tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347364502011-04-22T03:51:27.471+09:30This blog I have made is to show all the details and work I am going to do to my 1984 Pontiac Trans-Am, I have also created a new sight specifically for the restoration project I have just started on my car (link below).Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00201166785483426672noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34736450.post-87723982031093040802007-10-21T10:19:00.000+09:302007-11-26T14:13:27.478+10:30

Hey I found some old photos of when I first brought the car 2+ years ago and i thought id post some pictures up of it back then.

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It only went for 1.25 min but it was cool to see my Trans Am on there and I cant wait to see it back on there once I get the new engine.Here is the Video:http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/Venom1987/?action=view&current=3dc98e3f.flv

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Ok it went on the DYNO today just for a little look to see what power the T.A was putting out, I never expected mutch of the stock 23 y/o 112,400Mile 305 but it made a steady 110.8KW @ about 4,800RPM (148.6.RWHP) witch aint too bad for a engine that was rated 190-FWHP from the factory.Here is the DYNO sheets:KW: Torque:Thats 315nm.The run was upto 5,000RPM. But the other thing was that he said it

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Ok since this is the last week I will have the Trans-Am on the road I have put the Q-jet back on to get some power back and im getting it on a dyno this Thursday at 4:30pm to see what numbers it is putting out before it gets torn down, It is only going to cost me $55 for a basic run.Im not expecting mutch out of it since it is a 190hp engine from the factory and it still has OEM headers, Heads,

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Its finaly time to take the car off the road on sunday July 9, Its going to my Dads place since i have nowere else to store it while im working on it.I will be taking it down there on sunday and setting up a "workshop" (lol) basicly a fue tarps and metal framing to make like a big tent to keep my car out of the weather when being striped.I will be there every second week end and will be posting

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Ok i have finaly done the dreaded job and replaced the engine mounts and trans mount, it took me 7 hours since i have never done this before on a 3rd gen F-body.The job required to dissconect the ball joints, drop the A-arm, drop the shockers, remove the suspension then re-assemble and do all this with no help in one day, So its done and it feels like a different car. Heaps smoother and way more

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Since im installing the new fans im going to upgrade the factory wiring and set it up a little different to what I had it before.As you can see in the picture below im running both Primary and Secondary fans off the 190'F Temp Switch but i have installed a manual switch in the wiring for the Secondary fan going from the relay (ground) to the temp switch, So i can shut it off when it is not needed.

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Just thought id upload some pics of my cab its a lill messy here.There a lill old, I will up-date them soon.

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L69 305 5L H.O, Custom S/Steal air dam, Holley 600, 14x3" open element air filter (Drop base) , 2700CFM Dual Thermo fans, Custom S/Steal top radiator mount, 3" to 2.5" High flow Cat + 2.5" Catback System, Double roller timing chain, Clarion DB346 MP3 deck, 2x JBL 4x6" (front), 2x MTX 6x9" (mid), 1x MTX 12" (rear), Boss 1200W amp, Speco 4" white dial tacho 0–8000 rpm, Gear reduced CVR Starter

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Ok i got a set of new Dual thermo fans out of a EL Falcon that are ment to flow around 2700CFM, These will be replacing the current 1700CFM Magna dual thermo fans. Here are the pics (bit dirty):OLD:NEW:

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Just some pictures of the Air-Dam i made for under the car. (600x250x2.5mm Stainles Steal).

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I took the tail light covers off my T.A to change a blinker globe and thought while i got them off im going to do something to see how it looks so i used black tape and coverd 3 of the 5 lines on the covers so now all it has is 2 slits, it looks like a 1st gen Trans am or a GTO at night. heres the pic:

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Ok i took the Intake manifold off for the first time to see what it is like inside, the water jackets have a bit of gunk in them but nothing a flush wont fix.All up it is not in to bad of shape im going to give it a clean out with some fine grade sand paper to smooth the ports up, just to see if it gives it a little improvement (doubtfull but while it is off might as well give it a try). Also in

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I had a thought to play around with my thermo fan.now I have had a quick look at this in the past and I knew first time I saw it I would have to do some work to it, There is only one thermo and no fan shroud on either side of it.I have been looking at wrecked cars and found that magnas have a 14" 4 blade and a 12" 6 blade the 14" is on when the engine gets warm and the 12" comes on when it is

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The old exhaust (The factory one) was full of holes it now has coming of the 3" collector pipe a 3" to 2.5" high flow cat in to a 2.5" custom cat back exhaust with sports muffler and it sounds nice I have heard this exhaust with the Holley and the Q-Jet, the holley is a mid range note but very smooth the Q-Jet on the other hand is a mid to loud note and sounds mean and gets only 1/3 of the mpg

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Ok I got the 305 to idle around 800 to 900 RPM ( got a dodgy tac so its hard to be specific on RPM) but when you pull up at an intersection put the car in neutral and take your foot off the pedal it dose not drop under 2,500RPM, when back in drive it sits around 1,400RPM, unless I get under the bonnet and turn the throttle back.The thing is the Holley has 2 very strong return springs one going

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Got more problems :(.Over the last weekend the temp got a little warm and the car really didn't like it, Sat: 34'C and Sun: 33'C. The car got to 260 in the red on the thermo 5 times, A 10 min drive and it was on the red as I pulled in to the driveway.So last night I started to rip stuff off the front end to try find a way to get better air flow through the radiator. I took the front number plate

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I have an issue with the trans now well it is to do with the new carbie, under load or when accelerating in 4th gear it is not shifting back to 3rd. Now it goes like hell when I manual shift back but it refuses to do it on its own, it also jumps from first goes in to second gear for like .8 of a second then jumps in to third and it makes it a bit sluggish off the line.Ok I know what caused this

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The holley is on and running sweet, I stuck with the stock intake with an adaptor plate for now.give it a few weeks and let my finances grow and we will see how it goes with the manifold.

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I ran in to a little trouble with the Holley 600, 3 of the front bowl screws have no thread left in the carbie so I have found a place that will helicoil the holes with steal thread for only $4 eatch.I will be getting this done tonight and i am picking up my intake manifold on Friday and installing them both on Saturday.I will update the sight on Sunday and let you all know how it is going.

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IM getting some goodies for my ride, IM picking up a Edelbrock Performer intake manifold and putting a kit through my Holley 600 that has been sitting around for a while.Hopefully these mods give the car a little more grunt and better fuel economy over the badly modded Quadrajet that spits raw fuel out the exhaust when the car is revved.

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Now the oil leak is solved, it was pissing out the back of the left rocker cover going down the back of the engine.the wire for the temp got burnt on the exhaust and was shorting out. (replaced and now working).

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Ok got a few problems the thermo didn't start and car over heated to 260, found the wire that goes to the switch in the intake manifold was shorting out, that is fixed now.Took it for a blast last night it was going great. On my way to work this morning the car had a strong oil smell, in the work car park for 5 min and it had 2 large puddles of oil under the sump. One at the front and one at the

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Hey all IM in the process of taking the front off my engine again, I stuffed up installing the timing chain. There are two marks on the crank gear, I picked the wrong one to line up with the cam gear.All Done and it runns great.

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Just some pics of my toy.It has an 85 Trans Am hood, the solid inserts in the front bumper have been replaced with the alloy mesh that is used for one way screen doors but it looks wicked and has better air flow.

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In the 6 months I have had this car I have had a few problems.Exhaust was rusted out, replaced with New 2.5" high flow custom catback system $650Rear welsh plug rusted out, car overheated (all replaced) $786.70Break master cylinder developed a real bad leak (new master cylinder) $338.95New Starter motor (break fluid leaked on old one and stuffed it) $295.98Replaced the timing chain and gears (

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Hi IM Steve and I want to share all my work that I have and will be doing to this great car,the car is a 1984 Pontiac Trans Am.to start with I got this car from a friend that had it sitting in a shed for the last 3 years, he wanted $10,000 for it and the second I saw it I was not going to let it go to anyone else.A few stats on the car:engine: L69 5L H.O.color: Dark metallic Silver.WS6

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