[pontiacstogo]

Started with the parcel shelf, that led to the rear speaker, which led to installation of the trunk mat, spare wheel and jack. All done. Pulled all of the fender flares to reinstall them and get them fitting tighter to the body. They are still not perfect, but I'm not sure they ever are. This is the first time since I've owned the car that the front and rear flares have all of the (3 per flare) mounting screws fitted. Glad to be done with them and hope I never have to remove and refit another fender flare EVER.



Backed the car out of the garage and into the sun. Outside is all complete now with the exception of the trim rings and decals. No hood bird on this car and no shaker callout so it's just the fender decals and rear spoiler decal to install.

[pontiacstogo]

Got a good chunk of the interior back in yesterday;



One of the 'bulb holders' came off the wires for the dome light so I need to fix that. I purchased new inner window sweeps for the door panels, so I need to install those onto the panels before I can install them (looks like a fun job).

[pontiacstogo]

Interior is all back in now with the exception of the dome light (waiting on replacement bulb clip/holders). I decided to reinstall the original shift knob instead of the white Hurst ball I had on there previously. My car doesn't have many options (no hood bird, no A/C, no power windows etc.) but it does have the 'custom' interior and AM with 8 track.



Replacing the old and brittle inner window sweeps on the door panels was a fun job. Glad to have that behind me. Printed up a new reproduction VIN decal for the drivers door.



Just a few minor things to do now (mainly decals and a handful of tuneup/mechanical items).

[Skidmark]

Originally Posted by pontiacstogo

Started with the parcel shelf, that led to the rear speaker, which led to installation of the trunk mat, spare wheel and jack. All done. Pulled all of the fender flares to reinstall them and get them fitting tighter to the body. They are still not perfect, but I'm not sure they ever are. This is the first time since I've owned the car that the front and rear flares have all of the (3 per flare) mounting screws fitted. Glad to be done with them and hope I never have to remove and refit another fender flare EVER.



Backed the car out of the garage and into the sun. Outside is all complete now with the exception of the trim rings and decals. No hood bird on this car and no shaker callout so it's just the fender decals and rear spoiler decal to install.

Nice job. Wondering what makes fitting the front and rear flares so difficult. I just ordered some new welting to do mine. Thanks

[pontiacstogo]

Originally Posted by Skidmark

Nice job. Wondering what makes fitting the front and rear flares so difficult. I just ordered some new welting to do mine. Thanks

The last couple of inches of welting at the top of the flare is always hard to get right. The 'turn' needs to be done just right so that it doesn't look weird when it's on the car. That and just getting them looking OK without weird gaps between the flare and the panel.

[pontiacstogo]

Originally Posted by jhein

Congratulations! Now your bird can fly and be free!!

I might have overdone the flying part

[chuckies76ta]

Originally Posted by Skidmark

Nice job. Wondering what makes fitting the front and rear flares so difficult. I just ordered some new welting to do mine. Thanks

When I did my welting years ago, I drilled very small holes at the ends of the welting and install a staple to secure the welting like the factory did. I also purchased a paint-able two part epoxy for plastic and used it to secure the welting to the flare. It has been over 10 years and still is like the day I installed it. If you interested I'll post a few pics and the product I used.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

The new plate looks pretty neat.
Surprising they enamor it with the year and model of the car.

Could help cut down on how many ask what year model TA is it

[pontiacstogo]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Surprising they enamor it with the year and model of the car.

Actually that was me. You can order various sized/styled plates here to suit a range of imported vehicles - JDM, European etc. With the US sized plate you have to have text displayed at the bottom of the plate - leaving it blank was not an option. I've seen some with things like 'Born in the USA' as the text but I just went with '1974 Trans Am'. Had I realized ahead of time that it was going to clash with the location of the bottom mounting holes, I might have gone with something different. Oh well.

[pontiacstogo]

Guess I'll close this thread out unless anything new or exciting happens with the TA. Been almost 3 x years since I started the thread - thanks to all those that followed along during the process!

[Sloan66]

Sweet as....

Great story thanks for taking the time to tell it

[pontiacstogo]

They're never completely done right?

Back at the body shop for some tweaks, adjustments and touch-ups.