[72TAMAN]

I purchase the Trans Am in sept 1984 at 18 years old , my first car. paid $500.and a extra $500 for the mag wheels. Someone before me bought the Trans Am took the motor out to put it in is 76 Lemans and put is 76 Lemans motor (350) in the Trans Am and he sold the Trans Am to my brother in-law brother. I bought the Trans Am a few months later for $1000. Try to get motor running properly but no luck The owner that sold it the the first guy said the color is boston brown???.

[72TAMAN]

More pictures . Damage to passenger front fender and in gray primer, rear wheels have original flares at the front and homemade flares at the back.
Picture #2
Picture #3 notice where the sticker on inside of trunk lid is
Picture #4 front passenger fender in red primer

[72TAMAN]

Pictures from early winter 1984


Picture #1 Trim #216 (161) standard black interior . ( from fall 1984)
Picture #2 Bill of sale for a 71 Lemans t37 body rusted out but good 350 motor and
transmission. (spring 1985)
Pictures #3,4,5 T37 motor getting a face lift, new gaskets ,paint etc (spring 1985)

[FunctionalShaker]

Too bad you lost out on the original engine. I hope you've changed the color -- I like Boston baked beans, but not their color on a car.

[71GP76TA]

Looks kinda like Ponch's car.

[72TAMAN]

Originally Posted by FunctionalShaker

Too bad you lost out on the original engine. I hope you've changed the color -- I like Boston baked beans, but not their color on a car.

There is a story with that motor that will be told later on when I get to that part of the restoration .

[72TAMAN]

Originally Posted by 71GP76TA

Looks kinda like Ponch's car.

I watched a bit of that show when I was young and I do not remember that car. Weird
Maybe that is why the Trans Am was painted that color by the second or third owner , not
sure

[72TAMAN]

May early June 1985

Picture #19 Clean up front frame and firewall and paint it with tremclad fire engine red
Picture #20 Motor installed in Trans Am 350 from 71 Lemans T37
Picture #21 Front sheet metal back on
Picture #22a First day back from paint shop
Picture #22 Pops looking a the beast

[72TAMAN]

June 1985

First three pictures from old work place in Ottawa Canada

Last two in front of my parents place

[72TAMAN]

June 1985

More pictures from in front of my parents place in Aylmer Quebec Canada

[72TAMAN]

June 1985 and Summer 1986

Summer of 85 drove the Trans Am from early June to last day of october and park the Trans Am for the winter. Spring 1986 found problem with rear frame rails rusted and pushing thrue the trunk , damm air shocks. Try to buy the whole floor from GM but not available at the time , so I try to repair it but no luck for whatever reason I can't remember.

Picture #34,35 Trans Am at my parents place Aylmer Quebec Canada
Picture #36,37 Summer 1986 rear frame problem
Picture #38 Old gas tank

[T A 70]

That body work is killing me....I guess it was "just a car" back then...

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by T A 70

That body work is killing me....I guess it was "just a car" back then...

You are supposed to look at the WHEELS and tires back then, remember??
I let a friend work on my Nova, same results...

[keith k]

Originally Posted by 72TAMAN

Spring 1986 found problem with rear frame rails rusted and pushing thrue the trunk

I hate when that happens....

Those fender flares are, um, far out....

Cool story.

[LeighP]

lol...the 80's, glad we've moved on since then...lol.
Its nice that you've got those pics to tell the story with.

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by keith k

I hate when that happens....

NOTHING can ruin your day FASTER!

[72TAMAN]

SUMMER OF 86

No more flares

Here is the reason why those dam flares stayed on when the Trans Am was painted orange/red . Told the shop to remove the flares but was called in to see the flare problem .
whoever made the flares cut and flipped out the rear quarter fender well lip out and duck taped cardboard to it and bondo the whole thing together to make the flares. I told the shop to remove the old flares and make new ones with steel and bondo ,which he did and did a ****ty job with the bondo also he bondo the front nose to the front fender

Picture #40 Me under the car ,my brother in-law and my little nephew
Picture #41 and #42 Me under the car and my brother in-law
Picture #43 and #44 The beast with no more flares

[72TAMAN]

SUMMER OF 86

Picture #45 Front nose sanded down because of paint cracked were the paintshop bondo
the fender to the nose
Picture #46,47 Rear frame and trunk damage (RUSTED OUT)
Picture #48,49 Primed rear end of car

[72TAMAN]

SUMMER OF 86

More pictures of the Trans Am. the last two pictures show all the overspray in the engine compartment.the paintshop did not taped anything in the motor area even after I told him to do so, from what I heard he put a grocery paper bag flat on the carb and lower the hood to about 6 inches from close position and sprayed the car . Yes that paintshop was a relative of my best friend, goton that deal big time

[72TAMAN]

SUMMER OF 86

Start to dismantle Trans Am and get ready for frame work at a shop in Ottawa Ontario Canada

Picture # 55 More overspray !!!!!!
Picture #56,57,58 Inside look after carpet was remove, lot's of white overspray paint
Picture #59a Trans Am in front of the frame shop in Ottawa Canada