1978 Pontiac Trans Am 455ci - F-Body Online

logikfive · 10-26-2006, 12:46 PM

Well, heres my '78 T/A. I've had it since 2002.

Current mods are:
Oldsmobile 455ci
3.23 Posi Rear
Accel Super Stock Spiral Core 8mm Wires
Edelbrock Chrome Valve Covers
Flowmaster Exhaust System
Holley 750cfm Double Pumper
Holley Street Dominator Intake
Hooker Competition Headers
Opened Shaker Scoop
MSD 6AL Ignition System
TurboHydramatic-400 Transmission
Trans-Go Stage II Shift Kit
Global West 1" Drop Coil Springs
Global West 5-Leaf Rear Springs
WS6 Rear Sway Bar
160mph Speedometer
AutoMeter AutoGage Water Temp/Oil Pressure Gauges
Red Painted Gauge Cluster Needles
PPG Wildfire Red - Basecoat/Clearcoat
Sony Xplod CDX-M630 Head Unit
WS6 Snowflake Aluminum Wheels 15x8
295/50/15 Cooper Cobra Radial G/T rear tires

Planned mods for it when it comes back out are different wheels and tires, and install my H4 conversion headlights (After I rewire the front of the car for them) I also plan on swapping the rims and tires next year to 16x8 GTA "mesh" wheels.

Lights (grille is only for mockup purposes)

Wheels:

highway_star · 10-26-2006, 01:48 PM

awesome car! too bad it has speakers in the doorpanels..

bloomquist 2.0 · 10-26-2006, 02:53 PM

Welcome, and that sure is a hawt T/A! 8)

We seem to have a high concentration of 2nd gen T/A's here...

Grim91Z · 10-26-2006, 03:58 PM

Always love your Pontiacs, man. 8)

logikfive · 10-26-2006, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highway_star

awesome car! too bad it has speakers in the doorpanels..

Previous owner did that. I left the speakers there but they're not hooked up. I'd rather have dud speakers than holes. :P Not to mention it doesn't bother me enough to spend $50-70 a side for used lower doorpanels.

highway_star · 10-26-2006, 06:39 PM

well, its defenitly something i would change.

(btw, we have a LOT emticons)

Rocket 442 · 10-26-2006, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highway_star

well, its defenitly something i would change.

(btw, we have a LOT emticons)

I'm re-ordering the emoticons right now. You will only see 1 or 2 rows on here, then have to press the [more] button once I'm done.

Ar0ck · 10-26-2006, 08:35 PM

Banshee front ends rock!

logikfive · 05-16-2007, 06:04 PM

Couple changes for '07, on top of what was already mentioned (aside from those that are replaced by the following):

Spintech 2.5" Pro Street Mufflers
Summit H-Pipe
Line Lock

Nodular Crank
"C" Casting large valve heads
Crane Chromemoly Pushrods
Lunati Bracket Master II Cam/Lifter Set
Lunati Valve Springs (matched to cam)
Borg Warner Super T-10 Transmission (will be going TKO600 eventually)
Centerforce DFX Clutch/Pressure Plate
Centerforce Throwout Bearing
Holley Blue Electric Fuel Pump
OPP Mechanical Fuel Pump Blockoff
Aeroquip -6 & -8 Stainless hose, Russell -AN Fittings (currently only my fuel system is stainless)
Competition Engineering fuel tank sump
Pro-Form Carburetor body
MSD 6AL Ignition
MSD Blaster 3 Coil (+ MSD Conversion Cap)
MSD 8.5MM Spark Plug Wires
2" Rear Drop

I'm still undecided on what I should put in it for pistons and rods (if I even change those... Stock rods in the 455 are great) I'm hard pressed between forced induction or naturally aspirated. I was thinking of picking up a pair of TO4B turbos so that I have no choice to complete it, but that of course depends on my piston choice. None of this stuff is installed yet, as I need to get my '76 T/A done and out of the way before I can tinker with this thing. The longer I wait though, the bigger the mod pile is getting.

I had originally planned on getting a set of 16x8 GTA wheels for it, but I think I really would rather go with something more like 17x10 out back and 17x8 up front.

But anyways, heres a few new pics, even though it hasn't changed much since the first post.

Phate · 05-16-2007, 06:17 PM

Shes sexy.

PS - I want one of those little carports, how much did you pay for that?