Things that annoy you on these cars

[Wallington]

In a world where everything annoys me, here's another one that I remembered when looking through some pics.

Why....could they not mount the radiator support to nosecone top brackets straight on 79-81 models??!

Wonky brackets 79-81!!

https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/q4-1.jpg


1974 managed to have them neat and tidy!

https://hagerty-media-prod.imgix.net/2023/08/1974-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-Super-Duty-455-7.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=1024


1977 worked it out!

https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/rkm/1/3114/207198/1920x1440/w/1977-pontiac-firebird-trans-am-se.webp


Guh!! Stop it!!

https://res2.grays.com/handlers/imagehandler.ashx?t=sh&id=32587636&s=fl&index=0&ts=637655883240000000

[b_hill_86]

Just a product of the nose change?

[roadking77]

In a world where everything annoys me, here's another one that I remembered when looking through some pics.

Why....could they not mount the radiator support to nosecone top brackets straight on 79-81 models??!

Wonky brackets 79-81!!

https://barnfinds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/q4-1.jpg


1974 managed to have them neat and tidy!

https://hagerty-media-prod.imgix.net/2023/08/1974-Pontiac-Firebird-Trans-Am-Super-Duty-455-7.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=683&ixlib=php-3.3.0&w=1024


1977 worked it out!

https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/rkm/1/3114/207198/1920x1440/w/1977-pontiac-firebird-trans-am-se.webp


Guh!! Stop it!!

https://res2.grays.com/handlers/imagehandler.ashx?t=sh&id=32587636&s=fl&index=0&ts=637655883240000000

  You sound like my son!  The braces dont really bother me, in fact I prefer the look of the later ones over the early flat wide bars. Not sure if one is more structurally sound than the other?

What annoys me is not having a running A/C.

[Wallington]

Haha I'm talking about the small brackets from support to the nosecone, not the fender braces. I think the PTFB page had test data of the deflection and weight of various factory and custom bars.

[FormTA]

I don't know if it's the cars or just the cars I've had. The difficulty open and closing the doors. I have aligned them over and over and it is still tough to open and close them.

It's been every one I've ever owned.  New hinges and strikers too. The next step is to try new not rebuilt latches.

[b_hill_86]

My doors open and close well windows up or down but I’m still struggling to get the windows to roll all the way up with the doors closed. I’ve adjusted them several times.

[Zach]

My doors open and close well windows up or down but I’m still struggling to get the windows to roll all the way up with the doors closed. I’ve adjusted them several times.

My window crank gear chipped some teeth some how, so luckily I don’t have to worry about that. My driver side windows align perfectly… 2 inches too low… One of those keep it rolled down at all time situations, same with keeping the t tops always off. At least my doors shut nice… besides it scraping the front fender…