Thread: 85 Turbo Trans Am

All that on the passenger side is gone and half of the stuff on the driver side is gone

engine bay is totally cleaned out now and been painted. Discovered Rust in the floor boards so now ripping carpet out and getting started on it.

entire car is cleaned out seats carpet rear seats everything entire car is gutted

If you'd like your PW reset.. LMK

so just finished cleaning the coolant resivor and windshield washer fluid tank. got them all sanded down and clear coated also i made and finished the box that goes in the back driver side storage compartment made it padded it and put headliner on it

Originally Posted by lsxftw

LS swap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by transam

Well seeing as how I forgot my password to my other account I've got a new one and going to keep going on with the page got a four bolt 350 for free and 400 crank set iron heads that flow really well and are 75cc chamber head I beam connecting rods performer EPs intake and a distributed all free. The plan is 383 stroked with 750cfm demon blow through carb and 69mm turbo 700r4 rebuilt with HD kit and shift kit 3.73 gears in the rear with stage two posi
Re did the head liner myself all plastic interior has been taken out sanded down and painted black rust was cut from the floor passenger floor board going to weld the new piece in next sat. I'll post pics in a few. Color decided on is called laser blue metallic with black trim around bottom and black interior

You could do that, or source a 200K mile 5.3 and give it a sniff of nitrous and blow it's doors off... But, hey, I just heard that.

5.3/4l80e and turbo.

500-600hp would be enough, any more you'll never get traction below 80 mph.


Or whenever you get to finding a motor, get whatever you can. 4.8/5.3 with high miles are cheap as hell and will still run on baby tears and cheetah blood forever.

That was the plan was a junk yard LS3 or buy a vehicle that had one and rob the motor resell the vehicle. I hear the 4.8 likes the boost more then 5.3 so going to look for one of those for when i get the second gen. Father in law has first gen 67 firebird and second gen he's giving to me for roofing his house this summer I have a third gen. so already looking for a fourth gen maybe less of a project car on the fourth gen lol.



Just ordered a molly bushings kit for the 85 T/A. Got the driver side door lock so i can get a key made and looking at making my own door panels

LS3's will cost a pretty penny compared to a 4.8/5.3 and the LQ4's cost more aswell.

Both 4.8/5.3 will take boost the same way, both can blow up in the same fashion too. Only real difference in a 4.8 is the flat top pistons and of course the cubic inches of the motor. But whatever you plan will be a fun project.

You can also swap the Pistons from the 4.8 to the 5.3

i just decided to keep my center consol and dash and do the entrior work on it myself save money and done way i want color i want i am also redoing door panels myself

Got get the second gen first and finish this one before thinking about a 4.8 or 5.3. this is getting 383 stroker with 69mm turbo.
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So went got vinyl yesterday for the streal they had it in the 4.99 rack and it was actually 19.99 I told them it was not my problem and i had 6 yards cut because it was in the 4.99 rack so the manager changed it. Also got the headliner and the dark blue for the doors i have finished padding the dash and center consul about to start on one the doors I got them stripped and back side covered in a thin cost fiber glass to help reinforce it and water proof the back. About to start covering in with vinyl and cloth!

Any one have any suggestions on good way to do the vinyl on the center consel let me know