Would have to say that my 79 Trans Am which I bought in 2005 and had it up and running in 2006 is my overall favorite. With the original 403 which I rebuilt, and the TH350, and 3.73 gears the car delivered a perfect balance of performance and street friendly manners. I could take it to the track and run 12 teens all day long and then drive it on the street like my daily driver. With the Q-jet it would idle at 800 and with the Dynomax turbo mufflers the sound level was very acceptable. I did drive it a few 40-50 mile trips but will admit that with the 3.73s it was not the best. I have thought about putting the 403 back in the car at some point and adding overdrive so I could take it on longer trips. Then I would put the current 463 into a dedicated race car. May be getting too old for that but you never know.
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69 Bird w/1970 400 block(409 cubes), #64 heads, hyd. roller, Q-jet by Jeff E., original interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, street driven muscle. 3800 lbs. race weight. Best, 11.39 @118, my son's car.
79 T/A w/463, Scat crank, Eagle rods, Icon pistons, Lunati solid roller, 262/270, KRE 325 heads, Northwind intake, QF950 carb, full interior, ps, pdb, th350, and 3.73 gears. Pump gas, 3650 lbs. race weight. 10.68 @ 126 so far... no tuning yet.
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