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Picked up a 2nd gen Trans Am


TurboNova

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A buddy of mine had this 79 trans am tucked away in his pole building for a while and I know the previous 15 years of this cars life. Super solid, not an ounce of rust to be seen on this car. It has a 73 455 in it that has had some work, its a 462 with edelbrock alum intake/carb 10.?:1 comp super comp headers. Not the most crazy setup but it sounds tough :)

 

Either way I am on this kick about building the cheapest 600+ rwhp 2nd gen ta so as soon as the nova is breathing which should be in a month or two this car goes under the knife

 

Ive started collecting parts for it. It will either sport a twin turbo 6.0 or a big single 5.3 depending how the budget gets by that point. I will do some random driveline upgrades as well and then just let it eat.

 

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_0800.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_0808.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_0809.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_0799.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_0798.jpg

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yeah not a fan of the nose on the car, If I ever look at the car for more than maybe a bunch of hp very cheap I will have the car painted and swap the nose for a 77-78 or a 75-76... not sure which I would like more. but all around its growing on me little by little, car is just so solid
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I am with you on the front end, that's exactly what throws me with that body style.

 

yeah no clue what pontiac was thinking. 77-78 would be a very easy swap and there are donor cars out there. 75-76 would not be bad but a new hood would be needed since those years the hood was flat and not beveled. So if the car stays orange the front end wont be changed. If my budget on paper stays the same I could see some extra coin being around then have the car sprayed and front changed

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Did it come with dealer optional Mullet, ACDC 8 track and cut off t-shirt?

 

 

 

I hate these cars which is quite ironic considering one of my favorite movies of all time is Smokey and The Bandit lol

 

yeah if the deal was not smoking I would not of got the car, I was leaning towards a fox notch to do an all out budget hp build. Its not my first choice but oh well. I do plan on rocking out some white snake or east bound and down with my trucker hat as soon as warm weather gets here. :lol:

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Yeah Im thinking about this look what does everyone think about it? soft 8's and i do really like the side pipes if the car had tinted windows and black powedercoated window trim. and obviously lower the car down

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/soft81.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/CROP.jpg

 

and here is a quick vid of the car running right now

 

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