plus fuel injection is nice unless you’re an old school kind of person. Unless you modded it big time, the Pontiac engines were dog 💩 from this era. Actually they all were thanks to the oil crisis and new emissions laws. Now they make engines with 3-5 times the power, less emissions and better gas mileage. It’s pretty amazing what they’ve done. Strict regulations forced the engine builders to innovate.
Absolutely. 455 with a supercharger would have been better.
Might as well put a Pontiac and you to the Camaro right? And why stop there? Put some Ford engines in classic Chevys.
What you mean.they put tons of ls chevys in pontians oem
nice engine it should work nicely
I felt pain when I saw that chip of paint off the hood, I think muscle cars from back then don’t look good without muscle tires no low profiles, I was lucky enough to have owned a ‘75…
Rims looks CHEEZE on that car...
Where can I get one? And how much for it.
Long sold
Needs some touch ups and new rims
sunfire54 Agree, full paint job really, mechanicals are awesome.
I love the car except the rims
.. and the engine [shudder]...for not that much more $ you can get an all-aluminum PONTIAC engine well north of the same 500-600hp and not cut the car's value in half (at least) by turning it into a Chevy .
The consensus
The rim's have to go.
Thats true
Can you just put Weld's or Centerline's?
is she for sale? how much.
Damn!!!!!
men do what they want boys do what they can
the gay orange dash was the first thing I notice. been in a lot of these cars. no gay orange dash. next no tire smoking video. any car maker would have exploded asset of radials to show how good their cars are. again the gay orange dash does it for me when I came from that generation.
You're a gay orange dash.
👍 yes sir
the engine is what makes the car. the rest isnt much
+Clayton Sollows Absolutely agree, the wheels and paint were terrible but that can be fixed.
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For sure
Just MY opinion...but the car would look WAYYYYY better with some "Year One" snowflakes on it. Or even standard snowflakes. Otherwise...SWEEEEEEET Trans-Am!
You ain't lying
This car is cool I have 2. The “purists” are ridiculous do what you want with your car. Who wants to see the same rims and same shit on the same car every time. Every car show has 30 black and gold cars in a row that are exactly alike
Thanks Myke
you need to transplsnt a 77 front end to this then itll be percect
Shake n Bake!
Lindo carro
beautiful but where the original rims at?
+beto Beles where they at though!? haha Needs them or a replica of original honeycombs in a 17 or 18
did any one of you know that the original bandit car had a 455 in it not a 403 motor
Super Chevy The original 77 T/A SE’s used in S & B had a Poncho 400/180hp.
@@melrose9252 220hp
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@@WisdomOverWicked777Rules < No sir, the Smokey bird had a 180hp 400. A 200 hp was optional (W72), The 220 horse came out as an option in ‘78. One of the Smokey Cars was a 76 with a 77 clip. It’s the one with the honeycomb wheels.
Close but no cigar!
Great way to describe this TA 😆 🤣
Glad I wasn't the only one going to comment on those aweful wheels. They just don't work on that type of vehicle
They triggered me too, don't fit it. Thanks for your viewership on the Samspace81 classic car channel though
Silent but deadly
+TheKJProductionz Like my farts
Why does it sound like the pistons are swapping cylinders
ran like crap
Those wheels kill the car.
Yes I don't get it
Thankfully most of the Ghettoized Camaro mods are reversible and there's enough left of it to be brought back to its former glory...
These wheels should be a misdemeanor
Is it for sale
Long sold
Hate the wheels!
are we sure thats an LSX, i thought they were around 700 pony's
Yes it was a Hoss, appreciate you watching & commenting
What is a RANS AM?
Rhat?
How much is it
so pretty
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Thanks for watching
drool`
I don't get anybody that would put a Chevy motor in a pontiac car that's like putting a ls7 in a mustang
OOps !! Those are NOT the Bandit rims... Tacky !!!!
Truth
Boat ⚓!!!!load!!!!!
What does that even mean?
you don't want to see me in the car old man...
+Wes Black No you'd wreck it lol
shit ..in your dreams..lol
i have a 79 T/A. it's not as finished as that one..but it's all good dude.
just having a little fun on youtube
+Wes Black that's what its all about man haha Nice! Enjoy your T/A. I have a '72 Datsun 240Z I'll finish one of these days. Life gets in the way.
samspace81 that's interesting... I want a 260...haha. I hear the 240 has a better rear end or something like that... But I still like the 260. They have some killer widebody kits out there... I have seen a few guys drop small block Chevy engines in the 240 Z
pontiac firebird trans am.6litres 6
Memorable car
Ruined the car with that Chevy engine.
you know GM, the same people that makes chevy, makes pontiac
Charlie Shay
GM had Divisions.
GM decided to rely on "eye candy" and hope people were just stupid and accept the looks of a car rather then a Brand.
It's like if the NFL just kept 2 teams and had them change uniforms for each team..
Damn auto correct. Clearly you meant Improved the car. As in improved the performance, reliability, top speed, fuel efficiency, etc.
Walks up to the car, "oh look another LS"... keeps moving.
You left out of the only one you could have a point with, cost.
I fail to see how a modern built Alum Pontiac block with FI is some how less reliable, slower, and less fuel efficient.
And really, anyone in the hobby puts MPG next to fuzzy dice.
That car is more Camaro then it is PMD now, and if he took it to Drag Week or the like, it would be classed as a CHEVY. i.e. "fastest Chevy".
Rather then spending the extra few bucks on keeping it PMD, he RUINED the car by making it another 40 second glance before moving on.
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ramairgto72 - How do you know it isn't a Pontiac block? There's nothing there to say it isn't. The block number isn't shown anywhere here, and the fact it is not Pontiac blue proves nothing. I see no reason you can't put an LS intake onto a Pontiac block.
And who do you build a car for? For yourself or to impress others? If you built the car your way and it's what you wanted, then it isn't ruined just because they didn't build it your way.I can appreciate a perfectly restored museum quality car just as much as I can a well done restomod.
Um. Whats The big deal?? It needs a full restoration.
I don't know man, wasn't anything crazy but it went viral. I've worked with a lot better T/As and cars that haven't lol TH-cam a strange animal.
For sale?
No
I think I saw nitto tires.
I spy Nitto tires
Record it with a microphone and not with a potato.
All I had was a potato because I couldn't afford a video camera in those days
@@samspace81 Not able to afford a decent videocamera but a 454? You had your priorities absolutely right, sir. Excuse accepted. Thank you, sir.
1980
Good ride ✌️
Why does it sound like its slappin pistons?!
Probably has a big lumpy cam in it, constantly sounds like it's going to stall. Definitely not rod knock, it's a built motor.
Correct, not knocking
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Thanks for watching!!
Rwal mwn rips it.
Ha thanks for watching 👀
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