Author Topic: Post up a pic thread while we're in limbo (Read 7573 times)

NOT A TA · « **on:** February 06, 2021, 09:22:53 PM »

While we're waiting to see what happens next, post up a random Firebird/TA pic (or two or 5 or whatever) when you check in so we'll have something new to look at each time we check in to see if all is well again in Trans Am Country.

While the forum kinda crashed, things could be much worse.

Sunny days are coming! And ya, that's me when I was a younger man. ahahahaha

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:28:42 AM »

100_1819 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

100_2233 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

001 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

009 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

hanoi by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

038 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

100_3266 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

100_3320 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:42:40 AM »

1 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

100_4628 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

OK- Not a Firebird, but the Moosetang is my wife's, and the Lambo stayed here sometimes. He just sold it, so no more of me being the guy who occasionally drove a Lamborghini to work

Lambo2 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

Back to birds!

phpbsjnkEPM by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

Untitled by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

FormTA · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:46:40 AM »

Those are some sad cars... Probably one or more donated parts for my builds though.

FormTA · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:59:28 AM »

My car in 1995 maybe.

Prom or something.... 1996?

Pulling it out of my barn in 2015 ish

First drive in over two decades.

Nose on

Original uncut, not cracked dash an good oem interior.

Mostly done, still need front spoilers.

« **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:59:28 AM »

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2021, 08:00:29 AM »

Untitled by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2021, 08:11:41 AM »

Untitled by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

78-79-80 by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

Untitled by kentuckyyeti, on Flickr

roadking77 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2021, 08:56:48 AM »

Mike, youre buddy saw what you did with all of those trans ams and STILL let you drive his lambo?

Seriously though, great pics and I KNOW more than one of them helped get my car back on the road.

NOT A TA · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2021, 09:23:03 AM »

Jack · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2021, 11:25:07 AM »

This is today and we are getting some more snow now...

Jack · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2021, 11:31:31 AM »

Mike wins for having/had the coolest cars and some not so nice

Scooby doo · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2021, 12:20:10 PM »

Scooby doo · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2021, 12:23:55 PM »

and not mine, all sitting at the same lot of land

NOT A TA · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2021, 06:00:19 PM »

jugalo · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:01:58 PM »

Man enough to admit the PYPES Crossflow system thoroughly kicked me arse for two full weekends.

« **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2021, 07:01:58 PM »

NOT A TA · « **Reply #15 on:** February 07, 2021, 08:02:49 PM »

Quote from: jugalo on February 07, 2021, 07:01:58 PM

Man enough to admit the PYPES Crossflow system thoroughly kicked me arse for two full weekends.

Looks like you did a fine job, they just look so pretty under a detailed underside!

roadking77 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2021, 07:11:37 AM »

Great pics. Good work with the exhaust. That is one job not for the faint of heart!

roadking77 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2021, 07:12:46 AM »

2020-01-01_03-47-21 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr

darrylta · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2021, 01:29:32 PM »

Looking good Kerry, when I get the 73 and 74 Sd's on the road, we will have to meet up.
I'm also a carpenter by trade too!
Darryl

roadking77 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2021, 04:07:28 PM »

Absolutely.

EspriTA350 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2021, 04:41:57 PM »

From summer 2019, aka happier times. I miss driving this car so bad. I'll go on a ramen diet if that's what it takes to have it back on the road this coming spring.

5th T/A · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2021, 04:57:51 PM »

Since my engine upgrade thread is gone for the moment I will post a current picture. A lot going on, but I will save the details for when TAC is healthy again.

IMG_7664 by Lawrence Alexander, on Flickr

Here is a little eye candy from a friend of mine who is a serious Firebird/Pontiac collector. Most of his cars are very low miles, unrestored originals.

IMG_4768 by Lawrence Alexander, on Flickr

IMG_4769 by Lawrence Alexander, on Flickr

IMG_4770 by Lawrence Alexander, on Flickr

NOT A TA · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2021, 06:18:09 PM »

darrylta · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2021, 06:44:53 AM »

John,
Just a heads up, the TA that I'm having restored is in the bodywork stage as in mini tubs, trunk close out boxes and other misc.
I told the builder, Steve Walker with Wet Dreams Restorations, to call you about installing the G Brace kit and your reinforcement kit
for it.
I hope he calls and gets it right.
Thanks for your efforts,
Darryl

roadking77 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2021, 07:34:42 AM »

Larry, your car is looking good. Youre friend has an incredible collection of cars.

John, I give up, whats with that last pic. Looks like your doing some kinda of real world wind tunnel testing?

« **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2021, 07:34:42 AM »

NOT A TA · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2021, 09:02:57 AM »

Quote from: darrylta on February 09, 2021, 06:44:53 AM

John,
Just a heads up, the TA that I'm having restored is in the bodywork stage as in mini tubs, trunk close out boxes and other misc.
I told the builder, Steve Walker with Wet Dreams Restorations, to call you about installing the G Brace kit and your reinforcement kit
for it.
I hope he calls and gets it right.
Thanks for your efforts,
Darryl

The instructions for everything are on the Lab-14 website. And he's certainly welcome to call 8 AM-midnight Eastern, 7 days, 365. Ya, I have no life. If I don't answer I may be working on someone's car or have compressor or other loud tools running, so leave a voicemail or text and I'll return call. Apparently my instructions are pretty good as I very rarely get calls.

NOT A TA · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2021, 09:26:50 AM »

Quote from: roadking77 on February 09, 2021, 07:34:42 AM

John, I give up, whats with that last pic. Looks like your doing some kinda of real world wind tunnel testing?

Yes, that's exactly what I was doing. The owner of that car shipped it down to me and wanted everything below the car replaced. New, steering, suspension, PTFB frame connectors and what not. He wanted me to put a hundred miles or so on it before shipping it back to GA and was OK with me doing some tuft testing so it worked out well for me since I wanted some baseline info and my own car was apart. Although not me in the pic below, I've driven the same car at the strip. Love banging a 4 speed on the strip! All my drag cars were auto's with high stall convertors, trans brakes, and that kind of thing so rowing a 4 speed is like a blast from the past.

That particular pic with the yarn tufts shows that the while the open shaker allows ambient temp air in, it doesn't receive any benefit from the high pressure area at the base of the windshield so there isn't really any "Ram Air" effect. I had the passenger take pics at cruise & full throttle. During full throttle air is pulled in the scoop but at cruise not so much.

Dreamn2 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 09, 2021, 10:34:29 AM »

Dreamn2 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 09, 2021, 10:37:34 AM »

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #29 on:** February 09, 2021, 11:26:38 AM »

Quote from: Dreamn2 on February 09, 2021, 10:34:29 AM

Hmmmmm.....

NOT A TA · « **Reply #30 on:** February 09, 2021, 10:09:29 PM »

Dreamn2 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 10, 2021, 11:43:32 AM »

Quote from: kentucky yeti on February 09, 2021, 11:26:38 AM

Quote from: Dreamn2 on February 09, 2021, 10:34:29 AM

Hmmmmm.....

Will have to take the Brewbird out there in August. The green will go well with the planes!

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #32 on:** February 10, 2021, 02:20:18 PM »

Yes it will!

MalteseFalcon · « **Reply #33 on:** February 10, 2021, 08:50:44 PM »

Not Trans Ams, but entertaining. I wonder how fast you'd have to go to do this in a T/A ( if you weren't in a video game, I mean) ? Probably more a function of the grade. Definitely would want to be wearing your brown pants.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CKr5MNVh9RJ/?igshid=1ovfoueqk2il9

NOT A TA · « **Reply #34 on:** February 10, 2021, 10:28:49 PM »

kentucky yeti · « **Reply #35 on:** February 11, 2021, 06:07:36 AM »

djustice · « **Reply #36 on:** February 11, 2021, 08:25:25 AM »

One of my favourite custom builds

NOT A TA · « **Reply #37 on:** February 11, 2021, 09:24:06 AM »

Quote from: djustice on February 11, 2021, 08:25:25 AM

One of my favourite custom builds

Well then here's a couple other pics I saved of it years ago. Also think it came out well.

jonathonar89 · « **Reply #38 on:** February 11, 2021, 05:40:22 PM »

A few pictures of my cars over the past 10+ years. I hope to drive my silver '79 again soon enough. I need to take after that penny-pincher guy and get it done on a budget haha

Untitled by Jonathon Randolph, on Flickr

Brown ‘79 Trans Am by Jonathon Randolph, on Flickr

djustice · « **Reply #39 on:** February 12, 2021, 05:32:06 AM »

One of the best looking original appearing early 2.gens out the in my opinion:

The car is owned by a gentleman from Australia.

« **Reply #39 on:** February 12, 2021, 05:32:06 AM »

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Author Topic: Post up a pic thread while we're in limbo (Read 7573 times)