I Bought a Pontiac Trans Am off of Facebook | Ep. 1
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Everybody has some great ideas on what I should do with this car! The plan for right now is to make it a comfortable and mechanically sound daily driver. I would like to keep the look stock and the ride comfortable, while adding power. I love the stock ride and easy feel of driving this thing, it just needs more power.. Alot more. So pretty much a sleeper/cruiser thirdgen.
The rattle seems like it might be the plate you have on the dash, try pulling it quick. Had a problem with the gauge fuse blowing from an aftermarket head unit jumper on the memory wire and it looks like you have one, so look there. It is probably the cable, but it could be a sheared plastic gear in the trans tail shaft, and you can diagnose it pretty quick with a pair of pliers, a drill, and a spotter. If you spin it up and it moves? A 10mm and a little bit of work will get you done easier than the cable. They are color coded but are usually discolored brown/orange, so you might have to just go by your rear end ratio. Hope this helps. Can't wait to see what you turn it into.
Yeah the rattle sounds and looks like the license plate near the window. In california u have to have a front plate and mine rattled until I taped it. It also sounds like the typical door handle rattle, either the rods that connect to the handle or the handle bracket behind the panel.
I think you should do an ls swap, suspension and definitely sub frame connectors if it doesn’t already have since it’s T tops. Take us step by step on ls swap.
What happened to the blue camaro?
Thant’s my idea for my 85 Camaro. A sleeper car!
Just found this channel and it's so refreshing to see older muscle cars being restored. It's boring seeing mainly JDM or ricer videos. Glad to see some legendary machines being worked on. Subscribed!
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I love the 80s theme with the music and the lense filter. Goes perfect with the third gen.
putting speed parts on an LG4 is roughly equivalent to setting cash on fire. I would propose setting up a budget Turbo system. That way you can find the limits of the LG4 and once it blows up, you're already prepped for the LS
An lg4 will never be collectable. It's a handicapped motor. Low compression, small bore, shrouded valves, crap ports. The only way to get power out of it, is forced induction, or replacing it. No amount of "bolt on parts" will make it any more powerful than a 10 year old 6 cylinder sedan.
That's insane, but I totally get what you're saying. I have an 84 z28 that WAS an lg4. It's a 383 now. I also have my brothers bought new 84 Z28 H.O. she's tired and battle scarred but was an order of magnitude better than my lg4. I grew up in that car, best times of my life were sitting next to my brother at triple digit speeds on the SS parkway. First time going over 100 was in that car. I think I was 16 or 17.
@CC Ryder selling a LG4 engine for $12,000-$14,000 or the whole car? either way that engine was a turd. think it was 150 hp. i used to have a 1989 camaro with the L03. i pulled that junk out and put a L05 in its place.... then L98 heads, better cam, headers, bored throttle body..... yeah it work up some, it was fairly quick, but i had to spend enough to get it there..... and still it probably made 250-260 (tops). it was fun though, the TBI system isnt a complete turd when you set the rest of the engine up right.
Motor Trend`s Engine Masters TH-cam channel ran a junkyard 305 with a mild cam, carb and head swap and a 150 NOS shot and made over 500HP, they didn't blow it up until they hit it with a 300 shot, then it only damaged one piston.
Randall Whalen amazing motors they are built very tough
Jesus Christ Matt, now you have an amazing fleet of vehicles! How about swapping in the turbo V6 from a GNX or a Turbo Trans Am? I've always loved the white 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am. And the voiceover was cool, I digged it 👍
I want a 20th anniversary Turbo TA. Beautiful car
Thats definetly an idea, me personally ive always thought these cars are too heavy for anything but a v8.
the fastest production third gen trans am is the 1989 turbo v6 ,also these cars are not heavy compared to similar vehicles AT ALL....
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do NOT LS swap it. you already have one of those. too common
go with an aftermarket gen1 sbc 4 bolt mains, aluminum heads, holley sniper or fitech, little nitrous etc
Dave Martin someone gets the point thank YOU
DrgnFlys once again LS swamping is too common time for something new that no one has done yet
DrgnFlys I do see what you mean if LS blows 305 can be back up but I would like to see someone do something different
there are millions of regular sbc gen 1 third gen smallblock camaros and trans ams,you think there are tons of ls swaps but they are under 2-3 percent of all camaros and trans ams my friend.i have an old school version one sbc and i love it but the ls is the pinnacle of small block chevy evolution @@TFD1982
trillrif axegrindor we are referring to TH-cam at least me
Oh fuck yes. I've had my 1986 Trans Am since I was 16 and I've ditched the 305 TPI and 700R4 for a built Vortec L31 and World Class T5. I'm almost done with the swap and the beast runs. Soon enough I'll have it back on the road. I have a few older vids on my channel about me doing the first engine swap and some rust repair, etc. Plan to come out with a huge update when the new swap is done. I love seeing people mess with these cars.
A series over LS swapping would be great! I’m tossing around the idea of LS swapping my ‘91 Camaro
I'm gearing up to swap my 89 as well. Would be very cool.
Jaren Nelson I’ve got a 5.3 stroker lying around that I want to turbo
New favorite project! I have a 85 trans am that looks identical besides its red. What about a 434 SBC. Keep it old school carb! No one knows how to work on carbs now a days.
I second this!! I'm swapping in a built 5.3 this summer into my 91 firebird
Looks like this will be a great project, refreshing to see someone else from NY restoring a muscle car on TH-cam. Like yourself I haven't figured out if I should talk or not or what really people want to see.
You should put a 427 sbc with holley fuel injection. Make it look stock, paint the block black, the heads and intake black and find a H.O. 305 dual snorkel intake for the ultimate sleeper vibe. That would be sick. Sweet ride man.
I got ahold of a 86 firebird base for 1200 with 58k miles and your build is what I’m basing off of to do my own. Already have a 5.3 I’m going to do some minor changes to. I’m not shooting for 1000, but 400-500hp would make me happy. Great videos!
Hey Matt, love the new ride! I would like to see you keep the 305 and build it up. The 305s are great little motors and they don't get the respect they deserve. It would be nice to see a 305 stroked out to a 335 with ARP bolts and some covette heads, and a nice power giving cam, and also supercharge it. It would be a surprise to everyone.
My grandmother had a 1980 Firebird Esprit, I was born in 1987, so I don't remember it new, but she barely drove it and kept it in mint condition. It was garaged it's entire life, and my dad sold it in 2010, with about 50k miles on it, for some ridiculous amount of money to a collector. He did an online auction and he ended up getting like over 3 times what it originally sold for. My grandmother passed away in 1995 and she stopped driving in 1990, so my dad would drive it once a week to keep it running and keep the tires from getting flat spots. I honestly don't know why he kept it as long as he did, except sentimental reasons, apparently my grandmother absolutely loved that car.
I have the same year TA since I bought it back in 1993. It had the L69 305 stock and I put in a GM 350/350 for around $2400. I put on a new quadrajet carb and Edelbrock headers and a few other small mods. It ran and sounded absolutely perfect. Nice deep throaty swap and rumble, the 700R4 still kept with the new engine and it got great mileage too. I had it painted over and put on new wheels-I won street shows with it and I kept it immaculate for a daily driver for many years. Fast forward-I swapped out the engine and put in a high performace 383/449 hp stroker and it has alot of power but never felt the same as it did with the 350/350. She still sits in my garage but I think that I am going to put another 350 in it. It was an easy swap and ran beautifully with 200 more horses than the stock 305. Good luck man its in nice shape.
Just bought an almost identical car a few days ago. Red/Silver '86 with a 305 TPI (engine swap from a '91), 4speed. Paint and interior is immaculate. Drives like new. Can't wait to dig in and get to work on it.
I used to have an 89 GTA, I loved that car, thought the shape was great (much nicer than the earlier KITT type), I spent a fortune sorting all the bits out, new engine, bushes, shocks, exhaust, brakes, subframe connectors, weather strips, stereo and more. But I always had problems with it so it was always having a new problem to sort out and I didn't have the time or the money to keep on top so let it go. Still wish I'd stuck with it and stripped it all down and restored it fully. Maybe one day :) Looking forward to watching where this one goes, will bring back memories for sure!
This is perfect. I just bought 1989 Trans Am GTA. She's been locked up for the winter. So I will definitely be paying attention to the ideas you come up with.
I really think you should leave the 305 in there for now and build the car from.the rear front. I.e start with suspension stuff wheels etc. It would be cool to set the goal as a daily driver that can break into the 12s. Maybe try to get high 12s with the 305. That way once you get bored of the 305 and want to do a swap the platform will already be set.
Man!!! This is going to be a great project! Your subscribers are gonna be very happy to see this transformation. I know I will. Can’t wait to see what your going to do.
Perfect video! Just picked up an 85 in the same color combo. Nose was hit but interior is showroom, 56k miles, t tops don’t leak. Can’t wait to see what you do w this thing
LS swap again. But do something different with it. Like a high revving 4.8L turbo or a naturally aspirated 7.0L both with big power.
The voice over was good. Didn't mind at all. Keep up great work..
LS Swap it!! 6.2L. NO VOICE OVER unless absolutely needed. Love the missing lug nut.
Nice project car. You made a great purchase. The car really looks in pretty good shape. I also love the 3rd gen Camaro and Firebird. I own a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am and it used to look like yours with the same ground effects and bumpers. It was done by its previous owner but I removed them and put the stock parts back on the car. It also had the same Walker mufflers and tail pipes which aren't factory correct but aftermarket. The catalytic converter was also replaced with a Walker aftermarket one. The factory tailpipes on our car had a slightly different shape with a slant cut on the tips. The tailpipes were welded on the muffler from factory.
This is awesome. I have an 83. Start with the general tune up, changing all the dry rotted rubber hoses under the hood. Subframe connectors. Maybe the LS1 rear brake drum to disc conversion. The interior like you said and paint and just enjoy it.
If it were my build... I'd paint it before doing the weatherstriping that way you're only taking the whole thing apart once and don't have to worry about getting the fresh seals off. As for the engine, keeping it period correct, get a used 350 tpi and throw heads,cam, and a tpis mini ram on it. Regardless cool project and looking forward to seeing how it turns out!
Love the channel love the new project I also picked up an 86 Tran am and doing a budget build with the 305 than maybe 383 in the future. It cool that my bird and that one are very Simalar can’t wait to see what direction you go.
Plan on buying this same vehicle within the year and I'm using your videos as basically a small guide to help me with any repairs or upgrades I may do so thank you in advance for all the help your videos will give me
I'm old school so I say 350, drops right in and can make a ton of power. The LS series exists because the Gen 1 small blocks were so good, GM knew they needed to knock it out of the park.
Just stick to the 305 and put so goodies in it those engine are very strong and can take a good beating and everyone does an LS swap but you don’t see to manny people keep the motor and just modify it why not try it that’s my plan at least. Do what you want so whatever makes you happy in the end.
I have an 86 Firebird. Dude I'm pumped to see this restoration!
if you haven't seen it. top down solutions is a website that sells the hatch motor pull down housing that's upgraded for cheap. the headlight motor repair kits. I've used both and they works great for cheap. the outside door handles are always broken, Dorman sells cheap replacement ones that looks stock. they fix the door rattles, the spring tab snaps on the oem ones.
looking forward to seeing you clean it up.
lets take it back to the 80's go full 80's on it
Hey, the thumbnail caught my eye! I'm also restoring a Trans Am but its an '85. Same color, same engine, same trans, and I'm located in New York as well. Looking forward to more vids on this one from a fellow Matt!
Awesome purchase, maybe throw a big block in it? or maybe a 383 stroker.
Ill be putting a 383 stroker in my 92 bird
I love how I just was about to buy an 82 trans am and found this whole playlist like amazing I really want to restore it to
Please ls swap this bro. Only because I have a lq4 for my iroc. It’d be nice to see all the little details involved
Nitrous. Engine masters did a 305 and got lots of power check it out. Good luck with the car i saw that car last week and almost called on it.
Damn Man! you are killing me! she is a beauty, and "T TOPS"!! I haven't even pulled the 305 and started my LQ9 swap in 83 Camaro yet. Only consolation is my wife's all original perfect condition 1977 Trans AM (from AZ) white with Red Firethorn interior, 400Z Pontiac Eng. Wish we would get a little heat here, and of course the snow is 5' deep! Look forward to this one.
Dude I reskinned my interior with a kit from hawks Motorsports and as a matter of fact I restored the whole interior using their kits. After ten years the interior has held up phenomenally. Oh and should you desire better stopping I make adapter kits for 98-02 brakes.
Go a era correct build
Thats what I’m doing. I bought a new 350 TPI crate engine for my 88.
Shawn Stafford I just order hood vent from Hawks Motorsports. They have a lot for our cars.
Original is boring.
Awesome love the new project! I may be going hand in hand in this journey with you, as I am about to trailer my 88 GTA that has been sitting outside in NY for a few years 11 hours to my current home and start restoring it and do an LS1/T56 swap. I will have to deal with a lot of the same issues you are going to tackle, my interior got water into it from my hatch panel leaking - will be redoing everything and fixing the door sag and weather stripping as well! then on to the big swap and paint :)
Whatever you do it will turn out nice like your Camaro. I sold my 87 Iroc last summer needed a bit too much work and didn't have the space to work on cars as before..but growing up with 3rd gens and just love them I may consider buying one in better shape. This TA is in better shape than the Iroc I had sold because of the no rust issues but it had similar issues like no head liner and tops and door seals and the rear hatch pull down issue just some of the common issues with these 3rd gens. Congrates and looking foward to this TA build..that was a steal of a deal BTW Matt!! 😎
I'd love to see just a basic, stock LS1 swap into it. Freshen the car up, make it clean, and have a fun but quiet, peppy, and reliable daily driver.
Thats why I wanna go ls. Best route for a daily driver
@@lsxmatt Can't wait to see how this goes! Subbed!
Watching this makes me miss my 1986. I had that Muti port injection. And on the highway at 2am back in 1997 and no one was around. I had mine up to 140+. It take a few miles but ti did it. I was 17 at the time and thought this car had 300 HP. lol. Either was I always loves these cars. And you're right. They do handle like dream.
I love these things. My first car was a 2000 firebird and I really like and want one of these 80s models. I think they're one of those "so ugly its cool" cars and I like the idea of putting a huge engine in them and filling them with upgrades. You can get them dirt cheap too which helps my fondness towards them.
I just bought an 89 firebird formula! I am so excited
I think you should put a junkyard 5.3 in it, turbo the crap out of it!
Holy shit you actually are contemplating the idea I suggested (not saying it’s because I suggested it) but the turbo ls build would be so sick
Nice! I had a 89 TA the same exact color. Mine had the silver mesh wheels & didn’t have T-tops. It had the weak Trottle body 305. It couldn’t get out of its on way. Lol. Looking forward to the videos.
That thing is badass! 💪
Let me know if you need any help
Thats my favorite color combo for sure!
So you have a Camaro and a Trans Am! That's cool it's something you don't see to often!
Looks great for $1500!! Cant wait to see what your going to do with it!
I've contemplated swapping a 5.3 into my 89 bird, but then I started learning more about small blocks, specifically the chevy 400. I found that it's relatively cheap, easy to build, easy to get go fast parts, and can have immense torque with the right compression ratio. I think that would be a very fun build, I also wanted to find a fi tech to convert the 400 to efi for ease of tuning and better power.
I just started watching your channel. I’m a big fan of the 3rd Gen Trans Am, even though I never owned one. I did have a 79 Trans Am with the 400 4-speed and WS6 package AND a 70 Camaro with a 350 and Turbo 350 trans.
I’m looking to get a 3rd Gen TA like yours in that particular color with the silver bottom sometime in the future. I was in my teens/early twenties when these cars were popular but couldn’t afford it.
I’ll be watching and following the progress of your TA. BTW I saw that you were on Rt 287 / Rt 440 in Jersey. I used to live in S.I., NY.
If it at least had the slightly higher horsepower tuned port engine in it then id maybe tinker with some parts but with that engine you'd be throwing cash away . I think a high revving 4.8 with a single turbo would be real nice in there . I don't think youd get a factory supercharger under the hood of that thing . Pretty limited on hood clearance unless you were to opt for cowl hood , but i'd rather see stock hood on these cars , great body lines for its era...
I'm so extremely excited about this series. I just bought a 1986 Z28 which already had a 350 swap done to it and it has many of the same problems this car has. In a sense, we're going to go through this revival together.
I'd also like to add that I wouldn't want to see and LS swap in this car. Your channel is more or less built on the fact that you have an LS swapped Camaro and I understand that, but I think doing something like a 350 swap would add some diversity and also interest myself more. Handling upgrades plus an old style Gen I 350 would be the best route in my opinion, but I'm not your only subscriber and it is your car. :)
Matt you're known for LS swap. I was it like an old school 454, or 343 small block, with 2 speed power glide. I think there's is a LS block that working with 350 parts. Cant wait to see what you go with.
Tires are good. Definitely a good buy at $1500. I'm not a big fan at voice over for the entire video. Can't wait to see what you do with this project. Been following your Camaro videos pretty much since the beginning.
I've got 3 IROC-Z in my yard I'm working on, but have always loved the 85 thru 90 Trans am and Formula Firebirds. Probably do another Pontiac after two of the IROC get done. Like your content. Keep it up!
I have an almost identical car (same color and missing fog light lense) sitting in my brother's driveway. We bought it for $200 with a bent tie rod after our friend put it into a ditch. Fixed it and used it as kind of a community burnout machine. With a stock TPI 5.0 and the headlight pulled it was faster than my '97 Cobra in the 1/4 (14.0 to a 14.1). It is now a little bit mossy from sitting with a blown trans and I've been trying to get the ball rolling on it again. Sweet ride though Matt. Dare you to do the Aquatune Hydrogen Injection system on it.
Hell yeah man! I have a 87 exact same car but no t tops and mines red...Oh yeah and mine has a blown head gasket. I have had it for 15 years and it’s completely stock. I will definitely be following along. I’m so pumped to get her back too her former glory👍
Is the license plate not rattling in the front windshield?
That is what I was thinking as well.
I was thinking it was the speed cable inside the cluster. The speedometer isn't working so maybe it is just not connected at the gauge.
I also have a 85 trans am off Facebook 😂 luckily my car was hot rodded with a vortec 350 and big cam making 400ish hp. 5 speed car with a 305 originally. T tops and it's completely rust free from a no snow area. Other then needing new rubber weatherstripping around the doors n t tops it's in beautiful shape.
Yes!! Another 3rd gen owner! You have the same perspective as me it seems, I want to do the same thing with my 305. I've had two Trans Ams and a Camaro - they're loads of fun.
See what power you can make from the 305! A turbo build, or perhaps just throwing bolt-ons at it would be neat. I'm shooting for an Autocross build with mine, so I really want to dial in the platform and make the car handle well.
Well there is a ton you can do that's why I love third gens. Make it a 86 GTA with the TPI motor..beef it a bit to 383 motor To keep it on a good budget. Throw a blower on it if you want even more HP and If not go all out and do what you do. I have a 86 Iroc z had two 84 Z28s and 1 83 great to see the spirit is still alive. Nice Buy Good Luck with it!
Great find on the Trans Am, $1500 is steal considering it runs and drives with out rust and straight body. Fender is an easy fix. I got a 91 Firebird for $800, it has a LT 1 with aluminum heads. No rust at all Florida car. 3rd gen f-bodies are a good choice, plentiful and inexpensive. Easy to modify, in stock form they brake and handle very well. Look forward to more videos. 👍
Thats a good buy too for an Lt1 Florida car!
This was my first car except mine had the LB9 305 TPI. LB9s had 190 bhp in 1986 and LG4 had 155 bhp. Both were dead and buried by 4500 rpm even though the redline was 5500. That last 1000 rpm of noise was what lost you races to Monte SS and some of the slower Mustangs. I eventually learned to let off the gas and stomp it again to "trick" the trans into shifting early. I always dreamed of a 454 or 383 stroker that could breath. Highway performance was non-existent because of the asthmatic top end. I bought exhaust (Flowmaster) and bogus computer chips (SLP) and TPI inserts and none of them made much difference. I wished the LS or something like it was available in those days. The 3rd gen TA was a beautiful car, just poorly built like most of it's 80's GM brethren. However, it did have character and I still miss it. Whatever you do, you will want to add strut tower braces (front and rear) and maybe add a partial roll cage. My T-top car sqeaked and rattled like crazy once it had some miles and lossened up. I will never forget the time I visited an old girl friend at Ohio U and had the car parked curbside on a cobblestone street. A few co-eds were admiring the car as I pulled out, but the cobble stones were not my friend and the sqeaking and rattling was all anyone could hear as the car betrayed it's loosened structure, the sqeaks and rattles reverberated from the walls as I made a (slightly) hasty escape.
Whatever you do to this car I'm sure will be amazing. Im glad you are sticking with keeping it automatic. The trans ams from my understanding was more of a touring car than the camaros of the same gen and so i think keeping it automatic cements that idea. Looking forward to seeing future vids as I hope i can learn something for restoring my 88 GTA.
Also. I am really digging the 80's vibe you got going with this video please keep it up in the future build videos👍
Typically they got more aggressive suspension tuning then the Camaro (stiffer rear parts making it handle more neutral/not understeer as much) as well as got nicer interior trim. Pontiac wanted to be GM's performance division and they kept fighting with GM's edict that the Corvette is GM's ultimate sports car (though a good argument could be made that Pontiac broke that rule with the TTA and Firehawk, both could run away and hide from anything else GM made)
Was literally looking at buying one of these and your video came up!! Now we might both have firebird and camaro projects on our channels!!
That would be awesome, can't wait for more content on your Camaro! Maybe we can arrange a collab sometime in the future.
Awesome project! Excited to see where you take it. Throw a turbo on the 305, once it blows, turbo ls swap.
I really like the personal feeling of your videos when you do the "live" footage. The voice over isn't bad by no means I just really like the way you have always done the videos
I have a stock 305 TPI in my 85 Camaro. I am having a difficult time between having a stock looking original or doing a LS swap. The problem is putting that much money into a 305 I could do a nice LS or just a small block swap. But I love the way the tune port intake looks. If you do either I’ll still watch your videos! My dash pad is equally uncracked. But as far as I know my car has always been garaged as it is now. With T tops you will have to put is a subframe connector.
a small block swap?? you do realize a 305 is a small block? you could do heads, cam, intake, and exhaust and wake it up just a little. a 305 is good for some gains, you should be able to get close to 300 hp.
if your talking about a 350 swap, that is a direct swap, but realize the stock runners and intake on a TPI system actually become a restriction. the TPI system was originally intended to give 350 torque numbers to a 305. the runners and intake are sized for a 305.
Ok 350
I’ve read so many articles on ls swaps, the pro and con of the 305. I’ve watch every video on ls swaps, thanks Matt, to different ecm options to allow me to keep the tpi and up grade the cam. I’d like to keep it as stock looking as possible and get some kind of hp out of it. I’ve read it’s possible but you either need to upgrade the ecm yo a 86 or later and learn to program proms plus buy all the equipment to program them. Or get a stand alone ecm, which No one is giving up information on how to do it. Or scrap the tpi and go with a carb. But the car is a first gen fuel injection from the first year they put the tpi on a Camaro. So staying true to the multi port injection I could do a Holley Stealth ram. But now I’m going so far away from the original why not just put a 350 into it or just do a ls swap. Most people say way waste money on a 305. Do you see my dilemma? Here is my latest idea.
www.superchevy.com/how-to/engines-drivetrain/1801-a-305ci-engine-makes-big-horsepower-using-torqstorm-supercharger/.
Yes it say supercharger but the first part talks about what was done prior to the supercharger.
But I’m really stuck on the way that TPI looks plus the originality of the car.
And yes I do know a 305 is a small block Chevy.
@@monavieforal you dont swap ECM's you swap prom chips in that era...... more modern systems you reflash the PCM when you make changes
Ok I don’t think you realize that 1985 was the first year of the TPI. In 1986 they change the ecu and wiring harness but essentially used the same hardware. So any chips/proms that are available only work in 1986 and later ecu’s. This is why I say an ecu swap.
If you have some real information that would help me with my project, thank you.
Nice my 1st car at age 15 was a 85 camaro z28 ho 305 black red interior with a whopping 190 hp 240 tq even bk then it was to slow for me my buddy with a big block Chevelle use to hand me Ls left an rt after I got tired of losing. I talked to my dad an the money I had saved up we went an bought a sbc 355 hump heads 650 holly pumper carb flat top pistons with a small 100 shot nos 400th trans 4:10 gears I must say my buddy with the Chevelle I out ran an we became friends I’ve own 7 f body’s from that time up to my current 1 is a 00 z28 ls car to much to list but I have the fastest stock suspension car in my city an trip city’s areas it my baby but this makes me wish I had my high school car all over again keep up the videos bring bk Memories
Great car for the price, I own a 1983 trans am, I was going to rebuild the 305, but my neighbor gave me a 350 so My friend and I rebuild it. I would have like to install an Ls3 but I don't have the extra cash for that. Hope to see a new video of the progress of your Trans am soon. God bless.
I have a 86 trans am as well I'm exited to see the building of this car
Sick. I had ond identical to that. Such beautiful cars. Nothing pays tribute to the 80 s like a beautiful Pontiac Trans Am.
Nice!! The pop up lights actually work... I had a 87 TPI 305, 5 speed about 20 years ago..
just subscribed because of this video. ive owned and daily driven an 85 bird 2.8L v6 for 5 years, just recently put in a 350 tpi and kept the v6 T5 transmission. Looking forward to the videos!
2:10 A Connecticut TH-camr? That’s cool! I love your camera panning around the Pontiac. 😍
A tpi turbo build would be super cool 👍
Go big inch sbc with turbo. That's what I plan on doing with my iroc. 400-434 ci with twins. I plan on using a FIRST brand tpi. To keep it looking stock to the untrained eye.
Congrats bru. Trans Am/Camaro of '86 r my favorite year not just cause I was born in it but cause it's da 1st & only year they had da 3rd brake light on top of da hatch.
I think before you ls swap it, or touch a bit or bolt on it, you should take it to track, and dunk as is for baseline numbers!
Myself personally, I’d like to see you put a set of aluminum heads on it (350 heads for that motor!), swap it over to too, put a cam in it, and see what kind of power you can get out of that old 305! I know from personal experience, those 305’s are capable of making decent power, a lot more than factory and the bad name they have is undeserved!
Maybe after that, try some old school alp Siamese you runners, big mouth set up, or if you can find one a TPIS “mini ram” that was the precursor to the factory intake they put on the Lt1 in the first years of the 4th gen fbodys.
After that, maybe an ls swap
I have the exact same car my wife and I purchased bran new in 1985. It also has the 305 and is in mint condition with 130 original miles. I have been waiting to retire and did so in 2018 and have started doing some replacement stuff like front and rear sway bars. I am not even sure where to go form there though. I keep it in my 5K squre foot shop always. Never goes out side much.
Looks like the same colour as my 1987 Formula!
My favorite part of this new trans am is the custom cup holder 😂 I’m so excited
Welcome to the better Looking side of GM's F body line! ;)
I had a similar problem with the gauges on my 87 GTA, turned out to be an intermittent short in the cigarette lighter. On my current Bird the speedo cuts out and you have to give the dash a little love tap to wake it back up. Every third gen has its quirks.
Love that thing! Looking forward for future videos. Looks for me like the source for that metal rattle might be the license plate thats rattling against the windshield.
ran out of stuff to watch on netflix but i think i've found my next series to watch! Hoping to pick up a third gen camaro in the next few weeks.. thanks for the vids!
Sweet!
I however guessed a little wrong. I thought it was going to be a Formula Firebird.
I had a 1990 Red Trans Am with the 305ci TPI motor and hunk 700R4 Automatic transmission in it.
It was my first V-8 muscle or pony car, and man I loved that car! I would give almost anything to have that exact same car back!
I’ve tried looking up the vin number to see if I could find her, but have never been able to. I afraid it was junked😔
I do want to buy another one of the same year and build it the way I always wanted to build the other one, as a canyon carver that I could take out on track days at SCCA tracks and corner with the best of them with factory style suspension and prove that it was a great design and worked great for cornering!
God I miss my old car so fucking bad!!!!!
Rather see these older cars with minor reliable upgrades. But if you are going for more power go old school and try a supercharger in it. These cars are from my teen years. The IROC Camaro in blue was the it car in my circle of friends. Anyway good luck on the restoration!
Voice over is great. The no cracks in the dash pad is insane, it doesn't make sense. I'm glad u have t tops, now u will show how to fix them up and I am deffinitely looking forward to that. As far as the 305 being a terrible le compression engine, the 305 was known as the work horse of chevrolet, it wasn't ment for power it was ment for reliability. I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of power you can get out of the 305 and what steps you will take. I wish it was tbi, so it would help me more haha I have a tbi not a carb. Similar but diff, no mixture screws etc.
Also, if u ever do a video on the rear beqrings for the wheels, I'd be interested in seeing that. It's funny how the lug nuts look so random! At first I was like "u can't even hear it, u just hear the music" then u turned off the music so we could hear and that was perfrct. All in all, great vid!
I'd love the ls swap, but I can't ls swap mine due to restrictions in california with the engine Vin not matching, plus I like the 305, I know it's not as fast as an ls, but its the camaro. Ls engines are badass, I just prefer a suped up stock camaro, rather than a car that is so aftermarket that it's barely a camaro anymore. That's just me tho. I love ur blue lsx, it's a great car hands down.
Don't hate to much but...I think it would be pretty cool to see how much power you could get with a TPI setup. I love my LS in my third gen but I've always wondered how much power you could actually get out of the TPI setup. I think it would help with the people who want to maintain the stock look and the people who don't have the budget for the LS swap get some more power!
it looks nice, I had a chance to buy one the same year and color when I was in high school. I took my dad to look at it at the car lot...and the car didn't want to start...the salesman tried 5 different things to get it going and finally my dad said we are not going to get it...I was really disappointed.
So awsome. I say anymore. Mone is soild burgundy. 86 Ws6 package with tpi 305 hi output. What a mistake i did by tossin the original motor. What a ride. Will ls it one day.
As an 86 LG4 owner, I'd love to see you do a build-up of the stock engine in a "real-world" driver type of thing to show people how to get some reasonable improvements. These cars will never win any races stock; we didnt buy them to race. We bought them because we like them.
Awesome car, looking forward to watching the restore on this as I’ve just bought an 86 here in Australia and we really don’t have much of a history on them here so it’ll be good to see all the in’s and out of this model
These cars really never have rust issues. As cool as an LS would be. I would personally do a classic 355 or 383 stroker and keep it period correct
Welcome to the Firebird club Matt.