Nick Winter Posted October 31, 2010 Author Posted October 31, 2010 Today was research day the following VIN could be for this car 2W87TAV100301 2-General Motors: Pontiac Division W-Trans Am 87-hardtop coupe T-301-cid four-barrel Turbo V-8 A-Year: 1980 V-Assembly plant Van Nuys, California 100301-production number Also the following is a price break down: Model Number-2F Style Number-W87 Body Type-2-door Hardtop Trans Am Seating-4 Factory Price-$7179 Shipping Weight-3429 Production Total-50,898 Options: Turbo 301-cid V-8 (Trans Am) $350 Limited slip differential $81 Power four-wheel disc brakes (Formula/Trans Am) $162 Heavy-duty battery $23 Heavy-duty alternator $51 Trans Am Special Edition with hatch roof $1443 Trans Am special performance package $481 Cruise control $116 Toal minus Freight, Licensing/registering and taxes, $9718
spkgibson Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 Jimmy STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD AND BUILD SOMETHING! The car is looking nice there Nick!
Nick Winter Posted November 2, 2010 Author Posted November 2, 2010 Jimmy STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD AND BUILD SOMETHING! The car is looking nice there Nick! Thanks Steve.
Nick Winter Posted November 3, 2010 Author Posted November 3, 2010 Well rear brake lines, fule lines and rear suspension asembley.
Nick Winter Posted November 3, 2010 Author Posted November 3, 2010 I did nickname this car Desperado so...................: "Desperado, why don't you come to your senses? You been out ridin' fences for so long now Oh, you're a hard one"
David G. Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 Lookin' good! What kind of wire are you using for your brake & fuel lines?
Guest madazzskilzkustumz Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 Hay Nick that is quite a improvement over your previous models. Nice work on the bottom. But may be you should go back to those doors like you did for the wheels. Glad to be help! Thanks Jimmy!
Corvette.Jeff Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 Maybe i should just start sending you all my stuff taht needs to be detailed! keep at it and youll be one of the greats one day kiddo! Jeff.
Nick Winter Posted November 7, 2010 Author Posted November 7, 2010 Lookin' good! What kind of wire are you using for your brake & fuel lines? Not sure David, found it underneath the clamps in my tool box. Maybe i should just start sending you all my stuff taht needs to be detailed! keep at it and youll be one of the greats one day kiddo! Jeff. Jeff, you'd never get them back
thebronze Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 I think I need to build Mine... Anyone have a set of the Gold "Fire Chicken" decals?? I'd like to build the copy of one I used to own....
highway Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) I think I need to build Mine... Anyone have a set of the Gold "Fire Chicken" decals?? I'd like to build the copy of one I used to own.... Kevin, I don't want to overtake Nick's great work, but I just have to say I think this is the first T/A I've seen with a 4.9 Liter equipped with a Shaker! I love the later Snowflake wheels, too! Also, by the way, you have to watch the decals for the hood on these year T/As. The non turbo and Shaker equipped cars use the bird that is on your 1:1, but if you look at the pic Nick posted in his second post in this thread of the box art of the kit, the Turbo bird is completely different. The non turbo bird looks to the passenger side of the hood and has a small flame coming out of the beak, but the Turbo bird faces the drivers side and a large flame that was designed to fit the turbo "bump" in the hood. Of course, the bird in the 10th Anniversary kit I seen you mention in an earlier post, is a unique bird to that car. That bird is called the "SuperBird", it is larger than the regular bird and the only bird ever put on a T/A to extend off the hood and onto the front fenders. One last thing, then back to Nick's build, I have a set of birds that might work for your build of your 1:1, but they are for a 1/8 scale kit. If you can make your own decals or know someone who could do that for you, PM me and I will send you the scan I have of them. Of course, since they are for a 1/8 scale kit, they would also have to be resized to fit the 1/25 scale hood. A 1/25 scale T/A could park on the hood of my 1/8 scale kit! Now back to Nick's regularly scheduled build! Edited November 14, 2010 by highway
Nick Winter Posted November 14, 2010 Author Posted November 14, 2010 I think I need to build Mine... Anyone have a set of the Gold "Fire Chicken" decals?? I'd like to build the copy of one I used to own.... Right now no ones makes any decals for these cars, but I'm trying to get Keith Marks to do a '80 Turbo SE set. only decals there are are: 1/16th scale: 10th Anniversary, Turbo SE 1/25th scale: 10th Anni, Pacecar, and a few others that are a bit harder to get.
thebronze Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 That bird is called the "SuperBird", it is larger than the regular bird and the only bird ever put on a T/A to extend off the hood and onto the front fenders. Now back to Nick's regularly scheduled build! The 10th anniversary "Bird" went up the fenders into the door... I have pics... BTW... Great work Nick
Nick Winter Posted November 14, 2010 Author Posted November 14, 2010 The 10th anniversary "Bird" went up the fenders into the door... I have pics... BTW... Great work Nick Thanks Kevin. Well guys as we speak the front suspension is drying, after the glue dries, I'll test fit it to the body for the zillioneth time and take a pic of the ride height and such. Nick
ewaskew Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 Looking very good Nick keep us posted God Bless
Nick Winter Posted November 14, 2010 Author Posted November 14, 2010 Looking very good Nick keep us posted God Bless Will do.
Nick Winter Posted November 20, 2010 Author Posted November 20, 2010 Did a little more. with any luck I'll have more done soon
baddgass Posted November 22, 2010 Posted November 22, 2010 1 nice build, i had 3 T/As in my days so i have a thing for the Trans Am.
Nick Winter Posted November 23, 2010 Author Posted November 23, 2010 1 nice build, i had 3 T/As in my days so i have a thing for the Trans Am. Thanks.
Nick Winter Posted January 9, 2011 Author Posted January 9, 2011 "Success Story NO. 1: A New Age of Performance For Those Firebirds, Just When You Thought The Age of Exciting Sporty Performance Where Over.........POW, Firebird goes Turbo" (1980 Pontiac Brochure, Turbo Firebird layout) Made a dipstick, Made A fuel line with a Fuel Filter, and wired it up.
thebronze Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Looks good... Any more progress on this Nick?? Looks like You nee to add an AC bracket, the way that just hangs in space
Rick Schmidt Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Why does it look like a starter hangin on the end of that belt ??
Nick Winter Posted May 3, 2011 Author Posted May 3, 2011 Looks good... Any more progress on this Nick?? Looks like You nee to add an AC bracket, the way that just hangs in space I might have to, no more progress so far, but I'm trying to clear the bench so I can get back to my Big Bad Bird. Why does it look like a starter hangin on the end of that belt ?? Rick that's the A/C compressor Nick
Crusader101 Posted May 3, 2011 Posted May 3, 2011 Very good looking build thus far...looking forward to future progress.
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